The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-16
CHIPS FROM THE REPORTERS
WORK BENCH.
BY PENCIL POINT.

are investigating the New Valley Peoples.
George Hunter will erect cement head for the
New Valley mill. The hydraulic cider press there
will soon fall in love with. and squeeze Miss
Apple.
saml. T. Reynolds has bought potato digger.
Want to hire it?
While our politicians are on the lookout for
plums, they should remember that the longest
pole knocks down the persimmon and should
borrow the "Big Stick"
it's girl.
speak-easie has been, it is said, in operation
at Woodlawn.
Rowlandville NJ. P. church picniced at Haines
Point.
B. F. File and family, of Pittsburg, are filing
away the hours among New Valley blooms.
Alfred Gilbert is pleasure seeking at George
Caldwells.
Some one has discovered that Lord Stanley,
did, two years ago, work in the National Casket
works, West Grove, and that he had vile there.
Milfred Reynolds, of Wilmington, made five
weeks stay among Andrews Green Fields
One of our neighbors was COW hlded out of Port
one day last week.
Scott johnson will retire from the position he
has been holding for six month at Jessup's Cut,
some time this month.
Wilmer McCummings has resigned his position
at Cooneys.
While on a ladder, (the ladder on barely.
painting Cooney's barn in town, Wilmer McCum-
mings slipped, the whole business landing in
heap, even to the paint
Miss Lille Reynolds, of Philadelphia, after a
brief stay at Atlantic City, came home to her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Saml T. Reynolds, to enjoy
Ridge breezes which we find quite frequently
very Barren"
While driving near the New Bridge horse
being driven by Miss Kathaline Ferguson, became
scared at a large bundle of paper and suddenly
turned around in the road and made bee line
towards Witcraft's, where the animal was con-
quered. No damage, save being scared
After remaining away for over quarter of a
century Patrick Crowl of Martins Ferry, O., is
roosting with Oxford friends
John Kimble of Port, is building a silo OF
cement blocks 16x30
Chester county potatoes are badly struck with
the blight.
Andie Rodgers, of Pleasant HILL is removing to
Virginia.
Abbott's creamery, Oxford, is paying s1.45 tor
milk-any old test
Miss Lille Ratenburg and Miss r. Muine OF
N. ", were assisting in entertaining A. Fl. Men
denhall, of Blue Ball. The latter is on her way
to North Carolina to engage in slum work.
Jefferson Haines is erecting sio.
Mrs z. d. Grant has last years pumpkin
good as new and hen that :ays every day OF her
life.
For years Elwood Riley of this county, who
entered the Klondike Is months ago and who has
not been heard from since, paid the subscription
of a magazine and sent it to a dear friend of his
and often made the remark that if it ever ceased
coming he was "no more" As the subscription
has expired it is feared he has sold his soul fol
gold.
Quite a number of our residents enjoyed keg
of beer in McCush's woods.
One Moore was struck by the fair buggy whip
slasher-Jackson Hunter
Mrs Mcdowell, daughter and son, and Miss
Nellie Boyd, from Rowlandville, are enjoying
: spare moments at ID. w. McVey's
Mrs. Laura Churchman and daughter, Of
Trenton, are the guests OF sylmar society buds.
The recent auction sale at a. m on the public
road near Harrisville, was held by "Az" McCum
mings who will be pleased to call all sales, day
or night
C. C. Kirk intends to rebuild at once barn on
his farm at Nottingham to take the place of the
one recently destroyed by fire, which he says was
.'oiled." All gates and doors were opened and d
barrel of paper backed up against the hogpen
which escaped match in the hasty exit of the
arsoniss.
Ducks are said to be dying by the hundreds
from some unknown cause at the duck farm
Lincoln.
VIM. Shade. OF New York, has been resting
meath the shade at Alfred Burkins.
One of our women when married weighed l07
pounds. She now weighs 2l2 pounds She is en-
deavorng to gain the extra pounds to prove
that double marriage is no failure.
We want to tell you secret. Francis Leamon
and Mrs. Mary Mosteller are to be married on the
2srd of this month. Mum is the word.
Later-Francis secured his license in West
Chester last Tuesday, and was married on Wednes
day at the parsonage adjacent to Houses.
]. p. Cutler of New Valley, is the possessor of a
buck horn used in the making OF rope halters in
the year 1774. Heis descendant of the Quimby's
who resided at Ravens Rock, or Bulls Island in
Hammel county. Hunting township, N. j., and
has inherited from them and has now in use in
his home table upon which George Washington
dined and feasted.
- Dr. Moore has erected sittin' room for his
boss, and it's corker, too.
horse belonging to B. P. Nichols, in attempt
ing TO get over barbed wire fence was severely
cut in the hind legs.
4 sexton OF a cemetery in this vicinity says that
there are two graves which he has in his charge
that always make him feel funny when he is
around them They are of two souls whom, in
his young DAYS he used to make love to, haul
them around sleigh ridin', to singin' parties and
spellin' bees. They'd sneak off to apple butter
stirrin' 9, sntzens an corn huskin's and had the
time of their lives. And as his memory goes back
TO the DAYS of peaches and honey suckle when he