South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-05-08


Stock Cattle From Chicsgo.
arrived in this place on Tuesday last
large number Of stock cattle for the
following Damed persons:
j. S. Pancake, OF HAMPSHIRE
county, one hundred aud twenty-three
head. -
seven head. :.
William Somsr willie. of HARDY
county, ,ixty head,
Con. Welton. Of Hardy county,
thirty mine bead.
Charles Williams, OF Grant county
ninety head.
They were taken from this place on
tuesday Tor the upper country, where
they VIII be grazed and ted. Ali of
these gentlemen report the market
very high. and large number of
cattle in the market. and plenty of
buyers for them. They were on an
average first.class stock cattle.-Key.
ser Tribune, May 1.
Valuable Dogs.-A pack of seven
nc unds arrived III this place on
Thursday morning from Mansfield.
Ill addressed to John L. Vanmeter
and Arthur Cunningham. of Hardy
county, and were shipped from this
place to their owners the same day.
They were the finest breed of dogs
OF the hound kind We have ever seen.
Tho pack was valued at two hundred
dollars, and the freight from Mans.
held here was forty -eight dollars.--Ib.
AT tue general and regular munich
pal election for the town OF Romney,
held on Monday last, the following
officers were elected
Mayor, G. NJ. Davis, So; AL 'er.
men, Isaac V. Parker IS, Robt. w.
GllSesor, 81. Counciimen, Samuel
/. Flournoy, CD, William Parker, SO /:
Henry IIouser, SO; William Mont,
geometry, 81; Tobias Mytinger, SO !;
John c. lIeiskell, So; Virgil NJ. Pc.
ling, 50.
A ieculiar Plant.-The, pitcher
plant, found on the Island of Borneo,
has long narrow leaves, each sof
which has thick vein running down
the middle to the end, where it forms
IL cord, to which is fastened kind of
a jug with lid and all complete.
Round the top is a thick rm-stiff
like a wire-which keeps the soft
sides of the Jug in their place. Tho
upper part OF the pitcher is shaped
like funnel, which runs down to a
bowl below. When flies and ants
settle upon the edge and begin sip.
ping the honey hidden there they
slip down into the pitcher which has
some water at the bottom. The
narrow funnel or the stiff hooks PIE
vent their escape and they fall into
tho water. AS soou as a fly goes in
the wafer begins to flow from tho
sides OF tho pitcher and dissolves tho
body, forming kind Of soup Which
feeds tho plants. Sometimes these
pitchers arc so large that small birds
/ go IN to drink, and the hooks keep
them in, so they die there.
General G. A. Gonims. ex-Presi.
dent OF Panama, who was driven
from lone Ly the recent revolution,
is now utilizing his punishment trav.
cling IN our estcru States.
Information from the Eli, Garden
region states that the miners of tie
Big Vein or Armstrong mine aud of
the Atlantic mine had all quit on a
demand Tor an advance in wages to
nifty cents ton, and that only so Of
The 800 miners in the mines of the
Elk Garden Company wore at work.
General Grant still continues 10
improve, and has been at work for
some days on his book, which will
soon be completed.
Joseph M. Fulton, postmaster at
New London. Chester county, Pa.
was arrested a few days ago charged
with embezzlement Of $4,000 gov
ernment fund.-.
We are IN receipt of the May nam.
Dor of the Pennsylvania Farmer, a
periodical devoted to the farm, house
hold and garden. An advertisement
will appear in our next paper
We understand that A. l.. Withers,
Esq, Of Summit Point, Jefferson
county, recently purchased the farm