South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-08-18
Letter from Green sprine.

matter indeed to get together an item
(weekly.) which can be termed news
10 be gossipy. one has either to be a
little personal with some or offend 9th.
ers by not making honorable mention
OF some wonderful achievement Of which
they were the hero.
Within the past week I've been hand.
cd two snake stories, either of which
would drive terror to the hearts OF the
timid, or raise grave doubts in tho minds
oil others; and am also besiegcd with
| stories OF some of the most wonderful
performances i'm the harvest fields that
you could scarcely conceive of. Every
body wants puff, and 1 amt putting
worth cent, If I do JioD little.
am inclined to do all can to help
make the ''INTELLIGENCEk" contain Mt
least variety. but don't expect me TO be
very regular. the times are too dull and
news is scarce as hens teeth. Speak.
ing of hens reminds me of farming and
farming brings to my mind the dairy
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business. ! keep dairy, or rather /
began the business in small way carly
Monday morning this week; q little
COW was the starting point, and obtain.
ing qmiet one from ncighbor, build.
ing additional fenco to the pasture. field
and getting pots and pans in shape, 1
was prepared to sec the Butter Roll out
in prime lots. The butter is expected
some time. but not from the little COW.
She objected, and with the instinct of a
carrier pigeon, and lcaping propcnsities
Of Robinson's Elk that COW. struck for
home in 4 pigeon line, fences were scaled
with the same case "a n flea would skip
off dog and home she went, leaving
me in rather "bnttcr milky" mood.
An examination of the trail shows her
course to have taken in eleven fences,
two bitches and one cornfield, the latter
place shows some evidence OF having
been visited by n cyclone or hail storm,
and nm in nccd of q little Legal nd
vice, viz: Will bc compelled to ante
mp for the lost corn, or will the original
owner Of the brute be the responsible
party? .....
You must not look to INC for butter
in exchange for my subscription"
About IL o'clock Tuesday night two
fine ricks OF wheat belonging to Mr.. J.
w. Carlcr, were discovered to DC on
fire. One OF the servants in the house
first discovered the fire and Immediately
spread the alarm 70 the other inmates.
Mr.. Cardcr at once concluding it to'bc
the work of an inccndary. took active
steps to capture tho party before they
could cross the river into Maryland.
Mr.. Ray, n gentleman in Mr.. Carticr's
employ, placed himself upon the road
leading to tho fording and soon inter
copied colorcd man named Simpson
riding jadcd horse direc,ly from Me. fire.
Circumstantial evidence adduccd.
points strongly toward Simpsons guilt,
and n very strong feeling was shown
toward rcsorting to the old Lynch me-
t!lod of settling such cases but it was
finally decided TO carry Simpson to Rom.
ncy for safc'kccpinS until such time rs
the Court may say Twenty years" in
the pcnltcntiary or prisoner you are
discharged"
Mr.. Cardcr's loss will foot up about
5000. TRAP.
TIE ELECTIoNs IN WEST VIAaINIA.
1t has been supposed that the election
Of members Of the next Congress from
West Virginia would he held on the SC.
| cond Tuesday of October. at the general
State election, but it has been found
that the Legislature Mt its last session
passed an act in pursuance Of tho act OF
Congress changing the time Of holding
| elections for members of Congress To
the Tuesday after the first Monday in
November. The election in October,
therefore, will DO for State officers and
the members of tho Legislature. The
latter body will DC called upon to elect
two members OF the u. States Senate.
tV'IntclIigcncc has been received ut
Washington that Rev. T.. L. Smith, pres
idcnt Of Howard University, and late
commissioner OF Indian affairs, died ut
Accra, on the West coast or Africa,
during the latter part Of June.
c-E The Richie county GozcNc gives
an account Of terrible tragedy which
eliminated in Richie county on Mon
day, July 3lst Mrs. Margaret Maley.
wife Of John Maley died evidently from
the effects Of strychninc, and her has
band is generally believed TO havo al
ministcrcd the fatal dose. lie was tn.