Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-15
Letter from worcester County.


MKssRs. EpIToRs Though not subscriber
to your interesting journal, circumstances throw
it regularly under my eye, Qegilimately) and
assure you that appreciate its superior merits as
respects its beauty Of Typography and neatnsss OF
arrangement, its sound, safe, and progressive
political principles, together with Its other ex-
ccllencies, characteristic only Of talent and in
domitable enterprise. This is evlnced In each
copy of your paper, which so successfully COM
mends itself to public confidence and support
Newtown, whence this is dated, Is an incorpor-
ated town of near 1000 inhabitants 1t contains
about forty stores and shops, large proportion
of which are respectable business houses. 1t
has, in addition, three carriage manufactures,
three steam saw and grist mills, one marine rail-
way, one steam planing mill, one large high
school building-the finest in the State, six
churches, including one colored peoples church,
ha ndsomly laid off and newly incloscd ceme-
terry with other indispensable adjuncts to a town
of rapid growth and extensive Improvement.
Indeed, 1t may be safely said that Newtown sur
passes any borough on the Eastern shore Of
Maryland, for Improvement and enterprise. IL
\ Is situated ON the Pocomoke river, six miles
from the Virginia line; within eight miles, 10 a
strught line, Of The Atlantic Ocean, on the East,
| and fourteen miles of the waters Of the Chesa-
peake Bay on the West. We have, In abundance,
the choicest of Chincoteague oysters Justly cele-
brated us surprising all Others in the Philadelphia
and New York markets, the huest tish, CLANS,
| tcrrapins, mananeos wild ducks, geese, &c:, in
their season. About dozen schooners, IRON
the large three-master down, trade regularly from
our whnrves to the leading cities, in addition to
those passing and repassing from other towns
and landings OH the river. Two steamers, the
elegant Sue" and the Cambridge" make
the former, weekly and the latter semi-weekly-
trips to Baltimore, carrying freight and passen
gers.
The Sue is an iron boat, and was built In youl
city, by the Harlan Il llollingsworth Co., BY
which She is still owned. The travelling and bus
iness public have cause to be proud of the excel
lent accommodations afforded by SO fine steam
or, aud her worthy officers, in the selection o
whom her owners were peculiarly fortunate
Capt. VIM. F. Veasy, her commander we hav'
long known as one OF the best stamen and mos
expert pilots on the Chesapeake Bay, which ad
ded to his urbane and gentlemanly department
: and general acceptabity to our people, emlnent
ly qualify him for SO responsible a position. Mi
: Jayncs clerk of the Sue is also the " right MAJ
in the right place. He isa thorough gentleman
business relations. And 1t may not be unsatisfae
tory for the H. H. & Co., to know, that Its beau
tiful steamer is regarded Us the finest boat tins
leaves Baltimore City, having now the deserve
Q appcllation of "Queen. OF the chesapeake.
q Aproros would mention that 1t is the unde
stood intention of this company to build q nel
: and swift little steamer, larger than the Can
/ bridge but smaller than the Sue, to connect wit
the latter at Crisheld the small steamer III que
j. tion to supercedc the Sue on the Pocomoke rive
i and other landings between Snow Hill and Crl
field, ut which place passengers and freight WI
be transferred 10 the latter boat. This VIII en-
v bic the company to make eeni-weckly trips fro
10 Snow Hill to Baltimore, taking In her cour
~ every stopping place on the route to Crisfel
Including all the landings oil the Virginia sh0r
l., many OF which are how necessarily ignored. III
idea is regarded with favor here, and It's su
"a cess is 'undoubted We hope the company W
c adopt it,
The Somerset and Worcester Railroad Comp
Dt nv, having organized for work, will soon col
a. mence the grading of thebranch road, from King
Greek, on the Maryland and Delaware road,
c. Newtown. Major K. l.. Wentz, OF your Slal
p- commenced the survey of the road on the
:. inst. The Company, instead of putting the mi
~ ter in the hands of contractor, have dctermin
le to prosecute the enterprise themselves, to
completion. Our citizens are, of course, elat
a. at the prospect of speedy railroad connection.
of Ithink this section of Maryland offers rare
~ ducements 10 migrants. The climate Is salub
u GUS, winters short and mild, and our proxim
er to the Atlantic coast assures us OF moderate q
n agreeable summers, famed by the delicious o
healthy brcezes of the sea. The soil near and ct
hl tguous to Newtown is good, and easily TILED,
he affords advantages to agricuturlsts, being PEI
larly adapted to horticultural pursuits. Go
'i- cleared land can bebought ut about $50 per acr
hit woodland, say, $50, owing to location. Old Ia
"a can be bought at from $5 to $40 the acre.
hu will be seen from what Is said above, the con
nienccs for sending to market are good: AS
c, letter is getting lengthy will close with the
mise of more anon. U. w. b. M