South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-06-04

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A SAD CASE OF SUIcIDE.-The village
of Woodruff, Steuben county, n. Y,
was greatly excited on the goth ult., by
the report that Mrs. j ohm Earris, daugh-
ter of the Rev. Joseph Thomas, of the
Woodruff Presbyterian Church, had
committed suicide near Watkins Glen,
by throwing herself in front Of loco
| motive on the Northern Central railway.
The deceased, who was only twenty -four
years of age, a few months since made
the acquaintance of j. Ohm rFarris, dry
goods clerk, who came from Ithaca to
| Woodruff. He wooed and won the girl.
and n few weeks since ethey were mar
| ried. On arriving at Watkins on q wed
ding tour, and spending few days.
Farris's manner changed he became
intoxicated daily. and finally lie pushed
his wife from him, and to her horror
coolly told her that she was not his wife.
as he had been previously married and
his wife was living at Ithaca, and with
this he took his departure, leaving the
distressed young woman to the charity
OF the world. She was too proud to re-
| turn home, and sought service as do
nestle in family at Watkins. where
she remained until the evening she CON-
! mitted suicide.
CHARLIE Ross AGAEN.-The Charles.
town Spirit Of Jefferson of the 1st inst,
says: a little boy answering fair de-
scription Of little Charlie Ross, the sto-
len Philadelphia child, passed through
Berryyille in company with two strolling
tramps on Friday. in this direction, and
suspicion being aroused they were pur-
sued by parties from that town and cap
tured short distance from Ripon. in
this county. The two men, we under
stand. were taken to Berryville and
| lodged in Jail, whilst the little boy was
taken to Summit Point and telegraph
communication opened with Mr. Ross,
in Philadelphia kilograms passed to
and fro over the lines until late hour
Sunday night, and strong hopes are en-
! tertained that the missing child has been
! found. At any rate the statements OF
the two men have been, when examined
| separately, of the most contradictory
character, and if the boy is not Charlie
Ross, the men at least have presented ev-
cry appearance offugitives from Justice.
f-V'The Washington Star is sassy. It
! says: Between the women of New York
who run after handsome actors, and the
women of Brooklyn who run after
| preachers, it is hard to sag which lot are
the biggest idiots.
! u Some unknown person fred pis-
! tol shot into the store of Mr.. Worthy
! Montgomery. in Westernport, on Thurs
day evening last, with the evident inten.
! ton Of shooting Mr.. Montgomery's son.
/ who was sitting in the store-Fortu-
| nately the shot did not hit the young
man.-Camberland Cir, Nay %.
| A Hon OPINIoN.-Thomas jefferson
( once wrote TO an editorial friend that he
! considered the advertisements one Of the
most interesting features Of a newspa-
! per, and that he always read them with
/ great care. And this was before the art
Of advertising was fairly discovered
! LV'It is stated from Washington that
the law in relation to the prepayment
/ OF postage on newspapers ut the Offices
/ where published. which came into ope-
I ration January /, will reduce the income
TO the government from that source n
/ bout one-half that derived nnder the old
law. There is great saving, however,
in clerical labor in the postoilices and as
the law is thought 60 be satisfactory TO
both publishers and subscribers. Il is
thought that the department will not
make any recommendation for its a.
/ mendment
/ ~ Several people who have answer
ed an advertisement promising a cor.
/ rect likeness of yourself and yonr for
tune told" for nifty cents, have re-
I ceived three cent mirror, and inform
cd that they can tell their own fortunes
/ by counting their money.
10 The Dallas Texas Herald learns
/ from a gentleman recently arrived from
Onion Valley that not a spear Of grass
or anything green is 20 be seen within
a radius Of twenty miles. the grasshop-
pers having destroyed every yestige Of
I vegetation.
White striped stockings are worn.
! Striped stockings with holes in the heels
are too Yuuoh vrorn