Smyrna times., 1902-01-08
CHESWOLD.
Accident With a Runaway Team-Party to
Miss Ethel Hardcsstle- Happen.
ings and Personal Mention.

Special Correspondence for the TIMES.
OHEswoLD, Jan. 7. 19O2.-Mr. Samuel
Hargadine, living four miles west of Ches-
void, had just unloaded corn from hi
wagon last Friday, when the mules took
fright at passing train and Mr.. Hargadine
in his efforts to manage them was run over
by the wagon and badly bruised. He was
carried to his home from Cheswold in an
easy carriage, fearing serious results from
the incident, but reports reach us he is i'm
proving, but still disabled.
We noted last week Mr. Ed Ford, near
Cheswold, found one of his horses choked
to death in his stall, by the halter. Two
days later another one of his horses was
found sick and died suddenly. Friday the
third horse was doctOred most of the day
and at this writing is thought to be past
danger. The strange malady caused a stir
among horse owners in this vicinity and our
merchants had numerous calls for horse
powders. Veterinarians have pronounced
it heart affection and not contagious.
Our Ladies' Aid contemplate having a
rummage sale in the near future
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Hardcastle gave their
daughter, Miss Ethel, very pleasant socia-
party Tuesday evening of last week. Re-
refreshments were served and a variety of
pastimes filled in tie evening hours. Those
present were: Misses Helen Jones, Ola
Wiley, Eta Wiley, Lulu Boggs, Mary
Boggs, Harriet Illick, May Hardcastle,
Clara Savin. Ethel Hardcastle. Messrs.
George G. Anderson, J. Ralph Stout, Harry
Stout, Denney Moore. Lewis Anderson, ,
Ralph Savin, w. Denney Hoffecker, Edgar
Boggs, James Roe.
Our people entered into the Christmas
with life and spirit, but there was not
enough interest in the New Year to main-
tain a watch night service.
| At the Sunday morning church services
the Lords Supper Was administered. A
large congregation greeted the first Sunday
services of the new year. On this and the
sacrament Pastor Roe's sermon had bear.
| ing. At night Pastor Roe preached a fine
sermon on Gods power, majesty and might
stating that what some men choose to class
severe measures there can yet be seen hi,
love beaming forth, fulfilling beautifully
His bow of promise, that if man would, il
is Gods plan to lift him higher and pusE
him onward and upward,
DIR. H. V. S. Stout and famil (save ]
Ralph, who remains in Cheswold) left las
Thursday for East Orange, N. j., their new
home. A large company of friends were a
the depot to say good bye and some tears wer
shed also in the parting moments. The fol
lowing resolutions on his departure wer
adopted by Cheswold NJ. E. Sunday School
Whereas DIR. H. V. s Stout member and CO
worker in our sunday School has moved to al
other state, aud
ladies. as chOrister. as musical director for ou
public entertainments. etc, our brother was mos
competent highly successful and with all, ps
tent, cOngenial aud cOmpaniOnabe; therefor
be il
Resolved That the severance of relations b
one who has given us in our Sunday SchOC
work 20 much pleasure, talent and general us,
fulueSS. is greatly deplOfed and while we bO
submissively 10 VIII the considered his best inte
estS temporarily, there is yet spiritua siie NOR
glorious in which 'ur Brother and his famil
now ut distance, aud we as a sch oi remain
ing. can gratefully LOOK forward with assuranc
tn the grand and blissful reunion above, whel
! separations are unknown.
Resolved, That these resolutions. expressive
sent To our esteemed Brother duly signed by OF
SUPERINTENDENT and secretary.
Cheswold NJ. E. Sunday School, Jan 5, 1902
' The free rural delivery system is sti
. agitating Cheswold. A petition asking f,
three routes from this place has received
long list of signers and is now awaiting I'll
action of Special Agent Smith. Many wi
favor the petition and have signed it sa
4 they can't think the one route plan will
: established at Cheswold, because the trl
s situation being understood it would not
8 good sense to do it. For instance, to car
i mail to Dinah's Corner, which is four mil,
q from Cheswold to Dover, and haul it baC
n eight miles, and from Dover back to De
ney's Corner, one and a-half miles fro
Cheswold, also take it by Leipslc Fix al
haul it seven miles back to them VIII
Cheswold lies four distant is foolish. L
'' Government would likely not district
g this way if every patron of the Cheswo
l. post Office were to petition for it. TakiI
J. 300 days it would mean many thousal
! miles extra hauling and delay in deliver