The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-09-29

On Friday last In company with Mrs.
Hannah Reese and her daughter, Miss
Lillian and Mrs. Charles W. Gooding,
OF this city, VIC visited Roekland
Brandywine Hundred, In order to call
on few friends and notice the i'm
provements which had been recently
made. The ride up the Kenneth pike
out by st. Joseph's Catholic Church to
DuPont's station, now called Mont
chanin, leads through one of the fin
est agricultural districts In oui
county, and was exceedingly pleasant
but after passing this point the descent
iS so abrupt as we approach the
Brandywine, 1t Is almost II not abso
lutely dangerous and it is really sur.
prising that accidents do not frequent,
ly occur. So great Is tho Gecliyity as
to remind the observer of the spura of
the Alleghenies as the hill or noun
tain Is not unlike them in appearance.
Rockland is situated In gorge, DO
tween two high hills, and to the paper
mill Of the Jessup & Moore Paper Com
pany, ia its Importance and prosperity
chiefly due. There is, however, a saw
or grist mill belonging to Mr.. LeCar-
pentier, also store kept by Mr.. Buck,
some two or three dozen tenement
houses, comfortable mansion oecu-
pied by superintendent Luke,a Metho.
dist Church, known as Mt. Lebanon,
ard small Presbyterian Church. The
pulpit of the former is occupied by
Rev. James L. VanBurkalow, and Rev.
Mr.. Long, OF Green Hill, breaches on
Sunday afternoon at the latter, SO the
residents can choose between the doc.
trines enunciated by John Wesley and
those of John Calvin.
Unfortunately, Mr.. Luke was not at
home. but We were kindly shown
who has been a trusted overseer or
has lately been enlarged, and a splen.
did now machine made by the Pussy
IL Jones company. OF this city set up,
which will turn out sheet 9S inches
wide, thus doubling the former eapaci-
ty and placing the mill among those
most finely equipped in the United
States. II was employed in making
paper for the Coleman Bible Company
of Philadelphia, and it may be instru-
mental in carrying gospel truth into
the differ ent parts Of the world, as il
turns out tons upon tons OF paper
during the year, The other machines
are used for making paper for the use
of various daily papers.
In the Introduction OF the splendid
new machine, MIR. Luke determined to
employ several boys to lay or straight
en- paper. when the girls, some l2 OF
IA i'll number employed at this work,
went out on strike, causing some in
convenience, but after weeks idle
ness. finding that the operations oil
the mill were not seriously interfered
with, they waited on Mr.. Luke and
asked him to restore them to the posi-.
ton that they had so foolishly vacated
when he good naturedly complied
with their request. The lesson learned
will have n salutary effect. as they
would have been forced to remain un
employed or leave the Village where
they had passed 30 many pleasant
days.
The machinery is driven by powerful
engines under the charge of engineer
Lewis Potts, who has been employed
for nearly ten years. and an assistant
so there is no cessation of work from
Monday morning until midnight Oh
Saturday. A large turbine wheel i;
also used in which Mr.. Davis, an old
employee lost his life some two or
three months ago. There are In the
mill 10 or 80 hands, many of whom
have been there for number of years
as they find the surroundings sc
pleasant that they are satisfied that
they cannot do better elsewhere.
The gardener, VIM. I. Perkes, has
also held his position for nearly tel
years. and as may well be inferred, Is
a trusty and reliable man.
After concluding our visit we return
ed to this city, taking the road lead
ing up to the school house where r. G.
Frain, Esq, taught the young idet
how to shoot In his more youthful
days, past the banks OF the late Charles
/, DUPONT, out to the Blue Ball. theme,
down the Concord pike, across thu
splendid bridge which spans the Bran
DIVINE, and thence to No. sos IVES
Fifth street, one OF the most pleasan
sections of our city.