Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-09
CHESTERTOWN AND VICINITY.

Special Correspondence to Every Evening
Chestertown, Md, Dec 9.-Harry v
Gould, nephew OF DR. Clarence p Gould
president of Washington College, was
killed. last week, near his home in Balti-
more, by being run over by an auto
mobile truck. The boy came from behind
q wagon directly in front of the truck.
The remains were brought to Church
Hill, the former home of his parents, for
interment
Rev. n. o. Gibson has been eating ripe
Strawberries from his garden during the
past week, and hopes to have n supply
for his Christmas dinner. They are of the
everbearing variety, and are of fine flavor.
Judge James Alfred Pcarce, who is
quite i'll with pneumonia ut his home in
Chestertown, was slightly improved yes
teulay.
The general store of William Medders
& Co. of Still Pond was robbed last
Thursday night of a large quantity of dry
goods and provisions The thieves drove
up to the store in q big truck, broke open
a door, loaded the truck to the top and
drove Nff for parts unknown without any
one knowing thing about the robbery
until next morning.. The loss will be
several thousand dollars.
Residents of Chestertown have been
somewhat puzzled during the past week
at seeing young man walking the streets
in clear weather with an open umbrella
over his head Investigation proved that
he is a junior at Washington College and
is paying the penalty imposed by the
seniors upon underclassmen for infringe
ment of certain rules. The violation in
this case was the writing of several poems
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college cap, the insignia Of his rank.
Wilbur Fl. Morris and family spent
Friday in Wilmington on shopping trip.
Robert Huey. assistant cashier of the
Third Netional Bank, is quite sick at his
home on Mt Vernon Place Chestertown,
threatened with pneumonia
4 gasoline launch WAS blown ashore on
the property of John II. Harris, in Still
Pond creek, during recent storm, and
residents of that section, white and
colored, soon discovered that il WAS
loaded with rum. The cargo was taken
over by the residents, and all who desired
got all they wanted of Christmas liquor.
The vessel was valued at $4,000 and no
estimate has been placed upon the cargo.
Union revival services, which had been
in progress in the two Methodist churches
of CheStertown for three weeks closed
Sunday night There have been about
ten conversions
Foster Canaan in Easton Hospital for
treatment for typhoid fever, who was
has suffered a relapse and i
quite i'll again
One evening last week Harry Essenwein
Of Rock Hall was leading bull behind
wagon. and when near the end OF the State
road leading into Rock Hall the bull Jump
ed IN front of a passing automobile which
knocked 1t down The bull retaliated by
kicking the headlights ont of the car and
damaging the Tenders. The animal was
not seriously injured.
Eugene Gland, cook in the shantv Of
the Kent Construction Co, which is build
ing section Of State road in Delaware
near FELTON,. was robbed az $40 one night
last week by one Of the gang Of laborcrs. /
who left camp when the matter was re-
ported TO Superintendent Christopher
The sanitary detachment Of the Mary /
and National Guard. under the command (
II DR. Frank Brown Hines Of Chester
.own, Is now comfortably housed on the
second floor Of the Enterprise building on
ross street. The State has furnished the
lrmorv with lockers and necessary
and has also provided has-
zetball equipment. A basketball league
las been organized. The men are drilling
very Monday night and are receiving fine 4
support from the entire county.
" Frank FARRELL went 10 a Baltimore
hospital, this week, for special treatment
Or q growth IN the nose. He was nc
by his wife
Assistant Postmaster r. Snowden Thorn
S IS attending the Maryland Poultry
show In Baltimore this week having 4
ntcred several OF his fine Rhode Island .
Rel, in the contest His birds will also /.
,e taken to the big Washington show.
ohm H. Moffett Of Worton will exhibit
ONE Of his birds il Washington