South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-02-20

ROMNEY, FRIDAY. FED. 20. 1880.
baltimore & Ohio Railr road.
WINTER SCHEDULE
On and after Nov. 18th. is79, trains will leave
Green Spring Run, follows:
EAST BOUND.
No. 10. Accommodation $50 A. NJ.
No. IS. Freigh. 6 Passenger. 0.5s A. NJ.
No. 8. Express ..2.25 p. NJ.
No. Al. Freight & Passenger, $40 Il. NJ.
WEST BOUND. |
No. 40. Freight & Passenger, II OF A. NJ.
No. 10. Express. LAP p. NJ.
No. IL. Accommodation, $50 T.. NJ.
No. 10 &c No. 5. Express Trains, daily.
No. Al. Freight b Passen niger daily TO Martins
bnrg. All the other trains daily, except Sunday.
j. N. WEHAGE. AGENT.
Clinton Lodge. No. 81, A. F.&A, N. meets
on tho Ord Friday in each month.
The March term OF the Circuit Court
for this County commences on Tuesday,
the End day OF next month.
Dr.. EDGAR p. PARSONS. Dentist, ex-
poets 10 leave Romney during the first
week in March 10 DC absent until June
noxt. All needing his services had bet
ter call at his rooms q. once.
The United States Senate on the 10th
inst, confirmed The nomination Of Gen.
George r. LATHAM. of Buckhannon,
Upshur county, as sup eryiser of census
for this district.
The port of New York is now crowd
cd with vessels awaiting orders. On the
18th inst, there were so ships, 434
barks. l0l briggs, c29 schooncrs, an d 81
steamships in port.
The Baltimore Conference Of the NJ.
+. Church South will meet in FIR ont
Royal, Warren county, Va. on Wednes.
day, March 3rd. The conference COM
prisos shout go delegates, clerical and
lay. Also, on the same day. in Balti-
more, hid, the Baltimore, Conference Of
tic VI. l.. Church corve1cs.
a correspondent OF the GImeriie
says: II notice, near Bu,ltown, Gilmer
county, VI. Va, II place. where, at q We
~ small cost in time and money, a large
quantity OF alum could be manufactured.
Under broad, shelving rock, that would
rave building shed, q six foot ledge OF
sha!e very rich in soluble alum, is rapid
~ disintegreting, from the action Of the
mir alone. The manufacturers would need
pick, shovel and vince harrow to dig
and handle his material with, n large
platform TO air it or, a leach, buckle t
and two hogsheaa5 with movable hoops
and numbered slaves, so as 10 be easily
set up again after being taken down
from around the crysialized ALUM
WLoreis the man to undertake it?''
MoTHrR's UNFoRTUNATE MISTAKE
On Monday morning, the 9th inst,
nbou; II o'clock Mrs. William Maxwell.
who resides in Grafton. 80 ST. ted by the
Sentinel, administered to her babe, nine
weeks old. a half teaspoonful of lauda-
mum installing it for q preparation she
had in the house for Group. Mrs. Max
we'll was not aware of the fact at the
time that there was any laudanum i'm
the house, and her mistake was not dis
covered for several hours after the fatal
dose had been administered. A physi-
clan was called as soon as the mistake
was discovered, bat all efforts to restore
the little one we're unavailing, and by
twelve o'clock the same evening" the
poison hail done its fatal work. Mr..
Maxwell and his wits are peculiarly nm
fortunate with their children. Only n
few years ago little son Of theirs got
hold Of q revolver in the house unknown
TO his parents end while playing with it.
shot himself through the body INJECTING
"a wound from which Lie died in q few
hours.
San DEATH OF MR FRAHELIN Bow
LY.-Ths eStimable gentleman, il is we'll
known has been insane for some time.
but lis mo'ady not being OF n serious
type, he was kept ut bono, as little or
no restrnint was necessary. On Tues.
day night Of last week he left h"me un.
obSnrved Ivy any one aud was last seen
on Wednesday morning, passing the
railroad shops As ho frequently walk.
co abont unattended, 10 notice was "a.
ken o: him. His sons we're uniting in
their efforts 20 find him, and with Che
nsslsLMnce OF a nnmh0r OF cifiznns