South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-11-21

iature at the time Of the incorporation
Of the Merchants Bank of this. city.
There was soma noise in regard to the
manner in which thht charter was OBJ
tanned, and Mr.. Wright's name was
involved. Aboutthe year 1910. Mr.
w. became entangled in his extensive
pecuniafy affairs, and failed in BUSH
ness. Fora few years afterward, he
kept a public house in the village of
Herkimsr, from which he removed to
the neighborhood of Albany, whsrs
again he kept public house. Leay-
ing that establishment we lost sight Of
him for good while, until, some five
or six years since, we recognized him
among the sellers Of vegetables in the
Washington markets Inthia humble
situation he continued until his recent
decease. He was, we believe, nm hoe.
est man. Certainly he was man or
strong intellect, and OF mora than q
common share of information. We
never knew or supposed him to be
guilty of bad habits in any respect; q
yet when Fortune turned against him,
he was doomed to struggle ON and
struggle on, without single turn sof
the wheel in his favour.-N X. Cam.
Aduertissr.
THE Great West.'-The valley Of
tha Mississippi and the lakes include
portions Of fourteen States and Terri-
tories, and have population exceed
ing one third of the Whole country.
The lake navigation is 1000 miles,
that ofthc rivers 5000. So great an
extent Of course, includes q diversitR
Of climate q circumstance which Is
alone unfayorable to the health OF nave
igation. The total number of pefsons
employed in navigating these waters is
is estimated at As 600; being two
thirds of the number.in the foreign 81
coasting trade Of the~U United States.
We knaw that a very active and
extensive business was carried on ia
this city in the article Of oysters, des-
tined for the consumption Of the peos
pie west qfthe Alleganies, but re wefs
not aware, until we saw the fact meu-
tionedin western paper, tina. i, had be-.
comes 50 large az to justify the estate
lishmsnt of regular line Of wagons 70
Pittsburg, for the transportation Of oys-
tiers exclusively Bait. Aner.
ExTRAcRDINART.--A green strawbers
~ vine, says the Cumberland Advocate,
Of Sd insts bearing four strawberries, has
been left at our Office. The vine was
taken from spur of savage Mountain.
on the Gath ult. one of tina strawberries
is completely matured, and is as fresh
and luscious in its appearance as was ev-
er any of its predecessors in the more
genial month of July.
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| n joint Snake was few days since.
killed ia the county, and is now in
possession of Messrs. Williams, Hay-
wood & Co. Druggists, Of this city, inl
a state Of preservation. It is about|
three feet in length, and li,tle laresr|
in circumference than a mans thumb
1. is Of variegated colors, cumming longi-|
tudinally on the body. It is separated
into a dozen or fifteen pieces, and ap-
pears susceptible Of being divided, into
parts not more than the fourth of al
inch 10 length, so numerous are thS
joints.
The existence Of the joint snakl
has been doubted by many; but a sigh
Of this We should think, would remov|
all skepticism in relation to this fact
natural hislory.-N. C. STANDARD.
The Bank of Delaware, at Whining
ton, has declared half yearly dividen
Of i've per cent and an extra dividend
the same amount.
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