The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-09-21
OXFORD AND VICINITY

The following is the programme for the month
ofSeptember especially compiled for the guidence
of the Chester and Cecil county farmer:
First to the twenty-sixth-Work.
Twenty-sixth to the twenty.ninth-Oxfo fair.
Twenty ninth and thirtieth-more work.
"a" sold "B' lot of land upon which was
patch of potatoes The article of agreement
called for "a" retaining half the crop but moth
ing was stipulated in the contract as to their size.
''B' was always noted for his shrewdness and
when he had taken up 1.-The crop he notified "a"
TO come and get his share of the "murphies :"
When "a" was ushered into "Bs'' barn to secure
his portion he was amazed. They weren't any
larger than hickory nuts. "a" started to com
plain when "B" says "Wel I've got the darndest
family, they never would eat small potatoes"
ga" saw that he was beaten and took the matter
gracefully.
James P. McAllister OF Hickory Hill is in a
precarious condition from dropscal ailment.
Five load of hay fell through an unexpected
aperture and smothered lot of farming ma
chinery for Albert McCumsey. The extent of
damage is yet to be exclaimed.
To what brand of imaginators would you call
a man who claims to have raised twenty-five
bushels of potatoes from the planting OF half a
bushel of seed? Next.
Hays McFadien takes in washing or rather he
runs laundry. The laundry is run by l5 horse
power engine. A pin that secures the ''driver''
flew away and the machine run its self to death
1t tore its self to pieces, part of it going through
the roof, never returning. The engine was COM
pletely wrecked.
several years ago well known young man from
this section went West and upon his arrival there
was offered piece of property for one thousand
dollars. The offer was refused. Two weeks ago
the same property brought $1,000. The patentee
or manufacturer OF any automatic kicking ma
chine interested, can obtain the name and address
of the party by communicating with the JOURNAL.
On account Of the raving of diphtheria in town
the public schools have closed, as well as two OF
the 'houses of learning" in the country districts
Several families are quarantined in their homes,
Fred Engler, of the firm of Engler and Murdaugh,
being among the latest. 1t is reported that a
death has occurred at Lombard caused by the
black-tongued disease.
William F. McHenry was buried from the resi-
dence of his cousin, John A. Leeke last Sunday
afternoon, Rev. W. Z. Myers, pastor of the West
Grove NJ. E. church. officiating, assisted by Mrs
Mary Head Way, OF Oxford. Mr.. Wesley Ewing
sang "Meet Me at the River and when l Gel
Home" Interment took place in Little Elk
burying ground.
Farmer Alias Brown had sow with seven wee
pigies. They were for sale and the price he asked
was thirty dollars. His neighbor, farmer Ala:
Jones desired the family of porkers and made an
offer of twenty-five dollars. This offer was re
fused. Jones again opened negotiations, with
original ideas in his head. He bought heifel
from prominent cattle dealer for twenty dollars
and offered it with five dollars to boot in exchange
Brown, after rejecting, thought maybe thirty
dollars asking too much and, discovering hi
needed a heller, accepted the offer So the mex
morning Jones comes over to Browns place with
the heifer and S., but said he not quite ready
to take the pigs if it wouldn't be too much trouble
he would leave them day or SO and send some
feed for them. No Trouble at ALL" says Brown
they're notin the way, but you needn't bother
about the feed I'll attend to that" And wher
dinner time came farmer Brown and his boys fec
the pigs that he had just Graded in" The SOW
was all o. K. and ate her grub. But during the
afternoon great dark clouds seemed to have pos
session of the inside of "mamma pigie' for SHE
seemed to suffer with severe pains and she KEEP
rolling fi-seon one side and then on the other
until she had made pan cakes out of all the pig
ges save one. When Jones heard of this bt
reared. He wanted back his heifer and five dol
lars. Couldn't do that" says Brown, 'a bar
gains bargain. can prove by my boys thai
the pig was all right at dinner time" But seeing
war ahead he endeavored to straighten out mat
tiers in an amicable manner, so he returned tt
Jones twelve dollars in cash, which was ack
nowledged by the receiver as being satisfactory
but nevertheless they now turn up shouts as they