South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-01-05
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o" c~1fEns -Dear Sf W e sell
dom have anything OF saffi:lent pa Bile
Interest to merit spsc, ia the ISrsLLr-
oExcER.
Csp"n District last Ties lay aba. !
T.. H.. tad one Of its School hon .ss
burned. near GIenco. II mite. from Ca.
pom Bridge. rhs FIRE commenced in IN.
roof. caused 1t 10 supposed, by a shark
dropping on the dry shingles. The
Teacher. Miss Dora Pusn. and her ,ch Of.
ars done ell in their power TO save .ho
property but without success. $50 90
Insurance. on the house.
Mr.. JAMES Parsons. Engineer, in the
interest OF the West Virginia Central
Dav's' Rai'rosd-has hcen making some
examinations through this and Frede-
rick counties. ard expressed himself n,
hnding the portion of these counties ex.
ahmed, more favorable for the cons,ruc.
non of Railroad than he had exrec, Ell.
Mt. Z. is held in high estimation nv our
people ms shown by tie vote he has re.
ceived IN this part or the county. We
nave iu'i confidence in mis- ju.,gmen,
ana ability To render good service in
the Railroad ENTERPRISE with which he is
connected. We have the highest op:n
Ion OF and kind feelings toward the
Company he represents, which if an Oh.
rot'un'tv IS given will be evidenced by
giving them al unconditional right of
way through our lands. excep. where
| buildings are removed or ia,erf.red
with. We feel that We have a s,ecial
interest IN this enterprise ard will rem.
Ter IL all the service in our power.
thorough examination of this pro-
posed location will SHOW The shortest
line from the Great Central Coal Field
of West Va to The seaboard. Tia, it.
can he located with less grade and bp;it
al less cost That the pass through In.
G;eat North Noun ain at Locki:arrs
Cap. Is really The only one that is prac- .
t'cable. That the cost of construction
will be mach less than now generally
estimated. From Petersburg. W. Va.
10 Winchester. Va. here is but small
proportion of the di.tanc, that the con
s'rrct'on oi the proposed Roa, will be
very expensive, not more than ) IN ;les .,
tue remaining portion is we'll adapted
Tor chepp construction AMI pvrma-
nent road.
The writer is thoroughly acquainted
with tie topography OF the country over
which the proposed roa would pas aud
believes thorough examination will
prove the above s;a;emanls correct.
OCCASIONAL.
Mr.. HAnrER: THc citizens of South
Fork arc making 4 new 70 al from
Mnorcfirld to the line OF Hardy and
'end!e on. dist ancc OF about lS miles.
IL is much needed as The oil road is
mostly on n level VIII. lie river, and
Closes IT about l8 times and is injured
by every fresLet. Tho new road is a
Suve high water mark. along &c foot Of
the mountain, all the way on the north
side Of the river. The road rs far rs
made, Is en- exccllcn, one. This is a
rich va!ley-tac people thrifty and en-
,erpr,sin..
A fne public sc'Ionl-honse at Bethel
Caurch in Prnd!eton county, was burn
ed few Sundays ngo. Cause OF he
FIRE unknown. Also school house in
the adj lining neignboriiao near NJ.
Zion Church was burned about The same
time.
The last snow was a harvest to The
hunters on the FOX and in the vicinity
of Franklin. A bear was killsI in sight
OF the town, AMI number of d4er on
the Fork.
franklin has j1st organized Brass
Band sh'ch ses"s to be doing WE'LL
The Upper Tract also has one which
has hesn under Instruction for several
mouths.
Tue fat cattle have nearly oil zone to
maIket--but few lots remaining. A
disease called "b!acb leg" prevails to
some extent anOl! the calves abull Uu-
per Tract. IL is utus'ly fltal. Stock
of al kinds is looking well owing to the
fine fall and winter pastures and dry
weather. There is much cora still in
the sL elk - feed scemI To be album
liant. -