South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-03-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.

soap works. NJ. Harvey Efiingcr,
formerly Cashier Of the First National
Bank of Staunton. has opened bank.
ing house in that city -. The balance
of foreign trade in 1876 was two hundred
and twenty six millions Of dollars in
favor of the United States A lia.
mond feather for the hair, at Tifrany's,
New York, is offered ut only $4,000.
.--- Let it be understood hereafter that
will always beat z :. There are ten
printers in the United States Senate.
.-..In New Orleans, Weldon. the would
DC assassin of Packard, has been dis
charged on $4,000 bail. =. Last week
Mr.. John Shaher. n farmer living six
miles south OF Oakland, was killed by n
falling limb of q dead tree. He leaves
a wife aud seven children. The water
will be let into The Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal on Tomorrow. 1t will take about
four days TO fill it,. The season for
greens" is'approaching :. The cham
pion reaper which secures the largest
harvest-advertising The boys are
gathering up eggs for Easter Scien.
lists report that comet will be visible
during the summer. TIE Illinois Leg.
islaturc has bill before il appropriate
ing $4,000 for The completion of n
monument to Senator Douglass Dur
ing the last four years it is stated that
about ninety.eight cases of falling OF
bridges or trestles under moving trains
have occurred in this country -. /. Lon.
don dispensed last year about $4,000.
600 In charity. The first barrel of Tar
made in England was in 1858. :. There
are twelve miles ofshclving for tue books
in the British Museum 4 number of
new dwelling houses are to bc erected
IN Winchester, Va, this year The
manufacture of silk was intl oduced into
Europe in the year 1851 i. Ezekiel
Jones, OF Caroline county. Maryland,
went TO Philadelphia recently to have q
cancer removed from his mouth, and
died during the operation Parchcd
corn is not modern luxury, but was
common in ancient Bible times I'm.
der The head OF "SaCcharine Statistics"
the New York Tribune saws there were
Sl,100 000 worth OF candy manufactured
in that city last year . . Cables made OF
! chain were first Used in the royal navy
In 1912 =. Among the amounts appro.
prIated by the late Congress was $4,000
for the Custom House st parkersburc.
- Tao art Of knitting lace was dis.
covered in Germany in 1861 :. Mrs.
Jane Hamilton, died few days ago, in
Hartford county, Maryland. ia her one
hnEdrel and fourth year. Her husband
survives her, and be is one hundred and
/ one years old - On Cranberry Summit.
This State, there were eight inches Of
snow on the 18th nit =. A five year old
! girl was burned to death on Monday
last Mt the residence of Enoch Hedges.
in Hejgcsv!lic, Berkeley county. Her
clothes caught fire from the crate
| Cler2ymen, like brakemen, do n good
deal OF coupling - Mr.. John Jefferson.
of Wayman's Ridge, Marshall county.
owns a cow that gave birth 10 four fine
calves, one day recently half
pound OF powder in q chestnut lor de-
moralzed m Atlanta nooro family tbc
other night. The wool was narrowed
without the owners consent Charles
Dickens, Jr., has forsaken literature and
become chicrpartner in London print.
ing concern The Chinese Of Caliror.
MIA use watermelon seeds for food. and
shipments Of thousan Is of ponnds Of
these novel provisions are made from