Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-13
cHEsTERrowN AND VICINITY.

Special Correspondence Every Bvenine.
Chestertown, Md. June l3.-News
has been received here Of the death Of
Arthur Skirvpn, Ir., son of MIR. and Mrs
Arthur Skirycn Of Chicago, formerly Of
/ Chcxtertown, who was killed in an auto
/ mobile accident in that city, last Friday.
/ He was nephew cf Miss Blanche Con-
stable. Of this town, and Of Edmund,
Frank and Harry Skirven Of this county
Commencement exercises of Chester
town High School were held Friday night
J in William Smith. Hall, Washington
College. The salutatory address was
made by Nfrss Elizabeth Culp, and the
fhrst honor address by Willard Culp.
Prizes were awarded as follows. Willard
Culp, scholarship prize; Waiter McGin-
mis-, the f. c. Usilton prize for declarna-
ton: Miss Rebecca Brown, the l.. Bates
Russell prize for defamation; Miss
Helen Shippers, the j. ). w. Jones prize
for mathematics; Miss Emma Dickerson,
the Grace Bennett prize for the highest
average in the commercial department
Prof Owen G. Blades delivered the dl-
plomas. The address to the graduates
was delivered by Rev. DR.. J. W. sum
walt, pastr OF Grace Methodist Epis-
copal Church, Wilmington. The grad
uates were Academic H. Willard Culp,
Emerson r. Russell, James F Skirven, |
Dudley Stafford, Harry Willis Usllton.
Rebecca y. Brown, Mary b. Covey,
J 1icv +. Gardner, Naomi r. Myers,
Laura T. Nicholson. Virginia f. Parks
Mary c. Quinn, Frances /. Richardson,
Helen V. Shippers, Mary f. Smith, Eliza
beth T. Stokes and Anna Mae Trew.
William Walter Me
Ginnis, Charles s. .Stoops, Margaret H.
Cornelius, Catherine Nickerson, Vera +.
Pennington, Emma c. Dickerson.
Miss Barbara Thelka Willis, daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs Harry G. Willis, of near
Fairlee and DR. Norwood W. Noss Of
Wilmington, win be married on Satur-
day, June 25, at 7.30 O'Clock in the even
ing. ia st. James Methodist Protestant
Church, this county. Miss Willis is now
engaged In teaching IN Wilmington.
Postmaster Bowers has organized
baseball team from the employees OF the
postoffice, and has issued challenges TO
all ocal teams for games.
Captain Beauregard Lewis, a former
esident of this county, died last week In
Port Arthur, Texas, following an op era
tion for kidney trouble The remains
were brought to his late home in Bet .er-
ton, where funeral services were held
yesterday, with interment in Still Pond
cemetery.
Mrs. Julia Newton uByrd Eannounces
the marriage of her granddaughter,
Dorothy Lyle Byrd, to William Fowle
Livingston, IN Second Presbyterian
Church, New York City, June 2.
The first new potatoes of the season
grown IN a town garden were enjoyed
last week by Mrs Samuel Nannort
Farmers who received pheasant eggs
from the State game warden for hatch
ing purposes have had remarkably good |
success with them, and hundreds of
young birds viii be turned loose in the |
county this fall
Walter Frazier, nephew of Mrs. AM |
brose Frazier OF this town, was drowned I
off the Pacific coast, last Monday
Harry B. Barnett, who conducted a
provision and meat store here, has been +
adiudged bankrupt and a creditors
meeting j be held in the Office of s /
Scott Beck, June %, for the purpose of |
appointing a trustee. Mr. Barne and |
family recently removed 10 Chester
The viii Of the late Mrs Harriet Hill |
leaves her two sons her heirs, who will
come into possession of the two farms IN
this county, as well as other valuable
property.
II, RAYMOND Jones. farmer living
near Fairlee, has applied for the benefit |
Of the bankruptcy laws in Judge Roses |
court in Baltimore.
The folio wing officers Of the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor
Of Christ Methodist Protestant Church, /
have been elected for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. A. =. I
Culver; vice president, George " T
French; recording secretary, Miss Lucy /
j Frazier; corresponding secretary.
Miss Merle j White; treasurer, Miss
Myra Wheat; librarians, Harry b
Catherine Lambert and Mira /
Smith, pianist, Miss Elizabeth Reed; I
assistant Willard Culp.
Thomas g. Wroth has purchased Of I
Herbert T. Perkins, assignee, the build
ing lot in the rear Of be Iranseript I
office, Chestertown, for 5000
The pea crop in this section has been
! failure again, this year, owing largely
70 the recent destructive hailstorms.