Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
CHESTERTOWN. MD.

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Chcstertown, Md, March II.-Ray-
mond Shippers has been elected teller in
kent Co. Savings Bank. 10 succeed Thorn
as W Perkins who resigned To engage in
the real estate business. Argus Robinson
has been appointed bookkeeper. In place OF
Mr. Shippers.
Prof Arthur Greenwood, principal Of
the Milington High School, has resigned
| 70 accept business position IN Betterton.
Mrs. Sarah c. Wright died at her home
| on High street, on Thursday, aged So
years.
Misses Elsie Dixon and Agnes Mahrey
of Millington have been visiting the
| formers sister. Mrs. Thomas Mill, in
CLAYTON.
Earle Dodson Of Wilmington visited his
sister, here. Mrs Samuel Wallis, last week
Miss Grace Newman, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs James b. Newman, was operat
ed upon at Easton Hospital Friday. for
appendicitis
II was reported here, Saturday that the
Federal government had fixed the price
Of the coming corn crop at 81 60 q hushcl
Straightway farmers began selling their
present crop. and many unloaded at the
record price Of s2I2 bushel.
Samuel Cohen, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Abe Cohen of this county, has enlisted in
the Base Hospital Corps, and Is stationed
| at Fort McHcnry, near Baltimore.
Airs. Matte Gale and Miss Edna
Wroth Of Still Pond are at Columbia, $
G.. with the formers nephew, Roy Rose
berry
Mrs. Gideon F. Clark is visiting her
daughter, Airs. Earle Gltt. IN Charles
town, ", Na.
A. L. Davidson Of Wilmington, formerly
Of this town, has presented two Of his
friends here, J ". Kirby and Charles
Smith, with a hand-worked pillow top OF
the design of m American eagle, and shield
with four American flags, ON satin back
ground The emblem has been placed in
the lobby of the Lyceum theatre
Colonel A. H. Supplee of Betterton
was painfully injured In q trolley accident
| N Philadelphia, last week.
Mrs. Davis Jordan and daughter Of
| Norfolk, Va, are guests of Superintendent
| OF Schools and Mrs. Edward ]. Clarke.
| Mrs L. J. Smyth, widow Of Professor
l. J. Snyth, for ten years superintendent
| of county schools, has presented hls library
! to the Chestertown high school.
| The first herring OF the season were
caught IN Chester river, above the bridge,
BY Harry Lambert, the latter part OF last
| week.
Walter Wright has contracted with
| Frank L. Duyer 10 remodel his residence
near town. This Is one of the oldest and
most historic residences in this section.
and Mr.. Wright proposes TO preserve most
| Of the Colonial features.
Captain l. Wethered Bsrron, who was
| one OF the first men In the State of Mary
| land to enlist In the war, has been trans
ferred TO Fortress Monroe. Va, where DC
has entered the Officers Artillery Tram
ing School MIR BarroIl voluntarily
raised two companies for the Coast Ar
tillery IN Baltimore, where he gave up g
large law practice, and each Of the com,
panies has become a part OF the Nationa
Coast Artillery.
Mrs. Joseph A. Wiches has returned
from Burlington, n. J., where she spent
| several weeks.
| Thomas ColIyer, aged about 20 years
z prominent oysterman Of Rock Hall
was found dead in his boat in the Chcsa.
peake Bay off Rock Hall. Saturday by
Messrs. Charles and David Ayres. 1t i
believed that MIR Collyer started for The
oyster bar to tong for oysters, and was
taken with an attack of the heart.