Smyrna times., 1899-05-03
CHESWOLD.
Died from the Effect of Drinking Lye-Upset
Over Bridge-LOcal and Personal
Mention.

Spec'dt Correspondence 10 the Times
Cheswold, Day ,, S99.-While driving
home Saturday evening from Ches-
wold, Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Sapp on
meeting pedestrian turned out in the dark
to pass, when one side of their carriage
fell over the end of bridge, resulting in a
complete upset with its occupants, and the
horse was even found ON its back. Mrs.
Sapp is reported to have escaped with
slight injury but Mr.. Sapp was badly hurt
extricating his horse. This is another evil
denCe that all bridges should span the
road.
Our young men organized baseball team
last Friday evening by electing Ralph Stout
captain. They practiced Saturday after
noon, being the first for this season.
A good shower of rain just now would
cheer our farmers on their way.
Harmony Council, No. %, Jr. O. U. A.
NJ, of Cheswold, will attend Bethel Nj. Z.
Church next Sunday afternoon in "a body.
Rev. Edwin Gardner doubtless will pre-
pare special discourse for the event
Admiral Dewey has many admirers in
Cheswold but there was no effort made here
to celebrate his great victory of one year
ago. 1t was close attention to business
throughout the day.
The Junior League entertainment last
Friday evening passed off nicely and was
well patronized
Rebecca Harris (colored) living one mile
south of here, rushed into Cheswold last
Friday in great fright and agony of mind,
her little child having drank "A pint and
a-half of lye, according to her statement
DR.. j. r. Smith administered antidotes,
but the lye had done its deadly work and
the child was a corpse next day.
News reached Cheswold Tuesday morn
ing of the death of Mrs. Annie Vaughn.
wife of Charles r. Vaughn, living near
here. Mrs. Vaughn has seemed in Door
health for some weeks, but her death came
quite Unexpectedly. She had been an
active and very useful church and Sunday
School worker, where she has proved to be
lady of fine qualities and won many
friends. She leaves besides her husband
one son, Martin, aged about 10 years, for
whom we hear much sympathy expressed.
Funeral services will be held at the home.
Thursday afternoon. at O'Clock. Inter
meat at Lake Side cemetery, Dover. She
was 80 years of age.
PERsoNAL.-Misses Blanche and Mary
johnson, of Smyrna, were guests of Miss
Ethel Hardcastle last Friday and Saturday.
Rev. G. F. Sheppard and daughter, Miss
Miriam, and Rev. w. Howard Davis, of
Little Greek, were guests at the parsonage
last Week.-Mrs. Pearl Carson, of Dover.
was a visitor in town last Friday and de-
lighted the audience at our Junior League
entertainment with a song, Little Alabama
Coon. Mrs. Daisy Barcus, of Little Creek.
Is visiting her mother, Mrs. Hannah Sha-
han.-Mr. Harry Collision, of Dover. spent
Sunday with his sister, Mrs. G. w. HAZEL.
Mrs. and Miss Elizabeth Smlthers, of
Smyrna, were guests Sunday of Mrs. NJ. ].
Smith.-Mr. Nathaniel Griffin, of Kenton,
and daughter, Miss Elenora, of st. Georges.
We're guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. f..
Moore.-Misses Halle Colt and Annie
Wood, of Dover, were callers last Saturday
at the home of Mrs, j. w. Scarborough.
Mrs. James Bolts has returned from a
visit to Camden, N. ].