South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-12-26

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en- Of the proposed meeting, that il
NAV not be as full as is desirable
therefore ask you to give this a place
| ia your paper, and add my most earn
est request, that all those will attend,
either in their individual or representa-
tive character, who take an interest IL
! the subject. We, as class, have beer
long charged as being incapable o
concert Of action, and as passively Of.
fering our fleece 10 the shears Of every
spoiler. hope the second Monday
in January will form a new epoch ia
our affairs, and that thenceforward
this sneer will be cancelled.
JAMES BARBOUR.
Barboursvi!le, Dec. 8, 1885.
Alta sale of full blooded Durham
cattle in Kentucky, on the 18th uls. a
8 year old COW brought $500; a 9
months heifsr $795 SAG year old COW
$2oO a bull salt $23s, and oshess az
similar prices.
The Presidents Message was CARR
ed to Baltimore ia one hour and forty
minutes, 10 Philadelphia in seven
hours. and New York ia 10 kouss.
Advantages Of Life Insurance.
The following extract from the
monthly report Of the New York Life
Insurance and Trust Company, iIlus-
tra.ss in striking manner the advan-
sages Of the custom Of Life Insurance to
the community generally, bu. par,icu-
lag!y 10 those persons ofIimised income
who asay afford to eEpend a saall
SUM annually, by doing which they
can insure 10 their families the receipt
Of larger sun in the event Of their
decease.
New YcRk, Dec. 1, 1885.
The officers paid the last month two
losses oae occurring by the death of
the Rev. William MoMarray, Pastor
oftAe Reformed Dutch Church, Mar
ket street New York. He had been
insured three years, and had paid the
office $625 so. The widow aud ad-
minis,ea trix had received from this
Office $4,000.
The second loss accrued BY the
death Of Hammond Wallis, type feun-
der New York ! he had been insured
three years, and had paid the Office
SIS4 20. His brother and adnsinis.
TRAITOR has received from the ofica S.
coo.
The Georgia Telegraph published at
Macon, contains the following paragraph;
"The Texas fever has treated US worse
than the Cholera. Our office is COM
plctely swept!-JouTneymen and appren-
tees. men and boys, devils and angels
are all gone to Texas! If our readers
get an empty aheet, or no sheet at all
don't blams us."
CT HAY is selling in New England al
90 dollars ton.
UF Mr.. Calhoun has recovered from
the injury received by the upsetting of {
stage. He is at his post ia Washington
u The citizens of Kanawha county in
! tend petitioning the Legislature of VIr
| ginia, praying for the incorporation of al
! Independent Bank to be located a
| Charleston with capital Of FIVE hundret
| thousand dollars.
Meeting ofths Wing Members Of III
| Assembly at the Capitol.
Ia pursuance Of public notice civ
en- by "Several Members" OF the pres
emit General Assembly, the members
Of that body opposed to she election 0
| Martin Van Buren, and Richard M
| Johnson to the Presidency and Vic
Presidency Of the United S.asss, con
vened in the Hall of the House OF Del
egaies on Friday evening, Decsmbs
18th a. half pas, 6 O'Clock.
The meeting having been called tt
order, on motion Of Mf. WITcsER
DAVID McCoMAs, Esq. Of the Senate
was appointed Chairman, and on mo
,ion of Mr.. SMITH of ka., Mr.. Hun
TER, of Essex, was appointed one o
the Secretaries 5 and on motion OF MIR
MEADE, Mr.. BuEHRING Of Cabell, wa
selected as the other.
On motion of Mr.. Smith Of Freder
lex, it was Resolvsd, That the gentle
men contesling seats in the House o
Delegates, for counties not represented
in this meeting, be invited 20 take par
in the deliberations Of the assembly.