The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-24
CHIPS FROM THE REPORTERS
WORK BENCH.
BY PENCIL POINT.

Vauder scooped up a pound shad.
Messrs A. A. Pierce and C. K. Brown are at
tending the State Council which met in Baltimore
April q to "a. as Representatives of Colora
Council No. ga. Jr, %. U. A. M.
Late Saturday nights connection was heard on
a neighbours porch near town, but there was not
sufficient thought about 1t to give it any attention
and the inmates continued their travels in til
land Of dream. In the morning the head Of the
family found shed door open and an occupant
therein sleeping off the effects of cheering bowl
Finding an old skirt he wrapped the PROSTATE.
form in it, or rather the petticoat around the
sleeper. The family Kept an eye open for results
and when at last the norerawoke he endeayofed
to put on the garment for coat and pulled and
hauled away at it until the family became tired
laughing.
Cupid turned his deputies loose Thursday eve
ming OF last week when a stranger appeared In
town from Wilmington, the Blue Hen State, (most
suggestive for Easter season. in search of young
lady whom he had never had the pleasure of see
ing, but of hearing. The young lady's voice over
she wires sounded as sweet as ice cream ON the
18th of July at about goo in the shade, and he
could not resist the temptation of interviewing
the owner thereof. The young lady was to meet
him as the station. quarter of five, dressed In
white. but being unable to do so appeared in red,
q love token color OF course he passed her BY
and started up town, where he was not long ID
discovering her whereabouts. The sights OF the
town were taken in and what he failed to see
1.-THE most) was the, air line electric system OF
lighting our air castles built on our new building
lots We trust our town made lasting i'm
preston as the finances of the county are in such
shape that an extra dollar is needed.
Its lungs becoming clogged with something it
had eaten, nice driving horse died for Edward
Hopkins.
Surveyors for the Pennsylvania Railroad are
busy between Peach Bottom and Perryville sur
veying for the Port Deposit and Columbia Rail
road, the tracks of which will be removed from
the susquehanna river shore to a route to be
established inland, dispensing with Octoraro
Junction and removing the track connections
with the Baltimore Central branch to Liberty
Grove three miles further north. The tracks at
Port Deposit will be removed to the north side OF
the town and the change of routes will develop
territory which has never enjoyed transportation
liabilities.
Fifty dollars worth of liquor it is said was
shipped from Oxford to Rising Sun last Saturday,
for various parties.
A slab from a log that was being sawed struck
VIM, Boyd in the head last Friday afternoon, in
his woods near lakewood and he laid for several
hours before he revived. His head is badly cut
and his back injured but at this note Is improving
Immediately afterward the chimney of the house
occupied by Jerry Green caught fire. the flames
burning out small pictures placed over stove pipe
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the walls and ceilings. The fire was extinguished
without much difficulty.
1.-THE Tongue-Its Uses and Abuses will be the
subject of the sermon to be delivered by the Rev.
VIM. h. Briggs. in Mt Pleasant NJ. E. church,
next Sunday evening.
The Rev, F. s Cain will preach next Sunday in
Bethesda church, Oakwood. at $50 O'Clock, p. M
You are invited.
VIM Boyer and his housekeeper. Mrs. Mary
Jones. were driving along the fat south Of Porters
Bridge when they were run into by team driven
out william was cut and bruised while Mrs.
Jones was Injured in her spine.
The names of the ladies connected with this little
story are not correct but are given pom-de-plumes
50 as to enable the reader to the episode
of a trio of the Eighth district. Mrs. Brown paid
a visit to Mrs Jones one dark night recently.
leaving her daughter at home. who knowing that
there would be only the two ladies at the Jone s.
home, arranged with a neighbor. married
woman. to blacken as negroes, don male attire and
at tho Jones' house ask for something to. eat.
knock upon the back door brought Mrs Jones face
to face with the negroes. The 6re was out she
said and there was nothing cold in the honse to
eat. Mrs. Brown thought Mrs. Jones had better
make fire and give them something to fill the
inner man. as they were alone in the house and II
the beggars refused goodness knows, what
they might do. Mrs. Jones started fire and made
haste to give them q lunch and In her haste re
moved the lids from the stove and placed the
skillet directly the wood fire so as to fry the
eggs quickly. The meal was prepared and while
the hungry negroes were pariaking OF the lunch
Mrs Brown and Mrs. Jones staid in the kitchen to
see that "all was we'll" The tramps then depart
ed and the joke did not appear till the next day.
A mother did not recognize her own daughter nor
neighbor to neighbor.
The sparvetta mines resumed operations last
Wednesday for an indefinite period.
Elmer Erb who will be remembered as black
smith for Joseph Poeue, and who has for the past
TWO years Oeen resident Oh DENVER Will IN SNORT
time cast his lot with the boys of Alaska,
John Sollars. Andrew Jones. Jr.. Amos Crowl and
jackson Hunter. with a Crowl whitman hay press
descended upon Herbert Kirk and with steam up
6-horse power gasoline engine. with Mr.. Kirk
in the NOW and one of the men tying from coil.
packed 40 tons, 1859 lbs. in AZ days
The sparvetta mines have been losing some of
their men lately and two Italians in particular
had sweet old time last Wednesday in moving
from the company's grounds to Baltimore. With
big batch of grips in light wagon and a basket
of dozen eggs in front. all went well until John
Adams property was reached. when the front axle
broke-busted all to pieces-thats where the fun
came in. There was not an egk left In the basket
and to the stars or the man in the moon there was
one spot on the earth near Little New York that
looked as If the little old word had the jAuudice.
John Adams proved his goodness by taking the
bslated travellers to sylmar.
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