The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-23


 Inaugurated May Ist, Successor of n
 Line of Firms Dating Back a Century
 Ago-Mr. GlIbert's Successful Busin ess
 Administration-A Host of Congratu-
 Iations.
 One New Haven's historic stores
 is that occupied by the new firm of
 John Gilbert & Son, successors to Gill
 bert & Thompson, at No. BIS Chapel
 street, near Temple. One hundred
 years ago the business was founded, 1t
 having been started in 1902 by Asa
 Bradley, who was familiar in mercan-
 tile circles here two generations ago. After years of prosperity MT. Bradley
 took his sons into partnership with
 him, the firm name being Asa Bradley & Sons. The next change of firm was when William T. Bradley X Go. sue ceeded the firm of Asa Bradley X Sons, George L, Beach being associated in the business with MT, Bradley. The next change was when the firm became Beach Bros, the members of the firm being George and Edward Beach, well known and popular citizens of New Haven to-day They continued the business until 1870, when the firm of Gilbert & Thompson succeeded to the business and the firm of Gilbert & Thompson conducted the business un- til May 1st last, when MT Thompson sold out his interest to his partner, John Gilbert, and MT. Gilbert took into partnership with him his only son, Frederick G. Gilbert, the firm becoming John Gilbert & Son.
 Frederick c. Gilbert, son of John Gill bert, is admirably fitted to aid in sue cessfully carrying the old established business with which his father has been identified so successfully for over thirty years. He was connected with the wholesale drug house of the late Mr. Calhoun on State street for years and in recent years has been a very successful travelling salesman for big Philadelphia house, his territory including Cincinnati and Cleveland and northern Kentucky He is highly pop ular and has large circle of acquaint ances in New Haven and vicinity. His father, John Gilbert, is one of the best known of New Haven's merchants and is one of the sons of the late Griswold I. Gilbert, who was for many years first selectman of New Haven and a man esteemed to a high degree by all of our citizens. All of the Gilbert sons have made their mark in business life and one, the late Frederick A. Gilbert, after very successful business career in New Haven became one of the lead ing business men of Boston and built up the Boston Electric Light company into the great corporation that it is to-day.
 John Gilbert & Co.'S business is so well known in New Haven as first class grocery house that it is like a household word. In all that pertains to staple and choice groceries, fine wines and liquors for medicinal purposes and able use the house stands among the eading ones in this part of the New England states. The firms prices are always very reasonable, quality consid- cred, and give satisfaction. They de iver goods to all parts of the city and nave built up large trade in neighbor ng towns, such as Hamden, Seymour, Bethany, Milford, Orange, Branford, Ansonia, etc, the firm prepaying the express charges for all articles ordered rom out of town customers, The new firm of John Gilbert & Go. was inaug- lrated May list and starts with the pest wishes of all our New Haven peo- ole who will wish it continued pros- | oerity.
 Frederick B. Thompson of the late | firm of Gilbert 6 Thompson, who was | if the firm for over thirty years, re- firing to enjoy well earned leisure, en- cred the grocery business in 1861 with | he old firm of Johnson x Bro, re- naining with the firm until 1868, when e became identified with the business f Garfield & Spencer. also on State treet, remaining there until he and ohm Gilbert formed the partnership which was dissolved recently.