Smyrna times., 1903-03-18


of young peach trees last spring in
which few in some varieties remained
apparently dead all the summer Last
week in replanting them he found
few of the supposed dead trees show
ing the half bud green and bark also
showing life. Mr.. Ross wonders
wheather any one else has met with
the same experience and how they
would explain it.
Our young men are talking of Civ
ing a minstrel ent ertainment in the
near future made up of home talent.
The poverty social given by our
Ladies Aid last Friday evening proved
to be the most popular and successful
entertainments of recent date The
supper as the name would imply was
plain. Pone bread, mOlasses cake,
baked beans and potato salads were
prominent but with them also was a
great variety of the more dainty foods
to please the variety of tastes and
made a most enjoyable meal. Further
the spirit of the gathering was happy,
mirthful and free. The younger
people spent the early season in music.
Supper being over Mr.. Wilmer Ford,
near Cheswold led off the entertain
ment proper with two pleasing violin
sClos as did also Miss Maie Eyer near
Cheswold with two pieces of vocal and
instrumental music, much enjoyed.
Mr.. John Kemp, Jr., then came for
ward with humorous recitation, the
title we could not obtain; he was fol-
lowed by Mrs. Maggie Learned recit-
ing, Will Cartons famous poem "The
First Settlers Story" The moral les
son drawn from this great story in
verse is the unruly tongue as "boys
flying kites haul in their white winged
birds, you cant do that when you are
flying words" Though quite lengthy
Mrs. Learned held her audience in al
most breathless stiffness. Next came
the twenty minutes comedy in which
great interest was now centering THAT
Rascal Pat" under the directions of
Miss Ella Catterson. The characters
were personated as follows.
Major Timothy Pufacket. w. S. Cantweu
Pat McNaggerity ..........G .G. Denny Moore
Charles LlvlnstOn George Catterson
Laura the Niece ..... Miss Nav Hardcastle
Nancy the Maid. -. Miss Ethel Hardcastle
The audience seemed to realize all
they had expected of fun from this
play and altogether we have perhaps
never had for Is cents so full an even
ing pastime
Last Sunday was one good whole
day in the weather line and church
people filled iu the day. In the morn
ing Pastor Roe preached a short ser
mon and administered the Lords sup
per. In the evening he preached a
splendid sermon in which he threw out
truths that his audience might carry
with them while he is at conference. The
Sunday School in charge of Superin-
tendent Brockson was more spirited
and the Epworth League Mrs. Mollie
Hardcastle leader had some new feat
ures one of which was a solo bv
Master Howard Phillips.
Personal. Mrs. Arthur Cooper. of
Philadelphia, is visiting Mr.. R. NJ.
Cooper home, near Cheswold. Miss
May and Master Eddie Downs. of
Downs Chapel, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Cantwell.-Wil-
liam Hope, Attorney-at-L Law, of Dover.
and Representative Walter Lawson
were Cheswold visitors last week.
Il. Dawson, of Newark, accompanied
by William Winford, of Smyrna, were
Sunday afternoon callers upon Mr..
and Mrs. J. H. Bishop. Mr.. and Mrs.
David Boggs, of Severson's, Mrs.
John Knots and Mrs. Richards. of
Wilmington, were guests over Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter B. Knots.
near Cheswold.-Misses May Jackson,
Venie Ford, Jodie Ford, Nora Everett
and Mrs. Hannah Gallagher and chill
dren attended the nth anniversary of
the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Levi
Ransom near Smyrna, Saturday even
ing, March 7th.-Miss Edith Newton
is visiting friends in PHILADELPHIA
DR.. Gardner a former pastor, now of
Cape Charles, and son Edwin Shep-
pard, arrived yesterday, Mr.. Gardner
on his way to Conference, Edwin in
the meantime to remain with his
grandmother, Mrs. Lulu Gardner
Rev. Robert Roe left for Conference
Tuesday morning. Herbert, son of
Thomas Shaw, near Cheswold, who
spends a rowing life by way of pros
pecting for gold, &C., arrived home re-
Gently from the Aleutian Islands and
spent Sunday in company with his