South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-04-06

O: May next. as a candidate for the
Office OF County Superintendent Of
Free Schools.
MANY VOTERS.
March %, 1889.
The April term OF The Circui, Cour,
oil Pendleton county commences on
Wednesday next.
County Court adjourned ON Weines.
day last. Proceedings will be given in
our next nrm5c-.
NEST Virginia has bu' three counties
without newspapers--Clay, Calhoun
and pocahon,as.
SAD AND FATAL AccIDrxr.-O las,
Saturday evening. says The Morgan
JIercH'y OF The 3ist ult., about } o'clock
GEORGE WHISPER IL year old son of
Mr.. Samuel Whisner OF Cacarou Dis
iric', drove ;hc four horse team into
. Cscap1n Creek 20 waite tic horses
when the two lead horses wheeled sud
denly around throwing the other two
horses down with the anfos,uuae Young
man 5cnca'E them as is.once soon
came la his rescue iIu. alas 'twa. too
late. for when the borses were taken Of
poor George wes found ~ he crush.
ca To death. George W. . good. nom
est. sober AMI industrious hoy. Hi,
er'oi-s;sickcn parc.ts have HE synna-
thy ol this entire con- nanj.y. TIE re-
mains were brought 80 this rlacc on
Tuesday ard inferred in Gfecrwa, &c
heiery.
WILD GEESE 90 last : ;urday
T-nrn.ng between 10 & IL ~e wiinc sscd
! perhaps the largest (, rex nt wild geese
we Lave ever seen pass over our beads !;
!. w:s rapiiy g,ia. y. hy y. i so
loT was is light, that tho clckle or cry
! was verT an ibie q: i oIninoIs'y goose
like. and Lilo sizs OF cac,, member in
appearance was very littie. II ass be-
low Tie natural siz. OK the g1ose close
BY. They we're hrcFca into , ar 6 see.
tidns or acu,s triar giles and though they
all fesmrd 10 be moviag in concert. vet
each triangle had il, owa !.aher.
The w'a.her has heen fyr some DAYS
/ very clUu Is anl misty sometimes rain.
! ing sometimes snowing-a fair result
probably of the close proximity this
year OF Gain: Pliric:l'S lag. the Equinox
AMI Gasier; ana the storms peculiar to
each Of these periods have been ming
ling and comPoun ling tue elements so
as 10 distress these a,rial tray slers. who
were getting too near orr moun;lin tops
and were making perpetual CHATTER as
! If uneasy and alarmed
TIE transit Of these bird, AMI they
bave been followed by several ao.ks
SINCE. is said 10 be harb;ngcr Of splinp.
but the combination Of these storms
still gives dismal wi1iry aspect and
tone OF atmosphere 90 Us belox ard
leaden skies above, to the great annoy.
anco an distress OF other anim al, be-
sides the geese. The leading sqlsdron
was much the larger and was eyidently
Disconnected, for. in The whole distance
they were visible, they seemsd several
times dispo'ed TO change their curse
"a II thcY were about ID turn back. bat
sill a. they went o1s OF si,hi their
course continued y. rs y. 81.
The instincts OF the fcsthcr,d tribes
arc said 30 be more accurate and far
reaching than mans reason, Il 90, nc
may J OK for more optn and better
weather. but FROM our present ont look.
on this Pod day OF April, on 'Lo sro-
clad hills around. the dark impeuo;rabla
le1dsn skies above, the occa ,ional spit.
ting Of snow or rain fall We sre at loss
20 know whether to accept the predc-
tons of VenpOr's Almanack or the au-
suries Of hr.'s.
NIB April >, the Robin. -. Pat
rick, Equinox. Easter a1i Wild Goose
storms have gone. al .g.hsrial mild
ness come
We regret TO announce that Messrs.
joins & JANIS fIAEVIsoN, OF this place
on Wednesday LAST lost = very valuable
horse, dying from an attack OF bo.s. u
appears that Mr.. II. was returning from
Keyscr and hsJ gotten as FAR back a.
Mr.. q. rarks.' : tanuery, 4 miles west
II this place. wbco he was stacked.
Messrs. HarmisOn < Bro. had Just sold
the horse for $3.50, but tho animal bal
not yet passed out OF their hands
Mr.. JAcoB WARD's residence, With
almost sll IL contained, situated near
Broad Lane in Berkeley county. was
destroyed hy 5rs Ga yesterday Tesk