Smyrna times., 1902-06-18
CHESWOLD.
Pleased With the the Splendid Rain
Baseball Fever Holds Cheswold En-
thusiasts-Loca1 and Personal.


CHEswoLD, June 17.-The long
wished for rain has come and while
our farmers are glad to see it they
were almost frightened at its violence.
1t was heavy down pour in this lOca-
ity. 1t will doubtless help to fill out
crop of blackberries and raspberries in
this vicinity, but too late for hay, in
fact hay men would have been willing
to endure the drought another week.
Wheat harvest is looked for the last of
the week.
Our Cheswold baseball team and
others who enjoy this great athletic
sport found genuine pleasure last
Wednesday in crossing bats with the
Clayton team. The contest on both sides
to win was pretty even, spirited aud
much of the time exciting. At the be-
ginning of the ninth inning they stood
at a tie and while at this point both
sides work hard for victory, our home
team recognized their visitors were
putting up a gentlemanly game, no
dirty work by either side was resorted
to in making score. The score stood
10 to 12 in favor of Cheswold. Another
game of equal pleasure, but more err
rors, came off Friday with Smyrna
nine and Cheswold on Cheswold
grounds. The score stood 5 to 6 in
favor of Smyrna. Cheswold plays
Clayton at Clayton on Wednesday
afternoon of this week.
Our Epworth League entertainment
previously mentioned in Cheswold
notes will be given publicly Tuesday
evening of next week in our Jr. o. U.
A. NJ. Hall. Music, dialogues tableaux,
recitations, &C., will fill out the pro-
gram in which Misses Ella Catterson
and Lizzie Bishop having charge,
hope to entertain, amuse and instruct
those who may be present. Small ad-
mission will be charged to raise funds
for Cheswold League.
DIR. Corkran will hold the First
Quarterly Conference for Cheswold
and Bethel charge in Cheswold Church
next Saturday morning.
Pastor Roe received a class of eleven
probationers into full church connec-
tion last Sunday morning. His dis
course was directed to the young class
on the line of the environments and
limitations so often spoken as
hlndrauce to loyal effective christian
work and often destructive of much
pleasure incident to it. He exhorted
the class to be courageous and to follow
their cOnsciences and the right in the
matter. Following an Epworth
League song service he took the power
of the Gospel as his line of thought in
short sermon for the evening. In
the Sunday School, Superintendent
W. G. BucksOn, presented a souvenir
to those who took part in our late
Children's Day services as a memento.
PersOnal.-Mrs. Elizabeth Seery has
returned from an extended visit to
Philadelphia friends. Mrs. Elizabeth
Smithers and Miss Bett Smithers of
Smyrna, are with Mrs. NJ. J. Smith,
where Mrs. Smithers, rhumatic suf-
ferer, can be under the vigil and care
of this home and Mrs. J. Il. Bishop's
also adjoining. Mr.. and Mrs. La
Renu of Lahaska, Pa, are visiting
Rev. and Mrs. G. X. Illick near Ches-
wold.-Mrs Addie Roe spent Sunday
with friends in Dover in company with
her son, Rev. Robert Roe, Jr., who
preached morning and evening in Christ
2. Z. Church. Miss Bertha Seabourn
of Harrisburg, Pa, a visitor at the
home of W. g. Buckson near Ches-
void, sang solos both morning and
evening in Cheswold last Sunday and
1t has been many months since our
church goers have been treated to
such singing. The sentiment is, she
classes high as a vocalist. Master
Willie Donovan and younger sister
Elsie of Atlantic City, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Unruh. Miss Addie
Williams and mother of Marshallton.
spent Sunday withaNIrs. Samuel Will
liams at Seven Hickories. Mr. and
Mrs. r. NJ. Cooper have returned from
a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Cooper.
Philadelphia. REX.