South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-11-24

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know the fact as we'll as we do ourselves.
Please call, or by mail Send p. o. order !
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sums that each OF you owe. We want
money and must have it.
tVCharlcs Lobb, Esq, at the late
term Of the Hardy County Court, quail.
fed az Notary Public, and gave bond as
required by law.
EVF is said that the West Virginia
vegetable and mineral exhibits in the
special department at the Centennial
have been presented to the city of Phil.
adelphia.
VGov. Jacob has appointed Mr..
William II. Combs, brother Of our
fellow-townsman, Mr.. John j. Combs, n
Notary Public for Jackson county.
tV-lt is related OF DR.. Garth, in his
Iast illness. when he saw his fellow
doctors consulting together at his bed.
side, that he raised his head from his
pillow, and said, with smile: Dear
gentlemen, let mo die a natural DEATH"
FIT Is said that the manufacture of
stogies in Wheeling has fallen Off near
l0.OOO,OOO in the past year. Last years
returns show that only "a 200, 900 cigars
were manufactured there, while the
number was nearly 100000 in the
previous year.
tF' Mr.. Nathan Hovermale, OF Morgan
county, killed nine coons one day last
week. A deer was also killed. in tho
same county, day or two ago, which
weighed l75 pounds.
EF The kingwood Journal throws
some light on the case of Rev. ]. A.
kibbe, Of tho Methodist Episcopal
church, who left Grafton so mysterious.
ly few days ngo. Rev. Kibbe is
married man with family Of four chill.
dren. lie eloped with Miss Wise, n
member OF his congregation. The girl
Is seventeen. and the daughter Of rail.
road engineer One report says they
went to the Centennial, and that she
and the Reverend had falling out"
and that in consequence OF that un-
pleasantness, she returned home. She
IS Mt homo now but another report says
her father and brother went after her
and brought her back 1t is also said
that the girl Is enciente. The affair did
not create a great surprise, as the in
timacy of the preacher and the girl had
been matter of gossip for some months
and the clerical seducer lad been adj
monished short time ago. that his con.
duct was unbccoming minister, and
was keeping number of his flock from
attending his services. The minister's
unfl rtunate wife and children are still
IN Grafton, but, where, the reverend
y scoundrel is, is not known.
10 General illumination. torch.Iirht
q procession end generel jolifcation in
4 Mooretield, tonight, in honor of Til.
8 den's election.
DEATH OF AN AGED LADY.-AIrs.
Mary w. Schncbley roict Of Col. David
4 Schneblcy the Cumberland Neps saws,
dIcd on Friday last ut her residence in
Washington county, about five miles
from llagerstown, at TIC advanced age
q OF one hundred and three years. nine
months and two days. Mrs Schnebley,
i who was the oldest inhabitant of Wash.
lnston county, and perhaps the Oldest
8 white person in the State, has during the
Il past six months been the subject of
much newspaper mention and comment.
l. was tho intention OF her friends 20
& take her to the exhibition in honor of
81 the Centennial OF the nation whose birth
sHc saw. but the liagerstown papers do
81 not state whether the intention was car.
g ricd out.
In England, custom sanctions the
I'OIication in newspapers OF births in
q INC same manner as marriages & deaths
81 An cxuItant father in the Rev. DR..
B p'ems's church, New York, took diff
.'Tent means last Sunday Of telling bis
q trends the joyful tidings. He wrote
4 '..er' which the pastor read in tho pull.
4 I.. announcing the birth and request.
i ''E prayers for the cEild's we'll being.
- Mr. John +. Kenna, Congressman
elect from the third district, was mar.
red in Wheeling, on Tuesday evening
last to Miss Annie Benninghaus. sion.