Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-21
CHEsTERTowN AND VICINITY.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Chestertown, Md. Aug p irving
the l0-year-old son of William Taylor 0f
millington, was almost Instantly Killed
Tuesday afternoon, when an automobile
driven by his father skidded and urset
on the road between Sudlersville and Nil
llngton
Mr. and Mrs. John n Bennett -
Chesterfovn announce the engagement
of their daughter. Rebecca. n Or Elrner
Sterling of Church Hill The wedding b
set for early in September.
George Everett of MilIington has pur-
chased of William - Biggs ~ Middle-
town the Red House farm near 3udiers-
vile, and will move there January 3
Harrison W. Viclers and Thomas J Yess-
ing have sold the Spear fam near Mi
lington, 10 Edwin Spear of that town, Tor
sl4,5O0
Oliver Fl. Wilmer. colored. who worked
for William l.. Ford on the bennett farm
near Still Pond, was instantly killed by
! lightning Monday afternoon. during .
severe storm. Another oolored rnsn snd
several horses which the two men bad
working were badly stunned
Professor Harry n Ransom, for tho
past two years principal of tho Gslsns
Z high school. has resigned ~ aecept tho
Drincipalship of the Cambridge high
school Miss Helen Douglas - Black
River, - j., has been appointed Do
nestic Science teacher az Rock Hall.
Miss Emily Dickie Of ROseisnd. Va, has
been appointed 70 this position AZ
Betterton: Miss Josephine Walters has
been appointed teacher of Quaker Nerk
and Miss Sarah Ruth az Landlord Pro-
fessor Herbert Hubble Of Ceres, Va.
has been appointed principal Of Be'ter'0n
high school.
Miss Margaret Miller of Harrison is
| visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and Nm.
/ T. Baynarf Harper, N Still Pond Miss
| Edith Weyi Of Wilmington Is visiting Aiss
/ Louise Toulson, in Still Pond. Leslie
+ Schofield Of Wilmington - visiting ms
/ grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Crowd
/ ing, in Still Pond.
While riding on the rInnIngboard ~
I an automobile across Chester rTver bridge.
! Wednesday afternoon. Carroll Hugnes.
Young son OF Mr. and Mrs Jack Hughes
( FELL of. fracturing his wrist and cutting
/ one OF his knees quite severely.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Milburn 4. TOuison are
/ spending 10 days in Ocean Grove. y. y
/ Mrs Edwsrd f. HudsOns and son.
Hope, are spending this week AZ Atlantic
| City.
| Rev. Charles Atwater. rector OF En-
/ manuel Protestant Episcopal Church. -
( commanding q camp of boys at Newman :
I wharf, on Chester river. this week. Those
+ in the party are Walter and james Chap
( man, Gilbert Brown, John Townshend.
/ William = Collins. Prank Hines Jr.
/ Harry SchreibeT and Barclay Eshmsn.
4 strange bug IS PLAY ing havoc with the
I lima bean crop IN certain sections, and m
some instances whole patches hive been
/ destroyed
The State Road Commission hrs de-
1 termined to build lateral state rosd be-
/ tween Still Pond and the railroad station.
| a distance of % miles. and also another
/ stretch between Gslena and Nhllmgton.
/ 81 miles.
Mr.. and Mrs James G. Beck are VISIT
ing relatives snd friends ID PhIladelphia
and he is enjoying the Grand Circuit
races at Belmont Park.
Louis NewsOme has resigned ls a mem-
1 Der Of the garage firm Of W T NcwsOmc
& Bro. and viii engage in farming next
year. He has six sturdy sons, Az Of whom
ike farming, and has rented the Walter
| Wright farm. near town, 10 order o.
| crafty the desire of has sons.