Smyrna times., 1907-01-30
CHESWOLD.
Interesting W. c. 7. U. ParIor Meeting
Local Happenings and Personals.
Special Correspondence to the Times.

Special Correspondence to the Times.
CHEswoLD. Jan. 2S:-Wagon load after
wagon load of telephone and piling poles
and also cob corn is giving our railroad sid
ing considerable life. Mr.. D. H. Boyce is
filling a contract of 1000 bushels of cob corn
at so cents per bushel.
The announcement of the public sale of
John HI. Carrow's farm stock implements,
&C., Tuesday next, Feb. 5th will be mat
ter of great interest to farmers in this To-
cality Mr. Carrow is a well-known and
prosperous farmer on E. S. Garrison's
collins farm" near "Garrison's Mills
and crowds will attend his sale.
Delayed in town and can't get home
the telephone will explain matters.
Mrs. Edgar j. Boggs entertained Miss
Muncey of Little Greek and Miss Charlotte
Vaughn of near Cheswold at tea, last Friday
which was followed by a company of their
friends gathering in the evening where they
had grand time.
Want phone? Drop postal to J.
w. Perkins, Smyrna.
of Mrs. Edward A. Evans visited Rural
Grange last Saturday when by request in
lecture hour she introduced the subject of
foods and their diatetic values. general
exchange of views on the subject followed
with much interest, Miss Slaymaker also re-
cited humorous poem.
Our W. G. L. I. meets Thursday after
noon of this week, at 2.3O p. m. with Mrs.
J. Herman Anderson.
A good congregation assembled at Ches-
void Church Sunday morning and with a
good sermon, Pastor Derrickson dispensed
to them the word of life. Next Sunday is
named for decision day and doubtless some
new features will be introduced ON this
line in the service.
Every up-to-date farmer in the'State
needs phone and he knows it.
The parlor meeting given last Thursday
evening by our local w. G. T. U. Union was
was great success in all of its appoint
ments rejecting credit upon Mrs. Name
Cooper having it in charge as also her CO.
workers. Cold and biting as the weather
was, it was most fortunate that the hundred
or more who were present from the Bethel
neighborhood besides those from Cheswold
and immediate vicinity could step into Mr..
and Mrs. W. S. Hardcastle's commodious
home where every apartment was by steam
appliances made most comfortable. A
catchy program of instrumental and vocal
music with recitattions was in the early
hours of the evening, splendidly rendered.
But from the hearty applause following
Mr.. Rynear Slaughters recitation which
was ludiclous sermon or rather travesty
on Ewes apple" and many complimentary
remarks upon Mrs. Maggie Learned render
ing OF her recitation specializing is iustifi-
able. MIR. Slaughter was not let off until
he had recited another piece of the humor-
! GUS order Friends and parents of some of
our young ladies have also cause for pride
IN the progress and skill with which they
fingered the piano keys in their respective
parts. The ladies served ice cream and
cake in fine style. The program follows:
Instrumental Music, Miss Mary Anderson;
Recitation, Florence Hardcastle; Song, Mr..
Money, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Hardcastle:
Recitation, Mrs. Maggie Learned; Vocal
Solo, Norman Hoffecker; Reading, Mrs.
Lizzie I. Smith; Music, Male Qnartette;
Recitation, Mr.. Rynear Slaughter; Instru-
mental Music, Miss Myrtle Derrickson;
Song, Mrs. T. d. Garrison, Mrs. E. A.
Evans. Mrs. Money; Instrumental Music
Mrs. Ethel Carrow; instrumental Music
| Mrs. III. R. Loose
The telephone is a messenger thar
can't make mistake.
PERsoNALs:-Mr and Mrs. Wilbur Clark
of Dover, and Miss Boyer of Wyoming were
guests of Mrs. NJ. A. Casson, last Sunday
Miss Elva Garrison of Kenton was a gues
of her aunt, Mrs. J. Hermon Anderson, las
week.-Mrs.. d. H. Boyce visited Camden
friends last Friday.-Mrs. Maggie Learned
attended the Connard-Learned nuptials a
Camden, Wednesday of last week.-Th,
marriage of Mr.. Avery Hobbs, who formerl,
filled clerical position with the railroad a
Cheswold is announced for Feb. 12, when {
Seaford lady will be his bride