South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-09-15
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ROMNEY. FRIDAY, SEPT. Is, 1876.

apple year. Trees altogether neglect
ed in pastures. and along the roadside,
are heavily laden with the fruit. The
yield is almost unprecedented in some
parts of that State.
IA Pennsylvania physician told q
sick lady that she couldn't live month.
She died that night from excitement and
her husband sues for 1000 damages.
~Charles Schurz delivered the first
Of his series OF speeches in Ohio. at Gin.
cinnati, on yesterday week. He ar.
raigned Grants administration as of
yore, though working for Hayes who
heartily endorses the same. Schurz has
right hard time trying to earn his mo-
ney, and yet be consistent.
"A factory for the manufacture OF
sugar and syrup from watermelons has
been established on Andres Island, Ca:
lifornia, in the San Joaquin river.
IL There is cavern near Dakotah,
Iowa, called the Ice Cave. 1t is 200
feet deep, and in the summer the water
which drips from the rocks freezes as it
falls. The strange thing is that in win.
ter no ice forms in the cave, even that
of summer disappearing.
u They are getting "cute" in Clarks-
burg. The Telegram says: "A down.
girl greases her lips so it won't make a
noise when she kisses"
R'At recent negro meeting in
South Carolina resolution for sclfde-
tense wss drawn up beginning with the
declaration that "there arc 100000 CO.
lored men in this State ready with rifle
and revolver TO meet the whites-that
there ara 100000 colored women who
can apply the torch to our enemies
homesteads and flash their knives in the
hearts Of our enemy"
VThe Winchester Ncps states that
q TRAMP was cow.hided at Wildwood, in
Clarke county, few days ago, for ask
ing lady who was alone in her house,
to kiss him. Served him right.
YEA touching incident is reported
| from Chattanooga. An utter stranger
called on q respectable farmer last week
and asked him if his house had not been
robbed during the war. The farmer re-
piled that it had. a." said the stran.
ger, "was one Of the marauding party
| that did it. ! took little silver locket."
THAT lockct," said the farmer, chad
been worn by my dear child" "lIere it
is replied the stranger, visibly affected,
II am rich; let me make restitution
Here are twenty dollars for your little
son He gave the farmer q $50 bill and
received $50 in change. He then
wrung the farmers hand warmly and
left. The farmer has since dried his
tears and loaded his shot gun. The $50
bill was Il bad one.
IU'M. de Pounat, who recently died
in Paris, was called the most scientific
carver in France. He was often engag-
for months in advance for State dinners.
a snob once asked him if he learned his
art at the Kings table or kitchen. "At
neither" replied the carver, cit was
from having so often to slice Off the
ears of insolent puppies that acquired
it. You now sec how can cut up q goose.
IVIIoN. CmAs. FRANCIS ADAMS, who
was on tho Ctr inst. nominated by &C.
clamation by the democratic convention
OF Massachusetts, for the governorship
Of that State, is the son Of the late John
Quincy Adams, a former President Of
the United States. Mr.. Adams having
joined the republican party was elected
a member Of Congress in 1858, and q.
gain in 1860, and by his commanding
talents occupied n prominent position in
/ the deliberations Of that body. In the
spring Of 1861 Mr.. Adams was appoint.
cd minister TO England by Mr.. Lincoln,
the duties OF which position were. dur.
ing the civil war in the United States,
very arduous and critical, and which he
performed with much ability and pru-
dencc, returning home in 1868. Mr.. A.
dams, remarks n contemporary, is n man
Of large intellect fine attainmcnts and
great purity Of character, and his nom.
nation by the party which he so long
antagonized, but with which he has re.
Gently cooporated, is probably The
strongest that could have been made.
EyA thrashing machine boiler OK.
. ploded on the 4th inst. near Dover, Min.
nesota, killing two men and fatally in
/ juring another.
DEATH rRoN THE BITE or a SPIDER.
On Sunday Of last week little son
Of Robert II. Gilmore, n resident Of Hon.
rico county, was fatally bitten in the
foot by n spider. Complaining Of the
/ pain in his foot, his father undertook 10