South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-12-01

itstion Of the water by wind in which
the hsh spawn on swamp grass plaa.ed
there Tor that purpos-. Such q spawn
ing pond 10 necessity II the grover
s"p1s To have. any eggs hatch, or TO
rear the fry IN their fits. few weeks OF
iielplessness.
In the winter Tie fish all collect in
diiehes or kettles ~ tue bottom OF the
pond, where ,hcy hibernate
Ibis is one OF the few model ponds
ia TIE country Nothing is Neglected
Tor the comfort an safety OF tie fish.
and more profitable investment of a
comparatively small sum Of money
could scarceiyI,e male. One acre is
sufficient land. and 81 900 sufficient cap
',ai. and 10 three wears the returns be-
GIN TO come in, and pay an enormous
per cent. on the investment.
In five yeats Dir. Poison will shin
loo,O0O fish per annuin, or say 500. 600
p unds of meat dressed. This may
seem like fish story but even very
low figures prove it.
he Governm, mt has frequently ur-
ged farmers thro fghout the country To
oulld ponds aud stock them with fine
van e les which the authorities a, Wash.
lngtoa will ch ecrfully furnish free o.:
charge.
As the reporter started TO leave. Mr.
l'axson asked him TO call again and
SEND any one there who might desire
to inspec, his Ssh farm, and the sattel-
iite scraped line in the sand with his
little black foot by way OF reiteration
OF ms masters invitation. and tie re.
porter rode on il quest o, new won.
iers. n
ANOTHER MARvIN.-Mr Annie
e. Mays, widow OF the late II. T.
Duggins, gave us this week the fol-
lowing startling facts:
She is the present and fifth living
legal wife OF the noted Joseph w.
Mays, who pulled mp his pegs ana
quit business in this town about two
years ago. He followed the cabinet
business heie, and, after proving to
be great fraud, was forced to leave
town, with the curses of several ia
ken m merchants, and general
threat of tai and feathers. lie next
opened business at Beaver Dam Mills
IN Hanover county, where he became
acquainted with his last wife, and at
ter spending all Of her money. in ga,n
bling and other ways. he deserted her
to seek his sixth, ~ douJt, and is noa
trying to evadc the laws clutches in
Virginia.
His first wife WAS the ONLY dauyh-
ter OF North C.,rolina Baptist prea,
cher, with whom he remained only
fourteen DAYS.
His second wife was daughter Of
DR.. Campbell, of Amherst Court
House, ~ whom he had two children
and played crazy TO get nl of her.
Ills third and fourth victims we're
two sistera-A!iSses Crawford. oil
Greene county.
His fifth, handsome and attractive
woman of about thirty years. wishes
him hung at the earliest moment
Ills father is IL resident OF .Slauniun an
humble though respectaUl. man. AMI
VIII have nothing at all To do with
this wayward son. We We're shown
several OF his pictures aud ut one
time he wears Il simple mustache.
then full set OF beard, and next
great side breakers Upon the whole
he has learned the deceptive art pref
y well. He WAS preacher, lawyer
doctor, painter, profane or pious, as
the occasion required lie did bust
ness for while i'll Orange and at Sc
veral points in Greene county. He
last did business in the city OF Rich
mond.-Louisa Free Press.