Smyrna times., 1901-10-09
CHESWOLD.
Keiffer Pear Shipments Are Now Taking
the Place of the Tomato-Accused
Chicken Thief Arraigned-Local
and Personal Mention.

Special Correspondence to the TIMES.
CHEswoLD, Oct. Z, 1901.-The to-
mato crop is about over and the Keif-
fer pear is beginning to assume some
life, but there is nothing in them so
far near so inspiring as was tomatoes.
Fifteen cents seems about the highest
price for tive-eiShth baskets and even
at this price the dealers require that
they shall be nicely colored and shall
measure % inches across them. Con-
sequently great many of them are
rejected. One and a-half cars were
loaded on Monday for the Baltimore
market. The following are pear grow
ers in this locality: r. M. Cooper, Mr..
Lorenz, J. P. Jefferson, H. d. Lear
ned, George Moore, E. E. Evans,
Samuel Legar, Mrs. Orietta Emerson,
J. P. Armstrong and Mr.. Brown. w.
F. Mckee and the j. G. Emerson farm
are booked for crops of 1900 and 2000
baskets respectively.
During the rain of Wednesday even
ing of last week Mr.. johnson and his
family, living on the Moses Price farm
at ''Price's HILL" heard slight dis
turbance among their chickens and
on investigation the next morning
footprints were plainly traced to Will
liam MOrgan's quarter of mile dis
tant, where the chickens were found
and identified by Mr.. johnson, and
they were returned to him. The af-
fair led to hearing before Magistrate
S. B. Cooper, of Cheswold, in which
Morgan was held in 800 bail, which
was furnished by Mr.. Harry Loose.
Morgan has always held good repu-
tation-in this vicinity and the incident
brings surprise to the minds of many
persons, and to none probably greater
than Mr.. johnson.
Revival meetings are announced for
Bethel and also Central churches, to
commence next Sunday evening. At
Bethel, however, for only Tuesday and
Thursday of the week.
Cheswold Epworth League has cleo
ted Misses Lavinia Ford and Belle
Moore delegates to the District Ep-
worth League Convention to be held
at Easton, Md, October 18th to 18th.
Misses Lulu BOggs and Lille Bishop
were elected alternates After vacat-
iOO for tho cuD,p,ar Hbae-ol1 T,..:o.
League resumed their afternoon ses-
sions, commencing last Sunday.
The following officers of our W. G.
I. U. were elected at their last semi
monthly meeting: President, Mrs. Rob
ert Roe; Vice-president, Mrs. G.
Boggs; Recording Secretary, Mrs. J.
H. Anderson; Treasurer, Mrs. NJ
J. Smith; Corresponding Secretary,
Miss Sue Cooper; Organlst, Mrs.
Harry Loose.
From Genesis 18th chapter aud 9th
verse Rev. Roe preached last Sunday
on "Communing with God" He held
Abraham up as beautiful example of
faith In which he took God at His
word and reaped lich fulfillment OF
his promises. That in this life though
the clouds may lower over us it is our
privilege to walk in sunshine, &c. At
night he discoursed on the tendency
of the human race to neglect their
SOULS salvation, which was followed
by short evangelistic service. Front
ing the pulpit was beautiful bouquet
of dahlias, placed there by one of the
young ladies of the church.
Personals. s.-Miss Annie Moore, of Do
yer, is visiting Mrs. Arthur Cooper
and other Cheswold friends. DIR.
Frank Gardner and Mrs. Lulu Gard
ner spent Sunday with Mr.. G. NJ.
HURT, Millington. - Mrs. Charles
Clark and Mrs. Frank Attix, of Downs
Chapel, spent Wednesday of last week
with Mrs. w. .Cantwell. Mrs. Eliza
beth Seery is visiting Mrs. P. L. Bar
Gus, Jr., of Little Creek. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bishop and Mrs. M. J. Smith
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Knots, near Middletown. REX,