Daily Republican., 1881-05-02
UPTHE CONCORD PIKE.
Beautiful View from EIIiOtt's Hill
Tho Crops - improvements =
Rerry's Ice Cream.

Berry's Ice Cream.
There is nothing more pleasant thi
season of the year than little ride on
u few miles into the country, and ther
is no more pleasant and interestin;
drive than up the Concord pike, as fa
up especially as Berry ice cream man
ufact0ry, when it is in full operation
and there is an abundance Of ice cream
at the other end of the drive, We ex
perienced that last week, with the eX
ception of the ice cream, which thongi
planted was not sufficiently grown fol
use. 1t will be great pleasure we know
for hundreds of our readers to know
that Mr.. Berry ice creamery will be il
full operation by Tuesday next and hiS
first inStallment will be diShed out III
his stall in the Third street market on
Wednesday morning next. OF cOur5t
all Wilmington with its nncleS and its
cousins and its aunts will be on hand tC
meet the smiling Berry
The scenery along the Concord pike
il certainly the finest to he
seen in New Castle County, or in any
county surrounding it. No prettic1
view can well he conceived Of than
that seen from Elliott's Hill. Down AT
the base resting on several smaller cmi-
nences and hills rests the city of vii,
mington only IL part visible on account
of hilly ground on which it is built, Us
item powered in shade Shrubbery while
from along the manufacturing through.
fare arise the blank columns of smoke,
the insignia OF a great manufacturing
city. To the left winds thr majestic
Delaware spotted with the white sails Of
commerce and beyond that the sight
brings in range large scope Of New
Jersey territory covered with towns and
and hamlcts 1t is strange that such
beautiful place aS the level from the
top Of Elliott's Hill mp to the old Blue
Balls is rot lined with mansions
We noticed some fields of wheat
along the road that looked remarkably
we'll and others that looked as remark
ably bad. Grass was backward, oats
Were Just peeping through the ground
aud the farmers wgrc buSily preparing
to plant corn. Much of the ground
along the pike is thin, but the farmers
rs general thing are industrious aud
thrifty and compel their grounds to
bring tn good crops,
Amun st the notable and fine dwell,
ings aloI G the Pike we would mention
those btlonging to ex-senator Sharpley,
Benjamin tralm, Jonn W. Day ana
Oliver H. Parry.
Among the improvements We noticed
along the road, was n new barn built by
Jacob DericksOn near the old silk farm.
Mllard f, Day who is "a practical car
penter is building very fine dwelling
across the road Fl r'm his fathers resi-.
dcn'e. Oliver IL. Parry's hotel since its
enlarg ment is one OF the finest and lar.
gest buildings to be found anywhere in
the county. Last but not least Mr.
John Berry Is investing his ice cream
money in a total remodeling and en-
lrgenent of his dwelling house. The
front now faces the public road ard
whco furnished it will be very spa
Hiou and attrat tive building. The car
pent rs, the pl9stererS and the paint rs
are all busy now while for the present
he cellar and the garret are brought
into requisition as dining rooms and
sleeping apartments. In y week or
.wo more our friend Berry will emerge
rom his mortar and paint in u house
Us bright us new pin and as pretty Us
| picture.