The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-01-27
Ads of 1866

Ads of 1866
Jonathan Newcomer, sheriff, pub
lished a notice to the effect that on
the 9th of November next there
would be an election for one Comp
troller of the Treasury, one member
of Congress and five members of the
House of Delegates.
This was a notice to ''The Patrons
of the Red Flag: In conformity
with my usual custom, take special
pleasure in announcing the fact that
l have recently replenished my
store with a general assortment of
such goods as are required by the
wants of this community, and while
I am not at all times with you, Mr..
David Ridenour and my brother,
Charles, will be pleased to serve all
who will favor them with a call"
Signed F. Dorsey Herbert.
Thomas Taggert was agent for the
Metropolitan Insurance Co. Tice &
Hammond advertised "Oak's Patent
Stable Lock-" all orders to be adj
dressed to Henry Oaks, Petersburg,
or Tice & Hammond, agents.
William Updegraff had lime for
building. Fresh lime in Jumps, free
from air Stake ashes and dust, could
be obtained every day at the kiln,
foot of East Washington street.
These, the ad stated, would recon-
mend the lime: Jonathan Late,
John Fridinger, Benz. Orendorff,
John Ringer, Hartman Larshbaugh,
Daniel Saylor, John Lorshbaugh,
James A. Reside and the c. v. r. R.
Samuel Ulrich announced he had
new tobacco store, having come
here from Baltimore. He had a
heavy stock of different varieties
of the bright Virginia tobaccos, also
dark, sweet tobaccos, Navies and
tens, as well as domestic and i'm
ported segars." He opened his store,
cited the ad, in the building former
ly occupied by the Washington
County Branch Bank.
Wholesale and Retail, Saddle,
Harness and Whip Factory" was the
caption of an ad by Appleman &
Bro, next door to George Bowman's,
on West Washington Street. They
had large assortment of carriage
harness, wagon gears, brides, etc.
The National Union ticket in 1866
was composed of the following can
didates: Comptroller of the Treas
ury, Col. VIM. J. Leonard; Congress,
Col VIM. P. Maulsby; House of Del
egates, Col. Jacon Snively, Matthew
S. Barber, Samuel M. frey, George
W. Poole and DR.. N. D. Tobey; Ma
tional Union Central committee of
Washington County, George W..
Smith, ST., president.
Extra: We are indebted to Mr..
William T. Hamilton for a valued
correction in a story in this column
of Dec. 80. We stated that the his
toric stone at the Station home (for-
merly the Hamilton estate) had
originally occupied a position in
front of the old Hagerstown Bank.
Instead, it had stood in front of the
old Antietam House, on the north
east corner of Washington and JON
athan streets, the site now occupied
/ by Hotel Hamilton. While the 10
cation is incorrect, yet the same sig
niicance attaches to the marker
the original stone on which Andrew
Jackson and Henry Clay spoke in
1880 and from which slaves were
knocked down" to the highest bid
der. Since we were not personally
around when certain historical oc-
curences took place, we naturally
have to rely on printed accounts OF
verbal stories about them. We want
to give historical stories as accurate
| ly as possible. Thank you again
Mr.. Hamilton.
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