South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-09-12

w ' cast vi Dfauy s Mill on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, by being
struck BY engine 2l1. The horses were on
the track which they kept for quarter of a
m'le' running in front of the engine, until
stopped by the culvert, when the locomo-
tive dashed on them with the result given
above. The loss is about s7O0.-CumJcr-
land Times, September 9.
"A WOMAN il Zurich recently hai her
cat killed by an official In revenge, she
caught about Fifty mice, incloscd them in
box, and sent them to tho offender, who,
suspeciing nothing, opened the package,
and was Mortified to see the vermiu jump
out and run all over his place. There was
note on the box, saying, "You hare kill
ed my cat; have therefore the honor to
send you my mice"
Tho Democracy Of Allegany county
are divided. During last week two Con-
ventions were held in Cumberland one on
Thursday aud the other on Saturday. The
first Convention nom mated the following
ticket: For Senator, Col. ALFRED SpArEs :;
members Of the House of Delegates, J.
FoRsYTH HARRISON, JOHN SAMMoN, and
THOMAS MCELFIsH; Clerk of the Circuit
Court, HORACE REsLEY Register of Wills,
ELIJAH FULLER; Sheriff, JOHN G. BRA.
DY; County Commissioners, U. Duck
WORTH, PETER CAIN, SAMUEL L WACO
NER, THOMAS Twice, and +. M. GRAM.
LIcH Surveyor, JONATHAN C. MULLER.
Messrs. STATES, REsLEY and FULLER are
the present incumbents of the Offices for
which they have been nominated for re-
election.
The second Convention nominated for
Senator, Thomas G.. MCCU&LoCH Clerk
JonN b. WIDISER Register, GEORGE G !,
Mickey; Sheriff, AND. GoNDER House
of Delegates, JOHN j. CoLLAGuAN, +. G.
NEFF, L. Nj. GRAMLIcH, HENRY BANG
KAMp; County Commissioners, JOSEPH
LoYsToN, GEO. RoBINETTE. j. b. WAL
TON, JAMES b. WILSON, III. II. LOCKER :;
COuh'J "a MtS II. w ARD.
"SHoE-FLY. The way the shoes fly is
shown by shoemaker at Lynn, who makes
two pairs in fOrty-eight minutes. He re-
ccives for his work forty-fve cents q pair.
How they fly in other ways is discovered by
the unlucky folks who buy them, and who,
TO save their solos, can not make them last
much longer than it takes this man to make
them.
SAMUEL HARDY, We think, will take
the belt for the finest tomato raised in Frod-
erick county this season L, was solid,
perfectly formed, and weighed 81 pounds.
- Winchester Times.
The same paper states that there has
been made the present season, in and about
Winchester, not less than 10000 pounds
of honey, oil of which found ready sale OF
a remuuerative price-from Is to 25 cents
per pound, according to the quality.
BALLoU's MAGAZINE FOR OCTOBER
A very nice number is Ballcus for Octo-
Der II contains a remarkable quantity Of
reading matter, all divided into stories and
poetry, engravings and useful reading, such
as any one likes to get hold of to pass away
an hour or two in pleasant manner. Here
is list of the contents, and people can
judge for themselves if Ballou's Magazine
is not worth Is cents single copies, or 81
80 per annum:
'Tho Statue of Jupiter olympus 'The
Lion The banana The Lost Came
The Ghost Of Hcndee Hall ; Il Remember
| Remember " Sentenced to Siberia = Sea
belle ) London at Night Wed & Won ;
'An Unfortunate Match : 81 Merry World
indeed; About Frost ) 'The Man-of- War's
Man; The New Minister at Thornvale; :
Our Young Peoples Story Teller-Nicky
the Waif;' Indian Yarns; Making the
Best ofit;' Ruthven's Puzzle Page ) The
House keeper Facts and Fances ) The
Rise of the Chiguon, Humorous Illus
tratiOns.
For sale at all the periodical depots in
the country. Address THoMEs & TALBOT,
SO BromGeld Street, Boston, for back or
current numbers.
THE gentleman who asserted that his
friend never opened his mouth without put
ting his foot 10 it, being called upon to a
pologize, said he was very sorry, but when
he made the assertion he did not sec the
size Of bis friends foot.
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