Dorchester County Commercial Directory
1899-1901 East New Market
“An incorporated town of 600 inhabitants, situated on the Dorchester & Delaware
Branch of the Phila, Wilm,& Balto. RR…12 miles east of Cambridge, 90 from
Baltimore and 2 from Secretary Creek, the steamboat landing..
Georgie Melvin, postmaster…”
Business/ Professionals:
Baker, J.A., horses Millard, Frank, machinist
Beckwith, Wm.P., teacher Pegelow, Frederick, shoemaker
Boston,,James E., blacksmith Randall, R.W., saw mill
Briley, W.H., general store Rawlins, C.C., shoemaker
Camper, F.H., mason Reed, Charles, Jr., livery
Carmin, Wm., carpenter Reed, Charles E., carpenter
Charles, A.M., blacksmith Saxton, J.A., grain
Conkle, J.N., oyster packer, Smith, J.H., general store
Eccles, G.F., barber Stevens, R.H., fertilizers
Elliott, George W., wagon maker Webster, Charles & Co., shirt mfg.
Goslin, M. L.,gen’l store & livery Webster, S. L. & Co., fruit packers
Hastings, R.L, general store Willoughby, H.H., furniture and undertaker
Helsby, Mrs. B.F., millinery Wright, Isaac, nurseryman
Henry, J.E., druggist Young, Lewis, wagon maker
Henry, W.A.,general store
Hooper, E.L., Hotel Chesadel
Hooper & Scott, coal
Hurst, J.W., meat market
Jones, George P., physician
Maxwell, J.E., Justice of peace
Maxwell, Stewart, creamery
ENM Farmers, 1899-1901
Baker, J.A. Loomis, G.E. Thompson, George A.
Camper, F.H. Lord, E.E. Tilghman, W.G.
Carpenter, William Maxwell, J.E. Tucker, T.T.
Collins, J.G. Mowbray, T.A. Webster, Samuel L.
Collins, John S. Naff, J.E. Wergen, J.
Corkran, J.H. Nichols, L.W. Woolen, W.J.
Crane, C.M. Payne, Wm. J. Wright, Frederick
Crane, J. Ross, C.N. Wright, Isaac H.
Crane, Levi Ryan, John
Crippen, D.S. Saxton, J.A.
Dean, James Smith, James M.
DeMott, Clark W. Smith, M.J.T.
Hackett, A.J. Spence, John S.
Hicks, George Stedman, Wm.
Hubbard, O.W. Stimus, C.A.
Hubbard, W.T. Stiner, F.D.
Hurst, Joseph Taylor, I.O.
Isenberg, George W. Taylor, T.J.
Lankford, J.A. Thomas, James H.
(note: the post office here was established on 11/18/1803, under the name “New
Market”, with Robt. Traverse as postmaster. The name was changed on 5/10/1827
to East New Market to avoid a conflict with Western Shore towns of the same
name. The P/M in 1827 was William Parrott.)