Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-10-06

Norrh East, Cecil County, Nh.

THE POPULATION INDUSTRIAL ISrEREsrs-EDucA-
T1oNAi. ApvANTAGEs- REfIGIoUs ACTIVITIES
sociETIfs-socIAL srASDING-PRETTY LADIES
BIBULoUs s. PROFESSIONALS - MtsIcAI.-AMrsE-
MENTs.
North East is an incorporated town, situated
at the head of North East river. about sixteen
miles from the Chesapeake Bay. 1t also lies on
the line of the T. W. g. i, Railroad twenty-six
miles from Wilmington. Its government ia
vested in five Commissioners and one bailiir Ii
las population according to the census lust
completed, of about eight hundred. There are
many colorcd servants in the town, but only ono
colorcd family residing within tho corporate
limits. The improvements chiefly stand on Main
street, running North and South, and right
angles with the railroad.
The leading religious society OF tile town il
the Methodist Episcopal, which numbers about
two hundred members. They own n good sub
stantia brick church building a comfortable
fne-lookng parsonage, and a large, well an
pointed cemetery-worth about slO00D A
cabinet organ il used in this church. There ia
also small society of the Protestant Episcopal
denomination the members of which principlaly
reside in the country. Their property consists
of brick church, frame parsonage, and ceme-
tery-worth about 1000. The other societies
OF town are Good Iemplars, American Mechanics
and Knights of Pythas. Tho hall in which all
these orders meet is owned by the Mechanics
and is worth about $4,000. There is also a
chartered Building and Loan Association in tho
place, whose money commands ali average of
thirty per cent. Onr educational advantages
are classical seminary, two select and one
public school.
Our most important business enterprise is an
extensive Iron Works, whose chief owners are
Messrs Mccullough, McDanies, and Harvey. of
Wilmington. They give employment to about
two hundred men, disbursiuu to the same in tl,e
neighborhood of 10000 or $4,000 per month. We
have also two hotels, one lumber yard three coal
yards, three grain merchants, one water grist-mil
one steam saw mill, one brick yard, lone iire-proof
brick manufactory, one barber shop, four boot
and shoe makers, two wheel-wright and black
smith shops, two confectionery and oyster saloons
three drug stores, ono livery stable, three dry
goods and grocery stores, two grocery and proyi-
sion stores three millinery establishments, ono
maker, one tailor, one stove and tin
store, ono cabinet maker and furnishing store.
DC. &c. A schooner of forty tons burthen
owned here plies regularly between this mort
and Baltimore
There are residing in The town three regular
ministers of the Gospel, one local preacher,
two exhorters, one Justice of the peace one
constable, five teachers, and three practicing and
one non-practcing physicians.
We are well supplied with pretty Young ladies',
but there IL great scarcity of gallant young
men. The community is generally intelligent,
but somewhat lacking in public enterprise.
There is not much drunkenness among our eti-
zens, but some cases of chronic dissipation
The town is generally very quiet, both in its
business and social aspects. There is base
ball club in the place, and the game is frequent
ly INDUCED in by the young men. Croquet is
being fashionable with the ladies' Of the town,
among whom are some expert players Music is
not neglected. and We have some accomplished
instrumental and vocal musicians.
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