Daily Republican., 1884-04-17
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tN lJII "iN
r.E RAMBLING REPuB
c.S a. REPORTER HAS N,nN TO SAY
norT DAUPniN CoUNI'
,DD,,rrows, Pa, April u, 1884, l.,
lpi'Laster I'ancaster City westward tn'
l' Of pennsylvania continues
rn s.lJs Of wheat spread out Oh
r n hand, n but this Monday morning ?, y
m na hanks avedisappeared before
snGT n;sI April sun. LandiSville, tht
ell,s, ,nnn Of Importance reached, ha'
me a.e,n "' the fact that for several year,
''p, y national camp.meeting has been
,aars A few miles farther on We
: Mt, Joy borough.
n"njd m,j I be unfair to Judge this large
sS ,Sr;vipg town by the sections
,,nh which the railroad passes.
usu rssads proyokingly Insist on passing
nrh % the shabbiest portions OF our
N.Y. ~ Mt. Joy it can be said truth.
u, J.. a handsome borough away from
abroad, and is the centre OF much
,"h and refinement. Leaving this
pnnb there are signs of breaking
M is,be country. The monotony OF q
country is now relieved by hills
hng" rock boulders. Only the sides
hs .us I'D tunnel between Mt. Joy and
Istoyp remain, the top having
taken off to let the sun and day
uay Az 10 the right stretches the
VIM VIM borough of Elizabethtown,
inc beautiful in the distance. One
n MS stree, leads to the depot. We now
a sight of the Conewago valley,
Ecb in minerals as in agricultural
rrnrisp A single track railroad
pches of from here and runs out tn
nsiye ore beds in he vicinity OF
nmeIstown. A couple of miles fur
brings us amongst the rocks and
bders of the Swatara hills, that
Az if they had been blistered for
|, under a broiliDg sun. Across
tiara creek, and amongst furnaces
manufactures, one stops to rest In
dle,own, Dauphin County.
Iddl.town is a thriving manufat +.
nr borough of probably 4,5O0 in
rants 1000 OF them being employed
he large manufactures which large.
bounu. The American tube works
are amongst the most extensive in
country, and employ 1000 hands.
re ara large car works, stove works,
bdries and furnaces which when
ming on full time employ at least a
b,and more. This makes a very
! proportion of the population. Mid
own is where ex.U. s. Senator
heron started business life which
toa a grand success. In the centre
he town stands the little two story
esoua building in which he started
banking business. 1t is built of
bstone without any sign of embel-
mrut, and the traveller who never
it before but sees the gilt letters
ank' over the door stops and laughs
he idea Of a bank being conducted
vCh a building, the whole cost of
ch could not have been more than
BOO Yet this is where the great
Jon Cameron made his first money
he str.l OWNS the building.
iddletown is wofully behind the
b. 1t is terribly afflicted with "old
Iism," The tax rate is ST. 80 on the
for borough and school purposes.
glory OF the town is its good school
ses but it is without paved streets
without water except pumped from
i hy the aid of elbow grease. "The
Of The buildings are of frame, some
hrm Ia'ey erected with modern
hlteCtural embellishments. 1t is not
pwn where enterprising business
will stop to invest their money, be-
se their arr no water works. Mid
own should be wealthier, enter.
ing town. The latest improvement
new NJ E. church costing about
oU and winch is to be dedicated on
aaay,ApriI nth, by Bishop Bowman.
oldest church relic IL the old Lu-
rean church erected in 1767, which
lately vacated by the congregation
Ccupy a newtchurch.
|reat sacred and Interesting memo
cluster arouud the old edifc,.
pabiy the wealthiest man in this
MY is James Young, a lifelong
hu OF Simon Cameron. Mr.. Young
tea life in this town as q boot. black
motel, and he is now reputed to be
,h about three million dollars.
mas some property in a furnace in
lpany with Don Cameron, and owns
number Of houses in the town,
We Ten or twelve of the best
l'I IN Dauphin County which he
ls are his special pride. For a
'lile he has purchased all the
lils that were for sale In the neigh
a'od, and he now owns twelve or
lsetl thousand acres of magnificent
s' upon which stand beautiful
uIhgs' Distinguished persons from
parts OF the country visit Mr..
(ulss farms, and admire his hne
: IN VI Jersey cattle and fine horses.
Ual,d'hgs are painted white, with
~ rel colored frames, green slated
(nlS' and the fences are all white.
"ueN @ "'th gates all painted red. Mr..
lung u himself lives ia an unpreten.
|us orlrk building in the city.
n""nse's visiting Middletown fre-
Eah EIh''y hotlce a woman they take to he
Ean woman, and are surprised when
||Vhea ||Vilhea that she is the wife of a
|ia,ohalre and had $40, 900 in her own
~. "neh She was married. She pre-
|SapPearing in public in the parb of
HH11A,ng .H1s woman, though her husband
au @n'e 10 purchase the whole of Middle
sD. N .. me town Is Republican in poll
EnSa \, o. ~ Danptin County. Our friend
4 'js " npoSspitaltiy pS we have been enjoy
/ 4 pss 10 hllis Erisinan, the President of
|dn o,ough Council, and one of the
iId,a,ake M awake and progressive men of
ina f Ii woulh be q, cd
S ch n iol Mlddletown if she had more
/ NJ fnr ,',h; gu But we have enough writ
pm ~ uo VII ~ letter, and will write next
LIE ORIGINAL RAMBLER.
n, reior Gunners and 4 NIL ers
.nI, mo- .heSapeake and Delaware Pen.
.Tuu'd, comprising portions of tho C,.,.