Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-13
CHEsTERTOwN AND VICINITY.
Special Correspondence Ia Every evening

Special Correspondence Ia Every Evening
Cbcstortown. Md, Nov. III. Bates
Russell. editor Of the Enterprise, seriously
Injured himself. Tuesday afternoon, while
endeavoring TO move piano in the local
theatre, wrcnohing his back. Tic " con-
fined to his bed.
Many travelling statesmen who frequently
visit this town and county, report that
they have received orders to discontinue
work, because the merchants are refusing
to buy goods until prices are better.
William II. Thieman hns been ap-
pointed railway postal clerk on the Town.
send & Centreville branch of the Pennsyl-
vanin railroad. with work on The Massey
& Chestertown branch. He succeeds NJ ..
Ford. who was in the railway mail service
thmtv-fve wears and wns recently retired.
Mira. Annie II STAIN and daughters are
amending sometime with relatives and
friends IN Chestertown, preparatory To
moving To Washington permanently.
stephen X Collins. who has been hold
inp a clerical position with the du Pont
Powder Go. in Wilmington, has resigned
to crgagc in other work.
Those farmers who purchased firms
during the past two years at inflated
prices are beginning to realixe that they
have clephants on their hands and arc
looking for purchasers at sacrifice prices.
The price of whe and corn has declined
so rapidly that the value oi land IN tins
county is ms rapidly declining, and those
farmers who pad s35, 900 AMI $4,000 Tor
2O,OOO farms ARE beginning to realize
that they stand 20 lore great deal oi
money ON their investments unless the
cost of labor and materials can be brought
to such n point as viii make II profitable
TO grow the crops.
The official board Of st. James Metho-
dist Protestant Church is greatly improving
the church and parsonage property
new bathroom is being installed IN the
parsonage, rooms bre being papered and
painted. and both the church and par-
sonape are being painted and thoroughly
renovated
\ serious break in the water main on
Queen street caused. the shutting of the
pumphouso, Sunday The break was re-
paired after n portion Of the nacadam
road had been removed. Mt considerable
cost
The government has asked for bids for
painting the strcet letter boxes and posts
in tho Chcstertown delivery service The
work will begin very shortly
The new home III Mira | NJ Blyman.
on High street Cheatartown. IL practically
completed, and the family will occhpy 4
tho irst of next month The building cost
about ST. 500
Mira Fannie Dennis, who underwent =
delicate operation NJ iiahn"mann Hos
pital Philadelphia several weeks ago, has
returned 10 her homo III hcstert own. and
IL improving rapidly.
William B Willis and family ~ Wnrtnn
Point farm have rented the residence on
Maple avenue. Chcstertown. formerly
occupied by Mrs Rachel Gale, aud has
moved there for the winter.
Mr. and Mrs Herman Sachs we're
called to Philadelphia Wednesday. by
tho illness ~ their son. Dr Samuel Sachs.
who had developed a severe attaek Of
appcndicltis. for which he underwent AN
operation this week
Mira FANNIE DAVIS received word from
her son. J Frank DAVIS of Wilmington.
"wednesday. that his son Jack ls critically
III with appendicitis. having been taken
20 ono Of the city hospitals for treatment.
Mrs Niolie Hines IA on n VISIT ot
several weeks with her daughter. Mrs.
benjamin Houston, IN Wilmington, and her
daughter, Nrz Curry. IN brooklyn, y \.
Announcement has been made Of the
marriage of JOSEF h G. Cooper. son Of
Mrs. p j. Cooper. nf this town, 10 Mrs
Carrie Wolfe. in Baltimore, on Wednes-
dav November -
Walter Pppin, son Of Mr. and Mrs
Walter T Pippln Of Chestertoen, is IN
Waiter Reed Hospital, Washington. for
special treatment Mr. Pippln hiss been
in the aviation service, with headquarters
IT the Aberdeen proving grounds
Mrs John Mnglc OF Broad Neck
section was taken 10 F,aston Hospital, last
week. ior special treatment for internal
trouble
Mrs. Lee c. HolIeman Of Anderson.
: c.. is visiting her sister. Mrs Harry b.
Rote IN Chestertown.
Miss Olive Kent Of Wilmingt on spent n
part of the week in Chestertown with her
mother, Mrs. Hope Blanchhcld.
Students of Washington College gave
an -arrnistice dance ir the gymnasium
of the college last evening