Smyrna times., 1898-10-19
CHESWOLD.
Diphtheria Becoming an Epidemic -Jeffer.
son COoper's Store Robbed-LOcaI
and Personal Mention.
Special Correspondence to the Times.

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CHEswoLD, Oct. 1S.-Burglars en-
tered the store of Jefferson Cooper
last Thursday night and took a pair of
pants, some tobacco, cakes, &C.. to the
amount of about $5. The family and
others sleeping over the store were
not awakened.
The Pole labor and most of the cap
pers for the Assau Baines cannery
have left Cheswold. Eleven baskets
only of tomatoes were received on
Monday.
The dreaded disease, diphtheria,
has made its appearance near Ches-
void, Samuel Kings having lost his
daughter, Bertha, aged seven years,
while three others of his children are
recovering from an attack. Three of
the family of John Durham, colored,
One-half mile south of Oheswold, are
reported to be stricken with it also.
Mr.. ID. H. BOyce has moved his
family into his new home, connected
with his store property.
A COnundrum Tea.-The "Conundrum
Tea" given by Mrs. Hester Nowell's
Sunday School Glass, in w. F. Col
Inns handsome and commodious home
last Friday evening, was a brilliant
social affair. While conundrums were
being solved, instrumental and vocal
music, recitations, readings, ETC.,
filled in the time, and refreshments
were sold. Miss Grace Bolts furnished
some instrumental music and solos
were sung by Rev. Edwin Gardner,
Cheswold, Mr.. Herman Taylor, Dover,
and Miss Ethel Waddell, Millington.
Miss Grace Bolts and Miss Sara Amy
Waddell presided at the organ. Mr.
Herman Taylor and Mr.. j. Milton
Davidson sang a comic duett. Reel
tatiOns were given by Miss Maggie
Bishop, Cheswold; j. Milton David
son, Dover; Prof. S. H. Chambers,
Magnolia, and mock Oratory speech
by W. F. Collins. The blowing out
of lighted candle by different ones
blindfolded was a very amusing feat
ure, in which Pref. o. X. Grier,
Cheswold, won the prize. The ladies
realized about $12 for the parsonage
fund.
Last Sunday being designated by
Pastor Gardner as "Good Tidings
Day." Rev. Robert Roe, of Kenton,
preached at Cheswold in the morning
on the universally and abiding pres.
ence of Christ with his people. Rev.
l.. w. Layfeld, of Smyrna Circuit,
preached at Bethel in the afternoon
an able sermon on the TRANSPORTATION
a type of mans gloriication, and
owing to disappointment the pastor
filled his own pulpit at Cheswold il
the evening splendidly, on Content
ment the basis of gratitude. Collec
tions for both churches for the benev
olences amounted to SAB.
Personal---very.. Thomas B. Cooper
and wife, of Oxford, Md, are guests
of her father, r. NJ. Cooper. Wv. F.
JARVIS, of New York State, is visiting
old friends in Cheswold. Misses Alice
Grier and Minnie Beithards, of Fred
erica, the former a sister of Prof. O.
X. Grier, principal of CheswolC
schools, were guests Saturday anC
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. HAZEL
Miss Lizzie Jones, of Kenton, ha
been spending a few days with he
sister, Mrs. W. S. Hardcastle. Mrs
Lynch and niece, Miss Eta Roat
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Anderson. miss Elizabeth Smith
ers, of Smyrna, was last week a CUES
of DIR. Smith. Mrs. Emma Meredith
of Clayton, is a guest of Mrs. J. II
Bishop. Mrs. T. F. Moore and daugh
ter Madge, have returned from an ex
tended visit to Philadelphia. = Mr.
Myers Casson is in Philadelphia unde
treatment for eye trouble. REX.