Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-26
CHEsTERTowN AND VICINITY.
Special Correspondence Of Every Evening

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Chcstertown. Md, Feb. 26.--Two
valuable farms belonging 70 Rev. A. RI
Coycy and the estate Of the late State
Senator james II. Bhker were sold, Tues
tlav, one farm being purchased bv Joaiah
Mnssey and the other by his brother-in-
law, Ramic Ieisel, the combined price
being $4,000. These farms comprise
about 12J acres. MIR. Covey will dis
continue farming and vii erect n fine
home on lot which hc recently p,ir-
chased from Mrs. Clifton T.. farrell on
Washington avenue, Chcstcrtown. near
Washington College.
The Worrell firm, belonging to William
Colescott Of Philadelphia, was sold at
public sale, Tuesday afternoon, in order
To secure clear title To the property
affecting q previous private saie. Mr..
Colescott bought the property for A. j.
Bell: for $4,000.
Professor Owen G. Blades. who had
been called to the bedside Of his aged
father in st. Michael's, returned to his
homo here, Inst evening. Professor Blade
reports his father, who had been suffering
with bronchial pneumonia, improving
On and after March 10 the central ac-
counting feature az the Chestertown post
office will be transferred to the Baltimore
City postofiice, which will be made the
distributing point for all the postoffices in
the State Supplies will be distributed
from the Baltimore office, and all financial
reports will be sent there for audit. The
Ghcstertown office has been the dis.
tributing office for all postofFices in Kent
county, II in number, and during thf
war had charge Of the audit Of the reports
of these offices.
Bills have been prepared for submission
10 the Maryland Legislature 10 bond
Chestertown for $4,000 for fire eplip-
ment and 10 enable the Town Commis-
sioncrs to rcrense the present tax rate
of 80 cents OF the 500 for the purpose
of providing improved streets and a
garbage system for the town These bills
will be submitted ~ the voters at the
town election, in April. for Judgment.
The Easton-W ilmington motor truck
carried To- Wilmington, Tuesday. l3 cases
of eggs, two large crates Of chickens, be-
sides large quantity Of other produce.
The unusual initiation Of property values
is causing All abnormal number Of houses
IN the town to be Shrown on the market.
and this is causing those who do not own
the homes they now occupy 10 become
anxious about their place of residence
One man who owns seven Of the most
desirable residences in the town has placed
five Of them on the market this week,
and already has received an option on
several
Some county roads arc in an impossible
condition because Of the heavy banl.s Of
snow which have not yet been removed.
William Wheat. tenant on one Of James
G. Harris farms. in Worton, died Satur-
day evening. following a short illness Of
pneumonia. aged about 45 years. He
leaves a widow and several children.
A Mems Club was organized Sunday
evening by the members Of Emmanuel
L. Il. Church. The vestry is making an
effort 10 secure a successor tn the present
rector. Rev. DIR. Henry Il. Martin, who
recently resigned on account Of his age.
-Four clcrgymen have been called, but
neither has accepted The Sunday school
OF the church has been reorganized with