South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-04-24
Lost River & Ronnney Turnpike.

' '"'S pace 10 W illihm Bakers on Lost
RIVER does not require an argument. Rail
Road Depot here will, under existing conditions.
command the trade of the country South East Of
US Tor twenty or thirty miles comuanv for
construction Of this turnpike, by provisions Of
tue Act OF Assembly passed last winter. may be
incorporated by the Secretary Of Sude. This
Road from Romney to Regleman's on North Ri
yer, through Sherman District principally. ia a.
bout distance os fifteen miles Put this Road
at cost of $500 per mile, $4,000. Sherman es-
pecially needs it, because her remarkable uude-
Veioped resources ere bark, timber and The like,
requiring outlet 10 Rail Road Depot. 1t is ap-
parent TO me that this Road should be construc-
ted upon scheme of tondeI debt:
Suppose Sherman District votes her bonds at
ten OF fifteen years. per cent. inttrest-to n
mount OF %, 500, and our corporation Of Romuev
additionally $1,000. The unculivAted lands of
sherman will be doublsd.in value; the trade Of
Romney increased n third.
IL will be well to consider this suhiec, at once.
This Road ought to De constructed CO tcEs.or1ne-
ousfy with The Rail Road TO this point, and the
Bridge Of the South Branch, which the Commits.
sioners have wisely let for completion, by the
FIRST of July next.
posed turnpike, let it be kept in mind that the
trade it is to command eau 10y no probability aad
. other Railroad outlet.
Neither Hampshire County nor Shorm,n Dis
trict has one dollar in the Rlilfoud to Romuev,
and the interest of both in the proposed Road is
too obvious to require discussion
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
E'ilgr e T. FuysfI.Yr,,r--. - e
munication was addressed by me last wee! TO The
Editors Of the West Y~ginia Tribune, published
/ nj New Creek-which communication said Ed
tors rejected believing it to be true send il to
/ YOU for pubIica,i ton
| Edors Nec Greet Tribune A discussion has
ARISEN in regard TO the future name Of New Creek
/ For many years have felt deep interest in that
I place. Fncls and conditions OF things now ig-
nored or forgotten have given it sacred place
I IN my memory. rough place, at one time, no
doubt. Strong, hearty men hid their own a.
musemenis and equipments and h5pcs SEutin
| by mountnius-the North Branch plouohinC
! It's way through them as best II could
/ was an isolated spot. Stern men OF firm purpose
! aud iron VIII lived aud worked and hoped and
enjoyed mud died there and their graves arc
/ hHlOwed spots, though no marble may mark
! them Honesty of purpose and notion was The
first requisite, and if one went there with chice-
merry he W. uld likely suffer damage a good
/ 1t. 1T saved lawyers fees, aud aslice upon the
whole WAS about equally met
Then it was called Paddy towa' now New
Creek. IL Is propos to new-christen IN, place
and call IL heyser City" hope for the hon
or of old times this will not be done Who is
| Mr.. NeyserH lie may he, and doubtless is,
most excellent nun lie is, however a mere
raiIrond official, whom accident or interest, or
good fortune, or merit, or all continued hps rails
ed 10 his present place, and the utmost that can
he said is that he partly and for IA brief Tins con
trolls the railroad that through the place
and that certain improvements have been set on
foot daring his regime. The claim ''hath this
/ eNieut-nO more" Now let not Fuukeyism 90
too f.r The saddest omsn OF the time is Tie
worship fidos
The name Davis City" has also been propos-
cd There 10 reason aud sound meaning in This.
tenty q. Davis, now n member Of the United
States Senate, IS man 10 be honored. b. an
energy aud dcte minaiiOu not 10 be conquered
he has surmoUu1el obstacles that to others would
have seemed insuperable, and raised himself by
| an inho ent force of character to the high place
| which lie now holds in the councils Of the nation
/ and he holds that place with honor and dignity
/ Ever foremost IN building up New Creek and
/ Piedmont he gave with liberal hand TO every
enterprise either OF material progress or of mo-
7 raj and spiritual good The preacher that want
I ell to build church went first - Henry G. Da-
Viz. lie deserves well Of his generation, mOrcn-
YER as heiug the first MN east of the Allegduy
. Mountains 10 hope that RhdivRlism might be
broken down IN this State In the face of every
/ encouragement n adj dressed himself 10 the Her
! culeIn task he led the fororn hope and con-
! qnered. And yet object to the name, Davis
/ city
hays now n choice to offer either go back
- first principles and call it Poddytown; or, II
that is rejected then call it (which is indeed my
frat chuice) "McCary City" | refer, 10 The
suggested nama 10 Joseph o. McCarty one Of
/ The Oldest ciuzen5 Of PaddytDwn, aud one who
has done more to build up tho place than any
other man extant. lie is no "parvenu no
/ upstart lie traces an honored descent from men
/ who iouGh' with the wilderness and su5dued it,
Farther still he traces his ancestry by no doubt
fui line 10 q noble Sept liz Irish history who
loved liberty, and hated oppression and fought
| against II, all Sighting could do no more Al
most beyond the megpory Of the present genera
ton joseph G. MYariy became Christian 49,
/ Alter all his jDurhcyings in the Wild OF The
/ Rocky Mountains in the gold fields Of Caiflr-
niti after his experiences Of the widest types Of
LIE, he came back To the place Of his fathers
graves To live and die there Whea in The won
droUs dJiuE5 of God grace he was LED - Jesus
aud % new ii'c he gave his time and moncy and
Isud ouo energy tD build up the Kingdom o
Jhusi 90 bis community. That little white
thurcn on the top OF the rock was the CLIPPING
90 bis devotion and I remember with AN over
lowing heart the scenes Of Thanksgiving AMI
joy that were S. ituessed IN that humble structure
AMI no these none sympathised more deeply than
Joseph q. McCHrt7. lie started the enterprise
The prosperity 90 the phce-in the mll meaning
Of That word was living faith with him and
he toied and hoped and endured aud sacrificed
'tat 10 might be Accomplished The labourcrs OF
'ne eleventh hour my properly enough receive
their wages though they ought % claim 10 moe
0e"iy-hut The men who started ~ frs; amid
coltne'5 aud opposition md even corn-the men
who bore the burden aud heat Of The day are
entitled "a some consideration aud 30 IS an ,yi.
omen Of = generation " it can afford % forget
Them u i' easy enough TO jump on the cars AZ
ter the Engine has been build and tha track laid
bot to plan and build The Engine; 90 cot thro'