Smyrna times., 1867-03-06
For the smyrna Times"
Notes by the Roadside
GREENWOOD, DEL. Feb oc,b

An GrhEEN"ooD, DEL, Feb oGth. l>G-
fN' EDITOR :-Buslness, for the next tbr.,
or 1our weeks, will compel me to visit I. ait''t
T Ile towns rs and villages OF Delaware and ,b. m
Eastern 0hOre OF Maryland and as what m ~
see anu near may be interesting to many ~
yGJl y.L reauerS, propose to take notes. unb
i WIN your permission, print EN- " N""
Will therefore, begin the series with I.,
|ei, ms village Is situated on the snu,L ~
uf Broad Greek, branch Of the Va'',;., >'l'
river some three or four miles anov,. tL. L'aI
VI S,oop navigation, and ninety-one mics >n,,,I,
!" wilmington. The location is goud ~
BUSINESS point ot-vlew, it having the udv,,t,
scS Vi Doth railroad and water trau,I,nrt,,;,,,'
,the former to Philadelphia, and the l,t,,'r,' l''
DaItlhore The soil in the yici,itv ! ~:
sandy loan, and adapted to the growth of,nr,
Iyci oats, potatoes, melons &c. Tn. ,.ir;y ,','
po'H III the town and surrounding country mr..
beginning TO looA with favor upon truit.,r,,-
f'is' winch, think, cannot fail to be rrn6,..
DC ! noticed :vcral very tine Young or,.b,r,i,
lHh III that Unity. muir
There l. decided preudic. acain.t H.. -,
OF hme or paint in Laurel. if one i ~ ;u'i,, ~
from the number of dwellings. and ntbrr Im;3J
llg'i destitute OF those articles which Mi -
cH nlucH 70 the appearance, and even yalnn .,
P'opeTH VI tht kind. SO many unn,in,.J
houses, thrown together somewhat nrdm;'.n
ouS9l give the Town very Sombre AMI nnnr,.-
posSeAaIIg appearance. We're il nnt ~
llaShlllcent Doth in size and >tylel edifcn ~
cvhIly Gv erected by the memb rs of the VI 4
UnIIch, ana a few private residences on
Iliisnt very nationally conclude that the nI.s,-
IIH H'H finished thirty years ago. A few hundred
a,,a cAPeuucq I'D pant and whituwaSh In
ment. paying lLNest-
Inc town contains about 100 inhab;n.n,s
TWO Hotels, two churches some ten or :, I1y
stores with the usual number oftailors' L'ai
Ti TiIillhS; carpenters and ShOemaker,' Shnn.
mere mere IS much social and friendly istercnnrs..
nItnonS all cASscS, and the right hand ot t;.llm,v
'.llP = extended 70 all who have a respecA,bl,
standing IN society. The place is BIZ M r,..a"S
leEolu OF taste and intelligence. and Cthnn~b
'!!GPplng somewhat from the S,Ablime ~ .3'.
! iiueuiousy can beat every other toyn IL. rS..
ota'c' IN the number Of bad bpvs. Stranrrrs
'ltem JuuSe the moral s'stos Of ) village or
@ Immunity, Dy the cOaE6uct Of its juveniles =
10y '"t ; i,ot tnls De one reason why Laurel does
,ot improve as rapidly as her sister y;ll.,,',
''eatOrd! | attended an exhiht;"n -
mere, OF Panoramic Views, Portraits In
caPe scenes, BIRDS, &c, illustrated with -
c"ly Invented instrument, called Photo
laPoscope' (which, by the way, WAS one nt'
he most pleasing and scientific exL;b;,;nn.
ave ever witnessed and | have meyer s,..,,
orse conduct or behavior anywhere. Rnvsnt.
ven ten and fifteen, were hallooira,. swear.
= ana smoking, in the presence of IaIia.
TN a freedom that showed that th,. custom
as sanctioned by the public if nes bx the D"l
b;S h;t; Oh the children, individually. The *
Dltlon would have been as pleasing AZ II W..
Dvei, mad 1t not been marred by the obs,enr
nguage, and disgusting oaths of soma S.,,r
,rS two OF halt grown boys. 0'0'''
ne staple articles Of trade at Laurol ,r..
aln and lumber; large quantities Of Which, ,
annually shipped to the northern and o..
rh markets. There is a fine Opportunity AZ
.eu at this place for the manufacturr nj W.
and ana glass; and capital invested in prodnr.
! IileSe two Indispensable necessarts. wonIL
~. AZ very large per cent This town stands
y much IN need of northern capital ami an,
Prlze-glve it these, and in a few vears ~
! | count its population by thousands. iprteal
Officially, 1t is not far behind South Caro-
> comparatively speaking, in traitors; vet
'Se VINO are loyal are intensely 50. JEFF H.,
Is to-day, more respected By majority 81.
people OF Laurel than is the melnorv ~
lamented Lincoln. This is "a strong ass
!, out am willing to stake my reputatin,
Feraclty upon the correctness.
More anon, MEMO.