380 HISTORY OF DELAWARE COUNTY. 



In 1827, the Weekly Visitor^ a third paper, was started by 

 William Russell, Jr., and edited by Strange N. Palmer, and af- 

 terwards by Thomas Eastman, but was discontinued in 1833. 

 Mr. Y. S. Walter, who had commenced the publication of the 

 Delaware County Bepuhlican at Darby, on the first of August, 

 1833, removed his establishment to Chester some years after- 

 wards, where it is still continued. In 1835, the publication of a 

 sheet called the Delaivare County Democrat, was commenced 

 and continued a year or two. Since that time several other 

 ephemeral papers have been published. 



Up to about the period of the removal of the seat of justice 

 to Media, the growth of Chester had been remarkably slow. 

 From that time the improvement of the place has been as re- 

 markably rapid. The adjacent grounds have been laid out with 

 streets, and many buildings erected within the past few years. 

 Public attention has been called to the advantages of the place 

 for manufacturing purposes, and a large number of manufacto- 

 ries of different kinds have been erected. Chester now bids fair 

 to become a manufacturing town of no mean pretensions. 



Gas was introduced into Chester in 1856, since which time 

 the town has been well supplied with that necessary article, but 

 water has not yet been introduced. 



Upland, the neatest manufacturing village in the County, and 

 perhaps in the State, occupies the site of the ancient Chester 

 mills. But little remains about the premises to connect the 

 place with olden times, except the dwelling occupied by Caleb 

 Pusey while he had charge of these early erected mills. This 

 humble mansion of the active partner of the concern occupies a 

 position upon the present race-bank, not very distant from the 

 site of the first erected mill. It was built at two different times 

 — the older part doubtless very soon after the erection of the 

 first mill. It is now the humblest mansion in the village. 



Upland has sprung into existence within a few years past. In 

 1845, John P. Crozer, Esq., purchased the mill property from the 

 heirs of Richard Flower, deceased. The place now contains 

 three large cotton factories, with unusually neat and comfortable 

 dwellings for all the operatives, and the necessary mechanics ; 

 the elegant mansions of the proprietor, his two sons and others ; 

 a neat and elegant Baptist church, and a well finished public 

 school-house. 



Upland Normal Institute, erected by Mr. Crozer in 1857, is 

 located on an eminence south of the village of Upland. The 

 building is very commodious, and was erected at a cost of |45,000. 

 The objects of the Institution, as set forth by its founder, " are 

 to furnish at a reduced cost, a comprehensive, thorough, and 

 practical education, for business, teaching, college, and any lite- 

 rary and professional pursuit." 



