Smyrna times., 1902-08-27
CHESWOLD.
LARGE Quantities of Fruit Shipped From
This Station Daily-Peaches Bring
Good Prices-Local and PERSONAL

nrevious records. Peaches nave the
lead in prices since the first OF last
week. while tomatoes have tumbled IN
the same time from AZ cents per bas-
ket to % cents to-day (Monday), 3,OOO
baskets of tomatoes were bought here
TODAY for shipment besides a large
Quantity delivered at our cannery
under contract. Our farmers are
keenlv alive these busy times to their
interests and instead OF the usual
chow do you do" greeting when they
meet. "what do you know" is growing
popular. The best grades of peaches
brought near the dollar mark Satur-
dav and to-day. From two to three
cars of peaches, over two of tomatoes,
two with cantaloupes and various
other kinds of fruits summed up about
seven cars that moved off of our siding
to-day. Our buyers paid out about
$4,000 besides the quantity shipped
which some growers preferred to do.
The Alberta is the popular peach. Our
peach growers who are now IN 1t are
as follows: Joseph Mcdaniel, Joseph
p Moore. Claud Pearson, B. W. Car
row. T. D. Garrison, R. M. Cooper.
lip. Jefferson, G. F. Harper, Mrs.
MA. Bentley, E. A. Evans. George
w. Pugh, Samuel Hobbs, Samuel
Hargadine, T. K. Taylor, Mrs. b. W.
Masten, P. H. Beckett, james Tlgnor.
J.H. Bishop has bought four acre
lot making up to the Delaware Rail
road grounds for a price currently
stated at $40. This lot was original
lv part of the late James S. Moore
farm and adjoins Mr.. Bishops hom'
4 farm.
D Our school will open next Monday
September 1st.
The festival held by the ladies
4 Bethel on their church grounds las
n Thursday evening was very largel
4 attended and they cleared little owe
$4,000
Harry Ross on the John Heltsh
= home farm is making fine thing o
" of his grape vineyard this year. Th
fruit is unusually fine, many of tn
clusters being too large to pack advai
tageonsly in the smaller package
ar Having beside the grapes, cantaloup'
of and tomatoes Mr.. Ross is very bus
3 man. but he is working it all in goo
season without fuss or fury. His
pound packages of the Brighton gral
It's bring S1.5O on the market.
E. A good shower that delighted far
he ers and did much good in laying t
dust came unexpectedly Sunday aft
noon.
,le Our church people were pleased
m. find in this vacation season the p
w pits of both Cheswold and Bethel "
in supplied last Sunday. Rev. W. E.
in Barcus of Pittsburg Conference,
former Cheswold boy, preached IN
morning at Cheswold fine discou
dr. on the magnetic power of the CHI
md among men from John 12 and 81.
ng- also gave a fine talk before the DsaE
ook in the evening on Freedom Tor
the vice. " the League topic. At Bethe
the afternoon Rev. Edwin Gard
Phi. D., of Cape Charles, former
new for. preached a vigorous sermon
tion ssWhat is Man" from Job 2 and
to He also gave a good address in @
lool void Sunday School.
cted Personal. Rev. w. E. E. Barcu
Coaraopolis Charge, Pittsburg {
ference, and little son Willie are V
ased ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. /
ol a Barcus. Miss Margaret Dixon o
dred same place will join them this "
re- Rev. Edwin Gardner and famil
atus. Cape Charles. Va, are visiting
piled mother, Mrs. Lulu Gardner and
shers Frank Gardner. Mr.. Robert f.
we'll of Chester is visiting W. S.
well. - Master Arthur Collins
ne IN BROOKLYN, N. Y. has joined his m'
ehln- Mrs. W. +. Collins who is Wis
tor relatives here.-Mrs. Jennie Col,
Ones- Salisbury, Md, is the guest of
turn MI. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. v
the Smith of near Cheswold spent S
re the and Sunday at Rehoboth.-l
other Robert Roe is sojourning at
have Grove and Mrs. Roe is with frien
the Hudson River, N. Y.-Miss
Moore of Milford joined her
souD0 Miss Belle for a trip to Atlantic
Dsun and other points for week
2 pes' soiourn.-Miss Margaret Bos
,. .Aess Philadelphia and Miss Blanche
'i.Neu. of Woodside we're guests OF \
'l'u " Herman Anderson last week.
III I- Boggs is attending the Farmer
sun 81 !. at Brandywine Springs this wee
a now