Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-17
CHESTERTOWN AND VICINITY.

/ Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
! Chcstcrtoun, Md. dec H. The season
/ for hunting muskrats opens in this county
1 on January |. and there is every prospect
/ a one Of the most profitable seasons in
the history of the business The marshes
arr well stocked with the rats. and both
pcltS and meat arc bringing fine prices
". Irving Walker has completed ono
Of thc finest garages in this vicinity al his
pretty home on Chester river The
garage IS heated throughout BY hot water
and is provided with shower bath and
various other modern improvements
The Patriotic Order Sons 81 America
held an open meeting. last evening, the
feature Of which was a debate on the sub
jcct of Woman's Suffrage Following the
debate ice cream and cake were served.
Eggs have taken a decided drop in
price here this week, the stores giving
only 20 cents IN trade compared with s.
cents last week For tho first time for
moro than year the best country lard is
retailing for 2S cents 3 pound. and there
are other indications Of slight reduction
IN the high cost Of living.
Thomas l.. Meeks, John T. Barnes and
Daniel Mckee have been appointed
census cnumerators for the Fourth cleo
tIon district. comprising Chestertown and
vicinity; William II Barnes has been
named for the Sixth district, and Samuel
Burgess and Charles L. Miller for tie
Fifth district, comprising Rock Hall,
EdCsylilc and vicinity.
The thermometer registered IA degrees
yesterday morning marking the coolest
day Of the winter All coal dealers are
amply supplied with fuel. and farmers
have their work pretty we'll completed
sheriff William 'To~-r,cDyl -,
inmate Of the jail, young man. to the
Naval Station in Philadelphia, this week
for enlistment in the navy
Nportsmen at the various ducking
shores along the bay and rivers are having
inc sport shooting ducks and large bags
are the rule at each days shoot
NJ Wilbur Thomas, president o. the
Board OF AlmshOuse Trustees has been
housed during the week with rheumatism
Through the solicitation Of Postmaster
Eugene :. Shannon, postmaster at Nash
VILE Tenn. Postmaster Thomas ID .
Bowers OF Chestertown and number of +
hls office force have struck il rich in the
o.! re Ids Of Texas. Several months ago
Mr.. Bowers received a letter from Mr..
shannon, stating that he and several
other Of the pOstm aStcrs OF large city
Offices had organized the Postmasters OIL
49, anu lldu putfiaStu tITee leases OF
lands IN the very heart Of the best oil
producing section Of Texas. the famous
Burkburne't fields For departmental
Teasons the name of the company was
changed to the Jeffersonian Oil and Gas
Co. and Mr.. Bowers and his employees
III the Chestertown postof5ce were in
vited to subscribe for a portion Of the
capital stock Of $l25, 900, all OF which has
lately been fully subscribed The Chester
town office took good-sized block Of the
stock. Wednesday Of last week Mr.
Bowers received a telegram from Mr..
shannon stating that the first we'll had
en- brought in with capacity Of 3 900
barrels Of oil daily
William Davis tenant on the Plum
POINT farm IN Worton. who was taken to
Easton hospital for an operation for
appendicitis, died Monday night TIE
remains were sent to the home Of his
Thomas Willis, Chester
own. yesterday morning, and funeral
Til be held tomorrow at 3 o. m