South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-26

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!, cording toprevious announcement. on
Thursday OF last week at an early hour
the children a~~eiI - grown folks be.
gan 70 assemble at the Al. Z. Church
South. Ina short stime the wagons.
stages, carriages and buggies collected
In the street aud we're rapidly 6,lcd
IT seemed 70 ys. literally packed, with
little and big. all full OF glad expectan.
cy aud Joyous hopes. Tue spot select.
cd, and for which permission was grant.
ell, was on the farm of Lieut.. Isaac Par.
sons at the Hanging Rock. four miles
from this place, lovely and romantic
site commanding a charming view up
and down the banks OF the grand old
South Branch River. The ride and the
country were ricli treats to the children.
and we doubt not, the bigger ones shar.
cd quite as largely. But this was not
alt, there were Baskets along, baskets.
OF all sorts and sizes, we'll flied with
fevery stIagr goodlt 70 eat-apd tho great
best abundance oficool pure Water from
the mountain springs, besides plenty of
ice lemonade. Then too, Prof Mil!er's
Band was there. which made up no
srahll Part oftherday' s,exeyeis $50 that
altbgcthss;it~as a.day pleasantly spent
anti one which. the children at least,
win long remember. ~ ~ 81
EB-A party Of four, Mr.. & Miss Gers.
tell and Miss McCarty, from Keyser, and
Mr.. Shaw from Barton were recsntly,we
learn from the Keyser Tribune fishing
in the North Branch ofthe Potomac near
Rawlings Station Maryland, when sud i.
denly the sliif sprung d tcoRs one
the young gentlemen speedily made
use of bucket, which, fortunately was
inthc skitf, while the other vigorously
piled the oars-being in water about
fifteen feet deep. their position for the
moment was fearful. but the energy and
industry OF the young mon enabled
them TO reach shallow water. when they
sprans out, and carried the frightened
ladies to the shore.
rive woold romira our readers O.
the Basket in hand Pic Mic, to be held
near darlington on next Saturday for
the benefit of the Burlington Cavalry
The ladies' anticipate having an icecrfon,
table OF the grounds hence. you must al
tako your silver dollars along.
We cannot be there, but hope the en-
terprise may be a successful one.
tB NHi 800 astIh'Aks
!V-Oliey Johnson, E1s., living nea
Hcadsyille,on Pattersorfs freek,wc learn
WAS thrown from Ala seat ON a-mowin,
machine on the l7,h inst, aud dreadful
| ~ cut BY the isnives Iof. tho mover
though not seriously hurt.
[-S' On the same day, Mr.. Isaac Cars
ka'lon, Of Ilcadsvillc, we learn from tn,
koyser Echo, met with severe accidcn
By being kicked in the face by year
old.colt. lie was measuring the heigh
OF the colt when it suddenly wheele,
round anu kicked him in the face, us b.
thinks, cracking tho check bouc, though
not breaking the skin. 1t laid him ~
a'day or Two, but ho has now about re
covered. -s1bs#l
1 .I-Irt}o L>i- 49,
EgMr. JAMES McDoxAtb, of Pine,
Mountain, in this county, left at our OF
tice on Wednesday last, stalk OF Glove
measuring ut the butt, p inches in cir
cunrfercnco, throwing out al branches
bearing 500 full grown heads. The stall
IS 81 feet in height. 1t is qaitc . curl
osiLy. vt.,- f/tY Ih
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KILLED on TIE RAILROAD MIR. Wll
II. GRUMBLrNG, a young unmarried man
was found dead between the Railroad
tracks at Baker crossing. one mile Ses
Of Green Spring Run, on Sunday morn
ing lasts lie had visited Ola Fown ant
Green Spring Run on Saturday evening
leaving the latter place at III o'clock
and, il is supposed, becoming ratiguct
from the excessive heat, sat down &c
rest on tho ties and was struck by al
approaching train. This entcrprisiul
gentleman came here from Indiana ccun
~, Pa. about two years ago, purchasing
some woodland near this place, from
which he had been engaged in the Bark
and Tie business. and all who had made
bis acquaintance pronounced him gen
tleman OF excellent principles, and it /.