Daily Republican., 1890-04-17
DELAWARE CITY. .
, QUIET TOWN ON The oelA'
WARE BAY,


r.l,v,,e City, Il quie. little town
.,ap.s yey appearance 10 sne grstlve OF
s,,,, i, located at the read OF De.a-
~. B,y, about twenty iulles from this
!, Tie ground on which the town
VA. vss granted to Henry Ward No
arIsr B. i615. by Governor Edward
i,Jrn. aud be was selected . Justice OF
X. n.s',, ia the following September. In
:" lie ground on the norIh OF the
an.,st Delaware and Chesapeake Canal
Y. bought by JC hn Newbold, and In
,sN n ,ou conceived the idea OF layiug
a., toun. which they named Delaware
a, Previous to this the place wae
Sstu as "Newbolfs landing" on ac-
=, Of there beipg a wharf or landing
vNhere tho present coal wharf Is
Tbcatoi. The intention Of the New
Al vss to found q city that would
ra Philadelphia. but thsIr cxpecta-
t,haye not got been realized.
Ynling that the new town did not
rs u rapidly as expected, the Now
hassn q large part OF the laud to
sler parties, hut in 1877 there were but
Nm dstliA.s erected or In courso Of
r,alou Ia tletown. Manuel Eyre. who
bllbegsl, considerable Of the land,
tnArdnup into building lots which he
cltiel on very accommodating aud adj
vauu .toal terms, aud during the next
i,w ,tNs s9A quite q number.
VI. Z. Il. Back vas the first physician
Ma, located 10 delaware City, and he
lueesetei 10 blling an extensive prac-
tie, Ia lsil the Legislature incorpor-
md tho iowd uudcr the name Of the
7Ora Of Delaware City, aud named
!oha D. DlIaerth. Charles II. Black
'1haE eb'an, Abraham Vandeg.. I,
iad Dah.5l Cibt as commissioners,
w INST .filDus to have an accurate
WrJol tie town made. The chsr' r
va towtvef found to be incomplete ana
staPplehehtaiy act was passed In 1853,
ahsn 'le boundaries OF tho town were
ht olt The first town election was
isd May ., lSjl, when i've com mission.
m were chosen, who devoted their time
Y oprnrs new streets and improving
h,e alisa1y m.de.
lle etoNn grew gradually In tize and
Neuialtn and in 1871 the limits were
anlgfi by On act Of the Legislature.
4aiLf' also gave the town commission.
snloWef % issue bonds to tho amount
rtlH! thousand dollars, which bonds
veto he exchanged for stock oi the
lsaNale \ Pennsylvania Railroad Com.
Ey, These bonds had twenty years to
t, Uai In 1851 they were called in, and
NJ ones Issued, to the amount OF
Ha'y..ight thousand dollars, at four
MI halt per csnt interest.
In March II, 1875, Delaware City
w Incorporated as q city, and placed
edsT the control of Z Mayor and three
ssm ss!oners, and since then the city
smadc considerable progress. A flra
Ett out on Clinton street, January Z,
M kn tho businoas part OF tho city,
destroyed nine frame aud two
: buildings, causing . loss OF about
lS0. but the greater number Of these
hings have been rebuilt.
DC city is delightfully."- located ut tho
s.a,n of the Delaware bay with the
Ai"atc aud Chesapeake canal. The
fsit aie wide and the eutife town IL
n0ul with carefulness and precision
s.0m sern in places OF its size.
lRpnpulatlon 10 about /, 200 or 800,
@a'heIe are no manufactures, the
pEll Is not as rapid as 1t would o her.
shas. IL has fine water front, while
,e'ul one and quarter mica distant
Tot Delaware looms up like u mighty
Ihely.
hlhs ason many OF the 10 habitanis
MW,asei In fshing, and thousands oil
fellld shad ate caught every day. the
ga. number of which are shipped TO
fl4ieiphia and New York.
i.tre are four churches In the town,
vi Hrit Presbyterian Chuich being the
aa'.t Connected with ihis church there
s,.hTee ~, srd tiourisbing Sunday tchool,
'.eh Is sell attended.
lat Delaware City NJ. Il. Church was
Sta.Ahed ta,Aed in 1877, but the present
wniias was not erected until 1886. 1t
y ~ las a membership oisome 200, with
"9 19 % IN TIE sabbath school.
4, ,llsts 7. /. Church was organized
mMtS, AID the building was dedicated
~ 49, aso' by tho late Bishop Lee. This
ss.sN .ss. was Improved in 1870 at coat Of
SlS,saN aN.oNsand dollars, aud nov has q
~ scholars se"Heetou wild " OF ABOUT
q, ile Catholic Church was built in 1852
n,mh.,.s ,,, " leafiy $500, and now lias u
"a VIII, q I u about l75. 1t IL connect
nm. IVA new Castle parish, aud the
Tls,a,a nae,'1 oheals At both places.
Ne , lora ,,', sis' lslge public scho oi In
dIiIm ,a', ".h nearly 800 scholars, In al
Tht Dc,sao OF lnore private schools.
,i,d JrgiAHAfe ralAf City Bank was ipcorpor
I'd .. Vgl'u'fy ., lSi9, and is now locat-
Villain streets "'snihgtoh anu
,na ~, oliIee was establIshod in 1920.
su;i,' saa \ ioealei In gulis a nro,ani;nns Han,
matter. ".'''a'h A. rfice 40 post
na,,. ,s ,holi1.on houss. large hotel. ID
Alns i, VI ~, eail'on street. aud mine host
| want, - A,,Nays at home To cater To the
ptr ,.a. =, MS gnesis. During the sum.
bi,s nv" un, especially, the hotel is taxed
mrt,s nos', s" ~ 1t is . fayorite resort fov
,saw VINO wish to spend a fuw dav.
iug. "V'u susineas, in fishing or gun
ClDto,p Ca1 Delaware City Hotel is located n,
tDs t.I snett and Delaware avenue and
III n = laIgo business, ""o
ciirI lIsie Ne = one newspaper, the Delaware
lsrye e"s, '., lively, spicy sheet, that he:
md ,ad'u1alng aa,iN, country. It is puSiishrd S
While in1" ny James II. Dnworth, who
asd S on, nns,aetendent in everything. /. s1% nm
arIs%, sJ%u'sPoken in his conyictIons Of vii y !,
har'saI nI' III. iae oilice came very near b.ins
ds,,,uua,,oa du out a lew weeks since. and % n,
srr.ilon sr"us Y" would not only hays been :,
ID, low" low 1''' to Mr. Dilworlh, but also t.
ety, as. u T.. s,dler. the MAYOR Of III,
ai - engaged in the ice and ca., = t,.Js .'
how se1II agIa.ahesd business man. Hs % !,
I'D saa s,sIslng his second term an m.vor S J
ascutlye. u Wise and conssrvAtiv,
psa Asag ssI the other prominent bu.,,..,
bri, ,eGa.'t,rprislus merch'ns: w,,,i. ynI !
i4e s,s rsI dtrsentsd Red Lion hupd,s" mn sssera !,
ssg g'psy q, Court; h. s. Moody, eoseh .nl ~
al,Inea."' w nilot; Joseph Roberta liver,