Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
CHESTERTOWN NEWS.

Chc>tcriown. Md, Nov u The
local Red Cross Chapter House was
crowded Monday with relatives aud
friends of the soldiers overseas sending
their Christmas parcels Two large sacks
Of these parcels left the pistofhcc yestor-
day and many more are yet to follow
i Carroll Scncy has ono Of the finest
wheat fields soon on the Eastern Shor'
IN MANY years In many places IN
thp field the gram IS over toot
high. and it will Joint hrinrc cold weather
unless the ground settles enough 70
pasture il Mr. Scncy sewcd Alfalta
and Rcd Clover with the wheat aIi OF
which is making unusual growth.
Since the lifting ot the ban on hulid-
my materials contractors here arr making
pIap, for the completion II contracts
ict before thu war Contractor Walter
4 Pippn i pushing III" work on thr
new High school building ~ Galcna. and
II viii bc Dedicated during the carly
winter
The remains of Preston Jones were
brought from New NlcNico today iur
intcrmcnt IN the family lot IN Chester
cemetery Mr. Jones Was former
resident of this town md went west
many years ago for tho benefit - hls
health
George Er>kiuc ha- conc io New
Castle, where III has accepted a position.
Eggs have reached the unprecedented
prIcc oi 81 cents i dozen IA local markets,
btt the supply IS scarccr than lor many
wears AT this season. lycrN body hens
Sccn 10 hav 9 gone on strike. and
many 81 tho poultrymcn y 10 arc carrying
largo focks arc not getting enough eggs
to nay for the cost 0i thclr feed
4 i..ul ,.f
the Count 4 Parks Rastn las returned
To hrr duties after M arscncc u several
weeks from an attack of tho influence
The ncW state road leading from
CheStcrtow1 ~ Rock Hall Will he com
plctcd this week when il viii be open "
traffic This Will furnish 4 continuous
state road to within two miles oi tho
! bavShorc town and Will give the people
section facilities Of traNr. winch thew
have never before cnJoved L Will
mean = big boom 10 business in that
section and may be the means q opening
the FISH and oyster industries IN that
section Ia northern citv mark ts
Mrs Paul ] Wilkinson II spending
several DAYS i'll Kaltimor, with Hon
and Mrs How'd Wilkinson
Il L., Robinson oi " Wilmington -psu,
TIC weekend with his fanalv a. th"
home oi ms family former sheriff and
Mrs Thomas liadW.v
Foster Canuan oI ms tuun 'i..~ ncnu
appointed 10 position il tine Raltimor"
pu,stoticc having na~-,d recent
CIVIL Service examination NiI C.,nlan
Will be employed on the nlgi- Gree
He Is ii present spending parf 81 INC
urck with hl> mother i"re
/ The ~tat,. road from hurcdy1 illC
( n r.,5,tfv ,.tlctl u-9a5.
! ana aJitumobil. tourists are making
/ lnanv dctourS - avoid i
! II + Parks tas rented ms hlE storr-
7 room on High street whore ne formerly
conducted i large general store business
/ o the big hardware firm ol Graham 4
/ Thomas. who viii move 10 their new
! quarters after Improvements havc been
/ mAde The sale Of the Stor, GOO Oh the
! firm Of r + Parks 4 Son IL New J ork
| underwriters viii make :: big gap III the
mercantile hie of ChcStertown
! Farmers and dealers here are making
! active preUarationS 10Y the hIg Thanks
/ giving trade IN turkeys one firm here IS
! advertising for Ten tons of turkeys ~ be
/ shipped 10 northern markets anG IS Of
terng fancy prices The supply IN th,s
| county Is reported q bt good
I Gunners and sportsInfn generally here
J are very much concerned about thc cf.eCt
! ii the new game Law whch proIulits
! the shipm ent of game or y TIC tate.
/ Prior 10 the passage g; tins law II " ~ per
/ mls,able to ship rabbits and partrldecs
outside tn" state Tor sale which re-
suited in wholesale slaughter q the game.
The last Legislature placed a ban upon
such shipment III order / @ protect tie
game. and very wisely ltmlte1i the ship
rnent Of game TO within tLc state stlpulat-
ing that none should UC shipped for sale,
AND ais o limiting The Gunhcr u rabbits
and birds tha! could be TIlivd Dy any DEe
person. I he lAw Is having tie effect q
preventing the whoiea:.i. slaughter II
game in the cnttre STATE
All drafteee who were notified by tie
local Draft Board to appear fer physical
examination this aeek nave been notl-
Ged that the order hes Deen cancelled.
Relatives and friends Of the boyH ~ camp
aid overseas arc looking Tor Their return
hoIne ty Christmas
Wilbur " Hubbard and family Will
-Ecrd he winter II o Chs Al one u the
ir~ine bctels il Nashi gton
is> Leonore Wilmer las been quite
.i during the past week with Tho Fiu-
Physicians here report the disease on the
/ decrease
William Kitcue Elliott and family
Will shortly move TO San \ut, MO Texas
where llay sill make tbCIr home
LeKin S}lTvcn 3 pronircnt fauutr
ncar town has one If tnf target ard
in,s5 acid "l tEruiP. seen Fl Till cclii i
FIR many zear- II thr first ttmc ai,
our farrer- Layc grown tcruits on -e
large Il scale and Mir ~kir.rn nope. d
.tp4r am a utaG uslf. ,yr, W. ,-1.t,s,r.s