South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-02-18

NEwBrRon. I'm. Feb. 5, iS7s,

Mr.. HtRPER $--Hero ne ARC in the
oommenccinento OF the hundredth ami.
yersary OF our Independence. How fcw
or how many are deeply impressed vita
the mere fact that in few more short
months. it Mill DO one hundred years
since our forefsthcss. with the great and
Immortal Washington, assembled In the
Independence Hall, in Philadelphia, and
declared theii independence.
Thinking likely few items from our
State. might prove Interesting to at least
q Few OF your many readers. have.
therefore. taken tbs liberty or address.
ing you. and will endeavor to give cor.
rect statement of the same Our little
town IL situatesl on tho bank OF the Ohio
River ana eontains about jftecn hundred
or two thousand Inhabitants.
The surrounding country ia beautiful
and very productive. although the great
quantity OF rain during the summer OF
1873 proved very disastrous TO many Of
the farmers, more especially those along
the River that wera in reach OF the o.
veriiow. Some that were in very good
circumstances financially speaking, were
nearly broken entirely up. Previous to
the overflow, the farmers never had q
better prospect or an unusually large
yield of corn and tobacco. and as mn.
turai consequence, they were all iubi
liant and happy, some with the anticipa.
ton OF soon being able to pay Off the
mortgages that we're overhanging- their
little homes. Others with the hope OF
soon being enabled to Gi.tsin some long
coveted luxury, and even some things
that were essential 20 the happiness of
their little family circles; but nil OF
their hopes and desires were swept away
as We might say, AT on stroke. and want
and restitution visited man, Of their
previous happy homes. which was moro
strongly impre ssed by the great amount
OF sickness that followed close i'm it's
wake but they ere Gil striving TO over
come the effects Of il as much e. tl,cy
can. They haxe recovered To great
extent their former health and cheerful
ness. aud are making preparations TO
cultivate an unusual amount Of land du.
ring the summer of 1876, in order to
maks UP, in part. for the loss sustained
in rs. The small grain looks fine, al
though the recent rains have submerged
n great deal of it in the bottoms, and in
all Of the fiat country around here. but It
is showing, which ( think will protect it
until the wafer is absorbed.
Corn is selling at forty-flyo cents Il
bushel; it was selling at sixty-hve cents
bushel at Evansville. until they began
TO ship it there from out west. when the
market was soon overstocked mt The
low figures OF forty-nve cents busbel
What wheat there is, is of an inferior
quality, and OF course commands infe.
rior prices.
The general health Of this community
is good. Doctors have but little TO do at
present. Money is scarce, which / at.
tribute to tho failure Of crops, and as a
matter OF course there Is nothing to sell
in order 70 pat what money there is, in
circulation. but everybody is harping
on the scarcity Of money, and arc cry,
ing for an imitation of cyrrcncy.
From oil accounts, the financial con.
ditIon OF Wsrrick county is equally as
good, II not better than any county in
the State; taxation IL on the increase |:
the internal revenue officers have suc.
ceedsd at last in breaking up tho crock.
ed whiskcy ring, that has been lloarisii.
ing 80 long in this State and swiDdling
the government.
We have had an unusually mild win.
ter SO far. just like spring the grass
has been growing, and the birds singing.
with the exception of tgo or .hrea cold
days. tie mercury in the thermometer
has been ranging from 40' TO 75o f.,
but there has been quite q change since
the first OF February it showed On The
ist, and then turned cold, and is SNOW.
! ing now,
/ I'm truly glad to sec that old Hamp-
shire is determined not 10 he behind in
F.. producing candidates for supreme ruler
Of Wess Va. i. NJ. H.
KILLED - MoUsr.-An ox.rsor.
binary occurrence was brought 90 Iight
at an inquest held recently on tho body
I Of a man in South London. II annears
that in work room where many girls
were at work, mouse suddenly made
It's appearance on table. causing. Of
course. considers lie oommosion and &
general stampede Tho intrnder vas
seized. however, by Young man who
happened 70 be present. but the mouse
slipped out Of his hand, and running 40
his sleeve. came ont between his waist.
coat md shirt. at the neck. The unfo4.
tnnAte man bad his mouth omen. and
the monse, on the lookout for some con.
venient place Of ooneealment, entered
the mans mouth, and he. in~his fright
and surprise, swallowed e. Thai q
mouse can exist for considerable f;.e
without mpeh air hes org been a poon.
lar belief, and sas qgfsytgnately. proved
TO be fact n tie present instance. for
the mouse Logan % tear and bite inside
the mars throat and chest, and The -.
suit was That unfortunate fellow died
siler a little time. in horrible avopv.-
Several Witnesses having corrcborated
The above facts. and medical testimony
as 70 The cause Of the des.sh having been
given a verdict OF occidental death was
returned
IA New Hampshire man ee,5s