South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-09-05
THE Moorefield R. r Convention.

We learn through friend, that the Con-
Yenticn was holden on Tuesday last, and
largely attended.
WILLIAM MAURY RANDOLPH, Esq,
presided, and Col. WHITE. A. s NoRMENT,
Josrrn SPRIGG, ROBERT b. SHERRARD,
JAS D. ARMSTRONG and FELIX b. VEL
Ton, Esquires, delivered speeches. JOHN
W DuFFEY, Esq reported a conference
With Mr.. KEYsAR Vice. President of the
B.l,imcre and Ohio Railroad Company, on
the subject of extension. We have not the
proceedings of the meeting, but are led TO
suppose that they were harmonious aud
looked to tho extension Of our Road
Resolutions were adopted appointing
Committee to estimate the pro rata Of
township aud also TO take private subscrip.
tons The individual subscription is head
cd by DANIEL II. MCNEIL, Esq, with
One Thousand Dollars.
Further particulars next week.
We are Informed that our young friend,
JOnN w. NANDIvER, has been elected Su.
perinteudept of Free Schools in Mineral
county The selection is good one, aud
Ee have doubt but that he will perform
the duties Of the Office to the satisfaction Of
the voters Of that County.
Ia R)mney District, at the late School
election, JAMES SHEETZ was elected Presi.
deut If the Board of Education; ALExAN-
nFR SAUNDERS and MITCHELL F. PoLING,
Commissioners, and CHARLES HARRISON,
Trustee. If the Superintendent of Free
Schools, in this County, will furnish us
with the names of the different oficers cleo
tel We will cboerfully publish them.
-THE Orange and Alexandria Railroad,
from Srosburg to larri,opburg, Va, has
been ;uracd over to the Blltim orc aCd O.
bio Road,
The AMERICAN FARMER for Septem-
her is received, containing q large amount
lu.Cful material, ad,p'ad to The season
The ground covered by its contents is wide
and varied, both the practical and the sci
ol'ifc aspects Of agriculture baing kept in
,ew. The publishers offer extra induce
mcnis to new subscribers for "a. Pub.
l,hcd by SAMUEL SANDS g. Son, Bal,i-
more, Mi at 81 80 year or at IL in clubs
Of five or more. Specimen numbers will
be sent free.
-DR STUART RoBTasoN reached Bel
fl.t Irrhnd, on June l7tb, as tue Irish
Presbyterian General Assembly was closing
i',sc.si,ns. He preached twice on the Sab
BATH 10 that city--in the morning in Ulster
Hal, the largest Hall in ireland, to su i'm.
m.a,e audience numbering several thousand
ir'oue, aud at night 10 one of the Presby-
terrain churches which was full to overflow
81. The week following he visited Sta
t,le Bis birth place and hid tho pleasure
d. ..iog the lutte stone house in which he
$50, torn still in perfect repairs and of stand
Ias 10 tue pulpit where his grandfather
i lr.4,Aoi. Err
-TuE man who answered an ADVERTISE
@.o' TO the following effect, says his curl
] .y snd.G.d:
4 j. you would learn how to make home
i'} send q rostnge.srAmp aud twenty
4 -'cn's 90 Z o. Box, NJ. -, Cincinnati
4 d did send tho necessary cash, aud soon
4 .'i ihc answer:
n Il}.uaro as big fool as we think you
'' De- giving Us your money, you can
n a'ne Dappy by leaving it and going
'" ~ Yourself"
Il -iIs Peg Va, Courier is response.
ibis snake story "a gentleman by
name Il Nr CrpBAoE, VIC learn from
o'l vcraciry, killed in one log, on
"' Il Ise one day last week one hun
| Iry.dse c,ppey-hea3 SNAKES -
'I bearl tho like ~
Smear. Indebted to our friend JosEpH
"N..aE Esq, for a sample Of his
They were truly luscious and re-
DO siz3. Thanks for the remcm-
whereby rabbits fur may be spun
ne WOOL has been perfected