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Auditorium tonight.

A dandy Biograph and Broncho
| Billy in the program at the Audi
torium tonight
Miss Matte May Harper is spend
ing sometime in Baltimore visiting
| friends and relatives.
Mr.. Wilbur Dashiell has returned
! home, after spending sometime at
| Tilghman's, on business
Capts. John Vane and Edwin Her
ring have returned to Cambridge,
after spending a month on fishing
| trip.
Messrs. Lee and Wilbert Travers,
of Baltimore, arrived in Cambridge
this morning on the City of Mil
| ford.
DR.. Charles NJ. Handy has been
appointed Fleet Captain of the Cam
| bridge Yacht Club, by Commod
DUPONT.
Mr. A. j. Foble arrived home this
morning on the City of Milford, af-
ter a short business trip to Balti-
more and Washington.
Major Henry A. Barber, u. S. A,
and Mrs Barber, have arrived in
Cambridge, after spending the win
ter in New Orleans, La, and Ha-
vana, Cuba.
Mrs G. Winnie Bradshaw has
returned to her home in this city,
after Spending several days this
week as the guest of relatives in
Baltimore.
Mrs Emma Wallace entertained
a few friends at cards yesterday af-
ternoon, at her home on ''The Hill,
in honor of her guest, Mrs. Henry
A McComas, of Hagerstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph o. Wright
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Mildred Lee, to Mr.. l..
Philip Skinner, of this city. The
wedding will take place in June.
Mrs Hubert H. Wright and little
son, Hubert, Jr., arrived home this
morning, after spending several
weeks as the guests of her parents,
Rev. and Mrs. A. A. Whitmore, at
their home in Virginia.
The Chautauqua will be held in
is every indication that this will be
one of the most instructive and en-
pertaining events ever held in Cam
bridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. James c. Richard
son will attend the quadrennlal
meeting of the General Conference
OF Seventh Day Adventlsts, which
convenes in Washington from May
Is to June g. Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ardson will represent the local
church
B Judge Pattison delivered the opin-
3Eon of the Court of Appeals in the
case of State vs. former Sheriff Will
liam H. Green, of Baltimore city,to
recover fees claimed by the State
to have been in excess of those due
him The decision, which reversed
the decision of the lower courts,
and grants a new trial clears up the
points of law involved, and is re-
garded as great victory for the
State.
1t was expected that two ny
dro-aeroplanes from Annapolis
would make the trip to Cambridge
today; at least, this information was
furnished by President A. J. McIn-
tosh, OF the Eastern Shore Develop
ment Steamship Co., who stated
that the trip was to be made this
week, probably today, and that a
landing will be made on the river,
after which they will come into the
creek, landing at the wharf of the
e. S. D. Co.
Mr.. Harry C. Orem has purchased
of Mr.. Henry F. Mitchell the lat
ter's fine farm, situated on Jenkins
Creek, and comprising a portion OF
the Chamberlain farm. The tract
consists of about rs ga acres of as
finely located land as can be found
in the State, each field bordering
road. The price paid is not known,
but it is safe to state that, taken
in connection with the price paid
by w Lake Robinson, ESQ.,, yes
terday, for the Jefferson farm, there
is no indication of a falling off in
land values in the county.
Sanger's Greater European Show
exhibited in Chestertown last Fri
day according to advertised sched-
ule. The ring performance was fair
ly creditable and the equipment a
little heater and cleaner, perhaps,
Iudu Inc dfeidSS SilSoS iie1hAiS
small towns But, among the en-
ployees and attendants was a gang
of slick fakirs and swindlers, who
flagrantly operated their skin
games" to rob the unsuspectlng and
over-credulous Quite number OF
cur townsmen were defrauded by
the short change swindle, and in
several instances the showmen were
made to refund the losses. While
the circus was here a citizen of
| Denton. who was swindled out of
| 1925, came here, accompanied by
| the States Attorney and Sheriff OF