South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-10-31
\ GnL's EvcouNrER WIFI A d


\ GlRL's ENCOUNTER WITH DEER.
The Philadelphia Press publishes the
following dispatch from Shohe!a, P...
and vcuches for ita corr2ctuess:
-Four or five miles back of this place.
IN an OH iog cabin, lives Thomas Hen
deFshot. lie has pretty daughter
about IS years OF age. Clara Hender.
shot can row a boat, sh1ot guu or trap
bear as well n any man liz the county
\ few days ago she started across the
lake known "a the Grea, Walker pond
I 10 visit friend. She used icht boat
belonging 10 ncr father. AMI carried, as
was her custom. small ride slung a.
cross her shOuljer by y leather strap. -
When nearly in the centre of the lake
she az covered nm object in the water.
short distance Off, and upon approach
lus nearer found that it. was IA large
i,c.PrOnged buck. which bad been driy-
en- in by dogs. She Immediately nm
slang h-r gun, AMI after 'ei.i-r aim
Cred. The bal passed through tie
d2cr's mock, making pairrIl wound
The animal, en5age', struck at The boat
with its front loot. completely shattcrin,
one side of the fragile bark. which sunk,
leaving Miss UenletshOL in the wa.er
with the Infatuated buck. She was
plucty and could swim well, an as the
deer came toward her she caught it. hy
the horns & plunged Ter hunting knife
! to its neck, killing it instantly. She
then called for hely. AMI - none arrived
sue swan to the shore, about q quarter
OF q mile, anil hurriei home. she nut
on dry clothes, anil procuring another
boat rowcl out TO where ule deal buck
was iloatiu9 and towcl II to the shore.
When dressed tie animal weighed near
" go pounds. This IS the seven. b
deer Miss Henderson, has XII ed"
The Presbyterian Church anil w. b.
lIicIts's residence adjoining, at Came
ron, this State. were totally destroyed
BY fire Sunday afternoon last. Loss on
church $4,000, on residence $4,000, aud
$500 on furniture. Insured in the Pea.
body, OF Wheeling, for 5000. The fire
broke out while Sunday school was in
session, which created good deal Of
excitement among the scholars, who
succeeded in getting out of the church
before the fire cut them off. Cause oil
the fire, defective nue.
FINE CATTLE On Tuesday last, the
2Sth, Chambers & Vanmcter shipped
from Kcyscr, the Echo says, 179 head
Of cattle, which they averaged At s54. al
this rate tho cattle would bring them
S9,6G6, which is nice sum to realize
from small drove Of cattle.
Provided YOU DO not render The al.
dress ilIegib'o You dare right all over .
postal card now.
Young girls wear their hair in wave,
-all over Tie head, with knot Of loosely
coilol hair in the back.
Too many people seem TO believe that
n dobt ID pail when they make n not,
OF IT,
Hoops orc coming into fashion again
Hoops arc things 20 put around womcr
20 keep them from bursting with vanity
a contemporary observes that th,
yarl stick i, miguiisr than thc sword So
Ohio.
Prof. Ptt2e's name ia a houschol,
word throughout tho land, because %
IBIS Cllrrh Vapor, which cures Cataul
moeic,lly Office, 2jJ S. Ninth Street
Philadelphia, Pa.
~ There viii be Temperance Ser
mon, IN the Burlington Church. on Sat
urday night the lst day Of Novcmbe
ut o'clock, y. ri.