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your editor, as former resident, may
not be averse to receiving . few nots'
from bis former home. Newark, how
ever, since bis residence here, has IN
dergonc considerable change and. VI
think, improvement guudfy y-num
Der Of new, houses and other buildings
not to except the handsome and costly
new Presbyterian Church, and the towel
and Other embellishments of the Epis
copal and Methodist Churches. have
been erected. Besides which, the ad
ditions to the Academy, which, by tht
way, under the management Of Miss
Chamberlain, has resumed somewhat o.
its, pristine glory as a successful start
ing point for the young idea, and the
repairs to the College buildings and
grounds, give a better appearance to
those Institutions. This latter, under
the direction Of its corps Of able pro-
fessors, despite the croakings Of its op-
ponents, continues to flourish and to
grow in strength and the grace Of the
people day BY day. The College is
emphaiically the institution. par ercel-
lance Of Newark. 10 the College her
people, particularly the lady portion Of
them, live and move and have their
being. Take away the College. and
you at once blot out great portion Of
their social existence. The College is
their delight, and they revel in it's COM
mencement exercises with the keenest
sense Of enjoyment. From far and near
they flock to its exhibitions and
crowd its spacious s'Oratory" to its
utmost capacity. Her literary lectures
too, are we'll attended. proving the
tastes Of the people for such things, and
the interest they feel in all that per-
tains to education. Would that the
people Of the rest Of the State could be
brought to lookup her College with
the same degree Of yeueration and in
terest that the Newarkers do. l some
times think that our people have lost.
if not all, at least, large portion Of
that State pridaf which once character
lied the Delawarean, and made him
seek to elevate her institutions to, a
level with those other larger neighbors.
is this deficit marked at this
time when the eyes Of the Democracy
Of the country appear to be turned to
Delaware for candidate for the high
est honors Of the land. This, we would
think, would serve to stimulate them to
their strongest efforts to make their
educational facilities and institutions
worthy Of the home Of Presidential
candidate. "a!
But is not my intention to moralize,
but to mention q few Of our improve
ments, and to tella little Of our pro-
gress. It is not In Newark but around
It, that her chief industries are located,
and l propose to give you brief sketch
Of each Of these ihF succession. About
half a mile to the north, on the White
Clay creek. are the extensive paper
mills of Curtis & Bro About twenty
eight years ago Messrs G. B, & S., NJ,
Curtis, purchased frbm John Miller.
Esq, the old paper mill property which
had formerly belonged to the estate. Of
Samuel Meeteer.f They at 'fonce tore
down the old, and put up new, mill
with, at that time. all the most improv-
ed machinery for their business. In
few years G B. Curtis sold his interest
TO F. A. Curtis. The firm then be-
came F. A. & s. NJ. Curtis, and has
since been changed to Curtis & Bro"
Being practical paper makers and un-
derstanding their business these gentle
men have been most wonderfully sue
cessful. As their means accumulated
they have added to their works taking
put old and putting in new as the in
ventive genius Of others produced other
and better machines, until one who was
tho arrangements Of
The various depart nents twenty, or
even ten years ago, would scarcely re-
sognize the mill as the same. Their
latest improvement is the construction
of large reservoir or settling pond
near the mill for the purpose Of having
always available supply of clear water
They have also added, during the past
summer, splendid engine Of go horse
power, and boiler to match, to use at
times when the White Clay refuses to
supply thema with water sufficient to
lrive the mill, This, with the great
chimney, or smoke-stack, cost them up
wards of$6.000. With improvements
n their machinery, they made advances
also in thesauality ofItheir goods From
he mandatory 81 newspaper for Chas.
Magarge & Co., Of Philadelphia. they
turned to the manufactured cap and
etter paper Of fine qualities and colors.
They aresnow engaged in making the
paper, SO fashionable and popular,
known as "Granite Gray" and Mot
led" Of this, / believe, they were
he 6rst makers IN this country, if not
he inventors s afH
On the same creek, and but short
distance below. are located the exten-
live wooden and cloth mills Of Joseph
Dean Il Son. Started, don't know
how many years ago, by Joseph Dean,
he father Of the present VIM. Dean,
.hese mills have steadily increased in
trade and importance until they have
become some Of the most capacious and
noted Of the Middle and Southern
States. and Deans goods are every
where known and recognized for the
excellence Of thoir quality and manu-
facture. Who remembers the old hip
roof stone mill, would scarcely resog-
nize the splendid massive structure Of
to-day as one and the same. Like the
Curtises the proprietors Of these mills
have added. from time to time, as pro-
gress and necessity demanded, newer
styles and patterns Of machinery (but
unlike their neighbors they have never
changed the pane and style of the firm,