Smyrna times., 1896-03-04
CHESWOLD.
Missionary Day at the M. E. Church Local
and Personal Mention.
Special Correspondence to the Times.

Special Correspondence to the Times.
CHEswoLD, March 3d-Last Sunday was
Missionary Day at Cheswold Church. The
entire evening service was devoted to this
important cause. 1t was highly interesting
as well as instructive to hear the children
and teachers tell how they invested their
talent money, five cents. While most of
them were able to report good results, some
few made hopeless failures. One teacher
invested in mint lozengers, and as fast as
possible kept his money invested, and at
the end found that he had made 81. 80. One
girl invested in calico and made sun-bOnnets
which she sold at good profits. One boy
bought corn cObs of his father and sold
them to the neighbors and made so cents.
Another invested in pepper plants which he
lost altogether; but full of hope, he bor-
rowed five cents of his mother, and went
also into the corn cob business, which net
ted him big income Another invested in
eggs, which he placed under hen, one
chicken was the result, which he sold for %
cents. Still another, who was older and
with more experience, invested in eggs with
| grand results.
Many of the girls hesitated to tell how
| they invested and made their money. In
summing the whole by classes for the years
work, it was found that Mrs. Lizzie Smiths
class of twelve-year-old boys had Out-strip-
ped all the other classes in the matter of
money getting, their amount being S14.
| This being already the banner class, every
| boy i'll it voted the banner to the infant
class This class is composed of thirty
! seven small boys and girls, taught by Mrs.
/ J. H. Bishop, and in her absence, by her
daughter, Miss Lille These little ones
stood next to Mrs. Smiths class in regard
| to collections 1t was looked upon as very
generous act on the part of Mrs. Smith 5
boys in transferring the banner to the in
| FAINT class.
/ In summing up the whole it was found
& that $50 had been collected; $50 was the
amount wanted; the balance was promptly
raised by the large congregation.
/ Miss Lulu Boggs read a paper entitled "A
| Glimpse at Our Missionary Work" And
/ Miss Esther Barnard read another on Hin
/ doc Women" They were both highly in
teresting and very much appreciated by all
/ present.
Harmony Council, No. %, Jr. 0. U. A NJ.
will raise large flag over the school build
lng of District No. Ill, on next Saturday
afternoon. Revs. Z. Il. VanDyke, of Ok
ford, Md, Z. c.. Wright, of Leipsic, and c.
l. Stengle, of Dover, are expected to de-
liver addresses. The district people are
preparing special music for the occasion.
Last Saturday was Mr.. J. H. Bishops
18th birthday, making him 50 years old. He
will not have another birthday until 1904.
The poverty party which was to have
come off on last Friday evening, was indef-
nitely postponed ON account of the revival
| meetings.
Personal Miss Agnes Garrison, of Ken
ton. is spending a few days with Miss Mary
Boggs.-AIr. and Mrs. Abbott, of Dover,
spent Sunday in town.-Alrs. Fogle is visit
ing her parents at Oxford William Hearn
spent Sunday in Laurel u. Herman Ander-
son and wife spent Wednesday in Philadel-
| phia.-PrOf Robinson. of Baltimore, made
| Cheswold friends short visit last week.
Bevs. T. r. VanDykc, of Oxford Md, and
J. w Fogle, our pastor, will exchange pull
/ pits next Sunday.-Miss Bertha Ford, of
Leipsic, is visiting Miss Eva Carey, near
town. ERMA.