Smyrna times., 1881-08-10
SMYRNA and Vicinity.

SMYRNA and Vicinity.
Col. GEO. w. CUMMINs is shipping a
considerable quantity of pears.
JOHN P. COLLINS in Thoroughflre Neck,
has shipped by the boat some Mountain
Rose peaches.
WIN. w. TsCHUDY has sold double
dwelling on the upper end of South street
to T. J. Armitage for 5000 cash.
WILLIAM and David C. Denney have
taken out letters testamentary on the
estate of William Denncy, deceased.
THE Pennsylvania Railroad now re-
ceives freight at Dock street wharf, Phila-
delphia, for all points on the Delaware
Railroad. s- .... III.
To oLoAN.-Persons wanting to borrow
carriages and harness can be accommoda-
ted at all hours during the day and night
by A. Lee Cummins.
A CHURCH CAMP MEETING will COM
mence at Centennial M. E. Church
August 2Sth, and hold ten days. A num-
ber of distinguished ministers are expect
ed to participate.
HERBERT WARREN, son of Samuel r.
Warren, resident of AppOquinimink
Hundred, was buried Thursday, and while
the funeral service was being held, another
son died. The doctors pronounced them
to be suffering from diptheria
GRAND GALA NIGHT Az COLLINS
BEACH.-Next Thursday evening promi-
ses to be the largest Thursday ever on
| Collins Beach Extra music has been en-
gagged for the occasion. A grand supper
served from O'Clock until midnight,
! A SON of E. S. Garrison, aged II years,
near MOOrton met with q painful accident
last week He got up on fence to look
where the cows were in the field, and by
some means fell dislocating his arm at the
elbow. DIR. J. M. Smith gave it the
needed attention. .a
4 THE Harmony Cornet Band' came out
on Monday evening to serenade VIM. B.
Collins and bride at the Smyrna House
apd attracted good crowd of listeners
After several tunes they were invited in
to prepared feast of ice cream, cake and
other refreshments. .
THE Blackbird Camp closed on Friday
morning, the attendance being unusually
large. 1t proceeded harmoniously we be
7 lieve from beginning to end, was pleasen
in its social aspects and religiously wa!
well enjoyed. About twenty penitent'
professed religion, ..
OUR sportmen are giving their attention
now to the "Old Field PlOver' that ar,
pronounced the slyest bird of the forest o
dale. The man who can get near enough
up on the blind side of one to give him
f crack is considered particularly sly. The.
gun for them mainly in carriages. I'D
THE people of the Blackbird belieye il
the ship canal that is to pass directly b.
the side of that village. 1t is promised
inside Of two years, s6,OO0,OOO Of tn
money having been subscribed in Pari
and 100000 in New York If 1t is con
structed BIackbird will feel quite set up
THE very pleasant weather of Monda.
and Tuesday is to be followed, according
!, to the weather reports from Washington
by another warm wave accompanied b,
: local rains. The. latter, however, inostl,
exhaust themselves before reaching tis
. at amy rate they cope in very diminishe
quantities.
], The Cape May excursion to-day was q
e largely attenden from this town as any {
! the season. The trip to, Cape May is tn
: most popular that Is devised to any poin
e both from its eheapness and pleasantpes
: The cars numbered nine or ten, all froI
I Maryland and this town, thus avoiding th
- excessive crowd that comes when the tw
y roads are combined.
= ACoIDEET,7John Spruance, son of !
!, |, L, spruance, in the DAlley," came hon
X last week from Philadelphia fpg wee
,e or two's recreation. On Monday while
II the peach orchard where the hands wei
= at work, he picked up an axe to cut
!. limb from the tree, but by some means
s. made a miss lick, bringing the axe dow
q ON his foot, nearly seyering two of Il
,r toessof ie9 ~ 9Jii tasl =. b sau f
Iy A GUEST at Collins Beach writes: "V
re surely have something here now in b
:. y way Of a novelty. There are half doz'
= = young ladies here, representing the be
w families in Chester. The novelty part
W they are roughing it, they have tent Al
sr cooking utensils and all the paraphernal
" that goes 10 make camp life pleasan
they haye their cook but depend on tn,
skill with their fishing tackle TO supp
Il them with meat, the vegetables we flrni
he them. This makes three tents we ha
w now and our grove is beginning to assul
~ the Look of first class military can
y Business is improying here, the house