South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-04-17


liquor shops open than any other New Eny,and
State in proportion to her population. and sbe
pays the federal government thirty mo- ron,
more for taxes on liquor than all ,ae other New
hogiand States together Tie fact thus exbib.
i'eu seems TO be but part of the evil The New
otA journal q Commerce says ''it is the mos,
'fui'iui cause of bribery and dishonesty anon q
! e'nstaoles, judges and juries. Whereas before
prohibition Massachusetts was proverbiai for the
purity Of her Judicial system now if curren, re-
ports are to be credited the coustabulary force
OF Massachusetts, whose peculiar business il i. TO
execute the liquor law, is compact organiza-
/ 'ion OF bride takers and black maiers. The
irohlo'tory laws, so far they are executed at
All, seem to be Lew led against the light wines
and beers instead Of the heavier drinks"
The ithlca, New YORK JJrrnh, gives the
facts OF singular accident which les uted in the
death OF young married man of that place II
appears that he WAS accustomed TO early rising
TO 20 to his work, and on tue morning in qurs-
uon his wife, thinking he WAS oversleeping
spoke ia order to wake hin. lie spran! Sudden
| ly up, and in so doing hit a lamp which was
a chair at the head Of the bed The globe WAS
broken and piece of II struck him on the neck
piercing an artery and causing him TO bleed TO
death in less than five minutes
/ BALLoU's monthly MAGAZINE FOR MAY.-We
do not wonder that all classes are eager to wei
come monthly issue Of this popular magazine
for il Contains just such stories a suit every one
The variety is so great that every t,se is suited
Such sea stories cant be found elsewhere the
tales OF domestic life are not eluslled in any 9TH
er pubicItiou in this c)untry, wiile the illus
trated articles and poetry are always seasonable
and good, So good in fact, thlt some of the best
people in the country regular subscribers TO
the Magazine. la fact Ballou has patrons in
! England, France and Germany, aud at lest ten
copies are sent TO promin nj Americans wil re-
side in Russia, and who hail its monthly appear
ance with much pleasure. This is sign of pop
uarity which is appreciated by the publishers,
and they strive to make the Magazine better md
better each year, and we think they ave sue
ceeded in their Efforts. Remember pretty little
Chrome goes to each subscriber Published by
! Themes il Talbot, 36 Bromfiel Ia Street Boston
Private SALEs.-Ilon. J. T. TIoke has purchas-
cd from James II. Trout, his brick dwelling
! house and lot of ground. at 81 100
James II. Trout has purchased from J r.
CMskadon, his fTm on Nav Greek, for ST., 10 O.,
J cash
Andrew Grimes has sold his house and lot oc-
cupied by Jacob Kitzmiler, to George Wells L
Bro, for $3.50. Creek Trijanr
The following letter to a Congregational in
nutionist hits the nail on the herd al see you
are in favor OF more money. | have a few dol =
lars in M pocket that should like to have in
h'ed. have also some debts that should
like to have contracted. IT you gentlemen in
: Congress will manage to literally Increase the
one and decrease the other, think I can come
out about even"
Young ladies are advised to get out their
dumb-bels and go to prnc,icing, so MS to devel-
ope sufficient muscle to WELD tho large Spanish
fars that will be the rage the coming season
The Brooklyn Argus is Of opinion that a
kind " ord "wil always 60 further than IA,
iron or potato masher." No doub; but the
1rgus man is correct in his opinion.
A Clergyman at Clnrnda, Ohio, was away
from home when the crusade began. lie return
ed in the evening and saw his wife standing AT
the bar 0: saloon, singing as loud as she could
| yell lie supposed she was drunk, and entering
/ the saloon, the tears rolling down his face, he
said Come home, wife you have ruined me
/ drunk -drunk-drunk."
! A nineteen pound baby, OF the masculine per-
suasion was born few days ago, in Bedford
county, Pennsylvania
Since tho war 100000 has been ,pont on
the Virginia Nilit,ry Institute at Lexington, but
not by tho State.
( 1t costs dollar year to keep chicken
/ That il il costs the man that owns it that much,
/ bu, the next door ueighbor, who has a ga rdeu,
basn made his estimate yet.
/ II, is said that tho freeze last week entirely
destroyed the peach crop in this neighborhood.
/ WmchesiD Times, APTH 10.
-Dypiberia prevails to considerable extent
10 the Back Creek neighboihood, in this eoun-
/ ~, and is said to be spreading N.
A young LADY in Orleans couuly New York,
is six feet seven inches high and she isn't stuck
up either.
-'Faseinatou" is the name of new perfume
about to be introduced to the public.
-Psrsstcncy is fnal victory John Couch
was married 10 Philadelphia last week to girl
who had rejected him eighteen times She said