South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-12-15
South Yraneh gntelligeater.
noMNEY. FRIDAY. DEC. IS. 1876.

Subscribers will bear In mind that !
our terms. Tor subscription are CASH or
rs equivalent IN ADVANCE
1.-THE Circuit Court for this County |
resumed It's adjourned term on Tuesday
last. Judge John Blair Hoge. presiding.
The Judge, we understand, has sustained
the will Of VIM. Taylor French, decd.
propounded at former term Of the
Court by his widow. Mrs. Florence
French.
WThe corpse OF q Mrs. Gardener.
who died near Gardeners Mills. on the
North Western grade. passed through
This place on Monday last, to the lower
end OF tue county for interment.
eT-A valuable horse. belonging to
Mr.. Isaac Parker. Of this place, dropped
dead on Wednesday last in the shafts
while being driven on tho highway near
the toll.gate short distance North Of
Romney.
WANTED are in need
of money, and our subscribers can but
know the fact rs we'll as we do ourselves.
Please call, or by mail send T.. O. order
or in registered letter. the respective
sums each ofyou owe. We want money
and must have IL.
ANOTHER RAID on THE PARSONAGE.
The Methodist Episcopal Parsonage
OF this place. was again visited on Fri.
day night last. not by robbers, houecer,
his time. but by kind friends, who
brought with them all manner of good
things, so that the parson and his fami.
~ rejoice in n well stored larder, and
his little girl has new things sufficient
10 make her Pleasant for some time to
come. The pastor. Rev. ID. Il. Win.
stead. requests Us, through our paper,
10 return the thanks or himself and fami- Z
~ TO the kind donors. and prays that
he bcnediction Of heaven may ever q.
biGc with them.
cF The children unanimously await
lie week Of Christmas holydnys. Old
Santa Clans. of course, will he on hand.
and lie will give those that are good,
toys, nuts, candies. &c.
iS Persons sending in notifies Of mar
riages. deaths, &C.. Ter insertion in this
paper. should write them in u clear
p lain hGId.
10 TUE AMERICAN FARMER closes
the year and volume with number for
December OF even IN ore Than usual in.
tcrest and value.
With this pioneer journal the subject
or fertilizers seems TO DO cve- upper.
most, an MT only i, grcat s.res, laid
upon tbs preservation OF hon, male
Inanures. but the application Of scienti.
i'c principles in restoring and maintain.
ing the fertility Of soils is constantly
pointed out in plain and practical terms
The record OF the proceedings OF the
OF It's noteworthy features.
AZ. the branches OF farm life & work
nro accorded full space. The staple
crops, fruit.srowing. live stock, the dai .
rs, ornamental gardening. &c. are treat.
cd by skillful AMI experienced hands
md all our farmers would find in It's pa.
Ges al ample return FOR the subscription
price, which is 81 80 year. o. only 81
each TO clubs OF five or more. The pub.
iihsers, Samuel Sands & Son, Baltimore,
offer TO send free to all new subscribers
received before December Glst, the last
three numbers of'7G.
fE a new journal In New Orleans.
called The EMPIRE. dominates Grant
for Emperor, rs the silent man OF the
White House" who is TO save the land
from ruin 'untcr either Tilder or Hayes
Ss Tho boating business upon the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is about
closing up for tie season. Boats car.
ryiug about 1900 tons Of coal are fro.
zen fast in ice at various points on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
fT Twenty Turkeys were sacrificed
- mako Thanksgiving Dinner for tho
pupils Of tho Deaf Dimh anil Blind In.
si,u,ion Mt Stanton on the 30th ult.
VIC arc not aware OF the number sacri.
acoi at the Institution in tbs place.
We hope, however the pupils enjoyed.
II not turkey, good beef, &c.
y - We arc requested 70 state that
meeting OF The Cicero Debating SO.