South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-02-23

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RoMNEY, FRIDAY FEB. as,. 1877.
fISubseribers will bear N niad that
our terms Tor subscription are CASH or
its eiulvaient IN ApvAscs.
~ The papers OF Ohio. West Virginia
and Kentucky arc requested TO announce
that the next regular semi.annual meet.
ing ofthe Ohio Valley Medical Associa.
ton will be held at Ashland. Kentucky.
on "Wednesday. May 2nd. 1917. and that
letters on busincss pertaining % the 60
cicty will receive prompt attention il
adidressod to fhc President Dr. Reoben
A. Vance. GAllipoKs. Ohio. "''
IVWc understand that quite nm In
tcrcsting religious work has been mani.
tested in the Churches in Springfield.
this county, and number Fave realized
the truth and beauty of 'godliness, and
others arc inquiring '.Wha. shall do?"
Those who have sought and found the
Pearl OF great price, are principally
middle-aged persons. heads. OF families.
ana will We trust. be ornaments to tho
Church. and examples to the world
Not nnto us, ba. 10 God be all the
glory" @al-a ..E
a FINE -CALr.--Wc- understand Tint
Mr.. James =. Shull. residing uear this
place, has fine male calf. only seven
months old, and weighing C22I pounds.
BALLou's MONTHLY MAoAzIsE roR
MARCIA very interesting and de.
llghtful number is BGllou's Magazine for
March. It opens with an elaborate il.
instratei article on. Japan. and then
follows several other engrayings, and
then comes the stories. JEST what will
charm household; for all of them are
good. and many OF them superior TO any.
thing published in this country. There
are charming love stories. some nice adj.
ventures, one capital sea yarn. and pc.
etry we'll worth rcadi ng. Take it all in
all we feel assured thattliere is no mag.
nzlne In this country that furnishes so
much for the small amount Of, money as
nallou's.. For only sl.50 per year, or
l5ccnts single copy,an immense amount
OF reading matter can be obtained. Pub.
iishod by rhomes d Talbot. 25 iiawley
81, Boston. at $3.50 per year, post paid
Nv We sec it stated that gentleman
at Flintstone, Nd drew gold watch in
lottery scheme in New York. valued at
$3.50, and that there were commissions
due to the amount of 5000; also that
the watch would be sent him by express
Tho watch was forwarded and proved
npon examination. to BIS brass watch,
with an elegant massive brass ciiain,
and valued It s5.l5. It was decliu ed.
Several persons in this place have drawn
similar prizes in the same city, but have
very sensihly declined the dodge. That
1t is huD6ug we hare no doubt.
~ That troublesome, though not ne
cossaTiiy dangerous complaint, the mea.
sIes' has become nearly epidemic in this
city and attacks old and young alike.
During the past six weeks there have
been probably 1--WE hundred cases
rtmjtr'uni NswS, FEB. 81.
IEsN-FEE or A RAILROAD Srascrrp.
TioN.-At an election in Berkeley coun
~, on tho 18th inst, TO sanction change
o! the $4,000 subscription for the ex.
tension Of tho Mar,insburg and Potomac
railroad TO tho Frederick county line.
20 that $i0,0 per milo shall be appro.
priatod for the extension Of said road
from martinsburg to the Jefferson coun.
- Inc. there TO intorsect and become
part Of road TO be further extended
from that point TO Charlestown, tho
change was authorized by n vote Of :
559 TO s52.
- a letter. from Fort Reid. Orange Co,
Fla publ in the Shena~ioaI Hevcili
says: This is. indeed land oil flowers,
bat IL does not fow with milk and honey.
The climate is delightful, tho thcrmom
eier has been standing all this week ut
from 80 TO IS degrees in the shnde.-
Just like the first of June in Virginia.
We have peas, radishes and strawbcr.
'ie'. Everything has the appearance