The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-18
The DAILY BANNER
Brief Local News
Grand Opera House tonight.

advises us that between yesterday
noon and today noon, eleven new ca
ses of influenza were reported.
Mr.. w. Briley Wright, U. S. n. r.
F., has returned to this city. after
having been discharged from service
| having been stationed at Norfolk
about a year and a half.
| Mrs. Martin Wiley has returned
to her home on Hughlett street, at
ter having spent a few days with
| friends and relatives in Lower Dor
| chester.
Mr.. w. K. Davis and Mrs. May
| Wooden, both of this city, were mar
| ried last night, at eight o'clock, At
the parsonage of Zion NJ f. Church,
| the minister, Rev. w. Z. Gunby, Of
| ficiating.
w. H. Merrick adyertises in this
issue the sale of herd of fine Hol-
stein, Jersey and Guernsey cattle, to
take place on the Old Zion Church
lot, race street, this city, in front of
Mills garage, on Saturday afternoon,
Dec. 21st, at o'clock. See adv for
particulars.
The funeral of Thomas w. Sim
mons, Jr., CoXswain, U. S. n, who
died at the Naval Hospital, Ports
mouth, Va, Dec. II, of pneumonia,
will be held privately, at the home of
his parents, at 8 o'clock Thursday af-
ternoon, Dec. 10Th. Interment will
be in Christ Church cemetery.
Mr.. Edward S. Phillips purchased
yesterday at public sale, at the Court
House door, from the heirs of the
late Henry Kittell, the farm on the
State road known as the kittell farm.
Later Mr.. Phillips sold it to Mr..
Wallace Merrick, it being the farm
where Mr.. Merrick now resides
Mrs. John Jackson, one of the So
licitors in the Christmas Roll Call of
the Red Cross, today turned in to her
chairman, Mrs. Irving B. Jackson, the
names of eleven persons in one fami-
ly, whom she enlisted in one home ON
Maryland avenue. If any other So
licitor can beat this record, we would
be glad to hear from her
I'm Pursuit of Polly is not a war
nj in
dandy comedy drama. with charm
ing love story, that runs into Ger
man Spy plot, and you can bet it is
all entertainment every moment. You
should see this big Paramount spe-
cial at the Grand Opera House to-
night
Mr. w. Cleveland Dean, son of Mr..
in training at Engineer Officers
Training School, Camp Humphreys,
Va, for commission as Lieutenant in
the U. S. Army, has secured his re-
lease from training camp, and will
return Immediately to his position in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Frank Brannock
received a letter from their son,
Fred, today, in which he stated, Il
am well and happy, and why
shouldn't l be happy, when l have
come through this war without a
scratch" He also stated that the
last news he had from his brother,
Corp. Charles V. Brannock, who was
gassed, was to the effect that he was
getting along nicely.
Under the direction of DR.. James
w. Meade, chairman, the Fishing
Creek Branch has launched the
Christmas Roll Call of the Red Cross
Society, with the following commit
tee: Mrs. S. H. Applegarth, Mrs.
Howard Tolley Mrs. Irving F. Can
non, Mrs. Allen Adams, Mrs. Roy Ad-
ans, and Miss Claudio Phillips.
Calvin Harrington, trustee, will
sell by public auction, at the Court
House door, Cambridge, on Tuesday,
Dec. "a, between one and three
o'clock p. NJ, the real estate of the
late David E. P. Gullette, which con-
sists of arabic and wood land situat-
ed in Vienna Election district, and
of a dwelling house and lot situated
in the town of Vienna. For particu
lars, see adv. in Record and Banner.
Calvin Harrington and Vernon A.
Hitch, as trustees, and as attorneys
named in a power Of attorney, will
sell by public auction. at the Court
House door, Cambridge, on Tuesday
next, Dec. oath, beginning at 100
p. m, the real estate of the late Err
nest Davenport, consisting of about
1900 acres of marsh and timber land.
Most of these lands are marsh and
are splendid muskrat and ducking
marshes. There is also some fine
timber. For particulars, see the adj
vertisement in the Cambridge Record
and the Daily Banner.