Smyrna times., 1894-04-04
For The Smyrna Times.
ChesWold Items.
TOWN ELECTION-THE PEACH CROP
PERMANENT PASTURE &C.

TOWN ELECTION-THE PEACH CROP
PERMANENT PASTURE &C.
The town election of Cheswold for
five Commissioners and one judge of
election was held last Saturday which
was very quiet and uneventful. The
scattering votes took a wide range.
DR.. Smith, ]. H. Anderson, P. L. Bar
Gus, w. T. Sapp and John w. Dyer
were elected commissioners and w. J.
Philips judge.
W. f. Collins, our leading merchant,
often called "CheswOld's Wanamaker",
is building an addition to his store
house to give himself more room. J.
81. Anderson is also enlarging his
dwelling.
Whether the cold snap of last week
killed the peaches out right has been a
question much discussed by the grow
ers on this section and many others in.
terested of late. A majority of grow
ers with whom we have talked confess
not to know, but cling to the hopes for
partial crop at least. One ex-
perienced grower said on Monday that
he had found one live bud in about
twenty-five which he had examined.
Another thought he had found about
half yet alive. Another is quite sure
from buds examined together with
past experience of March blooming
that there will scarcely be enough
peaches in Delaware this year for the
average grower to sample on his family
| and adds, that if the yellows make the
inroads into orchards now standingas it
has in either of the three past years
the land better be utilized for some
other crop.
The farmers of this vicinity we find
in view of the general hard times are
wide awake to the necessity of rigid
economy. Grains are the lowest ever
known consequently there is a degree
of distrust on all fruits or substitute
therefore. There perhaps never has
been so wide field for an abundance
OF sound judgment and well directed
energy on the part of farmers as in the
crisis OF to-day, on the line Of econo-
my looking to the saving of labor,
fencing and etc.
We find the idea of permanent past
urage with our farmers is growing in
favor. ]. H. Bishop has seeded one
OF his fields in oats also a number of
| grass seed with the view of retaining
that one field for pasture 20 years if
desired. Others say they will select
field the coming fall for the same
purpose.
John Bently, near Cheswold, who
had vision of thrift in the great
west even without the expense of
Phosphate was this winter led out to
Washington State prospecting, has re-
turned, and reports the depression OF
business and depreciation of real estate
out in that country even more deplor-
able than here in the little Diamond
State.
In our walks through Cheswold a
! few days ago we found for sale at
Cooper h Bros, western baled hay. 1t
was new feature of this trade in our
little town.
D. M. Clouds, near Cheswold, who
for the past two week has been quite
Ill, is now recovering and with care on
his part will soon be out again it is
thought.
In the absence of Pastor, T. r. Van
Dyke, last Sunday, Rev. David S
Clark, of Kenton, preached here, tax
ing Faith" for his subject. At night
Rev. T. B. Cooper, of Hurlocks. vii.
mlngton Conference, who with his wife
are visiting her father, r. NJ. Cooper
preached on the Evidences ali about
us both seen and unseen which point
to the existence of God"
Presiding Elder Smith will preach
next Sunday night and hold Quarterly
Conference Monday morning at {
O'Clock A. n.