Smyrna times., 1877-07-04
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

are 10 plC-tllC dI OOlllIlS OedCn w eunGSNdy
of next week, 11th.
JOHN L. SMITH living near Leipsic has
lest in the last week or so several fine |
mules with Lung fever.
The Smyrna Library put number of
new books on the shelves last week, and
another new lot will be added shortly.
The farmers are moving creation almost
to get their wheat out in time for the high
market, which seems to be staggering.
THE Presbyterian Sunday School of this
town has decided to picnic at Fraland
beach, but the date has not been fixed.
BUSINESS will be generally suspended in
this town tomorrow, 4th, we are informed
by the merchants, but there will be no
special celebration of the day.
Miss AGNES CUMMINs, daughter of D. j.
Cummins, President Bank of Smyrna, was
graduated at Brooke Hall, Media, Pa, last
week, taking the highest honors of the
class, after two years course.
DIR. BoRsT and bride returned home
yesterday from their wedding tour in
Pennsylvania, and the boys "stormed their
castle" and disturbed the peace with
| calathumpian abomination last night.
AS WE issue a day earlier this week, we
will state that there will be two excursions
take place to-morrow-4th of July. Ex-
cursion trains, morning and afternoon, to
Bombay Hook, and the big excursion to
Ocean City, via the Del. R. R.
Rev. P. H. RAwLyNs, of this town, was
sent for last week, to go to Snow Hill, Nd,
to marry couple who were members of
his congregation there, before he came to
this town. He went and the Sc twain were
made one "a Mr.. Onley to Miss Bennett.
CADET MIDsHIPMAN STANTON, of Annapolis
writes home here to Prof. Groves that of
| the "A youths examined by the Naval Board
there last week, only II passed the first
examination. AS we stated last week,
Stayton was one of the II. Another ex-
animation is to be held.
REV. E. STUBBs, of the NJ. E. Church, this
town, went to indianapolis last week and
preached trial sermon" it is said, in the
leading Methodist Church of that city. He
has been earnestly pressed to take Rev. G.
d. Watson's vacancy there, we learn, but
} it is stated that he has no desire to 60
West.
To CAPE MAY-The Odd Fellows excur.
sion to Cape May, from Chestertown, will
take place on Wednesday of next week
the 1lth inst. The train will leave Smyrna
at 7.30 in the morning and return about
in the evening. 1t is thought a goodly
number will go from here should the
? weather prove favorable.
IT is said that the young men of thi.
town were never so well rigged as they are
this summer. Some one who has taker
the pains to count says that sixteen O
them have teams, all of which, nearly
: are nice turnouts. No married gentlemen
=. are included in this count, and none o
the young farmers around town.
CAPT. TAGGART, the Philadelphia steam
! boat man, is putting up the bath houses a
the R. r. pier, Bombay Hook. The build
l ing of a hotel there, which has been re
o ported, we understand will not be consum
e mated this season, if at all. w. C. Jump ha
| opened the Wakeman House. He ha
" sold out his bar to man named Bates, G
Phila.
j. II. JEFFERSON, of this town, has sold
building lot to John VanWinkle, "a by -
y feet, on South St., adjoining the pla
) grounds of No. 5 School. Terms private
v tits proposed to put improvements Thereon
John Wright, at Clayton has bought one
, the Whortenby lots, next to VIM. G. Hill
Office. and proposes to build q storehous
:, shortly on the site.
n IT is stated that parties around Frederic
n and other river towns down the lower pal
.e of the county are trying to make arrang
or ments to ship peaches by the New Jerse
If Southern R. r. They will send the fru
,e in vessels or steam barges up to Baysid
,e opposite us, and ship it then by rail
es New York. The cheapness of this route
ID the indncement held out. We think IL
ID plan has been tried before.
be ExCURsIoN.-Now that the Pierrepout
le fixed up for passenger accommodate
ne Messrs. Tygert d Co., propose to make
OF free excursion for number of our farme
'e and business men. This excursion is
lr take place on the Goth to the trout stalk
so down the Bay, where the party are to emf
MS days fishing. The trip will be made
OF the pleasure of shippers who patronize Il
line, and committee of prominent gent
rd men have the matter in hand
81 VINO ARE THEY ?-Says the Ralt Sun
DIX its Delaware items: Rev. w. Easton,
srd Smyrna, whose semicentennial in t
ks Octoraro pulpit was recently celebrate
- had the degree of Doctor of Divinity CO
-, ferred upon him last week at the Co
II nencement OF the College at New W
he mington, Pa"
81. Says the DEL Gazette. "Among t
graduates in mathematics at the rece
commencement of the University of V
vel ginia was Mr.. Richard d. M. McCulbreth
oil- Smyrna this State"
tb. Who are these parties? There is
80 David Culbreth, without the Nc, at [
i'e University of Va, but he halls from Gree
nd borough, Md.
- BELMONT PARK, our magnificent suburb
was attraction, is now in its glory, with
was acres of lawn and terrace, shrub and sha
Z. walk and woodbine, rosy fragrance a
asst. exotic curiosities, the pride of our citizt
in, and the admiration of the stranger that
within our gates. Few visitors are ALLOW
gre to part from our midst without seeing
It 1T magnifcence of this landscape gardel
rely thanks to the hospitality of Mr.. and N
,rtv Speakman, who so kindly open their grou
Il to the town folk. The grove, with its sh
rcn walks and rustic attractions, is hardly
ere than public park to our. ent tire conn
nth nifty, who seek rest and recreation from
the in these commodious private grounds
freely opened to all What would Smy
'een do without the charms and freedom
but pretty Belmont?
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