South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-09-11


THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Romnsy, August 81 1874.
The letter Of Hon. J. n. Camden, as request
cd by friend is published on our FIRST page.
The ague is prevailing among the citizens OF
Petersburg and vicinity, Grant county. A ply
scan Of that burg Informed US on Tuesday OF
last week, that in three days be was aware of no
less than my new cases of the disease.
ON Monday last ITO head of very fine Cattle
from Highland county, Va, destination Lancas.
ter Pa, passed through this place. Owned by
David Snyder, of Highland aud Mr.. Hoover. Of
lancaster. On Tuesday another drove passed
through number not ascertsined.
The Circuit Court Of Grant county, his Hon.
J. W. F. Allen presiding, commences on Tues
day next, the 9th inst
Mr.. Alfred Parkins, of the vicinity of Win
chester, an aged citizen died few days ago.
Capt Reuben d. Hill, a we'll known citizen
Of stanton, while on visit to the residence of
Mr.. s ] Reynold, in Highland county, Va, on
the 2nd instant, died suddenly of apoplexy, while
sitting in bis chair. Capt. h was in the 10th
year OF his age.
--Seventy-fve pounds of Bass, taken from the
South Branch, by Mr. Ike Bliss, of Cumberland
day last week, is noted by the Ne,os, as a
remarkably good days catch.
We indebted to Hon. II. c. Davis, for a
OF cf bio Jal;y
lie meeting held ut New Creek on the 18th ult
We will give some extracts from this speech, pro-
yidcd, our friend to whom we loaned it, will re-
turn the same.
Miss Laura C. Strider, the accomplished
young lady who had charge of the public school
in this place the past year, has been appointed
assistant teacher in Marshall College, Huntington,
this State.
WORMS OF RECONCILIATION lady residing
in New York, as stated by contemporary, who
lost her husband and two sons in the late war,
having read the speech of Major c. Jones of
Montgomery, Ala, on last Decoration day and
being deeply impressed with the noble statements
then uttered, instructed firm Of jewellers to
forward to the President of the Ladies' Memorial
Association, in Montgomery, 70, presentation to
Major Jones, a silver cup having the following
inscription "To Major Thomas G.. Jones the
orator on Confederate Memorial Day, April 1874,
from Northern woman, widowed and bereft of
her sons 10y the war, a token of her apprecia-
ton of the soldierly words spoken in kindness
If the Northern dead In her letter of instruc-
lions The anonymous donor wrote ''The war
widowed me and took away my two sons. For
long time felt as { never could forgive those
who slew the defenders of the Stars and Stripes
hut hen think of the war-wdowed mothers of
the South, and see such language as this it
makes me tender and juster to the South. .
f. el that men like this Major Jones must be no
DE and trae in heart ard fought and died be-
cause they thought it was right. want them
10 feel that such sentiments echo in tic Northern
Aeart, and in truth tend to draw the whole
country together for it's healing"
The American Farmer for September
This old-established farn paper ia promptly at
hnt We notice that it has this month absorb
Cd one Of its younger contemporaries the West
'r Firm Jour.li lis pages are filed as usual
"i'h sound and practical Information. No far
mer, gardener, dairyman or stock raiser but
would be benefited by reading it.
All branches Of farm work are treated, but cs
ieyiaI attention is paid in this number to the
wheat crop.
Published by Saml. Sands h Son, No. North
81 Baltimore, Nd, at sl5O a year copies,
500 Specimens sent free on application.
Somebody advertises a preparation for keep
hs 'aiys hands free from chaps report
That she has no money would do, the Wheeling
H-r thinks, the same thing.
'ar'y Circui. Court Judge J. w. f. Allen
g Charles Lobb, Esq, Clerk, we under
urncd Tuesday last. a good deal
business was transacted during the
H,aoy a colored girl, charged with
le child Sas found in the dam Of
Immediately in rear Of the Muln
Nuoh ast-was tried occupy
.e h.n Aea asdsy Of last week uu-
=. 'a'.d. sri quilted
Nevada a. a4lt Caro'ins have bad bigger
''.''snouls tba. i.stltg bat 7hen the can
.''' l.'y opens 10 Virginia, and W say also in
We. Virginia, What rpcuUog fme we shall
A0se'. Of South Carolina having been spo-
ss "a gambler, the Providence Press Gays
a'- bad a suspicion that, like Moses Of old
'. was brought up by one Of The Faro family.
N0NrHLT MAGAZINE FOR OCroBgR.-
.. number wc have seen for many days is
'.. Magazine for October us engrayings
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