Smyrna times., 1903-02-11
CHESWOLD.
Car OF Coal Brings Slight Relief to Coal
Famine = Another Shooting Match,
Horses Bring High Prices.
Special Correspondence to the Times.

CHEswOLD, Feb. 1O:-The first cal
OF anthracite coal for many months
arrived here last Monday morning fo1
W. >. Hardcastle. 1t was a sight to
see whole car of the "bIack diamond
once more but as most of our people
had despaired of getting coal this win
ter, and had prepared to use wood the
AZ tons will exceed our immediate de-
mand as it now looks.
Another spirited contest shooting
at blue rock came off here last Satur-
day afternoon in which DIR. Smith
ID. X. Loose, Edgar J. Boggs of Ches
void and H. Harrington and J. Nor
rls OF Little Greek and Bayard Stanley
OF BrenfOrd participated. DIR. Smith
won turkey and Mr.. Boggs won the
sweepstakes, breaking 80 out of 81.
Horses are bringing high prices in
this section and there is some comment
as to the cause. Only two years ago
horses were bringing at our public
sales on time about half they are
bringing this winter for cash. Some
argue 1t is the prosperity that has
caused the advance, while others saw
they can see a general scarcity of
horses which will be more readily
seen when spring work begins. Mules
are almost out of sight and good
horses are knocked off at from $3.50 to
$500. This seems to be fully up with
prices OF horses in former wears since
which time, however, many have
thought the trolley, automobiles, &C..
would throw horses out of use and |
depreciate their value for all time.
Travelling is improving some as the
days lengthen, but the roads are vet
heavy from rains freezing and tbaw-
ing.
W. 5. Cantwell, our butcher, put
a bright new wagon on his beefroute
last Saturday morning.
Owing to the driving east storm
Pastor Roe preached only in the even
ing last Sunday.
The long succession of stormy Sun
days is getting to be something to be
talked about. Some one has said this
has been lazy winter for preachers
ana church goers, especially in the
because of rainy SUNDAYS and
bad roads. By a member from a
'harge on Wyoming circuit there is
'ald to have been only four SUNDAYS
'ince that of September IA when il did
lot rain or threaten rain some part of
he day. They were October 70. 10
md 26 and November IS. 1t follows r
therefore, the work of country churches =
n all branches must be tagging and S
possibly their collections yet to be 1
made up to their usual amount. {
)heswold Sunday School is taking
ONE steps toward a missionary pro-
ram to be presented March 1st. a
Harmony Council No. 33, Jr., Order .
I United American Mechanics is hav- =
ng accessions weekly to their num- :
ers. The boys take their limitations
racefully and are then ready for the
ext man.
The first song of the frog for 1908 !,
'as heard during the warm rain storm i
lst week with lightning and thunder. c
Sickness in light form, such as a
Qlds, IS very prevalent. Mr. D. NJ. 81
loud who is one of our sickest ia q
nder medical care and is improving. :
Personal. Miss Sarah CAGE of Cow. -
lis, formerly teacher at No. 10 school II
visiting Miss Belle Moore. al
Tertrude Ransom of Smyrna has been =
ne guest of Miss Venie Ford the mast Fl
Nv days. Mr.. Frank Anderson of
elpslc was the guest of his mother.
Irs. Matilda Anderson, the last week.
Mr.. Abraham Pearson of Whining
IN 10 visiting his son MIR. Gland
carson near Cheswold. Jacob I'm :
III near Cheswold is spending the !
eek with friends in Philadelphia.
n. and Mrs. j. Q. Adams of Smvrpa :
'ent few days with friends near Z
heswold last week.-Mr. John
owler of Camden is visiting Mr.. !
1hn Jackson. :