The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-12-14
OXFORD AND VICINITY

Another poor mortal whose head screws became
loose has been removed to place remote for
treatment the present rate of removals con.
rnue the census department will not be long in
numbering US up in the COOS.
An Oxford man who has been on jag for q
week or SO and who was declared from the sa-
loon traffic, gave colored man tive dollar bill
to go and "fix him up" The man did as re-
quested, neither he nor the bill ever returning.
The appraisment of the household goods of the
late Robert Sprawl amounted to $4,000.
The johnson Carriage Co. made quite show
ing in the parade Of new creamery wagons tor
JOS Pogue and Sons OF Rising Sun.
Farmers who had fodder in stacks had them
carried all over creation by the high winds. One
tller of the soil had his corn husked so we'll that
in hauling the fodder to shelter the extra ears
averaged over bushel basket to a load.
The city folks are groaning under pressure OF
the high cost of living. The farmer can't see
where it comes in ''when he is receiving but 40
cents for potatoes and 20 cents for wheat.
One murphy dealer is shipping over thousand
bushels per day.
One of the six pigs belonging to Lewis P. Sharp
less which were bitten by mad dog recently has
gone blind and mad and has had q bullet sent
into its brains from musket in the hands of
Lewis P. Developments are being eagerly
awaited for among the other five. 1t will be re.
membered that dogie's life was extingushed at
Calvert.
The funeral of the late Josiah Cope took place
last Friday afternoon and was largely attended.
Interment took place in Oxford cemetery.
Allen A. NJ E. church held an enjoyable supper
which was literally patronized by both the white
and colored population.
Between the thanksgiving dinner lodge ban.
quets detective association feeds, church suppers
Christmas and New Years set outs the average
farmer is on fair road to goutville. 1t has been
said that he will be in the possession of tape
worm. No brethren, it's grub worm.
A performer that appeared with recent show
in town who was one of those "Im there and yet
I'm not there was placed in the lookup at his
own request and was tree man in a few minutes
none OF the locks having been disturbed. He
claimed that he could get out of one of the big
bank safes if placed therein and the time locks
removed. He was perhaps anxious to get in, as
a few days previous gentleman made peposit
of S2S 900 cash.
With lots of household goods,
In wagons laden down,
MissJennie Bye
Babe the Hickory Hills
The by-by,
And jaunted into town,
And set up feast to the helpers,
After they had set her down
Mrs. Mary Pierson of the same place will also
desert the Hills and move into Caramelville.
E. Blackburn held a sale OF cattle in Oxford last
Saturday. Prices ranged up tosixty-seyen dollars.
The music lovers of this section crowded the
Opera House Friday night to hear the franklin
Marshall Glee Club. The concert was for the
benefit of the Research Club.
The large barn on the farm Of the late Isaac
Fisher of Elk View was destroyed by fire one
night last week. The crops. machinery, 20 cows,
a steer and horses persisted in the flames.
Jacob L. Kirk. at this writing is very low from
the effects OF q stroke, though bis condition is
slightly improved.
$3.50 was cleared by the ladies in charge OF the
Nottingham Detective Association dinner. The
crowd ate s74 worth Of turkey alone
A farmers wife in this section sent % turkeys to
the Wilmington market and received therefor the
sum of $94.
Frank Hooker of this vicinity. who is now
residing in the State of Washington recently shot
400 pounds of salmon in IS minutes.