Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-01-02
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EDITORS ON TnE TnA..
The West Chester Newspaper n,
Sees Done mp bv a wiImipr,on
Delegation. "h

Ebe west Chester Newman. N,
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Delegation. 'I
4 As yesterday was the last dav o,n,
year q representative OF the RKprs'
CAN spent 1t in taking a little tr;'
around in the neighbofing copn,ialr
stopping at the thriving, prosna,on.
and beautiful borough Of West Chest.
Ia our trip We were accompanied Inv
Marion Emerson, formerly coppss,s !,
with the Wilmington "Commer,J.l' ' J,
but now proprietor aud editor M i.
Naugatuck valley Sentinel, - AN AM
sonia, Connecticut. Au'
Taxing the $40 a. m. train nm a.
Wilmington & Northern railroad INV Wv
darkness had scarcely disapnss,as S
When Lenape station was reached. And
already the sleet had covered n. lana U
scape Win gilmmering icicles. Ron,
miles TO West Chester, rou b. fro,sn
roads, rickety stage coach and n III,
oil notwithstanding horses was the prOs.
pect, but in true news paper styls n.
cheerless prospect was braved ana
trip across the country commenced
The only draw back on the road MA.
the sudden detachment Of the off bo,.s
from the coach, caused by the losinS
OF 9 nut and the lead horse fndinS
that he had all the load to pull sooS
TOOK q statu quo position. A hitcbipO
strap and a small rope became A ami.
stitute for the lost nut and soon va
were on our way again.
Over the top Of hill icicled spirss
We're seen ahead, and soon the town n,
west Chester lay spread out before us
and In few minutes We were in thu
Mansion House warming toes and
noses Skates not having been provided
and newspaper men not being proysrb.
tally good skaters, any how we stepp4d
and Sided aud showed our way m 10
the office Of the DailylVillage Record. .
entering which we were welcomed
heartily and warmly by the Evans Bros,
proprietors, and the editor Mr.. Howard
NJ. jenkins. All, this was home like,
The past was talked over aud the future
scanned. Garcelon was hashed M and
Bayard doomed, while Grant, Sherman
Blaine, WashbuTne and others came in
Tor little share Of attention.
Everything looked prosperous around
the Record" office and the Alessrs
Evans certainly deserve the success
they are meeting with. II Is doubt.
iul II there is county paper in the
United States with larger circulation
than the weekly Of the ''Record.n
Accepting an invitation to dine with
our friend jenkins, We slipped out for
time, and half walked and half sided
around to the Republican" Office,
where We We're warmly greeted by It's
genial and gentiemanly editor, Mr.. Hall,
and also by his staff. We told him
that bis paper was welcome visitor at
our office, and this was true and be
said the REPUBLICAN,, OF Wilmington,
Was a welcome visitor at his office, and
We believe what he said. After meet.
ing and spending half hour with the
stan OF the Republican, We won.
der no more that the paper is SPICY
and ably edited.
after extending an invitation TO visit /
Delaware, and partake of orr peaches
ana oysters, we slid around 10 the
Local News" Office where We received
hearty greeting and a warm welcome
from Mr.. Hodgson and Lis able assist.
ant Mr.. Thompson. The News" sa
solid paper, 1t being the first daily pub.
Iished il Chester County and having
secured strong hold upon the people
1t maintains 1t against all opposition.
With Democratic proclivities, It Is 50
In character that it Is &C.
,eptable to all classes. A pleasant half
hour spent in the "News" Office
brought US to the dining hour, which
was spent with our old Wilmington
rlend III very agreeable manner. We
would say more about West Chester II
w had room and if the day had been
such that We could have got around to
zee II to good advantage.
We saw enough however 10 convince
Is mat 1t was one OF the prettiest towns
u the United States, not noted sOmuch
or the manufacturing spirit OF the Peo-
pie as for the moral tone which prevails
md the high state which education has
At $50 p. m, We left West
chester glimmeliDg in the ioicled grove
behind Us and soon we we're
II the Office OF tie Farm "JOurnal,"
published by Wilmer Atkinson, at IA
North Seventh street, Philadelphia, but
NAT gentleman being in tiermantOWn
'la not put III an appearance at bis
nice, In consequence OF which We had
lot the pleasure Of talk over old
lines. Arriving home few minutes
'eiore the year closed we wers gratided
M pleased with our little fly around.