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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-08-08
nous as a bargain centre.
Tickets to State Convent on.

T. s. Riley. chairman of the s,a,e
democratic executive committee, has
sent out the following circular 10 the
chairman Of the var Gus county com
ID itiees:
The Baltimore & Ohio, the Chesa
peake & Ohio, the Ohio River, ID g
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and ST. Louis
and the West Virginia & Pittsburgh
Railroad Companies will sell reduced
rate tickets To dccea'es 20 the State
Convention at Grsiton on Aur. 18Th.
and the Co1ven lion IF Democratic
Clubs OF Paikersburg On the lih.
O.dc:s upon wi'icl, 10 procure tick.
cts can he procured upon applic ,t,on
to the ticket o:ll;cs OF tie C.. & . the
T., {. x ~ l. aud the q. X. L. r..
companies; and orders on The Is. and
y. ana w. V. aud /. railr..ad- will
BE- sem q the charm, of the county
com tees 10 lie dist ibutrd among
the delegates TO tie State Convention
and he State fonv, u,ion Of Cubs.
Please d"p': fail To see thar every
delegate III your county who desire,
TO a tend either Of tiesa convention
has a, order OIL which to procure "A
ticket
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will be held in Wardensyi,le beo;,.
ring a. 10 O'Clock, Monday. Angus.
Zoih. aud c'osing at nom FRIDAY &c
The same week. Prof. j. w. John.
son OF Fend'eton county ins,ructor
- Moorefed Ermiuer.
5. j. Edwards, the grea, MARYLAND
Wholesale Dealer, Who sells direct To
the consumer. offers some splendid
bargains in Has, Bouts. Shoes
trunks, &c. In this lsu,. His spring
ana summer sock. although OF the
very latest yes and best qualities
must be clOseh out to make room for
ieli purchases, and this Will be done
without the slightest consideration
OF the original cost of the good.
such an opportunity to buy Shoes
&C., at the prices Edwards asks is
seldom offorded Our citizens, and no
doubt Many will take advantage of I, =.
The cheap sale will continue to Sen.
l unless the stock shall have been
sold of before that date.
All members OF tue Farmers ALI.
ance. and especially all delegates TO
the Charleston Convention. which
meets on the 18Th OF August for the
purpose OF orgs nizing the State ALI.
anc', can, by calling on me, be fur.
nished a card that will enable them
10 buy their tickets from any apen,
oi the Is o at the rate of 2 cents
per mile a, far as they may travel
over sid road. J.S. PANCAKE
Teschers' Institute for Hampsl,ire
will be held al Romney, BEGINNING
August llth, aud continuing five
days, conducted BY Prof. a. Is. Bush.
Attt nfsnce of t, acbers is necessary
as be law relating 10 such attend
ance, will he enforc q.
Examination on Saturday. 10th, n,
Romney, aud at Capon Bridge, l9,h
| August. C.. w. STIJMp
July %, 1890.
We believe there is more 'cussin''
done on tue Gibson corner th,n on
any o'her srot uf The same size in
the state. 1t does seem on Saturday
and sunday nights as though tho
most skilled sweaters from all over
the county we're holding 'school oil
methods, or practice mee'ing there
1t is disagreeuble to tie passers by
TO say the lcsst.
Professor W. II. and Mrs. Horton
with litile NJ So l-ahel'a. accompa.
MED by Miss Sudden Of Wiaches
ter, Kentucky reached this place
Friday AMI will proceed to make ar.
engagements f1T he. reopeaing Of Pa-
tomac Seminary first oil Septcmter.
! .4Miss Edna Ru5s-ll, irJu Okonoka. he;
been IN town for week Or ten DAYS visi;-
ipg her fFieud and school mate, Miss Ruit
| Gibbons.
Mr. p I Matthias, the WELL known
boot ami sIoe man OF Baltimore, was
! in ;twn last week
Mt c Shoupc returned from New
Market Va, Non lay.
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our Bridge soon which was dam.
aged By the recent food.
We have h d come awful warm
weather during the past week.
Major Daniels advises the PEG.
pie OF the South TO keep COO. but
how upon earth are We TO keep cool
with a temperature ranging from
9G0 10 1000 fair. during the day
for week.
Death, the unwelc )me visitor
has been among US again. MIR.
Jar. Brill buried an infsnt on last
Wednesday. and Mr.. Warner Mel
son was buried on Saturday follow
ing. lie died at his home on bills
Branch at the advanced age OF 81.
Peace 10 his ashes.
We have had a great deal OF
sickness here and in tie vicinity
during the spring ana summer thrs
far with many deaths; but we ere
happy To note that there has been
no suicides or murder in our midst.
Mr.. A. ii. Lawrence has been
land up with rheumatism for quite
awhile, but is out again making il
lively for tire other Merchants. His
voice can again be heard ON the
corner like one crying in the will
derress, hut his cry is not like John
The Baptist; we hope it will be be-
lore he dies however.
DIR. Graham, Presby terrain Min
lister from Winchester, Va, is here
assisting Rev. Walkup i'll ccmmu.
Mon service; he has preached u,
several excellent sermons
We are beginning TO need rain ;
it ia an elegant time 10 haul bark
and the people are olling it in too
Mr.. Covers biickkilu will soon
be fired which coLtains 900
bricks. GUMP.
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Gone Homo.

We are just in receipt Of a late Altoona
Pennsylvania, paper which tell us that Mr.
Allen McGlaihery, father of Mr.. Samuel Nc.
Gla:hery in Green Spring VALLEY, died at
his home in Altoona on Friday last, aged
II years. Mt. McGlathery lived in CT cen
Spring Valley, near Springfield, from Is4s
20 1860, and was well. known and highly %.
teemed throughout this county. The Al.
toona papers cay OF bin: 'TIe WAS q life.
long member OF he Presby tesiau church and
bad been an Elder in IL for MANY years
He was faithful consistent Christian. ever
striving TO do bis Ity aud bis death ere.
aies very great vacancy in the rank 8 oil
christian workers VI such as him il eau
be truly said that the world is the better for
their having lived ia it." tbs aged widow
and elk children, one son and Eve daughters
survive him and we are sorry to leara that
Mrs NcCl atbery was III ct the time Of his
death.
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Low Rates to Boston.

The National Encampment Of the Grand
Army Of tie Republic will be beld Al Boss
Ton. Mass August 10th 10 18Th, 1890. and
for this occasion the Baltimore and Ohio II
Il Co. will cell 70 und trip tickets from al
stations on It's line East Of TIE Ohio River
% all trains on a ueust OH 10 18th. iRclu r.
sivc, valid for ret Urn passage until August
20ts, incIusivei a. one lowest fvtClass fare
fCr tie ron 4 trip
40 extension Of time until September Both
can be scored by dtpOsiuug The return part
o. The excursion ticket With tbe Joint Agntt
the terminus roads = Boston
Tickets will BE- told via New York, all
rail, or via New York aud Sound Lines or
via he new route by way Of Bethlehem and
tne PouKhkeeps'e Be- dge
All tXCuttIOn tiCke b 10 Boston via 3 h
- X X. are good via Washington
For routes and rates call 90 or address
Tikect Agents, Baltimore and Ohio Rail
Ro7d laup9-2W
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Resolution.

The mass meeting ho'd in this
place last week PASSED The following
resolutions:
Rcsotce', That this meeting hear
With reg ret the determination of S l.
tiournoy md Geo. f. Price, who
have represent this district as State
Senators, tn remove from our midst,
and We hereby make Cur public ac-
acknowledgement OF our appreciation of
The able, fearless and faithful manner
in which they executed the trust as
Senators reposcd in thor Ivy Us.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-08-08
Fire in Pancakes Store.

a large lamp. holding a gallon Of
oil, exploded in J. II. &. Pancakes
store Friday night, and for a minute
or two it looked "a though the bold
ing aud contents would surely bc de-
stroJcd by The liberal use of salt
and water, however The FIRE was ex.
tiuguishcd before anything was dam.
aged except q part Of the counter
aud a few bolts Ol calico, which we're
slightly burned The lamp, which
was suspended from the ceiling,
struck Mr. ) Cwarl Kuykan tall as %
fell, but he managed TO get out Of
the way Of The burning oil TIA, flew
in oil directions when the explosion
occurred. u va lucky escape for
hin, the store, ard tue stock
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-08-08

SPIN FIELD, Aug. 5.--Dr. John
Daily, of Piedmont. came over last
week TO attend To having the bIick
house repaired He thinks there
will be no trouble to rent it to an
experienced hotel II an. We hope
the light man may take hold OF 1t,
for we need a good ho:el and board.
ing house badly.
DIR. Finley OH Sunday instead
of preaching lila regular serm IN
preached the funeral of Miss Emma
Lee Kenny, whu died on Saturday
from ~ phoid fever. She was aged
u years and a daughter OF Mr..
Patrick Kenny.
Our friends, far and near, evil
IDENTITY heard oil our picnic, for they
were here ard brought their pock-
et-books along. The weather
Thursday night was just grand and
We had II good crowd.
Friday evening we had good
shower, which prevented u great
many trom.lLrTlng OUTPUT there
was u fair attendance-all OF " iiom
were very liberal. We took in
$lO6, and every body had good
tIme.
Among tie visitors in town last
week were: Miss Blue Long and
Mrs. w N. Guthrie, OF South
Branch, Miss Hutchison, of Park
crsburg, Miss Lake. OF Ohio. MIR.
Frank Wilson, of Murle> .
Branch, Mfr. Frank McGhl, OF
Mooretield.
MIR. X. NJ. Washington came homo
last weeA to spend few weeks
with relatives and friends IN lamp
shire lie expects to spend about
eighteen mon hs longer in Texas
beiere returning 10 w. Va per.
manenily.
The festival on Saturday and
ChildIen's Day services Oh Shady at
Wesley Chapel were we'll attended aud much
enjoyed. The Sunday School was very "a
yteeably eutertained on SUNDAY by fne
address from one OF Hampshire most tale
enIed sons, Mr.. J. j. Lornwcll.
new root is being put on The Parsonage
in this place today. There quite u
number at work 90 1t from di ierenI parts
OF the circuit. There 10 u Do an ice cream
fesiivai at James w. Thompson Iesi iencs
the last vi this month tor the benefit Of
brRneh Nj. church Tho exact date has not
yet been decIdtd upon. GUESS
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County Court

All burned Tuesday. Following is
the business transacted:
The Opuri ordered that section 2.
cs.aptc. 90, OF the Cod, game law
shall epp!v TO Bloomery, Ca on aud
Sherman dlstr'c
DIR. Fay lor, J. NJ. Cowgirl a. d j ID.
Clark wero appointed viewers on road
from Blues mill To lmes Pa:terso \ :
in which alterations are des red.
The court opp Iin,s @. I. Michael
justice oi the peace IN Gore dis
tnct 20 fill v.cancy caused ty the
res 'gnation Ci G. ". Stump.
John NJ. Cowgirl. Dillon Gu.kct
AMI Is. NJ. Haiues appointed viewers
on Springfield rosd from William
Bowcn's bouse 10 Days blacksmith
shop. in which alterations have lie, n
ptttioncd for.
Ga petition for a road from J "
OHs' TO the Hardy road neur w L
Miller's, A L Pugh and A e Slona.
ker were appointed viewers.
Ibe court dcc'at,d the South
Branch liver from Fox's ford
TO Blues ford, near Springfield. law.
full fence.
NJ f Polling. manager OF Globe,
settled with tie C unity, there being
que tho county from him Sl43l.
j PSump superintendent of Roads
sett'ei with the county, there being
due the county from him $625 So.
Petition for road from Capcn
Bridge to the old MooreGcld road at
the old Rosebrough farm dismissed
AMI petitioners ordered To pay costs
Il NJ Giikesou granted permission
TO erect clcphone poles to the depot
PeI ions we're fled from Romney
Co. and Bloomery districts, asking
the court 10 submit To the v.ters OF
those dist lets, at the next general e.
lection, the que stiDn of disseminating
the method OF working roads known
as he alternate read law, ms amend
ed.'
Road orde,e1 established from
Blues mill to Jers MOuntain TOAD
ut Samuel Tharp's.
Tolls taken off bridge at Capon
Bridge after the lst OF September.
Road precincts established in Mill
Creek district as follows.
10. /. Ro d from Moore fe Id
Junction to John Iaylor's gaze Man .
ming Taylor surveyor.
2. From John Tavlor's gate to
George Taylor's Simon Rudolph sur.
veyor.
3. From George TayIor's to the
pike A L High surveyor.
A. From No. 6 schuol-bo 70
DIR. Lcatb' Tmen's blacksmith chop
SImon uotlingcr surveyor.
5. From Mrs Nancy la, lors u
the DIR LeaLhcrman road; j Niece
surveyor.
6. From Aliens store to N
Highs house N l. High surveyor.
Z. From Purgitlsvile To Hardy
line;J V Hut nan surveyor.
&. From Mrs Nancy Taylor's "a
Mrs + HuGman's ID II Taylor sur.
vcYor.
0. Fsom MoorcGyld pike 10 the
Mineral county line Edwin II Shoe
maker surveyCr.
10. From Horse Lick Run to th,
| pike; David Fleming Surveyor.
S A K.dWCll sTpOinted road sur
vcyor in Bloomcry district IN place o
\ S Il InrCent, rcs'gne
Rev WIN & Garland authorized ia
/ perform mlrriage ceremonies
Bond Of Wclby Mckee as notary
public approve
/ Changes ordered made in The Siu-
dy Hollow road TO the ford at Ca
pom
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The First Stop.

Perhaps you are run down, can't eat
can't sleep, cant thiuk, can't do anything
to your satisfaction, and you wonder what
ails you You should heed The warning. for
yoH are taking the hrst step into Nerv Gus
Pros.rati0n You need Nerve Tonic aud
in Electric Bitters you will 6nd the exact
remedy Tor restor ng your nervous system
90 its normal, healthy condition Surpns.
irg results will follow from The use Of ibis
great Nerve Tonic and Alternative. Your
appetite returns. good digestion is restored,
add the Liver and Kidneys -esume healthy
action. Try bottle Price so cents, al
Williamson p Diller 9 Drug SoIss
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stiVal.

The young ladi Of Three Church.
ca VIII no d heir anru al festival at
Nr. j. W 1honp~ August 18th
and 3Oth. The proceeds to b. used
in repairing the cburc', cut -ide, as
hose Of last year, the inside. Allare
cordially invited TO attend. aud a
pleasant time promised To- who d.
s., for the young la'ies o'ten exceed
and never fall below what they prom.
Use, at Three Churches.
By Order # tie Committee.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-08-08

Tho Bclord @ ls'to' iu speaking
of ono Of tbc buipess men OF Cum
bcr.aud says: WIEN s j. Edwards
las netting 10 sell. he lets The
People kGDw u. Ito dDcsRt pur.ua
tbc policy OF sID,c merchants The pol.
Joy Of keeping their business lead Be-.
cret. Tie Consequence Is cha, % day
ho i5 the Icaliug merchant OF West
crn Mary add. But 1t wasn't advcr-
Using clone that mado him sue.
cessful merchant. lie never ssh :
anything iu bis advertisement thIs
he waan't able % back uJ over The
counter 1hats tie great thing, and
HAYS biz rule sill lie immense
sa.es allow him To- sell on a very close
margin, q bic house bias become "a.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-08-08

SPBSGTIEJD, Aug. The Festival held
here last week was a decided success I he
esulnable vile Of our pepular physician, DR. q.
>. Griffith, IS expected home today from
Calvert county, nd. where she has been vis-
iting relatives. Miss 81. U kenney was bus
rIed from the Presbyterian church here last
Sunday. Rev D.. Finley preached a very
appropriate sermon on the OCCASION. The
Southern Methodist parsonage At this place
10 beiug treated to a uew roof and other
needed repairs When iuished will be au
excellent nome for the iIIneraut. NJ.
A case Of genuine leprosy is repor.
tea lrUm New York.
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County News.

CAroN Bad &. August let
We are glad to note that Mr..
Stump. Road Superintendent, Is
improving our end OF the road
which has been badly needed for
some time. For a new beginner
he Is doing excellent work, lac "a
working now near tho termin us or
State lioe lie is going 70 repair
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-08-08
l.. NJ. SHEPHERDS

Gentle spring has come again anil
win Z, orr store IL Tesplendent with
oil. Tic choice goods that are TO be
ifua3 in a frst-Class city store Our
U-e Goods department is Fl led vi. b
abawful line OF
Cashmere,
Ucar.cttas, &c,
FreLch and Domestic
''rlams, and Satteens
i'm endless variety.
We gI speccisl attention TO our
.--. .u. # Straw MatinRs-Ju't
.at. o. 40 yards 9osd Mating Only
$50.
,ya,l md best selected stock
@. U. Brussels, lal e.t;ics Three.
..Fa upper and Ingram CAR.
found GA side Of a iotgc
.-..' nhc ulr'.
50. -BLpUEEp,
IIa BALTIMORE ST,
CUMBERLAND. MD
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-08-08
FIRE! FIRE! FIRE

On Friday night, Aug.
lst, our stock of Goods
was slightly damaged by
fire, and In consideration
with - regular mid-suns-
mea' Cheap Sale, we will
dispose OF asle damaged
goods at "a great sacrifice
About 200 yds. GtsgS-
Goes, SGsgg$Aaes, French
GSsagE5GgDss, ami other
HRress Goods, were par
italy damaged by fire AMID
water
dbuv regular cheap sale
will be uJs to the usual
standard and will include
all summer goods that we
do not desire to carry o.
YER to next season.
BE- This sale will begin
Wednesday mOrihing, Au-
gust I3, at $3.50 O'clock.
Very Respectfully,
I. he. G.. Pancake.
John e. ShOupe,
IS. KuykeDdalI, Statesmen.
III. Carter Inskeep,
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DIED,

Near Springfield, August lst, Miss Emma
Lee Kenny, daughter Ut Patrick Kenny, 10
her 10th year.
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Stockholders Meeting.

At TIE meeting CT tho Stockhold.
crs of the Rnmnev Manufac, iny
Land ard Improvement Company
held In t5e County Clicks office
August 9Th tie follow ing Board OF
Directors vas elected:
j. G. lIeiskell Charles Harrison
Il. Il. Gikeson j. J. Hetzel
VIM. Russell W. A. Eng'eman
+. NJ. Gilfeson Lewis Largrnt
Morgan f.. Ott =. T.. Fluurnoy
/. IL. L. Pancake &. s. White
j. +. Russell
A meeting OF the Il ard of Direct.
ors wi he held in the County Clerks
Office on Monday, August IL, 1890,
at III O'clock, n. IN, for the transac-
t!"n of all business required 10y law
10 be done a! the first meeting OF said
Board ard such other business as
may come before ii.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-08-08
HERE WE A IS!
SPRING 1890.
Clothing at prices that paralyzes con


the. $ p compel
5 @
Pas
The Mnely@ Hpdyay sa Iuuem
rmt r Yer
u *
'"""' Moasrmw rvnF
gHs, Cum
my me or lie o IN
n @tG5 6@~imn Em%ce jon
e
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-10-03

my most talking in low tone for some
time after lay down. then l heard him
take his rife from the rack and leave
the house. had been asleep probably
two hours when the touch of hand
on my face awoke me. The girl was
standing by my bed with a lighted
candle in her hand. She motioned me
to be silent, and in a whisper she said:
Stranger, you'll have ter git. Your
critters at the gate. Take ther right
ham road at the forks, cross the creek,
and don't stop this side Of Lige Mar
coms-that's bout four miles down Their
road. Git out thar" and she pointed to
a small window in one end of the loft.
Then she blew out the candle and dis
appeared as silently as shadow put
on my clothes, went to the window and
found a ladder on tho outside. At the
gate 1 found my horse ready saddled,
and, mounting, l rode rapidly away.
have never seen that girl since, but !
am satisfied that she had learned of a
plot to murder me, and saved my life."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-10-03
THE TOBACCO HEART,
Many Chnd's Health Is Smoked Avs
Bef,re 1t Is Born.

Many a ChiIds Health Is Smoked Away
Befnre 1t Is Born.
The tobacco habit produces physical
conditions of marked variety, particu-
larly as relates to the heart. Men use
tobacco all their lives without great an.
parent damage to themselves sometimes.
but their sons will have decided mani.
festations of the tobacco heart If they
try to smoke, and their daughters are
nervous and hysterical. Statistics of
the examiners of volunteers for the army
show that one-third of all the applicants
who are rejected are ruled out because
of having a tobacco heart. MANY of
them are to all appearances strong and
robust yet suffering from this constitu-
tional defect which makes them liable
to succumb to any unusual strain.
Everybody knows that there is a
CROWN number of young men and wo-
men who are good for nothing physi-
cally. Many men and women of sixty
and seventy are more hearty and vigor-
Gus than their children. 1t is getting
to be almost fashionable to be an inva-
lid. The school children are pale and
puny. There are other causes, but to.
bacco must be held responsible for a
large share of this. The constitution Of
many child is smoked away before it
is born, and thousands and thousands
are suffering in various ways because
their fathers have squandered their
nervous energy and vitality in the uso
of tobacco-From a lecture by ]. H.
Kellogg, M, D.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-10-03

well-worn family Bible and invited mt
to lead in prayer. ] had not prayed since
l was boy at Sunday-school, but was
in for it, and reading a chapter in the
Bible we all knelt down, and ] deliv-
cred some sort of prayer. In my Pc
tition I referred to those sinners who
defied the laws of God and man by MAX
ing spirits, and prayed the Lord to turn
them from their wicked ways. To this
| Bledsoe responded with loud amen!
Il rose carly the next morning, and,
finding that breakfast was not ready, l
started for short stroll in the woods
back of the house. As left the yard
l noticed Bledsoe's wife watching me
with evident suspicion. l walked on
down to small branch, which ran
through the woods three hundred yards
back of the house. saw smoke rising
among the trees little ways down the
branch, and walking down that way l
found my host, Deacon Bledsoe, build
ing a fire under ono of the largest moon
shine stills | ever saw. He seemed as
much surprised as l was, and in an in
slant it dawned on me that Deacon
Bledsoe and Moonshiner Newt Bledsoe
were one and the same person. Before
he recovered from his surprise had
him covered with my revolver, and tell
ing him who l was, ordered him to sur
render.
'Drap that thar weepin'. knowed
you warn't no parson,' said female
voice behind me at that moment, and
turning l saw Bledsoe's wife. She had
the drop on me with long rifle, and /
dropped my pistol. Bledsoe picked up
ny revolver. and / was marched back to
the house prisoner.
"Hhar's your critter ready saddled
an here's bite to eat; now git said
Mrs. Bledsoe, and she kept me covered
with the rife. while her husband
handed mo back my pistol when l
mounted my horse.
Won't you pray for us agin, parson,
fore you go?' said Bledsoo, with a grin,
as | rode away. A week later l re-
Bledsoe, and destroyed his still.
could have made a case against his
wife, but wouldn't do it.
The only romantic adventure ever
met with hunting moonshiners &C.
Cured in Marion County five years ago.
was over there hunting some wit
nesses and incidentally looking out for
stills. l was spending the night at the
house of a man l had reason to believe
was moonshiner, and dangerous one.
l saw he regarded me with suspicion,
but he asked no questions and 1 felt
safe. The man had a daughter about
eighteen years old, a very pretty coun-
try girl, who seemed to take no notice
of my presence and did not once speak
to mo during the evening. The house
was log cabin, with loft reached by
ladder ] was given bed in tho loft,
and retired about ten o'clock. heard