South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-03-21

tac ensuing Conference year will be found on
our first page to- day.
1T is said that the President Of the Washing
ton Cincinnati and St Louis narrow guage
railroad contemplates letting it to contract in
April from Harrisonburg, Va, to Highland
court house Another link for the South Branch
Railway.
Good Friday comes on the llth of April,
aud Easter Sunday on the 18th.
- distressing accident occurred in Baltimore
city at the boarding house of Miss S. Duval, a
few days ago. The servant girl, in order to re-
suscac GIe in bed-chamber, took the oil
can aud poured the fluid on the smOuldering fire,
the can exploded instantly enveloping the girl
ia a sheet OF flame. The girl fled into the street
in the fresh air, her clothes were soon burnt off
her, and she was so burned that she died in
short time after the accident
We are pleased TO note that our old friend
Major DANlEL WAsHABAuGH has been reapp ointcd
Postmaster at Bedford, Pennsylvani
4 few days ago, MIR. AMOS RoaERsoN, on
Grassy Lick Run, in this County. in telling A
tree. found in the heart Of il a bullet. and Mr..
x supposes from the growth, it must have been
lodged there Gtty-eight or si1ty gears ago.
PEoFrrtEss PufFNG-SpoScIxG on THE pn,x.
Irl -onc of our exchanges, says the Lyncbburr
Isypo'n, ia speaking of newspapers. and what
H. expected Of them, very furcibly remarks that
'lhclc Is no business in all the wide world go
sod. 90 81.
lnS newspaper IL really seems TO us that
lA'Ic corporations, societies and associations in
general, have peculiar ideas about printers
They think we ought to print, puff and publish
n for nothing, that is, free gratis = in other
words, they seem astonished II we ask half price
only for obituary notices, cards of thanks, trib-
'''s oi respect, personal communications, or any
mug else mat only interests few persons, and
a'' The general reader.
iusY THINK THAT IT Cosrs NO MONEY 70 nd
Use, puff, etc And thus ore and another
SD. sponge They forget that this business
.tt's them known they forget that prinler's
makes nine ienti!s OF their iInmen Sc fortunes
.. forget thHt 1t takes money to pay compost
.-lo bay INK, type aud paper aud lastly,
forget even to thank you for gratuitously
ding their business or serving the public
Not oH!y DO country editors suger from these in
''"'ns' DNt 'hey are also Compelled to listen to
'h' d'" noase of some fellow wto wants to in
''"'uer .aE'-eim'sian baths, agricultural iusur-
'''' ru. cr .1-'r-c5.ted, double back action
ho'ris. We .,c. sure that if ve were
provincial cl.'or "o would live 7ery cheap, be-
cause W. should gy' bored for nothing"
-..'- Saturday cGded the six weeks ground
t. winter
'' '"" Winchester Shoe Factory about fifty
"Ho"u are employ d sud the weekly produc.
20" .. I'om siA 10 niue hundred pairs Of shoes
''" ''F"" says the Grand
'"' "''"n u" prevent him
'- I'''.'" e''' Out she followed
~',r' '''y were married The
NV" from RUSSIA TIL further
''..'r'"f Jew Lieut. Fred. Grant is said to be
..''iy Tor The statement
n.e,o -.
ct trying to GiTc the Almighty special
'''oS"'"'n -" 'he national charter. let
Toe made TO elect to public Offices men
'' 'P"'ze ""d laws as their rule Of ac-
Jus 'e"d OF r"tii'ing II Constitutional a
%" required Of members Of Congress that
stand prepared TO obey Gods command
.ss. This would no prscac., C,,,.;s,i,.i,.. =,
he President has renominatsA his old Cab.