Smyrna times., 1933-06-21
DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Continued From Page Two)

has the b usiness places of VIII
liam P Legg, Van Earl, William
Wells, E. Lurty and William H
Carr. Mrs. NJ. A. Pennewil, Cum
Minis Street. Our manufactures
we have frequently referred to be-
fore and need not repeat now, only
to say that from a few thousand
dollars at that time they have adj
vanced to nearly half million an
nually, the traffic of one firm alone
amounting to over half that sum.
KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND'S
FINE FARMS: The region of
which our neighbors across the
border are so proud, is reached in
going from this town by our own
beautifully Alley road and thence
by an improving section to Mill
ington, a thrifty town on the head
waters of the Chester river that
separates Kent from Queen Anne's
county. One step out Of Milling
ton in a westernly direction and
you enter a section on which ma
ture poured out its choicest bless
ings, and for miles, the eye of the
traveller is regaled with fields and
houses and farms that indicate the
highest prosperity, some of them
baronial in outline. The first after
passing beyond the town limits
above named is one of the noted
peach farms of Major Biggs Of
Middletown. Then the home Of
Jonathan Jones, until he was 60
years of age a resident of this
State near Blackiston's Cross
Roads, adjoining which is the fine
residence of his son James, who
married the second daughter Of
John r. Reese then owning and re-
siding on the farm now occupied
by A. l.. Hudson near this town
and on past the two farms each of
Ex-Governor Cochran and William
r. Cochran his son of MiddletoWn.
In this section live the three sons
of John S. Hurlock deceased. On
either side of Urieville are valuable
farms belonging to residents in
this town on the north to Miss
Susan c. Black and on the south
to Col. George H Raymond and
mis- sister, Mrs. NJ. A. Cummins.
These fields of wheat, ripening to
the harvest nd undulating to the
gentle breeze are but types Of
what may be seen in any direction.
alternated in equal extents Of
young and thrifty corn and rich
blossomed clover fields ready for
the mower. Kennedyville, Locust
Grove, Massey's and Sassafras are
small commercial centers for
equally fine farms. From Mas
sey's to Sassafras is especially not
ed for its attractions From the
residence of Richard H Corbaley
looking north over and taking in
view the fields of Col. R. c. John
golden rays on the dew ladened
heads of luXuriant wheat, one has
an agricultural view that would be
hard indeed to Surpass. In this
section are the valuable farms Of
DR.. Massey, Samuel Hurlock, the
Prices, Boyer's, Cochran's, etc.
Near Locust Grove are two farms
belonging to Mrs. DR.. R S. w
Hirons of this town, one of them
for a number of years the resi-
dence of the late Major j G. Black
and near Lambson's station her
sister previously named, has an
other. The great staple through
out this section is wheat, which al
temates in acreage with corn
while clover comes in for a large
share of attention for hay and
grazing herds of cattle and horses.
The farms run in size from 200 to
500 acres. With the exception OF
the vicinity of Millington the
peach does not thrive, and most OF
the orchards that were planted
have been or are being taken up
This section has been singularly
fortunate in plentiful rains while
the Peninsula east and south OF
them have suffered from drought,
and the consequence is their wheat
and hay crops are most luXurian'
and will nearly equal the heavy
crops of last year. The farmers
talk twenty and twenty-five bush
els of wheat to the acre. The Usage
hedge is getting into considerable
use but as compared with Del
aware farmer, there is notaoie
carelessness about neat trimming
PERSONAL-Dr. p. S. Kitchens
of Philadelphia, who came down %
his farm at Fleming's Landing %
spend the month of May TO recup-
crate from overwork, has returned
to spend the summer for the same
purpose.
A son of the late William George
Tempel, son of Ex-Governor Tenn
pie, who died in this town Is years