Smyrna times., 1878-06-26

the summer months, as was the case last
Saturday. lie knows that every drop
wasted in one month will be sighed for in
the next, and then he wonders why Dame
Nature couldn't divide the thing up by
and then no body would be unhappy and
nothing lost......" Belmont Park" with its
high shading trees, rich foliage, wide and
clean walks, is without an equal here as a
place Of resort, and if this is attractive, it is
only in the comparative degree when seen
in connection with the beautiful grounds
that surround the house where terraces
rich flowers, tropical plants and shady
walks lead to new and constantly changing
attractions.......The individual who does
not now and then arouse him or herself to
hear the grand morning concert of the
feathered songsters misses one Of the rich
enjoyments OF summer. 1t commences
about half past three and continues until
they scatter for the berry picking The
robin takes the leading soprano voice, and
the oriole, catbird, wren, songsparrow,
pewee, martin, &C., run all the variations
OF the gamut. 1t is rich harmony Of
trained vocalists. 1t will not be kept
up but four or five weeks longer....... There
seems to have been unusual unanimity in
the preparations to celebrate the Fourth
A member OF the finance committee who
can smile quarter out of the poorest man,
(lf he have anything responsive in his
nature) got one hundred dollars in a care.
less effort OF one atternoOn.......Mr. John
Jones, the overseer Of the State road
south OF the town, has cXcelled himself
and his predecessors in fixing the road
from Leatherbury' Corner to the mill pond
By culverts and proper ditching, the collec.
tlon OF water in the road that has hereto
fore been SO annoying, is avoided, and in
addition he has so graded the road as to
have distinct and elevated footpath from
the corner to the pond. Now let him by a
little skillful engineering fill up that low
grade little further on, and he will de-
serve a chaplet Of laurels. -. Our poet who
| rhymed SO cleaverly last week on We
Must Have River" is attracting the at
tention Of even our old fnanciers, and
they are inquiring who S. Z. c. is. His
poem this week is especially interesting to
young lovers.......Little Creek Hundred is
| ahead mean in babies and berries. 4
colored woman picked berries all day for
Mr.. Frank Smith, near Morton, on Friday
last and in the evening became the happy
poSsessor of three "piccaninnies. ".... The
new steamer IhoN. Clyie will make her first
trip to Bombay Hook on Saturday.......Mr
John Carrow, who is defective in vision,
mlstook the entrance to Y. b. Mpgear's
cellar on Saturday to be the entrance to
his store, and the consequence was Il severe
tall and cut face but fortunately no
broken bones.......The address of the Rev.
Mr.. Haynes at the Conference Academy at
Dover last week, we hear spoken of by
those who heard it as very able... CLAYTON
! ic ~, thn oP II
l.. Elderdice, graduate Of the University
of Maryland and now of Cumberland
Valley, Bradford Co., Pa.....New apples
made their appearance in market on
Saturday and dewberries on Monday, and
huckleberries and blaclberries on Tuesday
1.-The drawing of tents will take place
at the Blackbird Camp ground (Truax'
woods) on Saturday afternoon next at .
o'clock. Mr.. Samuel Griffin, one Of oul
oldest citizens, celebrates his Slst anniversay
by dinner party to.day.......We are in
debted to w. Polk Cummns for severa
boxes of his Brandywine Raspberrics, tht
best we have seen......Mr. MINUS II. Cover
dale, Of Kenton HID, who supplied tn,
Government with lumber during the lat,
war, has succeeded at last in securing al
unsettled claim of $5.3lS.......Nr. Anton
IIenZe, Wilmington's Costumer, will be il
town on the 3rd and 4th inst with ward
robe of masquerade suits, which he promi
ses to let out for the parade, on the Fourth
at very low prices (which will be cheape
than parties can get them up themselves
......A marriage ceremony was recentl,
performed for which the minister mot
hundred miles distant) rode somewher
between five and ten miles and returned
minus cent. The bridegroom, in his de
light, forgot his pocket bool.......S. +
Clark, who has been confined to the hous
for the past eight months by rheumati
affection-Sciatica- to-day for Phila
delphia for medical treatment We not
his departure elsewhere in verse.......Fo
) the first time since April the weather
having the appearance Of summer. s.
mote it be.