South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-28
South 8raneh Sntelliscnrsr.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, FEB. %, 1873.
Pos1roSMrsr.-The public renting adv.rti,ed

PosTFoNMENr.-The public renting advertised
ny JOSEPH c. PANCAKE, Esq, on our outer form
to-day, under the caption of next week" TO
take place on Tuesday, 4th March," has been
postponed until TUESDAY, the 18th day OF
MARCH, 1873, being courr day, when the rent
ing will take place at the Courthouse, in Rom
ncy. FEB. %, 1873.
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church Of the United States meets in Baltimore
on the 18th of Nay next. The body will be
composed OF about six hundred delegates, re.
presenting all the Presbyterss in the United
States, each Presbytsry being represented by
one ministerial and one lay delegate, and a
Pfssbytery having more than twenty four minis
tiers sending double delegation.
1T is said that more stock wss carried over
the Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad, last month, than
durisg any month Of the preceding three years.
CoLD WEATHER. The thermometer iu thi,
place on Monday morning last marked 4 degrees
below zero.
UoRsEs SHIPPED At CLiHKsBURa. From the
10Th Of January 10 the 18th OF February, Their.
were 22G horses shipped at Clsrksburg for the
Eastern markets. The average price paid for
these horses, says the Telegraph, va, $3.50 each,
making an aggregate amount of S2s, $50 paid to
IN. farmers Of Ilnrri1on county for horses in
month.
4 correspondent OF ia. Wheeling La,,ugsn-
piv of
which TOOK place in West Milford, Harrison go.
this State, on the 10th ia.tant Mrs. ALLEN. the
Eile OF Rev VI. ALLEN, of the Methodist Episco-
Ial Church of that place, stepped out and in the
space of about thirty minutes il was found that
she had thrown herself tito & large hogshead Of
WINTER and there persisted. Mrs Allen had been
a times during the past tive or three year. la
boring under mental alterations This was no
doub, the cause Of her untimely death. Mrs.
Allen was very excellent Christian lady and
unusually loved by AL who knew her Her ma
ny friends in West Virgins will learn with deep
regret her demise She left two dear children
TO mourn the loss Of their mother
Tile Washington papers tell US or a very
interesting criminal 4 gentleman named Dank-
worth, who loved lady 'madly," formally
made a tender of his affection and things unto
her. This che failed to perceive in that light
She probably told him that she would love him
ns a brother, but &c, &c Two nights ago no
called to see her and she was mot at home
lie sent An entreatv that she would come TO the
window and speak TO him Thi. she did and
ns soon ss she appeared the lover banged away
At her with pistol, aud shot her in the side in
ilicting painful and dan gerous wound lie IL
now IN jni. This evidently, ssrs the Baltimore
DHiy N'ws, is case Of love ma lness. Insani
~ will be.a safe defen e lie felt ihst-he could not
live without her and could not sec her Anothers
with capital A But there was some meth.
Cd in his madness. lie tried To kill her instead
of himself Murder 10 now quite respectable
Suicide is vulgar.
Henry Clay once accused John Randolph Of
being an aristocrat. Ia voice whose shrll.
piercing tones penetrated every ear in the
House, Randolph exclaimed ar man is
known by the company he keeps, the gentleman
who Just sat down is more ofsn arstocrat than
] claim TO re for he spends most of his
High's in the company OF kings and queens and
knSvcs %
BEAUTIFUL HINuvEIrlNG -Thors are but
few Of our readers who would not like TO acquire
rapid and beautiful hnndwritng FOR there is
no other one accomplishment 90 highly priced
~ this. The business colleges of the country
have afforded the beet instruction in this branch
and have succeeded in producing the most &C
comPlished penmsn. The best penman in Ame-
RIGA to-day is Prof. GlsKsLL, Prsst Of tho Bry-
ant Stratton College Of Manchester, y. II
There are few lovers OF the beautiful art OF zen.
man5hip who have not heard n his wonderful
r"nman, and many ha'e seen specimens Of his
skill. Ills large specimens have stl-sctsd great
attention in New York City aud throughout the
country where they have been placed on sIhi-
billion
lie is now engaged day an1 night sending out
Copies Tor selfinstruction, which he writes him
self expressly for applicants, 60 that any one esa
lears TO write At the home fresiSs. These con-
lain full printed Instructions, and are put up in
large heavy envelopes and sent BY msil prepaid
for 81 90 per package. They are all numbered
and so fully explained that no one can fsil to
is-rn RAPIDLY from them They have beeu or.
dHtd by thousands NOT by poos writers slons.
tut 10y The leading hers u panwaushig
'hrour hout the United states sud Osnada our
readers would DO well to write f.r q package. as
nothing go complete, beautiful and usofgl fgr
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