South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-06-09
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for pairing, coring and slieing apples and
other fruit at one operation, has been in
vented by citizen of Cecil county, Nd.
ONE day las; week man named J no.
Bennett died at Ashley, Pa, of hydro
phobia, induced by the bite of dog, re-
ceived four years ago. IA CHILD in
Washington drank gill of kerosene oil,
and died in half an hour YOUNG men
who read their bibles and keep good com
pqny, seldom ever get into trouble. a
/ PoUGHKEEPsIE lady has been badly pois-
oued in the hands by wearing green kid
gloves. THIS is the way an Ohio paper
announces an incident "Born April 81, to
w. b aud Jennie c. Hearu, daughter
Shall vote when she is 81" AN honest
employment is the best inheritance that
falls to any one. "A WESTERN gentleman
advertises for "self-supporting wife" -
lT Is said that the Harpers use every day
In their printing establishment ten thous-
and dollars worth of paper. AS com
/ pensation for accidents suffered on the va
rious lines, the British railways last year
paid out an aggregate sum Of 81 ,66S, 81 5
damages "A MAN in Illinois, twenty
four hours after his wife died, aud before
her funeral, played croquet with the girls.
For this the indignant neighbors tarred
and fc4thered him GENERAL WALKER
son Of Robert j. Walker, has recovered
verdict of $4,000 against the Erie compa-
ny for injuries from an accident two years
ago. THERE is an oak tree on the prem
ises of w. W. Arlington, Esq, in Nash
county, North Carolina, which has furnish
ed wood for four fire places since January
lst, and the supply is said to be still large.
"A MACHINE for catching bedbugs has
been patented -. BALTIMORE ships annu-
ally 40,000,000 cans of oysters . THERE
is still snow Is feet deep in the Rocky
Mountains -. .SMALL-POX has made its
appearance in Norfolk - The Rev. james
A. Latane, of the Episcopal Church at
Stauuton, has resigned: and accepted a call
to Wheeling A CLEVELAND merchant
lately received package lsbeled 81 box
Tom Cats" 1t took him some time to
discipher the fact that the inscription meant
a box of tomato catsup. a TWO year old
hcifer has been discovered in an advanced
state of petrfcation in large Springs, near
Farmentan, Green Pan Pete county, Nc
braska The animal is so complete that
even ear marks are plainly visible
THERE are 2,5l5 public free schools in
Virginia This does not include Richmond,
Petersburg, or Norfolk, however. =. DR..
HELMBoLD, the prince Of patent medicine
mcu aud advertisers, has done The priuccly
thing IN giving to hia brother the magnii-
cent drug store recently opened by him in
the Gisey House, New York The esiab-
iishmcut is one Of the finest in the country.
aud probably in the world THE bark
Yoes, which was recently wrecked on Mar
acaibo reef, was pillaged by the Indians,
and 200 bags of coffee stolen DrpreIa-
tons by Indians ali along the Spanish
Main against vessels in distress are fire.
qu,nt. AT Trenton, New Jersey, on
Saturday evening. young girl named
Shields, in the third story of her father
house, discovering that it was on Ere, and
that retreat was cut off below, asccnded to
the roof, advanced to its verge, aud jump
ed to the roof Of an adjoining house, when
she escaped TIE Indian chiefs had a
reception az Cooper Institute, at New York
this week Tho iodians said "promises
from Washington are lies" "A YOUNG
man named Hunter, al RichGeld, Summit
county, Ohio on Saturday last, being de.
uied the privilege Of seeing young lady
with whom be was in love, and ordered
FROM the house, shot and it is feared NOR
tally wounded her father and her mother,
and nearly killed her brother, and pursued
the lady to take her life. He was, howev-
or, at last oyerpowored and carried to Jail.
&c.. NEAR Darlington, H., a few days a.
go, n boy named Cousins, thirteen years Of
age, thought that be would 60 into a past
ure and have a little fun with a calf that
was there a rope was tied around the an
imars neck, and the boy tied the other end
around bis own body, when the calf start
cd TO run, threw the boy down, and drag
ged him through brush and among trees