South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-11-30
NEWS OF THE DAY.

history OF Georgia. Blue Jeans Will
Jams Is said 70 resemble the earlisr:pic-
tnres OF Lincoln. :. :. A current Kentucky
newsitem reads "a Garrard county girl
sued an old couple for $lO,000 for slsn-
der, and pending the suit ran Off with
and married the defendant son."
The Trustees OF Hampden Sidney Coll
lege have appointed Rev. DIR. ID. b. Ew
ing OF Augusta county. Financial Agent
OF the College. - The county commits.
sioners, have ordered whipping post
to be set up in Austin. Nevada, for the
punishment OF men guilty of cruelty to
women -. A hoy named Suman was
kicked by a horse, near Funkstown,
Washington county, last week. and died
from the injury in q few hours -.
Madam Bonaparte OF Baltimore, now
over ninety years. of age. has become
very feeble, and does not venture out Of
doors. There are apprehcnsions that
her romantic and most evcntful career
is fast approaching its close. =.
A we'll in Crawford. county, Pa. is
producing what tho operators believe to
be refined oil The Hessjan fly has
invaded Illinois wheat fields The
Memphis (renn.) Avalanche. Of tie 18th
instant, has this brief account ola duel
which proved fatal 10 both parties /:
Eight miles south Of Ashland. Nprth
Mississippi, few days ago. Homer ".
Hunt was challenged by G. Mason Lane
for saying of n young LAZY friend of the
latter''Ilow l !oathc any girl who is her
equal lie accepted. and as both were
excellent shots the distance wasextened
from fifteen 70 thirty five yards. Hunt
was killed and Lane mortally wounded
at the first fire -. "A Seventy-five pound
Catfish was. caught near Fairmont this
State last week = Every available yes.
sci in Chicago is being prcsset. into the
grain trade. -. The bar room bell
punches in Richmond, Va, have collect
ed $4,000 tax in about two months
-. John Bartholomew was convicted
OF horse stealing Mt Aeyser last week
and sentenced to five years in the PEN
itentiary. The Mofrett register in
Winchester, it is said turned in $222:04
in two weeks -. While James johnson
and 5. L. Stewart were standing for
deer last Friday, on Shaw's Fork. Highs
land county. Virginia, Mr.. Stewart was
fatally shot by Mr.. Johnson, and died
on Saturday. Johnson seeing the lcath.
er shot bag on Stewards person through
the brush, thought it was deer and
fired, the ball penetrating the body of
Stewart, resulting as above stated
! 4 lawyer OF Pittsburgh named s. B. W.
Gill has aLscondcd with $50, 600. trust
funds Barbour county pays only
$50 per month for No / teachers
Mira Francis Alexander, the young and
p-eA5y wife of Michigan farmer,
eloped with circus performer named
Dale. After travelling some distance
with him. she was overcome with re I.
morse and committed suicide by TAX.
ing poison. A good example a
writer in the Scientfc american says it
will be more than ordinarily severe
From observation earthtnermometers
over a period of thirly.nine years it will
be found that between 1891 and 1876
three great heat waves from without
struck Great Britain; namely. the first
in 1915 6, the. second In 1868. and
the third in 1868 I. The next one will
probably come IN 1889, within. limits
OF q half year each way. The periods
of minimum temperature, or greatest
colds, are not in thc middle time be-
tween the cresLs of these three heat
waves, bat are comparatively close up
TO them. on each side, ut a distance of
about, a year and half. Hence the
cold wave is due at tho end of the pres
ent year, and very frigil weather may
be looked for The recent snow storm
in Minnesota was so deep "a to require
the use Of snow plows on the railroads
800. The Methodist Church distributes
about 100000 annually for missionary
purposes Venus and Jupiter salu
ted and have departed in opposite Girec.
tions Already the little folks are
beginning to talk and dream about San.
Ia Claus and Christmas =. Forty-(lve
snow storms are predicted as tue quota
for Tue coming winter. English ply
scians and humanitarians arc urging
the introduction into hospitals not on
~ Of flowers. plants aud fruit, but OF
paintings. statuary and other works OF
art which have been found TO exert n
beneficial effect upon patients lit is