The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-08-17
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Miss Mamie Jones left this after
noon for Bishops Head, where she
will spend a week as the guest ot
relatives.
Mr. Jas. Higgins, Jr., of Govans
Baltimore county. is visiting his
aunt, Mrs. Van R. Dickinson, Vue
de L'Eau street.
Mr.. Ray J. slacum, who has been
spending a portion of his vacation
in Philadelphia, arrived home on
i the train yesterday evening.
! Misses Anita and Elizabeth
Henry, who have been spending ten
days at the Stanton, Atlantic City,
have returned to their home in
this city
Miss Ruth Gordy, who has been
| spending the past two weeks at
| Rehoboth, Wilmington, Philadelphia
/ and Atlantic City, arrived home yes
terday evening on the train.
| NIr. w. Nicholas Williams left on
the afternoon train yesterday for
| New York city, where he will spend
/ the week making purchases of Fall
goods for the drygoods firm of
Hurley & Williams.
Miss Helen Eckhardt, of Phila-
delphia, who has been visiting Miss
Myra Flowers, at her home on
Choptank avenue, left on the after
/ noon train yesterday, en- route for
her home in that city.
| Mrs. S. D. Buck returned to her
home on Vue de L'Eau street Sat
urday, after spending sometime with
her son, Mr.. Walter S. Buck, in
West Philadelphia, and also a trip
| to Woodbury. Heights, N. J.
/ Mr.. George E. Wiley, of Cam
bridge, and Miss Carrie Martin, of
fChurch Greek, were married last
| night at st. Paul's NJ. P. Parsonage,
fby Rev. J. l.. Ward. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Wiley will reside in this city.
Mrs. Van R. Dickinson returned
ito her home on Vue de L'Eau st.
Saturday, after visit of several
| weeks to her neice, Mrs. Jas. Hig-
gins, Govans, Baltimore county land
also a visit to Atlantic City.
Capt. and Mrs. S. J. Fooks, and
little Laura Fooks Wilson will leave
on the Dorchester this evening for
| Baltimore, COLCHESTER and clayton,
Del, to visit friends and relatives.
They will return Saturday, Aug. %.
Mr.. Scott Meekins left on the
afternoon train today for a two
weeks TIP to points north. DUFF
ling his absence he expects to spend
sometime at Atlantic City, Philadel-
phia, New York, Boston and other
points.
The attendance at Salem Camp
yesterday was unusually large, the
grounds being pretty well taxed to
their utmost capacity to accommo-
date the large number of people
who had gathered from all direc-
tiOns to attend.
"Amos r." the fast, driverless
horse, that has been engaged to
give exhibition heats during the
Fair, during the past week went
the quarter of mile in 81 seconds
flat, without being urged. This is
the horse that went the half at
Chestertown in 1.01 IL.
Prof. and Mrs. Darcy C. Bar
| nett left today, en- route for their
home at Caldwell, N. j., after hav-
ing spent several weeks at the
home of Mr.. Barnett's mother. Mr..
| and Mrs. Barnett were accompanied
home by his mother, who will
spend a month with them.
Miss Mary P. Warren, who, for
the past six months, has acted as
Superintendent of the Cambridge
Maryland Hospital, left Seaford, Del,
on Friday, Aug. IA, for protract-
ed trip through the West. Miss
Warren has relatives in almost
every State west of the Mississippi, !,
many of whom she hopes to visit
before returning East.
The new grandstand of the Dor
chester County Fair Association
has about been completed, and is
a splendid building. Messrs. Thomas
and Brohawn, the contractors, have
put forth every effort to make
the new building as strong as 1t
is possible to make such buildings,
and to this end have used heavy
materials, and done much bracing
that is usually considered unneces-
sary.
On the last page of this issue
will be found an advertisement OF
the Wicomico Oil G Gas Co. which
announces that the machinery for
Thrilling the wells has been purchas-
led. a1d~that orders have been Civ
an to rush ifQrward as rapidly as
possible. Messrs. Elmer Dear
and Wilbur R. Dashien, rSse foca
agents for the Company,s state eS2!
they have sold a considerable quan'
t:ty of the stock in the county.
: Tin Goes Soaring to Sky.