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spending several days at Ocean City.
Mr.. William Tyler is visiting Rev.
and Mrs. Alonza Travers at their
home in Dover, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Philip Skinner,
left Saturday enroute for Atlantic
City, where they will spend ten days.
Mrs. William Sherman, left yester-
day for Wilmington, Del, where she
will spend several days visiting re-
latives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert F. Delaha, of
Wilmington, Del, are spending some
time in Cambridge as the guests of
relatives.
/ Miss Hattie A Johnson, of Wash
! ington, D. c., is visiting her parents,
! DR.. and Mrs. L. E. Johnson, Vue de
: L'Eau street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Garter
| of Baltimore, are the guests Of Nj.
! and Mrs. Clarence Dean at lhau
! home on Race street.
| Mr.. Joseph E. Taitt, is spending
several days this week visiting his
brother, Mr.. D. She1mer Taitt, at
his home at Norfolk, Va.
Miss Edna Travers of Dover Del,
has returned to her home after visit
ing Mrs. Samuel NJ Creighton, Chop
tank avenue, this city.
Miss Margaret Small, has return
ed to her home on Mill street after
having visited Mrs. Barclay H.
Trippe, at her home in Easton.
Mrs. A. J. Tilghman and daughter,
! in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Christie
pher at their home in Baltimore.
Mr. H. L. Edmunds. has purchas-
ed of Mrs. James B. Harris her resid-
! ence property on Mill street this
city and will remove to same in
about a month.
Mrs. Raymond W. Wight and two
children Amelia anal Geraldine,
left Saturday for Baltimore where
they will spend several days with re-
latives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Christopher,
and daughter, Celia May, have re-
turned to their home in Baltimore
after visiting relatives and friends
in Cambridge and the county.
MI Howard Hastings and family,
Mr.. w. E. Hastings and family and
Mrs. w. Z. Christopher and Mrs.
William H. Oliphant and son, Alton,
motored to Ocean City last Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Oscar Phillips and little son,
Denny Powell, of Norfolk, Va, are
spending sometime with Pay Clerk
Phillips parents, Captain and Mrs.
Luther Phillips, at their home on
Locust street.
Mrs Calvin Harrington entertain
ed a number of the younger set
Monday evening at her home on Mill
street in honor of Miss Harriet Will
son. of Milford, Del, who is the
guest of Miss Elizabeth Marvel.
DR.. P. e. Hines, received a tele-
gram this morning announcing the
death of his only brother, Mr.. Joseph
H. Hines, at his home in Aiken, S.
G. Besides leaving a brother, DR..
Hines, he is survived by his wife, two
daughters and three sons.
DR.. John Mace, who left last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Crook,
who were returning to their home in
lVicksburg, Miss, by automobile, has
returned to his home on Glenburn
avenue, abandoning the trip on &C
count of the weather conditions.
T The Salisbury Fair opened yester-
/ day but on account of the weather
there were very few people present
and none of the races were held, the
track being mere than ankle deep in
mud. The weather man seems to
I,
fairs this year.
Mr.. Grant Bramble of Straits dis
,trict, sent to this office this week one
of the most peculiar ears of corn
that we have ever seen. From the
main ear there are nine smaller ears
growing out each separatively form
ed. The ear is on exhibition in our
High street window.
What would you do if you purchas-
ed an ancient castle, and discovered
that one of it's towers was haunted
by very beautiful and very real
young woman. You'd investigate
and fall in love with her Of course
just as Eugene O'Brian does in "a
Fool And His Money" Taken from
the story by George Barr McCutcheon
at the Grand Opera House tonight
only.
One of our bankers had quite an
amusing incident on Tuesday night
although to him for while, 1t seem
ed most embarrassing and serious. He
saw a mouse in the waste basket and
attempted to crush the life out Of the
innocent creature but the mouse was
| too quick for him and instead the
mouse ran up his pants leg and be-
came entagled among the under
garments of the banker, and fer q
while the situation was most serious.
Finally the intruder was caught, and
an end made of Mr.. Mouse. For
| tunately, the banker was alone with
no one to enjoy the war dance.