Smyrna times., 1902-02-19
CHESWOLD.
Snow Blockade to Travel and Business
Valentine Day-An Unusually Old
Hen-Local and Personal.

CHEswoLD, Feb. 18.-The snow storm
of Monday was block to travel and to
business. The roads running east and
west with the wind north and brisk
soon became banked by drift. Mr.
Creadick, the Leipsic mail carrier,
walked the distance Monday afternoon
with the mail bag strapped about him.
The roads were broken Tuesday for
travel.
Valentines Day brought with 1t
some sport in our little town for those
of the sporting turn of mind. How the
''comic" Valentines received furnishes
a good study of human nature if close
ly observed. The party who accepts
them as slur and gets after the send
er with adjectives and much language
not very choice, is apt to find his mail
very large Feb. 14th, and there is
always some one watching him to en-
JOY the sport.
AS some indication of the age to
which a chicken will live, one of our
| farmers last week lost hen of the ban
tum species, which is known by the
age of one of his children to have been
fifteen years old and possibly one or
two years better. She was a family
keepsake, and was observed to cease
laying about seven years ago. About
this time it was also noticed she was
a Grower and afterward developed into
a lusty daybreak Grower with theroost-
ers of his hennery. She was the boss
of the yard.
Mr.. Samuel Legar, near Cheswold,
purchased the John r. Taylor house,
on New street, last Tuesday, for $465.
Mr.. Taylor, it is understood, holds
possession this year.
The ladies of our Woman's Christ
ian Temperance Union will hold a
"Silver Medal Contest" including
both speakers and singers, in Ches-
void Church, Thursday evening of
this week, Feb. Goth, at 7.3O P. NJ.
There will be no admission fee, but
the plates will be passed for a silver
offering.
Mr.. j. H. Bishop, of Cheswold, has
purchased the Cowgirl Block in Dover
for So, 800. 1t is also reported that
John Loatman has purchased ten
acre tract south of Cheswold for 800.
Our church people were out in larger
numbers last Sunday when Pastor Roe
gave them in the morning a good ser.
mon on the line of Missions. The
Sunday School session, Junior League
aud memorial services of the lat,
Frances E. Willard, in charge of tn,
ladies of our local w. G. T. U. filled
out the evening. Mrs. Robert Ro,
, presided, Mrs. G. Boggs read tn
Scripture lesson and Mrs J. H. BishoI
offered prayer. After two hymns b,
the choir, Miss Venie Ford at the or
gan, Rev. Robert Roe, pastor, gave
short talk in which he dwelled upo
Miss Wizards great personality whic
fitted her for a leader. This was fol
, lowed by song by class from the Jur
Il lor League, led by Miss Lulu Boggs
their superintendent. Miss Etht
Hardcastle read sketch of Miss Wi
lard's childhood life, as did also Mr.
L Mollie Hardcastle, one upon her lii
y in early womanhood, followed by
Il paper by Mrs. Harry Loose dwellin
70 upon her work in ripper years, entitle
J. "The work goes on" A vocal solo
Mrs. Roe, entitled "Some glad day,
was much enjoyed, after which a p
n per entitled "The living monument,
D. by Mrs. W. S. Cantwell, was rea,
lie Another song by the Junior League,
lie few remarks by Mrs. Roe upon I'll
0t impressions she received of Miss Wi
lard by being in her presence, Close
o. exercises that were a fitting tribute
oil Miss Willard as great character al
great worker, and which great
pleased the audience.
}. Mr.. G. R. Vaughn and Mrs. Rebec
On Atkins, both near Cheswold, we
ed quietly married last Tuesday evenil
es by Rev. Robert Roe. Many frien
as are wishing them happy life. =
ds PersOnsI-Mr. G. l.. Miller, havi
up sold his farm four miles west of CHI
Id void, has moved his family to NJ
a York city. The association of Mr.. a
he Mrs. Miller and daughters has be
most happy and enjoyable in this vic
ity, and many regrets are expressed
ho their departure.-Mr. and Mrs. Z
T. ward Comerford, of Philadelphia, W.
-. visitors to her parents, Mr.. and M
on John Kelley, near Cheswold, Ii
~nI week. DIR. Frank Gardner is spel
80 ing few days with his brother 9
,wo former pastor of Cheswold and Bet
,h charge, Rev. Edwin Gardner, at q
not Charles City.-Messrs. J. Fl. And
80 son and W. @. Buckson, of our Jr.
'as U. A. M. Council, made a frater
a. visit to the Camden, Del, Cour
last Friday evening" Geo
Dannenhauer, of Philadelphia, sp