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Brief Local News
Grand Opera House tonight.

/ Dr1eI Local NEWS
/ Grand Opera House tonight.
Rev. E. y. Robinson, of Millville, n
/ j., is visiting his sister, Mrs. Thoma:
l Drennen.
Mr. j. Harry Kraft arrived home or
4 the boat this morning from a business
i trip to Baltimore.
Miss Helen Willis was a passenger
on the boat last night for Baltimore
where she will visit friends
Prof. Farver and son, Albert, left on
1 the boat last night for Baltimore,
1 where they will spend sometime.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reese Wider have re-
l turned to their home in Baltimore, af-
1 ter visiting friends in Cambridge.
Mrs. Frank a. LeCompte, of East
i New Market, is the guest of her son.
1 Mr. E. Lee LeCompte, Locust street.
Miss Fannie Robinson left on the
evening boat for Baltimore. enroute for
Hagerstown. where she will visit
friends.
Miss Jeanette Carmine has returned
to her home in this city. after having
| spent three weeks with relatives at
| Baltimore.
Mrs. N. E. Blunt and daughter, Miss
Lucy, of Richmond. are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs James NJ. Robertson,
| Glasgow street.
Mrs. Mary l.. Barkley and daughter,
Mary, of Baltimore. the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Carmine, at their
home on Church street
Mr. Hazelton A. Brannock, of Will
mington, Del, spent a short time today
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. Bay
ly Brannock, Aurora street.
Prof. and Mrs. Darcy Barnett, OF
Caldwell, n. j., arrived in this city on
the train last night TO visit Mr.. Bar
nett's mother, Mrs. Daniel Barnett
Mill street
Mr.. Edward S. Phillips offered sew
eral farms at public sale at the Court
House yesterday afternoon, but did not
sell any of them, he deemed the
prices offered insufficient.
The Sunday School of Christ Church
went on a picnic today to Horns Point.
The trip was made in automobiles, and
the happy little folks seemed to be
thoroughly enjoying the occasion.
County Treasurer James r. Jones
and Messrs. G. H. Horner Scott Meek
ms and P. Watson Webb. left this af-
ternoon for Baltimore, where they will
attend the Elks' Convention, which is
now in session in that city.
| While hearing a case yesterday, Com
missioner James Higgins, of the State
Industrial Accident Commission, was
seized with illness, due to heat and in
digestion, and for a time the atten-
dants We're much agitated. The illness.
however, proved not to be serious
The Vincent property, which was ad-
vertised in this paper, was sold at the
Court House door yesterday, Mr.. Clyde
Vincent, representing the heirs, pur-
chasing the home place for $10.15O.
The second tract, consisting of timber
land, was sold to Mr.. Daniel f. Condor
for $500.
Everyone is now talking about the
wonderful submarine, the big U-boat
that dared the Allies in coming to the
United States from Germany, and the
big. thrilling preparedness serial. The
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far ahead of all others. See this great
fflm novel, chapter four, at the Grand
Opera House tonight
The building at the corner of Gay
} and Race streets, formerly occupied by
the Eastern Shore Trust Company. is
having its appearance greatly improv-
} ed with a new dress of paint. May We
not suggest to the management that
the old fence on Race street is an eye
sore. and that in keeping with it's pro-
, gressive business policy, it might i'm
prove same.
According to a young gentleman who
lives on High street, and who has re-
\ Gently taken up carpentering and
painting. the union hours are from a.
m. to $50 p. M, with an hour and a
; half off for dinner. At $50 light
lunch, consisting of two or three pieces
, of pie, with ice cream, should be taken
; before attending the baseball games.
This gentleman may be seen daily.
plying his trade on Gay street.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found the advertisement of Orem Il
. Winterbottom, successors to Geo. w.
. Woolford & Co., dealers in coal, wood,
: oils and lime. AS announced in their
advertisement, these gentlemen intend
!. to follow the same policies of honesty
; and square dealing that characterized
= the business career of the firm which
4 they succeed, and they solicit a con-
tinuance of the large patronage which
= was responsible for the success of Geo
4 w. Woolford & Co.
= Wheat threshing throughout the
county is proceeding very nicely, and if
= the present clear weather continues
= which is promised by local weather
prophets, who say there will be nc
= rain until the change of the moon,
3 ma jority of the crops should be out by
the last Of the week. The yields re-
ported, thus far. are very good, ano
Q with the recent increase of price of q
I. few cents a bushel it looks as if g
considerable sum of money will be put
. into circulation in the county within
the next two or three weeks.
Attorney General Albert c. Ritchie
in an opinion rendered to Motor We
Q hic1e Commissioner E. Austin Baugh-
man, upholds the position taken by the
Automobile Commissioner that United
. States Senators and Representatives
!. must have Maryland automobile licen-
ses to operate their cars in this State
. General Richie holds that Maryland
J. will recognize the license of the homo
State of a Senator or Congressman
:. when used alone, but will not recog'
3 nize such a license in conjunction will
that of the District of Columbia.
The Watch Us Grow" Glass of Zior
Sunday School gave a delightful sal
last night on the schooner Schmink
Capt. Robert Conway. About seventy
persons enjoyed the affair, including