Smyrna times., 1880-09-01

II. Carr, one of our commission, found more
agreeable pastime in cunning on the beach
and bagged fifteen or twenty fat Willet.
;nipe.
New FAN RlDDLE.-George F. Brown, of
this town, has invented new wheat riddle |
on which he has filed a cavoate in the |
Patent office and expects soon to take out !
letters patent. The wheat fans which were |
introduced in this section last season in
numbers were thought to be
nearly perfect, but Mr.. B. IS new riddle used
right after them will, it is said, pay for itself
in the tanning of q hundred bushels of
wheat. The separation of cookie, cheat
and all filth is said to bo perfect. All our
practical farmers who have seen it work
speak in the highest terms of it.
A FATAL PLAY.-On Thursday morning
last as Mr.. VIM. P. Cummins' large gang
of peach pickers wero going out to the
orchard two of them who had como up
from Seaford for the peach season, engaged
in a friendly boxing match, which seems
to have been favorito diversion with them
all. After a minute or so of animated
sparring, Wolford made feint and struck
at Wetherby, in doing which he left an
opening and Wethorby delivered heavy
which were exhausted, the blow so shock
ing his system as totcause instant death.
Deputy Coroner Taylor summonsed jury
who heard the testimony in the case in ac.
cord with the above facts, but part of the
jury were not satisfied as to the minute
cause or manner Of the extinction of life
and called for an autopsy which was made
by Drs. Collins, Cloak and Clifton, their
certified opinion being that death resulted
from a nervous shock. The jury rendered
verdict eXhonorating Wetherby from any
intentional injury. The body of Wolford
was dispatched to his friends in Seaford the
same day. The mania for boxing with
these men must have been very great if as
stated that, Notwithstanding this fatal re-
suit to one Of their number, before they
had reached the orchard others were divert.
ing themselves by engaging in tho same
pastime.
MARRIAGE UNDER DIFFlCULTY.-On the
day of the "show" last week, loving
swain and his mcmorcta from Maryland,
not many miles west of Middetown, con.
cluded they would hitch up and go in
quest of the preacher man. The start out
was fair, and they logged along as happy
as two persons could we'll be with such
big event before them, until they got to
Townsend, when their troubles began.
Whether from over joy or to nervo up his
courage, We do not know, but he got out
here and took drink. What would seom
to be mild beverage for tho Townscnders
was too much for him, for ho got drunker
and drunker as he rode on, and by the
time he reached here was in q maudlin
condition. The only merchant he knew,
and to whom he appealed to bond with
him for his marriage license, refused as did
the minister TO do anything for him until
he sobered up. The young woman was
| plucky, and not for returning until the OBJ.
ject for which they had set out had been
consummatod. They rode about town
nearly the whole afternoon and finally or
his third appeal to his merchant friend with
| tears in his eyes the latter repaired with
| him To fbn Go,,;rn:c ofIt Il 4
the knot was tied by the awaiting clergy
man. lie said he didn't know it was sc
much trouble to get married and declared
he never intended to get drunk or mar
ried any more. He left the parson with
the particular injunction not to have hi
marriage published, and he hasn't
A Busy BUsINEss.-.A visitor TO thu
steamboat wharf and Phosphate Factory
Of j. f. Tygert & Co., of two years ago, re
turning to. day would not recognize it (loca
ton aside) as the same place. The build
ing like the business has grown on thei
hands. The increased demand for thei
product has called for increased hous
room, new machinery, &c, until there
an almost complete change in the structure
On concluding two years ago to grind thei
own bones, plaster rock, salt cake, &C.,
considerable addition was made to tn
building. They found this year that the
must enlarge again for additional storag
and machinery, and have placed on Tia
north end an addition 80 by 100 fee
1t now looks with its long lines of shaftnl
massive machinery, hosting apparatus
large apartments containing dried blooC
bone, nitro cake, plaster rock, &C., like
large city factory, rather than a countr
establishment. Mr.. VIM. Lewis, the supe
intsndent, has tho numerous squads
workmen under efficient drill in their r,
spective departments, and tho look ito ga
nothing of the smelly to the visitor is d.
cidedly business like. They arc now NAL
ing from Is to 100 tons of phosphate p,
= day. One of the most interesting parts
tho process is that Of dissolving the bon
: A large tank in which about ton Of materi
y are placed at a time, contains revolvin
: machinery for mixing and emptying, the DR.
y cess beingrepeatcd every 5 to minutes. Tw
: large vessels can load or unload at tim
> and there are most always one or two Graf
going through this process. The item
:, machinery is with them a matter of L
small consideration, being subject to nun
. erOus renewals from accidents as we'll
: the great wear and tear they arc subject /
:, One day last week large bone crush,