A vivid picture of what
it was like to
live in this community back in the "good old days" can be gained from
reading the advertisements that that appeared in this newspaper way
back then. See if you can't get the flavor of those days from the
following advertisements printed in the Patchogue Advance during
1875: T
"The old Patchogue Grist Mill, (West Mill). The
undersigned, having purchased from the heirs of Edmund Jayne, the Old
Jayne Mill, and put it in thorough working order, are now prepared to
say to the public, "Come On, we have settled here and mean
business." Grain of every description kept constantly on hand for sale
at the lowest market price. Wheat, corn, oats and buckweat brought for
cash. We are practical millers and have come to stay. We can and will
restore the old stand, E.H. Terry& CO."
"New Buckwheat at the Patchogue
Grist Mill."
"Cheap for cash, beef, mutton, pork, poultry, vegetables and
game at the meat market of Thomas L. Roe on Main St."
"The fall term of
the Patchogue Union Free School will commence on Monday, Sept 6,
1875. Levi Seley, Jr, Principal. Non resident pupils will be received at
the following rates, payable half term in advance. Grammar
department, term of fourteen weeks $7, Intermediate $5, Primary No.
1
$3, Primary No. 2 $4. Pupils from a distance can obtain board at
reasonable prices E.T. Moore, Clerk."
"Swan River Mill. Flour, feed and
grain. Satisfaction guaranteed. Terms cash. L.W. Pelletreau and
A.W. Kaler."
"Notice. I hereby notify all ministers and Justices of the
Peace, not to marry any of my children who are minors, and I forbid all
person having any dealings with them without my order, neither harbor
nor trust them under penalty of the law. William L.
Raynor. Oct,4, 1875.'
" Wood & Ackerley's, Groceries as cheap as any store
in the village. Strictly pure spices a specialty. No panic here. Sweet
potatoes cheap. Stationery of all descriptions. Jelly glasses for 75
cents a dozen and good goblets for one dollar a dozen. Swate Prates
Chape by the crate, basket or quart for cash.
"Coal, Lay in your winter
coal now, The prices for this month are as follows. 1 ton stove coal
delivered $6.50, nut coal $5. Livery stables. Horses to hire. S.S
Hammond."
"Conklins boot & shoe store. Opened Nov.1, 1875 on Main St. in
the store formerly occupied by S.C. Hawkins. A large and well
selected assortment of boots and shoes of good stock and lastest
styles. N.B. all goods marked in plain figures and at bottom
prices. Cash sales only."
"F. Oldis Saloon in the Village of Patchogue,
opposite Ketcham's Drugstore. Pure confectionery, of his
own manufacture of over one hundred differnet kinds, and all the
leading brands of Cigars, made expressly for trade, and also chewing
and smoking tobacco and pipes in endless variety. Fruits in their
season. We also serve Oysters in every style. Raw, stews, fries, roasts,
or broils. Oysters by the quart or bushel, and the best Oyster
crackers the market affords. F. Oldis, prop.
"Hard times. Bargains in
Millinery and Fancy Goods. Ribbons, Flowers, Feathers, Hair Swithches
and Men's furnishing goods. Mrs. S.A Hawkins of Main St. opposite Railroad
Ave, is selling them at cost and no humbug. Also large stock
of toys, dolls vases, Hobby Horses, etc."
The Suffolk Herald, December
16, 1864,a newspaper published every Friday morning at Patchogue,
contains the following interesting bit of information.
"Sell's Express
and mail stage line from Patchogue to Medford station.
Established in
1843.The subscriber will meet all trains passing Medford station of
the Long Island railroad. He had good teams, strong and comfortable
stages, and when notified will call and deliver passengers to any
part of village. Persons coming from the city to Patchogue will do
well to remember Medford station. James W. Sell.
This was before the
railroad was extended to Patchogue and the only rail connection was
by way of the main line to Greenport. Mail, passengers, baggage and
freight were transported from the main line stations to Patchogue
and other south side villages by stage coach and teams.