South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-08-09
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came off according to pre-acnouncement,
on last Saturday week. the 9th OF Ju-
ly. and vas quite success. We ;dcr-
stand from the Keyser Tri5mae. tina,
ninety dollars was realized, being more
than enough to pay for the Flag and all
expenses. GEO. L. PRICE, Esq ..of Key
ser, male the presentation speech. and
WV. NJ. WELcu. Esq. of same place. in
behalf OF the Company. received Il with
few brief yet fitting remarks.
Ev To DR.. and Mrs. LUTON we are
much indebted for basket OF refresh
ments sent to us on Wednesday morn.
ing last. 1t was a perfect surprise, all
50 nice. so beautiful. and covered with
the lovelest ferns aud flowcrs-but VIC
will not try to say more, except, we do
wish we could have kept that basket with
its cxqui' site arrangement, i'm all its
freshness and fragrance forever.
teon Furme, is now upon our table full
OF its usual amount Of interesting and
useful reading matter, with many wise
NUTS to Farmers and Florists. Send
for sample copy. Published by Sam'l.
Sands Il son, Baltimore, Md. Price 81
90 per year, or to clubs Of 81 per year.
kV On Monday morning last, Charles
Rolls, colored man OF this place, kill
ed in "Whippootwill Hollow,"in this vi.
entity, Horned Snake, measuring four
feet, five inches in length.
Mr.. Peter Miller, OF this place. killed,
in his chicken coop, on Wednesday last,
Garter Snake, measuring three feet,
from which proceeded &c smaller ones.
A FATAL AFFHAY.-A sad tragedy
occurred on Sunday last ut Baptist
church, twenty miles from Tazewcll
Conrt House, Va. BARNEY RICHARD
and SAM HARKAwAY, both young men,
were attending worship and wher they
came out OF the sanctuary got to quar-.
relling about q young woman, whom it
seems, both claimed as q sweetheart.
and words grew bitter, and the upshot
was that Harkaway drew n revolver and
shot ard killed Richard. The murderer
escaped, and, it is supposed, made his
way to West Virginia. The young lady
who was at the bottom of the affair was
at church. and when the bloody deed
was committed. she INDUCED in parox.
yism of grief and had to be taken home
under the care Of doctor. 1t is under
stood that she loved Richard, who was
slain.
.cI The terrible Louse-hy carries
death in his bite. On Thursday OF last
week. Alonzo Tower, aged 50, shoe.
maker, living at No. IS North Pa,tcr-
son avenue, Baltimore, died after an ill.,
ness of four days, from, says his at
tending physician, who has not yet been
contradicted, q pus,ule on the back of
his neck, likely caused by the bite Of
fly, which may have inoculated il with
| poisonous matter, rs the house is sur
rounded nearly by filthy slaughtering
houses Here is new danger to the
unfortunates.. who live near slaughter.
houses, and an argument in favor OF the
removal Of those pest, beyond city
limits.
The keyser Tribune says man liy-
ing in the western part OF Hardy county.
West Virginia, got second wife while
his first was living. and set up OH cstab.
lishment for her near his own Tue in
dignant ncighbors then treated him 10 n
dress of tar and feathers. lie appealed
TO the law and it is said the investiga-
ton which followed came near involv-
ing whole community in the scandal.
but resulted only in the man and wife
No. 2 being held for court.
tG'Col. Deckert has Withdrawn from
the Rockingham Register, and, it is said
will start a new paper at ITarrisonburg
shortly.
BAss.-Mr. G.. w. DELAwDER and
Mr.. STErHEN WARDwELL caught cigh-
ty-six fino Bass of South Branch on
Tuesday. They packed them in saw
dust and ice, and brought them to
town as fresh rs though they had
just been caught C1sland Democrat
Aug, 3.
IVA French writer. presumably IN ar.
ried. defines trousers to he things which
the men put on and the woman wear.
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