Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-26
cHEsTERTowN NEWS NOTES.

Canaday. who received the degree OF
A. b., Mt Roanoke College, and the
degree OF M. A., at Harvard univer-
slty, has been elected professor OF
English In Washington College TO sue
ceed Prof. l.. G. Woodman. who re-
signed at tho close OF the last school
year.
Local talent ls preparing to give
concert In Chestertown In tho near fu-
ture for the benefit OF the Chestertown
Fire Company.
| Two carloads OF coal were received
here last week by the local dealers.
The price Is the same as last winter,
sl5.25 per ton.
Col. James G. Wickes and wife, and
Mr.. and Mrs. ii. Il. Roop, OF Dover,
motored to Chestertown on Sunday
and spent the day with James w.
Chapman, Sr. Col. Wickes is rela-
tive of Mr.. Chapman.
The Board of Town Commissioners
has just issued n pamphlet urging the
organization of an association fashioned
after the local Chautauqua Guaran-
tors Association, for the purpose of
boosting the town. They call for 200
volunteers to contribute $40 each for
the purpose Of erecting suitable
memorial to those soldiers who died
during tho war. and TO provide I'M
provements to the town which will
add greatly TO It's attractiveness.
Miss Sallie McGinness, of Talla-
hassee. Fla, is spending sometime
with Mrs. Frank II. Greenwood at her
home on Front street.
Henry o. Redue, a former Kent
county boy. has been elected president
of the old Town Bank of Baltimore
TO succeed Jacob Hook, who died sew
eral weeks ago. Mr. Redue left here
when boy and had been employed by
the bank, first as runner and rose
from one position to another until he
has become the head of one of the
oldest banking institutions In tn,
city.
a conference was held here or
Thursday 10y the School Board
, County Commissioners, Supernten
dent of Schools Louis Robinson, anC
State Superintendent of Education
J Cook. looking to the settlement of tn,
} school trouble at piney Neck, due e
conditions relating to the carrying o
! pupils to the Rock Hall High Schoo
by bus and to other serious matters
These conditions will be remedled a
. far as the authorities arc able.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles n. Satterfiel
are enjoying n weeks vacation 4
Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
In making n sharp turn near Uric
vile mill, on the state road Sunda
morning one Of the big trucks belong
ing to the state Road Commission ra
4, into n deep ditch and was badly dan
I aged. II required the greater part {
the day TO pull the truck out
Mrs. Carr OF Richardson Park. ha
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Harr
v Cats. in Millington. during the weel
Prof. and Mrs. Charles !
Schaunessy have rented the Metcali
apartments I'm the old Custom Hour
property.
Rumors that Wilmington Negro'
r would come 10 Chestertown Saturds
d night and attempt 10 release from tr
'e i've wllmngtonians held on charg
Ie Of assault and disorderly conduct
l. Davis H.ll, near Galena, alarmed ree
dents Of Cheetertown, but the sci
st sational reports were groundlese.
d, The weather has become so d
& thas farmers are unable TO finish ploN
" ing their fallow. and the tillage
h. wheat will be greatly curtailed.
l. Local stockholders in the Bay Shor
m Rock Hall Ferry are much elated ov
8 the success of the company during &
= summer. The company did lar
~ business and contemplated extendii
sc it's line to Love Point or Queenstow
le The Foreign Missionary Society
" Christ Methodist Protestant Chur'
WIS entertained last evening at {
,e home OF Mrs. George n. Cannon. Mi
"a Martha Loud, returned missiona
RS .--m India, addressed the society.
1e An open tennis tournament will
he held on the local courts for five da,
s. beginning October 9. Some OF the b.
az players on the Eastern Shore v
he participate in the contests.