Smyrna times., 1902-02-26
CHESWOLD.
Mech Interference From the Snow Blockade.
Silver Medal Contest Delightful Suc-
cess--Local and Personal.

Special Correspondence to the TIMES.
CHEswoLD, Feb, 24:-Cheswold and |
vicinity, has passed through the great
storm without serious results, more
than partial isolation by blockaded
roads, interfering with and delaying
business in various ways. District
schools have generally been suspended
for the week, and our Cheswold School
closed one day because of absence of
pupils. The half-mile road from Ches-
void to Bishops Corner" was opened
to-day by gangs of shOvelers. Tele-
graphic communication with Philadel
phia, was broken off Friday and Sat
urday as was also ''phone" commun
ication further than Middletown.
Trains putting and booming by our
doors, running at guess work, and off
of schedule time together with merry
jingle of sleigh bells occasionally,
helped make the slowly, sleety, cloudy
and gloomy situation endurable for
the time. There seems much more stir
to-day in our streets, farmers once
more reaching town with their trade
Mr.. D. F. Loose, has commenced
some generous repairs with the view of
painting also his property purcha sed
of the late James S. Moore estate.
Superintendent w. G. Buckson, has
named committees to formulate Mis-
sionary Anniversary exercises, to be
publicly rendered Sunday evening,
March 9th.
Quarterly Conference will be hello at
Bethel next Saturday at 1890 a. m,
and DR.. Corkran will preach at Bethel
also, on Sunday at 2.3O p. m.
Mr.. Frank Jewell, near the "Seven
HickOries" expecting to move to a
farm near Leipsic, Monday, Feb. 18th,
had moved his provender, has found
himself in bad predicament since the
storm closed on him without feed for
his stock, which he could not move as
expected.
Many church pews were empty Sun
day, because of the bad weather con-
ditions, but Pastor Roe gave those in
his hearing, string sermons in the
morning on the human concience as
adjusted to the Divine light for its
guide. In the evening, on the high
t way that leads man into joys, comforts
and peace of mind on Earth, and to (
glorious heritage beyond.
I Silver Medal COnteSt:-The Silve
. Medal Contest, under the auspices o
2 our W. G. 7. u, came off last Thurs
q day evening to an audience not yer,
b inspiring as to numbers, yet large
than anticipated considering the storm
g blockade. The following program wa
;. rendered without break:
Congregational Hymn, No: 919.
| Scripture Reading,--Alrs. w. S. Cantwe
- Prayer Mrs. Robert Ro
n Recitation No. 1.-The Legal Rights of
q Rumseller'' Brady Shaha
Song No 2-"Nothing but Clay"
! Nellie Loos
{ Recitation No. PA Plain Talk"
II Clara Reynold
Il Song No. 2-"The Kings Highway"
e Edgar EmersO
N Re citation No. 3-"Poorhouse Man."
y" Mary AndersC
le Song No. g. "Who Biddith Him"
f. Lawrence Coop
Recitation No. 4-'Is it Worth the Sacr
fce?' Ethel Hardcast
Song No. 4-"Don't Say"
u Recitation No. 5-"An Old Mans Accou
IL of the Meeting,' Candy Jon
lv Song No. 5-"HellO Central!''
y Irene Jon
D. Recitation No. (Which Shall it Be?"
in Clara Tayl
, ID Song No. s-oh! Won't Somebody +
III Them!" Howard Philli
ed Judges of the Contest Retire.
or Collection.
er Presentation Address by the Pastor.
he Congregational Hymn, No. 24S.
On BenedictiOn.
as r. w. Cooper, DR.. Herbert Eva
Id and Miss Florence Taylor, the Judge
vn retired when the contestants we
ID through. who after fifteen or TWEEN
minutes deliberation, awarded {
medal for the oratorical branch of Il
as program to No. 2, Miss Clara Reynol
,rv and far the vocal branch to No. 4,
ct Master Norman Hoffecker. A lit
ot badge with the portrait of Miss Fra
,en ces Willard upon it, was also prese
raj ted to each contestent as a souvenir
ms Rev. Robert Roe. The success of t
es. contest is due largely to the preside
ars Mrs. Harry r. Loose, who overca
of many obstacles and besetments,
tba pushing it to the success it was.
10 PersOnaI:-Mr. Fred Thompson, a
we mer Cheswold boy, now railroadi
nj near Cape May, N. j., spent few dt
,as last week with old friends and assoc
rs tions.-Mr. J. Ralph Stout, is visiti
ems his parents, DIR. and Mrs. H. V.
70 Stout, East Orange, N. IA brotl
i'd of Mrs. John A. Green, near Chesw
but living at New Castle, Pa, being v
ill, friends tried to wire the fact to
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