EXHIBIT 99.1


                     CERTIFICATE OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                                       OF
                        CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION
                      (PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

     I,  John  R.  Schimkaitis,  President  and  Chief  Executive  Officer,  of
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation ("Chesapeake")
for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission  on  the  date  hereof  (i)  fully  complies with the requirements of
section  13(a)  or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
(ii)  the  information  contained  therein  fairly  presents,  in  all  material
respects,  the  financial  condition  and  results  of operations of Chesapeake.


                                   /s/  John  R.  Schimkaitis
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                                   John  R.  Schimkaitis
                                   November  14,  2002