South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-08-29

The Lady Friend published by Deacon
( Peterson, Philadelphia, and 'Arthur's Home
Magazine, have been consolidated.
We acknowledge the receipt Of a ticket TO
a,,eni the National Industrial Exposition, Lou
isville, Kentucky. commencing on the 2ad Of
September and continuing 10 October llth.
Robert s. Hook, of Highland county, Va,
died on the 9th instant, in the 18th year of his
age. Mr.. Hook had been toe many years q Ma
cistrate, was a soldier Of the war of 1912, and
vas receiving pension from the United States
Government At the time of his death. lie was
one of the most substantial men of the county.
The following is the description Of dan
ectous counterfeit SlO greenbsck, lately put in
circulation, and taken at the banks In
the genuine, the shading around the 10 in the
medallion appears like fine net work and runs
close up to the figures. In the counterfeit the
shading is picked up, aud becomes cosrser ~
i, reaches the figures, forming light streak or
circulsr haze Another test is on the figure 10
within the light circle. The genuine has three
aud third dots on the left But the surest
uuine has four distinct rOus Of (eathers under the
wing, while in the counterfeit the rows of feath-
,ts underlined. One Issue of this counterfeit
is OF the new Series, letter ID, No So; another il
letter ID, with small 5 under the ID. No 81
Newer issues have appeared lately, in which
some Of the defects above referred to have been
corrected.
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Piece and Four Instrumental Pieces. worth 81
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SNAKES. friend at FInis,one sends the
Cumberland T'mes the following in reference to
raid on II snake den, made by JOHN E. Tviry
ono OF ioyt Cos. employees. on the 2lst inst
bile getting out bark Warrior Mountain
hr I"gg discovered the den aud killed irsnty-
'y" rdTI'nGk,s, and nine coppskedd. in Que
neat The total number Of rattlss vas 2Ol the
total length of the 81 snakes was 1856 feet, in
'hes. AS our correspondent says: This i. right
eood for Warrior, and not good day for
suhkes either
DEATH or PRoFHssoH IToLcoynR The Hon
James ?. IiSIconbe, of Virginia, died at Capou
springs, in this County, on Friday Last. Mr.
I0lcombc, the Baltimore SYn stateI, "yas eiu-
'e:ed at Princeton aud the University of virginia
lie settled in Cincinnati, aud adopting legal au-
ih"rship as q profession, be published books on
iluity, the Law of Debtor and Creditor, and in
conjunction with Mr.. Gholson, of Cincinnati
edited Smith Mercantile Law, with copious
notes. Leaving Cincinnati about the year 1919,
Nr Hocombe removed to Washington in order
TO avail himself OF the Congressional Library in
the pursuit VI more extensive schemes Of profes-
S"n"I authorship. While there and So engaged
he was elected to tho professorship OF TnternA.
uonnl and Constitutional Law Equity and Com.
mercaI Law ia the University Of Virginia. En-
iwng on the duties Of this chair in October
1901, he remained until 1851, when he visa urg.
e' hy the iesdng men Of Albcmarlc county to
'o""ne candidate for the state convention
called 20 meet in February, 1861. lie canvassed
TIE cou1ty and wac elected to the convention by
large majority. tie was also elected to tbs first
N'h.rirrA'e Congress from that district. To-.
''fIs Che latter part Of the war he WAS sent on
m .si0n to the British provinces, and, it will
zee remembered. bore part in the negotiations
winch took place at Niagara Falls After the
war Hr. H''combc established the Bellevue High
.'''r DOB Bedford county, Virginia, to which
Q. mas been dev0tng his faculties ever since"
''T I"w Tie Piedmont Independent says
.'. engine t.', one Of tie passenger train en-.
''' '' i1e baltimore and Ohio Railroad re-
'..! gan from Cumberland to Msrtinsourg, 10
".o' 10 one hour aud fty-eight minutes. stop
fsge-" times on the way, and says that
'..-e e'o be no mistake about the record, az the
'.l SOS timed By Colonel Thomas H. sharp
'''fro' transportation, and Captain French,
.s"a' Supervisor Of Trains
blue ranc FIVE feet hig6 ans measuring
.'i from ZIP TO Tip Of the wings, vas killed
Gays go 10 Fsyqyser county, Va
Tho Mineral County Court has passed an or
' 70 enforce ,hc law against hog, running at
10 'be county.
' worthy young ficad, HEspY wurr,
'tad supply Of The most beautiful Pic,
have ever seen. Those desiring 10 pro.
melting % aiorn their rarlors will call
Oh" carly IS Nr. " is decidedly ladies
course iac ladies viii paronize him.
uas'c women ara now sold At public spc.
.' streets OF san Francisco. are there
.''. Nr' Stoves, or is the gushing puritan
..y novel by Tie woes Of the negro. w.
'rgy SgfssDi0u