The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-10-19
OXFORD AND VICINITY

49, OANNS $780,
ity tread on an unobserved match igniting somt
loose straw. Following him was another hired
help shouldering a bag of wheat who quickly
smothered the blaze with the grain.
At this writing Mrs. John Bye of Hickory Hill
is exceedingly low. Her death is expected at any
moment. Mrs. Bye has been sufferer of hear
trouble for several years.
Mr.. William Alexander has decided not to re
move his store into the building he recently
purchased from the estate of the late Johr
C. Strickland but only the dwelling part thereof
Colds Group and number of similar ailment!
have visited any number OF families and are
making prolonged stay since the weather mar
has given us extremes from hot to cold and viss
versa.
The market men are buying fowl with the head
simply removed. They have a market for the
birds with the feathers intact.
Frost that you could scrape up-with stick and
ice one fourth OF an inch thick have caught many
Of us in our summer under buds.
Howard Browns new threshing outfit il
knocking oats silly at the rate of bushels pei
minute and a hundred bushels of wheat in q
minute pace.
farmer.
Mr.. and Mrs Willard Harkens and Mr.. an6
Mrs Baker Spencer of Hickory Hill enjoyed al
all day and night drive to Dover, Delaware, be
hind pair of trotters.
An over boiling coffee pot on an oil stove
caused blaze to ignite window curtain al
the home of George Pickering. The fire was dis
covered and exGinguished before much damage
was done.
William Wherry, of Hickory Hill, was kicked
by his old co-worker mule Sunday morning, frac
turing two of his ribs. He is doing as well as car
be expected. The animals hoof it intact.
Frank Houston has about 1000 baskets of Keiffel
pears heaped on his barn floor with many more
to follow. He is busy hauling them to Oxford
from whence he is shipping carload to city
market.
While seated at the dinner table with his family
Isaac Fisher, prominent farmer of Elk Ridge
died suddenly Sunday. Mr.. Fisher had been il
poor health lately but his sudden demise was
totally unexpected. He leaves a widow, two sons
and daughter. Deceased was rs years of age
Interment took place yesterday Thursday in
Penns Grove burying ground.
Robert Adams knocked in the head, the past
week, year old COW that was polluted with
tuberculosis The animal had begun to go back
only three months previous. The farmers fee
very sore in regard to "old bolognas" The
authorities being so strict the farmer feels thai
all he will get out of such will be the hide, and
possibly after that Is made into leather folks will
complain of having polluted feet and he will be
left again. But Mr.. Farmer there is a way out Of
this dilemma Kill your old bologna this winter
and pack away as much of the meat as you can
When the warm weather sets in take i'm city
boarders. The meals will be the kind they used
to get and they will vochsafe that after all there
is nothing like country slaughtered and country
cured meat.
In the city of Phi adelphia man and woman
solemnly declared before the altar of matrimony
that they would until death stick to each Other
through thick and thin Their promises were as
thin, however. as veil of pale vapor, for after
few years of being harnessed to the matrimonial
cart they became stiff headed and lacked brains
sufficient for one to give in to the other not only
for the sake of themselves nor for the sake Of
their own flesh and blood. They separated.
The Aid Society of that city sent in this vicinity
their two little boys and placed them in mos
pleasant home. with Christian people who would
De IOSter parents TO them ana care Tor them
tenderly. They became pupils at Maple Grove
school and were liked by the other playmates
Sunday of last week Thomas, the oldest, died
after short illness of a dropsical complaint. II
was q sad scene when the scholars of the schoo
attended the services at the house in a body and
bade an earthly farewell to little Thomas Eye.
were moist with tears and little hearts were
broken. Little Henry, his 6year old brother, wa.
the only mourner that followed the little white
coffin to its final resting place in the cemetery
of the Brick Meeting House, Calvert where it wa.
deposited in the family lot of his foster parents
The officiating minister at the house had an i'm
portant engagement and could not accompany
the body to the grave, but it made little differ
ance for when the final day comes wher
Thomas body shall rise as pure, sweet and beau
tiful as lily. he shall meet his Master who said
suffer little children to come unto me and for
bid them not for such is the Kindom of Heaven
For inasmuch as We have done it unto one o.
the least OF these my brethren ye have done il
unto me-"