South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-11-20

OUTRAGEOUS From a letter received by the
Shenandoah Valley New Market, Va from Mrs
Catharine Sever, the editor max es up the follow
ing statement of most inhumau assertions "An
old man, Jacob Turner residing near Caplin-
gers Mill, Brooks Gap, has two daughters, Lu-
cnda and Frances Turner, both unmarried -
Lucinda has two children aud Francis one On
Thursday night, October %, 1874, during the
absence of Jacob Turner, Joseph Seaver, a mar.
red man, aged 81 years, AID Jackson Caplin
ger, also married man, aged 30 yeats, went to
Turner's house and carried of the women, chill
dren and every thing of value belonging to the
old man. Seaver leaves behind him wife and
one daughter, II years old, Of uusound mind
Caplinger leaves wife and four small helpless
| chilir The parties were last seen going down
South Fork, Hardy county, w. Va, and are
| doubtless making their way West Mr. Turner
is IS years of age, and will suffer by the taking
III Of bis daughters and all his household goods
at tue commencement of winter, aud Mrs Seaver
/ ard Mrs CAP linger deserve and We hope will
receive HE sympathy ard assistance which their
necessities require. AS to the guilty parties,
! they will inquest ionnbly, sooner or later, meet
/ tie punishment Will h their humanity merits "
/ l.IFE. -Live for something Yes, and for
something worthy of life aud its capabilities and
| opportunities for noble deeds and achievements.
/ Every man and every womau has his or her as
! sieumcnt in the duties and responsibilities OF
( daily life. We are in the world 10 make the
world better to lft it up 10 higher levels Of en-
/ joym and progress, u make its hearts and
homes brighter and happier 10y dev citing to our
fellows our best thoughts, activities, aud inlu-
ences. 1t is the motto of every true heart and
the genius of every noble life, that "no man liv-
eth to himself -lives chiefly for his ow u selfish
good. 1t is law Of our intellectual aud moral
being that We promote own happiness in the
exact proportion we contribute TO the comfort
and enjoyment of others. Nothing worthy of the
name OF happiness is possible in the experience
Of those who live only for themselves, all obivi-
Gus Of the welfare OF their fellows -EI.
a SUNDAY NAN According to the Shelby willie
| Ky } Courant, there is a genuine Sunday man in
that town. lie born on Sunday, married
lady who was born Sunday, and whom he first
met md was int oduced TO on Sunday proposed
to her Sunday, obtained The consent of her pa
and ma Sunday, was married on Sunday,
their only child born on Sunday and be
firmly believes that death, when it does come
will visit bis family on Sunday The Courant
neglects to inform whether he was educated
in Sunday school, or ever went a fishing on
Sunday.
FAST RUSNNG.-The Cumberland Tiu,Ss un-
derstands that the Chicago Express, 10 he ran
through, from Baltimore to Chicago on the new
I
lance at The speed Of tblrty-6ve miles per hour.
How many, wien meeting with suffering
and want bave regretted thot they did not pos
sess the means to relieve the distress OF unf5rtu-
nate fellow mortals A ticket in The Texas Git
Concert Association at Denison, may make The
poor man we,lthy. ~ least the cost is but
trife aud no one but can spare a dollar to buy
ticket without any Inconvenience.
a NEW LEAD --How msny times does % 60
into Csc, 900 II goes 5000 times. Well, that
is good per cent even (or California. viii The
best dead ever struck pay as much Certainly
not But there arc strong probabilities that on
investmeutof fifty dollars made 10 the last Grand
Gift Concert, ia aid Of the Public Library Of
Kentucky, will pay that per cent TO somebody.
Why not to one Of us7 Aud then we have only
to wait I'LL the 3Oth Of November cor the result
THE WEArHgR.-The weather, a contemporary
observes IS a prolific subject for comment, and
is always spoken Of being remarkable a
writer in that frat class paper, the AleHandds
Cassue says, "Tbe Oldest men memories are get
ti1g as orthlcss IS their bodies. Let them 90
back to 1880 and they " III find that tie weather
then w1s uaym until The 2lst of January On
Christmas day that year there was a most terrific
thunder storm. The Winter after that was very
severe"
"A bachelor NJ banquet ia Newcastle gave
the following toast "Tbe women and coal Of
Durham county Oh. how dssols'e would Pee the