The midland journal., 1907-06-21
CHIPS FROM THE REPORTERS
WORK BENCH.
BY PENCIL POINT.

spent in social intercourse, music and games.
He the recipient Of ITO cards and nine letters
of remembrance.
number Of young men of this town took an
Sth District youth ON q p. W. bee hunt. His
experience undoubtedly left an impression of .
hornets nest. We suggest that the next victim be
8 critter in petticoats who has been frequent
patroness Of the merry -go-round and who has been
uplifting of our rising sons.
The exRev. Marion G. Jones the lately deposed
rector of Mt. Hope chucrh (colored) has been q
guest of some Of the saints of his former flock and
is al smiles. just as II nothing had happened
he has made new nest on his own hook ct Port
where he will again endeavor to captivate his
hearers.
Marion Garvin recently shot some twenty. odd
carp in the dam.
number of our merchants have laid in their
stock Of fireworks while their patrons had better
be thinking OF laying up Treasures in Heaven.
Christie Jack. formerly of Liberty Grove but
now Of San Francisco was recent guest of friends
in his old neighborhood. 1.-THE earthquake never
touched me.''
That McDougal is q salesman
There's not the slightest donbt.
He knows the A. B. @. of . machine;
It's workings in and out.
He talks so fast and furious.
His chin works on pivot
When its . bargain. why bless us.
Tis'nt hard for him to rivet.
But upon his spacious warehouse,
We stop and read the word Machinery.
And as he IL q father, he should erase
That sign and make 1t read Pa-chin.ery.
Why is Howard Reynolds popular with his R
F. D. patrons? Because he doesn't Terry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hess Jenkins of Chester are guests
of relatives and friends of this vicinity.
Hedge fences are dying in this section presum.
ably by San Jose Scale. By the use Of horse and
block and fall many are being removed.
Howard Taylor Of Taylors Mill in the vicinity Of
Hickory Hill. Chester county. recently had treah
cows killed by being struck by lightning while
sheltering meath tree during storm. Several
that remained on the outside were uninjured.
Many have not yet planted their corn and tits
just we'll for those who have will in most cases
be compelled to do it all again. There is little
replsnting to do of the usual style. One man
whose wife let the chickens run and destroy his
small crop has decided after family battle not
to use the patch for corn again and will sell his
horse for he will have no feed. One farmer has
covered his field with corn three times. The
crows and black birds are fatter than they have
been for years.
With the flourish of . pistol, the exhibit of .
pair of steel knuckles and the final smashing Of \
nose that sought trouble broke up festival in
this vicinity recently. The trouble makers were
fined and are out on heavy bail to keep the peace.
While Otis Kennard was recently standing on o
ladder that was leaning up against his house
and which was insu6icently secured on . small
roof and while he was busy using paint brush
like an artist of the old school the ladder slipped
and In scraping the side OF the building one end
desirious ofrubbernecking poked itself through a
large glass in window while bucket Of paint
besmirched the roof. Otis was uninjured.
Credit is given Mr.. Lewis McMullen the owner
of the merry-go-round on the ball ground for the
long ride he gives the patrons Of his machine.
As soon as he says farewell the go.round that
faxed the folks on the Oxford Fair ground is
waiting to come in aS his successor.
Why ia Ehaing's barber shop like the new
building in course of construction on Cherry
street? It's full of shavings.
prominent farmer had one of his plugs sud
denly to be tied up with cramps and going to the
house made up dose Of what he thought was
baking soda and after drenching the animal dis
covered the dose was corn starch. He expected
to stlffen the equine but the horse Is still lin.
Der In the joints.
mad dog scare is brewing between Oxford
and Hickory Hill.
Garfield Btinton found it too burdensome to lug
his cash around in his hip pocket so swapped it
,or new buggy and harness.
a number of mothers darlings upon his birthday
Thursday OF last week.
keg of beer was opened at the Indian Springs
last Sunday and among the invited guests was
one who found it, upon several occasions, more
comfortable to sleep in delapidated hog forsaken
pig pen near Hunters Mil than in box stall in
a stable or straw NOW. It's time for some claw
pusher" co primp up.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tosh have been the guests
of friends for a month or so around Chanceford,
Penn.
William Scott and Marion Garvin recently,toOk
in Lancaster while that city took them in.
James NJ. Tosh planted his acres Of tomatoes
In Il day. Plants in this vicinity are fetching
only dollar 9 thousand while florists in Oxford
are demanding 60 cents hundred or IS q
thousand.
car load OF shelled corn came into town one
day last week and was sold out in two days at 66
cents per.
The Providence Paper Mill has increased
wages 10 per cent and 1t is reported that the Cecil
Paper Mill will make some important changes
about July lst that will jar the props OF many.
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