Smyrna times., 1878-07-17

Mrs. Hamilton, of Hartford county, was
by ferocious bull on Saturday
week, tossed twice into the air, and re-
ceived severe injuries. She would doubt
less have been killed but for the aid of
colored boy, who was in turn roughly used
by the animal.
MOI SucceSS.-The train on the Queen
Annes Railroad left Centreville on Thurs
day morning last one hour and half ahead
of time in order to take excursionists to
Ocean City. After considerable blowing,
the train left with one passenger-and he a
dead head !-CUtzcn.
Sales Of Rcal Estatc.-R. Hynson, ESQ, as
attorney, has sold the river farm of Wm.
II. IL. Lusby, in Quaker Neck, about l4O
acres, to Mr.. Samuel 7. Rolph, of Queen
Anne's, for $4,000. Also, the farm of Jos.
). Trew, in Quaker Neck, l3l acres, to Mr..
Francis Baker, for $4,000.
Wheat in the upper part Of Kent county
is turning out better than in the middle
and lower sections. Mr. C. S. Hurlock,
near Massey's, got So bushels to the acre
from IS bushels seeding, and number of
others in that neighborhood who have not
yet threshed expect from 80 to So bushels.
Barn BMncd.-The barn of Thomas NJ.
Meredith, near East New Market, together
with about 100 bushels of wheat, lot of
fodder, farming implements, and wheat
thresher, was destroyed by fire Saturday
morning week, originating by spark com
munlcatng to the barn from a steam wheat
thresher.
If but half the complaints Of hard times
be true which reach us from Dorchester
county, in little while the people down
there will be bankrupt. The financial con.
dltion OF our Caroline county is as good to-
day as 1T ever has been. Our people are
frugal and husband their means. We do
not believe there is a more Independent or
thrifty people in the State.-Dsnton Uuion
The salaries of Kent county school teach
ers have been graded for the next scholastic
year as follows: Teachers having a daily
average attendance Of Is pupils and up
wards, $l00 per term, or $40O for the year
of ten months. Teachers having in daily
attendance less than Is pupils 800 per
term, or $500 a year. The county levy for
| school purposes have been reduced $1,000
| since the last levy.
The Wheat Crop Of hI2t.-Of the 100000
acres of improved land in Kent county, it
is estimated that 10000 acres were in wheat
this year. Estimating the average at fifteen
bushels per acre, the total crop would be
| 10000 bushels, which, at a clearance of
50 cents per bushel, would make $694, 900.
1t is estimated that there were used in the
county 4,S00 tons Of phosphate, at an
average OF $35 per ton, amounting to $685.
| O00--making difference between the
money realized for wheat and that paid for
| phosphate of $54G,000. The wheat crop of
the county in 1870, according to the census
of that year, amounted to 3,G0I bushels
Wheat then, however, was worth SLIGO to
$3.50 per bushel.-Hent N,,cs.
Items from 1NUn3toa.-The committee oil
arrangements met on the mp-ground in
Seegar's woods, On Wednesday, the 10th
| inst. when 50 sites for tents were drawn
The privilege of bread stand was taken by
John G. Johnson for SIS, and privilege
of feed pound to John Grun at $3.50
The woolen factories of Messrs. Mallalieu
Il Bro. were very near being destroyed by
fire on Saturday night last A barrel O
combustible matter called vase, in the care
room, second story, took fire from excessive
heat, and if it had not been fortunately dis
covered as soon as it was, the entire factory
with its large and valuable contents, woulC
have been enveloped in flames in fifteer
minutes, and total loss would have beer
the result.-Hent Nct0s, July 18Th.
The editor Of the Denton Union in re
counting the changes in the past forty year
since he commenced publishing a news
paper, among other "reminiscences, has th,
following in relation to threshing wheat
About the year 1886, as near as we cal
recollect, the first wheat thresher was in
troduced in this county. 1t was manu-
; factured by Jesse Urmy, of Wilmington
Del, and was great curiosity at that time
, 1t attracted the attention of farmers fa
and near to witness its operations. Grad
, ually improvements have gone forward il
this branch of agricultural machinery unit
! now the most of the wheat crop is threshe
by steam cleaned, measured up and bagge
at the same operation. Forty-five year
ago a farmer, who with all the force h
could muster if he should tramp out an
=. clean up fifty bushels of wheat day woul
have considered 1t pretty good days worE
Now, with improved machinery, a thousan
l bushels day may be regarded as nothin
unusual.