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  period  ended  March  31, 2003, 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
                                   ------------------------
                                   John  R.  Schimkaitis
                                   May  15,  2003

A  signed  original  of  this  written  statement required by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
and  will  be  retained by Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and furnished to the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  or  its  staff  upon  request.