South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-04-03
South 8ranth antellisenter.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1868.
Eywe learn from the Stanton Spec

tdfor, that on the 18th inst, ut Crab Bot
tom, in Highland County, Nat ATcHIsoN
from Barbour County, deliberately murder
ed DIR. SOLOMON NICHOLS whilst blowing
in his field, by shooting him three tines
AT Newcastle, KY, on Friday of last week,
negro girl was hung for killing white
child. She was thirteen, and died without
showing any fear. She said she "did not
know what she killed the child for, but
somehow she could not help it ,''-TnE
most curious thing in the world is woman
who is not curious.-THE wheat crop of
Middle Tennessee promises TO be very fine.
NEW York city has twenty one daily pa
pers.-A YOUNG man in Appanoose coun-
ty, Iowa, while hunting turkeys recently,
thinking he saw one, shot, and to his sur
prise, discovered he had shot little boy,
who, in company with several others, were
lunching on a rail pile.-WuAT fruit does
newly married couple most resemble? a
green pear.-MISs MARGARET NJ. TYLER,
daughter of the late JOHN TYLER, died at
Locust Hill, near Aldie, in Loudoun coun
ty, on the 25th of February, in the 95th
year of her age. The deceased was one of
SIX maiden sisters, five Of whom were born
and epded their days at advanced ages, un-
der the same roof The other still survives,
in the same house in which they were born,
in the 9Sth year of her age The sister
who has just departed enjoyed, to within
ten minutes of her death, all her faculties
not even requiring the use of spectacles.-
CoNJUGICIDE is new name for wife muir
der.-THE Winchester Times, recently en-
larged, and well conducted journal, pays
an eloquent, but richly merited tribute to
the noble women of Baltimore. There is
not true heart in the South that docs not
earnestly re-echo its "God bless them. -
TO GO to law is a costly proceeding in Mis-
souri,. Two citizens of that State QUARREL
ed about the ownership of colt, and went
to law. Fifteen witnesses on each side
swore positively as to the ownership. The
Judge being rather doubtful how to decide,
hit upon wise expedient, and ordered that
the colt be sold to pay the costs of court.
1t brought forty dollars, the costs amount
cd to thi:tycight and the remaining two
dollars were divided equally between the
parties.-THE Oxford (Ohio) CIt<en gives
the detail of tragedy which recently oc-
Cured near Mount Carmel, Franklin coun-
ty, Indiana. They arc as romantic as any,
thing which nOvclists have invented. A
young girl, the daughter of wealthy parents,
was educated at one of the semnaries in
Oxford, and it was the intention of her pa
rents that she should make a match that
would give her high position in the world.
She fell in love, however, with young far
mer who was quite poor. The parents for
badc her to have anything to say to him.
but they managed to exchange letters
through the assistance of a young minister.
Finally they proposed to elope, but the 60
between became enamored of the lady. and
prevailed on her to run off with him instead
of the farmer They elopcd and were mar
RED. The grief of the farmer knew no
bounds. Determined upon revenge, he arm
ed himself with revolver and swore that
the young divine should die for his trcacb-
CRY. couple of weeks ago the rivals met
and the farmer openly shot down the de-
stroyer OF his happiness. A fearful TRACE
dy ended the fond dream of love. IT is |
curious to notice tho fact, which is stated
in the sketch of Blind Toms life. as found
bin the pamphlet which he furnishes at his
concerts, that both in America and in En-
rope bis entertainments have been uniform |
ly well palronlzed, and that he has PLAYED |
"crerylrhcyc 10 good houses crcept IN Bus |
tom" The elite of the club" set their fa- |
cos against Blind Tom-IIAvE any wound. !
cd you with injuries Meet them with pa.
thence; hasty words rankle the wounds. soft
language dresses it, forgiveness cures it. |
and Oblivion takes away the scar.-UENRY |
;. FooTR has Joined the Methodist Church
In shyillc.-TuE Lewiston Jourpo1 saws |
gentleman of that city, long troubled with |
dyspepsia has been cured bv drink;pc, cold |
water from the Androscoggn river, instead
OF impure water from well.-THE reccipts |
from internal taxation for three months of
the current fiscal year were more than for. |
ty-six millions less than for the correspond /
ing period Of The preceding year.-ST. AL |
bans, VT, clnims to be the butter metrop- |
oils Of tho United States. IL furnished
noarIy three million pounds last YEAR
THERE Is man living not far from Dan |
vile, Virginia, who, when the war closed.
finding himself without n horse, mule. or
even an old steer, hitchcd up his mich cow
and made n good crop He fed the COW
high, and she not only plowcd his land but
gave him milk for his tablc.-Iv Indiana
they call the telegraph the lightning liar
-GEAFTING is 10 be done when the buds
on The stock show signs Of starting In
prosperity, prepare for change. In adj
versity, hope for onc.-AN exchange. speak
ing Of the Geographic sketch Of GRANT.
written by his father, says Since the
days Of \ braham and Isaac, there has not
been worse attempt by father upon the
life Of his offspring Az exchange saws
stanton still sticks 20 the War Office like
death. No more like kusc. -Tug Rad