South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-05-29
Memorial Dav.

Memorial Day.
Mr. HARPER Please allow me space 10 make
a lew suggestions TO the good people Of our town
ana vicinity. Two weeks ago read an article
In your paper calling attention to the approach
OF Memorial Day" which was glad 10 sec
and now take it upon myself 10 urge unirer.
sal oeserraHee; aud, in order that all NAV be har
monions, would suggest that due preparation
be made on the day previous, viz Friaay. the
Ssh of June, and that on Saturday morning. n,
10 o clock, all the friends, ladies chow we love
to see them engaged in this work OF love zen
tlemcn and children proceed to the Cemetery
to distribute their offerings on the graves Of our
noble slain. Aud another suggestion For the
last six yesrs il has been the custom here, while
decorating the soldiers graves. 20 also remember
our own loved and family ties this to me- has
seemed wrong, simply because this day has been
set apart especially for the buried heroes our
privilege to go, if we desire, every day to the
greves OF our friends, and place foral offerings
there; then why not give all our flowers and
evergreens to our soldiers on decoration day F.?
| have not been informea, bu, suppose our min
listers will be with us, and venture TO say, there
will, at least, be one PRAYER offered on the oeca-
sion. would also suggest that the ringing OF
the Presbyterian church bell may make known
the hour for assembling. let il not be later ,hss
or 10 o'clock. ] hope TO see an unusual large
number out.
The following story, the t-uth of which is
vouched for by California paper, would SEGA
10 show that the noble traits attributed TO In
dams by novelists and playwrights have some
foundation of fact to rest upon Six weeks sgo
seven male Indians and young Indian woman
started TO cross Clear Lake, near the northern
end in small boat which was capsized three
miles from land They righttd it, but as the
lake was rough they could not bail it out, and
while full of water il would not support more
than one person. The men put the girl in and
held on the edges of the boat, supporting them
selves by swimming till exhausted and chilled
thr ough by the cold water, and then dropping
off, sank one by one. They showed no thought
of disputing tie young woman 8 exclusive right
TO the boat She was saved by their self-sacgifce
POTAro DCG PRLvENTFD. A few dave ago we
met with gentleman 10y the name Of Severn,
wealthy farmer OF Rock Island comfy, Illinois,
who Informed us that lie had prevented the de-
predations Of the potato bugs for several years
10y sprinklng upon The plants strong decoction
Of May apple. lie informed us that he gathered
the leaves of the May apple and boiled them so
ms TO make the detection sufficiently strong, and
then sprinkled it over the potato plant with n
common sprinkler. lie snid no bug would eat
the plants until rain had washed the May ap-
,,1o do
cess would have TO be gone through with again
-Ercluge
roTAro BUcs.-The gardeners along the river
complain that the potato bugs are literally eating
up their plants. Quite a number have exhaust
cd their supply OF tomatoes the pests having de-
stroyeG them Wheeling h'eNigenetr.
-ComplRiatS come 10 us from different lccal-
ties in this county, Of the rnysges o. the potato
bugs vegetation generally.
1t appears that at late meeting of the
Centennial Committee held in PHILADELPHIA,
financial statement was made which shows that
the Subscriptions to the Exhibition now rggrc-
gate 4405 200. The expenses Tor all purposes
have been sl44.7l2 If the bindings are con-
strucied according to the designs adopted by the
Commission, they viii cost -. $50 900.
Yesterday a nau entered Nr Lewis ". MI.
icr's house about dtybrclk Ia the morning lie
got into Mr.. MilIers room through wiado W
and took his pocketb1ok from his p1ntaloon5
which were lying OIL the bed Mr. Miller awoke,
md seeing the intruder sprang for his gun. but
the burglar anticipated him, secured the gun and
made or and as il WAS well loaded. Mr. Miller
was for tie moment eGectually deferred from at
tempting to capture him. lie describes BIN as
being yellow man, ofsmlll stature. and wear
ing a very large hat Winchester Times. Nri 81
IF you desire glass Of soda water or lemon
ade. or, indeed, anything good and pleasant 10
the taste in his line, why just call on Mr. George
dated
A literal mindcl youngster was picked up
hy a visitor Of the family, who handling him on
Lis knees, said 81 wish bad this little boy
! think tbere's monev in him" To which
promptly responded the clild J know :here f..
for ] swallowed n cent when VIVA ~ Grandna's
Che o.hef day
Fair damsol quitting on new gloves .--"Too
tight o. no, auute, not NJ I'll besides,
like them a little tight" Troublesome brother.
"Feels as if somcbody was squeezing her hand-
don't Jon sec auntis2'
We govern our passions tut .u general We
let The passions FIRST have trial