Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-07-21
DOWN THE STATE.
SIGHTS ALONG TME DELAWARE
RAILROAD AND BRANCH EB-
IMPROvEMENTs,E EFT.


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A few days since a representative Of
the REPUBLICAN took q trip down the
State, going as far rs Rehoboth, AID
was quite surprised at the many de-
cided changes and Improvements hat
have taken place at various poiniS
along the line during the past year.
Leaving Wilmington on the fast OK.
| p ress train, which Is one of the best
trains on the Delaware Railroad, the
scribe was whirled past farms, villages
and towns at lightning like rapidity,
stopping at New Castle, Middletown,
Townsend, Clayton and Dover, where
every one seemed to be busy, while inn
provements we're noticed on every hand.
just before reaching Dover the new
glass works, located on the edge of the
town, attract the eyes of railroad
travellers, and when IL operation Will
no doubt prove quite an advantage TO
the flourishing place. In addition 70
the works, which are now about COM
| pleted, a number Of two-stOry dwelling
houses are being erected in the imgne-
diate vicinity for the accommodation
of workmen, the whole plant forming
quite little village, which will, in all
probability, be christened "Fsirview,"
as it is close to Fairview Park. Several
other new buildings are in course OF
erection at this town, but the building
boom il not quite so active as IL was
last year, The merchants, however. do
not complain Of dull times, and all ap-
pear to be doing brisk bushes. Ex-
Sheriff H. M. Dunn is now occupying
his handsome new store on LockeJman
street. and Is doing thriving tsade,
lequal to many of the large city stores.
a number Of clerks bein kept Constant.
Ilx,h h,tax 4 in af<,
His store Is model OF beauty, and
is considered the finest store in the
place. Dover ID s-owiDg very rapidly
} and is live, town. Hazel & Pennewill,
another enterprising firm of the place,
Iare now busily engaged in making
! baskets and crates for the coming peach
crop, which promises to be quite
, large.
!, Leaving Dover the principal objects
i, of interest are the numerous peach
orchards, corn fields and other things
grown on the fine farms of Kent and
d Sussex Counties, while several of the
s smaller towns on the route show signs
. OF activity as we'll as prosperity. The
= most noticeable town south of Dover is
I Georgetown, situated on the line of the
l. Delaware, Maryland & Virginia Rail-
[, road, about twenty five miles south of
III Harrington. Adjacent to the station
the attention of the traveller Is attracted
to large and imposing frame building,
which, upon inquiry, proves to be the
establishment of G. Il. Treat & Co,
!, who have built up quite an extensive
/. trade, be-ides doing much for the.
lcounty seat of Sussex.
Being compelled to lay over at this
place Or about twenty minutes, yDur
l. correspondent took glimpse into this
70 immense establishment and was sur
st prised at the enormity Of the concern.
W The PRINCIPAL part of the business is
le the manufacture OF wooden placquss,
IS plates, baskets, and numerous Other,
" articles of fancy wooden ware, which
k, goods are readily disposed of in New
ii York and other large cities The in
A. terror of the building is filled with q
in variety of valuable machines usei in
I'd the business, andit is truly astonishing
I'll how quickly these thin wooden arti-
OF eles can be turned out A slight idea
st can be formed of the extent Of these
a works, when it shows the EN- mployment of
d about one hundred and seventy-fve
D. hands.
j. At present the works are inadequate
st for the amount of business done, and an
10 additional building, 80 feet deep, is
l. now being erected, which, when COM
3, pleted, will form an L to- the present
,s structure. In addition to these works
J. the same firm run large store, in
q which is kept full line of dry goods,
y dress goods, notions, boots and shoes,
d groceries, hard ware, and in fact nLtle
n of everything, and are literally pa
= tronized.
Is! Goods are sold at city prices, and ex-
d cursions are run from various points
It along the railroad nearly every week,
/. thus giving residents of adjacent towns
k the advantage of purchasing their
10 goods at remarkably low figures. The
l. firm have about $4,000 invested in
Is their business and their advent
70 into the place has proved big boom.
,tl Milford, few miles below George
" town, is another live town, aud new
4. buildings are constantly going up.
Other smaller towns show signs Of i'm.
provement, while many of the farms
in Sussex are in good state of cultiva-
" ton. Rehoboth, as mentioned in q
n former letter, is also gaining prominence
g. as q first-olass watering place and is
,r becoming more popular every year.
" Much OF this prosperity throughout
,s Kent and Sussex is due to the railroad
,r companies, who are always busy in
10 catering to the wants of their patrons.
rs On the return trip short stop was
u made at Harrington, the junction of the
" Delaware Railroad and the Delaware,
O. Maryland and Virginia road, and q
A. walk about the town showed a won
70 derful improvement during the past
a. five or ten years, the most important
,fl feature being handsome school build
4. ing, which is certainlya II credit to the
,s town, while large nam Der OF new and
,e attractive dwellings are very conspicu-
% GUS. Some few dwellings are now in
i. course of erection aud the place is grow
" ing very rapidly tor this section of the
" State.
ID The handsome flower gardens at the
ts various stations along the Delaware
ve road attract the eyes of almost every
T. passenger, and many words of praise
It. have been spoken in reference to the
I'd same. These beautiful places have all
as been arranged by the railroad company,
who keep them in excellent oondi ton
throughout tho year, and are deserv-
ing Of considerable praise for thus
n E bes.utifying the stations along their
ha route. A trip over this route at this
~, ,o season of the year Is attended with con-
siderable interest as well as pleasure,
O. and persons who have never visited
40 down the State should do so by all
IS means, as 1t is trip we'll worth taking,
OF if Reboth Is made the point of destina-
H. ton. R.
i'll
ed LOSS BY Fire
Is A fire at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, On FIR I.
ill day afternoon, destroyed large lum bel
he yard, johnson s. Links mill, the Wa.
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