Smyrna times., 1875-05-26

Mr. Campbell, at the Wakeman House,
Bombay Hook, is preparing for the season.
lie proposes to give the privileges of his
house and grounds to Sunday School and
Church excursions this summer, free of cost.
He has put trees in the lawn and made
other improvements, recently.
PENINSULA CAMP MEETING.-Persons visit |
ing Spring Branch Camp Ground Tuesday, |
June Sth, at the drawing for tent sites,
will be conveyed from FELTON, to the ground
and returned, in time for the 3 o'clock
train going North, free of charge, or they
will be checrfully entertained for the night.
One-story tents l2xl6 feet, with floor and
shelves, may he hadfor only 50. TwostOry
tents, same size, floors and shelves, SIS.
Rev. r. w. Todd writes, "rhc camp ground
lies between the public road and Spring
Branch, extending 300 yards in length and
| $50 yards in breadth. never failing
stream, clear as crystal sweeps along within
few rods of the preachers stand, and the
| old springs are still there, OVERLOOKING with
the best of water On the opposite side of
the public road are 20 acres of smaller tim
Der for hitching ground. No finer ground
for convenience of access, water, shade,
dryness, and beauty of situation exist on
this Peninsula.
1T is Il well established fact, known To
many now living, by personal observation,
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this region, as the grasShoppcrs did Kansas
last year, the greedy creatures completely
stripped every tree of its foliage, i'll the sur
rounding woods, up to the very margin OF
the tenting ground, but left every tree "i
the blessed old grove untouched. Since
that time every successive owner has pre-
served the timber with scrupulous care.
, The TRAINS oN THE KENT COUNTY Il. r..
from Chcstcrtown to MasScy>, now run
through To Clayton, instead of connecting
with the Quccn Amcs road on to Towns
end. The change was made last Monday
This make, Clayton quite railroad centre
: the leading station on the Del. road and
the tcrmin of two Others. the Md. d Del
4 and the Kent County roads. 1t is under
a additional Sidings for the Kent road, from
. which it is t. be inferred that the new
, arrangement is to be permanent, though
, there are intimationS that the Kent may il
/ time run on through to Bombay Hook
) This hardly seems probable however. Th
z reason for the change on the part of tn,
o Kent road, we understand. was the higl
t freight tariff it was subjected to by the ole
;. route For instance, an article frcighte,
t from Philadelphia. for which the p. W.
b. would charge - cts. to Townsend. tn
;, Queen Annes road would also charge - ct.
to MasScys, and then the Kent road woul,
), have to charge p cts more to ChestertowIl
is making - cents in all. Now the - cent
{. from Townsend to Masseys is saved To tn
. shippers, and passengers by the new rout
J. only have to change cars oncc-at Claytoi
THE LEwES PHoTs.-Thc men in thi
community who have the largest income,
y and are, a> a class possessed of most wealtI
are the pilots of the Delaware bay, am
> river. Their average yearly income
about two thousand dollars. Some excec
g this by onc-half or more. 1t is a commo
e thing now. since the advent Of the Penn
II sylvania transatlantic steamships, for
as pilot to make one hundred or more dollal
IS in day. There are about thirty Of thc~
l' men who make their homes here; and
Il more independent, contcntcd, and health
~ set of men can scarce be found anywhere
Il -Br"krotr Light.