South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-04-11

| several months to come. It is a
shame that human beings should be
permitted thus to perish when food
can be got to them, and the authori-
ties should not await the slow process
of untying the knotted red tape, but
cut il without delay.
To our kind and thoughtful friend.
Col. SAMUEL COOPER of Capon Bridge,
We are indebted this week for box of
Apples which wa. intended for our
Christmas Gift; but owing to the con.
dition Of the roads then and since it was
impracticable for him to get to u.s.
Accept our thanks Colonel! We appre.
ciate the gift just as much DOW, apples
are rarity here.
Oar Carrier boy received q week or
two ago very pleasant surprise, q bright
donation, from our friend Mrs. HoL
DRIDaE CHIDEsrER for which he desires
to thank her through our columns.
We hear no response to our hint about
street lamps. Hurry up friends, We do
not have moonlight all the time.
| We understand that @ son of our friend
Rev. w. ID. Rees Of Patierson's Geek,
recently met with an accident which
might have proved serious; he " as rid>
ing on q wagon loaded with hay when
the chain holding the pole which is used
to keep the hay in place on wagons.
broke, precipitat:ng the young man +
The ground causing dislocation of the
elbow Of his right arm.
The April number Of the Wet vir-
GINA School Journal is upon our table.
Its contents are principally about Arbor
Day for School buildings.
We are in receipt OF the April num-
Der of the Ladies Floral Cabinet publish
ed at 22 Vesey St. New York, a useful
and pleasing periodical, only 81 % a
year.
The female pupils Of the Institution
passed down our street Sion day after.
noon last on their usual daily walk, they
went over the hill, and on TIER return
We noticed they had been gathering wild
flowers; they were accompanied by their
teachers Mrs. Caruthcrs and Miss l..
N. Kerr.
The Martinsburg INDEPENDENT Jays
dangerous counterfeit silver dolla rs are
in circulation in the west and are ran.
idly working their way in this direclio ion.
The coins are of the Bland variety, OF
different dates, and although littlo light
er in weight than the genuine dollars, il
requires close scrutiny to distinguish
them. 1t is stated that a sharp rap of
the coin will cause it to fly 10 pieces as
IL ough made Of glsss.
BEWARE OF THE pEDDLEn.-Some OF
1, he farmers in Berkeley county, and per.
haps in Jefferson also, have been buying
| tuooiuh tIcCS iIOuI LEoe UeuuIcr6,
paying for them $40 per dozen. The
following from the New York San shows
how they were cheated.
i &. T.. TIMBEHLAKE.-We do not know
tho nursery firm you name, but do know
that any tree peddler who asks $40 q
dozen tor Russian apple is q fraud, and
had bet,cr be advised TO pass on where
he can find victims. You can get good
trees OF any and oil kinds Of the Rus.
sian apples that have been tested and
known TO be valuable at TWENTY-FIVE
cents each at retail or less by he bun.
dred. These are the prices charged by
first class nurserymeD, and our advice
IS TO trade with no other. Let all tr ee
peddlers severely alone, no matter from
where they como. -Shcpte'dstoWl Reg
iStcr.
LEVELS - ROADS. April :.
Mn. HARPER Please publish The
term report of tho Lev Is X Roads school,
which cloap1 Anfii 9Th Nuubo, an -