The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-06
CHIPS FROM THE REPORTERS
WORK BENCH.
BY PENCIL POINT.


artistic style although he admits he made mis-
take in putting the wrong border on one of the
rooms, and perhaps of the young ladies
present at the time could tell whether he was
giving his usual close attention to the work when
he got the papers mixed.
Kindly accept our thanks-those who sent us
communications last week. Some neglected to
sign their names. Will they do so in the future?
Not for publication, but that we may personally
thank them.
The Misses Mary J. and Mary E. Hopkins of
West Grove, are spending some weeks at the
hospitable home of Mrs Hanna E. Hopkins,
Liberty Grove.
Brooklyn N. Y Rising Sun wedding bells will
shortly Jingle The announcement will be made
in this column.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey McVey are down
with typhoid fever.
Miss Persis Hopkins, trained nurse of Baltimore,
is home on short vacation.
Ray Reynolds is on the list of the ill, bordering
on typhoid.
Amos Allies has succeeded Harry Gotwalt as
manager of Cecil Paper Mill, MIR. Gotwalt having
removed to Lancaster last week.
Henry Haines gave potato party to number
of his friends last week.
VIM sterrett is building new kitchen, Charles
A. Grubb would have been most suitable person
to have undertaken the job.
While our physicians either kill or cure, they
are most "pains taking men.
VIM. Fowler has sold his teams, and will short
ly leave for Anne Arundle county where he will
have charge of gang of men in the building of a
tunnel.
Thomas Moore also felt the clash" near
Birmingham school.
How about the keg of beer that rolled down
Moores Hill?
Miss Ida Brown has an accordian, and accordian
to reports has Juggling time of it,
Billy Ryan is losing flesh since his departure
from Snyders restaurant, but if he'll continue to
cracker whip he may look butter thin.
Wayne Reynd3as and family enjoyed sea breezes,
ocean rolls, &C., &C Atlantic City. As Wayne,
was about to go aboard the train, he heard the
bellows, of a number of cattle fellows, and it
made him home sick to remain at home again.
Edward Hopkins claims the finest tomato patch
in Cecil county. And we guess he has 10S to-
matoes being counted on one vine alone
S. j. Lowe is having his spar quarry opened and
there is good prospect of finding plenty of it and
ever so Lowe.
An oxford individual says that "a beer in the
hand is worth two in the Busch brewery"
A farmer who has always been noted for his
honesty was informed by creamery man that he
hated to tell it but that there was indication of
water in the farmers milk. This the dairyman
did not like or understand till due investigation
revealed the fact that every time the boys in
milking, upset pail of the COW extract. and for
fear of receiving thrashing they put that much
water in the milk.
The report that Miss Magaret Hunt has the lock
jaw caused by running nail in her foot is false.
While the wound was painful Miss Margaret by
proper care was soon able to hobble on all two's
dog belonging to John Keen was killed by a
train in front of Duyckinck, Sterrett & Co.'s
warehouse.
Miss Lizzie Shaffer is among those tabulated on
the sick list
E. E. Dawson is improving his road by blowing
out the side drains.
With one of our young swains on each side of
the large tree in front of the Alice and Shepherd
residence, and according to the loud talking
emitting there FROM we took it for granted that
there twas something between them"
Raymond Mace enjoyed Cecil Paper Mill DAM
pound snapper soup Sunday.
Mrs. Smith Keitley was recent visitor to the
home of Miss A. B. Durham.
E. E. Dawson's "Bohicks" have arrived.
Miss Rebecca Hopkins has sold all her flock of
fine Rhode Island Red hens at good price, ex-
pecting shortly to stock up newly for next season
Mrs S. J. Lowe and Miss Matte Hagan spent
Sunday with Mrs. P R. West
While we enjoy seeing wash boiler or dish
pan behind fleeing dog, we don't think such
suitable on Saturday night while so many teams
are around. A little fun may cost many more
times than it is really worth.
Will one of our beloved farmers near the Red
Turkey take timely hint? You must have pork
= this winter and don't blame you therefor for
fattening your pigs. But don't you know that
nothing will beat your orchard for them to there
in roam. When pigs are turned loose and given
the whole of Cecil county with that of Lancaster
thrown inl, they run themselves to DEATH think
ing all the time that there is better eating in the
next step ahead. Pigs don't want too much
space to call home. 1t has never been proved
that chicken flesh was a fattening agency in
making broader backs shoulders on hogs nor
that 1t won't. After devoring all your own birds
don't forget that the pigs will have no mercy on
those belonging to your neighbors. And they
haven't. ."Once. in-a-while" visitors would have
no kick coming -butthose perpetual-oh there's
the rub.
Sth district punkin pie is in bloom. Miss Lizzie
Shaffer and Mrs. Brown had Miss Allie Durham as
guest and chunks" of the delicious custard
were on tap.
The Hopkins family of Liberty Grove with their
guest Miss Mary E. Hopkins, recently made an
all day fishing trip on the river. A catch that
was great enough TO astonlsh the natives is
reported.
A berry picker of Pilot, was fined 5000 for
hugging woman of that vicinity.
The Keystone Quarry ceased business last Satur-
day and all hands told to look around for other
fields of labor.