South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-07-16
Odds and Ends.


nent, il is estimated there are annually
bred for food $1,000. o00 rabbits. The
( flesh is sold Mt an average rate of twelve
cents (gold) 4 pound, which is fully a
third less than the price of beef and
considerably under that of the choicest
portions OF the sheep. The value OF
the annual supply is estimated at 81
! 1S5, 900.
SUDDEN DEATH OF On. GRrMEs.-The
people of Gainsboro' were shocked last
Saturday TO hear Of the sudden death of
DR.. O.. :. Grimes, resident OF that
place. Ii appears that there were no in
dications OF. his not being in his usual
health on that day ZIP to the time OF his
death. During the morning he had been
in his garden training vines, and about
| II o'clock was called by his wife, who
wished him to go into the street on some
GRAND to a wagon that was passing. He
started towards the door. but finding
that he was falling, turned TO his bed
! room and fell at the door and died i'm a
few moments. The neighbours and
| friends came to the assistance of the ia.
mily in their distress, and every kind
ness was showed on the occasion. DIR.
Grimes was a man much respected and
beloved Ivy all who knew him. lie was
native of Maryland. but had resided
in the Valley since 1868 removing from
Watersville, Carroll county, Md. lie Mt
first lived at Front Royal. but lalterly in
this county. His family have the SYM
pathies of the community mchester
Ne,cs, July 0.
'ha 10. o. -.
| October, reaches its maximum about the
| first of April, and ceases about the first
OF May. Mr.. 5. Goodale. Of Mount
Washington, Mass, q member Of the
| Board OF Agriculture, states that he has
made maple-sugar from sap collected in
the months of October, November, jan
uary, February, March, April and May.
The dead walls of Hyde Park bear
poster with this startling legend -
XIII your caterpillars Don't let them
overrun your own grounds and those of
your neighbors. Burn 'em Squeeze
EN- Stamp 'em! Crush 'eml Rub
em out ! and merit the gratitude of CON-
ing generations"
The potato Bug, we are told by
the Chicago newspapers, is being follow
ed i'll its journey eastward by another
potato scourage, more voracious and de-
structive, if possible. This new bug
has been announced in Northern Illinois.
and is described as long and thin in
form, Of dove color, and as suddenly
making its appearance in the potato
fields in swarms. The new DESTROYER is
said 70 be making havoc OF the potato
fields, and is only to be reached by the
same treatment and i'm much the same
way as the Colorado bug:
A QUEER CoNTRAcT.-An Iowa labo.
rer has sued an old farmer on rather
queer contract. The man hired to the
farmer on the condition that part of his
wages would be paid in money, and that
for the balance he should receive one of
the old mans daughters in MARRIAGE
The labor was performed, and money
paid, but the girl was not Forthcoming.
This was not the fault of the old man,
but of his daughter, who refused to be
made - subject of bargain and SALE
Whereupon the laborer sued the father
on the contract, but we are not informed
whether the suit is for specific perfor.
nance or for damages. If for damages.
we apprehend that the laborer has good
cause for action, though his damages
must be small, if proportional to the
value of an unwilling wife. The great
suit of Jacob u.s. Baban. 1st Moses. So.
does not afford q precedent, as it was
compromised by the parties, and il seems
that the legal talent Of Iowa will he for.
ced TO wrestle with new principle i'm
Jurisprudence. The case will be proba.
bly, left TO jury, whose verdict will
largely depend upon the matrimonial
experience Of it's component parts
81. Louis Democrat.
AT festival Mt reformatory in.
stitution in New York, recently. n gen.
tlemau said Of the cure Of the use Of in.
toxicating drinks: II overcame the M.
petite by receipt given me by old DIR.
Hatfield, one Of those good old phvsi.
clans who do not have percentage with
a neighboring druggist. when I called
on him he said, Now that you have the
moral courage, I'll tell YOU the tonic
which have used with effect among my
friends for twenty years" expected
OF course, some nasty medicine stnT
but no. he prescribed an orange everv
morning half hour before breakfast -
Take that, and you will neither want
liquor nor medicine" have done en-
regularly. and find that liquor has be.
come repulsive. Thetaste ofthe ORANGE
Is in the saliva Of the tongue. and Il
would be as well to mix water and oil "a
rum with my taste"
HUGg YELLOW WmLow.-We have
the dimensions Of willow tree on the
lands Of John Culp, Esq, near Frank.
fort, in this county, that will compare
for magnitude with anything in 'tbese
parts" Three feet from tho base n h.
Is feet 4 inches in circumference
Eight feet from the ground two pronQs
I put out, one measuring Z feet 2 inches
and the other G feet 4 inches In circum.
ference. Ten feet high two other prougs
leave the body, one Of which mea-
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