The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-04-22
COLORA.

Colora Lodge, K. oil p. will hold fair and
festival about June LIST.
Rev. J. NJ. Collins and family have moved in
and are occupying the parsonage at Mt. Pleasant
The members of Colora Lodge, K. of F will
attend divine service at Mt. Pleasant M. E. church
on Sunday morning.
J. Frank Foster is having his house on t''sum-
NIT Lawn" remodeled and enlarged. s. M.
McCardell has the contract.
Our farmers are all busy just now; some plough
ing, others planting corn. and everything proves
to us that spring has come-except the weather,
which doesn't seem springlike just yet
The sale of personal property belonging to the
estate of the late Margaret Hamilton was held on
the 18th inst. A large crowd of curiosity seekers
were there, and good prices were realized. Many
of the articles belonged to We olden times and IL
is reported that in the lot was an old turkey goD-
bier that belonged to old Abner Coulson about
the beginning of the 10th century. Margaret
could never be persuaded to sell that bird during
her lifetime. Poor old Margaret! had you only
had as many friends while you were living as
have doomed up since your death. some one OF
them might have been close enough on that fatal
night to have pulled you out OF the fire.
We see by the Cecil Wing where the congre-
CATION at Goodman church, Wilmington, had
rendered their new pastor G. Nadal Jones, fine
reception one evening last week. They had the
church handsomely decorated upon the occasion
and the program consisted of musical selections
and addresses, followed by refreshments, and we
feel sure that the new pastor enjoyed the refresh
ment part of the program all right. Mr.. Jones
seems to have struck good thing, and we wish
him good luck. An old horseman once told me
that it was necessary to have horse at least a
year in order to correctly judge his good and bad
qualities This may be true in general way, but
i shall always remember that found out some
traits about horse once in whole lot less time
than year. bought that horse and he seemed
to be daisy. When got him home the whole
family pronounced hima ching of beauty, and
he at once became a household pet. put him in
the stable and Toasted him on good things in fact,
made perfect reception for him and found out,
right quick too, that he was a splendid feeder.
harnessed him to the runabout and started on the
trial trip-wel no, didn't just start either; was
willing enough, but the "hOusehold pet" seemed
disposed otherwise. But at length with the aid
ola right smart persuader we did start Yes, in
deed, we started with rush, and we got along
nicely just as long as the road happened to be a
down hill affair, and soon realized that he was
simply down hill horse nothing more As the
roads in my neighborhood did not run down hill
both ways knew that household pet didn't suit
me. Then started out to SELL and that was a job
calculated to make a fellow like me "leetle
shakey," for 1 am no horse trader, and never
could lie, but often thought that must have
stretched the truth to its most extreme tension
when sold that horse to an old bloke Il didn't
like who had given me an awful thrashing when
was school boy. have never seen either
man or horse since the day made the sale, and
never will now. because they are both dead, but
am satisfied that l got square with that old
school teacher when l sold him that pet. Nc
indeed, never fondle those pets too much at first
just go slow; he may be only a down hiler.'