The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-07
The DAILY BANNER
Published Daily Except Sunday
CAMBRIDGE. MD. AUGUST 1918.
Brief Local News

Miss Mary McGoorty, of Balti-
more. is visiting Mrs A Z Singer,
High street.
Mr.. Alfred Bidder returned home
yesterday, after having spent a short
time in Baltimore.
Mr. Homer Allaire, of Baltimore,
is visiting his mother and sister, at
/ their home on Race street.
/ Look at the thermometer and then
smile when you think how much hot
ter things are getting for Germany.
/ Yesterday was the hottest day that
We have had 70 rseveral years, the
official thermometer registering 1913.
Mr.. James McAllister, who has
been visiting friends at New York
city and Norfolk, Va. arrived home
last night.
Mr.. w. Nicholas Williams left on
the early train for New York city,
where he will spend several days on
a business trip.
DR.. and Mrs. Thos Lynch Coll
left on this mornings train for At
lantic City. where they will be for
the next week or ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Rumbley
have received a card from their son,
Private Carl B. Rumbley, stating
that he has arrived safely overseas.
One of the enemy submarines OPP
night sank the lightship at Cape Hat
teras, the crew from which made
shore today.
Dove season, which has been clos
ed for the past three or four years,
opens again this season, the open
dates being from August 25th to De-
cember oath, inclusive
Mr.. James X. Thomas arrived
home on the boat this morning, &C
companied by his granddaughter, Miss
Ruth NJ Reid, of Baltimore, who
will spend sometime here.
/ The Government schooner S. ?.
1853, which is locked at the Cam
bridge Mfg Cos yards. is TO be fit
ted oIt With i now gs-osine engine.
/ A. Eell as i " plete 50. . sGis.
Nj. Gilbert Blades, [. 5. n. r. F.,
wi,I headquarters at Norfolk, Va, is
visiting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
+ Chas. Blades, at their home on Chop
tank avenue.
Capt and Mrs Joseph E. Robbins,
Race street, have received a cable
! dispatch from their son, Sergeant
Benjamin E. Robbins, of the 310th
Field Artillery, announcing his safe
arrival overseas.
Thomas Baltimore, colored, form
erly of Salem district, but who for
the past two or three years has been
employed on the steamer Trivoi, was
drowned last week while swimming
/ off of that boat, while she was lying
at the SeafofQ Wnar1.
Mr.. Newbold Burgess, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John H. Burgess, Jr., for
merly of this city, has enlisted in
the Navy and is now awaiting call to
service. Pending notice to report
for duty, Mr. Burgess is still filling
his position with the Baltimore Trust
| Company.
Mrs Levi B. Phillips and daugh-
tiers, Misses Florence and Viola, and
son, Levi, Jr., have returned to their
beautiful home on Mill street, after
having spent the past two weeks as
the guests of Mrs Phillips sister,
Mrs R. H. Easley, at her home at
Clarksville. Va.
DR.. Frederick N Tannar, who sew
eral years ago practiced his profess
sion at Vienna, this county, died at
the Church Home and Infirmary, Bal
timore, Monday, after an illness re-
sulting from an operation. DR.. Tan
mar had been operated upon twice
before, and insisted upon the third
operation in the hope that he could
fit himself for entering the army
Mr.. NJ R. H. Legg, formerly agent
for the Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington Railroad Company, at
| Cambridge, but now a member of
the Central Second Ontario Regi-
ment, stationed at st. Lewis Camp,
near Quebec, is spending a few days
in Cambridge. Mr.. Legg thinks that
his regiment will be ordered over
seas in a short time.
An engagement of interest to many
persons in this county recently an
nounced is that of Miss Annie Fran
ces Williams, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Levin Ernest Williams, to Mr..
Hooper Steele Miles, son of Mrs. Ag-
) mes and the late Alonzo Lee Miles, of
i. Salisbury. Mr.. Miles is a nephew of
Mr.. William E. Hooper and Mrs. E.
; E Wolff, of this city, and brother
of Mrs. Charles Wier, of "Eldon"
farm, near Cambridge. He is en-
gagged in the practice of law at Sails
bury, having been associated as a
partner with his father, the late
Alonzo L. Miles. in practice. Miss
Williams is prominently connected
in Salisbury, and is considered one
of the prettiest girls in that place.