South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-16
BIBLE SOCIETY MEETING.

Will he present. BY order OF Executive |
Committee. II. B. GILkESON. Sec
by special request, Miss Mary Tucker
Magill, will give Dramatic recital 4.
the Institute on Tuesday Sep cmber 20,
1T eight L. NJ. Tickets SOC. at Stores.
A fire nj Maj tinshurg on Monday last
destroyed the clr,:a.e factory OF WIN.
!. Gaycr, together with IL number Of
hngsias and siaighs AMI Il quantity Of
lumber and iinisAcd Sools AT Weston
OH Tuesday last Moore Bros, handle
factory was hurocd. with all their ma
chimcry. Loss 5000. No insurance.
En- Governor j. J. JACOB has return
Cd from tile southwestern portion OF
New Mexico, where he has been look
ing up the interests Of Mrs. Henry kcr.
stein. Of Wheeling in ,Lc rich gold mine
left by hcr brother. lie brings home,
it is said. specimens with him that show
he minc TO be worry valuable ono.
Superintendent Butcher has appoint
ca Mary Howard. Of Bu'ling'ca, Mine
Inl county. ANA jennie Meal. OF Fair
mont, to two Of the free State scholar
ships for col"rci pnpils in Srorer Col,
lrgc at UarpeI's Ferry.
Maj. lIcLMEs CONRAD Was nominated
Il few days ago Ivy acclamation for the
liousu OF Delegates by the Conservative
Democratic Convention Of Frederick
county, W., and he accep.e the posi-
ton il an eloquent speech.
BALTlMcEE WHEAT MAEKnr-Salcs
Of 'uthcrn Wheat on Tuesday las, ran.
ged from +01Sl 45 for Fu.lz and
i! 81 53 for i.r 10 goot! lnngi,crry. III
choice offered. NJ. l Maryland red
sold At 81 50
FATAL ACCIDENT. DAVID. nc s=l!-.I; Z
recommending pine tree,
. Oh the 10Th inst, fell some 90 or 80 feet
4.A.-QI onn,l, lrhicting injuries from,
Rev j. D: I've d :e,l in two days
~ this State, occupied, by rc1r,ee,ysQun
PULPIT Of the NJ. l.. Church, S. in hi;
Place, on last Sabbath morning and eve
"'h~. Ills sermons wero well received.
ne Democratic nominating convon.
Ton held i'll Cumberland, on Tuesday
'st, HAD full attendance of delegates
y 'eX. k'ng, If Cumberland, presided
";''i Daniel Kean, Of Cumberland. snd
T.. ~ Tazenhaker, Of Wcs,ernrorl. sec
rctar;cs. Tic nominations were os fJ.
lows State Senator, !. Is Oicr, OF
los'bure; Sheriff, W. J. Farrell u
Cumberland; Register Of Wills, Horace
licsley, OF Cumberland f.; lInuse of DeIo.
gates: G. Johnson and james Mortar.
lily OF Cumberland. VIM. lIefron of MI.
Savage, and james Wilson Of Flint
stone; county commissioners, Martin
R'uzer, S. =. Harbaunl AMI ! ".
Saunders OF Cumberland, John Pu.ter.
son OF Moscow, and J. a. Daniels OF
o'd'own; sur8cyor:C. E. W,dcncr. of
Cumberland. who afterwards declined.
IL appears that there is more than
double The amount of grain in store at
Nhic"go now than there was nj this time
last yoar--ll ,3i?,]52 bushels, against
5.r7l, OCT bushels.
iEere ~ more sickness in Keyser at
present, accordirg TO Tho Tribune, than
Tor many ycars, principally typhoid fc.
yer aud summer compliant. among tho
children. Dr.. West, Of that place, for
The last two months has had Ii cases of
lever alone, most Of whom have rccoy-
efed or are convalescipg.
he eastern portion Of orr county was
again blessed With good rain on SIM.
day last. Yesterday morning opened
cloudy, ard throughout tue day, u, in.
terTals, rain fell gently.
keyser Echo: On Saturday of last
week the house of DANIEL THOMSON,
Esq on Mill Creek was struck by li.ht.
ming. The chimney was demolished and
some misunderstanding knocked off. but
no serious damage done. Tho INN oates
were badly shocked, but no one injured.
Wheat 10 Winchester on Tuesday last
wss worth 81 $50 per busbel.
JAMES II. MAXWELL, a newly arrived
ca'ct, Of Wheeling, this State, was
drowned at Lexington, Va, on Saturday
afterooon last, whilst attempting to swim
North River. Ills body was recovered.
a gentleman just returned from the
interior tells tile editor Of the Wheeling
h"tc|('ge''cer that corn was bringing 81
% per hushol in Glmcr anil Calhoun ,
counIice, tbis STAT. !,