Smyrna times., 1879-06-04
Our Surroundings.

June is the month of the roses While the rose is
the king of the flowers and the eagle is the king of
the birds, there many birds attractive the
eagle as there are as many flowers attractive the
rose. Nature is now on every hand decked i'll her
gayeS attire, and midst swinging bowers and sweetest
shrubbery, spring forth the most joyous of natures
unresraned songsters. 1t is pleasing to find decOra
tive art acting i'll harmony with nature in producing
the beautiful. walk through our streets gives a
number of evidences of floral culture but much of
it is hid from view from the fact land fault we might
add of building our residences SO close together
The towns that are built with the view of having
their homes surrounded with large yards gardens
lawns have an opportunity for cutivating the beau
full that is impossible to compactly built town. 1t
is matter of regret that town is entirely without
public or private parks, and but for charming Bel
mont" short distance south OF the town. with its
ten acres of rare artistic and natural beauties we
would be barren of anything approaching the dig
nifty of park Several years ago it remarked in
these columns what would we do without Belmont
"a remark that can be repeated to-day with equal
force Several years ago South street took new de-
parture" from our closely built habit and to-day the
residences and beautiful yards and surroundings of
Messrs W. w. Tschudy William Worden and J. d.
Evans are attractive beyond any equal space in the
| town. North Main street has some handsome resi-
dences but there is no perspective no offset in or
In other parts of the town there number of resi-
dences that have availed themselves of all the space
at their command and present an attractive appear
ance. Chief among these Mrs. Martha A. Cum
| Minis, Mrs. Christiana Cloak, Mrs. DR.. GOotee Mrs
/ Mary FAIRIES. Mrs. John Bailey, Mrs John II. Bew.
| lew, Mrs Geo. II. Raymond Mrs Robert Hill Mrs
Susan Fsler, Mrs. ii. c. Douglass, Mrs. Wm. Denney
Mrs. VIM. c. Mitchell, Mrs. Moses Price and Mrs. L
| Mallalieu There are q number of Others land per
haps of the best flower gafdens) that in the
rear and entirely cut of from public view There are
besides others that have yards in the preparatory
state that may in n year or two be made to present
| quite attractive appearances.
| Some of our country residences in the vicinity o
| Smyrna manifesting considerable care in the
preparations of their lawns yards and surrounding
that attract the attention of the passcr by. Among
these may be named "Woodlawn," Col. George W
Cummins, John Anthony, Isaac $. Lapham, A. L
| Hudson, Ivy Green" Walter o. Hofiecker, Glen
| fern" VIM. Polk Cummins, James W. Startling (be
longing to Jas. F. Hofecker) G. d. Everett Saml B
briggs John NJ. Collins, Jonathan Stevenson. Horace
Spruance, Sunny Side" Geo. Thompson, (belonginl
to A. Lee Cummins) Henry p Massey, Jacob p Dick
son, f. s. Garrison, Henry C. Murphy. 1t is witt
pleasure that record these evidences both in tow
and country of disposition to add to the attractive
ness Of our home and surroundings While a eredi
to the good taste of their owners it is adding at tn
same time to the material values of their respeetiv
properties.