South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-11-07

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the 18th inst. Read his advertisement.
The Circuit Court for Mineral county COM
mences on Tuesday, the 18th day of November.
Judge Hoge will preside 10 place OF Judge Allen
In the notice, last week, OF the proceedings
Of our Circuit Court, we were misnformed in re-
gard to the case OF the STATE &c. JosRPu Cux-
ylxGHAN. The case was not dismissed by the
State, are requested 10 say, but that Nr Gun
bingham confessed guilty OF an assault Il battery.
The greatest hsrdsman in the world, Is the
title claimed for Samuel, W. Allen, Of Texas,
who owns ESQ, 900 cattle lie has one ranch,
Eighty miles long aud forty wide, between the
Nevada and Colorado rivers, the largest on the
continent, which pastures 900. Two Others
accommodate, respectively, 10000 and IS, 600.
The.e cattle all subsist native grasses OF part
81 Texas Ris herds require the attention Of at
ieas, 400 herders and brsnders and the use OF D.
600 horses. lie brands 80, coo calves every year
10 keep up The supply. The value Of his stock,
exclusive Of the land, exceeds i've million and a
half, He is the chief meat purveyor for New Or.
leans and the neighboring counties on the Gulf
coast
On the South Branch, on the farm OF George
W Washington, Esq, few days ago, a deer
WAS killed which, after being dressed, weighed
81 pounds.
Our friend, II. b. Dawson, Esq II will be
seen 10y advertisement in to-day's paper, has re-
ceiyed his fall and winter goods. His stock needs
no windy "specisl'-upon fair examination hi 8
goods will speak for themselves.
SUDDEN DSATHs PROM EATING ,CABsAGk-It is
reported to us from good authority, that in the
neighborhood Of Railroad Union, small vii.
lSge in the adjoining county OF Frederick, Va. !,
FIVE ersons in one family died q few days since
from eating boiled cabbage 1t 10 believed by
Physicians that they were poisoned through the
agency OF small green worm, which proves We
~ numerous and destructive to cabbage this sea-
sou. Persons using This vegetable should be We
~ cautious; the leaves should be separated and
thoroughly examined before placed in a vessel to
he cooked Morgan Hercu-y Noe. l.
Tue AMERICAN FARxSR for November is Mt
ray Of sessonable ma tier for the farmer. The
aim OF this old journal seems TO be less to cater
90 the popular taste for the attractive, than to
furnish to the working and thinking agricultu-
list, in whatever branch solid fare from the best
sources. Most Of its contents are original, eith-
or from the editors correspondents Of expert
ence IN their several departments, but such Sc
icctions ns are presented are made with jud gment
with view to their adaptability 10 the needs
on our section. We can commend the Farmer to
our readers as reliable paper. Yhe publishers
fer some valuable preniu ms for clubs and will
send the last three numbers OF this year free 10
subscribers sending in their names before Dec
-. Published by Samuel Sands Son, Balti-
more, Md at 81 so a year, or at 81 In clubs ci
i've or more. Specimen Nos. will be sent free
-Nessrs Gilkeson, Pattie & Pugh il will be
vhaerved by reference TO their advertisement in
our columns to-day, have received their new
goods. Their commodious new rooms are full
VI such articles as every family needs
The PostofEcs at Buck Horn, Psndleton
county, is Discontinued the papers now 60 10
Deer Run.
Isaac Holingsworf a well known and
much respected citizen, died at his residence near
Winchester on the 9th ult
The Winchester .N,rs has been presented by
Mr. D. IInrdesty with Sweet Potato weigh
ioS seven pounds.
Ban KiGyD.-On Sunday, The Goth ult., 9
insii bear was seen on the Northwestern Turn
pike between Mr.. Boles' and Ridgevile the fact
wa made known and several gentlemen mountst
Their horses gave pursuit The bear beingclose
~ pressed by the hOrsemen, took TO q tree, frou
which lie Was shot by Nessrs A. Chamberir
sud Vim. Psrrill both having fred At the sam,
Instant The snimSl weighed 70 pounds, net.
The application made al newspaper Office
'.r spare paper il considered to be quite a.
unreasonable as call upon q dry goods store
Ter Sspsre yard Of ribbon, or . yArd Of tape
Nls7s MosI oT I'm --Lo,d Skeldersdale who
'sion.shsi tie country with the price Of $40 ,OOt
iHat he paid for blooded COW at the sale near
i,,a Se~ York, has since been looking at cat
dc 10 California, and more recently in Kentucky
70 8 90 be hoped he won't dull" the mArks
'1y higher - Ball. Sun
We think Lord SkelmersdGle could, BY a visi
70 The South Branch aud would not have {,
6l The market any higher, be Accomm odS
TED with bloodcd stock at much less than $40,
o.0 acow
zoe Of the most remarkable cases Of "bsol
Jay occurred recently in New York. One o
me old school" subscribers Of the Kingston
Journal vas ltirty-one years 10 arrears for hi