Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-12-25

Samuel Hawkins, the tohacconist.
whose place Of business is In the Smith
Huilding, 6lO Market street, has COPY
OF the first directory ever printed in
n Wilmington, which is for the wear 1874
The book. which is a trifis over four
inches long, little over two inches
wide and nearly half an inch thick.
styles itself;
"A directory and register for the
year l8lA; containing the names, pro
fsssions and residences OF the heads OF
Families and persons In business, SC. !.
of the borough OF Wilmington and
Hrandywine--Printed by r. Porter
Mr.. Hawkins received it from his
grandfather. The names of both grand
fnthers sre found in the book. One Is
Andrew Mccall, a tobacconist, OF 46
Market street, and the other, Thomas
Hawkins, a cooper, on the South Side.
The publisher prefaces his work as
f0llowss In offering the Wilmington
dircctpry to the public the compilers
VIVA Just observe that as il is the first
thing Of the kind ever published in the
borough, they hope its juvenile days
may De spent IN peace land il 1t Is per
nitted Through fostering HANDY to
grow To- maturity, they hope it will in
crsass In perfection as it increases in
@years They return their grateful
Acknowledgements for the generous SUBJ
scription already bestowed upon it. .
AS an Introduction the book says !:
Wilmington is a fiourishing borough.
pleasantly situated between Christiana
and Brandywine creeks, within about
three mifea of the River Delaware,
81 auf IL
miles, and course nearly due s. w. T:
I from Baltimore 701S miles and from
RRington City liz miles. The two
above mentioned, after running
gh fertile country several miles.
a junction about a mile and 4
below the borough. When opposite
Iarket street they are only one mile
nder; which distance NAV be con-
Tered as the length of the town from
birth to south. The former of the
Ereams runs to the southward and the
atter to the northward, separating
= iimington from Brandywine Village.
brandywine creek may be considered az
= tributary stream to the Christiana.
and although shallow in many places.
1t is Of sufficient depth to admit vessels
Of considerable burthen as high as the
piills, consequently great part OF the
immense trade Of these mills is carried
pn by navigation. The Christiana is
pf sufficient depth to admit ships of
upward Of 300 tons burthen as high as
Wilmington wharyes. Thus situated.
Wilmington is well calculated either for
maritime or manufacturing town.
But as the Brandywine affords SO many
Elegant seats for. mills and factories.
.sbe commercial interests yields to that
Of the manufacturing.
Agreeabiy to the census of 1910 the
humber Of inhabitants was 4, 4l6;
yince that time we NAV calculate On al
Increase Of 400 or 500, making at this
sime near 5000. Agreeably to an ae-
nount recently taken, there are 81
schools and seminaries of learning
within the borough, including a col.
lege, a female boarding school upon an
extensive plan and a select school for
the education of young gentlemen,
wnere the French language is taught.
Ihes5 different schools educate near
700 scholars daily. There are EIGHT
places of religious worship in Whining
ton, viz: One Friends, one Baptist. two
Presbyterian, one Episcopalian Church.
one Methodist and two African. ex-
elusive cf second Baptist now form
Plng. There are likewise a number Of
humane and public spirited societies
calculated TO relieve the oppressed and
'soothe the woes of man. now or
ganized.
Aibe views from, W WiIminstnn arc Ok
ceedIhgly beautiful On the east, be-
(. yond large extent of highly cultivated
meadow, whose beauty is heightened
By numerous hocks as they carelesaly
feed, rolls the River Delaware, the
great commercial Observation-Disclosures
70 the four corners of the globe. ON
fae south the eye is delighted with the
meandering Christiana, gently rising
anto the country till the sight is
opscured by intervening objects-w whilst
tne adjacent meadows, farms, woods.
hills and mansion houses greatly enrich
the scene. On the west and north the
view rs sooner obstructed ; but the rising
halls, the waving lombardies and the
Spreading oaks, which terminate the
view, rather increase than diminish fine
beauties Of the prospect. The remark
able grandeur of the Brandywine oan
be Aoetser viewed than described. The
confused noise of Is merchant mills.
OF the largest size, is no sooner lost
fWhen ascending the stream than the
car is saiuted Eth the sound Of the
descending <gfs dashing over the
4ss. whist the contiguous
siteS for 4uIntry seats
,as w to g aey \ ~ NE the Della
as plet ia town as
IA oontinapt. Nor is this
& few residents therein
| l| 70 been testified and will
4 y 3 ly numerous succeeding
le. fndaries were described
& ginning at the mouth
Greek, on the easteriy
me; thence along the
prftheasbern side thereof
hvy md half to the Old
stiol head of tidenater;
4 kere aie Brandywine west
+ 4 |a| = pecnIng along the Old
; ding to the several
aC unt the present State
levy Wilmington to Lam
n una direct line south
4 4 deter the mouth of a
i 49, ups Gut to the
4 - no"- Christiana River;
~ tNhay 70 of same until
ttNto wer point of the |
5 Z 4 Pndy%r.,; then northeast
80 begiheng."
names OF ION clergymen are |
~ .no oook. Ihey are DIR. Read, |
y. Daniel Dodge, Rev. William Pryoe.
~, George Sheetz, Rev. william |
weeks The names Of IL physicians |
appear, as follows: h. A. smith
aeorge Monro, William Gibbons. Allan |
McLane, John Briflckle, Robert s.. |
Asmlth, Alexander Forester, Richard
- cochran, Arthur Johns, Dr.. Degier
d Names Tilton.
The attorneys and counsallnra at Law