South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-09-05
Our Rail Road.

meut of MAJOR MOORE, assistant to the
Chief Engineer, is making good progress,
and is giving assurance Of its completion 10
reasonable time. II is not a doubt, but
reality now, and we herald its progress,
with honest desire for it's early com plctiou.
To Messrs. DASpRIDoE, MOORE, and
their assistants there is gres. aud we'll earn
ed praise to be awarded for their activity
aud prudence in conduct Of this imp or,sut
work.
A VILLAIN INDEED.-REvEREND j. NJ.
ScHNELLER has been for nine years the
warden Of an asylum near Dubuque, Iowa,
for the care and education Of orphan girls
One little girl was turned out e the asy-
lum, aud told Of his unchaste solicitations,
but she was not believed. Surely so good
a man could do no harm, and the child was
silenced. The villain kept bis place, an d
went on with his intrigues, until few days
since another girl told the same story to
the matron of the asylum. That lady had
reason to believe that the child told the
truth. The seducer was confronted with
the proof Of his wickedness, and confessed
that the accusations were true. lie fed
from the place, aud is supposed to have ia
ken passage for Europe. 10 view of the
frequent scandals of this kind, it occurs to
US that orphan asylums for girls ought to
be conducted entirely By women, and that
TO man should be permitted to lodge in the
same building. 1t would be better to al
low orphan girls to take their chances with
the rough elements of society than to shut
them up in an asy lum to become the vic.
tins of seducer Baltimore american.
Mn WHYMPER, Sub Inspector of Fac
tories in England, we learn from one Of our
exchanges, in recent report says: The
quantity of beer consumed by brickies-
the meu who work in brckfelis-is almost
incredible. One master has allowed ten
pints Of beer day to each setter Carts
laden with beer make the rounds Of the
fields. Many of tho master brick makers
still are tavern keepers. Some even have
public houses ia their own fields. | remem-
Ter myself, on brilliant day of last sum-
mer, driving into a field where | expected
that all would be busily at work. Nobody
WAS nj work but at the door Of the public
house, IN sem-druuken conversation with
the por,ly gentleman who was brickmas,er
and publican in one, loupged three or four
stalwart Srickies. On my appearance they
Transferred their attention to myself and
my horse. Cl.sping the horses neck they
assured me with fearful pertnaci,y that we
were all of tue same q gu aud blood, an OBJ.
servation which seemed to afford ihem the
iiveliest satisfaction"
THE September number Of WooD' S
HOUSEHOLD MAGAZINE is on our table
We always have a good word TO say for
this publcation-it is such a whole souled
book-so wide awake, so lively aud enter.
tanning, yet always so chaste aud refined
Ii is regular little go-sbead, too, as com.
parison between it's numbers will prove
We learn that the firm Of S. S WOOD & Co.
dissolved in Msrch last, The "Co." IS. L.
SHUTS, Mayor of Newburgb,) retaining
possession Of the magazine, and recalling
II V. OSBORNE [lTencroon) as editor. So,
though the publication really changed
hands, it has no, suffered from the manage
ment of new publisher or new editor, but
under the redoubled efforts Of its energetic
proprietor, has gained new force aud Few
at,ractiycness Price only one dollar car
Address WOODS HOUSEHOLD MAGAZINE,
Newburgh, New York.
ENTERPRIsING CANDIDATE. Accom- Ia
have been received at the School D. part
mcnt Of questionable proceeding by the
County Superntendsnt Of Schools Of Pres
ton, who filed the blanks ofthirty Eve hun
dred election tickets which we're sent to
him for distribution among the various G.
lection officers Of bis county, with bis own
name, IS candidate for reelection to hi.
b Office. He was elected. - Charles'on Cotp.
Coy. JAcon and family returned 10
the city by the noon train last Wednesday,
all we'll CA0yLstoa Chonicie, Aug. 81.
We understand that Mrs. STICKLEY,
e -, Il a.. "a. ..,,-t,