KENT COUNTY.
County Seat—Chestertown.

Origin of Name—After the English County.
Date of Formation—1642. Area—281 square miles.
Court Terms—Jury, third Monday in April and October. Non-
jury, third Monday in January, second Monday in July.
Orphans' Court Days—Every Tuesday.

Elected Officers.
(All elected officers may be addressed at the County Seat.)

Name. Office. Term Expires.
S. Scott Beck.................................State's Attorney..............................................1927
Robert R. Ayrea........................Clerk of the Circuit Court.......................1927
Samuel G. Caldwell.........................Register of Wills...........................................1927
William W. Goodman.........................County Sheriff ................................................1926
George W. Sutton..........................County Treasurer.............................................1927
Jesse H. Usilton...............................County Commissioner .............................1925
Samuel J. Johnson.......................County Commissioner .................................1926
T. Ringold Jones..........................County Commissioner.. ,................................1926
Edward A. Scott.......................Judge Orphans' Court ( Chief ).......................1926
J. Henry Thompson............................Judge Orphans' Court..................................l926
Walter K. Hudson.........................Judge Orphans' Court.................................1926
Vacancy .................................County Surveyor

Officers Appointed by the Governor.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
(All Terms Expire 1927.)

Name. Dist. Address.
James Mulford...................................................1st ..............................................................Galena,
D. T. Nickerson,...........................2nd ...........................Kennedyville
James M. Sutton...................................3rd ........................................................Betterton
R. Harrison Collins...................................4th ........................................... Chestertown
John Hogans ................................................5th .....................................................Rock Hall
Elwood Burgess .........................................5th ..................................................Rock Hall

NOTARIES PUBLIC.
(All Terms Expire May, 1927.)

Name. Address.
George S. Biddle..................................................................................................... Rock Hall
Sidney P. Townshend.......................................................................................... Chestertown
Helen L. Shinn............................................................ -................................. Chestertown
M. Catherine Loller.................................................................................. Chestertown
A. S. Turner, Jr.................................................................................... Chestertown
Raymond R. Wilkins............................................................................. Chestertown
Alice R. Smith.............................................................................................. Chestertown
James W. Crouch................................................................................................ Chestertown
Jesse E. Ireland........................................................................................ Galena
Eben F. Perkins... ........................... Chestertown
J. W. Clark............................................................................................. -........... Still Pond
Mary E. Anderson.................................................................. Chestertown
Victor Stevens ...... ........................ Millington
C. M. Melvin, Jr................................................................................... Millington