The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-23
CHIPS FROM THE REPORTERS
WORK BENCH.
BY PENCIL POINT.

by friends In New Valley.
Woodlawn camp has not been favored with an
extinction of DRINKS and trouble makers. War
rants appear to he the only remedy.
Mrs. Warden Ferguson of the New Bridge is
breaking the silence of the Quaker City.
The Cecil Paper Mill enjoyed a free hand fight
between its employees.
Misses Nellie and Bessie Woodrow of Chester,
are enjoying Vinegar Hill breezes at the home of
Mrs. Arthur Reynolds.
Miss Gertrude Holly of Wilmington, and Miss
Nellie Boyd of Philadelphia, have the Liberty of
the Grove at the palatial residence of Mrs Joseph
Gillespie.
Mrs. Anna Caldwell and son of Walkertown,
Va, and w. W. Hess of Germantown, Pa, are
exercising their right of a glorious vacation at
the home of Mrs. NJ j. Saunders.
DIR. VIM. Jack has suspended an NJ. D. shingle
Liberty Grove. May he come out High Jack in
inthe game.
young man OF this town recently took his
lady friend one of the Atlantic City excursions
and becoming jealous of her, after the train left
Oxford, he left the train at West Grove, walked
to Elkview and boarded the first train for home.
The girley continued her trip to the sea shore.
Mrs. Louise Martindale of Vinegar Hill, has
been on the sick list but at present is improving
1t pays to advertise in the JOURNAL The
Saturday night piano player is still knocking
things silly at Vinegar Hill, while good crowds
are attending.
The Mount Pleasant church is expected to
have its reopening Sunday week.
White oak that for 80 years withstood the wet
nd Iuut of fho of hos hoo
removed and found perfect.
Fred Irwin is busy catching "a pound rock.
Samuel Rice, respected colored citizen of
RoWlsndville, secured the consent of Philada
brunette to accept him tor the better or worse.
Upon her arrival he secured all the necessary
fxin's and furnishings-even to hiring the preach
er. Not being able to obtain white gloves and
orange blossoms in that community he stocked
her Golfer with dough and saw her off on the
train for Rising Sum- But she never alighted till
she reached Philadelphia, and has not since been
seen.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kob and family and MI
and Mrs Donald MacLennan of Philadelphia, are
guests of Mrs. VIM. Kelly New Bridge. Mr.. Mac
Lehman is an experienced scotch piper and has
with him his magnificent bag pipe of ebony, ivory
and silver. He must be congratulated for owning
one of the finest instruments of its kind that the
human mind can conceive.
Miss Margaret Hunt, young girl in the employ
of the family of James M. Tosh, ran nail in her
foot to the bone causing that member to become
much swollen to the knee.
Samuel Brickley is enjoying visit to the old
Virginia battle fields of Seven Pines. West Point,
Malyen Hills, Richmond and the jamestown
Exposition.
Miss Lucy Muirhead of the smokey city grace
fully presented the JOURNAL Office devils" with
dish of delicious fudge. This is 'plate matter
which we thoroughly enjoy. She guest of the
Jos s. Pogue family.
Patrick Henry to date at the 'phone-Give me
Liberty Grove (R. ]. Rowland) or give me
Rowlandville Charles Death).
A warning to our men-Dont expose to the
world patch of "fuss'' upon your shoulders, for
it's inhabitants might discover what constitutes
the complexion of many of our Cecil county
'peaches."
Peter Nesbitt of Liberty Grove, while waiting
tor the Atlantic City excursion train discovered
he lost a ten spot and while searching for it the
cars arrived and left him sadly behind.
lady in this section recently purchased from
price, desiring to make visit before the arrival
of the bird had a we'll known family of this
vicinity to receive it and take of it till her
return. During the first night the bird made its
escape and for two days four persons hunted for it
high and low, from the Red Turkey to Buzzards
Roost. The fowl was eventually captured near
the Birds of Harrisville.
John Greer of Newark, is creating run on the
hax, f,o fo
Conowingo.
A church festival at Mexico held recently,
enjoyed the pleasure of the company of lot OF
DRINKS who raised more disturbance than the
festival people raised dollars.
Edgar Fulton enjoyed the presence of and
treated the whole Chas. Grub family with all
they could eat Sunday. Charles must be con-
graduated for having daughters who are not
afraid to work tor their Grub. Pencil Point
had the pleasure of seeing their smiling faces
meath sun bonnets with hoes in their hands in
the mat" patch working like beavers. One has
to so back to quarter of century to remember
such credtable sights of labor and it is with pride
that we Pencil this item.
Mrs. Edith Greer and children of Newark, and
Mrs. Mollie Alexander and daughter, Ruth, of
Baltimore, are basking in Pilot sunlight at Mrs.
John Richeys
Elmer Reese of Vinegar Hill, wishes us to deny
the report that Miss Anna L. johnson deliberately
set fire to his residence. The cause is unknown.
Rev. George Moore and daughter Unis of
Joslin, are refreshing themselves at Samuel
Moores.
Harry Woodrow traded "hoss' for buggy
over in the Sth, and from what we can learn
Harry made the highest pointin the deal. We
are informed that the purse in his pocket re-
sembles hump on a camel's back.
Miss Alice NJ. Garvin has returned from visit
among the Lancaster county Dutch.
Miss Matte Hagan of Oxford, spread sunshine
in the family offs. ]. Love- Rock Springs.
Miss Blanche E. Leadon and her brother
Charles L.. OF West Chester, are being nicely
entertained at the home of Mrs. Mary E. Boyle
a