Smyrna times., 1902-08-20
CHESWOLD.
Fruit Shipments Active Along the Rail
road Station Sunday School Picnic
Local and Personal Mention.

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Local and Personal Mention.
sDec,aI Correspondence to the TIMES. 6
CHEswoLD, August 19:-Each day
t,,;s ,vaak has witnessed more or less
activity along our railroad sldlng
leading cars with various fruits OF the |
season Some fluctuations, in prices ]
have occurred in which cantaloupes 1
have slumped most notably. Joseph
Hintz. however, is pleased to-day with
II crates of cantaloupes gathered Sat
rrdav from little less than two acres
and the hit he made by shipping them
20 Roston where they sold at $1.75 and
S2. 90. realizing him more than SoO.OO'
Peaches have been low also during the
week. hut to-day ran little better at
% cents to go cents per basket ana
two cars we're loaded. Tomatoes
came in larger quantities and one car
was loaded at from 10 cents to % cents
per basket.
Our cannery made their first run Tor
+bis SEASON last Wednesday. To-day
(Monday) tomatoes came in more 1ree.
E. " than any day yet. Their colony OF
poles numbering about go, counted by
families. arrived the first day OF this
waek Our canuery men we learn
place the yield of tomatoes here at
: about a half a crop. And growers
think thew will come and go quick
l this time.
: Report tells us that Mrs. G. K.Illick
= has sold her farm of so acres to Mr..
g Gland Pearson her neighbor living
opposite, at a price variously stated.
Mrs. Illick is expected to make sale
of her personal in the near future.
Our baseball team crossed bats
! with Templeville here last Friday, the
third game resulting in score OF to
\ in favor of Cheswold. The game
!. was fairly contested. DIR. Frank
- Gardner umpired. Our boys have nc
definite engagements this week.
Cheswold Sunday School will taxi
. a little outing tomorrow (Tuesday
afternoon to the Richardson Park
Dover.
ne Personal. The Misses Bacons O
he Philadelphia are being entertained b
its Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Buckson.-Misse
lot Carrie and Eva Unruh of German
es- town, Pa, are visiting their granC
of parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Unrui
elk. Misses Annie and Bertha Sapp net
ry, Cheswold have returned from Wis
la, to Camden friends.-Mr. and Mr.
md John O. Adams of Smyrna are visitlr
up Cheswold friends. Miss Nellie Carl
of Leipsic is the guest of Miss Hell
Anderson-Mrs. John Kelley b
ebt returned from visit to Aldine, n. =
met accompanied by William and Josep
last two sons, from there.-Mr. Walter
ress Thompson of Elmer, N. j., is sojouI
a TO with old friends here.-Miss Ia
the Garrison of near Leipsic, and !
the friend Miss Maggie Jones of Chest'
Mr. were in town last Saturday,.
and Barcus of Lewes is visitor to
Mr. parents.-Mrs. Alice Moore OF v
,sed. mington is visiting old Chesw
left friends. DIR. H. V. S. Stout forr
few Cheswold physician was with us
days last week and was greeted
old friends in an unusual hearty st,
tho Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Hardcas
, Howard and Russell, have retur
"a from few days visit to Rehobot
III Rev. and Mrs. P. H. Rawlins, !
.4op and Mrs. r. X. Stephenson, Rev.
otHar Mrs. Roe were entertained last :
: At day by Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Coo
Mr.. and Mrs. Lister of PhiladelI
and Miss Jefferson of Chestertowr
I;.bt also their visitors. and
da1a,s Herman Taylor, Dover, Mr.. and
: a. Edward A. Evans, Mrs. w. +.
! 80 Inns, Mrs. NJ A. Barnard, Mr..
nj Mrs. G.. Garrison were around
Iz-arI festive board at the home of Mr..
.;,,o-,s Mrs. 7. D. Garrison. Master Z
- Ia Jones is visiting in Chester.
Tho Frank Smith of Wilmington is
loaded ing DIR. J. r. Smith.