Smyrna times., 1893-10-25
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CheSWOld Items.

Inc Assau Baines, Co., Cannerv
wound up their packing business for
TINS year with the closing days of last
week, having packed over half a mil.
lion cans of tomatoes alone, it is sstated
besides their pack of corn and Deaches
The crop OF tomatoes has been unusalIv
| good in this section, aud their acaroao
| under contract, rounded out bevo1d
their anticipations greatly. While the
large tomato crop proved no drug to
the Gamers it has proved most helpful
] Ior the growers, and the indications
now are, showed the demand for this
vegetable be maintained as at present
as on parity with wheat at 6Oc ner
oushsl. and the dreaded phosDhate
note counted in, aud corn at 4Oc The
cereals Will fall back and the vegetable
that many now living remember in
their boyhOod days to have fought as
desperately to kill out as anv otber
sinking weed of the present dav. will
come to the front as a staple crop. The
experience of tomato growers is worth
great deal to them, in that thew are
steadily grow more profitable erons
with greater ease each year. We hear
OF 10" crops OF tomatoes yielding less
than seven tons per acre in this local
lty, aud Fl. d. Learned, two mile south
OF Cheswold, reports by careful esti-
mate, 10 tons per acre.
An estimate of the citizens of Chas.
void and Immediate vicinity wbo
have taEep in the wonders of the
White City,, numbers fifteen.
Pastor 7. Il. Van Dyke commenced
Wnlch VIII continue during the present
week and probably next.
:. our village was we'll supplied with
diversions Friday evening last. when
negro was eating fire on the public
street. A singing school and revival
service were in progress almost at the |
same hour. '"'
Rev. T. w. Shreak. of Clavton
preached in the NJ. E. Church Fridav
evening.
Rev J. NJ. Collins, of Kenton and
pastor Van Dyke exchanged pulnits
last Sunday morning, and owing to the
rain Of the afternoon Rev, Collins vas
prevented from meeting his engage
ment and preached home again at the
evening service. The services of tho /
day were highly enjoyed.
When two weeks or more ago nastor
Van Dyke who has now the good will
OF our people limited his desire for and
rented house, gossips were all apop as
TO when the bride would be brought to
town and who was She" The facts
1nally were learned however. that our
only desired the quiet and
convenience of home where q conId
be lord over all, having previously ne.
that asister would assume the
more gentle duties of his home In
,he meantime the Ladies Aid. ever
alert TO all needs in their line of work
promptly decided to procure all .neces,
Iary furniture and foot the bills. This
'hey did, and more by putting the
house IN complete order Thus the
enterprise went on apaoe. Miss Gertie
an Dyke, the sister expected, who
vii grace the new home arrived by
he afternoon train Saturday last and
~ previous arrangements she and the
lastcr were invited to tea at J. II.
Bishops. During the evening the new
lome was being invaded unknown to
IS future occupants, to the number of
twenty-five persons, perhaps, each
aking some utensil toward the outfit
{ their new home or some article OF !
pod, until the larder was also well I
He'd, people taking it for granted that b
8 all preachers love the good things of
bis life, our pastor beingno exception
D the rule,
It was quite an event for Cheswold g,
nd one also honored in Wilmington as d
liss Gertie brought with her numerous .
rtieles of silver and chinaware the
fits OF friends there. Among the gifts
as basket Of round potatoes, % fll-
le basket, by Mr.. George Moore liv. n
lg two miles west of Cheswold, which /
as curiosity. =