The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-20
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/ II is wonderful how little some peO
/ pie have when they are being assess
ed. and equally as wonderful how
much they have before and after.
! Mrs. Sallie tE. Corkran is visiting
| her son, Harry Phillips, in Philadel-
phia.
! DR.. E. V. Hunt and his bride ar
rived in Vienna Tuesday night of
last week, and will make their future
/ home in the Sherman house, corner
of Race and Merchants streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Jones were
blessed last week by having d little
boy come to their home, and they de-
cided to call hom after our great
President, Woodrow.
Now, there is one thing certain. the
Hurlock widower had better come to
town oftener and do his work better
when he does come, if not. he is go
ing to lose out, for we have some
brand new widowers in town now
and they mean business. and don't
you forget it.
Mrs Albert Webb, after spending
sometime with her daughter, Mrs.
DR.. Corbell, at Port Norfolk, Va, has
returned to he home.
Mr.. James A. Outten heard from
his son. Howard, who is across the
sea, to the effect that everything was
O. X, hut says he has never receiv
ed but two letters from home, one
from Vernon Hitch and one from
Teddie McAllister.
The many friends of Mr.. Alton
Spear gave him a delightful surprise
party at his home on Race street last
Friday evening. Upon entering his
home they sang the Star-Spangled
Banner" They were met at the
door by his mother, Mrs. Mamie
Spear, and invited in. After playing
games for sometime, they were in
vited into the dining room, where ice
cream, cake and fruits we've served.
Those present We're: Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. F. Spear, Mrs. Mamie Spear,
Misses Delma Corkran, Elneda
Cheezum. Maggie Spear, Pauline
Knogger, Jessie Corkran, Anna Her
ing, Helen Stohel, Nellie Spear, Flor
ence Manning, Minnie Gray, Mary
Murphy, Ora Based. Messrs. Guy
Phillips, Cornelius Murphy, Grant
Boog, Joshua Bennett, Marion Thigh
man, Hollie Murphy, Ollie Layton, Ed
ward Dickerson, Cecil Richardson,
Ernest Hurlock, Arlington Bennett,
Darcy and Alton Spear. After wish
ing Alton long and prosperous life,
and thanking Mrs. Spear for her
cordial reception, the guests depart
ed for their various homes.
Mr. Harland LeCompte, who has
been in training at College Park for
four months, has received his honor
able discharge, and arrived home
Monday night. He is looking fine.
and during the four months training
has gained fifteen pounds.
Mr.. Winfield Webster seems to
think he has Mr.. John W. Jump bea-
ten on the calf line. Mr.. Jumps
calf out weighed Mr.. Webster's. but
Mr. Webster's brought more per H.,
and while the commission man wrote
Mr.. Jump that his was the heaviest
calf ever sold in the markets, 40S
pounds, he also wrote NIr Webster
that his brought the highest price.
21c. per ID, of any calf ever sold in
the Philadelphia markets. So this
is the problem: Who had the best
calf?
Rev. w. c. Buckson closed his
meetings a tVienna Tuesday night.
L. L. Cheezum claims he killed a
pig that lacked 13 days of being s
months old, that weighed nearly 800
lbs, or l 1-5 lbs. per day.
officer Crust, and Mutt G Jeff are
having the time of their lives, re-
joicing at the close of the war. They
were little disappointed at not be-
ing HdIlSu ttS lepl SSeAldIiNC Cs " thS
peace conference, but have be-
come reconciled.
Mr. R. NJ. Hurley has about decid-
ed to go to Haiti, work up rebellion
among the people, declare himself
President, feather his nest, and then
come home.
Capt Jas. Adams says if he thou
ght this winter was going to be as
cold as last winter, he would send to
Sears, Roebuck G Co. for one.
Mr.. Vernon s. Bradley visited our
town last Wednesday on business
trip.
We have not had a copy Of the
Saturday Evening Blades. published
at the Big Mills, for sometime. We
presume the office force has gone on