South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-09-25

The notice for services in the PRESBYTERIAN
Church on mex. Sunday is hereby recalled, in
he hope that as many Of our people as can do
=, will attend the services held in connection
vlh the meeting OF Winchester Presby,ery at
arlington. G.. w. FINLEY.
Sept, 25, 1874.
AT the Shenandoah Agricultural Fair, Win
chester, on Saturday last, the race for three yea
dds. mile heats, between T. r. 4 W. n. Davis's
b. f. Betsey, and s. ID. Longs b. c. Frank Mur-
pbr was won by the former in two straight
heats time, .5l9-l.54l.
The Romne Public School, Prof J. NJ.
SprngstOn, opens on the LIST day of October.
Few young gentlemen or ladies, who desire
10 qualify themselves to teach, will be- received
il this school from any portion of our county,
br paving such moderate tuition fees as the school
tfhcer may require.
-Cabbages have been 80 much injured by
hugs or worms that the crop must be very short.
CRAZE CATsUP.-lt is said ripe grapes with
sugar vinegar, cloves and other spices, boiled
uutil teGdcr, make an excellent relish to eat with
cold meat.
General James S. Wheat, An old citizen and
Prominent lawyer Of Wheeling died on Thurs
duy u last week, in the Goth year of his age.
The deceased, we understand, was known of all
uen for bis genial social qualities, was popul ar
With all classes and will he greatly missed.
ADVERTISE YoUR Busissss.-Tbe Lynchburg
RJuJ'ican Gays that a few merchants may have
succeeded in business from local circumstances
Without the aid Of printers ink, but niuety-nine
az Cf every hundred Of our most successful mer
chants owe heir fortunes in great measure, to
the publicity given TO their business through
The newspapers.
MAMMOTH DuLL.-There was on exhibition
Yesterday at the warehouse Of Messrs William
Hoppe Co., No. ca South Cay street, a magni-
fcent specimen OF horned cattle. twas The AL
irney hull Aikwright, only four years old, and
vGshing three thousand pounds. Arkwright
YES raised by Messrs Samuel Slater h Sons, OF
Webster, Massachusetts, from pure imported AL
iernoy stock. The bull reached this city from
Providence, r. l., on the steamer Mcclellan, con-
sEcd TO l. l.. Prince Il Co, the freight on him
inounung 10 S25. lie will Ice shipped this
morning on tie steamer Samuel J. Pentz to Mr.
owen Norris, Of Easton, Md, who has recently
purchased him Mt high figure, and who is now
s6gaged in stocking his extensive farm with the
finest stock to he obtained anywhere. Ark
eht is of white and gray color, the latter
REVEALING about the head and cxtrem.ies lie
measures ten feet around the waist, aud ten feet
nd n half in length He is in fair condition.
"a competent Judges are of opinion that at least
nue thousand pounds could DO added to him by
f:rFcr fGtiening. lie is exceedingly docle, and
VIII doubtless prove great acquisition to the
cattle growing interest of the Easlsrn Shore Of
Nary!And.-Bah. San, Sept Is.
In Wiltshire, England, famous for its bacon
10 Is sad the brst!es removed from the hog
ty siHgeng instead Of sc0lding, as the latter pro-
e,ss is considered Injurious to tho favor of the
neat
The newspaper editor who knows every
hing aud only publishes that which ought to
- Anown. has never yet been found. The man
woman Who never reads paper in which they
% not fnd something to condemn, is too anna
e for this beautiful world
-, is said that four women out of Eve stick
lie hostage stamp IN the left hand corner of the
cTocpe. Is this 30, Mr. Postmaster Cookus ?
LARGE TREE. "A few days ago Mr.. VIM. H.
Violet, by order Of the River Commissioners cut
is. pmore tree, that stood near the River on
l. land of Mrs st. c. Cameron 1t measured
iu C.,.f 90
across the stump. 1t had a limb Is feet from
t- ground that six feet in diameter. Is
I,fc ser tree 10 Hardy county; or even 10
"a. |rgiuii?- Heartfelt 1dCertiser.
Tie newspaper is a law book for the indo-
.t' sermon for the thoughtless, library for
100 ioor. Il may stimulate the most Indifferent
0u. instruct The mos. profound
VINO Will IT BE2
'he ros,pouemeut Of the Gift Concert Of the
''1W.ky Public Library TO November 3Otb
'''i Vas resolved upon 10 make a full drawing
'"".a'y There will positively lie no further
i#'na'ueat, Oud the great prize will be the
n.s,frent sum ofS2JO ooc. Who will get it2
what pe,tered man Gov. Bramlstie, Of Louis
'.t business manager, would be, if the people
'ii,..I he could tell
81 DO you keep matches ?' asked a wAg Of a
.'-fss' "Oh, ycs, ell kinds" was the reply.
nke troltirg match, " said the wag
'a,Dd, Mcdowell Immediately handed him
tt.7oe pills.
-.' seems that Norman Taylor, OF w Woodstock.