Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-09-16
For the Smyrna Times.
Letter from Cheswold.
THE DELUSIVE PEACH-NEW DEPOT
ADVANCE IN HAY-CAUsE FOR
THANKSGIVING.

THE DELUslVE PEACH-NEW DEPOT
ADVANCE IN HAY-CAUsE FOR
THANKSGIVING.
The peach crop just closing if it does
not pass into history will at least re.
main in the minds of some people as a
very eventful one. The man who
rode part of the night to secure bas-
kets for the next days picking which
were filled by hired help and shipped
mainly to Boston and received as re.
turns for his baskets fruit and labor
four two cent postage stamps, will
probably reserve a green spot in his
memory for the peach of 1891. Like
Bret Harris Heather Chinee," the
ways of the peach are dark and pecu-
liar" In the first place, there is no
likelihood that the growth and man.
agement of the peach will ever be un-
derstoOd. In the second place it will
require the greatest vigilence and
unity OF action on the part of growers
to correct the wrongs they endure in
getting their fruit to the consumer.
The tickle peach comes like a thief in
the night and Ofttimes leaves verv
much the same effect in its flight.
Whether generally speaking peaches
have the past ten years paid the grow
ers more than the interest unOn the
land they occupy, with the expense
OF tillage is now being dilated with
great earnestness since the late experi.
ence. We find plenty of growers who
would rather be basket makers. Rail
road stock also is above par. A grower
said recently there was enough freight
paid on peaches this year that passed
over the Delaware r. R., to build a
railroad from Wyoming to Wilmington
and another crop like this would e0uip
and run it. With the present status
OF the peach, growers are in a GUAM
Diary whether to hold on or let 90 of it
But we predict that most Of our grow
ers will hold To it.
The people of Cheswold aud vicinity
are pleased at the late change in our
depot, making two waiting rooms and
doing away with q baggage room.
They prefer stumbling over baggage in
the waiting rooms rather than be
thrown pFOmiscusly in Que little wait
ing room. Probably an annex for
baggage is thing of the near future.
hay IS growing in great demand, and
prices have taken a sharp upward
turn.
Bethel NJ. E. Sunday school contem.
plate the purchase of new library books.
and IN aid of the cause Rev. Herman Roe
IS booked for a lecture, subject, THE
Gross OF st. George" or incidents of his
late travels in Europe. The lecture
will be given in the church Friday
evening Oct, End. 1t will doubtless
be a rare treat.
Mr.. Newton, of Baltimore WAS Satnr.
day and Sunday the guest of hi, sister
Mrs. John r. Baines and DR.. smith ni
Salisbury, Md. was in ('heswuld the
guest Of DIR. Smith.
Our public schools reopened last
NJ Onday.
Tomatoes have the past week con-
tlnned to pour in upon our cannery a
little faster than they could pack them.
Inc overstOck has been shipped bv
rail, three car loads were shipped on
Saturday.
The supply of cans. jars &c, for can.
ming ana preserving has been uLeuual
to the demand. The abundance of
Irult and low price of sugar has nut
canning, splicing and preserving within
the reach of every home and the opDor.
tunity seems to be we'll made use Of
BY the way in a conversation recent.
ly upon the great abundance this wear of
everything within natures gift almost
without precedent the following strong
sentiment was uttered that our an.
preaching Thanksgiving day ought to
DE heartily observed by EVERYONE. The
cloud of depression that has been hang
ing over Us seems TO have passed by
and nov shows a silver lining that be-
tokens better times, and the person
that can sit at Thanksgiving dinner.
eat Of the fat of the lands enjoy the
social and other accompaniments with.
out making any acknowledgment to
the GOD of Nations" either in Thought
word or deed, must be an infidel or
heather" Let us think about this.
A Zig tree in the garden owned by
John X. Legar has been full of perfect
and delicious fruit.
John, son of r. M. Cooper. near
Cheswold, is taking a course at the
Pierce Business College, Philadelphia.