The Washington herald., 1910-05-22
Personals & Locals Mkt

Miss Moliie Tucker had to give %
playing the organ for the church choir
last Sunday. being as two or three Of
the keys was outen order and the organ
give forth a wheezy tone whenever she
used them. Deacon Bradbury thinks tho
rats have probably built d nest in the
organ.
Andy Tewksbury. a former resident
Of Bingville. but who lives in Potto-
wassie Co., was a Bingville visitor last
week, having driv all the way across
70 visit among friends here. Andy SAYS
business is brisk over his way, but that
he IS glad 10 get back TO Bingvilic once
more. Glad 10 see you, Andy. Come
again
Jasper Hawkins. while taking a short
cut home across lots tother night fell
into a excavation for q foundashiOa
which Cy Hoskins has been digging
( back OF his house e build a buggy
shed. inficting painful but not neces-
saTI!y fatal abrashion 70 his shin bone,
causing him 20 limp and swear consider
able
Mrs. Martha Tucker did 4 big wash
ing last Monday and had It all out on
the line before s a. m How's that for
having a washing out early? Martha
IS a turribie worker when she takes a
noshiOn.
Eph Higgins, our accommodating p.
N. desires Us 70 say 10 the patrons Of
the Bingville P. o. that the Office will
be closed half Of next week being as
he IS working on his next quarterly
report to the government and don't
want 10 be bothered with handing out
mail 70 people, who will kindly govern
themselves according.
Miss Phebe Hilderbrand, our fashion,
able dressmaker, is awful busy al pres
ent, cutting out and making dresses for
customers. Phebe says If work continues
10 come IN ike II has for the past week
or so, she will haft TO hire extra help
in her dressmaking establishment
Abe Witherow purchased a new pair
OF boots at Hen Weathersby's store
only 10 discover after he had wore
them a couple Of days. that one was
a No. and the other No. II. He
wanted Hen TO exchange them, but Hen
wouldn't do it. Hen says he calkilates
he can sell the other odd pair to some
buddy whose feet amt mates.
Yves Woodruff. our expert hunter
and trapper, perdiclts that squirrels is
going 70 be very plentiful this season.
Yves says he is sure Of this becuz there
IS such a good crop OF beech nuts in
prospect.
Jed Peters, our intelligent school
teacher, has been going down 10 Snake
Bend every Saturday ev'g for the last
few weeks. What's the attracshion
down Snake Bend way, Jed? Is il
Matilda or Ruth?
Dad Henderson. while chopping wood
in his back lot recent, chopped into a
nail and niCked his ak so that It took
him two hours 70 grind out the nick
on a grindstone. Dad says he can't see
why in thunderashion anybuddy would
drive nails into oordwood for.
Cy LOOMS tried to build the FIRE in
the kitchen stove for his wife tother
morning and the FIRE didn't seem 10
lletoh very well, 50 Cy he poured a
pint OF kerosene on it, which was fol-
lowed BY deafening exploshion which
bowed the top clean often the stove
and scairt Cy just about to death. Mrs.
LOOMS says she will build her own
fires hereafter and Cy says he is glad
of It.
Hi Cranky was in awful torment for
d few days last week. He had the head
ache, toothache and the backache ali
at the same time. Hi says he can't re-
member when things ached him so as
they did that spell.
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