South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-05-22
N E W S OF THE AY.

vania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland,
both Virgiuias, aud South C,rolins, COM
bined The paper mill of HARVEY 4
GEORGE, at WeIlsburg, this State, was de-
s'royed by fire on the l1,h inst, loss $780,
OOO.-- DURING the present year eighteen
states will elect governors, thirty FIVE con-
grcssmen, and twenty-five United States
senator's. THE proposition to Introduce
ladies as railroad conductors is frowned up
on in view of the fact that their trains are
always behind. e.. LAWYERS fees: Bow
ing to client, IS; shaking hands with
him, slOj ipquiring about his health, $50 /;
saying good bye, slO-total for thirty Sc
conds interview, S45. .MEssRs Brooks
and BAXTER are members of aud pewhol-
ders 10 the same Methodist Church in Lit
tie Rock SOUTHERN Illinois expects a
large crop of fruit, with the exception of
straw berries, than was ever known before
in that region. AN observing man has
discovered a similarity between a young
ladies' seminary and sugar- house, ss both
refine what is already sweet "A YER
MONT debating club is now struggling with
the question, (Which eats the most chick
ens-ministers or owls?" AN old stager
was compelled by his worthy spouse to "join
the cold water army" which he did, PROM
ising never to touch drop Of anything else
except in sickness. He has never been
we'll since. LIN Baltimore, boy sixteen
years of age, committed suicide by taking
dose OF arsenic. lie had struck another
boy on the head with n malct. and, fearing
that he would be sent TO The penitentiary,
committed suicide. THE Boston Post
says chat there is no use in SIR LAMBToN
LORRAINE, denying that blood is thicker
than water, for erybody knows it is. -.
PHILADELPHIA has contributed SIS, 900 to
the Louisiana sufferers A DAUGHTER of
BRIGHAM YOUNG was married in S,ltL,ke
City last week, but not after the Mormon
fashion. Her husband has only thirty nine
mothers-in-law. Happy man 400
couo'ertelters are locked 10 our pcntentia-
ries for Initiating the currency RtFER.
RING 10 the movement to reduce the repu-
lar time of labor to six hours day. the
Pittsburgh Commercial says that the next
demand will probably be that ono hour shall
constitute legal day S work-ani that that
shall be taken for dinner. The Boston
Post thinks we shall soon hear of The election
of JOHN GREEN, of 0 naha, TO the Uoitod
States 5 nate. lie went to Omaha without
cent. BY industry and enterprise he won
$40, 1000 in three days game of poker :.
LARGE coal merchant in England, who
is a teetotaller, declines all orders from
brewers or distillers, for fuel to be used 10
their business THE population of Mis-
souri, is now near two millions Of souls
OVER 600 saloons have been closed by the
temperance crusaders 10 Ohio THE last
smart oil man lives in Augusta county,
Virginia. lie is niDety-one years Of age,
and made his own coffin tho other day
THEY have horned rabbits 10 Texas as we'll
as horned frogs. IN some parts of Den.
mark man ia not allowed to drive black
and white horse together, it being consid-
cred a sign of i'll luck. In these parts how
ever, man is considered lucky if he has
them 10 drive. We are not all Jay Colds
IA CHILD with two tongues has been
born at La Crosse, Wisconsin. 1t is girl
NAV Mexico is knocking at the door,
with good prospect for admission as a State.
....SOME Dlnish cOnsicis who arrived in
New York a few days ago by the steam er
Washington, will be sent back to Denmark
by the same vessel -. Why are clergymen
like railway porters? Because they do q
good deal Of coupling THE Western
women have in great degree stopped pray-
ing 10 public and are making up their sum
mer clothes. AN Iowa Judge has deci-
ded that it is more of a sin to steal horse
than to elope with another mans wife, be-
cause there are 100000 women 10 the
United Stated and only 3,000,0O0 horses.
LIN Nevada chicken fights are held for.
the bencfi, Of the church, aud in Montana
the magisracy decide how the stakes on
prize fgbt shall 60. - r is now asserted
that Santa Fe, in New Mexico and not St.
Augustine, Florida, is the oldest settlement
in the United States BALTIMORE has
subscribed 50, 072 60 to the relief Of tho