Smyrna times., 1902-02-05
CHESWOLD.
Square Shipping Fruit Carriers Do Not Cut
Much of a Flutter 10 and About Ches'
wOId-LOcal and Personal.

wOId-LOcal and Personal.
Special Correspondence to the TIMES.
CHEswoLD, Feb. 3.-Thes snow storm
of last week left about 8 inches of
snow, without drift, played havoc with
great deal of work IN progress and
made business generally dull. 1t how
ever brought with it new life in the
merry jingle of bells and lively sleigh
ing parties, which came to halt Sat-
urday and Sunday by rain and a mis-
erable slush, then freeze-up Monday
morning with the thermometer down
to II degrees, ard thus we are in the
region of winter with a general halt
along active business lines.
In dotting the above paragraph we
were reminded of a conversation to-
day, when speaking of the present
weather conditions and the monotony
this weather brings in the country.
The idea was brought out that the tel
ephone will in the near future help
communities of farmers while away
these lonesome hours. Indeed" the
speaker said, 81 believe it could be
done with no great expense by farmers
furnishing and setting their own poles
and employing some competent person
to do the rest Why, just think on
shut-in time like this my wife could sit
down with her sewing and hold con-
versation with Mrs. Cooper, Mrs Ross
or Mrs. Garrison, as if present with
either of them. Every community of
farmers might have network of phone
communication if they are living right
with each other, for convenience or
pleasure at all times. l tell you
though it might puzzle the women in
one way-they couldn't all talk at
once. 1t would have to be one at
time. Where there is comfort or con-
venience at stake nowadays you know
a little cost is not considered and
neighborly farmers, believe, will be
'helloing' to each other before many
months pass u.s."
| hO o1udl Q ohiPp1uS poChdSO COnblO-
versy is not cutting much futter here
yet, though we have not yet heard a
single peach grower speak in favor of
it. 1t has only been few years since
the commission men demanded a free
package, and it is remembered the
growers rebelled vigorously, yet not
unitedly, against it, to no purpose, for
it was developed afterward the rail-
road was back of the scheme and help
ed through by delaying all they could
the return of the empties. Now a fail
ure to return the empty package from
local markets which promise them, is
laid to the railroad.
Mr.. W. S. Hardcastle, one of our egg
dealers, paid out for them So, 900 in the
month of January. Mr.. Hardcastle is
hustler after the product of the hen.
Sore eyes are prevalent here, which
probably is the result of colds, but
''pink eye" is the name it generally
| hears.
Everybody was housed last Sunday
and it was almost blank day in church
work. At the evening service, with {
clear sky, about two dozen braved the
: high wind and Rev. Roe, the pastor
! talked short time on the fetters O
sin and the happy release from thi
> bondage found in the Gospel promise
Personal.-Mr. W. S. Cantwell anC
i. family composed part of dinner part,
:, at r. s. Cantwell's, near Clayton, las
: Saturday in honor of his birthday
\ Mr.. Calvin Boggs, of the U. S. Marin,
Service, now at League Island, spen
few hours last Saturday with hi
? parents, Mr.. and Mrs. @. Boggs.
Mrs. Mary A. Casson spent Tuesda.
:, last with friends in Dover. Han
9 nah Gallagher, of Philadelphia, is Wis
= iting Mrs. Martha Jackson.-Miss Sci
: lers, of near Dover, spent Sunday wit
!. Miss Ida Ware. Mr.. j. H. Anderson
having business in Philadelphia las
!. week, Mrs. Anderson incidentally &C
companied him to spend some tim
with friends there. REX.