The daily banner., 1919-08-25
The DAILY BANNER
Brief Local News

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Haggett, o.
Philadelphia, are visiting friends
and relatives in this city.
Miss Ruth Meredith, who is en-
ployed at Camp Meade, is spending
a few days in this city, visiting rela
tives.
Mr.. Joseph Reid, of Philadelphia
is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Cal
vert Leonard, at her home on Chop
tank avenue, this city.
Mrs. Sidney H. Henry and little
daughter have returned to their
home at Horns Point" farm, after
having spent two weeks at Cape
May, N. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles K. Dill, Jr.
are receiving congratulations upon
the birth of a fine little girl, who
was born last Friday.
Miss Louise A. Bradford. of Car,
ney's Point, N. J., spent the week
end with her cousin, Mrs. Ollie I.
Andrews, on Choptank avenue, this
city.
Mrs. Levi B. Phillips has return
ed to her home, corner Mill and
Church streets, this city, after spend
ing several days last week in Baltl-
more.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar LeCompte
have returned to their home in New
York, after spending sometime with
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Fountain, at their
home on Choptank avenue.
Mrs. John E. Eskridge, Mrs. Ed
ward Eskridge and daughters, Misses
Vivian and Doris, have returned to
their home on Church street, after
visiting in Baltimore, Norfolk and
Newport News.
Mrs. Albanus Phillips and daugh-
ters, Misses Alma and Frances, and
son. Theodore, who have been spend
ing the past two weeks at the Hotel
Plimhimmon, Ocean City, have re-
turned to their home on Mill st.
The many friends of Mrs. Colds
borough johnson will be sorry to
learn that she is critically i'll at her
home on the corner of Glasgow and
Willis streets, having suffered a
stroke of paralysis Thursday night,
from which she has not regained
consciousness.
1.-THE Mystery Girl" taken from
George Barr McCutcheon's famous
story, "Green Fancy" with Ethel
Clayton in the lead, is the big Para
mount feature at the Grand Opera
House tonight. Whose Little Wife
Are YOU" a screaming Mack Sennett
comedy, will furnish the laughs to-
night.
The lot, with improvements there
on, located on the southwest side of
Water street, in Cambridge, fronting
about 100 feet on said street, sub
ject to right of way IL feet wide
on the northwest end, will be sold
by the Dixie Realty Co., auctiOneers,
for the owners, VIM. Wyatt Barber
and Henry A. Barber, at the Court
House door, tomorrow (Tuesday) af-
ternoon, between the hours of and
8 o'clock. This property promises
rapid increase in value, because OF
it's favorable location.
Some discussion has arisen re-
Gently concerning the election of the
successor of the late Thomas E.
Kerr, as County Treasurer. The law,
creating the Office of County Trea-
surer, provides that in the event of
the office becoming vacant, the Board
of County Commissioners shall elect
a successor to fill out the remand
er of the uneXpired term. Only one
name has been mentioned in con-
nection with this vacancy thus far,
that being the name of Mr.. George
A. Thompson, Jr., of Hurlock, who
was defeated two years ago..
There is already considerable dis
cussion as to VINO will succeed the
| late w. Alvin Linthicum as County
Commissioner. The law provides
that the Governor shall fill the va
cancy by appointment until the next
general election, in which case the
Governors appointee will serve un-
til after the November election.
Among the names mentioned are
those of Samuel w. Linthicum, OF
the Neck district; James Linthi-
cum, of Madison; A. Bowdl9 Robin
son, of Church Greek; Charles H.
Seward, of Bucktown; J. Fred Dunn
and Herbert Hearn, of Cambridge.
It is reported that the Republican
Central Committee will likely place
the name of Mr.. Edward B. Jones, OF
Church Greek, who was defeated
four years ago, on their ticket for
the vacancy.
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