South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-05-03

EV'Voters or RomueT, remember the
election for Corporation OH:ers comes
Off on Monday next. u rl
WWe are indebted to Hon. II. G..
Davis for copy Of the Congressional
Directory for the years ending Fcbru-
airy 1878.
crA new Postoiiice has been estab.
lishcd at Mill Brook. near the head OF
billions Run IN this county, and Mr.. Ja-
cob Swisher appointed Postmaster.
~ Mrs. Capt. G. S. White left her home
in this place,on Saturday las: to visit her
parents and friends ia Grafton, this
State. These home goingsrared eiightful
little episodes along,the journey OF life.
tSThc family of +. b. Sheetz, ESQ,
returned to this place on Monday last.
where they expect totake up their fu-
tu-e abode; Mr.. S. however, will remain
in the City, where he is doing tine bu-
siness and is so popular.
ley We learn That Rev. NJ. W.. Wood
worth has returned from Baltimore
wher he had been for some weeks un.
der surgical treatment for his eye, which
was injured by being struck by the head
Of nail, much improved and we are
glad TO hear. that hopes are entertained,
Of his eye being entirely restored.
DEATH OF MRs. JOHN DAILEY.-Mrs.
DALEY, wife OF Mr.. John Daley. we'll
known citizen of Oakland. Nd, and
mother-n-law Of Brig. Gen. George
Crook, United States army, died last
week, at Omaha, Nebraska. The BODY
has been brought TO Oakland for inter
ment. accompanied by Gen. Crook and
o tier relatives.
IV'For the enjoyment Of our reader 8,
we publish below extracts from letter
received from Jas. Sheet, Esq.
Leaving Cumberland at IL III. on the
morning of tie 2lst ult., we made DIES
perate Efforts to sleep; but in vain
About 8 Il. IN. we crossed the Ohio riv
or and entered the State of Ohio-the
contrast was very great between Nest
Nirgnia's crooked roads, poor hills and
dead people, and the fertile neat farms
and thriving we'll TO do looking people
of Ohio, Our cars through West Vir-
ginia were comparatively empty; 81
soon rs we got into Ohio, at every Sta
ton tile people were flocking in anC
out and kept the train always full ant
SO it has been to the end of our Jour
ncy. We left Columbus to the west.
ward, at Newark we bore North West
over the most lovely country | eve,
saw--the farms are in the niccst state
OF cultivation, not bush or briar in The
fence corners, farm after farm with nea
cosy dwellings all painted, and thrifty
looking-the whole country looked like
flower garden. with orchards Of al
kinds of fruit trees in full bloom, anC
sheep enough to-clothe a nation, anC
wheat enough to bread them. Such /:
prospect for wheat was never known
toasted my eyes as long as the light
Of the orb Of day would permit but The
remainder Of Northern Ohio and the
portion Of Illinois lying on the rond tc
chicago, was lost TO us. The returning
light Of day found us in the suburbs o.
the Lake CITY and in view OF the beauti
mi waters Of Lake Michigan. along
whose shore we passed into the City
ami Depot at Chicago ut a. IN. there
10 wait, wash faces, procure tickets, eat
breakfast, check baggage, study human
natGre, make acquaintances. hear babie;
cry &C., &C., until 10 n. M, when VIZ
boarded the train of the Central Illinoi.
for Dubuque; travelled almost due west
over Northern Illinois, beautiful coun
try. to the Mississippi, then crossed tn,
father oG Rivers into Dubuque at 2;
minutes past o'clock; procured tick
cts for Dyersville and o. p. IN. fount
Us safe i'm the comfortable and cosy
home Of G. w Pattie. whore we were
most cordially and heartily welcomed"
Mr. and Mrs. Sbeetz tell us the rough
ct and most tiresome part OF the journ
~ was from this place 70 Green Spring
Bun but take it all in all, they got q
long remarkably well.
= We would call the attention o + on
readers 70 the card Of Prof Hyde Ben
iou Principal Of the Polytechnic Insti
'uic at New Market Va. in our aGver
Using columns. The Professor ropose'
10 'Islt tais place and Moorefieid ~
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