Smyrna times., 1903-05-06
CHESWOLD.
Smallpox Scare Has subsidized and Business
Moves Along as Usual-Public School
Entertainment-Perso Mention.
Special Correspondence to the Times.

Entertainment-Person Mention.
Special Correspondence to the Times.
CHEswoLD, May 4.-The smallpox
fright has subsided. The one patient
in town has kept to his room. Busi-
ness has moved along as usual.
Schools and churches in this vicinity
have not closed their doors. The
board of health is guarding the inter-
est of our town to prevent any infected
person entering, but this is only to
prevent it's spread any further, so the
many statements that we hear made
about it are erroneous and foolish.
There is now no danger from small
pox IN Cheswold whatever.
The minstrel entertainment which
was rendered with such popularity by
our own talent last week will be re-
peated in Leipsic Wednesday evening
of this week.
The medal contest spoken of last
week, has been indefinitely postponed
by Mrs. H. r. Loose, in whom charge
it was, because 1t would have con-
ficted with another entertainment
which claimed precedence.
Our public school is rehearsing for
an entertainment consisting of dia-
logues, recitations, &C. to be publicly
presented May % in our Jr. o. U. A.
M. hall. Miss Georgia Arnold, prin-
cipal, and Miss Florence Taylor, of
the primary department, have it in
charge. The proceeds will go to a
fund in order to purchase more ground
for athletics.
Carriage painting in larger way is
new industry for Cheswold intro
duced by W. S. Hardcastle.
Our young men fond of athletics or
ganized baseball team last Thursday
evening as follows: Manager, H. R.
Loose; secretary, Lewis H. Anderson;
treasurer, W. S. Hardcastle; captain
Harvey Anderson. The meeting was
very enthusiastic.
Our W. G. 7. U. will meet with Mrs.
Maggie Learned Thursday afternoon
of this week.
Cheswold Church Ushers' Union has
appointed for May collectors Messrs.
Bice Kemp and Brady Shahan; ushers
for the morning, Messrs. Edgar
Boggs and George G. Ander-
son; ushers for evening, Messrs.
Clifford Anderson and Irwin Emerson.
Pastor Goodhand gave his church
people two fine sermons Sunday on
the Foundation for the christians
hope" and "seeing the truth, " morn
ing and evening respectfully being
greeted by large congregations.
Superintendent Boggs of Cheswold
Sunday School has made a ruling that
the losing class shall present the
monthly missionary banner, making a
speech to the class that wins 1t. At
Bethel last Sunday it being also their
monthly missionary event, program
of Rotations, solos, &C., was render
ed and was much enjoyed, which re-
suited in a large collection for the day.
Rev. J. t. VanBurkalow of Dover is
announced to preach at Cheswold and
Bethel next Sunday. The sacrament
of the Lords supper will be admin
istered.
Andrew Fl. Moore near Cheswold
who in March was appointed collector
for Kenton Hundred has because of
impaired health sent his resignation
to the Levy Court Tuesday which was
accepted and Frank A. Moore of Ches-
wold was elected to fill the vacancy.
He Immediately bonded and entered
upon his duties.
Personally. o. Merrick, our rail
road agent, is visiting DIR. H. V. S.
Stout at East Orange, N. Y. formerly of
Cheswold, and at other points. s.-Miss
Grace Moore of Milford was a guest of
her father, John Moore last week
Thomas Maloney, of near Seven
HickOries, who is nearing eighty years
of age and well-known throughout
this section, suffered a light stroke of
paralysis last week from which he is
thought to be slowly recovering
H. B. Moore of Philadelphia was a
visitor over Sunday with his father,
A. II. Moore of near Cheswold. Mrs.
Jacob Unruh of near Cheswold has re-
turned from a lengthy visit to her
daughter at Atlantic City.
A new town has been mapped out al
Tuckahoe Station on the Queen Anne's
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