Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-21


instance, this is found under the
heading Of Anecdotes"
~ physician observed TO a clock
maker, whose work needed mending,
that if he was to make such errors
in practise it would be attended with
the loss of all his patients. The man
dryly replied. Good, doctor, the sun
discovers my faults; the earth hides
yours
On the front page of the Sentinel
of Freedom of 1890 is printed an ad-
vertisement informing the readers
that copies of the will of George
Washington are on sale at the office
OF the newspaper. The Father of His
Country died on December IA pre-
viously.
The Sentinel of Freedom was the
second paper published in Newark
and the only one which for more than
one hundred years, as n naive jour
nalistic historian of the city says, has
continuously appeared week In and
week out.
The first number of the Centinel
(sic) of Freedom was issued on
october 5, 1896. The publishers dur
ing the first year were Daniel Dodge
Il Company, Dodge being the printer
and Aaron Pennington the editor.
Near "oId First"
The paper was published, as the
Newark Evening Star. its daily con-
gener is now, near the Court
House." that is, the Old First Church,
that most precious of all the edtfices
OF Newark. on October l, 1893, the
health Of Aaron Pennington failed
T,.
paper passed under the control OF
Jeoez rarnnurst and samuel PEN
nington, a brother OF one of the for
mer proprietors.
At this date was added a new dress
with a wonderfuI poster-like escutcn-
con of Teutonic, medieval design.
bearing the legend, THE Rights of
Man"
After the retirement Of Mr.. Park
hurst the Sentinel OF Freedom was
con iucted by Samuel Pennington and
Stephen Gould.
hls. t1e old residents Of New
ark whose memory goes back for a
generation or more may recall the
descendant of these Penningtons,
Colonel Pennington, a distinguished
figure in the life of Newark. Indeed,
the family was at all times one OF the
most notable among the long roll of
the great families of New Jersey.
The publication tells of q Broad
street house and lot for sale, under
the caption An Elegant Country
Scat" The property in question was
part OF the estate Of Hercules Dan
iei BiZe, located "on the west side of
Broad street" The reading notice
sets forth the fact that because Of the
high state of improvement and the
excellent repairs of the building and
fences. the property is one worthy of
the attention of a gentleman wishing
To retire from the city during the
summer months-its distance from
New York being only about nine
miles.
According to the description OF the
building, it was a two-story house.
with a convenient garret. an excel
lent cellar, a good kitchen, and is,
indeed, every way calculated for a
genteel family" In the garden that
surrounded the house were trees of
all kinds, including apple, peach, april
cot, pear, plum and cherry trees.
1t is further set forth that the prop
erty Is particularly desirable and
valuable by reason or the fact that
it faces on three public streets.
The publication further tells Of an
other piece of property on the op-
posite side of Broad street. All the
household furniture is also advertised
for sale, and among other things are
ian elegant chariot with plated har-
ness. a coachee. a Wagon, a pair of
horses, a cow, etc"
Anti-slavery Paper.
The advertisements give better
notion than the news column of the
conditions in Newark at that time.
The Sentinel in 1S00-it was the year
of the great battle of Marengo-had
been established four years. and was
an anti-slavery paper In a slave State.
In 1880 Newark, which was then
called the most tiourishing town In
New Jersey, had a population OF be-
tween 5000 and 1000, free stone quar-
rles, tan yards, shoe making shope
and cider mills, and in that year
found it necessary to drive out those
who had encroached on the lines OF
Broad. Market and Washington
streets. There We're free schools, an
academy and a band, and also the
town had been the scene of hanging
Many advertisers suggested that Gus
toners owing for goods bought on time
should settle their accounts, and great
variety of method was employed by
them. some Pretaced lneN requests
for settlements by saying that all err
sons to whom they owed money
should present their bills for examina-
ton, but others were silent az to whai
they might owe.
The editors of the paper declared
themselves to be "solicitous that theii
patrons will observe the creates
punctuality in settling their arrear.
ages" and added, LAS we are neither
supported by secret service money
nor share in the smallest degree any
of the loaves and fishes, we hope nj
apology will be requisite for the
above earnest request"
Raps Pro-sIavery Rivals.
The reference TO secret service
money and the ''loaves and fishes
apparently was a dig at Woods Ga
zette," the SentinePs rival which was
pro-slavery paper.
Quite as diplomatic, but less fanci.
full in expression, was Jonas Wade
tanner, who made a specially q
"hog skin seatings," and had fount
IT expedient to deal for cash only
After announcing that he would pro
aaad bx law against All delinquent