The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-07-08

Brief Local News
Mr.. P. Watson Webb is spending
few days at Atlantic City.

a rev days at Atlantic city.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. E. Walker hav
returned from a visit to Norfolk, Va
Mr.. Thomas Twilley is visiting hi
sister, Mrs. Edward Thomas, at he
home on Maryland avenue.
Miss Harriet Valiant, of Oxford
is the guest of Miss Elsie Wilson, a
her home on Belvedere avenue.
Mr. James Meredith, of Bristol
Pa, is visiting at the home of hi!
mother, Mrs. P. w. Meredith, Rae
street.
Miss Margaret Barber, Of South
boro, Mass, is visiting her grand
mother, Mrs. M. E. Harmon, Higl
street.
Mr.. Paul Lake, of Baltimore, is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
w. c. Lake, at their home on Auro
"a street.
Mr.. Robert Wrightson has return
ed to his home in Wilmington, after
spending sometime with Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Haring, Henry street.
Miss Lille Brannock has returned
to her home at Castle Haven, after
spending a few days with her sister
Miss Mary Brannock, this city.
Mr.. Eustace Meredith has return
ed to Bristol, Pa, after having spent
the holidays with his mother, Mrs.
Pritchard W. Meredith, this city.
Miss Modelle Meredith has return
ed to Baltimore, after Spending a
few days with her mother, Mrs. P.W.
Meredith, at her home on Race st.
Mr.. John T. Stewart has returned
to Pennsylvania, after spending a
few days with his sister, Mrs. w. H.
Stiner, at her home on West End
avenue.
John Downey, of Berlin, Maryland,
died Monday at the Eastern Shore
State Hospital. The body was taken
to Berlin for interment, which took
place today.
Miss Lille Barth has returned to
South Orange, N. j., after spending a
few days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Barth, at their home on
Maryland avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Woolford have
returned to their home in Atlanta.
Ca, after spending day Or so with
Miss Belle Woolford, at her home
on Locust street.
Miss Jeanette Smith has returned
to her home in this city, after spend
ing few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur S. Hearn, and Miss Lillian
White, of Laurel, Del.
Mr.. Richard Harding, of Memphis,
Tenn, is spending sometime with
Mrs. Harding, at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Woolford, at their home on Glasgow
street.
At special meeting of the Coun-
ty Commissioners for Caroline coun-
ty, the tax rate for the fiscal year
was fixed at SLIT, a reduction of
two cents. The State rate remains
the same, Sc ga cents.
There will be meeting of the
Of6cers and chairmen of different
committees of Alumni-ae Association
of Cambridge High School, Friday
evening at Z o'clock, at the Office of
Harrington & Wallace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Ruark, and
Miss Cecile Braul, have returned to
their homes in Baltimore, after spend
ing the holidays with Mrs. Ruark's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Melbourne
Cannon, Willis street.
Mr.. Russell S. Davis, of Stevens,
Smith G Co., has returned from an
outing, in the course of which he
visited the mountains and spent a
few days renewing acquaintance at
Norfolk, Va.
Mr.. William p. Edmondson, who
is employed by the U. S. Housing
Corporation, Norfolk County Ferries
Division, Norfolk. Va, is spending
several days with his parents. Mr..
Edmondson was for several years
connected with The Banner.
The Peoples Bank, of Denton, has
become a State bank. It has reduced
it's shares from 500 to $25 each,
and is thus enabled to dispose of
them more generally among the peo-
pie. AS State institution it gains
the right to make heavier loans.
Alice Brady, the famous star of
the stage and screen, in the big Sc
lect feature, Marie, Ltd" story
of New York, and Billie West, the
man who looks and acts just like
Charlie Chaplain, in "Ship Ahoy," a
big double bill, at the Grand Opera
House tonight.
Mrs. S. A. Smithers, aged II years,
wife of DR.. Thomas J. Smithers, one
of Easton's most prominent citizens,
died at her home Sunday night. Mrs.
Smithers had been in poor health for
about a year, but her death was sud
den, as Saturday evening she walked
from one room 10 another. She was
suddenly stricken with pain above
the heart, and died a few minutes
afterward. Mrs. Smithers is surviv-
ed by her husband and one son, DR..
Norman R. Smithers, of Easton.
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