Smyrna times., 1878-07-31

A
EXCURSION TO CAPE MAY.-An excursion
will be given to Cape May on Wednesday,
Aug. l4th, from Chestertown and inter
mediate points by the Catholics for the
benefit of their new church in that town.
Town TALK.-There is one thing our
people never think of failing-rain when
the Blackbird Camp commences. When
the threatning weather of Saturday passed
off with but a sprinkle, there were
doubts of its success, but the young flood
of Tuesday was more than assuring......
The detailed publication of crime and
scandal the discussion of such subjects
before the young cannot but operate
powerfully in the wrong direction......The
great difficulty with most people is that
they do their best work when is does not
count. 1t takes a genius to do the best
work at the best time.......Now is the time
for trip to Rehoboth for those who want
to go with clear lungs, for if the rain has
not settled the dust of "old Sussex" it
must be more lively than that on most
Railroads.&c.. Cholera bomb-shells, COM
monty called watermelons, will be from two
to three weeks late this season, the severe
frosts having destroyed the first paintings.
Reese from his eight thousand "hills" will
doubtless furnish us plentiful SUPPLY.
Just four hundred years ago the art of
printing was discovered, and yet there are
men trying to sell goods who seem to have
never heard Of printers ink......A Mid
dletown farmer says good way to ex-
terminate potato bugs is to saturate them
well with coal oil, and then set them on
fire.
The skeeter the skeeter, the beautiful skeeter,
| He filled the air with mclodous metre;
| lie bites your chin, he bites your nose,
He gives buzz and away he goes.
The waters were in a sportve mood with
Capt. TSchudy on Tuesday morning. They
broke through their confines on Mark ct
ST., tripped across his back yard, tumbled
down his cellar and when discovered were
bobbing several molasses and vinegar barrels
about in mere wanton sport. There never
yet existed community, either large OF
small, either in q country village or a
powerful nation, but there could be found
a class OF people, usually small in number)
Whorepresent all that is mean, narrow-min
ded and cantankerous. Whose declarations
and actions, Judged by their anonymous pro
ductions may be said in word to be con
trolled by pure "cussedness" 80" On tho
banks of the Delaware,f is the title of q
novel just out in London. We presume il
takes in Collins Beach and Bombay Hook
......A young man in Michigan drowned
himself because, as he said in note he
left behind him, he was "too honest anC
good to live in this wicked world" We
are glad that we have none such in this
community. 1.-The man who goes tC
church and spits tobacco on the floor, doe
not eXpec-to-rate as a gentleman..... Every
one wants to agree but nobody actually
does. Are we to look for the cause in thu
weather ?......The softhearted humanitarian
that would not hurt a fly is looked upon a.
soft headed in this season of the vear......
We do not recall the time when our street
have been so filled with water as Tuesda7
both morning and afternoon. The curren
was so wide that at some of the crossing
pedestrians had to wade......If the Martha
Ninyard letter from our Real Estate Agen
on the first page does not fatter our youn,
ladies, 1t is because they are superior to tn
rest of their seX......Cutting the bushe
and weeds off of the meadow below tn
! pond at Sharp's mill thereby giving it al
even, clear surface, has made it much NOR
attractive to the eye while adding to it
utility as a pasturage.......For the sam
space of ground it would be difficult t
, conceive of more artistic arrangemen
and one kept in neater order, than tn
| terraces, mounds, rockeries, arbors, &C., il
. ......There is no rain.gague in town that W
t know of to measure accurately the rain
2 fall but water bucket setting out in
I garden was filled some time before the raj
t was over, and a safe estimate of the waite
, fall during the twenty-four hours would b
5 from six to eight inches.......Col. II. {
Douglass got this morning from Philade
phla, per steamer Ptcrrep0nt an iron-gra
horse which is perhaps the largest horse i
this section.......The families of Josep
! ! Smithers and T. ]. Lamdin will each ten
at the Camden Camp which commence
this week.......One of the trimming store
, in town was so nearly surrounded by waite
= during the heavy rains yesterday that
y was called the ocean House." The lad
; occupants say that the bathing (wadine
. was elegant. Those desiring to spend
few weeks at % seaside resort, and wis
> further information, will address "Ocea
House," corner Commerce and Market ST
;, ......Rev. j. V. Smith has been spending
: few days at the Concord Camp and wit
his friends in Queen Anne's CO.