The daily gazette., 1879-12-19
NesU Castle Letter.

A RESUME OF THE CITY's PROGRESS,
DURING THE YEAR.
Special Correspondence of the GAZETTE.
NEW CASTLE, Dec. 10, 1870.
Now that the year is abou' closing II
may not be out OF place TO take q gener-
al retrospective view ot our city's pro-
gress and other facts or occur-en hav-
ing 4 tendency TO our prosperity. The
number Of fine residences completed are
far In excess o. any pr~vious year. The
most impori ant, and by far the most
prominent, is that OF VIM. Houischmak ak
er on Orange s'reet, built by G. l..
Jemison, the present superintendent of
the new court house being erected In
your city. The next in order are the
residences of A. NJ. Hzar and George
Maxwell, on Vine street, built by A. N.
Hizar and Mrs Jenison. On the oppo-
site side Of the street Mr.. i'iatt Of the
firm OF p att h Elkinton, has erected q
fine and stylish residence. Geo. X.
Deakyne has under way a very pretty
building of no small dimensions and Of
= very fine style Of architecture. The
brick work is fipighed and A. NJ. H,zar
has done Il In his usual thoroughmanner
/. ii. Jemlson has the carpenter work in
band. j. King has had n fine, substan-
tial residence erected by =. J. Duffy on
Harmony street.
John Carter has erected fine double
building on Union street, and Henry
Foster neat frame dwelling house on
the same street nearly opposite ST.
Peters Church. On Washington ave-
nue., near Ninth street, Samuel Etchel
has put up two fine residences, aud q
third erected by J. Mcfarland adds ma.
terially TO the appearance of this section.
Further up Ninth street I. J. Taggart
has erected some four or five frame
dive lines. Early in the season the
woolen mill was rebuilt and at once put
into operation by 4. X. Knowles, giving
employment to about 125 persons.
james shaw has built an addition TO
his cotton mill POO feet by 20, thereby
preparing the way for increasing the
number of his employees aud the annual
amount of his sales. The crowning event
was, or rather Is, the erection of the new
hall, on Delaware street, where the
workmen are busily engaged on the
third story, and hopes are entertained
that the new year will see il ready for
the roof.
Vim. Lea d Sons have built a large
addition TO their flour mill, and have dis
carded all the old machinery, replacing
it with new, Of the latest pattern, and
have now in operation q run Of burrs
manufacturing flour by the new process
The Board of Education, through the as
sistance Of the "Trustees Of the Com
nous" have erected large two story
school house In Shawto~n, an edihc.
that reflects great credit upol the Board
and is duly appreciated by the public
The Gas Company has put in operation
r their new gas holder, and the Wate
: Company put in many water mains.
= The marshes above and below the cit,
q have been drained by the erection o
o banks and putting IN of sluices.
5 The various improvements by Cit,
s Council have been OF substantial char
acter, notably grading and c.rbi nj
Chestnut, Market, Pearl and Vine stree II
The property owners atopg these street
|. are also deserving OF great credit for tn
q manner In which they came to the assis,
}. ance of Council by performing thei
2 share of the dirty in curblsg and paving
b Delaware street from Union to Sixt
u streets, has just been completed, an
workmen are now engaged IN laying tn
a pavement A lttle over $500 feet {
8 cur ny las been set, and alone speak
r, for our progress.
l At Dobbin-ville a chapel of no mea
n size nor lacking in architectural beaut,
'' has been e-ected by the Presbyteria
~ Sunday. This enterprise was aided
Mr.. X. Dobbins, he giving the land upC
Rt which IL is erected.
The Baptist meeting house. on q mic
T. stree.,is completed and will be dedicat,
to-day.