South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-07-09


Woodsell, Esq, the enterprising miller
and WOODEN manufacturer, who resides
miles above Addison, in Webster
county, recently cut down n poplar tree
on his place, which was 20 feet and G
inches in circumference. Jacob Conrad,
Esq, of Hackers Lick, in the same
county, has several trees on his place
which are 8 and feet i'm diameter.
In conversation with Mr.. Gilligan, of the
firm of Smith & Gilligan, lumber deal
ers, OF Charleston, we learn that they
have now in Elk river about &c, 900 logs
many of them 6, and s feet in diam
eter And still, Mr.. Gilligan informs
us, the supply is inexhaustible. What
has already been shipped seems not to
be missed in the vast forests which
make up the available wealth of the
country along Elk River and its branch
es.-WestOn Democrat.
PURCHASE OF Coal LANDs.-M essrs.
VIM. Mines, j. Il. Loose, j. s. Loose.
j. Samuel Iarnesberger and ]. ID. Price.
last week purchased tract Of 1864 a.
cres of land in North River Gap. Up
on this property are deposits of rich an
thracite coal, the same rs at Dora. which
lies just across the North river. These
gentlemen intend shortly to commence
mining coal for market i'm such quaint
ties rs to warrant the Washington, Gin
cinnati and st. Louis Railroad Compa.
ny to complete their road to that point
-Hrgisonbmy OH Commonwealth.
ANOTHER STEAM HoRsE.-Mr. Forth
Hermann, says Les Mo,,deS, is testing n
machine which is moved by articulated
feet which are successfully planted upon
the ground. Two feet act from the front
body and two from the rear, being press.
ed downward by steam, which besides,
IN horizontal engine, oScillates rods
which, acting upon the feet. cause the
apparatus to drag itself along. From
experiments cited, it appears that the
feet, when shUd with rubber and charg.
cd with weight of2'2 lbs. per OF inch.
indicated an adhesion equal 10 O.7j of
the weight Of the motive machine. The
apparatus travels at the rate Of from 4
TO A'S milos per hour; and by n new ar
rongcmcnt, i'm which one pair of feet trot
while the other pair amblc. IL is cxpec.
cd to run ~ the rate of12 miles. ItwilI
ascend grades Of in 10 with quite hca.
w loads.-Scieuigc Americm.
A HIT oN HEALTHY DREss.-Multi.
tudes Of persons OF both sexes lose
health. and oficntimcs life. 10y busying
themselves until warm and weary. and
then throwing themselves on bed or
sofa, without covering. or in a room with.
out n fire, or by removing their outer
garments after q long walk. If you
have 90 walk and ride both. do the rid.
ing first, and ON returning. go to q warm
room, and keep ON all your wraps until
cool, even if you suffer some discom.
fort ~.
IV Whatever may be said Of Cover.
nor Jacob by his enemies, because Of his
JOaing them H their rtids opHe ire0suTV.
the large number Of the thinking mass.
es Of the people accord him sincerity
and honesty ofpurpose in the discharge
Of his official duties, and we predict that
lac will retire from the gubernatorial
chair commanding the respect and gra-
titude OF the entire people Of the State.
-DIdrnsJUrg Statesman.
t.V'On Tuesday morning last drover
named Mckinley. residence unknown,
was run over and killed on the Parkers.
burg division Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, near Pennington.