Smyrna times., 1903-07-08
CHESWOLD.
Wheat Threshing Has Began and Many
Farmers are Proud to Get Ten Bushels
to the Acre-Local and Personal.

Special Correspondence to the Times.
CHEswoLD, July 6.-Receipts 6. of ber-
ries fell short of that of last Monday.
Raspberries are running down. The
market stood to-day So. so to $500 per
crate for raspberries and 81 cents to n
cents per quart for blackberries.
The glorious Fourth made itself
known here by all kinds of explosions
that would make a noise. Our boys
got full share of sport in this way of
celebrating the event. Lively crowds
were on our streets Saturday evening
and there was more or less display of
fireworks in all parts of the town.
Wheat threshing began about the
middle of last week and our farmers
are proud to get even ten bushels per
acre this year. 1t is thought now they
will be from one-third to one-half
short of average yield.
Mr.. E. S. Garrison is shining up his
houses on New Street by a coat of
paint.
Mrs. Emma Caulk, State Superinten-
dent, met our local W. G. I. U. in par
lOr meeting last Wednesday and talk
ed about thirty-fve minutes at pub.
lie meeting IN the church in the even
ing. She is a fluent and very inter
esting speaker upon this subject.
The Ladies Aid met this evening
with Mrs. Lena Knots, a nice moon
light walk little out of town.
Our Junior League, Miss Lulu
BOggs superintendent, had little out
ing this (Monday) afternoon on the
school grounds. The little tots en-
joyed their sports hugely and also had
nice things to eat.
Mr.. Walter B. Knots, near town,
seems to have the incest tomato patch
in this immediate locality.
The theme of Pastor Goodhand's
discourse Sunday morning was true
happiness and its source" In the
evening he talked on inefficient Re
ligion, from a peculiar text found in
Isaiah 2Sth chapter and Goth verse.
Within the chancel during the day
was a bouquet of golden gate poppies,
which attracted atrention for their
beauty. Miss K. Ella Catterson
placed them there.
Moses NJ. Moore, son of the late
Henry Moere, died last Saturday in
his 4Sth year. The funeral services
were held to-day at the home of his
brother G. B. Moore. Rev. A. w.
Goodhand Oficiated and interment
was made at Bethel. The deceased
was a sturdy boy with many good
parts up to a severe fall on the ice
about the age of II. He never enjoyed
good health after this fall however
and has had intervals of intense suf
fering. He had united himself to the
church before these misfortunes came
upon him.
Personal. Mr.. William P. Dickson
of New York who is visiting his
mother Mrs. Hester Dickson at Bren.
ford, drove to Cheswold last Satur
day to see his relatives aud friends
Mrs. Baynard of Philadelphia is visit
idg her brother William r. Smith O
near Sherwood Mills.-Mr. and Mrs
Dewitt of Dover, were guests Sunday
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Cantwell. -
Mrs. D. G. Hoffecker, son Frank anC
Miss Pauline Ward of Perryville, Md.
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. S
Hardcastle and other relatives las
Week.-Mrs. Mamie Buckson, nea
Cheswold, has returned from an ex
tended visit to friends in Wilmington
Among those who spent the Fourtl
in Cheswold, their form er home, ar
Miss Nellie Anderson of Smyrna; Mrs
Emma Pearson of Chester, Pa.
Messrs. Del Hardcastle, Fred Emer
son, Jr., and Harold Brown of Phila
delphia; Mr.. j. Ralph Stout of Eas
Orange, n. j., and Mr.. Scott of Mil
ford. Mr.. Johnston of Mama, Flor
ida, who has purchased what is know
as the Severn Taylor farm south @
Cheswold, is with his family occupy
ing the E. F. Jones, while waitin
right of possession.