The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-09-28
OXFORD AND VICINITY

Hay OF 1925 quality last year is bringing
S12 so this season.
The burglars who entered the postoffice at
Avondale got everything in sight save the publics
stamp of approval and Jail sentence.
Plenty of our farmers left their corn and pota-
toes and departed from thence unto the races at
RussellviIle and Highland Park. They should
not finch however, next April the first, if they
have tight pinching in adjusting their Interest"
Mrs David Taylor is one of the latest victims
of the diphtheria epidemic. All the cases are on
the improving list. There are any number of
cases of sore throat in town.
Farmers are laying in bran for the winter at
$3.50 per ton, hand packed, first quality. That
time changes the custom and mode OF living is
certainly an assured fact when one stops to con-
slider how the mills blew the bran out of their
buildings into passing creeks and rivers to get rid
of it and now how they have so thoroughly dis
titled into the minds of the American people that
it will fatten everything from jack-ass to a two
legged monkey.
Farmers have about all the potato crop in and
the general average is fair. 1t is said that the
New York State crop Is none of the best and the
prices have been going on the up grade.
Larry Wright is all smiles. It's boy. No. g..
on the road on the way to Oxford. "Going to
oxford?' yep" "Git me some tobacco?'
'Yep." Here" diving his fingers down in his
vest pocket 'is ten cents. Mother wants plug
of tobacco so do 1. By gosh I've only got seven
cents. Git me seven cent plug. Let mother
wait"
Typhoid fever has West Grove in its clutches.
The festival at New London in the NJ. E. Hall
Ca, bat1a Oft daA han por
lament is some times in Old London.
James McAllister, father of William McAllister,
ex.sheriff and Wesley McAllister, deputy at Elk
ton, died at his home near Hickory Hill, THUS
day morning of last week of dropsy, aged 75
years. He is survived by widow, four daugh-
tiers and three sons. Interment took place Sun
day in Elk Ridge cemetery.
Conrad Newig was found dead in the bath
room of his home on Market Street on Thursday
evening of last week by his daughter Louise, he
having expired by stroke of apoplexy. Mr..
Newig had been in the best of health and his
death was quite unexpected. The family have
the sympathy of the entire community. Mr..
Newig had been a resident of Oxford for twelve
years, having came nom Elk Dale. He is sur
vived by widow two daughters and four sons.
Interment took place Monday in oxford ceme-
terry. He was in his 6Sth year.
Townsend Pugh, aged II years, died at his home
in Coatesville Friday morning of bowel trouble.
He was native of this section and is survived by
a widow, two sons and daughter. His remains
were brought to Oxford on Monday and inferred
at Little Elk.
Robert Alexander has entered Jefferson College,
Philadelphia, to eventually pass" out as NJ. d.
May it soon come to pass.
DR.. Jesse Bushong, V. S., of Phila., has been
summering at Atlantic City, taking it A-C. He
is now visiting OxFQrd, taking little more
time o T.
Three we'll dressed men arrived in Oxford last
Friday on the evening train from Phila. Each
occupied a separate car but their tickets were OF
the same class. Their actions aroused suspicion,
the trio meeting at different times at different
places around town. Several persons who had
observed them remained up and followed them
all night. They returned to Philadelphia on the
early morning train.