The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-15
CHIPS FROM THE REPORTERS
WORK BENCH.
BY PENCIL POINT.

WORK BENCH.
BY PENCIL POINT.
Mrs. Mary Harris of New Valley, celebrated last
"Wednesday, her s2nd birthday.
The large chestnut tree that stood behind the
residence of VIM. J. Peoples at New Valley. was
wrecked by lightning during the storm last week.
splinters were rsined upon the roofs and there
was hardly house in the neighborhood. the
occupants of which did not more or less feel the
shock.
Feathers Of red and pon-pons of blue,
0na Merry Widow hat cut my income in two.
The Robert Fulton Camp no. $685. Modern
Woodman Of America, will on the 18th inst, hold
festival in the oakryn Band Hall.
Lloyd, two year old son of Arthur Murphy, of
Liberty Grove fell out of bed and broke collar
bone.
Suffering with collie and commissions mule be-
longing to Dr.. d. T. Richardson, of Calvert,
kicked to pieces the STALL leaped over the manager
and was found dead. tied up on the entry floor
in the morning. This is the second mule the DR.
has lost within short time. He has replenished
his stock with pair ofgreen ones from Baltimore
In the University Hospital at Philadelphia C
A. Brown OF Calvert still fingers with fractured
arm but is improving and expects soon to be out
Last winter. when twas quite cold enough to
freeze to death,
Girls lined our sidewalks. bundled in furs, bare
headed. emitting frozen breath.
But It's now summer time, and upon their forms
the sun does pour.
They wear SO little duds and Merry Widow, that's
as big as all out Of doors.
Purchasing some goods in town one night
recently young man placed them in his buggy
and then went into another store. He was only
gone few minutes but came back in time to find
the articles stolen.
The Mt. Pleasant Epworth League will meet
Tuesday week at the home of Mrs. Harry Poist
Saturday nights storm blew down worm fence
for Frank Brickley of Greenhurst.
Dog days are coming fast,
But suckers time Is never past
A we'll known lady of this section while re-
turning from a meeting stumbled and fell in the
road. It being dark gentleman walking behind
did not see the PROSTATE form and striking the
object went head long.
John T. Atkinson of Vinegar Hill. hasaccepted
q position with the McClenahan Quarries vice
VIM. Charsha, deceased.
Mary had little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow;
And every where that Mary went
The lamb was sure to trot along meath the
shade Of the Merry Widow.
Maurice Reeder has nag 81 years of age and
not even the Local Option Law Of Cecil County
has been able to drown its spirits.
s. T. Little has added another chair to his
barber fxin's.
You can sing the sentimental songs,
"Where Sweet Bride Magnolias Bloom,
Where hooking Birds of Woodlawn'
Go whistling round the groom,
But just wait till you hear the wedding whistles
blowing from tiny love craft some day
On the sea Of matrimony, from Magnolia Swamp
echoing DER the vale OF Woodlawn far away,
away.
Samuel Brickley attended on Tuesday the
funeral Of Evans Touchton, lormer clerk Of
McCulloughs Iron Works at North East, and who
died at his home in Wilmington.
Beer cases are breedin'. Two weeksapo seven
/. ofthem decorated cellar, now there are eight.
There lives in this section man who is dying
in his shoes for wife. So anxious is he that he
has been busy answering matrimonial '.ads'.
Not meeting with any success he deliberately
halted young lady (already mortgaged but not
recorded while driving in opposite direction and
requested of her that she take advantage of her
Ieap year opportunities and propose. She baked.
Then he did it himself.
The long expected colt of Drew Niekle,s
prancing steed has at last arrived and it's low
beyond measure. So much had been said of it
that Walter McCaslin, who lives in far off
country desired TO visit itthat he might present
i with wreath Of horse chestnuts and battle its
trail limbs with horseradsh and to make sure of
his coming Drew sent him an invitation sealed in
q mourning envelope upon which he wrote
Funeral Notice."
Mr.. and Mrs ]. @. Naudain of Rising Sun have
been spending few days at the Executive
Mansion, Annapolis.
Notice is hereby given to those who participated
IN the would-be joke of wiring carriage and
placing stones therein at the Mt Pleasant M. r.
church, Sunday night last, that repetition of the
offence will mean more trouble than they took to
play theJoke They are known.
The Tin Basin Brigade meets three times a
day.
Port Deposit had scare Wednesday and so did
John Brown. He had lice in his chicken house
and installing composition of powder for
sulphur. placed a quantity on a pan and struck a
match. There was an explosion that burned the
building as well as one side Of Johns face.
Time to plant cocoanut shells by the spring.
After the past rainy week the Merry Widow hat
girl saw the needof saving in the future, of the
old umbrella frames.
A Feat In Engraving.
The Lititz "Recordo says that
Correll Smith, of that place, has
engraved the alphabet on an ordi.
nary pinhead. To the naked ave