Smyrna times., 1903-09-30
CHESWOLD.
Much Interest In the Location of Branch
of Tucker and Thornley's OverallFac-
torY-Loca1 and Personal Mention.
speciaI Correspondenee 70 the Times.

AOOuJ Jne nOg chOlera which seems to
be advancing this way from the direc-
tlon of Dover. Some farmers west of
Cheswold have lost hogs or are docter-
ing sick ones the symptoms however
are not like that of cholera in all cases.
James Mastin between Cheswold and
Dover has been heavy loser from all
accounts.
The prospect of an overall factory at
CheswOld is quite promising. Messrs.
Tucker & Thornley, of Smyrna and
Mr.. E. S. Garrison of our town who
with means and also public spirited
with 1t, are negotiating for a suitable
building and devising plans for a
branch of the plant now in successful
operation in Smyrna Our business
and enterprising citizens are now in
high anticipation that the enterprise
will go through under fattering pro-
spects.
The Garrison roller mills are now
undergoing a renovation in which
much of its present machinery will be
replaced by ''girators" and other ND to
date machinery. Millers speak of it as
the new and most modern system for
making -four.
Tomatoes are yet holding up fairly
we'll. Our buyers loaded two cars to
day (Monday) at 10 cents per basket.
Our farmers are in a straight to get
their work done. There is much fod-
der drying up in the field owing to two
facts, the storm which has tangled the
stocks and the difficulty to get labor
to save it in the proper stage. Dav
labor perhaps has never been known
so high in this locality. The situation
is, especially trying upon tenants who
while experiencing the loss and wor
ry themselves, are also in constant
dread. their landlord will charge that
they have not done their duty. Wheat
seeding is likely to be late this fall.
Some of our people have last week
and this enjoyed upon their tables
luscious autumn strawberries. Ben
Jamln Kipp near Diners Corner sup
Piled them at 10 and 20 cents per
quart.
James Brown has sold his property
here, consisting of a dwelling with
store room attached to Daniel Voshell
OF Pearsons Corner, who has eimmedi-
ate possession. $3.50 R-T1 u.
he tho nurol.s.n-,apr H-Dollars is said to
a., . 1,.r' <44onased price. Mrs. Minnie
Gordon is also reported to have pur-
chased of Thomas R. George the pro-
perty where she now resides in the
southern end of Cheswold for $1,000.
Two lively runavays occurred to day,
both wagons being loaded with phos-
phate from the railroad siding. For
tunately there were no serious results
from them and but little breakage.
A fair sized canvass tent pitched in
town today and a variety performance
was to have been given this evening.
but our town authorities imposed a
license that had chilling effect and
the show was cancelled.
Last Sunday was communion day at
both Cheswold and Bethel Churches.
Rev. j. 7. VanBurkalow of Dover
oficiated the entire day.
Mrs. Joseph Moore widow of the
late Joseph Moore, prominent in
church and state affairs in this vicinity
during his life, died suddenly at the
home of her son A. @. Moore near
Cheswold last week aged SO years.
Mrs. Moore was the oldest person in
this community. A. @. Moore, oseph
P. Moore, : ohm W. Moore and Mrs.
Since Short, Mrs. Charles Wheatman
and Miss Ella R. Smith of Dover sur
vive her.
PersOnal;-M. NJ. Loose of Waterloo.
Iowa, joined by Aaron Loose of Will
came to Cheswold to-day to
see his brother d. F. Loose whom he
had not seen for thirty five years. In
the presence of each other some time
1t was D. F. Loose the youngest of
the two who first made recognition. -
Mrs. Lulu Gardner is visiting friends
In Millington and Stillpond, Md
Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. Barcus are visit
ing their daughters Mrs. Goe. W. Nc.
Name and Mrs. Emma Pearson of
Pa. and Mrs. W. j. Phillips.
Wllmington.-Misses Lulu Boggs and
Effie Wiley are visiting Philadelphia
friends. Miss Mamie Buckson of near
Cheswold is making a three weeks
visit to friends in Newtown, Pa.-Mlss
Lizzie Jones of Smyrna is the guest
OF her sister, Mrs. Mollie Hardcastle.
Catarrh and ffay Fever