South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-17
The Fire Place.

How can q person be attached to a
! home that has no centre ofat.raction. no
soul in il in the visible form OF glow.
ing fire, and warm chimney like tho
heart in the body? When Won think ~
the old homestead. If you ever do. vour
thoughts go straight to the wide chin
ncy and its burning logs. No wonder
you are ready to moee from one fireplace.
less home into another. This are.
which initiates everything. even to the
virtues OF our ancestors, has invented a
fireplace wish artificial iron or comuosi.
ton logs in it, hacked s painted. in which
9as Is burned so that it has the appear.
auce OF wood fire. This seems 20 be
biasphemy. Do you think a cat wouli
lie down before it? Can YOU poke it?-
III you can't poke ii. il is fraud To
poke wood fro is more solid enjoy.
'nent than almost anything else in the
world. B
The browning human virtue in a man
is to lie, his wife poke Tie fire.
II wood fire is luxury il is cheaper
than many things in which we indulge
without thought and cheaper than the
visits Of doctor. made necessary by
the want Of ventilation in the house.
Not that have anything against doc.
ters; l only wish after they have been
| to see us in way that seems friendly
they had nothing against ns.-Wdyner.
tTOn Wednesday the cupolo OF the
Conrt House was discovered to be on
fire but was extingnished berore it had
made any Roadway. The fro was sup.
! posed to be the work OF an incendiary.
from the fact that son of the janitor.or
the Legislature, named ZOO Daily, was
found in the Court House on Thursday
morning last before daylight, by Horny
| Schultz. the Waterman Of The building.
and having n bundle in his possession
consisting OF sawdust, rosn and turpen.
tine. The fact was communicated to
Gov. Jacob who directed Sergeant-at.
arms Motfat TO take posses sion of the
building until the facts were inquired
into. The Board Of Public Works held
a meeting on Friday to investigate the
affair. but they could fix no positive
guilt on anyone, aud merely determined
that Joe Daily, who is lad of only a.
bout ten years ofage. be'dismissed from
service IPheeliny Leader, Dec. u.
tS"At Keyser last week n colored
man named Henry Wallace. put n bul.
let through his. hand while carelessly
! handling reyolver.-At Frankfort. a
| little son Of Mrs. Ncf shot his twin bro
Their. the ball tearing one OF the lads
! gers.-Peter GLENN aged sixty.four.
! died of appoplcxy ut Kcyser last week
Mr.. GLENN was q native OF Frederick
/ county, in this State.-Mr. Henry Head
of Ioadsvillc. Hampshire county, has n
yearling calf that weighs $50 pounds
Condensed by the Cumberland Ne,c,
from the Keyser Tribune
PAINFUL BEREAvEMENT.-Lss week
we mentioned the sudden death Of Mrs
! Maggie. wife of j. W. Combs. of this
| place OH Friday. the 3gd instant. The
circumstances attending her death rem
dered the OCCASION peculiarly sal one.
! Her husband. native of Hampshire co.
/ left her III usual heal h on "Wednesday.
25th ult.. going on n deer hunt in the
mountains below Romney. Shs wash
el and ironed Oh Tue sdaY, 3O;h ult.,
and it is believed, caught cold. which
/ brought on sudden attack OF pneumo-
MA. On Wednesday morning a DAysi.
clan was summoned, but medical skill
proved uaayailng. aad after suffering
terribly, she died on Friday Heart
disease, with which she had been allie.
ted for years, probably aggravated the
attack. Her husband received no IT,
! dings of her illness until special mes
songcr bore TO him the sad news of hiJ
wife's death. His feelings can be bet
ter imagined thsn described. We have
seldom. il ever witnessed more sacred
/ " mournful scene than the funeral oc.
! cksion. On Sunday morning Rev. Civ
! mer, pastor Of resbytsrian church, Of
whose flock deceased had long been
faithful member, preached an impress.
sive funeral discourse, closing with
! touching tribute to tho noble Christian
character horne by the DEPARTED Sin.
was il her 2sth year.-Keyser Trijun..
! Dee. /.
! ly' Sheridan's horse he is said to have
rid to Winchester is still alive in Chi
caEo and is thought to he a finer ami.
NAL than his master.
/ Iy Nineteen turkeys wore served for
| dinner at the Deaf. Dumb and Blind In.
/ sttution, st Stsunton, on thank giving
/ day.
! OEANGE CULTURE ~ GEoRuIA.-In
I addition to its other interests the ex.
( pertinent raising oranges IN Georgia.
according to The papers Of that State.
seems likely TO prove entirely success.
ful. Tho trees are now in tho third year
Of their bearing, and they have matured
their fruit IN sweet and COOL condition,
f in nowise differing in quality from the
50 much sought after Florida oranges
now in the Northern markets. These
/ Georgia orange trees have withsfood the
I slight frost and cold Of the Georgia eli.
mate successfully. and have not been nj
/ tackled by ANY blight or insect.