The daily gazette., 1879-08-14
NEWARK.
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Special Correspondence OF the GAZETTE.
NnwARK, Aug. 13.-The tired traveller
whirlins past in the dusty railroad train
catches only faint glimpse of Newark,
but what he sees 10 apt to give him .
good opinion Of what the town may be.
All that's visible in the distance Is a
church steeple or two peeking through
the I ee-tops, and one or two outs.and-
Ing houses. But the situation 10 30
charming and the mass of verdure Of the
innumefable trees blends 30 completely
as to beguile the gazer into the belief
that 1t Ia rest for the weary that is cool
and complete. Aud the distance lends
enchautment to the view that does not
disperse in the least with closer acquaint-
ance. All in all, it is place where open
handed hospitality, secluded and restful
quietness and rare beauties OF . village
landscape all combine IN pleasant way.
just al present Newark Is indeed q
place where one can enjoy ones self, II
one happens to be acquainted. The late
Summer days have brought many into
town who are not often seen on our
streets. Old students of the college,
young school ma'ams whose stations are
elsewhere in the county. Professional
men who were youngsters scampering
across the college campus years ago aud
who left their homes tor other places
numbers of these, and city sisters and
cousins and aunts to the extent of Q small
army have given Newark an eHlivened
ap earance. Turn which way you will
| you are sure TO see new face, w. II all
these new people have to be entertained
and picnic parties and the like are all
the rage, and divers otberpDans Of enjoy
ment and recreation are resorted to.
Speaking Of picsnics, reminds the writer
of one which left the town this morning
for Locust Point, down on the Elk river,
in Cecil county. 1t was pleasant crowd
and started gaily off with every one In
high spirits and bent on a day of enjoy
ment. The party was almost seventy
strong and flied Atkinson's big hack full
and q lot of smaller vehicles. The
Vallandingham, of Wilmington, N. NJ
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Vallandigham, whose father, the IA
NOUS divine, lives pleasantly in q pleasant
house on Main street, has been here much
this Summer and likes no place 80 well as
Newark.
Down at Homewo0d Park there was
quite pretty racing contest this after
noon, that greatly interested all who love
such sport. 1t was between the we'll
known sorrel mare "May," owned by
Robert Morrison, of Christiana, and ap
iron gray PAGER that is said to have won
quite q reputation around New York /
| year or two ago. DR.. Lukens, of New
port, is about to buy him. May beat
HIN in two square heats. The time OF
| the first heat was 2.33. Among the other
horses that "speeded" on the track dur
ing the afternoon were Charley Lewis
colt, e. l.. Vandegrift's trotter and Cloud
Persons "Flax tail"
Just here let me state that there is
probably no better track in the country
than the one at Homewood Park. 1t is
after the form adopted and recommended
by the National Trotting Association, is
perfectly level and has all the good quail
ties OF q perfect track. The park was
opened in 1877 by the Homewood Driv-
ing Park Association, of which DR.. O.
Henry Is President, and which Is named
after DR.. Homewood, on whose land 1t Is.
The association does not maintain the
park for pecuniary benefit.
The industries ofwhich Newark boasts
are at present in busy and prosperous
condition. Mr. William Deans mill 10
now running to its fullest capacity and
likely to continue so, as Is always the
case. About one hundred men are en-
ployed now and the cording and spinning
machinery clatters night and day. The
quality of goods manufactured Is now
being changed from heavy weights for
Winter wear to Spring weights.
Messrs. Curtis and Bros, Nonantuin
paper mill is running all the time and has
been since last September, As they run
altogether ON order work this Is some
thing unusual and is a good indication.
Casho's machine shops out along the
road toward Elkton, are not so busy now
as the harvest rush has been supplied and
will not come ont again for month or
more. They are employing more than q
dozen workmen, however. The Messrs.
Casho manufacture the famous Diamond
State, the asher and clover seed huller
and also many other agricultural imple-
ments that are we'll known.
Frequent complaints are made in re-
gard to the inadequacy of the Post-ofice
building. There is too much darkness
around, and the building is too small.
A street lamp would remove one cause
of complaint, but nothing short Of
change of base to a new building or q
better one will remedy the other. New
ark isn't Dover though, you know No
complaint ss to the post-ofiice will apply
to post master John Miller, who is one
of the cleverest and most obliging gen.
tlemen In town.
DR.. Hugh Hammell's fine residence
on Main street, is being thoroughly re-
paired and win look handsome when
done. Samuel Darlington is the carpen-
ter. The house is a fine old building.
The newest part was built fifty-one years
ago.
Considerable interest is manifested
among the citizens regarding the pur-:
chase of the P. Il D. r. R.. It ID hoped
by many that as it has fallen into Dell
Noblit's hands at such ia very low
figure" that trains will be run down 1t
daily. It would be very beneficial to
Newark, and an effort will be made to
occasion this desirable move. The track
of this road has become much out of re-
pair and it will take some time to fix
it up.
Laborers went to work on the street
,,oatordov cutfiuu awav the long orass