The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-11
OXFORD AND VICINITY.

officer Townsend will resign as special
policeman to accept the position as bar
tender for the Oxford hotel. That's
right. Arrest man for drunkenness
and when Won tire of that sell him the
drinks to keep up the fun.
officer John Sharp is out ON $500 bail
for assaulting Gran" Crothers Gran
has for years been in the habit of sleep
ing in Bunting's livery stable. The
officer perhaps thought he had overstaid
his allotted time and attempted to root
him out. Gran refused to go, so officer
Sharp freely used his club upon Grams
head making it resemble the map OF
Oxford. Gran has instituted suit"
against the man in policeman's duds
He offeres to settle for the SUM OF SI5.
AT this writing Sharp has not as yet
ponied up.
! Much complaint is being heard as to
the quality of the coal oil John D. IS
supplying to his patrons at this end OF
the universe. When the oil reaches near
the bottom of the can its uselessness is
particularly noticeable. A dry chip
p3ked into it and with drawn saturated
with Johnys product and lighted match
placed thereto, sizzles aud refuses to burn
unless patience and coaxiug are emphat-
ically applied. AS johnny ownes every
thing under the earth it may be he has
diluted the oil with water and inserted
a chemical solution to aid in its mixing.
To Johny, the public has as much right
to purchase oil as water.
The Clark estate of East Nottingham
was recently sold to Charles Pugh for
$62.75 per acre.
Granville Dawson has removed from
East Nottingham to within the confines
of Oxford.
Polk Crowl of the same locality will
quit tilling the soil and do the same
thing.
Calvin Fishel has removed to the Bye
property at Hickory Hill, lately acquired
by Baker Spencer.
The little son of Emerson Rig is con-
valescing in philadelphia hospital from
an operation for appendicitis.
Some farmers have just finished husk-
ing while many have yet to thresh and
pack hay.
The Daniel Lukens farm was purchased
by John Bush for $40 per acre.
Frank Springer Of Hickory Hill held
shoot at that place last Saturday for
the benefit of himself Fifteen persons
shot for 9 pair of chickens which averaged
a dollar and thirty-fve cents per pair for
his purse strings.
The R. F. D. mail matter from the
Oxford postoffice is so heavy no time
can be found to assert it, unless by the
carriers. The patrons of the rural routes
inquiring for the mail at the postofice
seldom receive it. being informed that il
is not sorted and they have no time to
look, it would take too long. In money
orders alone to two western mail order
houses one R. F. D. route issued nearly
thousand dollars worth in one year.
Mrs. Linda Crothers, of Philadelphia,
a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Rogers, left Monday for the Carolinas to
spend some time among the pines" for
the hana4it IF her health
Oxford's "dog license" law is now in
full force. number of CANNES having
had their ''pants" taken from them
Males are taxed s.. so, Females a dollar
more. It's question after all whether
ii isn't cheaper to be dog in Oxford
than a married man in Cecil county even
considering the cost of marriage license
Angered because a fellow member,
Samuel Leeke, got married and gave
them the slip, 40 members of the Fellow
ship club surrounded his home Thursday
night of last week, upon his return from
the honeymoon) and created sufficient
racket to induce Samuel to telephone for
the police, but without success What
would two officers be in the hands of
mob of forty By a clever ruse they
managed to lay hands on Sam and
poking him in dog cart hauled him
around town until the wee hours of the
A. M. This ought to be lesson to Sam
never to get married again.