Smyrna times., 1901-09-11
CHESWOLD.
the Junior Order American Mechanics.
Local and Personal Mention.
Special Correspondence to the TINES.

CHEswoLD, Sept. 9.-The falling off
of peaches was noticeable here to-day,
from 300 to 400 baskets only being re-
ceived for all markets. The prices
throughout the past week have fluc-
tuated but little. Yellow fruit has as
to its mark, brought so TO 81 cents per
basket, and white fruit 10 to 25 cents
less. The great demand for tomatoes |
has been very interesting feature |
here the past week. We might say
they were king perhaps. The prices
ranged from 90 cents to 40 cents per |
basket, according to the grit of buyers
in sharp competition. Instances
were noticeable when wagon load Of
peaches and tomatoes each side by side
sold for the same price with more in
terest centering around the latter.
There are many peculiar conditions
and situations surrounding tomatoes
this year as to crop and market value.
With the Gamer the question seems to
be how to secure his tomatoes under
So contract; with the grower it is how
to squeeze out of his SO contract for
three or four times greater value.
Some argue the bad faith and feeling
of distrust on the part of growers
toward Gamers will yet drive the lat
ter to secure his tomatoes on an open
market instead of by contract. Ches-
void cancery not running this year,
has left us a free, open and very active
tomato market.
Meal and cracked corn is selling in
our stores at 20 cents per bushel, while
wheat is worth So to 20 cents, according
to grade.
The caterpillar pest has been in evil
dence here the past week, falling from
trees and crawling everywhere.
News of the shooting of President
Mckinley was received here as joke
or an attempt at sail, until further as
surance toward evening.
Two or three colored men got off the
$50 train Saturday evening, the leader
of whom in a drunken condition found
sport in knocking any one down within
his reach and trying to terrorize the
town. He was quickly arrested by our
officers and made to pay $3.50 for dis
turbing the peace.
Our Junior Order United American
Mechanics held a reunion Monday
evening, during which they enjoyed a
''set out" and good social time.
Rev. Robert Roe, Jr., who is ma
circulating through the Union Theo-
logical Seminary in New York City,
and ministering to two churches and
now on visit to his parents preached
very acceptably Sunday morning from
the text, "The gate called beautiful. "
In his prsgf' on this occasion Rev.
lrr6oert Roe, Sr., the pastor, prayed
fervently for the recovery of President
Mckinley, that righteousness might
prevail throughout the world and that
sin and wickedness might be over
thrown. Pastor Roe preached in the
evening taking for his theme Spiritual
Dependency"
A large force of men and carts are
filling in and widening the deep drain
at "Price's Hill," preparatory for a
second track on the Delaware Rail-
road.
Personal.-Miss Annie Hickey, of
Delaware City, has been the guest of
Mrs. J. H. Anderson for a few days.
Miss Ella Bacon, of Newburg, Pa, is
visiting Miss Mamie Buckson, near
Cheswold. Mrs. Elizabeth Garman, OF
Rushville, Indiana, is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. John Jewell, and other
friends. james M. Sherwood, of Will.
low Grove, was the guest of W. o.
Merrick last week. Miss Lavina Ford
was guest of Smyrna friends Sunday
and Monday. Mr.. Edward Reynolds
of New York City, is guest of DIR
, Stout.-Messrs. Ollie Loose and Johr
Seeny are visiting in Philadelphia. =
E. f. Jones who is working in Cheste
spent Sunday with his family III Ches
wold.-Miss Lille Ford has enteret
upon her second year teaching publ
g school No. Ill, toward Leipsic. Mis-
. Sarah Case has also entered her secon,
year at No. 10, Moore's Corner, nea
Cheswold, and Miss Rhoda Masten i
4 teaching Denney's Corner School,
! Messrs. George &. Anderson, Denne
i Moore, of Cheswold, and Marti
! Vaughn, near Cheswold, registered tc
+ day as pupils at Wilmington Confer
j ence Academy, at over.-Mrs. W. A
a. Carey is sojourning at Atlantic Cit.
a -Winford Phillips, of Wilmington,
/. visiting her grandparents, Mr.. an
ia Mrs. P. L. Barcus.-Miss Cathsrine !
I Draper, of Wilmington, is in charge
or the colored school, near Cheswold.
REX