Milford chronicle., 1911-09-15
A MILFORD NEWSPAPER
Of SIXTY YEARS AGO

/ have in my possession a copy OF the
"Milford Beacon" bearing date January
II. 1851. While it bears the above title
on the front page, on the inner pages, the
name If extended to milford Beacon and
Kent aud Sussex County Advocate" L;
was published by John H. Emerson, who
will be remembered as for many years
the editor and proprietor OF The American
Union, weekly paper published at Den
ton, Maryland Mr.. Emerson was asso
ciated with me for few months in 1850
as one of the owners of the Morning
N-ws, at Wilmington.
The Beacon, as far as l can ascertain,
was the fist newspaper published at Mil
ford. il was founded by John II. Elmer.
son in lS4S, and remained under his con-
-ol for about three years The COPY IN
my possession is a four page publication
. d well printed The first pag- is de-
v ted to general news and medical ad
v-rtisers occupy considerable space on
Z le fourth page The local columns and |
e Advertisements give some interestin- |
data as to the Milford Of sixty years ago |
p ne leading general storrkeeuprs at tha |
me were u :. q J W Adki - Cure,
& Davis. Goodwin n Co L ii md 4 Vaules. /
Z lOmas Wallace, & ;. Watson Il CO.. vii /
; lm Stapleford and James II McColley. /
Fashionable tailoring are advertised by
a ex Dempster and Hall q Jefferson.
ne undertaking business was conducted
hy WIN Walton & Bro Elizabeth j.
= ,erwo0d advertises for boarders at the
te of seven dollars per month, and the
ladies' of the Methodist Church at Dover
announce a public supper with every
luxury afforded by the season that is con.
iered appropriate, and the price of the
y 4Ole supper including refreshment OF
D. les, ices &c, was one dollar.
T 4. Primrose, A B., principal adver-
tisc the Frederick Academy as a select, +
cIas cal and scientific school, and Rev
Ma, hew Meigs president Of Delaware
Co ege, sets forth the superior advantages J
oft az institution, as well as of the Newark 4
Aca iemy, the latter being also under his
control. The Milford postmaster, J. w. \
George, gives notice of one hundred un I
claimed letters remaining in his office at /
the end OF the quarter. Watches and 4
swelery were sold bv Lewis Chamberlain.
Capt w. /. Ball of the steamboat
Balloon gives notice of that boat leaving o
Shorts Landing three times a week, with P
stsge connections from Milford, and the "
steamboat Zephyr Capt G J. Wander h
grift, is also advertised as leaving Davis D.
Landing every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday. Governor William Tharp pro-
Fla lus, that George Reed Riddle was duly
3lec ed member of Congress from Della.
ware at the election held in November
preceding. J. W. Davis announces that St
he has Just opened the large and cOmmo-
iious Brick Hotel at Georgetown, for.
ner conducted by William Ellegood
William Jones. Jr., of Cannon's Ferry, l.
sussex County, advertises that he has Gi
ust taken the storehouse and premises fo
occupied by Isaac and Jacob H
'annon, and is now offering to the cit. Ca
ems Of Sussex a stock of dry goods, gro W
cries, &c-, that embraces everything BT
irmers and their families may want.
That be sells at unprecedented low prices
u cash or all kinds Of eolntry produce,
ON broken pot metal to a bushe Of
heat" IN
The obituary column announces the
sath of Mrs Sophia Jane Green, wife ter
Col. George w. Green, of Concord ; of n
rs. Margaret E!legood, of Broad Creek mi
1ndred Of Joseph Liston, son of ListOn AN,
Houston, and of David Wilson, at an 4
vanced age. ,vri
The proceedings of the Delaware Legis- 4
lure in session occupies a column. As per
IS the case with nearly all Of the news Mr.
pers OF earlier years, but few items Of Mr.,
al interest were inserted, the publisher n
IDENTIFY believing that general news was dav
re relished than the happenings OF the Mr.
mediate neighborhood 1t would be Il
sresting to know whether any of the witI
u advertisers mentioned, above are n
' iiying2 Henry .. CONRAD. at d
Del, Sept. IA 1911.