South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-12-02

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T. II. c. NORTON. AGENT.
clinton Lodge. No. al. A. r. q A. ~, meets
=. N, srd Friday 10 each month.
congress meets on Monday next. =
The representative from this. District,
Hon. j. BLAIR HoGE has taken up quar-
tsrs at the National, where he may be
found by those desiring to see him on
business.
The Postmaster General has issued
an order, to take effect February !, re.
yoking section III ofthe postal reeula.
tons, which provides Cor the redemption
Of postal cards that may be spoiled while
in the hands Of private parties by print.
ing or otherwise. After the date nam
ed postmasters must not redeem postal
cards uudev any circumstances what
ever. He has also ruled that postage
stamps with any fraction Of them miss
ING will no longer be accepted as pre-.
payment of postage on the mstter to
which they are attached. People will
hsve TO he careful how they detach tho
stamps from each other.
The Widow Of the late President Gar
field is overwhelmed with letters from
all sorts Of people begging for money
She receives from 80 to GO letters of
this character every day.
Rddiebor2er appears TO he the COM
inc m:n for Uni,ed States Senator from
Virginia.
Chief JIstice WAIT says there are
too many law schools and too many
layers III this country.
The he roinc Of u recent aesthetic no
vel luh'i>L'd in England, remarks !:
m''tiaec is Ike q bag Of snakes in which,
Lee IS one eel, suppose, dearest
IL ming to her lover, sou are The eel
Col. w. a. MoRGAN, Capt. LEE II
MoLEn. Capt. NJ. j. DILLMYsR. Mr..
FEASK BILLMYER. Mr.. VIM. L. RINn-
HART, Of this vicinity. and MIR. Benz
JOHNSON OF Baltimore, returned here on
The 19th uit., with .hrcc deer, captured
N Mineral county. The party captur-
cd ten deer altogether. SO soys the
Shepherdstown Register.
The Washington & Ohio railroad Che
old Alexandria. Loudoun & Hampshire. J
will be offered at Public Auction. in the
city Of Alexandria, on the 3lst dGy OF
January. 1882, by Z. T. Barton, r. II.
Lee, Charles +. Stewart and Henry
iiea;on. commissioners Of sale. 1t is
completed to Round Hill a distance of
81 miles.
" Gnitcau succeeds In palming of
the insanity dodge on tho Court the fin
.! result, no doubt will be all the same.
1t is stated that in tho Utah election
conLes! case Ut Washingt N, GEoEoE Q.
CANNON las fled Gu answer STATING that
lie IL member Of the Mormon Church.
i"ng with plural wives, Who have borne
LIN children, aud that as a religious
teacher ne has the poIygamous text OF
I've church IS o revelation from God.
'o! MCDONALD, 6Sh'oommissions of
Virginia. is distributing carp pretty gen.
orally over That State,
The case Of tho Mountain Lake Park
Association vs.. the hors Of John Hove.
VAS decided in the orphans eonrt Of
A"esany county, Nj on the 22nd ult.
10 favor Of the association.
We learn from the Cumberland Inds d.
Ir'i'Hi that on the 2ist nit. >. Mr.. DAVID
""iL' young man, aled % years. wao
o'' gu1nlIg near Oakland, and on re
NTnlng home lac met some friends and
stood talking to them With his gun rest
"' on log, 0hon il clipped Off the log
ana exploded The whole load struck
L'm in the region OF lbe heart, killing
DIM aImost instantly.
me Observation-Disclosures has changed
'o' 'au7 Of tic PostoGico o. frank fort,
"'''raI county, 20 ALAsKA, and BES.
"AiS HHSss continued postmaster.
The hagerstosn Agricultural Works
nave been removed from Fagerstown 20
N4"@'k' Ohio. Tue Mail sayss "a
''nnS ot s35 600 having been offered