Smyrna times., 1901-09-18
CHESWOLD.
Successful Grape CuIturlsts-farm II inds
Scarce-CheswOld People Pay Tribute
to the late President-PersOuals.

to the late ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Special Correspondence TO the CISEs
CHEswoLD, Sept. 16:-In the closing
days of last week tomatoes slumped IN
prices to Is cents per basket, and to IL
cents to-day (Monday.D Two cars were
loaded to-day. Mr.. G. Garrison
brought to our market to- day the finest
peaches of the season. They were yell
low fruit known as the 'prize" and
were large, we'll colored and of fine
flavor. Mr.. D. H. Boyce bought them
at 81 cents per basket.
Messrs. Harry Ross and Edward A.
Evans, two of our largest grape grow
ers, are about through picking for the
season, having shipped by carrier be-
tween seven and eight, and four and
five tons respectively. The prices
realized have been more satisfactory |
than in former years.
Farm hands are scarce and day wages
are high. Some farmers complain that
the work of the Delaware railroad fill
ing in the bank at "Price's Hill," af-
fects this locality. The corn harvester
however, is supplanting man power.
Recently the machine has been oper-
ating in the fields of G. w. Hazel,
Harry Ross, Hiram Ross and 7. d.
Garrison, each having from sixty to
one hundred acres in corn. The work
of these harvesters is often spoken of
as a "mux." But T. D. Garrison for
in tomatoes and some peaches yet to
market, is a very busy man. His plan
is to run his harvester continuously,
which requires only one man to cut
and lay in bunch row from - to 1S
acres per day, while his remaining
force can dispatch the tomatoes and etc.
and set up the corn lunches at inter
walls, so that the harvester imperfect
and unsatisfactory as it may be, must
be accepted as indispensable for large
farming.
Having discontinued their semi
monthly meetings for the summer our
W. G. T. u, will resume their meet
ings this week at the home of Mrs. c..
|. Boggs, on Thursday evening.
The second quarterly meeting for
Cheswold and Bethel charges is an
: nounced to meet at Bethel, October 5,
at 10 a. m. DIR. Corkran in attendance
1 at the Ecumenical Conference of Meth
odists, at London, England, is ex-
| pected home by that time and will have
charge of it.
D The festival held at Bethel last Thurs.
S day evening is reported to be very cue
: csssful. The general arrangement snG
. service by the ladies was much praised
2 the mellow light by Chinese lanterns
: and other decorations being much ad
Y mired. They netted $31.s4.
II w. H. Becker, who purchased tn
s. "Boggs" farm and located on it las
,r winter, has sold it and crops also wit
q the view of speedy removal. Having
L trouble of a pulmonary character h
J. finds this climate does not suit him
IS Upon the news of the death of Pres
c. ident Mckinley, early Saturday morn
e. ing the flag of our Jr. o. U. A. NJ, OF
j. der was put at half mast The tow
Of flag was also suspended across til
Id street, tastefully draped; another lik,
ot ness at our postoffice and few ind
to viduals are also displaying flags
m mourning.
er Rev. Robert Roe, Jr, of New Yorl
now visiting his parents preached SUI
day morning on the boundless loy
If and leadings of triune God IN whiC
ed reference was also made to the mob
on character and purposes of our strickt
Z. President. The sermon was atte
lly lively listened to and left a most
9y' vorable impression. The openir
a prayer by Pastor Roe invoked blessin
u upon our nation, the stricken hoI
OF and ETC., as did also the prayer of Re
sic G. X. Illick in closing.
~ ersOnaIs.-Mrs. John Jewell is Wis
lhe ing Mrs. Edward Cohee, of Wyomin
icy Mrs. Samuel was a visitor to frien
n near Kenton last week. Mrs. M.
IT Smith is visiting friends in Smyrna
w. Miss Lizzie Bishop is visiting her g
eld ter, Mrs Lewis Learned, of Wyomir
is, Mrs. Lulu Gardner is visiting
er- son, Rev. Edwin Gardner, of Ca
Ills Charles. REX
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