Smyrna times., 1902-11-12
CHESWOLD.
A Mistep in Stable Loft with Lantern in
Hand Came Near Causing a Confla-
gration-Local and Personal.


gration-Local and Personal.
Special Correspondence to the TIMES.
CHEswonD, November 10:-Corn on
the cob Is moving in car lots when
cars can be had, there is complaint at
the scarcity. We hear of farmers who
have bushels husked and waiting In
the field for the empty car to arrive so
they can deliver it.
Mr.. r. N. Carrow in leaving Ches-
wold for Smyrna last Tuesday to vote
had the distinction of riding on a spe-
cial train. 1t was the 7.13 a. M, train
which had not taken on single pas
senger since leaving Wyoming. The
conductor said he never before knew
such an occurrence and freely INDUCED
in joking with Mr.. Carrow on his spe-
cial train service to Clayton.
Mr.. Jacob Unruh while feeding his
horse early in the morning last week
made a mistep and fell from the loft,
but fortunately escaped with bruises
only, which disabled him for a time.
The most remarkable thing about the
incident was he fell with a lighted
lantern in his hand, VIII ich in the fall,
coming between him and bunch of
hay on the lower floor, was extinguish-
ed, otherwise fire in Cheswold would
have resulted.
William Reed is building a comfort
able home on his recently purchased
Is acres of land one mile west of Ches-
void.
Our w. G. T. U. will meet Thursday
afternoon of this week with Mrs. Jen-
ME Garrison, near Cheswold.
The Third Quarterly Conference for
Cheswold and Bethel charge is an
nounced to be held at Cheswold Sat-
urday November %, at 1000 a. m.
DIR. Corkran will preach at Cheswold
next Sunday morning.
Pastor Roe discoursed last Sunday
morning on recognizing Gods voice.
The evening services were taken up
by the Epworth League, the Pastor
being at Bethel to commence there his
revival work. Closing his revival
work at Cheswold five probationers
were received.
The chilling air prevailing last Sun
day made our citizens Chose at least
who have habitually laid in in Septem-
ber) think about their coal piles.
A farmer in this vicinity expressing
himself on the hog cholera question
recently said: "The woods or some
good range places the hog in his nat
ural element and If it could be thus
free from close confinement and sour
slops there would be no need writing
over the world and consulting every,
body for cholera specific.
j. I'll. Dannenhauer of Cheswold an
nounces he will be an applicant fol
the collectorship of Kenton hundred
at the proper time.
Mr.. w. FL. Decker, new conner tC
Cheswold noticed last week, wai
quietly married last Wednesday al
Dover to Miss Bertha Tarr of Camden
Delaware.
PersOnal.-Mr. Lewis d. LearneC
moved last Wednesday from Wyoming
to Cheswold, occupying the late DIR
J. M. Smith property. Mr.. and Mrs
Hancock of Canton, N. j., are VISITING
Mrs. Mary A. Casson.- Matti
Wharton and children of Greenwoo,
were visitors last week of Mrs. Alic
Reynolds. Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. Cal
row are moving into one of the cos
: apartments in the collins Block.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Evans were Wis
4 tors to friends at Still Pond, Md
last week.-Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ros
3 of near Cheswold are visiting friend
5 at Lankford, Md.-Mr. and Mrs. v
r o. Merrick spent few days with Nj
and Mrs. Dance, Baltimore, last weel
e Mr.. and Mrs. James BrambIe
Fairlee and Mrs. Atchison of Roc
Hall, Md, were guests of Mr.. an
Mrs. j. Herman Anderson Sunday an
! Monday. y.-Mr. John Downs, of net
4 Kenton, moved in the w. H. Thom
son property in Cheswold last week