South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-06-06


society IL requested to meet promptly at
10 o'clock TO transact business OF i'm.
porsance.
ISAAC T. BRADY, President.
r. J.PUGu, Sec'y.
The ladies' OF the Methodist E. Church,
South. in this place, will be prepared to
furnish to-day at the residence OF Rev.
WESLEY HAMMOND, lunch and refresh.
ments to any and all Who may desire
from noon until 10. p. NJ. Proceeds for
repairing tho Ctu,ch.
The residences of our fellow town
men NEIL ALLEN and JOHN c. HEIs-
KELL, Esquires, have just been newly
painted--by degrees our little village is
improving and already, we think, pre-
sen's good appearance.
The Instructions in singing by Prof.
u W. SCHAEFFEE wers brou ght to .
close, for the summer, Tues lay nigh
last. AS an evidence Of affection and
appreciation the little folks profusely
deer ted the O-eaa and table used by
PrOf. S. with beautiful flowers. The
citizens were out en- masse and gave, in
response 10 resolution offered by Prof.
JOHNSON. u unanimoIs vote Of tha axis TO
Prof ScHAEFTER for his kindness.
James Z. Hoffman young man aged
eighteen years from Culpeper Court.
Hous', VrsiniH, AMI who was EN-.
ployed on the new railro AL near Green
Spring in attempting 20 jucp on the
morning train Wednesday Of last week
fell and WIS caught under tho wheels
receiving injuries from which he died
the following day.
ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON TIE New
RAILRoAD.--On Wednesday last shortly
alto. noon train Of seven coaches or
camp cars while standing on the tract,
were In some way PIT in motion and be.
ing on down grace. they Of coarse ran
very rapidly and on reaching the uufin {.
shed trestle work on the Frankfort road
above and near Springfield, they were
all pi ecipitated over high embankmen.
causing complete crush up of FIVE cars
add killing ms. antly a Mrs. JACKSON, of
Pennsylvania, a woman employed to
cook for the work.ncn. who was in one
of the cars. The men who we.e on, az .
ter vninly endeavoring to stop the cars
by the brakes throw themselves off and
escaped. Tho workmon arorud used
every means to avert tie catastrophe
but there seemed no help for 1t.
The annual Concert by Prof. o. W.
Schaeffer, class Of blild girls and boys
took place in the Music Hall Of the Iu-
siitu.ion los. Wednesday night. The
scholars acquitted themselves ,cdi and
show marked Improvement both in
instrumental and vocal music, which
speaks volumes in behalf Of their un-
firing Instructor.
Iron OnE.--A gentleman from
Springfield, W. Va, who arrived here
to-day. says that an immense and mex.
haustiblc vein Of iron ore has been
found on the line OF the South Branch
road I've miles from Green Spring Run.
-Can,be'iand Times, May 4.
On Frilay night last about half pas,
ten o'clock NO we're pleasantly reused
by bearing strains Of music under our
window. and on looking out discovered
that II vas The InsIitution Band that
was kindly serensding us, and to them
We IRE under many obligations for the
enjoyment. They played and sang We.
~ swcctly.
Mrs. IIESRY HoUsEu has n new and
varied assortment of bonnets, hats, &C.,
trimmed and untrimmed. Call and
see Der.
We learn thai the articles stolen from
Mr.. Lanuon a. Green Spring by Albert
Dolman some Two months ago have been
recovered.
We are under obligations 10 WILLIAM
TAYLOR, Esq. OF fredericksburg for
quarter of very re tends, m.,,.
Saturday last. @'s"'H "