The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-01-31

short while this week in Baltimore
c. Merritt Phillips, Jr., 5th Res.
U. S. Marines, is spending a shor
furlough with his parents. Mr.. an'
Mrs. G. Merritt Phillips.
c. H. Gootee arrived in this cit,
today from Richmond, Va, and ma,
speak here on Gospel Mission Worl
among prisoners. and in the unde
world. before going away.
Miss Pearla Hooper has returned
to her home in this city, after having
spent the past ten days as the guest
of friends in Baltimore
Postmaster and Mrs. G. Walter
Wright arrived home yesterday even
ing via Hurlock, from Baltimore ana
Washinst where they spent a por-
ton of the week.
! Mr.. George w. Woolford returned
home last night, after having spent
| Wednesday and Thursday in Balti-
more and Anne Arundel county on a
business trip.
One of the boys who has just re-
turned from Camp Meade, Private
Everett Dodson. is the proud pos
SCISSOR of one Of the gold medals
awarded in the athletic contests, he
having won his medal on the track,
where he displayed the fact that he
was one of the fleetest men on foot
in the camp.
Practically all of the Dorchester
countians who attended the Eastern
Shore banquet at the Hotel Rennerl
Wednesday night have returned
home; the banquet was a fine one,
the speakers were in rare form, and
there was such Il reunion of Eastern
Shoremen as must have made all
those who were unfortunate in their
birthplace wish they had been from
the land of Perfect Delight"
Major ]. Ben Brown returned
home last night, after having spent
short time this week in Baltimore.
The Major denies that his trip to
Baltimore was in the interest of his
candidacy, stating that he is not a
candidate for any office under the
sun. 1t is surely surprising how sus
picious some people are, however, for
there have been any number of peo-
pie to state that the Major did not
absolutely "close the door" in his,
statement given to the papers the
first of this week.
Governor Harrington says that if
Baltimore city had an Eastern Shore
Mayor it would not let the trade OF
the Eastern Shore get away from it,
and that the bridge across the bay
would be built. Secretary of the
Navy Daniels replied that if the Gov
ernor would remove to Baltimore,
possibly they might elect him Mayor.
Men, like women, may change their
minds on some things, but it is per
fectly safe bet that Mayor Preston
and Sonny" Mahon would never
change their minds on that subject
of the Governor for Mayor; they like
him so well that they would move
out of the city for fear something
might occur to interrupt their friend
ship.
If the people Of this vicinity saw
balloon sometime about noon today,
or during the afternoon, they saw
wandering" one, as this particu-
lar balloon worked loose from its
moorings at Washington and started
| on a tour of the skies. There were
two men in it, but they were power
less to control it's goings or its COM
ings, and had to wait until the winds
] permitted it to settle once again up
on the earth; in the meantime they
were. undoubtedly, hoping that it
would settle quietly to the solid
earth, and. under no conditions,
! would drift out into the ocean or fall
into the bay. A message was sent
out from Washington about noon,re-
Questing the public to be on the look
out for the balloon, so as to be able
to give the two men any assistance
they might need.
About fifty of the Dorchester coun-
ty boys who have been at Camp
Meade since the last of August rea-
ched their homes in the county last
night All of them, and the number
included young men from every sec
ton of the county, were glad to get
home, but their gladness was not a
circumstance compared to that OF
their mothers and fathers and other
relatives. ALI of these latter had
been apprehensive of their safety
had feared that something might
happen to them, but now they are
safely at home, and the happiness Of
their families is unbounded. We are
all glad to see them home, and viii
be still happier when the period o.
service of all the men in the variou:
branches of the service has expired
so that they may all be permitted t
return to their homes and families.
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