The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-07-24

Miss Charlotte Bramble left Sun
day for Atlantic City, where she will
spend the week
Mrs. James Layton, of Baltimore,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Elmer Ire
go, Maryland avenue
Mrs. w. c. Durham, of West
Point, Va, is visiting her niece, Mrs.
Geo. o. Dashiell, Belvedere avenue.
Miss Sothronia Creighton. of Bal
timore, is visiting her cousin, Miss
! Frances Matthews, West End avenue.
Mrs. Edward Eskridge and daugh-
! ter, Doris, have returned home, aft
I er visiting relatives in Portsmouth,
/ Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Layton, of vi
emma, have received a card announc-
/ ing the safe arrival in France of their
son, Everett NJ. Layton.
Mrs. Marion Cook has returned to
her home on Maryland avenue, after
/ spending several days with relatives
at fredericksburg and Hurlock.
/ Miss Myrtle Keenan, has returned
to her home on Maryland avenue, af-
/ ter spending the winter with her sis
/ ter, Mrs. Jas. Layton, at Baltimore
| Mrs. Fannie Handy and daughter,
Miss Marian Handy, left this evening
/ for their home at New York city, af-
ter spending sometime with relatives
/ in town.
! Miss Thelma Allen left on the
| train this morning for her home at
! Seaford, Del, where she was called
on account of the serious illness of
/ her sister, Jane Allen.
Chief Gunner Richard Hines, now
| stationed at the Norfolk Navy Yard,
who, with his two little sons, Rich
ard, Jr., and Paul, has been visiting
! his father, Dr.. P E. Hines, has re-
turned to Norfolk
See Douglas Fairbanks in ''Headin'
South" the big screaming, thrilling
! Western feature at the Grand Opera
House tomorrow night. You can see
Che entire show after O'Clock, and
/ the big feature after $40.
MI Kenneth Dashiell, son of Mr.
and Mrs William Z. DashielI, of
'@aEIor's Island, met with the misfor-
tune of breaking his arm Saturday
night while attempting to crank their
automobile, which was in front of
the store OF Mr.. Olin LeCompte.
Mr.. Carroll Hooper has recently
been awarded by the School Com
missioners of Dorchester county the
scholarship to Western Maryland
College. Mr. Hooper, who has been
for the past two years a student of
the Cambridge High School. will re-
Isume his studies in the Freshman
class in September, at Western Mary
land College.
1t is reported that when Mr.. Will
liam c. Davenport, of Drawbridge
district, threshed his wheat crop last
week, it yielded 500 bushels of good
wheat and bushels of bricks. The
attempt to run bricks through a
threshing outfit was rather a dan
gerous one, as there was great dan
ger of wrecking the machinery, and
also it might have led to further
trouble.
Shipments of canteloupes have
started around Hurlock, and the
present outlook is that very good
prices are going to be realized, as
the first ones are bringing from 81 to
SIS carrier in New York. The bet
ter ones will be ready for shipment
within the next few days, and it
will not be surprising if they bring
still better prices.
A Thrift Kitchen will be opened
next Tuesday, July S0th, at the
Seminary Building. There will be
demonstrations every Tuesday for the
rest of the summer on the canning
y
Miss Walker, Home Demonstration,
and her assistant, Miss Byrn, will
have charge of the kitchen. The Gov
eminent especially urges the drying
of vegetables, in order to conserve
containers and fuel, and next Tues
day will be given over entirely to
! II Ii he
from 10 to II o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, and from 2 to 400 o'clock Tues
day afternoon. This is great OPP
portunity and gives the people of
Cambridge the same chance to learn
canning and drying that the State
gives the county people. Everybody
welcome.
1t is reported that Mr. R. Ward
Hughes, of Drawbridge, recently lost
two valuable bird dogs, "Old Nell'
and the puppy. When they were
first found to be missing it is said
that Ward got out his new automo-
bile, called over to Dan Willey's for
him and his boys, then went to look
for Noble Bradshaw, then down to
Holiday Murphy's, telling them to
get their guns and to take not less
than 100 rounds of shells, as he had
decided to declare war on the COM
munity in general, and who ever was
responsible for the loss of the dogs,
in particular. 4 conference was held
and his friends persuaded him not to
do 50, but to take the matter up with
Chief Judge Elias N. McAllister, of
the Vienna Court of Common Pleas,
and see if something could not be
done He then nllited down