South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-14
South 9ranels aatsl,issueer.
eOMNEY FRIDAY, SEPT. u. iss,.

So''V',iUI against ST,lT2,696
'or Tho previous week. Tie total ex-
porto since January l we're S247 log.
io7, ngsin,. $685.. 5lI, $40 for the corr
responding period in 1882.
fhArr JAMES AcQurrrAL.-The Ju-
W IN the trial or Frank James. n, CAL
latin, Mo-, brought in verdict Of nc
Iuiltal on Thursday afternoon of las,
week. Upon it's announcement a de-
c'dei demonstration OF applause cnme
from tho Spectators in the crowded
Court room. The remain ing indictments
against him for completely in the kill
ling OF Westfall NJ tic Winston robbery
and the murder of Sheetz at the Gala.
tin bank robbery in 1865 was then con.
bidered, and the cases were continued
until the October term the prisoner be-
ing remanded for further trial lie will
not furnish bail but, will remain in Jail
until tho next term.
According 20 the Wheeling Ryii,er
by the close Of 1888 new railroads will
haze been built into or through seven
teen counties in West Virginia. IN
shar. We'zel, Tyler, Pleasants, Mar
shall. Wood. Ohio Mineral, Grant. Tuck.
er. Lewis. Mason, Putnam, Kanawha.
Cabcll, Barbour and Taylor. Prior to
1888, ten of these counties were totally
without railroads. If these licks can DO
kept up for few years West Virginia
VIII be out of the woods literally,
An estimate, which seems to have
been made with considerable pains, says
that tue number OF melons raised in
Georgia this season was not far from
100000. About 100000 we're eaten
IN Georgia, made into syrup, opened for
tho seeds, OF lef, on The vines. Three
acres Of land produce two car loads
There are about 1900 melons in n car
load. The cost of raising car load is
not far FROM pa, and hat of catherine
aud loading is SIS, The average net
profit is about $40 10 The car load. Tho
total profit or the Georgia crop this sea.
son was nearly q quarter OF million
dollars. Despite the fact that the orop
was very large. Tho melon raisers are
not satisfied with the results. The an.
usually late spring retarded the south
ern Georgia crop, and i, was marketed
with the northern Georgia crop. pro1u.
eng a glnt in tho market. The late
spring in tho North retarded the de-
Inand and shortened tho season for sell.
ing melons. Ola melon raiser. made
money, nut men inexperienced in the
h1sne,s failed TO hantIc their crops TO
The best advantage and many OF them
are believed 10 have done no moro than
TO come out without loss. The number
OF acres in Georgia devoted to melons
next year will be larger still.
~ Rising VGRGINIAN. Col. Mar
SHALL MCDoNALD, Of tho Virginia Mil.
itary Institute, formerly Of this place. il
steadily advancing to cminence in a
field that combines both science M in.
ven'ion. Several years ago he was n
"arded the gold medal a. the Berlin
Fish Exhibition for The hes, ishwav 10
euab'e li'h 10 pass over the great fall.
oil rivers and over dams cree. cd across
tho streams. Several montbs mo-, Tho
National Socictc d'Acclimation Of Paris
awarded him the first.cass medal for
tho same, and haa recommended il 10
The minister Of public works for cree
tion in Brittany. lie has Just been civ.
en- the highest award for tishways and
tho gold medal at the international FisL.
cries Exhibition in london, rs also the
medal for the bost apparatus for Gsh.
Matching This f5haay ia now bcinq
erected by the government of tho Uni
ted States at the Great Falls Of the 20.
tomac. above Washington.
REUNION.-It IS said there will no an
excursion. under the auspicoa Of the
Fourteenth New Hampshire Veteran
Association, 10 Virginia from Sep,om.
~ iD'h w %tbis II Is illGUutu RulGUy
for tho men who fought in the Shensn-
doah Valley. There will DO reunion
at Winchester, which will include me.
mortal service over tho graves in the
National Cemetery, ard n general celc-
braiion Of the battle on the 10Th. whicl
is tho anniversary q it, occurrence
General Sheridan 10 expected TO mcc,
there os many Of the members Of bis
old command rs can put in an appear
ance. The eHcursiouists viii camp one
night at Washington, ono at Harpcr's
Ferry, two on the battlefield Of win
cho"tor ono at Cedsr Creek. anil one Al
Fishers Hill.
iNcEEAsE or BGgG.DRrvI1No.-Ga-
laFda Medical Journal saws that s.a'is.
tics slow tha; in 1870 tho quantity OF
malt liquors, chiefly lager beer, pro Ia.