The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-07-20
OXFORD AND VICINITY.

A farmer near Oxford, as an expert
ment, put on one acre of ground in ten
acre field that he has just moved 400
pounds of phosphate, 500 of lime and
dressing of barn-yard manure. 1t did not
amount to an iota.
Miss M. E. Hill the we'll known mil
liner is confined to her bed with par
alytic stroke. Her condition has been
precarious but at this writing phone
message brought the information of
marked improvement.
A lady visiting Oxford bedecked in
watered duck bathing suit went down to
the ''loop" to take swim. Between the
"washouts' she rolled around in the
bushes and "got next" to some poison
vines. We recommend the use of we'll
advertised securing soap which reads ut
don't scratch"
A farmer obtained from an Oxford
merchant wagon, saying that he would
get security for it the same afternoon,
credit not being granted him. This, how
ever, Mr.. Farmer failed to do and the
merchant swore out warrant charging
false pretenses. The constable makes
visit to Mr.. Farmer with a pair of hand
cuffs. This the farmer resents but after
some trouble he was safely landed in
Oxford. The case came up before the
'great an'' and was dismissed, the
false pretense was only lie. Then the
merchant seizes two horses on the farmers
premises only to find that everything is
mortgaged even to the hair on the farmers
head. And so it goes. Merchants have
no protection whatever. There should
be law passed with heavy penalty
attached, for the man who will deliberate
ly obtain goods from a merchant, and
knowing in his heart that he can't pay or
won't pay and never will. A false i'm
preston made to merchant to obtain
goods is every bit as bad as a straight case
of false pretenses and the maker should
be punished as severely.
A thresher with his equipments and
men went to farm near Media School
House to thresh out the wheat for the
owner of the recently acquired property.
The tenant and past owner refused to
admit the paraphernalia, ION the
grounds" that the purchaser had not
lived up to his contract. The owner of
the steam maker" has entered suit for
damages against both owners and it will
now be decided who does owner.
Hail has badly damaged corn in some
sections of the country, the leaves being
completely cut off from the stalks. At
New London the hail was so thick on
barn bridges that it could readily be
shoveled.
Wheat is about all in and the general
report is of fine quality and heavy in body.
Some of the grains are so large that if
held between the fingers sideways, the
crease resembles a smile.
A farmer near Hickory Hill has just
hauled in field of timothy, first quality,
cost him ten dollars load. One end of
the field was quite thin another was up
over the horses backs.
Glenn Rogers, the undertaken, is build
ing himself boat. He might be making
his own coffin.
Woodlawn Camp opens next month
and young couples who some day expect
to trot along harnessed together are al
ready reserving teams.
Jesse Mace of Rising Sun was a recent
all-night guest of the borough of Oxford.
Variety is truely the "spice" of life.
One of the troubles of the average far
mer is his inability to get his boys out in
the morning. The nights being cool and
delightful for sleeping after hard days
work. Mr.. Farmer wouldn't mind doz-
ing while longer himself but these days
of sunshine one must hustle to make the
hay. They tell story of a certain far
mer who in calling his boy in the morn.
ing about day light, would use language
something like this.
John Tin an easy voice. come on now,
get up and hear the little birds sing"
"All right" would come the reply.
After a delay of quarter of an hour
and still no signs of the youngster max
to the bottom of the stairs and call sharply.
'John !''
Eyes sir'
And then in a coaxiug. drawing voice
would say ''come on now Johnny, get up
and hear the little birds sing"
''All right"
Another delay of about half an hour.
John John (quick and sharp) and
then in voice similar to fog horn on a
battle ship, gosh darn your heart, get up
and hear the little birds sing" And
then folks wonder why farmer loses
patience
PENNINGTON.