South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-02-13

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the 2pd day or next month.
Mr.. JOHN S. PANCAKE, Of this coun.
~, left on Monday last on trip to Ne.
braska and other parts of the West.
Tho ice.houses in this place were filed.
last week, with ice from 81 to inches
thick.
LEG BRokEN.-On Tuesday last, the
10th inst, Isaac t. BRADY, Esq. of the
vicinity of this place, We regret to say,
met with painful accident. Mr.. Il.
was riding on the South Branch Noun.
tain, when his horse slipped and fell up.
on Mr.. BIS. left leg. breaking one of the
bones between the ankle and the knee
Dir. Il. w DALEY, of this place, was
called in and rendered the necessary sur.
gical attention. At last &C counts. we nre
pleased TO learn, MIR. ID. was doing we'll.
Our country friends will do us a great
favor by forwarding accounts of any mat
tiers of interest transporting in their re.
spectivc localities. Send the facts. &C.
eompanied with responsible names, and
wcWi!l pu; them in shape for publication.
Sec note to sale, by S. l.. Flournov,
Trustee, of Jerem all keistcr's property
IN another column. The sale will take
place on Friday next, the 2Olh inst.
TIcKs FLORAL GulpE.-Of tho many
Guides and seel and Plant Catalogues
sent out by our Sesdsmen and Nursery
men, and that are doing so much to i'll
form the people and beautify and enrich
our country. none are so beautiful, none
20 instructive as Vich's Floral Guide. Its
paper IL the choicest, its illustrations
handsome, and given by the hundred.
while it's Colorcd Plate is gem. This
work, although costing but five cents, is
handsome enough for a Gift Book, or a
place OH tho parlor table. Published by
James Wick, r, chester, N Y.
All tho grape growers Of West Vir-
gInia are requested to scna their adj
dresses to the department Of Agricul-
'ure at Washington city. in order that
they may receive list Of questions rela.
tive TO the methods employed and re-
suits obtained.
DAVID L. WILLrsoH, aged abont fifty
years, a farmer, living lear Flintstone.
AlleSany county, Nd. committed suicide
on Monday morning last. by shooting
himself through the heal with musket
loaded with shot No inquest was held
he rash act is attributed to mental a
Iteration, caused by ill-health, although
nc had not previously shown any signs
Of insanity.
"hoat in Winchester on Tuesday last
was quoted at 81 80, an advance Of five
cents since last week.
NE GOOSE BoNg PREDICTION The
goose bono Of this year, it is sail, de-
notes that our coolest weather will come
about tue middle of February, and that
our warmest fires will be required for
The lirst days of spring. There ore
s'e1tmany people Throughout TIC coun.
n.y. particularly among the older por-
ton of tue population. who still firmly
aiherc to belief in the goose bone as n
weather nro0uoatic,tor
The Depot OF the Baltimore & Ohio
Fa'Iroad, at Wood stock, Va. n few
nights ego, was broken into and about
- IN money taken from the ticket Office
The thief gained admittanco by pricing
Tic shutters Of window open and rais-
'o9 n sash. No clue has as yet been
FOUND as TO who the thief was.
Tho mill OF Nimrod Kern, near Win
CHESTER, Va, and operated by Fred.
'n.yoek, was destroyed by fire on Tues
'ay afternoon Of last week together
With about 500 bushels Of corn.
Money certainly, is tbc missing link
0el"ocn some Of our subscribers and
''''elG Core delinquents. without dc.
''S' and close up this missing link be
lvccn us.
memorial has been presented to
'1' Legislature Of Mary land for the
ia's'se Of local option law for Gar.
ict county.
=, "asler tails lhi9 year on tho 2S.h OF
q, Tor every fog in January a frost in
''aI, say4 tha III ,-L erl