The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-04
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Published Daily Except
CAMBRIDGE. Md. IAN. 4. 1918
Brief Local News
Grand Opera House tonight.

NR oho opOAh A1odoS toliASht.
Mr.. Ross Windsor has returned
to Rushland, Pa. after having spen
the holidays with his mother.
Mr.. Milford Nathan left on the af
York city, where he will spend sew
eral days on a business trip.
The young people of the town will
hold a dance tonight at the armory
An admission of soc. will be charg-
ed, the proceeds to go to the Red
Cross Society.
Miss Louise Windsor, who is a
student at Blackstone College, Yir-
ginia, has returned, after J. having
spent the Xmas holidays with her
mother, Mrs. Mary c. Windsor. of
Airey.
Mr.. H. Lloyd Hill, of Havana Gu
ba. Mr.. and Mrs Alexander Sch
mick, and Mrs. Maud Hill Bigginis, of
| Baltimore, were registered at the
Hotel Dixon, where they were guests
of their brother, Attorney J. Cor
| man Hill, on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Barth, who
reside on Maryland avenue, have re-
ceived a letter from their son, Mr..
John J. Barth, in which he stated
that he, and Donald Richardson, son
of Mrs. Howard Richardson, of
Church Creek, have been transferred
from the Columbus Barracks, Ohio,
to Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois.
The management of the Opera
House has had a force of men at
work for several days repairing the
damage to the heating apparatus at
the Opera House, and expects to be
ready to resume operations tomor-
row Saturday afternoon, when
Charlie Chaplin will be shown in his
last and greatest comedy, The Ad-
venturer."
The weather is slightly warmer to-
day, the various thermometers show
ing an increase in the temperature
amounting to from five to ten de-
grees over corresponding hours 9TH
er days this week. The present
cold spell, according to the weather
man, will likely be broken about Sat
urday and the change will be most
welcome one to all.
Mr.. Herbert A. Travers, who has
been connected with the Peoples
Loan, Savings & Deposit Bank ever
since it started, yesterday received
notice from the Government to re-
port at Norfolk, Va, for service in
the U. S. Naval Reserves, in which
he recently enlisted, tomorrow. Mr..
Trayers left on the afternoon train
today.
The readers of the various city pa
pers are very much exercised over
the delays which are occurring re-
Gently in connection with their deliv-
cry. The papers are from one to two
days late; yesterdays papers arriy
ed at noon today, while today's pa
pers, it the weather is favorable, Will
probably arrive tomorrow or Mon
day. The train service is expected
to be greatly improved, however, as
soon as the government gets its sys-
tenn to working. The weather, the
coal situation and the short time the
government has been in control are
all working against prompt service
at this time.
Mr.. William j. Watkins, of this
city, came very near being killed in
an automobile accident la StMary's
county the FIRST of this week - The
machine in which he was Hriving
was going down steep hill, when
the brakes broke and instead of
coasting along until the bottom of
the hill was reached, the driver
turned it up a steep embankment,
with the result that it turned COM
pletely over, falling upside down,
and pinning Mr.. Watkins and the
driver under the car. Neither of
them could. move until Mr.. Watkins
smelled gasoline and told the driver
that the car was going to catch on
fire, upon hearing which the boy,
with an extra effort, pushed himself
through the side of the machine and
got out. The machine was COM
pletely demolished, but both of the
men escaped serious injury.