South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-02-21
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RoMNEl. FRInAy MoRSIyc. FEB. 81. lscs


threc ninutes.- THB wife of DIR. STRIB B.
LING, Ut NarHbaW, Fraquiercounty Viz
i1tiiu, was so buried on Saturday plight
last,9 by The explosion Of d ker6sene oil
lamIs tint she d.ed entbe follow ing day
A FARMER III lFythe, who had lost many
IA HIS sheep IN some mysterious hnanner,
.dplaced a quantity Of strychnine on dead
sheep, Of which two eagles, two wolves, two
eataueunts and twenty-six foxes partook,
and dled.-IT is estimated by statistical
writer, that girl of to day costs four tines
as muclr per pound as one cost thirty wears
ago.-AT the last regular communication
OF Winchester (Ya.) Hiram Lodge of Ma
sons, WM. T. Denny presented to the
Lodge some valuable memorials of his tray
els ia the Holy Land to wit : Two gayels
AMI two snuff boxes, made from the cedars
OF Lebanon n perfect ashlar, made out Of
white marble from the ruins Of King Solo
mons temple, and a rough ashlar, from out
OF the Guarries under Jerusalem-A WHITE
dove has voluntarily chosen lady Of Lew.
istown, Maine, for her mistress, aud spends
each day on her window still.-IN the day.
time the inhabitants near Fort Bridger. Col
orado, skim the creek for kerosene to burn at
night.-SoNEOft the most fashionable women
IN Paris have appeared there of late dress
'd IN red-hats, plumes CATERS aud gloves.
wan. r. BARBEE THE SCULPTOR.
We learn that Mr. c. r. Barbee, of this
city, has just returned from a visit to his
brother, VIM. Il. Barbec, the gifted and
distinguished artist. He landed at his Sc
Guided and romantic mountain home on
tuesday night, January 2Sth, and left
INN on Wednesday morning the 9th in
etant. He found him suffering intensely
from his generous affection, but bearing
ail with such patience and resignation as
IS hardly ever witnessed in suffering HUI
lnanity but what was strangely mystic
rous IN the case was this: In the nj ist
OF ms scvereSt agonies--b,ing some times
thrown into paroxysms under the sufFerings
of which 1t would seem impossible that he
could live an hour, he would turn to his
sympathlzlzing brother aud afflicted family,
and attempt to cheer them by expressing
to them the confident assurance that there
would be a decided change and improve
ment In his condition at exactly II o'clock
on the coming Sabbath, the "a instant.
10 say the least it, this strange announce
nent excited curiosity, and Mr. Barbce
remained, not only until Sunday > clock,
bnt until Wednesday last, aud bcwlder-
iug as it was to the mind of Mr. Barbce,
and to the family of the suffering artist.
all that was furetold, Cor revealed, as the
sculptor stated,) did actually come to pass.
On Sunday, after II o'clock, and up to
W ednesday following, when Mr.. Barbee
ieit, his brother seemed to be almost diff
icrent man. Not sign Of paroxysm Lad
returned ho seemed to be almost freed
from suffering sleeping quietly and easy
M night q thing entirely unusual, appe-
ttic remarkably good, and he was cheerful
Almost to gaiety. He assured his brother.
upon leaving, that he was going to get wei.
ana "onla soon pay visit to Lynchburg
30 says the Lyuchburg JI.rgjDGla.-AN
GA bachelor thinks that the trains of Ia
"les dresses are iHf'rRdl machines, from
me tact mat blop-uP took place immcdi-
ateIy after he put his foot OF one .-JouN
"kAI, oi Brooideid township, Noble coun
y, ONO, who Is supposed to be the last
Surviving soldier Of the Revolution. was
one bundled and four years Of aee on
the 9th instant LrERNirY- Eiernity
has no gray hpiIs. The flowers fade.
ne heart wiiher+, lu"n crows old aud dies,
hut time writes no wrinkles on eternity
eternity stupendous thought That ev
cr-present, unborn, undergoing and uudy-
ing-tne endless chain composing the life
az G'd--the golden thread entwining the
de-iincs of a universe. Earth has its beau
tics, but time brouds them for the crave
rs honors arc but the sunshine of an hour
Us palaces, they are but bursting bubble,
Not go in the uutricd bourne. In the dwell
ing OF the Almighty can come no footsteps
o.. decay Mis-. PaRsIs PAECuER, now re-
siding in Chcstoryllle, Maine, was eighty
J-as old last July. Since her birthday She
has cut and set together 22j sauare. If
patchwork, knit twcnty-six pairs OF double
mttens and gloves, a large number orpairs
OF stockings, besides q gJJdiy amouus Of
other work. She reads enc print by can
Gle light as well as any young person ne.
yer wears glasses ON any occasion. and .hc
retains her mental faculties IN a rcmarll-
bic degree, Her descendants number lGG.
children, II ; Grandchildren, g3. Ono a
the fifth generation is five years old.-TuE
Mayor of Brownsville, Texas must bo an
unpopular officer S few mornings since.
when ls honor ro.o from lis slumbars. ne
found q brace &c dead dogs tied TO- his door
knob -IHE Kansas Senate has passed bill
allowing women md negroes TO practice as
lawyers 10 the Courts Tho underground
railway OF London, during the Gyo years Of
l's existence, has carried eighty millions
OF passengers, 90 an average speed Of six
teen miles per hour, and without the loss
Of o single iif,-TuE city council Of Mem.
lu'Sj tcpu, have aIHI'el q novel mod, Ur