The daily banner., 1919-05-17
Brief Local News
Grand Opera House tonight.

There is one thing that is certain
namely, there ought to be enough
rain bby this time to satisfy everyone
Mrs. ]. H. Heagy, Sr., of Western
Maryland, is visiting her son, MI. C.
A. Heagy, at mis- home on Choptank
avenue, this city.
Mrs. Granville l.. Tubman and
children. Louise and Granville, Jr.
are visiting Mrs. Tubmans parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Willis, at thei1
home on Oakley street, this city.
Mr.. Richard Hughlett, Jr., of this
city, has been awarded the contract
for the building of about three miles
of State Aid road, starting at White
Haven, Wicomico county, and will
start the work at once.
| Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Edwards and
son have returned to- their home in
| Smithfield, Va, after spending a few
days with Mrs Edwards parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Travers, at their
home on West End avenue.
Mrs. R. Watson Webb left on the
afternoon train today, enrcute for
Preston, where she will be the guest
of DR.. and Mrs. James r. Phillips.
DR.. and Mrs. Phillips will celebrate
the flftieth anniversary of their we'd
ding next Monday.
A quiet, but very pretty, wedding
was solemnized at Church Creek M.
E. Parsonage yesterday afternoon,at
half-past two o'clock, when Rev. B.
P. Moore, the pastor, united in mar
riage Mr.. Joseph Robbins and Miss
Elsie L. Brannock, both of CAM
bridge.
Two Dorchester men who have
been in the service overseas, Messrs
Thomas Twilley, of Airey, son of Mr..
and Mrs. George H. Twilley, OF this
city, and Laird Wallace, son of Mr..
city, have reached Cambridge. They
were among the troops which were
landed about two weeks ago.
A meeting mas been called of the
members of the Committee to well
come home the returning soldiers,
and to properly memorialize those
who gave their lives for their coun-
try, to be held at the New Armory
next Saturday, at which title tenta-
tive plans will be formulated for the
celebration to be held as soon as
the most of the soldiers have re-
turned.
Within the next few days there
will be an abundance of Strawberries,
soft crabs. new potatoes, new cab
bage, ETC., on the local market. Such
garden products as asparagus. oni-
ons, lettuce. radishes, ETC., have been
on the market so long as to have
ceased to be regarded with any
special interest. And, of course,
while discussing such things, it
might be well to state that chickens
for frying are already on the market.
On Tuesday next, between the
hours Of and O'Clock p. m., at the
Court House door, Cambridge, Cal
vim Harrington and Vernon A. Hitch,
trustees, will sell by public auction.
all the real estate of which the late
Isaac M. Neal died seized and pos
sessed, consisting of-about 1870 ac-
res of valuable farm, timber and
marsh lands, and which includes the
well-known tract of land known as
the Burkart or Henry Lands, which
is very desirable tract of land. For
particulars, see advertisement in this
paper.
There are more buildings, for
business purposes, under construc-
tion in Cambridge at this time than
there have been for great many
years; in fact, il is doubtful il there
have ever been so many at one time,
with the possible exception of the
months following the big fire when
a great many business houses were
burned. It's a mighty good sign to
| see building going on and is one OF
| the best possible founded evidences
| of the confidence of the public that
| prosperity is likely to continue for
many years.