The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-01-23

Published Daily, Except sunday
CAMBRIDGE, MD, IAN. %. 1920
Brief Local News

Mrs. Isabelle Robinson, of Wash
ington, D. c., is spending several
days at the Hotel Dixon, this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Irving Bowdle,
| who have been visiting their daugn-
ter, Mrs. Earl Wright, at her home
at Detroit, arrived home yesterday
evening on the train.
Mrs. George T. Weaber, who has
been spending the past three months
as the guest of Mrs. John Hayden,
at her home at East Rockway, Ions
island, New York, has returned to
her home.
The schools of Cambridge had one
session today, owing to weather con-
ditions, as the streets were deemed
10 slippery and wet for the children
to make the trip back and forth at
the noon hour, also at this time
there was some rain falling.
Mrs. John Matthews, OF near Hur-
| lock, has announced the marriage of
| her daughter, Miss Elsie, to Mr.
| Harold E. Osborne, to take place at
her home near Hurlock on Wednes-
| day, February 4th. No cards Ill
! Hurlock.
Mrs. Kenneth B. Jones and two
| children have arrived at Ell Paso,
| Texas, for which place they recent
ly started to join Major Jones, who
is stationed there. Friends have
learned that the trip was made with
cut any unpleasant delays.
On account of this weeks chapter
of THE Midnight Man" being lost
in transit the management of the
of Charlie Chaplin's funniest come
| dies, Police" for tonight and Sat
urday, to be shown with Frank
Keenan's greatest masterpiece, THE
World Afame.'
Mr.. Vernon S. Bradley, who re-
| Gently purchased the Hotel Dixon,
has already started to make extern
sive repairs to the building. Mr.
Bradley expects to newly paint the
interior wood work and decorate
the walls and ceiling of the lobby
and in addition to these improve
ments will install a number of pri-
vate baths.
The lowly muskrat, the fur OF
which used to sell as low as &c each,
has risen some in the world days,
the market at this time being as
much as 1925 or more each, thing
of it, muskrat skin selling for
nearly $500. The meats used to
sell for at low as &c each, we have
seen them sell for 1Oc often, but
now they bring 25c each or more
and are said by some to be as good as
diamond back terrapin.
Mr.. Fred. Flowers, one OF the
local mail carriers, while collecting
the early mail yesterday morning,
slipped on the ice and fell sustain
ing injuries which necessitated his
being taken to his home. Mr..
Flowers did not think that he was
hurt so badly at first as he continu-
ed on his route and brought his mail
to the Post Office for dispatch on the
early train, but after arriving at the
t'ost Office, his injuries became more
painful and it was necessary to carry
him home. He is reported as get
ting along nicely but still very sore
and stiff.
Mr.. Oliver W. Hubbard, a well
known citizen of East New Market,
met with painful accident, Friday
night, January 9Th, at his home just
outside of the town. He was get
ting ready to attend the Masonic
banquet at fredericksburg and had
started to go into the cellar of his
home to fix his fire before leaving,
when his feet slipped on the steps
and threw him to the cement floor
OF tn cellar. In. attempting to
catch himself he fell on his left hand
| with the result that his left wrist
| was broke. We are glad to report
that he is getting along very nicely.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the Cambridge Post Office to
January %, 1920. Persons calling
for same will please ask for advertis-
ed letters. Charley Banks, Charles
| Cornish, Milton Covington, Houston
Cusick, Mr.. Gambrill, Ernest Horse
man, Manuel the Artist, James
Seward, Oscar J. Wheatley, Miss
katherine Bargman, Mr.. Mamie WI.
Rayly, Miss Daisy Cooper, Miss
Dolly Cornish, Annie Cornish, Eva
Cooper, Mrs. Henry Lenga, Mrs.
Joe Pearson, Mrs. ]. E. Stuart, Mrs.
Lizzie Sims, Mrs. Cornelia Thomas,
Ef1e Ward, Mrs. Bessie Wilson. G.
WALTER WRIGHT, Postmaster.
With the roofs, streets, branches
! VI IASS0S n11Oo vi CfO1y hAub CON SIcu
with the sleet the view has truly
been a bautiful one, but an exami-
nation of many bushes and trees
disclosed the fact that under then
icy coating buds are beginning T.,
form and burst forth which may re-
suit in damage to the fruit crop.
Also pedestrians are having their
troubles in avoiding falls, automo,
biles cannot depend upon then
brakes but have to govern their stops
by power and the telephone, tele
graph and electric light companies
are living in constant dread that the
heavy weight of the frozen water
may cause a break down of theil
lines in every direction.