South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-08

Hr. AIexan Ter Cumpston, of WNzel
county, West Virginia. purchased from
Mr.. Abe Taylor near Joileytown, about
q year since. single sheep, which had
been raised as . pet, and short time
after taking his new purchase home she
gave birth TO three fine, healthy lambs.
all Of which she rsiset in good style.
In just ten months from that date this
remarkable eve again come up to the
scratch, ina the course Of events with
three more finely developed lambs, which
she gives promis SO Of raising as she did
her former trio, the tripIets doing well
at latest sdvices. This is certainly
| remarkable freak OF nature and if we
were going into the sheep business we
should try hard to procure some Of Mr..
Taylor-s prolific stock. lf anyone can
beat this let us hear from them, but
don't send us any black sheep stories,'
vouched for IS true and correct - Way.
nesbugh Messenger.
Nor CHARLIE Observation-Disclosures, Feb.
mir. e.. X Ross, father of Charley
Ross, arrived in this city this forenoon,
and proceeded to the residence of Mrs.
Perot. where he met the Demerara boy,
who had been brought from the home of
tue .frieniless. After inspecting and
conversing with tho boy for several
hours, MIR. Ross stated personally to the
agent OF the associated press that the
boy is certainly not his son, the lost
Charley, and he was perfectly satisfied
and convinced the moment he saw him.
To satisfy others, he questioned the
child at length, < he had no remembrance
whatever of any associations connected
with his Mr.. ROSY family. In reply
| to the question whether he desired TO
| make any statement through the asocia-
| ted press, Mr. Ross replied Nothing.
except that the boy is not my son.
BURIED on uER WEDoIN AY.-A
sad story comes from Texas. A Miss
! Moore was preparing for marriage, and
invited frierd, Miss Williams. to assist
her. In rummaging through drawer
an old pistol was carelessly handled by
! Miss Williams, resulting in the shooting
and instant death of Miss Moore. She
was burriei on the day that was to have
been her wedding day, and the other
young lady, who was the innocent caase
of it, has become insane.
GE y young man named Charles
Mulligan, or South Cumb .rland. playful
| ly placed q silver quarter in his mouth
on Mechanic street Sunday night, when
it stuck in his throat. lie procured
the services of DIR. T. A.. liealy, who
being unable to eXtrieate tue coin, WAS
forced 10 push il down his throat. 1T
is not yet known whether the presence
of the coin in the mans stomach will
cause serious iDconvelience.-Ct aJe, =
dttId Nc,cs, Fcl. 3.
lgRcv. Henry Ward Beecher threw
off quarter Of his salary III view OF the
hard times. AMI now gets only $l5, 600
u year. We are not Willing to permit
/ Mr.. Beechcr TO out do us in generosity.
II any one will give as salary of $50
00o yea, we hereby pledge ourseli
to throw off one half of it. and thus 20
5000 better than b. ccier.-Norr. Her.
! aH.
~ Falling ia love is like falling down
| tairs - it's har work TO find out just
how the thing was done.
Mamma" said little four year
! old, after waiting patiently for her mo-
ther to be at leisure, twill you be I'M
busy soon?"
S4- The chief properties of wisdom
are to Inc minirul of things past, care
fuI OF things present and lrJyident or
/ things to come.