South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-09-17
Soath 3raaeh Jntcllioeneer.
ROMNEY, FRIDAY, SEPT. Il. 1875.

yin spite fgrasshoppers. Minneso-
ia will be able to sell 25,000,OOO bushels
Of grain this season.
VJust think Of it 1t costs 81 $50,
69S.40 to keep the women OF this coun.
try in imported corsets for one year.
What d waste.
tV'At Baltimore, Md, Lewis Conrad
Tranpie, aged fourteen years, was al.
most instantly killed few days ago by
Frederick Rapp, aged eleven. The boys
we're playing marbles, and quarrclcd.-
Tranple struck Rapp in the face with his
fist, when the latter threw brick at the
former striking him in the stomach
Tranplc lived only ten minutes.
FUNNY CUREs.-Cesar held that to
die quickly was to die happily; 50, too,
thought one whose case was cited by
MontaiSnc as an instance Of fortune
playing the physician. Jason Phereas,
troubled with an incurable imposthnma-
ton, resolved to end his pain by dying
in battle, and throwing himself in the
thickest of the fight was run through the
body, which caused the imposthumation
to break, and his wound healing lie found
life enjoyable after all. This lucky hero,
who could brave death better than he
could endure pain. owed his cure to a
foe. a quinsy afflicted cardinal had
10 thank monkey for like good
turn. The physicians had left him to
die, and rs lie lay, hopelessly waiting for
the end, the dying cardinal saw his SER
wants carry or everything that was mo
vable, without being able even to expos
tnlatc With the thieves. At length his
pet ape came into the room, and taking
the hint from the providcnt lacheys. look
Ell around for something he could appro.
Pirate. Nothing was left but the cardi.
nails hat; this, the ape donned, and.
proud of novel headgear. INDUCED i'm
such odd antics that his all but dead
master burst into n hearty fit Of laugh
ter: the quinsy broke. and the cardinal
recovered, SIS much to his own astonish-
ment a5 to the dismay OF his plumber.
ing servants.
\ TEGRiBLE Casualty AND WARN
I'H.-Thc Boston Journal, August so,
says: One Of the saddest events which
't' ever occurred in this neighborhood
MP"penei on Hayden Rowe street, Sun
day morning, about IL o'clock. Mrs.
Kan, a widow lady whose husband died
curing the war, has six children, one of
them, boy named Morris. being sixteen
Years old. Yesterday morning he caught
cat which lac was going to shoot, aud
taking the cat on one arm and a loaded
gun III the other hand, started to 90
Gown tho stairs to shoot it, Just as he
logan descending the stairs n sister,
named Mary, fifteen years old who did
not want him TO kill the cat, caught him
blythe shoulder &c pulled him back. The
gun dropped from his hand, falling on
nc stairs and sliding down them. On
'dc third step the hammer caught and
mapped on the cap exploding the gun
he muzzle was pointing up the stairs.
where the boy and his sister were stand.
lng with two other sisters, and the charge
which was of large shot, took deadly ef.
'ect upon them. The elder sister was
'ruck in the face and instantly killed.
her features being fearfully mangled.
ANOTHER younger sister was struck in tho
.emPlc and also killed. while other shots
took effect in the leg of the boy Morris
and the arm Of a third sister Morris
""7 terribly frightened, and wounded as
H' vas, rushed into the street, crying,
] have killed my sister," His cries
7'ctcd public attention TO the spot
i surgical aid was at once summoned.
"0. Inc two girls who had been struck in
head were far beyond the reach Of
...p. The wounds Of the other two were
attended TO and they are doing well.
AN)ruEE SHOCKING CASE.-On We'd
.ay Of last week another dreadful
.''.'hE casualty occurred near the
''H.cion Pond, about four miles from
'a'crson. y. j. Wallace Messerve. n.
-oi nine years, and his brother CIcland.
a-ci fourteen, went up stairs in their
louise to change their clothing. In n
0.'sct in the room were two shot.puns
gnc single-barrel and ono doubIe.bar.
.' The boys said Lets play soldier"
took ont the guns. the Older one TAX.
.hc 7ingle-barrel and the Younger the
'1r'crpiccc, which he rested across the
The older boy raised his gun. not
Hnh.ug il was loaded. II went Off. the
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