Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1913-02-13
DAYS OF The
LONG AGO
Daily Paper N ws of Octo-
ber, 1873.
A BRIOGETON DAILY.
"Bridge'on Daily News" a Pap I
Printed In the Early Days Of
the Community.

While tearing away the old Charles
e. Sheppard house, contractor George
Hamlyn found in the attic a copy of
the "Bridgeton Daily News" printed
Saturday, October II, 1873. This was
the 1920 issue of the daily which con-
tinued but a short time. 1t was print
ed at the Patriot" office by N. c..
Barclay and John Cheesman, Jr. The
price of the paper was 2 cents. The
little daily was about one-third the
size of the Pioneer.
A note is printed at the head of
the paper as follows:
ITO advertisers. The Bridgeton
Daily News is the oldest daily paper
published in the State South of Tren-
ton"
Local advertising carried by the
paper was the following:
Agricultural Implements-Danie
Bacon and Mcbride & Mulford.
Attorneys at Law-James R. Hoag-
land, John S. Mitchell, Potter & Nix
on.
| Auctioneer-Si Simon A. Beckhardt.
Boots and Shoes-Henry Grass,
Aaron Davis.
Carpets-John r. Graham.
China-M. G. Carsten.
Clothing-Jo Joshua Bates, Henry
Kirchoff, M. Meyers.
Confectionery-Jos. S. Dunlap.
Dentistry-Dr. o. e. Peck.
Drugs and Medicines Brewster &
Camm. Chas. F. Dare, Geo. II. WHIP
pie, Whitaker & Robinson.
Dry Goods and Groceries-Lewis J.
Barker. ]. Dilks & Son, Ware & Filth
lian.
j HARDWARE. H. Elmer
Poultry. G. Ayars, Daley & Son
Charles Lupton.
Stoves and Tinware-Claypoole &
Anderson. Johnson & Hancock
Watches Thos. H. Bowen, F. M
Lewis.
Wood and Willow Ware-Joseph T.
| Allen.
Ware & Fithian carried the most
| pretentious advertisement, six inch
double column grocery ad.
The Advertiser Review" month
ly publication printed by ]. S. Rich
ardson & Son, advertised in the
News.
The advertising rates of the paper
was 40 cents an inch for a single in
sertion, or SO per month.
At the time of the issue of the pa
| per Joseph S. Miner was postmaster
| of Bridgeton.
A report of the court proceedings
printed in the issue of the paper
| showed that James r. Hoagland was
prosecutor at the time
Here is a couple Of paragraphs from
the paper headed Maritime Notes:
Yesterday was quite busy day
| along the Cohansey, the shipping ar
rivals including the following
schooner "Pecora". Captain CARL,
from Philadelphia with guano: saoop
Seal, Captain Chas. Woodruff, with
timber from Delaware; sloop Joseph
/ A. Clark" Captain w. Ballenger, with
coal; schooner, Samuel Applegit'
Captain F. Campbell. with shells for
Roray and guano for Applegit and
Danzenbaker; schooner, Clipper"
Captain Hnlings, with gas coal, from
| Philadelphia, for the Gas Company
/ the steam tug Emma. also arrived.
THE sloop linda. Captain H. Bal
lenger, left for Philadelphia chartered
for coal for the Gas Company.
| eThe schooner "Pecora" which left
New York last Sunday, had quite a
stormy trip, being caught in the
gusts of Monday, Captain CARL tried
to put back from Barnegat, but was
finally compelled to beat about. The
schooner had one jib burst, and the
cargo suffered slight damage from
wet. She arrived at high water yes
terday, and her cargo was snapped Ut
so quickly, that she was cleared this
morning, and will probably leave to-
day. The sloop Joseph A. Clark
/, has also been unloaded and may also
leave today"
| One Of the local items reads: