Smyrna times., 1898-11-16
CHESWOLD.
Burglars Enter the Railroad Office-Of-
ficers of EpwOrth League.


Special Correspondence to the Times
CHEswoLD, Nov. 15.-John Bovd
has raised in his garden, from one
peck of round potatoes planted about
the middle of July, little over 9 peach
baskets full.
Our Railroad office was entered Sat-
urday nights by supposed burglars.
They got nothing and the only damage
done was broken window and
chair.
Our youths celebrated the Republi-
can victory by suspending brooms from
the flag rope across the street.
Revival meetings will be held at
Bethel every night this week.
Harmony Council, No. 90, Jr. o. U.
A: M, will attend Cheswold Church in
body next Sunday, when Rev. Edwin
Gardner will preach special sermon
subject: I'm the tops of the muttering
trees" Q
The following officers of our En-
worth League were installed last Sun
day: President, G. Boggs; 1st Vice
President, Mrs. D. H. Boyce; 2nd
Vice President, Mrs. w. F. Collins:
Srd Vice President, Mrs. Emma Pear.
son; 4th President, Miss Lulu
Boggs; Secretary, Miss Venie Ford:
treasurer, Mr.. Jas. w. SCARBOROUGH
Pers0nal.-Mr. Dell Hardcastle. of
Philadelphia, is visiting relatives in
Cheswold.-Mrs. Mary A. Bentlv has
returned from an extended visit to rel
atlves In Minnesota. Mrs. Alice Rev
nolds and daughter are visiting rela-
yves In Greenwood. Mr.. John Mason
has engaged as assistant with Post
master Geo. @. Moore.
The Death of DR.. J. M. Smith.
DIR. j. M. Smith, a leading and in
huential citizen and a e1l-known
physician of our town, died at noon
on Saturday, the result of a complica-
ton of diseases. Coming as IF did
upon the fatal and sad accident which
6etell VIM. 5. Jones, well-known i'm
this town, has conspired to cast over
Cheswold and community a gloom
such as has never possibly been felt
before.
DIR. Smith was the oldest and most
conspicuous residents of Cheswold.
de read medicine under the late DIR.
Mahon, of Smyrna, and attended cler-
lcal lectures at Hahnemann College,
philadelphia, teaching school to pay
his way. Receiving diploma, he de-
cided to settle here, then known by
the name of Moorton, and having
only au old red car for Railroad Of
flee, one small store and two or three
dwellings,. This seemed to many like |
most unpromising venture for a phy- |
sician in search of practice, but being |
sagacious and far-sighted, DIR. Smith |
saw in the situation future. About |
this time, 1872, he offered and received |
in marriage, the hand of Miss Mary J.
Dawson, who survives him. Most |
congenially and happily have thew
fought together life's battles, and |
they lived In these years to see estab-
ished Tor themselves large medical
pracuce and upon swamp land buiIt
around an Incorporated town, which
Is DrlsK business center with church
schools etc, within its limits. much of
Ine cfedit Tor which is due him Co.
whose loss the Cheswold commnn;tr ;Dr
. now IN sorrow. He was formost ~
everything that came up that ro,,i1 ~
auVance the interests of his chn hmuuiu
'own'or community. is cnurch,
~; smith has never eniovad uoL
iealtn, and is cut down af tba aooust nui
20, ras "Slsely young age of so wears ~
! 40 unable, naturally, and nIaasa,t e
nanuer, and in his practica oas.: ~
uppsnlne within the patients boma iiou
many IN this community HE lo.
viewed as irreparable. The ranoorI o ,Js
mna1 VIII we do without DR. Smith y !,
oes almost current Dnisn'
me funeral held yesterday after.
oon was very large. Every anart-