The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-26
CHIPS FROM THE REPORTERS
WORK BENCH.
BY PENCIL POINT.

Samuel Moore and his bride were serenadeo
Tuesday night of last week.
An "expIosion" will shake the 9th district be.
fore long that will shake the cherries on Aunt
salIies hat. Wait and see if it don't.
John E. Buchanan has departed for Pittsburg
in the interest OF a cable erection.
visitor to the picnic of John Thomas Phillips
'tother night had "bile" in an arm pit, in which
some other chap poked the toe of a shoe and you
can bet your boots for time there was a hot time.
w. w. (women and whiskey) we understand was
the cause
Why Is Adam Keen like some of our grumbling
farmers? "Ad" works the bellows while the
others below while they work.
Some one entered the house OF S. ]. Morrison
and stole the gold watch of his daughter, Bertha
We have yet failed to see any bulbs on the
electric plant.
A critter in pettcoats who resides in this
vicinity and who had the freedom of a house Off
neighbor took off her buds in the "house of
welcome" and bedecked her form with sheets,
quilts, slips and so on and replacing her clothes
coolly departed. About half of the plumber has
been recovered.
While hauling in load of hay. James NJ. Tosh
discovered a mamma pole cat with seven young,
four of which met their demise, for which the
county should allow Mr.. Tosh his pole-tax. He
reports that his barn will not begin to hold his
crops Last Saturday afternoon, after severe
coughing spell, his daughter Anna Mary, re-
gained her voice, much to the delight and sur
prise of the family.
Man was made from the dust of the earth which
probably accounts for that sandy mustache of
Manly Drennen.
After all Doc. slicer in all his dog.ged troubles
does not appear to be very much 'cut."
The tongue of wedding bell recently fell out
in the "Sun,' while Pennington "belle'' will
shortly 'ring."
j. D. Stewart OF Delta had corn on the tassel or
tassel on the corn by the first of the month.
Why is the Stanley Clayton nuptjal like low
shoe? Because it was an Oxford tie.
While our city fathers have that good under
standing (which they don't wash). they should
put their foot firm the racing INDUCED in
across the square these nights by a parcel of
young fools (they'll think so in years to Gomez
who are girl struck.
A good quality of spar and of an unknown
quantity has been Iound on the farm OF Walter
Reynolds, and Thomas Fisher has been given
orders to open the quarry.
Mrs. John Cornell has been the guest of friends
in Newark.
The Rev. A. NJ. Lockwood of Panama IN, Y }
delivered the Sunday morning sermon at the
Nottingham Presbyterian church but being from
Panama was not the role reason for his ernest
efforts in the digging for the salvation OF
souls.
Twenty-Five young turkys recently died in one
day for Mrs. Lettia Thompson, OF Bartvile,
Lancaster county.
Aleck Briscoe and Mullen D. Morrison are
among those who possess fine collection OF
Cecil county arrow heads and other Indian i'm
plements of war;
According to reports Jesse Mace's lite is all
spice but to him it does nutmeg any difference.
The marriage license record in Elkton is after
all, match box.
Not a few of our farmers report that they are
going out of the creamery biz at the end of the
fall some because they not satisfied with theiI
test. Others because they aim there is nothing
in 1t. The dairyman should have a simple
method of testing his milk, he is compelled to
accept the word of others, something he will moi
accept when selling his crops. If he sells load
of wheat he knows what it weighs and how
mucH u DuSuel ne Will receive IL DeIOEe ut
leaves the place. In the delivery of milk many
do not even keep an account OF the weight an6
do not know whats goin' on" Be sure of you
weight. then go ahead.
Last year, who was it. had no screens?
The flies got in, in double teams;
In every window. crack or door.
They few inside, by twos an fours,
1t wasn't long fore they swarmed,
Inside the rooms; the folks stormed
But twas little nse, they simply flew
Around and buzzed their family grew
AT such an enormous rate
They owned the ranch, twas great
For flies, they were as smart as tacks,
Always escaped the hardest wacks.
They never rested, till at night,
They covered the ceiling thick all right;
You couldn't see speck of paper,
The space between them was as vapor.
The winter drove them out of sight,
They're gone for good, now all right.
Who was it, this year, did in time,
Put screens in place? mesh so fine;
To keep out the petit pests
Stay in the open air and build your nests,
Didn't care if they were outside,
To keep them there was satisfied.
But mark you, 10 and behold,
They got SO brazen an so bold,
They'd watch for some small crack
An slip in side, an well they'd pack,
An fly round an victory hum,
A buzzin the song more to come"
The farmer who did so proudly boast
Now believes flies come home to rOost-
OR possibly holding an annual parley
Who was 1t? Why twas Bill Kearney
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PENNINGTON.