South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-11-09
South 8ramel. Jatelliseneer.
RoMNEY. FRIDAY, NOV. Q. 1877.
egIn our paper to-day we announce

the death OF Lemuel Pugh, Esq, an old
citizen of this county. and highly
respected one. May lie rest in peace
VLast week PIP boats carrying
nearly $4,000 tons, cleared from the
port at Cumberland, by canal.
~ Rev. George l.. Leyburu. former.
~ OF Winchester, Va. now in Greece as
member of the Presbyterian Greek
mission, has asked 20 be released from
further connection with that body,
contemporary says, because of his inabil-
TO acquire the Greek language so as to
preach i. with fluency.
[0'John Daily, Esq. and famil y will
shortly leave for Omaha. where they
expect TO make their permanent resi-.
dcnce. We are sorry that Mr.. Daily coul =
not remain with us. Garrett county
canhot afford to lose many such men,
We sincerity hope that he may find a
pleasant home, and that the health of
the members of his family may greatly
unprecedented Republican.
!-V a catamount, which measured five
feet in length was recently killed near
Rawlings Station, in Allegany county,
Maryland.
VISIBLE SPEECu.-Some months
since we noticed among the graduates
in Boston at Prof. Bells school for
teaching visible speech, the name Of
Susie w. Allen of this city. daughter of
DIR. n. Allen. 1t is gratifying to learn
that this young lady has recently been
appointe b. The regents Of the Institus
ton for the Deaf and y umb at Romney.
west Virginia. state institution-to
Introduce there this mode of teaching
Miss Allen leaves this city in few
days for that purpose. Some ten wears
ago Miss w. Is. Rogers commenced
teaching by this method at North Billie
RIGA one or two deaf and dumb scholars
ut Chelmsford, which, with the teacher.
was alterward transferred to Northamp,
ton. and became the nucleus of the
Clarke Institute, now richly endowed
and numbering about one hundred pu-
pills, two or three being from our city.
-Lo~eH liass., Citizen, Oct. %.
GavThe Singer Manufacturing Com
pany have established an Office in Kew.
Ser, for the sale OF their celebrated new
improved Family Singer Sewing Ma
chine. Over 100000 uow in use. Its
unsurpassed qualities cannot be denied
Manufacturers ale requested to call and
examine our new No. manufacturing
machine. Special rates to the whole.
sale trade. Merchants are invited to
call anil examine our prices.
The Singer -Ht>g Co,npmy
n. 5. O'NEAL, Agent,
Main street, Keyser w. Va,
Nov. ., l8z7.-45.
Rheuaafism Qa,,cGly Cured
"Durans's Rheumatic Remedy" the
great INTERNAL MEDICINE, will posi-
lively cure any case rheumatism on
tho face Of the earth. Price 81 bottle
six bottles, So. Sold by all Wholesale
and Retail Druggists Don't fail to
send for circular to Hclpenstinc & Bent
ley, Druggists Washington, ID. c.
Oct. ~, 1877.-26w.
BEWARE OF HAIR WAsIIEs.-Ladics.
fair ladies, beware OF hair Washes. A
medical friend informs me that it has
been discovered that the active inrre-
dieut OF all washes for subduing grey
hair Is lead, which, uniting gradually
with the natural sulphur ofthe hair,
forms black sulphur of lead which is
really darkening agent. We all know
how deloteriou5 and even fatal is the ap-
pIication OF lead in any chemical shape
TO the pores of the human body; what,
then, must be the mischief produced by
It's being continuously and often daily
rubbed into the delicate skin Of a lady's
scalp? Here, however, is practical il.
lustratiouyouched for by Mr. Brownie Ia
of Norwich. The wash has been used
Tor two years, but only very moderately.
and during all this time there was a gen j..
era' mni1ise and loss Of muscular 20 wer
About two months since. two DAYS after
nm eiIectual application Of the wash.
light epiIcptc &c occurred. and six weeks
afterwards q similar application was fol.
lowed by palsy ofthe cxtcnsor muscles
ofthe left haHi. In this case probably
another dose might have produced para.
Iysis; bat by this time suspicion was
aroused. and by the steady application
OF antiiotos Che symptoms arc now rap
i''T disappearing The PROFITS Of cell.
ing these washes are said TO be so temp.
Ting that. since tho secret Of the darkcn-
ing agent has oozcd out, numerous hair
dros7er7, both in town and country, arc