The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-21
Personals & Locals Mkt

Eph higgins, our accommodating P
NJ, desires US to announce TO the pub
lie that hereafter Il viii have to lick its
own stamps Eph says his mouth is so
dry hcl1in' stamps that he has to drink
about four OTIS. more of water per day
than IS good for him
Simon Watkins has not yet succeeded
in buying a dog. Yves Woodruff wanted
to sell setter dog for $3.50, but Sine
said he didn't want no setter dog in
his'n-he said when he got ready TO
buy dog he wanted one that had other
complishments than settin'.
Subscribe for the Bugle II It amt
satisfactory We will give you your
money back providing It amt spent.
Rev. Samuel Moore, our beloved pas
tor, announces that he will preach a
sermon from the pulpit next Sunday on
Fire & Birthstone" OF course we don't
wish to be ofhcious, but it appears to
US that this weather is leetle mite too
hot for Rev. Moore's flock to enjoy d
@eunon of this nature. A sermon on
Fire & Birthstone" wouldn't 90 bad in
/ the winter when the thermometer IS
away below zero and it is cold enough
in the church to freeze the horns often
muley COW.
Miss Amelia Tucker, our leading So
cial favorite and leader Of the Bingville
smart set, said Bong swear p at US the
other day when she met US on the street.
We didn't know what the tarnation she
meant and thought she was calling US
names until Amelia told US she was
studying French and even then we
didn't know.
Bud Hihckley, who amt quite right
in his head, got holt of an old fishing
pole the other day and put a grain OF
corn on the hook and went out into the
front yard ard throwed' the grain of
corn over into Widow Henderson's back
yard andsa old hen turkey grabbed il
and got me hook fast in hen throat and
Topped around and screeched and Bud
he hollered and LATED an was enjoying
himself until Mrs. Henderson come oul
of the house and when she saw what
Bud was doing she grabbed the pole out
of his hands and hit him over the head
with it and Bud he wefst into the house
crying and Mrs. Hinckley come out and
wanted to know of the Widow what she
had done to her son Bud and the two
women got pretty high and are not or
speaking terms any more. The turkey
is very sick at this writing.
Anne Hillyer made a trip to Hard
scrabble the first of the week to borrow
some money, but he returned to Bing
vile empty handed. Anne says it.
tough when a person has no money anC
can't borrow none.
Hank Dewberry while helping c.
Slocumb harvest last week was threat
ened with sunstroke along about 2 >
m. when the weather was at its hottest
Hank had to quit work and slep undei
tree until along toward evening whel
: it cooled off. Then he said he felt abb
to return to work, but It was quitting
time then. Hank has had a great man,
sunstrokes IN his day.
Hen Weathersby prop Of our genera
! store, has shown his enterprise by keep
, ing large crock in his store filed wit
| Ice water for the benefit OF his Gus
/ toners Hen said when he did this h
, thought Il would draw trade, but al
I Il seems to draw Is the warm and thirst
! citizens Of Bingville, who go In and Fl
! up on Ice water and then go away with
9 out buying anything,
Miss Sally Hosiins went to the C
5 seat last week TO visit few days wit
. her cousin there, Miss Sally, low
: ever went and ct mess Of cucumber
] while away and got sick as a result en-
e sent word for her father to come an
y fetch her home which he did and nov
: Sally is i'll In bed and says she didn'
t enjoy her visit to the Co, seat q gres
deal