South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-10-07

8.vs 70 take up his residence among us
81, 4 practising physician.
The state fair commences at Wheel
,ng On Monday nex., and offers MANY
attractions TO visitors.
Insure your property and be on the
,fe side. A disastrous FIRE may occur
st any moment. GEORGE w. SHocKEY.
Of this place, is Agent for the Peabody
Insurance Company, Wheeling, West
Virginia.
Dr. d. W. PEEscoTr, of Edinburg
Shenandoah county, Va, fell dead on
the stree, Of that place. or the 27th
uIl., from heart disease. DIR. Prescott
'as very intelligent man and an able
.uIl'll physician.
Some plum. cherry and apple trees in
RCmncy are now in bioom-hearinp the
s'cord time this year. An apple tree
IN The garden Of Rev. o. L. WIRaMAN.
sin full bloom again, while it is cover.
ed With frst-rate crop OF winter APP
PIES.
We are under obligations to JOHN NJ
MILLER, Esq, President OF the Shenan.
doah Valley Agricultural Society for 6
complimentary ticket to that Fair, TO be
held at Winchester. October lth TO l4th.
We regret TO learn that the Steam
Gf't Mill of Mr. DAVIS REEFS, on Pat
leTsoI's Creek, Mineral county, was en-
tHely destroyed by fire on Saturday
a''' The fire originated from sparks
'fom 'he engine falling UPON the roof.
A boCt 1000 iushels OF wheat in the
nil Was also destroyed The loss. As
'7'ima,ed TO us,is from 81. 500 to $4,000
NJ insurance.
Hon. a. II. IT. Stuart. Eek Secretary
CT Ito Interior. has been invited to be.
come a gnest of the United States Gov,
eminent at the Centennial celebration a,
Yorktown in October. Mr.. Stuart will
% TO Ashington. the Stanton .Spech,
for says, from whence lie will sail in q
Government ship on October 10th, with
l'mbers aud invited guests Of the Gov.
rnmcrt.
Ffom'nent Ohio republicans regard the
contest Tor governor OF that State as in
yolv'd in nuch doubt, They say i,
Von'f ret be surprising If the vote
should fall of one 5hundrcd thousand
Inc election takes plsce next Tuesday.
On Saturday night Of last week. save
Tie Randolph Enterprise of The 2sth
ait, bnn1 Of Ret Men" visited the
house Of Hi Bealer, in Tucker county.
and being refused admission broke in
''- entered the house. frightening Mrs.
b'N.'r. an old lady shout 50. until she
''.I d'st. That section of Tucker and
harbour counties seems to be terrorizcd
over hy a band of lswloss runiana, who
'''s the people so restrsinel by fear
nat no evidence eau be pro curel A.
s'n't them. a hsnging is in order.
Emperor WILLIAM, of Germany, was
recently presented with curious pen,
l".t supplies itself with ink while writ
TX. The old Kaiser thanked fhe don
f ant Ssll: II should like To own a
pen 'La! would write only what is rood
'0i true and then | wished all our
''In'''si7 sni reporters might each
have Que Just like It, and use no 9th
ers"
70. Lynn, Sr, an oil and respected
."zen OF AlIegany county. sd died
81 u'' residence in Cumberland on the
I'' i"'i lie was 7s years old exactly
90 2 lay he died 10 was native
'' Tia. county. and had lived there
.'".y all Of bis life. His father. David
lynn, was captain on the American
I1-ng tbe revolutionary war. The
'''ed supervised the construction of
40 ''lomac wharf. where the Borden
''mp'uy now load their coal. and was
superintendent Of the wharf for many
'''''. lie leaves a lsrge family. De-
vas a momber or the vestry Of
Emmanuel Episcopal Church.
'rorar W SuocNEY. Esq. of this
'.' brought Us on last Thursday ere.
Z 'sr-e lice Of mammoth Water.
''ai bad been presented to BIN
W ''- i X. HIErr. Of North Riv.
n GEAR Hanging Rock. this county
UT. melon "a9 very nice indeed, sweet
''I .n'oiou7. It weighed forty and a
bali pounds
H'.rINong GRAIN MAnKrr.-T IA G
make. on Tuesday last was firm for all
N.'''oi grain. Wheat. Southern Wheat,
vas quoted at / 81 az 81 62; Fu'tz. /
u - extra choice and fancy
''.''."s et2 "a cents advance. Corn.
..', 70 "a IS ct-.. aud yellow 70 cts
.H~ UN fD EY af9.