Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-19
CHEsTERTowN AND VICINITY.
,ecIal Correspondence of Evory Evening

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Chestertown, Md, Aug. l9.-The
longest game Of baseball ever played on
Washington College diamond was that
of Tnesday afternoon between Chester
town and fredericksburg The game went
for Is full innings and resulted IN victory
for fredericksburg by the score Of $ 70 8.
A colony OF Bohemians arrived by
steamer, Tuesday night, and are quar-
tered at Baldwins cannery, where they
will work during the season. A big meet
ing Of the tomato growers and Gamers
were held here Yesterday, and after
thorough discussion of the whole problem,
il is believed compromise viii be effected
which will prove satisfactory to all con-
cerned
The mails arriving here at $40 a. m.
by truck from Elkton have proven so
successful that the postmasters at offices
where rural routes emanatc are sending
the carriers over the routes from two 20
three hours earlier, thus giving the rural
patrons the benefit Of the early service,
and enabling the country people 10 dis
patch their mails by the afternoon traln
A meeting Of county chalrmen IN
terested in the various phases Of war work
with some gentlemen from Baltimore was
held last evening at the home OF Wilbur
W. Hubbard, on Front street, Chester
town for the purpose Of arranging for the
collection of historical data which will
be used in the compilation Of a succinct
history Of Kent county's part in the
great struggle.
Postmaster Thomas ID. Bowers Of
Chestertown has received a number Of
fancy Buff Rock chickens from one Of
al L. l.. -
be used at his plan for breeding pur-
poses.
A meeting Of the business men Of town
and county with the faculty Of Washing
ton College will be held in the court hou So
tomorrow evening, for the purpose of
arranging commercial course at the
college during the coming fall Another
big meeting and banquet will be held at
the college early in September by IN
fuential alumni of the institution for the
purpose of devising plans for securT g
financial aid TO the college. The college
will open for the fall term in September.
Miss Mollie Watts, who for the past ten
years has been conducting the Kent
House, in Chestertown, will discontinue
business at the end Of. the year and move
30 her home on Princess street. II is
rumored that Charles E. EshInan, pro-
prIetor OF the NOshell House. has pur-
chased the Kent House from the owner,
Thomas W. Eliason, and will use 1t in
connection with his hotel business.
Miss Emma Smith, who recently
fell and broke her hip while nursing q
patient, and who has been in the Easton
hospital for the past two weeks, Is i'm
| proving.
Lee G. Holleman, president Of hank
/ in Anderson, s. G, and his wife and guest
| Of her sister, Mrs. Harry b. Rote, in
| Chestertown.
While undressing preparatory to re-
/ firing, the other night. w. Bradford
| Copper, cashier of the Third National
/ Bank, injured one Of his fingers on the
! left hand quite severely. The wound has
been causing Mr.. Copper considerable
/ pain since, and his physician has advised
that he go to the city for X-Ray treat
/ ment.
Lloyd Connolly. who had been occupy
! ing a position IN Wilmington during the
| summer. has returned TO his home n
! Chest ertown.
William Walter Chapman and family
| are spending a week with her parents