South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-06-18
South 8ranfh yntslli9enser.
RoMNEY. FRIDAY, JUNE IS, 1875.

tendent Of Schools will occur through
out this State in August.
~ The editor ef this paper is absent
from his post temporarily, attending the
Editorial Convention at Piedmont.
tVWe direct the attention Of those
interested, to the call in another column,
for meeting OF the Stockholders of the
South Branch Railway Company.
FVwe are indebted to our Young
friends. Messrs. +. G.. vandiver Of Bur.
'linston, Mineral county, and VIM. X.
MARSHALL, of this place, for pamphlet
copies Of the catalogue of Randolph Ma
con College-fortieth session lS74-5.-
We are pleased to note that the College
is just closing n most prosperous year.
t~V Messrs. =. ii. Bennett and Geo.
Ii. Hess, late contractors on the South
Branch Railroad, offer for sale. at public
auction, at the Wire Bridge, between
Romney and Springfield, on Saturday
the 26th day of the present month. n
large quantity of valuable property, con-
sistlng OF dwelling, store-room, horses.
among them two fine fancy driving hor.
ties, harness, carts, household furniture
&c. The property is moro fully emu.
merated in hand-bills. The sale is TO
commence ut 10 o'clock.
E-V7On Friday last, n gentleman Of
our County informs us, that on his way
from Old Town to Cumberland, travel
ing upon the tow path of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal, he observed hundreds
of fish, bass. suckers, &C., some of re.
markable size, dead, floating upon the
water. The cause of this, of course, he
was not aware.
t-S business, we understand. is quite
brisk ut Green Spring Run, in this coun-
~. A great quantity of Bark for some
weeks past, has been received there from
this section, to be conveyed by the Rail
road to the extensive tannery of Messrs.
j. b. lloyt and Co., AZ Paw Paw, Nor
gan county.
THANKs.-Mr. ID. +. Albauglr, Of
Green Spring Run, this county, who sent
us on Monday last beautiful and fra
grant boquet of flowers will accept our
thanks. Also, Mr.. William Parker for
delivering the same to us in good order.
t0 The stupid system of preparing
postage on newspapers at the Offices
where they are published, it is asserted.
brings the post Office Department only
half rs much as the old plan did.
t,V We are informed that Mr.. William
Harris. an old Miner of long experience,
having been connected with Mt. Savage
Bloomery and Taylor furnaces, who has
been engaged for Capt. C. S. White, Of
this place. in mining for iron in our coun-
ty, has opened on the lands of Mr.. Cor
ben, vein Of fossil ore from 16 inches
TO y feet thick and 100 feet broad,
which he says will yield over 40 per cent
We have not heard anything further as
to the developments of ore in our Counl
ty, except that Capt. White had opened
another vein, about five feet thick, near
town We wish the Captain success in
his efforts and have no doubt he will
communicate to any person interested,
fuller information than we have been a
BILE to obtain. We understand he has
secured by purchase and lease, other
lands upon which orc in large quantities
is found.
"A REMARKABLE Doc AND MOUSE
SroRY.-Recently, n Minister of our
town had cistcrn dug-a few mornings
after it was cemented, he discovered that
dog had fallen in-and strange to re-
late, there was n mouse sitting on his
back. The Minister called neiphbor
to the spot, and they together watched
the proceedings Of the two dumb ami.
mails. There was not enough water in
the cistern to cover the dog but when
he would 90 in the centre where IL was
deepest, the mouse would run. up be-
tween his ears, and then when he would
so to the side, the frislIy little creature
would scamper on to his back again
Thinking to relieve them, the gentlemen
procured n rope and formed n moose.
md then dropped it in the cisterr--the
dog seeming understand their actions.
let the moose slip over his head and then
allowed himself 10 be drawn mp, exhibit.
ing signs OF sincere gratitude. While
the dog was being lifted the mouse fell
OF into the water-thc rope was again
thrown into the cistern, when the mouse
caught it, and chung to IL long enough to
get 10 the top, when it manifested its
JOY by running upon the hand and arm
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