Smyrna times., 1878-08-07

APPoINTMENTs.-Th following are Il few
of the appointments Of the late cOlOrcd N. f.
Conference, held at St. Michaers, Md.
Ezion, Rev. Mr.. Butler. Wilmington Cir
cult, consisting of Chapel in South Will
mington, Browntown and Newport, Rev.
|. II. White New Castle, Rev. r. NJ. Hub
bard Odessa, Rev. JAS. A. Scott; Middle
town, Rev. w. B. Green; Smyrna, Rev. w.
II. Coffee Dover, Rev. John II. Holland !;
Presiding Elder for Philadelphia District,
w. J. Parker Cambridge District, Rev. J.
D. Ebert; Salisbury, Rev. Abraham Brown.
THE Ocean City excursion, Thursday last
was not swelled much ut this point. These
excursions not being advertised in the
weekly papers along the line of the Della
ware railroad are known of only by those
who read posters. Country people, who
would probably patronizc these sca.shorc
excursions, know nothing Of them unless
they happen in town, and are brought face
to face with poster. a forty dollar poster,
with letters as big as Il horseshoe, is a
! splendid thing in its way, but ten dollars
invested with few good weekly papers fre-
! quently bring about better results. So says
the Transcript.
FRUIT DRYING.-Says the Milford Nc,cs
"Our fruit dryers are all at work, notwith-
standing the fact that peaches are scarce
and high. Some of them say they will
evaporato them though they may be five
dollars basket. Mr.. Wynkoop is curing
his fruit and has had an offer Of 35 cents a
pound for all the pared fruit he can cure
but he refused it. Most of them will shiI
their best fruit, provided it clears over q
dollar basket. If it does not they will
evaporate it. They have not been willing
to pay over half dollar basket fol
peaches to cure, and consequently they
have bought but few.
JUDGE WOoTTEN.-Wc give on our frs
page an extract from an editorial in the
Erc,y Eceningin relation to the above named
gentleman. The judge sends communi
cation to the Gazette denying the insinua
tions and says: " | shrink not from an in
vestigation of my character, either public
or private, and challenge any decent anC
respectable man to arraign it-likea a man
and not attack it under cover. If | an
not mistaken as to the authsr of thi
SANDER against me he is well known b,
many citizens of this place, and he woul,
not be considered here as fit to bear off tin
ofial from a slaughter house"
CAMDEN CAMP, take it in every respect
stands perhaps without peer on the Pen
) insula. The encampment numbers IS
} tents laid out in avenues and streets lead
) ing from the main circle, like an imprOviset
, city. The weather has been delightful
from the start. The audiences were eli
: tertained on Sunday by DR.. Caldwell, J. l
5 Otis and c. w. Pegg. Yesterday, Rev Dl
, Dashields gave them one of his Eci,
, sermons such as are heard only by master
of thought and oratory. Next Sunda
Rev. I. II. Haynes will preach in tn
; morning and /. n. Foreman in the evening
} The afternoon preacher is not defnitel
| fixed but will probably be Rev. J. +. Nov
j. bray. Tho meetings are we'll attended, bu
1 without any special manifestation.
TRAMPs ABoUT.-There was great col
i, sternation in the grove at the camp groun
: Monday night, at the appearance of thre
!, ,tramps, who had merely called to pay
}, friendly visit, and seek shelter for til
night. The women particularly were greatl
! alarmed, many of them sitting up til
: whole night crying and praying for de;
= life. Some of the tents were occupie
= solely by women, while others had two
: three men occupants. After much caucu
i ing and filibustering, it was arranged tn:
. every female tent should have a male occ
% pant after which matters were more quie
= The three men were harmless. inoffensiy
Q Q laborers, and after a nights rest the
, quietly went away and there was gre
:, "rejoicing on the morn" We have bee
~ informed that there were ladies on IL
. ground who prayed fervently on the who
# of that eyentful Monday night, who ha,
=. not been known to breath a prayer befor
q since the beginning Of the camp. Wou
1T not be better if the manager of the A
i. sociation should keep tramp or two,
necessary, on hand all the time? "
think so.-Rehob0M Record.
y 35-For additional County and Stac Items, sec Il