Smyrna times., 1888-03-07
History of Delaware


The new History of Delaware bv
Col. ). Thomas Scharf is completed
and ready for delivery. The work is in
two handsome volumes bound in red
leather and are excellent specimens OF
the printers and binders art. In the
1908 pages is contained a most readable
history of the State, nothing has been
left undOne that would in ANYWAY i'm
pair the completeness of the work.
At first sight the mass of material is
amazing, but it is arranged in an inter
estlng narrative that is intensely inter
esting. The History of Delaware rs
set forth in the work fills a native
Delawarean with pride. The first
volume is exclusively general history
the first chapter being an introduction.
The chapter on the Aborigines is very
interesting, containing as it does the
fascinating traditions of the origen of
those Indians that inhabited Delaware
The discovery in 1909 by Hudson is
next treated. Then follow the nara
tive OF the Dutch and Swedish rule
and Delaware under Penn down to the
revolution and here the patriotic
deeds OF Delaware's leading men are
told so fully and are of such a nature to
makes us more than ever love our little
State. Here also is a great amount of
material never before published. The
narrative from the Revolution down 10
date embraces full and complete his.
tories OF the War of 1912, Mexican
War and the late war and COM
plete rosters of all officers and
men that fought in them. A. the end
OF the narrative is a complete civil list
OF the State, from 1924 down to date
with the date of the appointment or
election of every official from Governor
down to Notary Public.
There Is an interesting chapter on
the early roads, canals, railroads and
transportation lines. Agriculture in
Delaware IS the name of Il most excel
lent chapter. The space devoted to
the Press, Bench and Bar and Medi.
cine and Medical men are invaluable
ana contain material never before pub
lished.
In the second volume, are complete
histories of every city, town, and ham
let, and hundred in the State. And
here the thOrOughness of the work is
best exhibited; the minutest detail is
mere. The early settlers, places of set.
tiement, complete church histories.
hrst buildings, old graveyards and
everything that goes toward making A
history is here treated. Civil lists OF
all incorporated towns are published.
The work is a credit to the State and
TO the publishers and is offs degree of
excellence that cannot be eQualed and
being the first complete history ever
published it is invaluable and those
who were 50 fortunate to subscribe
are to be congratulated upon receiv-
ing such a work. The publishers. L.
). Richards & Company are entitled
to the thanks of the citizens of the
state for their enterprise and energy
which has resulted in making for us
something which no one else would or
could have done so completely.
The work is superbly illustrated
the engravings of Sartain and Richie
are masterpieces of art. The portion
relating to Smyrna and vicinity cover
ing % pages is as the rest of the work
very full, and is finely illustrated CON
tanning, four fine steel plates. This
part of the history was prepared bv
W. A. Erdman and II. w. MacIntire
alter over two months labor in gath
ering material.