South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-24
SOUTH araneh ante,liDeater.
RoMNEY. FRIDAY. skrT. "a. 1878.


V'OCToBFI CoURf, which convcnes
on Tueoday, tie sth of that month. will
be composed Of the following Justices s
James Sheet. President Silas Mile
son and - Justices.
VCeorge Dnyall, the man who es.
capped from Jail At Keyser in company
with Nose Welsh, ~ noted In our last
number, the Cumberland Times states
was arrested in that city on Saturday
last. lie 10 In jail.
TIn the Cnitsd States District
Court. At WhsslinoL last week, two in.
dictments were foxsl BY the grand jury
against Richard r. Lset. chief clerk in
the Postofflce at FahAont, for robl,ing
letters that came Into hts hands.
~ Rev. DR.. Martin, late President OF
the West Va. University. has been in
vited to take charge of the Asbury Uni,
versity. At Green Castle. Indiana. Pc.
cunisrily, the Wheeling Intsuigemcer
says, the Board of Regents nave done the
Doctor All essential service in conclud,
ing 70 dispense with his services n Nor.
gantown, rs he will get in his new posi-.
ton. nearly double the salary he had bee n
receiving as President OF the University.
The Washington Star SAWS that
Mr.. John Daley, formerly Of Oakland
bnt latterly of Deer Park, formally an
nounces himself as candidate for
Doorkeeper Of the next House Of Rep.
resentatives. and soems to have consisl.
cradle backing already. II he should
get the place, and be half rs much liked
in it as he is as n landlord, he would be
one OF the most popular officers tho
House has ever had
In llagerstown on Friday night
Inst MIR. j. a. Eyster, a Pnper.maker OF
llalltown, jefferson county, was knock
cd down and robbed OF $500.
SUBSCRIBERS WITH PoOH MEMORIES.
An exchange gets off the following on
delinquent subscribers: Looking over
al old ledger we see = long array of
names of former subscribers who are in.
dcbted to us. Some OF them have NOV
ed away and are lost to sight although
to memory dear. Other are carrying the
contribution boxes in our most rcspcc.
tsole churches, and others again, have
died and are angels in Heaven; but they
owe " just the same"
We have had bills sent 10 many OF our
subscribers, VINO sse forgotten they
owe us. II has been many vears since
we have heard from some OF them. No
doubt they mean well. hut they do not
pay. We send them this paper, fol
which we have paid. printing for which
We have paid, postage which We have
paid, AMI still they pay us not. And
yet there i, but one thing to be done
with debt, and that is to pay it. For
getting debt does not pay it; intend
ing to pay does not pay it nothing pay.
1t but the money. We hope those ex
cellcnt friends who do us the honor tc
read this paper will have the kindness.
to remit at once. If they cannot pa,
all. surely they can pay part and .,
half n loaf is better than 40 bread We
should he Obliged if they will psy even
apart OF their long neglected debt
SoUTuEHS CAuRCIIYAS.
A Gas WELL.-They have 4 new sen
aation in Odell, illinois. 1t ia stated
that as J. and II. Ilosache we're boring
for water on their farm, about four mile,
south OF that town, with five inch auger
nt the depth Of eighty feet, they struck
vein Of water that spouted 200 feet in
the air, throwing ont gravel the size Of
hens egg. The ground for distance
or six hundred feet from the we'll soor
became covered With dovctcolorcd sand
TO the depth of one inch. Some time
during the night, the water ceased flow
ing, and on measuring this morning The
well was found to have flied up about
twenty feet at the bottom with Quick
sand, there still being thirty feet of wa
ter in the hole, and kind OF gas was
issuing from the top. One OF the party
lit match. when instantly streak oil