South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-01-13

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'os' % much attractive reading and
70 many beautiful illustrations can
% gotten together for that little mo
ney' IL comprises stories history,
BIOGRAPHY. travels. sketches, etc and
viii be relished by every family where
'nere are boys and girls.
HE AMEsIcAN FARMER for jan
uary lst 10 number Of great value
and interest. Every branch OF farm
WORK. live stock and the dairy the
poultry yard> the orchard the gar.
oen. are treated. TIE matter in the
Ola Pioneer 10 reasonable Ind prac-
tica', there being manv short pithy.
timely suggestions. There is also in
every issue an attractive Home De-
partment for the benefit OF the ladies
OF the country household.
The FARMER has been under its
present management for over forty
years. nDd it's conductors we'll un;ler.
stand how to cater 70 The needs and
tastes OF our farming class and its
contributors are men of experience
skill and succesf. None Of our far.
mers hut would enjoy aid profit by
i's semi.monthly visits.
The subscription is sl.OO a year,
and when club Of five is sent. an
extra copy is furnished free. SAN L
SANDS & SON. Baltimore are the
public hers.
Mr.. Isaac Rilenour, late of the
Review Office in this place. left IN
Thursday TO accept a place in book.
binding establishment in Richmond,
Va. Of course. he wanted to keep
posted on home news go he came in
Tuesday and subscribed for tie In
telligender. Mr. RideLour is q good
printer and one OF our moot Ike mp la.
~ young men. rel'gious'y> morally
and i'm business, and he leaves a
large number OF friends here whose
hearty wisess for his future success
and prosperity follow him wherever
he may 60.
We are always willing to publish
marriages and deaths, and will be
obliged TO persons sending in such
notices but we cannot publish lengthy
obituary notices free of charge. Ten
lines space for such notices has al
way been allowed in this paper and
when Cur readers consider that this
Is our means Of support and how
small our subscription price, they
surely can not think hard.
TIE Narrow Gauge Railroad
TO be built from here TO Smiths
! Gap in Short Mountain, will be 5
foot gauge. and about Is miles long.
The heaviest grade will be 100 feet
to the mile, and with tue exception of
six miles across Big Mountain, the
grading will be very light; in many
pl, ces it will require no excavation
at all. The road will be built OF wood
rails, except the six miles famed,
which will be laid Of light iron or
sleel. Col, X. W. Monroe thinks it
can be built for $4,000. Large
st cks of unhewn timber. six feet
long, will be laid nbou, 10 feet apart.
These will be noich-d. and 80 them
will be fastened by means Of wood.
en- W dye or key, hewn wooden strinb-
ers, 3x6 inches. These s,ringers will
form the rails upon which the cars
are 10 run. Such roads in sue
cessfui operation in every State OF
the Union, and are admirably adap-
ted to opening up To market sections
of country through which the expensi
Of building railroads of standard
gauge might be considered too great
to Justify their construction. Let all
who desire the development OF our
vast tim Der and mineral resources do
all in their power, by liberal SUBJ
scriptions 10 the capital stock OF the
Company and by otbec means, to
push to speedy comple'ipn this great
and much needed public improve
ment Good men are behind this
project, and they desire and deserve
the hearty aid and cooperation OF
every citizen Of the county in tier
efforts to secure tie realiz ton OF tn"
commendsbls enterprise in which
they have embarked. Help the good
work along.