Smyrna times., 1902-05-21
CHESWOLD,
Strawberries Coming Into Market Despite
the Fact That the Crop in General Is
In Need of Rain-Loca1 and Personal

CHEswoLD, May 19:-The dry wea-
ther is causing some uneasiness among
farmers here. The hay crop will be
short unless rain comes soon. Berry
growers, many of them, say the straw
berry can't fill out in size unless rain
comes soon. Mr.. c. Boggs however
says, there has never been better
weather for distributing the pollen than
the past two weeks, and more dry
weather is not so injurious as many
suppose. Some damage it is claimed
has been done to the Tennessee" var
iety used for pOllenizing by an insect
Home grown strawberries in small
quantities have been coming in this
market for several days. To-day sew
eral crates were shipped and berries
sold in our stores at s and 10 cents per
quart.
Mrs. Mary A. Bentley on the Leip-
sic road, has painted her residence in
striking bright colors giving also in
terror decorations, and with good farm
ing her place is attracting the attention
of travellers.
Bethel Church is undergoing some
repairing and interior decorating
with paste and painters brush, which
will be followed by a coat of paint on
the wood work outside.
District No. 40, (Nelson's) public
school, held picnic last Saturday af-
ternoon.
Our W. G. T. U. will meet Thursday
afternoon of this week with Mrs. Jen-
ME Jerman in Leipsic.
This (MOnday) evening at the home
of Mrs. c. Boggs, our W. G. I. U.
ladies in force and busy as beavers,
are pasting clippings from papers hay
ing in them a good moral sentiment
upon a large quantity of fans ordered
for the purpose to be distributed in
hospitals and reformatories.
Our base ball team organized, two
weeks since having had much difficulty
in procuring suitable grounds. have at
last secured the ground used last year
and have properly scraped the diamond
for the great athletic sport.
The publication in the papers that
the railroad is laying a double track
betweeI Cheswold and Dover is un-
true; and how the statement got a
Start is a mystery here.
Mr.. Ford near Severson's Church,
has purchased hay loader of the latest
and most improved make. AS it lay
on our platform in parts, it was in
spected by many persons.
Rev. Robert Roe, Jr., preached il
Cheswold church Sunday morning and
held the close attention of his aud.
ience as he dwelled upon the text
found in Luke 24chapter and 5Oth verse.
Pastor Roe preached in the evening on
the tendedcy of the human family tC
misinterpret Gods voice spoken tc
/ them, or to investigate its true import
In the Sunday School, very interest
ing report of the main points of the re
cent State Sunday School Convention
was read by Mrs Roe For numerous
causes this report had been delayed
and fell to Mrs. Roe by an arrange
ment with her and Mrs. G. X. Illick
the other delegate. Cheswold SUNDAY
Scaool will next Sunday at the clos,
of the lesson period, have a twenty o.
thirty minutes exercises of speeches
a vocal solo and reading, as a memor
ial and anniversary of the introduc
tion of a birthday box for the librar,
fund by the late DR.. J. NJ. Smith
Our new Chapel ''Holy Faith, held
litany and preaching service at 1870
conducted by Rev. w. H. Croft, curate
Personal: Mr.. and Mrs Jacob UDrul
OF Germantown, Penn, moved into
the John L. Boyd property last week
Miss Maie COnaway, principal of Ou
public school, spent Saturday ant
Sunday with Wilmington friends. =
Miss Lizzie Bishop, was in Philadel
phia Friday and Saturday last.-Mis
Florence Cullen and Mr.. John Jones
of Dover, were guests of Mrs. L. T
Jones Sunday. Wallace Hilyard o
Kenton, spent Sunday with Mr.. J. W
Hilyard. Rev. Robert Roe, Jr., hav
ing completed a post graduate cours
in New York, is visiting his parents
after which he will assume the assis
tant rectorship of ST. Luke's P. E
Church at Scranton, Penn. Mrs. Joh
Raymond, of Linwood, Nd, is visit
ing W. G. Buckson near Cheswold.
Mrs. Porter, of Newport, Del, an
Miss Ethel Rawley, of Leipsic, an
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Creadicl
All Eyes on Texas.
Great is Texas. Her vast cotto
, crops and marvellous oil discoverie
amaze the world. Now starts the star