The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1911-06-02
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS.

Tickets Tor the commencement y
the Hur1ock High School are on sal
at c. G. Satterfield's drug store.
Pentacostal services will be he'll
by Rev. w. E. Hauff at the German
Church at Maple Dam Sunday morn
ing, and in the afternoon at Eas
New Market.
There will be a strawberry, ic
cream and cake social at the Spring
dale Mission on Saturday evening
June 3rd. Come and bring you
friends.
Mr.. VIM. T. Drain, agent, will sell thu
Creighton farm at public sale mex
Tues day. For full description, terms
! etc., see advertisement in another
{ column.
The Woman's Auxiliary and Cal
endar Club of the First Baptist
Church will meet this evening a
the parsonage at seven o'clock. A
full attendance is desired.
The regular monthly meeting Of
the official board of Zion Church
will be held tonight at the resi-
dence of Mr.. L. X. Warren, at 7.45.
A full attendance is desired.
Do not forget to attend the en-
tertainment at Grace Church this
evening, when an unusually interest
ing program will be rendered. Pro-
ceeds for the benefit of the Baraca
Class Musical Fund.
The Banner is in receipt of let
ter from the parents of Hite and
Reflow, who live at Manhattan, NJ.
requesting that copies of the issue
containing their pictures be mailed
to them.
Some of tfde motor cycle enthusi-
asts are reported to have made a
trip up the State Road yesterday.
The road was reported to be in ex-
cellent condition and completed
within about, two miles of East New
Market. 1t is reported that they
are contemplating a run to Sails
bury soon.
freddie" (Howard) Matthews.
who is a member of the Freshman
Glass at st. Johns College, Annapo-
lis, pitched an excellent ten inning
game for the second team of that
College last Monday against the Bal
timore Polytechnic Institute team.
the game being won by the St.John'
lads.
C. H. Gootee, who has been do
ing gospel mission work in some of
the Southern prisons, arrived in this
city this morning from Baltimore,
and will speak on Work in Prisons
and Missions before going away. His
theme will be ''The Power of the
Gospel of Gods Grace to Trans
form Men and Women"
Mr.. Vernon S. Bradley, who has
recently returned from a meeting
Association in Baltimore, states that
the proposition of the Cambridge
Yacht Club to hold races Tuesday
an0 wednesday, Juue 80 anu Ef,was
received by the Bal
timore Yacht Clubs, and he was as
sured that the city clubs would be
largely represented.
The work of filling in Spring Val
ley is progressing rapidly this week
and in the course Of a day or so
the level of the street will be raised
at least four or five feet. This is
one of the most important OF the
street improvements that has been
recently made, as it is sure to take
much of the traffic off Poplar ST.,
and in addition to this will make a
much easier haul.
Mr.. Lee Jones, while walking
around his farm near Church Creek
a few days ago, saw a very large
snake. He decided to kill it and
bring 1t out to show, but the snake
proved too much for him, for the
second time he struck it his foot
slipped and he injured his back. He
has been confined to his bed for
more than a week. He is much bet
ter now and thinks he will soon
be able to look for the snake again,
but we would advise him to carry
his gun the next time.
A husky descendant of the family
of Ham rode up to one of our lead
ing drug stores during one of the
most sweltering days Of last week,
when the thermometer was steadily
registering SO in the shade, dis
mounted and went inside. The pro-
prietor, noticing his dusty appear
ance, approached him and greeted
him with, Good morning; where
have you rode from this morning?"
"Mornin', Boss" replied the afore-
mentioned Hamite; why, Use just
pedaled in from Golden HILL" ct
may here be stated for the benefit
of those not knowing the distance
between these points, that it is at
least 10 miles.) Aren't you
warm?" Intercepted the proprie-
tor. "Boss," answered the darkey,
'Ah never gets warm from no such
'zertion as dat till de weather be-
gins to git hot"