Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-08
CHESTERTOWN. MD.

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Chcstcrtown Md. Aug Richard
r beaverton, one Of the Oldest and most
prominent farmers in Kent county. aged
s3 wears. IS critically i'll al his home
near town
Mrs. J. T. Crosslcy was taken to the
Easton hospital yesterday, for special
treatment for gall stones She has been
a sufferer for more than a year
Miss Sinah Noble, teacher Of Domestic
Science in the Chcstertown high school,
has resigned. as has also Miss Mabel
Price vice-principal Of Nlillington acad
emv.
Nlr and Mrs l. r Nansant and
three daughters, Misses Anna, Helen
and Catherine, Of Galena are at Ocean
City. Md
Miss Eugenia Stradley Of Wilmington.
spent the weekend with her grandmother.
Mrs Emily Stradley. in Galena.
Miss Wilhelmina Hurlock died on
Saturday at the home Of her nephew.
William NJ Hurlcck. near kennedyvIlle,
following lingering illness Of Bright
disease. aged 75 years lnterment was
made in Blackiston cemetery, IT Ken
ton. the deceased being native of Della
ware
News reached here, Tuesday, Of the
death Of Captain Charles Watkins. in
I Wilmington. where he had been employed
for some time The deceased was a
native Of Eastern Neck Island, near
Rock Hall The remains were brought
to Chester own Yesterday. and inferred
: Wesley Chapel cemetery
Captain Paul Jacobs. who has been IN
foreign service for the past six months
IS visiting bis mother Mrs Mary Jacobs.
in AIllington
Fishermen caught ten-foot shark in
the Chesapeake bay off Tolchestcr,
yesterday II is being exhibited at the
beach for the benefit Of the Red Cross
Webster W Hadaway has purchased
from Grover c. Hadaway his large garage
business on East Cross street
William W Beck, trustee, has sold
to Bedford litter the Clark farm Of 81
acres. in Quaker Neck section. for 81, 175.
Mr. litter has been tilllng the place
during the year
Thomas H. White has purchased from
John ID Uric. trustee, the Wright farm.
l72 acres. near Millington. for So, ,375.
The Marvel Package Go. Is paying
50 per hundred TO its basket makers
for making baskets Tomato growers
are compelled 10 pay SIT per hundred
for the baskets here, and there will not
be much profit in the tomato crop this
year. at such prices.
Mrs Walter Fowler Of Wilmington
has been visiting relatives and friends
in the county during the week
Nearly every relative and many friends
in Chestcrtown have received letters
from the boys overseas this week, and in
every instance there is a most optimistic
tone in reference To the final outcome
Of the war About 40letters were received
at the Chestcrtown postoffice Tuesday
and Monday.
The thermometer reached lO2 de-
grees in the shade here Tuesday afternoon,
and the night was the most uncomfort-
able night on record
Miss Rcbecca Kendall Of Wilmington
spent the weekend here with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs Virgil " Kendall
Professor Clyde Reed Of Washington
College faculty has returned from the
west, where he had been spending part
Of his vacation bringing his wife and
two small children with him
Mr. and Mrs Frank Ivens and children
Of Ardmore, Pa, are visiting his mother.
Mrs 5 A. Ivens
A number Of the high school graduates
took the competitive examination held
yesterday by the Orphans Court for
scholarship in Western Maryland College