South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-12-05

WEST BOUND.
No. 40. Freight & Passenger. | | OF A. NJ
No. 10. Express, ...-.......l.42P i. NJ.
No. IA. Accommodation. ....3.56 =. N.
No. 10 & No. 5. Express Trains, daily.
No Al. Freight b Passenger daily to Martins:
b1tg. All the other trains daily. except SUNDAY
j. NJ. WEHAGE. AGENT.
Clinton tddge. No 81, A. F.AA " m.a,s
en- the 3rd Friday in each month.
br. W. +. Fdndenberg oculist an j
aurist, from Cumberland, Md, will be
in keyser every Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday morning, for the treatment
Of all diseases of the eye, ear, nose and
throat. All consultations free.
Chew Jackson's Best Sweet NAVY
Tobacco.
The Ladies of the PRESBYTERIAN Church
will hold their annual sale Of useful and
fancy articles, on Tuesday, December
10th, al JUDeE ARNsrIoNo's residence.
Sale to commence at two (2) o'clock.
7. NJ. by order Of the President.
Persons Tom whom we have arteed
TO take wood in payment for the int,Ui.
qrnCer will oblige us by DELIVERING il
without delay. Bring good wood and
big loads.
OLD HAMPs HIRE AuEAD,- C. Pc.
LAND, Esq, informs us that he sowed
on his farm near North River, in this
county, the past season two end enc.
halt bushels of Buck heat and the pro-
duct was. when thrcshed, l34 bushels
This beats the PENNSYLVANIA fl rmer's
Ing Buckwheat crop as noted by us a
low weeks ago.
An IMPORTANT SALE-We learn from
the Keyser Tribune that Mcssrs II. G.
Davis & Bro. and Major Shaw have pur.
chased 23O acres of the Elk Garden pro.
Perty of Jacob Vanmeter, ESQ, for for
ty thousand dollars. 1t has about 200
acres of Big Vein GO ft.) Coal, and
makes their extent of purchas about
800 acres probably having ten or twelve
millions of tons of our scmi-bituminous
coal, of the very best quality. We fur
Their understand, they are intending to
build n Railroad OF some ten miles. 10
convey this coal to tie b. e Q. Railroad
near Piedmont. AS these gentlemen
have purchased these valuable coal lands.
Mt large figures, and have large cxpendi-
lures in view, to put their fine coal into
market, we hope they may find il pro
titable. as it certainly is an important,
desirable and public spirited enterprise,
of general advantage 70 this region OF
country.
The ladies OF the Presbyterian ''Mite
Society" Springfield, will have n sale
OF fancy and 9th er articles. together
with supper at the residence OF tic
Misses Clayton, on Dec. %, 10. Sup
per from to O'clock p. III. Price
p cents. Oysters extra. Proceed ;
New corn yesterday wss worth 81 -
per barrel. Wheat 81 81 per bushel.
Winchester Times, Dec. 3.
We observe that Mr.. Joseph Uupp. OF
Washington county. Pa, has sold his
two clips OF wool, amounting to about
1000 pounds, at A. cents.
The public school in this place has an
average attendance Of about 80 schol
ars.
Postmater General Key is about to
issue an order prohibiting the placing oil
stamps upside down on letters. Sever
nj postmasters have recently been seri-
ously injured while trying To stand on
their heads TO cancel stamps placed in
this manner.-Er
The Cumberland Tine. statcs that the
Greatest number OF boats IN one week
during the past tro years Left last
week.
Hon. II. G.. Davis is building a large
md handsome addition TO his residence
- Deer Park.
The School house on grange hall al
'hanghai, Berkeley county, vas destroy.
by G7o few days ago.
Joseph Frantz, and old citizen oil
srrett CO., dropped dead on Tuesday
So last week on his way from bis hous O
the spring