The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-07-17
CHIPS FROM THE REPORTERS
WORK BENCH.
BY PENCIL POINT.

Finding big fat black snake endeavoring' to
devour young rabbits Miss Elizabeth stellar Of
the Eight District by the aid Off curtain spring
and her pet dog, compelled the snake to give up
the ghost but not before too late for the rabbit
The nights were so cool the past week that the
mosquitoes were compelled to keep singing and
worrying people to keepfwarm.
A Gentleman Of this section. waiting not for the
seasonable leap year proposal. made the move to
his lady friend and was accepted. His sister in
the meantime had like proposal which she
accepted. Then double ceremony was decided
upon, going so far as to engage the officiating
minister, who in meantime was sorely in need Of
a load of hay with which to feed his steed.
Thinking that the parents Of our lucky brother
and sister, lucky as far as your experience goes
might spare him a load he made inquiry and OBJ
tanned it in payment-of his future services Now
one of the girls in the case has baked.
Jacob Tarbert, of New Bridge, is bemoaning
the fate of mouse that inhabited his shoe one
night last week. The tip had vanished, ex-
posing the lining. During the day he noticed
blood oozing from it and becoming SPECIFICS.
not knowing how he cut his foot. he removed it
with the above stated results. New Bridge mice
have for years been noted for their fondness of
Cheese .
Miss Alice Schoield, daughter of Mr.. and MIS-.
Henry Schofeld of Rock Springs, saved the life
of eleven year old Mable Singleton Saturday,
when she drove off young bull that had attack
ed her near the schofeld home. red dress
worn by Miss Mable was the cause oil the trouble,
whom the Infatuated animal had knocked down
and was bearing to the EARTH when her cries
,rA ,l.,n
playing in the yard and who securing stick
beat the beast away. The victims body was some
what bruised. The bull belonged to Harlan Hess.
The Nottingham Band will be present at the
festival tomorrow night to be held in lakewood
Hall, by Susquehanna Council No. u, 20. Al.
M. of lakewood.
One of the largest talking machines in the
country will shortly pay visit to town.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
viii ring the wedding bells OF Principle.
1t is said that a number of Rising Sun and
vicinity youths drove out of town Saturday night
a number of Port Deposit boys who came up to
enjoy the band festival. There are some young
sports In this section who pretend to own the con-
fines of this town and we wish to say to them
that an evening behind the bars and a fiat
pocketbook is theirs if they are not careful.
= They cannot be dealt with TOO harshly and in
them it-shows spirit of rowdyism and anything
in character and principle but a gentleman
Those days OF half century back are past when
a Rising Sun youth could not poke his nose into
Colora without getting a kink put into his top
piece, and the sooner revival ofthese oldtime
")asstimes' Is extinguishee, the better.
A solid gold bracelet that was lost nearly two
years ago by Miss Carrie Nesbitt and widely adver-
tised Tor was found By Harvey Barrett, buried in
the driveway of the West Nottingham Presby.
terrain cemetery.