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Brief Rocal News
Auditorium tonight.

The Bridge of Shadows 2
reel Selig picture story, will please
you at the Auditorium tonight.
DR.. Charles w. Purnell arrived
home this morning, after having
spent several days out of town.
Mrs. George Biddle has returned
home from a visit to her daughter,
Mrs. A. E. Zintl, at Philadelphia.
Mrs. Daniel H. Brinsfield, who has
been visiting friends in this city,
has returned to her home in vi
emma.
Judge and Mrs. John R. Pattison
have returned to their home on
Mill street. after spending several
days in Annapolis.
The change IN the Weather has
quickened the pulse of business
very much, and everyone seems to
be busy.
The National Bank of Cambridge
has an advertisement in this issue.
1t will be found on the second
page, and will also be found to
contain some unusually good advice.
In a statement issued recently
in Baltimore, Commander T. C. B.
Howard, of the State Fisheries Po-
lice, stated that oysters are more
plentiful this year than in many
years gone by.
Mr.. Charles H. Stanley, at one
time Comptroller of the State of
Maryland, is reported to be weak
er Mr.. Stanley has been i'll for
several months, and it is feared
that he is gradually sinking.
The Grand Opera House presents
tonight THE Woman Scorned," or
The Last of the Old MILL a re-
markedly stirring and exciting
drama. Big fire scene, getting rea-
dy to do or die on the blades of
the old mill wheel, and other thrill
ing scenes.
The first of a series of public
receptions to be given by Mrs. Phil
lips Lee Goldsborough was held
yesterday afternoon, from a to 6
o'clock, at Government House. Mrs.
Goldsborough will receive every
Thursday afternoon during the win
ter season.
Mr.. JOS. W. Brooks, Jr., of Madi-
son, this county, has sold the fine
sea barge, Clara Brooks, to R.
Duke Wathen, of the firm of Wa
then & Co., Baltimore The vessel
was built at Madison in 1909, and
registers 472 tons, gross. Capt. Mar
ion Woolford, who has been in
command of the vessel since built,
will continue to command her.
The Eastern Shore Society of
Baltimore City was organized last
night, with nearly 200 charter men,
bers, at meeting held at the
BelHe4ere Hotel, Baltimore. Mr.LyHn
R. Meekins, was elected to repre-
sent Dorchester county, while Col.
Thos. J. Ewell, formerly of Dor
SET" was made representative. of
Cecil.
The first lot of inmates for the
new Eastern Shore Hospital were
brought from Baltimore this morn
ing by DR.. Carey, the superinten-
dent of the institution. They will
be taken care of during the con-
struction of the new building in the
temporary hospital, formed by adj
joining the Porter and Mc1lvane
residences together.
Rev S. Parks Cadman, whose
sermon delivered Sunday evening
during the Chautauqua was pro-
nounced by many persons the finest
to which they had ever listened has
been secured to lecture at Zion
Church Monday evening, Dec. 20.
DR.. Cadman is one of the foremost
lecturers in the country, and Cam
bridge is very fortunate in being
able to secure him.
List of letters remaining uncall-
ed for in the Cambridge postoffice
to Dec. 10: Geo. w. Banks, Jas.
Banager, Artha Creighton, Edison
Bloomington, Chas. w. Cornish,
Lewis Cornish, Jas. Davis, Cleque
Dunn, John A Pitcher, Eleazor
Foster, E. B. Handy, Capt. G. Lar
more, Jas. E. Moore, Milton F.Mor-
ris, E. A. Redmer, w. R. w. Tue
ker, Miss Louise Henery, Mrs. Lu-
la Hubbard, Miss Sarah Pritchett,
Mrs. Eliza Stevens, Miss Blanche
Willis.-W. H. Medford, P. NJ.
There are some people who do
not read advertisements; there are
many persons who do not under
stand that the advertising columns
of a newspaper contain more genu-
inc information than the reading
columns. The reason for this is
that the advertiser, as a rule, puts
more real, deep, serious thought
and study on the preparation OF
his advertising than it is possible