Smyrna times., 1902-10-29
CHESWOLD.
Ushers Appointed for Cheswold M. E.
Church for the Month of November.
Local and Personal.
special Correspondenee 70 the TIMEs.

Special Correspondence TO the TIMES.
CHEswoLD, Oct. 27:-Mrs. Mary
Bentley, between Cheswold and
Leipsic, is placing a windmill on her
farm, which will supply water for her
stock and also her residence where
the bath room will be furnished with
both hot and cold water. Mr.. William
Lewis of Smyrna is doing the work.
Mr.. jeff Cooper has abont complet-
ed the new addition to his already
commodious store room and now has
shoe department and also an en-
larged grocery department.
Mr.. Fl. G. Ford has placed a twin
window in the west end and made
other slight improvements to his
property occupied as parsonage.
Frederick Seeney, near ''Dinas
Corner" claims he has gathered from
two and one half acres in onions
2,25Os baskets. He has shipped this
crop by rail from Cheswold to Will
mington and other local markets,
where they sold from 40 to 80 cents
per basket and netted him from 20 to
80 cents. His venture has thus proven
for him profitable one.
Politics which has moved along
quietly thus far is now assuming some
life. The Democrats have posters up
calling for a meeting ON Wednesday
evening of this week in Cheswold to
be addressed by ex-senator r. r.
Kenney and J. G. Gray and political
questions are being discussed quite
freely also. With the revival SER
vices going on at Cheswold ard the
western vicinity (the two opposing
elements as generally viewed in the
public mlnd) will engage this vicinity
until the effects of success or defeat
on November 4th have worn off and
normal conditions restored again.
The question, is politics going to alb
sorb the church work.
Mrs. H. R. Loose, superintendent
of medal contests for Cheswold's W.
@. T, .. Union, is arranging for a
silver medal oratorical contest, to be
rendered publicly the evening of
Thanksgiving.
Pastor Roe's discussion Sunday was
in line with his revival work, in which
his thoughts in the morning was on
the rewards and protection from a
loving God and in the evening on
rejecting Christ.
Mrs. j. H. Bishop and Mrs. Addie
Roe were elected delegates by Ches-
void Sunday School to represent them
at the County Sunday School Conven-
tion at Smyrna November 18th.
The Ushers' Union of Cheswold
Church have appointed for November
as ushers in the morning: Messrs.
Brady Shahan and John Kemp, Jr.,
evening, Messrs. Irving Emery and
Paul Emerson; collectors, Messrs. G..
Denney Moore and w. Denney Hof-
fecker.
Mr.. W. S. Hardcastle was given a
genuine surprise last Friday evening
by Mrs. Hardcastle, having a bounti-
fully prepared supper and a few in
vited guests to receive him when he
came home as usual from his business
Office. 1t is needless to add it was
jolly time.
Oliver Loose, one of our young men
who has pushed out from home, has
written Mr.. d. F. Loose, that he is in
Nebraska.
Our W. @. t. q. will meet Thurs
day afternoon of this week with Mrs.
I. d. Garrison near Cheswold.
Personal. Mr.. and Mrs. George
McNamee of Ches ter were guests
over Sunday of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. L. Barcus. Mr.. d. H. Boyce
has returned from a business trip to
Cleveland, Ohio, Mr.. Boyce speaks
well of western life and habits in many
respects, but he did not lose any love
for Delaware. Mrs. @. K. Illick hav-
ing disposed of her farm and closed
up her business affairs is expecting
with Miss Harriet and little son Earl
to leave Cheswold this week to settle
with her kindred near Easton, Pa.
They leave many friends in this com
munity who greatly regret the separa.
tion. Mr.. Fred Hardcastle of Phi lila.
delphia was the guest of relatives over
Sunday Davis Of Wilmington,
a local minister, preached at the re-
vival services last Wednesday even.
ing and made favorable impression.
Mrs. Daisy Shahan accompanied hen
sister Mrs. Matte Gray to her home
in Baltimore last week. Mrs. A. M.
Carpenter is visiting in New York
City.-Mrs. Charles Ross of Feltor
spent Sunday with her sister Mrs
William Boyd of near Cheswold. =
Miss Anna Price of Henderson, Md.
was a guest of Mrs. II. r. Loose last