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PLEASANT HILL is a village having a population of about 200, in a fine agricultural region, the land being limestone soil. It is about 12 miles west of Wilmington. It con- tains a M. E. church and a Friends' meeting- house.
Some of its citizens and those of the vicin- ity are: Samuel Aiken; M. B. Armstrong; William Bockers; Alban Buckingham; A. Buckingham, Jr .; F. II. Buckingham; Harry Buckingham; R. G. Buckingham; Wm. J. Campbell; Mahlon Chambers; Eli Davis; Thos. Dempey; Alb. Eastburn; David East- burn; John B. Eastburn; Joseph Eastburn; O. W. Eastburn; Samuel Eastburn; Wm. M. Eastburn; Watson Fell; John Harbener; James Harkness; Thos. Harkness; Wm. Harkness; Thos. Higgins; Wm. Higgins; H. Jacobs; Isaac Macy; John McCormick; Jas. Minmey; Thos, Mitchell; Jacob Moore; Levi 1. Moore; Thos. J. Moore; H. Mousley; Frank Peunock; Evan Robinson; Wm. P. Stinson; Jos. Underwood; Alf. Walker; A. J. Whiteman; Frank Whiteman; John W. Worrall; Samuel Worrall.
PORTER'S is situated at the junction of the Delaware and Newark & Delaware City railroads, and therefore enjoys telegraph and express facilities. . It is within six miles of Delaware City, and 15 miles south of Wil- mington. The Woodland flour mills are in this place; the population is about 100. Its citizens and neighboring farmers inchide these names: Andrew I. Armstrong; Geo. 1 .. Batten; Mahlon Batten; Jos. Biddle; Win. Bradley; James Il. Compton: Win. Emerson; Jas. T. George : Geo. W. Grimes; A. W. Hope: Jas. MeMullen; Jas. Mahle; Thos. W. Marcey; Abram S. Moore; Thos. G. Porter: A. D. Racine; Josh. C. Richards; J.
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II. Sheedon; A. F. Smith; Wm. E. Todd; J. Walker; Wm. Walker.
PORT PENN, a thriving little town of over 300 inhabitants, near the head of the Delaware Bay, and convenient by water to both Philadelphia and Baltimore. The near- est large town is Delaware City, only four miles distant, by mail stage-route. Ilas good schools and stores; also telephone, telegraph and express facilities. Churches, Methodist and Presbyterian. Some citizens of Port Pen and vicinity are: W. K. Bendler; Edw. S. Brooks; Robt. S. Carpenter; Samuel Car- penter; Henry Cleaver; Jos. Cleaver; Jos. HI. Deny; John C. Diehl; Geo. W. Duncan; John M. Evans; Rev. Oscar A. Gillingham; Willard S. Hall; Thos. Higgins; Geo. W. Jones; Oland W. Kershard; Sammuel Ker- shaw; Geo. D. McCoy; Jas. F. Moore; Jas. Padley, Jr .; Fras. B. Stevens: David Stewart, M. D .; Abram Vandegrift; John B. Vande- grift; Jos. W. Vandegrift; F. P. Vanhekle, Jr.
RED LION, a small but thriving village about six miles from New Castle, in the southern part of New Castle hundred, and about a mile from Bear station, D. R. R., has one church, the Methodist Episcopal, and is surrounded by grain, vegetable and small fruit farms. Some of the citizens of Red Lion and vicinity are: E. Armstrong; II. Armstrong; R. S. Armstrong; Jas. 11. Bat- ton; D. Coleman Beaston: Thos. Biddle; John W. Burris; Walter S. Burris; Thos. Butler; Chas, Carseley; Geo. Chesney; John M. Collins; J. Milton Collins; Sammel II. Collins; Eli Crossan; E. Crossan, Jr .: Chas. Davis; Jas. W. Denning; A. A. Deputy; Howard Deputy; John Deputy; Walter Deputy; Rev. O. W. De Venish; Edw. Dow- ney; M. Duckery; Geo. Fernandes; Chas. Fisher; John Friel; Wm. George: Harry Gray; A. Grimes; Edw. M. Hance: Harry Hayes; John T. Hayes; Thos. Hill: Abm. Kinslow; H. Lynam; A. McCall; J. W. MeC'all; Clem MeMullin: Danl. Maloney; Jas. W. Marsey: H. Moody; Alex. Munson; Fred. Porter; Geo. Porter: Saml. M. Porter;
Geo. Proud; G. Proud, Jr .; Jos. Proud; Wm. Proud; John Richards; P. G. Roberts; R. R. Roberts; Samuel P. Roberts; A. H. Silver; Henry M. Silver; Wm. F. Silver; Geo. Slack; Enos Slack; Thos. Slack; E. Stanert; W. H. Stanert; O. Starkey; Geo. Thomas; J. T. Thomton; Sol. Webb; Mary Wiley; Spencer HI. Wiley; Chas. Williams; Chas. Wright; Geo. Toppin.
ROCKFORD, frequently called Ban- croft's Banks, is the home of many of the em- ployces of the Joseph Bancroft & Sons' Com- pany, mif's and dyers of cotton goods. The houses are all supplied with electric lights. The village is on the Brandywine, in close proximity to Wihnington. It is the seat of the school-house shared by the districts of Rockford, Kentmere and Highlands. Here reside John Bancroft, sed'y and general sup't of the company; Samuel Bancroft, Jr., prest; Sarah P. Bancroft, widow of Joseph; and Win. P. Bancroft, vice pres't. J. B. & Sons Co .; besides foreman S. II. Benson, R. A. Forest, T. E. Jackson, Wm. Kershaw, IF. Lynch, J. E. Rankin; A. T. Steptoe, and II. P. Wilde; William Braddock, Jr., sup't .; machinists J. E. Abbott, Wm. Abbott, C. Braddock, J. E. Coady, and J. B. Moore; Chas. P. Cassidy and Win. Miller, general store keepers; clerks J. H. Coady, Wm. II. Deer, II. W. Myers, and P. Wall, besides a large number of employees in various de- partments.
ROCKLAND, a town having about 400 inhabitants, situated near the Brandywine in the hundred of that name, four miles from Wilmington. It has a grist mill, a saw mill, powder and paper mills, telegraph and ex- press offices; the nearest station, W. & N. R. R., is a mile distant. It contains two churches, M. E. and P. E.
Among the citizens of Rockland and vi- cinity are: Alf. Banks: Jas. Barr; Benj. Bond; Jos. A. Buck; Edward Carney: J. C'arney; Thos Carney; Henry Carroll; Thos. R. Day; Jas. Dougherty; Edwin S. Ely; F. Ewing; Henry J. Ewing; Samuel T. Ewing; Giro. B. Fenn; Geo. R. Garrett; R. Gian- matteo; Chas, Green; Jas. Green: David
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Grier; Win. Hagan; Alex. C. Harris; John Harris; John J. Harris; John J. Hendrick- son; Thos. Holloway; Jas. E. Hornby; Nor- man Hunter; Abm. Husbands; E. L. Hus- bands; Jos. C. Husbands; Thos. Husbands; Wesley J. Husbands; Wi. E. Husbands; M. Kelleher; Martin Kemether; Wm. Lair; _ 1. D. LeCarpenter; Edw. Le Carpenter; Jas. Long; S. A. Long; Jos. Lowther; John Lowther; Wm. II. Lucas; Wm. H. Lukens; Daniel Monigle; Ilugh Monigle; II. J. Moore; J. W. Murphey; Win. T. Perks; Frank Petite; Lewis HI. Raymond; Frank Stirling; Wm. Hugh Stirling; John Sweeney; Rev. W. P. Taylor; Gen. Truax. A large number of persons, principally em- ployes in the Jessup & Moore and other mills, also have their home here.
ST. GEORGE'S is situated 15 miles from Wilmington, on the Chesapeake and Dela- ware canal. It lies mainly on the north side of the canal, in Red Lion hundred. It has communication by water with places both north and south, by means of the Ericsson line of steamers. It has two churches, Pres- byterian and Methodist, and a public school. A number of secret societies have organiza- tions at St. George's. Citizens of the place and neighborhood are: J. Aspril; Eliza Bel- ville; P'. Belville; Thos. Bird; Clarine J. Brinton; Michael H. Bryan; John Bulun; John II. Calder; G. Cann; Richard L. Can; C. Cannon; II. G. Cannon; Jas. P. Cannon; John W. Carrow; J. W. Carrow, Jr .; H .. C. Clark; Wm. M. Cox; Jas. M. Craig; Geo. Crossland; Jos. Crossland; Jos. G. Crossland; J. R. Crossland; Win. Cullen; Danl. W. Cush; Rev. R. A. Davidson; J. W. Dewitt, M. D .; Geo. Dixon; II. C. Dobson; Wm. G. Ellison; C. Fields; S. A. Fritts, M. D .; Ed- ward Gam; Jas. Garman; Seth Gibbins; Alb. Gray; M. J. Gray; Ebenora Griffin; Edw. Heiry; Jos. Heisel; T. Bayard Heisel, Esq .; F. Hildebrand; Jas. II. Hudson; Jas. Jack- son; Clarence Jamison; J. A. Jester; Jos. A. Jones; Theo. F. Jones; Edw. Kind; Wm. H. King; Thos. Laws; Edw. Lester; Henry S. Lester; Win. Lester; Dr. J. C. McCoy; Tho -. MeCov; Wm. McMullin; L. J. Me Whorter; I. N. Me Whorter; Fred. Merrick; F. J. Mer-
rick; Vincent Moore; Wm. Morrow; J. B. Nelson; Jas. II. Painter; E. H. Peckard; Edw. C. Pierce; Wm. K. Price; Wm. Rey- nolds; Jas. Richardson, M. D .; Chas. Riley; Clayton W. Riley; Martha Riley; Win. Rob- erts; A. Robinson; Aug. Robinson; E. Ross; Wm. Russum; J. Shoule; Theo. Shultz; Wm. Shultz; Ph. Sinnons; T. Simmons; Geo. G. Smith; Allan Sparks; II. Sparks; W. L. Sparks; Geo. Stafford; C. E. Stapleford; Robt. T. Stevens; Chas. Stewart; D. B. Stew- art; Harry Stewart; John HI. Stewart; Henry Straub; J. C. Stuckert; Wm. M. Stuckert; Albert N. Sutton; F. G. Sutton; Geo. H. Swain; Edw. Swan; Thos. Swan; Rev. J. Owen Sypherd; Andrew Taylor; J. Taylor; S. Thomas; C. Tillman; B. Truax; E. B. Vail; D. C. Vail; John V. Vail; Winfield Vail; Jas. T. White; W. J. Willis; G. Wil- son; D. C. Wolf; John T. Wolf; Win. Wolf; Chas. S. Wright; II. Wright.
STANTON is a village built on both sides of the White Clay creek, the main source of its prosperity, this stream furnishing water power for the various industries carried on here. The Kiamensi woolen mills, grist mills, a fertilizer works, etc., give employ- ment to many hands. By the P., W. & B. R. R., the town has communication with Wil- mington, six miles distant. Population nearly 300. The churches are Presbyterian and Methodist Episcopal. Some of the eiti- zens of Stanton and vicinity are: E. All- corn; Gen. M. Alleorn; Sammel Allcorn; Win. Allen; Nellie Applebee; Frank W. Ball; Irvin L. Ball: John Ball; John M. Ball; Edwin R. Banks; E. Banks; Geo. Banks; Jabez Banks; R. R. Banks; John L. Barlow; John W. Barlow; Jolm W. Bennett; Arthur Blausfield; Win. Blausfield; Geo. W. Bolden; Isaac Bolden; Win. Boulden; Wm. Bowman; II. Boyer; Thos. Bradley; Jas. Brown: John Brown; Merril Calloway; Wm. Calloway; Edw. Chambers; K. Chambers; T. B. Chambers: Abm. Chandler; Wm. Chandler; H. L. Churchman: Edw. Crans- ton: Harvey Cranston; Wmn. Cranston; Wm. Crosson; R. Currinder; W. Currinder; Frank Dennis: C. Dennis: Bayard D. Derickson; W'in. Derickson: Win. H. Derickson; Leslie
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Derickson; Jos. Derrickson; B. D. Dickey; Chas. II. Diekey; C. P. Dickey; Thos. Diekison; Wm. Duncan; Chas. HI. Flem- ing; Jas. Foot; Jas. R. Foot; Oliver Foot; Edw. Foote; John Foote; Wmn. Foracre; John L. Greenawalt; Roht. Greenawalt; J. Ed- win Gregg; Jas. M. Gross; Benj. A. Groves; G. T. Hamilton; L. Hamilton; Thos. Haw- thorn; Wm. E. Hawthorn; William Heiser; John T. Hendrickson; Ellis P. Hicks; Geo. HIinsworth; Jos. Hitchens; Jas. F. Hopkins; J. Hottenfellow; C. N. Hubert; John L. Huggins; L. Jacobs; S. Jacobs; Josse G. Jones; W'in. Jones; Wm. Jones, Jr .; Thos. Jones; Alphonso Kirk; Egbert Klair; Frank Klair; Jonas Klair; Benj. Lee; Wm. Legg; Lewis P. Lyman; Robt. T. Lyman; Robinson Lynam; Wmn. F. Lyttle; Robt. McFarlan; Jas. Me- Laughlin; L. Mann; John Marvel; Amos Missimer; John W. Mitchell; Wm. T. Mor- ris; Jas. Morrison; Fred Narville; J. II. Narville; Ulysses Narville; Arnold Nau- dain; A. Naudain, Jr .; Anna J. Newlin; Alphens Pennock; Pusey Pennock; John Pil- ling; Richard Pilling; Thos. Pilling; Geo. Powell; Wm. Powell; V. Prichard; Win. Reynolds; Win. Robin-on; Chas. Rulencame; Alf. Ruth; Alvin Satterthwaite; Rouben Sat- terthwaite; Chas. Schwedeman; L. C. Schwedeman; L. H. Schwedeman; Jas. Shakespeare; C. Smith; Win. Southgait; Wm. J. Stroud; Lewis Taylor; Robt. Taylor; Thos. Thwaite; John C. Turner; Jas. Valen- tine; Thos. Widows; Alf. Wollaston; E. Wal- laston; II. Wright; W. Wright; W. L. Wright.
STATE ROAD is a pleasant little village, surrounded by a fine, fertile region, with beautiful and thriving farms. It is on the D. R. R., three or four miles from New C'as- thue. It has a creamery, a good school and a Baptist church. Some residents of the town and neighborhood are: John Bartholomew; Alex. Baxter; Fras. N. Buck; Alex. David- son; David Heyd; John Johns; Jas. Keegan; Edw. McAllister; Jas. Mc Allister; Manlove HI. McFarlane: Henry H. MeMul- len; Adam Miller; Sam'l Miller; John Moody; Wilmer Reed: Allanson E. Ritten- house; Rev. Ephraim Wittenhouse; Robt. II. Smith; Thos. Stafford; Harry White; Geo. Whitefield.
SUMMIT BRIDGE, in the western part of St. George's hundred, within six miles of Middletown, stands in the midst of a fine agri- cultural region. It has a population of nearly 200. A. M. E. church is there, a good pub- Hie school, and two lodges, Jr. O. U. A. M. and I. O. H. Some of the citizens in and around the place are: Peter B. Alrich; Wood- ruff Bendler; J. Benson; Chas. Bigger; Wm. Bigger; Josephine Boys; Mrs. S. A. Carnagy; J. Cavender; N. T. Davis; Jas. M. Downs; F. Elliott; J. Elliott; II. C. Ellison; C. Fox; W. T. Golt; C. W. Griffuby; W. Hevelow; Alf. D. Howell; D. C. Howell; Wm. D. Howell; Robt. M. Huggins; II. Jones; W. Jones; J F. Kane; J. Lister; Boyd McCoy; John F. McGarrity; Win. T. Money; Benj. Mot; Win. Murray; A. K. Patson; Eugene Paxon; John W. Reynolds; J. Rhoades; S. Rhoades; W. Rhoades; Jas. Ring; H. Rus- sell; Chas. II. Sahnon; Geo. W. Sartin; W. T. Sartin; Wm. HI. Science; D. Short; J. I. Veasey.
TALLEYVILLE is a town with a popula- of from 130 to 130, four miles from Winning- ton on the Concord pike. There is scarcely a better farming region in the state. Dupont station, W. & N. R. R., is about two miles distant. The churches are Grace P. E. and Mt. Lebanon M. E. Among the residents of the town and vicinity are: Benj. Atwell; Robt. Betty; J. W. Blake; Jos. Brown; Pusey P. Brown; Saml. Brown; Lewis Bul- len; Amos Campbell; Jas. S. Dawson; Chas. W. Day; F. Harvey Day, M. D .; Harry Day; John Day; John W. Day; Jacob Derickson; John Elliott; Benj. Framm; John Frahm; John W. Framm; John Greenfield; S. J. Greenfield; Ann Haley; Matt. Haley; Clifford Hand; Jas. A. Hand; Geo. A. Haw- kins; Geo. E. Hornby; Jas. E. Hornby; Wm. Husbands; John D. McCrea; Rev. Jacob Miller; J. A. Mousley; S. Revis; C. C. Righ- ter, J. P .; John T. Righter; Wm. Rott- house; W. Rotthouse, Jr .; Danl. Ryan; Cur- tis Talley; Eli B. Talley; Elihu Talley; Henry C. Talley; John Talley; J. H. Talley; J. T. Talley; Saml. M. Talley; Thos. L. Tal- ley; Win. Talley; Wm. W. Talley; Wm. Taylor; J. W. Trump; John Viney; El- wood P. Way; Henry Wilkin.
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TAYLOR'S BRIDGE, on Blackbird creek, six miles from Odessa, and at about the same distance from Townsend, on the D. R. R., has many agricultural advantages. The creameries of Odessa and Deakyneville are proving themselves profitable to the farmers of this vicinity. The population of the town is approaching 300. Some of those residing here and in the vicinity are: Win. Bice; Den- nis Boyle; John P. Carey; Saml. A. Collins; Win. Coning; Geo. Crouch; B. F. David; B. F. David, Jr. ; Jas. H. David; Jas. L. David; S. A. David; Saml. Derickson; Wm. Ellings- worth; Jos. W. Elliott; R. E. Elliott; Chas. W. Jarrell; Thos. A. Lynch; Saml. J. McClain; Wm. T. McClain; Peter Q. Macy; Garrett S. Moffet; John Regener; John Shahan; Abm. Staats; Isaac R. Staats; Jas. II. Staats; Isaac G. Webb; Harry S. Woodkeeper; Henry II. Woodkeeper.
THOMPSON is a village of some thirty or forty inhabitants, a station on the Pomeroy & Newark R. R., in the extreme northwest- ern part of Delaware. Some residents of the place and surrounding farmers are: Geo. Aiken; Saml. Aiken; Win. Brannard; John Connor; Ellis Crossan; Eli Davis; John Des- mond; Geo. D. Ferguson; Barclay Hamnun; C. Canby Hopkins; John A. Hopkins; John T. Johnson; John Quill; Beulah Thompson; Daniel Thompson; Joel Thompson.
TOWNSEND, a prosperous town of be- tween 400 and 500 in population, incorporat- ed, is a place which boasts a number of im- portant industries, among which are two Ium- ber yards, a brick yard, and an evaporator for the fruit and vegetables produced in abun- dance and of fine quality in the surrounding country. It is a terminus of the Queen Anne and Kent county R. R., with connection at Massey's with the Baltimore and Delaware Bay R. R., and of course enjoys the advan- tages of express facilities and telephone and telegraph communication. There is a M. E. church in Townsend, and a good school; also lodges of K. G. E. and Jr. O. U. A. M.
Names of many of the citizens of Town- send and vicinity are: John P. Atwell; Chas.
Bemis; M. Bennett; Abm. Bratton; Thos. Bratton; Jos. Budd; W. Burg; Jas. Car- penter; N. Clifton; J. S. Daniels; Stockley Daniels; W. T. Daniels; Geo. W. Deakyne; II. Deakyne; Win. C. Deakyne; John Deany; Jas. L. Dickson; Rich. Donohoe; W. E. Duhadaway; Thos. 1. Enos, M. D .; Win. Gaunce; W. Gill; E. Graham; W. E. Graves; David Greer; Win. Greer; Isaac Guessford; John Guessford; B. F. Gum; Geo. Gum; Jas. C. Gum; John Gum; S. A. Hannon; J. Henry Hanson; Hanson Harris; Edward Hart; Geo. M. D. Hart; W. E. Hart; Job Hayman; R. Hodson; C. F. Hubbard; Geo. Hurd; B. W. Hutchinson; J. C. Hutchinson; John W. Isaacs; John Joseph; Fred Knotts; W. G. Knotts; J. S. Lattomus; Thos, Lattomus; W. Lattomus; W. T. Lee; Alb. Logman; W. W. Logman; D. B. Maloney; Thos. Maloney; Wmn. Motfit; W. II. Money; Frank Morris; John W. Nau- dain, J. P .; II. Naylor; J. T. Naylor; W. W. Naylor; P. Othoson; Saml. Peachy; G. Pender; Edw. Phillips; 1. Quillin; N. Rat- ledge; Aaron Reynolds; Win. P. Reynolds; W. Rittenhouse; Chas. Schwatka; W. A. Scott; L. B. Shockley; HI. Skaggs; T. Skaggs; II. M. Smith; Geo. Start; J. D. Stradley; Wm. Tatman; B. Timmons; J. Timmons; Thos. Timmons; Wm. Timmons; S. Tinley; Chas. Todd; John Townsend; Isaac Truax; Geo. Warren; R. Warren; Geo. N. Watts; Jas. T. Webb; W. T. Web- ster; Wm. Weldon; A. E. Wells; B. Wells; Chas. Wells; D. Wells; F. Wells; T. Wells; J. (. Wilson.
UNION, a village of about sixty residents, situated on the W. & N. R. R., surrounded by fertile and well-cultivated farms. Some of the citizens of this region are: Saml. Aikin; R. G. Buckingham; Lewis Collins; J. T. Dempsey; A. II. I. Eastburn; David East- burn: J. B. Eastburn; O. W. Eastburn; Watson Fell; Victor Gebhart; Henry Jacobs; John McCormick; Edw. Mitchell; Thomp- son Mitchell; Thes. Moore; Wm. Vansant.
WOODDALE, on the Delaware Western R. R., in Mill Creek hundred, is a town with
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a population somewhat more than 100, and is in the midst of a very productive section of the state. Some of the residents of the vil- lage and vicinity are: Geo. J. Bilderman; Henry Boughman; P. Cherry; John Con- nor; Harry Hobson; Thos. S. Jackson; J. L. Lambon; Henry Leach; Lewis Miller; Wmn. HI. Mounce; Saml. Souden; Lewis Springer.
YORKLYN, which is about 12 miles from Wilmington, on the Landenberg branch of the B. & O. R.R ., has a population of nearly 300, carries on various manufactures and is surrounded by well cultivated and productive farms. Citizens of the village and its neigh- borhood are: J. Bange; Geo. Boyd; H. L. Broomall; Wm. Broomall; Atlee ('handler; Geo. P. Chandler; Jas. Chandler; John
Chandler; R. J. Clark; Jackson A. Cloud; F. Concannon; E. Curry; Jas. Curry; Michael Daley; Jesse Davis; E. H. Denison; Geo. Doud; Israel Durham; Fred. Ferrce; M. Iliggins; J. Hanng; Jas. Hendrick- son; John J. Holloran; M. Hlolloran; Enos Hoopes; Thos. Johnson; E. Jor- dan; Jas. P. Kane; J. Kane; J. Keating; Thos. Keating: B. MeCarns; F. MeCarne; Israel Marshall; T. S. Marshall; P. Mul- doon; S. Murray; Owen O'Neal; Wm. Pick- haver; Geo. Potts; G. Potts; John L. Press; Win. Press; K. Pyle; Wm. Rector; L. Ruth; J. Ryan; M. Ryan; Jos. Seal; Saml. Sharpless; Wm. Sharpless; Thos. Sterrett; M. Touhey; Patrick Touhey; P. Touhey, Jr .; HI. Veasey; Madison Wilkinson; Thos. Wilkinson; Win. Wilkinson; Ellsworth Wright.
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ADAMSVILLE is a postoffice and village situated in the northwestern part of North- west Fork hundred, about twenty-four miles from Dover, and six miles from Greenwood, its nearest railroad station. Its interests are entirely agricultural. Some of the inhabitants in that locality are: Chas. M. Adams; D. C. Adams; E. W. Adams; R. B. Adams; J. W. Peters; Roger Adams; Roger Adams, Jr .; W. II. Adams; Levi Bowen; John Bul- lock; Thos. Curry; Jos. Davis; M. M. Davis; Oliver Draper; J. L. Hignutt; P. Jester; Chas. II. Jones; John Jones; A. F. Langrell; Thos. Morris; J. L. Nichols; F. Passwater; I. I. Passwater; I. I. Reynolds; Geo. R. Spence; Y. H. Thomas; I. Thomp- son; John II. Todd; P. E. Todd; C. F. Wiliamson; Job Willoughby; E. Wilson; Eli Wroten.
ANDREWVILLE is a small settlement seven miles from Harrington and three and one-half miles from Farmington, its nearest railroad station. Land rates are as low as from $10 to $25 per acre. The principal crops are wheat and corn. A Methodist Pro- testant church and a public school are easy of access. Population about 50. Among the inhabitants of the place and surrounding county are: C. W. Andrew; James Andrew; R. II. Thomas; B. T. Anderson; W. F. Betts; John Brown; C. W. Bullock; Aford Cahall; Frank Collison; G. W. Collison; W. W. Collison; S. Dorman; S. L. Hall; Bay- ard Hamilton; D. Harrington; P. D. Har- rington; James Morgan; G. E. Morris; John Morris; T. E. Morris; W. Pennypacker; James Sutherlan; William Torbert; Rich- ard Trice; John Williams; B. F. Wright.
CAMDEN is one of the oldest towns in the state. The country surrounding is rich.
The farmers are prosperous. While not on the railroad the town is easily reached by stage from Wyoming, Lebanon, and Bower's Beach.
Among the prosperous citizens of the town and surrounding country are: John W. Ab- bott; S. Armstrong; John Arthurs; James W. Bareus; Robert Baynard; William Ben- nett; John Bidwell; Reese B. Bostic; Wil- liam Bostic; Charles Brinkley; William T. Brinkley; Alfred Brown; Charles Brown; Jacob Caldwell; Oliver Caldwell; Pahn Caldwell; Thomas Caldwell; Alexander Campbell; Robert Campbell; James H. C'arrow; Jonathan L. Carrow; Richard (. C'arrow; Albert L. Carter; John T. Carter; James W. Catts; L. D. Caulk; Evelyn C. Clark; Fred L. Clark; Luther S. Conwell; Mitchell Cook; Ezekiel W. Cooper; James Coudright; Walter Coun- cil; Hiram Coverdale; Hezekiah Cullen; Elias Curry; Samuel Demby; Monroe Dono- van; II. R. Draper; William Driver; Wil- liam H. Dulin; Thomas C. Dunn; William Ellison; William R. Evans; Rev. I. G. Fos- nocht; Mitchell Geddes; George Gibbs; William Gibbs; George H. Gildersleve; J. A. Graham; William Graham; Cato Grey; John W. Griffin; Isaiah Griffith; John C. Griffith; John Hackett; Elias Hammond; Samuel W. Hammond; Ferris Harris; Wil- liam Harris; William R. Harris; John D. Hawkins; A. P. Ilinsley; J. C. Hinsley: William Holliday; William J. Holliday; D. T. Hollis; T .. W. Hollis; T. H. Howell; Rev. Frank Howes; Alex. Jackson; Jr .; Frank Jackson; John Jones; Lon. Jump; C. J. Kinkcal; George Lonton; J. W. Loockerman; C. W. Lord; Edward Lord; James Lord: Daniel McBride; George Me- Bride; Stephen Miller; John Moore;
W. B. Nock; Edward Noll; Andrew Patten; Howard Patten; Eben Pen- newill; T. T. Phillips: William Pleasanton; Joshua Postles; W. R. Postles; Eher Pratt;
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Win. O. Price; E. M. Purdie; James Quil- len; William G. Roe; Robert A. Ross; Sam- uel S. Sarde; Daniel Saxton; George Scott; William Simmons; Thomas Simpson; Charles W. Smith; Edward Smith; Edward Smith; James Smith; Edward Speal; Frede- rick Speal; Samuel J. Speal; Lemuel Spence; L. G. Sterner; Albert Stevens; Sallie Stevens; William Stubbs; W. W. Taylor; Frank Tharp; Phineas Tharp; S. Thomas; Benja- Tilghman; John Tilghman; James Till; Solomon Townsend; John Van Burkalow; J. (. Voshell; Edward Walraven; John Walraven; David West; A. S. Wetzel; An- drew White; George White; Thomas Woodall; E. II. Bancroft; Frank Bancroft; Nicholas Blood; Simeon Blood; William Brood; John Boon; Abram N. Brown; John W. Caulk; J. W. F. Cooper; Henry Dager; Avery Draper; A. J. Draper; John W. Evans; William M. Evans; Henry Gibbs; Edward Jackson; Charles B. Jerman; George Mason; William Pflegor; Charles Proud; Levi S. Proud; John M. Rickards; Wm. D. Rickards; A. W. Slaymaker; John W. Stevens; H. M. Thomas; Joseph B. Wells.
BRENFORD, is a small town located in Kenton hundred, Kent county, in a rich agri- cultural district, on the Delaware railroad. Among the citizens residing in that neighbor- hood are: John Anderson; D. Baily; George Dewees; M. Donovan; J. P. Dick- son; J. II. Donovan; E. Emery; Reuben Ford; Gamaliel Garrison; Jediah Garrison; James S. Griffin; Joseph Hamilton; Eph- raim Lower; Clement Scout; John Serveson; James E. Steward; Isaac Webb; James E. Wilson; G. D. Wright; P. Geo. Wright.
CANTERBURY is situated in Kent coun- ty one mile east of Viola, its railroad station on the Delaware railroad. The country sur- rounding is a fine fruit producing belt, and well adapted to raising grain. The inhabit- ants are well fixed and among them are the following: John Adams; John Anderson; W. Armstrong; J. S. Burchind: Joseph Gorbutt; J. G. Graham; W. Graham; S.
P. Hoover; Joseph Jarrell; G. S. Johnson; O. L. Lee; II. C. Lynch; J. M. Lee; C. S. Lofand; R. Morris; J. T. Mossey; M. Stokes; A. M. Thomas; Albert Wooters.
BROWNSVILLE, isa postoffice and village in Mispillion hundred, about six miles from Harrington. The country around islevel. The people are mostly engaged in farming, among them are: John Anthony; Joseph Anthony; Wm. Anthony; Henry Benson; John Ben- son; George II. Brown; H. Greely Brown; J. J. Brown; Tilgham Brown; Geo. W. Colli- son; Geo. Downs; Benj. C. Draper; Charles Draper; W. G. Draper; Jolm W. Draper; John Evitt; Alfred Flower; Geo. Flower; William Flower; Charles Greenly; Harry D. Hanson; Sarah J. Hopkins; B. Harris; Robert Hox- ter; George Johnson; W. L. Johnson; Belle Layton; Walter Melvin; George Mitchell; L. T. Mitchell; Curtis S. Morris; C. Leon- ard Morris; James Morris; William Par- ris: Hooper Ross; Robert Ross; John D. Sipple; Thomas H. Sipple; Zadoc Sipple; Charles A. Smith; Everett Smith; Ora Smith; Thomas (. Smith; Amos Scott; Joshua Smith; Anthony Todd; Charles Todd; John Travis; Charles Travis; John Travis; Whitely Travis; Banks Tribbit; Norman Wix; JJames Wooters; John W. Wooters; Alfred Wyatt; Frank Wyatt; Ira Wyatt.
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