Smyrna times., 1904-09-07
CHESWOLD.
No Preaching Service at cheswOId Sunday.
Local Happenings and Personal Mention.

Local Happenings and Personal Mention.
Special Correspondence to the Times.
CHEswoLD, September 6. - Rev.
Goodhand being out Of town last Sun
dap, church people were disappointed
in having no preacher. The preach
ing hour was filled in with a praise
and testimonial service. The Epworth
League filled in the usual evening
services. In the Sunday School ses-
sion the usual monthly missionary
event was celebrated by a short pro-
gram in charge of Miss R. Ella CATER
son. The collection for the day,
which received inspiration from the
proposition made by Superintendent
Boggs that for every class whose
members would each give ten cents
he would give them twenty-five cents,
amounted to $11.55 Many of the
congregation made use of the oppor
tunity to gladden. and cheer Pastor
Goodhand in his mld-week prayer
meeting last Wednesday evening by
going out in large numbers, it being
his birth anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Moore wish
through the Cheswold correspondent
to extend thanks to their many friends
and friends of their departed sister
Miss Rebecca G. Moore for the sym
pathy and aid rendered during her
late illness. She could show appre-
citation of their good offices only by
signs, being physically unable to give
expression audibly.
Two or three peach buyers from
Brenford ran down to Cheswold last
Thursday evening in a large automo-
bile. Miss Mamie Wright of Brenford
who accompanied them, was the
guest of Miss Deborah Goodhand
while some business was being trans
acted, after which Miss Goodhand re-
turned with them as the guest of Miss
Wright.
Our schools opened Monday morn
ing with Miss Georgia Arnold as
principal, and Miss Annie Learned in
charge of the intermediate depart.
ment. Miss Learned we learn, is sub
stituting for Miss Edith Hutton who
is convalescing from an attack of ty-
phoid. School No. 10 (Moore's Cor
ner) also opened with Miss Bessie
Middleton of SMYRNA in charge for
the third year. The Denney Corner
school opened in charge of Miss
Rhoda Masten.
There was some abatement In quantity
OF peaches arriving in our market the
closing days of last week with slight
increase again Monday of this week.
Abont two cars were loaded, with
prices ranging from 30 cents to 20
cents the basket. Crawford's Late
were the prize fruit. Tomatoes are
rolling in in great abundance. Five
cars of them were loaded here to-day,
besides the contract tomatoes passing
through to the cannery.
Personals. Miss CLARA B. Savin and
Mr.. Clifford Anderson will continue
their course of study at the W. G. A.,
Dover, which opens to-day. Miss
Jessie Curry of COnoway, Canada, is
the guest of Miss Mary Kann, near
Cheswold. Daniel j. Kemp of Will
Jamestown, Pa, is visiting her brother
John Kemp, Sr., near Cheswold. -
Mr.. Robert Cantwell of Chester, is
visiting W. s. Oantwell. Misses Ber-
tina Price and Bett Smithers of Smyr-
ma, spent Friday with Mrs. NJ. J..
Smith. Mrs. w. S. Cantwell is visit
ing friends in Philadelphia. Mr..
John Williams and son John spent
Saturday last with MIR. and Mrs. s. B.
Cooper: Mrs. Sallie M1sslmer, Land
insburg, Pa, is the guest of Miss
Lille Bishop. Mrs. Joseph George,
daughter and granddaughter are
guests of Mrs. John Jackson.
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