Smyrna times., 1933-06-28
SMYRNA DOUNGS
OF so YEARS AGO
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and corn, both leading the neigh
borhod. His residence is not far
from and has an unobstlueted
view of the river, one of the pa
times being to watch and desie
nate the different sailing craft
Mr. Collins hands were gathering
the crop of marsh hay, an inter
esting feature of which is a new
variety called BLACK grass" be-
cause it is dark in color while the
usual crop of bent hay is a light
green. It first made its appear
ance three or four years ago from
the seed, it is thought, of some hay
that f1oated ashore from shin
and is rapidly spreading over the
marsh. 1t is received in no sense
as an enemy because it comes earl
ier, is more prolific, and eaten with
a greater relish by the stock. From
this place to Collins Beach is but
a short distance, near which is the
farm and large residence of Frank
Collins, that has a commanding
view of the river. The farm while
mostly given to the culture Of
wheat and corn, has distinguished
itself this year as producing the
largest strawberries that came to
this market, a fact also noted By
Philadelphia paper as being the
same for that city. Not far from
the residence of Mr.. Collins is a
graveyard "a century ago every
farm nearly having a graveyard
on it, from which grows a grove
of sassafras trees among which Is
a large marble slab that must
have been put there at consider
able expense at that time, which
bears the following inscription
In memory of Thomas Burke,
Esq, late of the parish Of St.Ann' S
in the Isle of Jamaica, who died On
his passage from thence on board
the ship, Joseph, the 18th Of Sep
tember, 1774 Erected by his sin
cere friend Captain Jacob White
No one at this day has any knowl-
edge of the parties. At the hotel
Mr.. Campbell was putting the
grounds and house in a state of
preparation for the opening to-
morrow night. This property IS
most elegibly situated for a place
of riverside pleasure, the bay be-
low opening into full view. The
road home leads directly up the
Neck" and past some good farm
lands the farm of William Nc
Cauley of Wilmington which he is
improving rapidly, Alex. Deakyne,
whose field Of wheat was the most
forward of any in the Neck, the
Thomas Deakyne farm in the ten
ure now Of George Warren has
suddenly taken a rapid step for
ward, the corn looking advanced
and well worked. Adjoining is the
valuable farm of the late T. NJ
Hartup, now in the tenure of his
son. Next above is Friendship NJ
E. Church a credit to the neigh
borhood, and the graveyard kept
in nice order. This is one of the
oldest Methodist societies in this
section. Directly on we passed
the well known farms of the late
Ayres Stockley, the farm of Mrs.
Gardiner and the farm of David j.
CumminS, in the tenure of Mr..
Lightcap. This farm grows good
crops and is noted as excelIing in
large and highly colored peaches.
The greatest change in this neigh
borhood is on the opposite side OF
the road. For a number of years
a piece of land, an "old common
given to sedge, bushes, and trees,
has marred the adjoining proper
ty. The past winter B. F. C.Roth-
well purchased and proceeded at
once to civilize it with the axe,
the grubbing hoe and the plow,
and now it is enclosed with a sub
stantial fence and waving corn
graces the place where the brlar
and the bush had the supremacy.
The fields of wheat of the Messrs.
Rothwell, we are told, cover over
100 acres. From this to the state
road are the valuable and improv-
ing farms of Andrew Spear, VIII
liam Wood, and Jonathan Stephen
son, all denoting industry, good
farming and advanced crops.
PERSONALS Revs. Martindale
and Rigg, went to Port Deposit
Md, yesterday, to attend the fun
eral of Dr. Matlack.
Rev. Julius Dodd of Red Lion
filled the pulpit of the Me. Church
of this town on Sunday evening
very acceptably.
Cadet William H. Stayton, form
erly of Smyrna, stands ninth on
the list for naval appointments
with twenty vacancies.
William H. Brisbane of Leadvllle
Col, son of the late Rev. W. n.
Brisbane, 25 years ago pastor OF