Smyrna times., 1901-01-09
CHESWOLD.
Death of Mrs. Elizabeth M. EmersOn-Im.
proving the Streets of TOwr- Local and
ersOnaI Mention.

ersOnaI Mention.
Our town officials have placed car
load of oyster shells upon this streets
of the business centre of Cheswold.
Severn Taylor sold or rather traded
his farm on the State road one mile
south of Cheswold with M. E. Barnum
for property in Dover and will move
there soon.
Rev. G. X. Illick preached at Ches-
wold last Sunday morning IN the alb
sence of pastor Gardner practical but
popular sermon having for his subject,
Advancement in the Christian Life.
The evening service consisted of the
usual Epworth League devotional fol-
lowed with Mr.. w. S. Cantwell as
leader and the subject "a Look For
ward" The League exercises were
followed, with an exhortatiOn by Rev.
w. G. Buckson who recently received
license papers. Mr.. 3uckson shows
talent aud adaptability for his new pos
itiOn which is surprising. A pleasing
feature of the evening was the singing
by new choir of young people of the
Junior League in charge of j. H. An
derson with Ethel Hardcastle also a
Junior at the organ.
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Emerson, a much
esteemed lady throughout this com
munity, died early last Wednesday
morning at her home near Cheswold
aged SO years. Mrs. Emerson had been
in ill health a number of years but
death came rather suddenly after a
sickness of four days duration. Mrs.
Emerson, whose maiden name was
Elizabeth NJ. Brown, was born in the
town of Union, Brown County, New
York, May 5, 1881. On April 18th
W. Emerson who together spent their
early married life in Wisconsin and
came to Delaware in 1866 settling upon
the Benjamin Knots farm at Bishops
Corner" which they had purchased
and where they both died, he in
1885, At the age of sixteen she was con-
since which time she has held strictly
to its communion and her life in this
community has shown that of a most
exemplary Christian. Intelligent and
possessed with large degree of per
sonal magnetism, all who knew hel
were at once her friend. The funeral
last Saturday drew together a large
circle of friends, Rev. J. W. Fogle
of Cannons, Del, a former pastor,
and Rev. Edwin Gardner, her presen
pastor, conducting the last sad rite
after which the remains were bourne
to Bethel Cemetery for burial. Mrs
Emerson was the last one remaining
of her own immediate family and she
leaves four children to mourn her los
as follows: Fred E., of Selma, Ala
bama; Mrs. Carrie Cole of Wyoming
Mrs Minnie E. Disch and Mrs. Berth
Scarborough of Cheswold.
PERSONALLY Misses Lavinia Ford an
May Jackson have returned from
visit to Wilmington friends. Mis-
Nan Tolson, of Delaware city, was las
week visitor of Miss Sadie Ford nea
Cheswold. Master Seeborn Buckso
is visiting Mrs. John Raymond, Linl
wood, Maryland. Miss Blanche Rec
of Millington, is visiting Mrs. Ale
Newton Mrs. Ella Carey visite
friends at Clayton last Wednesday.
Miss Mary Boggs is visiting friends
/, Philadelphia-Mr Fred E. Emerson
of Selma, Alabama and Rev. J. v
Fogle of Cannons, Del, ATTENDED ii
funeral of Mrs. E. NJ. Emerson, la
= week. Rev. Edwin Gardner who WI
u taking few days rest from home vi
called to Cheswold last Saturday to G
ficiate at Mrs. Emerson's burial.
r Mrs. Lydia r. Emmix, of Dover, WI
It a visitor to Mrs. j. H. Dannenhau,
: last week. Rex.