Smyrna times., 1902-04-02
CHESWOLD.
Starting of the Rural Delivery Delightful
Evening at The Home of Mrs. c. BOggs.
Local and Personal Mention.
Special Correspondence to the TINES.

CHEswoLD, April 1.-The free rural
delivery postal service went into oper-
alton this morning from our post office
with a goodly crowd of spectators
standing around to witness the much
talked of event and give 1t a send off.
Our two carriers, Myers d. Casson
and Byron Creadick seemed fully
equipped and ready for their business,
but farmers have been dilatory in pro-
curing boxes. Neither are orders for
boxes being filled by the manufactur-
ers. 1t will necessarily require time
to bring the new system in complete
working shape.
Mr.. John r. Legar, near Cheswold,
is enlarging his farm dwelling by an
annex with one large room on first
floor and two above.
Mr.. p. L. Barcus is having some in
terror decorating done at his home in
Cheswold.
Our town election for five commits
siOners to serve the ensuing year, was
held last Saturday, when the following
ticket was elected: John Moore, J. Fl.
Anderson, Geo. B. Moore, G. Boggs,
and A. Z. Hoffecker. There was no
exciting question at issue and the full
vote did not turn out. John Moore
and A. L. Hoffecker declined to serve
and the remaining board appointed
last evening w. S. Hardcastle. The
other vacancy will be filled and an
organization effected this evening.
From the many complaints at the pres
ent system of lighting our streets, viz
having them turned out at nine o'clock,
the new board might make some i'm
provement by having them burn at
least until ten. Now ladies who step
out for the evening are frequently
caught unsuspectingly with total dark
ness in which to find their homes.
One of the finest and most generally
successful social gatherings in all its
appointments held in Cheswold for
many months, assembled at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. G. Boggs last Thurs
day evening, under the auspices of our
w. G. T. u, and designated by them
''parlOr meeting" Since there were
about 100 present the name seems
scarcely applicable to the event for all
the spacious rooms within the home
were we'll filled. A very enjoyable
feature of the evening was the pro-
gram, consisting of instrumental mu-
sic, songs and recitations, many OF
which were called into service without
previous preparation. This musical
and literary feature consumed a large
part of the evening, and those who
| took the various parts, as follows
Mrs. w. o. Merrick, Mrs. Harry Loos,
Miss Helen Jones, of Dover; Mr.. S.
B. Cooper, Mr.. j. Ralph Stout, Miss
Lulu Boggs, Miss Nellie Loose, Mrs.
Roe, Mrs. Hardcastle, Master Nor
man Hoffecker. An instrumental du
EFT with violin and piano, by Miss
Clara Savin and Miss Harriet Illicl
respectively, was much enjoyed. Rec
itations by Misses Mary Boggs, Glars
Taylor, Ethel Hardcastle, Mary An
derson and little Harry Loose, wer
also pleasing features. Ice cream ant
cake were served. Before tn
company dispersed cake handsomel
lettered "W. G. I. u" the handiworI
of Mrs. Fl. r. Loose, was presented t
Mrs. Roe, the president of CheswolC
Union, in nice little speech, by Rev
E. E. White. Mrs. Roe, appreciativ
of the kind remembrance, responded i
most happy vain.
The beautiful and inspiring mornin
of Easter, drew a large congregatio
to church and Sunday School services
Pastor Roe's first sermon of the Coz
ference year, was in harmony with th
day. Superintendent Buckson gave
vigorous address before the Sunda
School also, and Duet by Mrs. Re
} and Miss Venie Ford, and solo by Mis-
Mamie Buckson, pleasing features {
the session. The church music wa
broken somewhat by absence of an in
portant member.
PersO1al-Mr. Brooks, of Lahaski
Penn, is visiting Rev. G. K. Illick.
Mrs. Lulu Gardner, is visiting frienC
D in Wilmington.-Mr. Harry Goodwin
: of Dover, has been tina guest of Mr..
g W. Hazel, few days. Mrs. Anna ]
D Evans, near Cheswold, is visitir
, friends in Brooklyn N. Y.-Rev. al
: Mrs. E. E. White, who stopped he
last Tuesday from Conference to Wis
: friends, returned Saturday to Madle
his Church tn Wilmington.-Rev. r,
J returned from Conference, and Mr.
e Roe from fredericksburg, Md, la
y Thursday, and are receiving a cordi
S welcome from their Cheswold al