Smyrna times., 1900-10-17
CHESWOLD.
Bad Drilling Weather-Sweet Potatoes Plen-
tlfuI-DuIl POlitlcs-Sunday School
Delegates Forwarded
to GaIvestOn-PersOnaI.

Special Correspondence to the Times.
CHEswoLD, Oct. 16, 19OO.-Our far /
mers have spent another week battling |
with the elements in trying to SOW
their wheat. The rains, attended with |
moist atmospheric conditions, has
kept the ground too wet generally for
seeding. Only few in this locality |
are done.
Sweet potatoes are coming quite
plentifully to our markets this week
and buyers were paying II cents per
basket for them on Monday.
Mrs. NJ. J. Smith has given her
home in the western part of our town
a new coat of paint, which is a great
improvement.
The official board of Cheswold Sun
dap School has ordered a new song
book entitled ''Service of Praise"
Mr.. Edw. Ford, near Cheswold, is
building on his place large barn.
Rev. Edwin Gardner preached at
Cheswold Sunday morning and Rev.
c. K. Illick by previous appointment,
preached at night. Rev. Gardner ex-
pecting to be absent to have part i'll
the ''rally" Sunday School exercises
at Brenford but which owing to the
bad weather was postponed until next
Sunday for both morning and even
ing. Next Sunday morning Pastor
Gardner, by request, will preach on
the subject of baptism.
Politics seems not to have taken on
much life yet in Cheswold, unless it
be of the quiet, ''still hunt" kind, not
always noticeable.
Cheswold Sunday School elected
last Sunday as delegates to the County
Convention at Dover this week, DIR.
H. V. S. Stout and Mrs. W. F. Col
Inns. Their alternates are respectively
W. S. Cantwell and Miss Lulu Boggs.
Our local W. G. T. U. organization
is greatly increasing in membership
and interest. At their last meeting at
the home of Mrs. Harry Loose they
raised and have forwarded 5000 to the
Galveston sufferers. Their next meet
ing will be held at the home of Mrs.
Mollie Hardcastle.
Our Junior Order United American
Mechanics have also forwarded Sc. 33
to the Galveston sufferers.
Mrs. NJ. A. Bentley, near Cheswold,
received telegram last week notify
ing her of the death of her son, Cor
poral Fred. J. Shackell, a telegraph
operator in the Signal Corps, at Santa
Clara, Cuba, Oct. 9TH, of yellow fever.
Mr.. Shackell was we'll known here
and was 81 years old and unmarried.
PersOnaIs.-Mr. and Mrs. E. w. Daw-
son, son Edward and daughter Eliz-
abeth, of Newark. Del, are visiting
relatives in Cheswold Mrs. Sarah
Clark and son hoy and Mrs. Elizabeth
Newton, of Dover, were guests last
week of Mrs. NJ. A. Casson.- Mrs
Suma Boyce is making a two week.
visit to her sister, Mrs. Clothier, Will
mington, and Mrs. Laura McNamee
Chester. Miss Ida Taylor, of Middle
town, Del, is the guest of the Misse
/ Rose and Mary Williams, near Ches
| wold.-Joshua Boyd and wife, o
: Smyrna, spent Monday with hi
brother, John L. Boyd. Miss Lizzie
Bishop spent the day last Thursda,
l with her sister, Mrs. Maggie Learned
S Wyoming. Nellie Anderson, i
: visiting Smyrna. L. B. Cooper
late transfer to the Pittsburg Con
ference, after few days spent wit
r. NJ. Cooper, his father-in-law, lef
! last Friday for Noblestown, his ne,
: appointment. - Mrs. Richie Billings
aged S6 years, who for a number Z
years has been in poor health, and tn
six months past a great sufferer,
worse, and her friends fear the end
= drawing near.-Miss Lottie Shaha
!, and Venie Ford, as delegates, LEI
Tuesday morning for the District FL
worth League Convention, held 9
: Centreville, Md.-Miss Sadie ForC
near Cheswold, was guest Saturda
! and Sunday of Miss Jodie Crawford
Dover. REX.