Smyrna times., 1900-02-07
CHESWOLD.
Death of Julius c. Emerson.
sOnal and Social.

SOnal and Social.
Special Correspondence to the Times
CHEswoLD, Feb. 6th.-W. S. Cant
we'll lost horse Monday, of this week
with pneumonia and distemper COM
blned.
Joseph Hines has opened a shop ad-
joining the apartment store of d. F.
and J. r. Loose for the repair of shoes
harness, &c.
Rev. p. H. Rawlins, of " ilmington,
Conference is expected to preach at
Cheswold next Sunday morning and
at Bethel in the afternoon in the inter
est of the conference claimants.
The F. L. D. G. had very pleasant
time last Thursday evening, at the
home of Mrs. W. G. Savin. After the
young folks had enjoyed music, reci-
tatlons, games and had jolly good
time, supper was served. The table
was decorated with daffodils, a rare
flower for this time of the year. The
club meets this week with Miss Lille
Bishop
Miss Elizabeth Lattomus, of Smyrna,
will open soon a millinery store in
Cheswold as a branch to her Smyrna
enterprise in the new Collins block, to
be in charge of Miss Ethel Ennis, of
Clayton. The other apartments of
block will be occupied respectively by
JOspeh HI. Thompson, Howard Kelley,
William 7. Moore and William T.
Graham.
Death Of J. c. EmersOn.-Julian G.
Emerson, whose sickness was reported
III former correspondence, died We'd
nesday of last week, with rapid con-
sumption, at the age of 81 years. His
funeral was held Friday from the resi-
dence of Mrs. E. NJ. Emerson, his
stepmother, and interment was made
at Bethel, Rev. Edwin Gardner,
officiating. Mr.. Emerson was we'll
known in this vicinity, having come
here with his father, the late James w.
Emerson, from Tioga county, New
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the Benjamin Knotts' farm at Bish-
ops Corner, in 1866 and died in 1888.
Shortly after arriving in Delaware, the
father and son purchased farm of 10
acres, one and one half mile below Ches-
void, on the State road, where he set
up bachelor home, and has since lived
a secluded life, except being accom-
panied and assisted the last three years
of it by an aged aunt, Mrs. Jane Ford.
This farm later became his absolutely
by his father. Some peculiarities in
cident to bachelors life settled upon
him, which grew and increased with
his advancing years, but with all he
showed a commendable industry and
enterprise in his farming operations.
Fifteen years ago he engaged in rails
ing nursery stock from which he made
sales in many States of the American
Union and has since held large cor
respOndence as an authority on horti-
cultural subjects. He canned his own
fruit, at which he was quite expert,
and in one instance at our State Fair,
he drew first prizes against all COM
petitors. He however, thereafter, re-
fused to exhibit his fruit, stating that
canning was woman's work, and they
should have the glory. He prided
himself on paying his bills promptly
and dealing fairly with his fellowmen,
and was irrevocably set against the
man who sought to rob or take
advantage of him in business transac-
tion. He and a brother, the Rev. Lu-
ther j. Emerson, recently a graduate
of Princeton Theological Institute. who
administered to him in his last sickness
were sons of the late James Emerson
by former wife, whose maiden name
was Mary De Boville, of French ex-
traction, and their being no will, he is
the sole heir at law and expects to re-
main on the farm.
PersOnal.-Mrs. Rachel Kelley, near
Cheswold, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Edward Comerford in Philadelphia. -
Mrs. Jefferson Cooper and Miss Lille
Bishop spent Wednesday of this week,
with Mrs. John Short, at Clayton
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Luff and daugh-
ter, spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Legar.-P. l..
Barcus, Jr., is spending a few days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. p l..
Barcus, Sr.-Mr. Will and Miss Mary
Denney, of Clayton, spent Sunday
with Mrs. William A. Carey. Miss
Kate Davis, of Little Creek, is guest
of Mrs. Ida Scarborough. 1.-Two young
ladies made much sport last Monday
evening by Disgusting themselves and
with large basket calling from house
to house to house, where they were
well acquainted, as objects of charity