Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-07-28
CHESTER HEIGHTS.
GRAND PLACE FOR A SUMMER
REsORr-HEALTHY LOCALITY.
Rambler Visits the Camp While Service,
Arc Hoing Conducted-Whst He Saw
There and on the Way.

Ahofo ana on the Way
Rambler" Of the REPUBLICAN
found his way to Chester Heights YES.
terday by way of the Wilmington &;
Nerthern Railroad to Granogue station.
ana from thence, only some six and a
half miles on direct straight line over
Ia good road, In carriage for four, be.
mind . pair of sleek, spanking bays
with the reins in the hands Of u good
natured friend, Amor Chandler, OF
Beaver Valley. The sky was lowering,
the rain had been falling in torren IS
during the night before, and even yes
terday morning the opening riffs of the
Iclouds would smooth themselves ont
Ievery now and then and send down q
Dash OF rain not particularly needed,
which helped to make the roads little
more sticky and muddy. Still the
morning was pleasant, and romantic
nature lay clad in fresh washed beauty
along the winding Brandywine and all
the way to Chester Heights. The gre at
fields of shocked wheat, and oats not
cut but lying tangled and fiat upon the
ground, were evidences that the farmer
was at his wits ends to know how 10
save his crops between the heavy and
frequent showers that havs within the
last two weeks been deluging the earth.
| well, this Is grand country, and
plenty this year crowns the board.
Beaver Valley Is small hamlet in the
extreme northeastern part Of Delaware,
humping up against the curved circle
which divides the little Diamond State
from her great big sister, Pennsylvania.
Amor Chandler ia the ruling spirit in
this little Beaver Valley hamlet nestled
ldown amongst the hills He has the
villaSe store and the village post office,
the great civil service reformer, Grover
| Cleveland, evidently not having heard
that ho was "Repubican rascal. !"
The Levy Court OF New Castle County
land the Commissioners of Delaware
| County came together last spring,
touched heads and hobnobbed over the
question of building 8 bridge across
Beaver Valley creek here, which gets q
little Wild sometimes, and the confer.
ence resulted In an agreement that the
bridge should be built. Bnt the agree
ment had to be sent before the court of
Delaware County for confirmation, and
Judge Clayton, of that county, is either
prejudiced or puzz ed over this little
compromise, and up to this time he has
either forgotten that it lies in q pigeon
hbAS ih hAo 6CCtCttEl VI no DuTpOb6IY
tends that 1t shall lie there.
Perhaps his honor thinks Delaware is
% "small potato" any how, and not
worth mipding, but by the powers he
must recollect that he is playing with
edged tools when he snubs the State
that was the first to sign the Constitu-
tion, and even now has Bayard as
Secretary OF State, a Gray and Sauls.
bury in the Senate and Lore in the
House. They are Democratic crowd
1t is true, but they have Unity in
hooence." But we are spending too
much time over this inter State trouble,
and we must pass on. Right down
there In that grove of majestic trees is
where quite q large number CT vii
mtngton people will bo encamped in q
couple OF weeks. Brandywine Summit
camp is known aud heard of all over
the country. It continues a plain,
primitive Methodist camp, with plain
board tents. The costly, top lofty, two
story cottages, tri2ged out In filagree
and gingerbread, have not been intro
duced here. Sentiment Is against them,
though there are some who would have
them If it were not for the rules against
them. But we must not tarry at
Brand. wine Summit camp meeting
grounds. Soon we turn the corner
Johnson's corner.
The gentleman WHO givea .he corner
name is well known in W Wilmington
He has beautiful place here. This is
where Harry Sharpley, Harry Turner
and If we mistake not, Harry Peunin9-
ton, q few ears ago, met the Boaner-
ees of the Republican party OF Penr
|sylyania, "Tom" V. Cooper, in debate
in little frame school house In the
grove. We're they to meet now, they
would find beautiful two story serpen-
tine stone school house standing in
lieu of the old frame! A little further
on is Elan, small post village, still
in possession Of "Republican Ras-
cal" There is large hotel building
here, but the strong temperance senti.
ment of the comm unity has driven the
bar out of i. and instead spends its
force in building new school houses
and churches. Speaking about the
latter, there Is a beautiful little serpen
ne stone shurch here Just finished
. year or two ago. Rev. Leroy Magee
had the honor OF being the first regular
pastor, and he is still here A leading
gentleman in this community is
lomas Husbands, and he, like Mr..
johnson, is cne OF the country pillars
of the Brapdywine Camp Meeting AZ
soctatiop. He has largo farm, ana
upon 1t is the serpeptiue quarry, from
which the stone was procured to build
the Lew church and school house re-
fsrred to.
-Four miies to Chester Heights from
Elan. We cannot describe in detail
the magnificent country through which
we are passing, for we must pay IA little
attention 70 the famous Heights. From
a hill ON the west declivity of Chester
creek, west branch, we look across and
we are told that there are Chester
Heights. A grand scene from this point.
To the left lofty Catholic spire locates
Crozierville.
Winding around the base of the hills
is the Baltimore Central Railroad, which |
after crossing the creek luus up hill a,
q steep grade to reach the Heights. Be- |
fore us is an arched gateway over
which is Inscribed "Chester Heights.
The roadway leads up past almost end |
less lows of horse stalls, but on account
of the rain the horses were few yester-
day morning. In the grove we look
around and see actually large village
QUILT amongst the trees. These cottages
are certainly very pretty, and netghoor
see ms to try to excel neighbOr In having
the most attractive buildings, many OF
them surrounded with spacious lawns
and yards with rockeries matted with
flowers and ferns. We would call this
at once a sylvan paradise. The grove
forms natural amphitheatre with
avenues terraced one higher than the
other until the top is reached.
The large trees alone would be Insult
ficiet for shade, but what is lacking in
that line is made up with smaller trees,
s9ch as dogwood and naples, the latter
nlAntad. and theaa ann q or trooa intn.