The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-08
The DAILY BANNER
CAMBRIDGE. ND. AUGUST 1918
Brief Local News
Grand Opera House tonight.


Mrs. Emerson C. Harrington, Jr.,
is visiting her mother, Mrs Emma
Davis, Mill street.
Mr.. Robert G. Henry, of Sails
bury, is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Robt. Henry, William street
Mrs. John Nichols has returned to
her home on Maryland avenue, after
spending several days at Baltimore.
Lightning struck and completely
destroyed the straw stack of Mr..
Hamilton Manning, of Middletown.
Capt Ishmael Wiley is in receipt
of card from his son, Arthur E.
Wiley, announcing his safe arrival
overseas.
Miss Anna Lambert, who has been
the guest of Miss Willie Pritchett
for several weeks, lett this morning,
enroute for her home in Baltimore
county.
| Mrs. Earl Hearn, of Baltimore, ar
rived on the boat this morning to
spend sometime with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Willis, at their
home on Oakley street
Chief of Police Charles G. Prit-
chett, of Admiral, Md. at which
place Camp Meade is located, is
spending his vacation with his fami-
ly, at their home on Choptank Ave.
Lightning struck and set fire to
the barn of Mr.. Geo. Dayton, on the
farm of Mr.. Robert Mitchell, just
below Church Creek, last night. The
barn and hay were destroyed, but
the live stock was gotten out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter Harding and
daughter, Miss Muse Harding, and
Mrs Chas Crump, OF Norfolk, Va,
arrived in town last night to visit
Mrs Chas. McMahan. The trip was
made in their touring car.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Green. for
merly of Baltimore, but who have
lived at Panama for a number of
years, where Mr.. Green held a posi-
ton. spent part of the week with
! Mr.. Green's sister, Mrs. Frederick NJ.
! Gerlach, near Cambridge, prior to
Il going to Hopewell. Va, where they
intend to move.
| Secretary of State Thomas w. Sim
mons has accepted an invitation ten
dered him by the Maryland Counsel
of Defense and the Business Men of
4 Salisbury, to speak at a patriotic
meeting to be held tonight at Sails
bury, by the War Savings Stamp Com
mittee. A big meeting is being ar
ranged for. Beside the speaker of
the occasion, there will be special
music, both vocal and instrumental
A picture that's different is the big
feature, The World For Sale" di-
rected by ]. Stewart Blackton; the
most picturesque period of the great
northwest territory. History lives
again in light and shade. An all
star cast in this big super Paramount
feature includes Ann Little and Con-
way Tearle. At the Grand Opera
House tonight, with the big western
serial and the Animated Weekly,
showing scenes with the American
soldiers "over there"
The usual weekly band concert
will be held in the Spring Valley to-
night On account of the noise, in
occidental to the assembling of so
many persons in the open air, and
the further fact that there are hun
dreds of children present, the short
talks in connection with the concert
will be abandoned. Any persons,
however, who have not contributed
to the fund for equipping and reor-
ganizing the band, who may desire
to do so, may hand their contribu
lions to Mr.. Martin w. Smith, chair
man of the committee.
Attorney " Calvin Trice, who has
been located in the row of Offices in
the Hotel Dixon Building for several
years, but who recently purchased
from Mr. Hazelton A. Joyce, Jr., the
latter's office also situated on Spring
) street. is moving into his new legal
. home today. The Office was at one
time occupied by Judge Henry Lloyd,
and later by Judge W. Laird Henry
1t was sold to Mr.. Joyce by Judge
Henry, and was occupied by him I'M
; til his appointment as Chief Exami-
. ner for the State Insurance Depart
ment. 1t was occupied until short
. son, who vacated it on account of