The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-12-13
.Brief local News
Auditorium tonight.
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Mr.. Osceola R. Mcclure. of Bal
timore, is spending a few days in
town visiting friends.
Miss Grace NJ. Walbert, of near
Chestertown, is spending sometime
as the guest of Mrs. A. Stengle Ma
rine, at her home on William st.
Hard Cash." 2-reel Edison
dramatic adoption, from the we'll
known story by Charles Reade, will
top the program at the Auditorium
tonight.
Vaudeville and photoplays at the
Grand Opera House tonight. There
will not be anything but entertain
ing comedies given in photoplays.
An extra good bill tonight.
In order to prevent the spread of
bovine tuberculosis in his State,
Gov. Dunno has issued a proclama-
ton prohibiting the shipment of
dairy cattle from several States in
to Illinois. Maryland is on the
list.
Mr.. VIM. c. Bowman, manager of
the Maryland Leghorn Farm, has
returned from the poultry show at
Dover, Del, at which place the
Maryland Leghorn Farm had an
exhibit, and captured many prizes
in the various classes in which their
birds were entered.
Mr.. Charles Kaiser has an ear of
corn, which was grown by Mr.. Thos.
Moore, on the farm of Mr.. VIM. A
Percy, near Vienna, around which,
all under one cap, are clustered 9
other smaller ears. The cluster has
attracted much attention among
those who have seen it..
Henry E. Dixey, the famous "le-
Ultimate" star, one of the foremost
favorites of the American stage,
plays the leading role in chelsea
7750." the thrilling detective story,
by the Famous Players Film Co.,
to be shown at the Auditorium
next Tuesday afternoon and ev-
ening.
Messrs. John F. Willis & Son, the
well-known shoe and haberdashery
dealers, are giving away this sea-
son very pretty and instructive
calendar. The picture shows the
Panama Canal, while the explana-
ton on the back of the calendar
contains much useful information
that is not generally known to the
public
A few of the lines dealt in by
one of the Banner carriers are as
follows: Rabbits, ducks, pigeons,
bantam chickens, and billy goats.
That he is an industrious little fell
low is shown by the fact that in
addition to delivering Banners, he
works during the day, besides rails
ing the above combination He was
formerly engaged in the dog bust
ness, but the new Town Ordinance
broke him up in this line
On every side may be seen evil
dences of the preparations made
by our merchants for the Christ
mas trade. A large majority of
our merchants have beautifully
decorated windows; one of the
most attractive windows seen is
that of LeCompte's Shoe Shop, which
has recently been fitted with drap-
perry curtains, and in which is
line of bedroom slip
pers that cannot fail to please the
most fastidious buyers.
With automobiles lined up on
every street, and hundreds of per-
sons thronging the sidewalks, there
IS no indication of dizziness in bust
ness circl-s at this time. Cam
bridge stores never looked better,
stocks were never fuller, and bust
ness was never so good before as
it has been this season, and that
the public appreciates the fact that
they can buy at home more cheap
ly than elsewhere, is shown by the
large increase in all lines of bust
ness.
Cambridge has a population of
5000 persons, including those who
live on the streets that are not in
Guided within the corporate limits.
An interesting discussion took place
On the corner today, relative to
whether or not fifty per cent of
these attend church. 1t is safe to
say that not fifty per centof them
10 so; in fact, it is extremely doubt
Jul whether twenty-five per cent. |
10. If the ministers of the differ
ent churches, at all of which there |
Will be services tomorrow, would |
keep an account of the attendances
1t the different services, and ascer-
ain how many different persons
we're present, the figures would I'M
1oubtedly prove interesting.