Daily Republican., 1881-05-04
FOURTH EDITION.
OUT AROUND GREENBANK.
A Beautiful lCOuntry-wheat Look
ing Well - ktainensI Station
MarshaItOn $50 GI Bean
tifuI Flowers.

thrifty and progressive people than
ChriStiana and Mill Creek Hundreds
and ii is a real pleasure to talk" Iittlt
drive around amongst the thrifty far
mcrs and fertile farms that are the prid,
and glory OF the Diamond State Th,
REPUBLICAN took such a drive arOun,
yesterday, first going down into Chair
man McMenamin'S bailiwick in thi,
city, totake spuint Al he dirty street,
and alleys where smallpox ahoundS
| This finished We made torthe westrr,
| part Of the city, where the streets, or
account of the rolling nature Of thu
| ground, are kept cAau without the aid
of Mr.. McMenanin's handful ofdecrep,
! 1t Old street sweeperS. Passing ont
| Front street ii was noticed that the hur.
| rible QuagmireS III that street beyond
Bro0mc which the REpURLICAN So
faithfully exposed were filled M and
the road was in passable condition.
Al Audersonville.w emerged into the
open country beyond the city taking the
new road through delightful and pie.
turcsque section of country through
groves Just beginning to bud with beau
ty, and past fields of waving grain.
James Browns farm indicates the care
ful and successful, farmer. Every thing
in order and crops promising, There
are no finer farms in Delaware than
those owned by the Richardson fami-
lies, and by careful and intelligent rulti-
walton they are getting better all the
while. From Folly woods to the right
we pass through a stretch of the numer-
Gus lyman family farmers, which indi-
Gated successful and intelligent cutiva-
ti0n and raising Of crops Some Of the
wheat on these farms is foot high and
Is already beginning 10 wave with the
hreeacS and turn bright side to the
sun, Pears and cherry trees are in fuIl
bloom al along the route, hut Of peach
rS nary a blossom and even the
trees are killed dead and stand like
ghoStlN SpcCtrCs in the midst of the
beauty that surrounds them. Apple
trees are not in full bloom yc' hut give
promise of coming ont in full blossom
next week. Beyond these fertile farms
strip Of thin land more
suitable tor grazing than for raising
rupS, bat Al klam"nSi station the fine
land commences again. This station i
becoming one Of the most Important on |
n" line Of the Delaware Western Rail- |
road.
som" sin years ago, James Cranstou, !
leading lumber merchant in |
he town of Newport, built himself Il /
,rautifuI dwelling house on an emf
Icnce adjoining the station. and set ont |
quite a variety Of fruit trees such as
'ear, peach and apple trees and with the
Of the peach trees, which are
killed, III" trees have grown
md are in fine, healthy order. Mr.
'ranston, now in The 7}d year Of his age,
: quite active and hearty, with tarui-
les, except that Of hearing, unim-
'&ircd. lie takes great interest in his
little place, and is making it more al.
ractlye every year kiamctSi station
5 the shipping point Tor the NIarShalton
olIing mills, which are about a haifl
nile distant on He'd Clay Creek,
MArNhaIton Is prosperous litt}" vii
age Iytng on the east side Of the crock
Il Mill Creek Hundred, and derives its
Importance from the Rolling mills re-
erred to and grlSt and Touring mill
he latter is very old and was once
wned by the HrrScy family, the farm
ousc mp the road being the old home
tead where bishop Ashury stopped and
reached in his travels The mill and
he bridge across the creek are still
nowh by the name of this old resident
amily.
The rolling mills are now owned and
arried on by John Bringhurst who has
Iade great Improvements. Instead Of
ne there are now two rolling mills and
II additional pudding furnace is now
| course Of erection. Sheet iron is eX-
IuSivrly manufactured here. The mills
re connected by an elevated railroad
'aCk which crosses the creek to steep
Of the Delaware Western
ak, from which coal is transferred
own Shute to the cars on the eltNa-
III track and taken across to the mills.
About three quarters Of Il mile up the
'ad, turnpiked with Cind"rS, is Green
Ank beautiful little village on the
elaware Western Railroad. On
le highest emlnCncc overlooking the
lllagc are two very pretty residences
'ected by Wilmer Atkinson of the
ommercial, but now publishing The
arm journal OF Philadelphia. Mr.. {
erkins now ocrnuitS one and Isaac V.
lloyd lumber dealer Of Wilmington, the
her. The uIu residence oi the aIe ".
. Phillips, one oftne most attractive ON
le line of railroad, has been purchased
I'd is occupied by L. Megargal one of
le best farmers ana truckers in New
tStle County. \ green house has
zen erected and Mrs NJ, who is as
bod farmer as her husband makes "A
'eciality of marketing.
Isaac Philips now CDntineS himsrlfen.
re y to the manufacture of flour which
noted Tor being the Test in the local
arket. One Of the most enterprislng
en in Greenbank is Andrew j. VIII
ans, who was formerly in the employ
". Il. Philips \ Bro, spoke, felloe
ld handle manufacturers. The de- .
ase of William q. Phillips dis
lived the firm and Mr.. Williams
as compelled to look ont for himself.
MS he has done by starting in the bus
'ss Of making peach and her ladders
Il small scale by nand. As his
lslness increased he added "A horse
'wer to his establishment and enlarg-
his shop. Fortune favored him and
'''' i'''i'NhtNNh ottttlh tIEIllt lHlD
S establishment. Business still in
easing, Mr.. Williams has BEEN com
He'd 10 build greater and he is now
Getting shop 20 by 40 and two stories I
gh, which will he thinks be sufficient
meet the requirement of his fast
owing trade. Besides ladders, Mr..
llIiamS will make specially of
camp chairs and stools
ch as were manufactures by the firm
Il. Philips d Bro. He is an enter
Using man and we wish him success.
p the hill from Greenbank is the farm
Samuel Cranston i'll which is a large
raj establishment carried on by
1tnck Dugan. Mr.. Dugan only
Sumed the charge of it last fall
It already he has a very fine selection
flowers, occupying two green houses.
e We're shown some beautiful bOu-
cts which Mr.. Dugan had just made
llcl showed he was master Of the art
+. Dugan has stand on King street