Daily Republican., 1880-06-15
Another Report.

correspondent, Will De READ with intel
est, Notwithstanding the notice Of GU
regular reporter.
The Sunday school excursion Of tn
Union NJ. X, church on Thursday las
to Bombay Hook was mammoth affair
The number comprised from twelve Il
fourteen hundred, the largest excursion
this season. The steamer Clyde bore
them nobly to and fro without any
seeming pressure. The comfort, asso.
citation and the dinner were all very
enjoyable. The Union is noted for its
fine excursions. To the officers Of
the school, and the Captain and officers
OF the boat the excursionist was CRATE
full for safe conduct and the amenities
and enjoyments Of tho day.
To Mr.. William Reybold also CRATE
full public desire to express their thanks
for preparing for them such place as
Bombay Hook for their summer enjoy
ment. Az we assembled from the land
ing to the Grove we expressed to typo
q wish that this mark Of the enterprise
OF Mr.. Reybold might be successful.
The houses for entertainment and i'm
proved grounds on the shore led us to
expect much but when We arrived at
the Grove the half lad not been seen
or told. There we saw the virgin soil
that had not been touched by the hand
OF culture since the creation. Trees OF
poplar, oak and ash Of enormous size.
One of the trees we called Father
Adam. 1T took us back nearest the
creation Of any thing we have seen ex-
cept the ground, we think i! must be a
Thousand years old. It Is in state Of
decadence and hollow and might be
sawed down and its age told by the
little cells counting from the heart. 1t
is fifty feet in circumference and Is in
diameter with the bark of and sixteen
persons stood up within 1t. A goodly
family might have been raised in it.
There are many other large trees, won
ders Of nature; our people need not 90
to California to see nature in some Of
her grandest forms. Here also are grape
vines, numerous, large crooked, land won
ierous, running up trees or parallel six
fset off, reaching up fifty feet and pen
liant on limbs and Won wonder how
hey ever got up there, We suppose it
must have been by young trees who
lied Of Under the shadow Of the lar
ger though they have not left trace
behind; we saw one that some vandal
lad cut, and 1t hangs useless to the
,round. These enormous grape vines
emind us Of a-constrictoro that could
wrap themselves around child, crush
very bone in the body and swallow
whole. Never did we see such COL
ection Of ape.vinss. Here also,
round this twenty or twenty five acres
t wood or low land Ia the finest
{ Asparagus more tender and delicious
han,,the cultivated and go plentiful that
whole camp meeting might have .
aste should the Nethodists ever choose,
, have one there. Inow proclaim that
Ia a most splendid wood and place for
camp ground and suggest the idea.
et il be utilized. In the opinion of the
ritter and others there is no place equal
} 1t accessible by boat from Wilming-
IN and Phils., from Phila. to the capes.
he bathing Is excellent and when we
1journed from the woods to the pavil-
IN on the shore, the spectators ap-
Dared IS much delighted as the bath
o. The improvements which have +
ken place here within six months
ave been great and even since Sect
lurch excursion o board walk has !
zen laid from the wharf to the i'm
owed grounds. A railroad is being =
mpleted and in two weeks q train
Ill run twice day from Smyrna to
% grounds across the peninsula from
snt, Md. Who can tell what this
ace will be to Smyrna and its sur =
unding country in very short time. -
Q saw a countryman retailing read
? his crates of cherries at ten cents
quart and fastened home for more.
lis was remunerative. We saw nu.
srous other pleasure seekers from
is county. We were glad to grasp
9 hand Of kind Mr.. Martindale, of
lyrna, who came down to meet with
, old parishioners of Union N. Z.
urch. 1t did one good to see their EN
ltual congratulations. do not for
to mention their present pastor,
v. A. stengle, who was present with r
flock, lninistering by his attentions
4 gladdening them by his smiles. 1t
'es me pleasure to say he 10 both tai
led and popular. This is enough
one day. The day was cool and
asant, the viands we're rich and plen-
IL and every one enjoyed themselves.
, could ask no more. Ill. Il.