Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-20
CHESTERTOWN, MD.
Special Correspondence of Every Event

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Chestertown, Md, March 20-Owners
of property in the burned district of
Millington already arc making prepara-
tions to rebuild As soon as insurance
claims can be adjusted operations will
begin.
Henry Gill of the Dover Dclawarcan
staff is here visiting his parents Mr.. and
Mrs Charles l.. Gill
Edward Fcrrell Bowen, secretary to
President James W CAIN of Washing
ton College, has been called to the cOlorS,
and will leave this week for work IN an
important branch of the service.
Professor Martin Ten lIoor of the
college faculty will leave this week for
Fort OglethorIre. Ga. where he will enter
the officers training corps.
\ meeting of the cashiers of the banks
OF tho town and county was held here
on Saturday, for the purpose Of arranging
plans for the coming Liberty Loan cam
paign. Allan A. Harris, cashier of the
Chcstcrtown Bank of Maryland. is chair
man of the county compittcc, and
number ot fine entertainments arc being
prepared to assist in the drive. At Ken
ncdyyillc on Saturday night Howard
Turner. county chairman of the war and
launched 10 raise Kent ; quota of $3.50
900, gave an entertainment with talent
from Bettcrton, and S517 20 Of war stamps
were sold
Harry Hodgkins Of Wilmington was .
guest of relatives and friends here for
the weekend
Judge Thomas - France is spending
some time with his daughter, Miss Adele
France. who Is an instructor in st
Mary's School. 81 Marv's City.
Private Charles T. IIodgknS. Jr. of
Camp DIX spent the weekend here with
his parents Mr. and Mrs Charles T.
Hodgkins
Mrs. J. Arthur Bradley Of Baltimore is
visiting her mother. Mrs Ellen Beck
Rev r. f. Beauchamp and Charles II.
jefferson will attend the sessions Of the
Wilmington Conference in Dover and
left here today, 20 be present 81 tonight
session.
Mrs Miriam Shcppcrd Davidson was
the soloiSt at an entertainment given in
kcnncdyvillc, Saturday evening
Yesterday morning, when President If
the Board of County Commissioners
Carey Rcinhart went to his corn crib on
his farm near town. he discovered that
the We netting had been torn away. and
a quantity Of his feed corn was missing
lie discovered footprints leading across
his corn field towards Gcorgctown. a
Negro settlement about . mile from his
home, and following the trail ii lead 10
the house OF former Colorcd fam hand
MIR Reinhart found a quantity Of his
corn IN the possession OF the Negro who
was arrested and bound over 10 work for
Mr. Relnhart and others for year
Mrs. Thomas ID Bowers Is spending
q part oi this week in Baltimore with her
sister. Mrs William r. Nicholson. who
underwent delicate operation at the
Maryland General hospital, on Saturday
Mrs. Thomas J. Davis of near town
and Mrs Lee Price, daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs Charles :, Smith, arc in Baltimore
hospitals, where khey underwent serious
operations this week
Miss Annie Copper. teacher Of Domes-
tic Science in the CheStcrtown high school.
IS spending a part OF the week in Balti-
more.
Miss GLADYS Aldridge has returned from
3 visit with friends in Baltimore
BY mutual agreement the stores and
business places Of the town are closing
al ) O'Clock every evening IN the week
except Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs samuel Eannort have
returned from a visit with their daughter.
Mrs James W Chapman, Jr.. IN Balti-
more.
William II Waddell has purchased
the residence on Queen street belonging
to the estate Of the late James : Bradley.
for sl.025
Mrs Gideon f Clark is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Earle Ciitt In CharIestown,
". Va.
The Blue Mountain poultry farm,
owned by " H Truslow x Son. is getting
N an average of 1000 eggs a day from
1Ock of l,S00 hens, and the proprietors
are finding ready sale IN New York mar
lets at from IL to - cents a dozen
Daniel Hall, son of Dr. and Mrs. A. |
:. Hall, Is substituting for Miss Davis
4 the Pomona public school.
Six Of Kent : quota OF draftees viii |
cave here on March 29 for the training
amp at Camp Meade. When the next |
all comes between 200 and 300 men will |
)e taken