The midland journal., 1906-08-10
OXFORD AND VICINITY
Calves up to 1876 pounds 61ac.
Above 1876 pounds &c.
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calves up u LOO pOuHus O/2S'
Above 1876 pounds &c.
Pigs on the hoof SIC.
These are the prices the farmer is receiving for
his stock good price for this season OF the year.
Folks are still cunning for blackberries and
there will continue to be crop for several weeks
to come
Farmers are complaining that potatoes are be-
ginning to rot while the women folks in Oxford
complain of buying the same sort OF murphys.
Woodlawn Camp was well attended Sunday by
Oxfords fair representatives. Between the camp
and the Salvation Army folks should be well
stocked with religion, but there are many who as
long as they have their name on the church book
think themselves o. X. Because Oxford folks
are great church going crowd it does not
give the town its self the reputation of being
Haven of Rest. Folks who do not go to church
but "do unto others as they would be done by
and pay their bills are far better off than many of
those whose names are enrolled in leather
bound church book The Salvation Army did
not take at first but folks not long in seeing
from whence good cometh and they have met
with much success, which they deserved. But by
the time this is in "press'' the Army will have
departed from thence and circus will have
taken its place. The Army will soon be forgotten
but the circus, never
The funeral of Mr.. Robert McIntire, who was
found dead in bed, took place Thursday of last
week Mr.. McIntire lived alone but his house
was connected by a wire with bell attachment to
his son Elwood's house, short distance away.
The wire was fastened close to the bed of the
father and he was to make use of it in case he re-
quired any attention during the night, the sons
folks being in and out all the day. An owl had
made it practice to sit on the wire making the
connection from house to house, and time and
time again had it rang the bell on the sons
premises. Elwood had been over to see his father
during the night just as frequently as the oWi
sent in the alarm, and on Tuesday morning OF
last week along about three O'Clock the alarm
went off, and the son thinking it was the "owl'
again turned over and resumed his nights rest,
only to find his father lying across the bed in the
morning a corpse. Mr.. McIntire had been life
long resident of Oxford we'll known and much
respected. He was man of character and there
are those in Oxford today who regret not taking
his kindly advice. His son always desired his
father to come and live with him but Robert was
most contented at the old home place. His
familiar figure will be missed in Oxford.
And it came to pass that the rain descended
upon the earth and made mud holes like unto
barrel of soft soap, and that train of steal
eth into Oxford like snake in a bung hole
And from it there alighteth load of passengers
who advanceth up the hill towards the hotels,
some of them to reload, and among them there
was man who had not visited Oxford for several
years and he meeteth many old friends and he
lingereth.
He desireth to keep up the record of his tank
canacitv and he doth begin to fill up.
And he still lingereth and drinketh much.
And it begineth to grow dark, it being near the
seventh hour, and he must make haste.
And he departeth on shanks mare in the direction
of New London and the Hickory Hills. And he
maketh ten dollar bills with his legs tXXX's) He
fain would pay visit to his niece, whom he
seeth not nor heareth not from for some time.
And he moveth on and passeth house in front
of which the mud was knee deep; and his eyes
being shadowed by more than the darkness.
He seeth it not, but feeleth it, much to his
disgust.
And in yonder cottage a family gathereth round
the evening lamp, tired from days work in the
vineyard. And it came to pass that the wife
heareth noise ana sayeth unto her husband
1.-THE cows departeth from the barnyard.'
And the husband sayeth unto her "I think
not they cannot escape" But the wife feeleth
unsatisfed and lighteth lamp and departed in
the direction of the noise. And it was dark and
she held the lantern aloft and goeth toward the
wood pile. And she seeth something there and
sayeth: "Who is this?"
mo one (hic) but your (hic) dear uncle (hicl
John, my legs get (hic) tangled in the (hicl wood
pile Your neighbor (hic) in the next thic) hut
builded a (hic) mighty wall lhic) judging from
the (hlc) mortar went (hic) into long the road"
And he was bade enter and they killed the fatted
calf and did eat. drink and be merry. But not
having anything stronger than water which the
guest declareth no better than he had at home,
he retireth tor the night and in the early morn he
departed to the confines of Oxford where he
snarpened his appetite on the saloonkeepers S
wet-stone. And there eventually departed for
home, in the city of graft impure water and Aug
ust furL iture sales, the Hon. John Jones (alias)
with record OF having drunk the contents of a
five gallon jug OF cider on work day of ten hours
and repeating it the day after.
Random Notes.