South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-12-09

I. IL. g. NORTON. AGENT.
Clinton Lodge. No. 81, AT. b A. NJ, meets
on the Bird Friday in each month. ae
Tie sale Of fancy work by the ladies
of the Presbyterian Church will be held
on Tuesday, the 10th day OF December.
at Judge AEMsrRoSe's residence. Sale
TO commence at o'clock, Pm.
Tho County Court OF Hampshire
County will meet on Tuesday, sfhe 3rd
day Of January merit. JouN L. VANCE,
Esq, Presidents. HOLLAND WILLIAMS.
Esq, and Capt. DAVID PUau. Asso-
ciaies.
THE Ladies Aid Society OF Frank
fort and Vicinity" will hold an Oyster
Supper and Festival on the evenings of
the 22nd and 23rd inst.
party composed Of Messrs. John
Fl. Miller, Jacob Creger, William Dal.
Iymple, Drs. S. p. Hodgkiss. & j. Crib.
per. from New Jersey, and Harry Keller
of Cumberland, have been spending a
few days tho present week in hunting,
making their head quarters at the
Armstrong House, which still retains
It's old time popularity under the man
agement of "uine host" Thomas A.
KELLER, Esq. The party. we sre told,
brought in on Monday evsning last,
four deer, and several fine wild turkeys.
What success they have had since that
day, we have not been appfised. Hun.
ters report deer more plentiful this sea.
son than usual.
MIRA. LOUISA IloUsER has large and
varied assortment of millinery and fan
cy goods. Her store presents daz-
2iln2 appearance. 1t is opposite the
Courthouse. Call betore you buy your
Christmas Gifts and examine her stock.
A report from Winchester says that
up To Saturday last there were four CA
sHs Of that loaLhsome disease, Small
Pox, in that place.
The statistics show that Jefferson rails.
CO more grain than any county in tho
State.
Charleston Glzstte: 1t costs the Fed.
eral Government something to run it's
courts. The last session Of Judge Jack
sons court cos. the snug little fortune
Of sll,2l4 83.
A LARGE BASS. On Saturday the
3rl inst. BIZ. MITCHELL PoLIN0. in
floating down the South Branch, below
the Trough, IN small boat with short
limo floating after the boat, caught q
large black Bass. The ish was brought
tn town lying in a buggy--l2 miles by
Mr.. Porry Honser, tho mail carrier, and
found TO weigh 81 lbs. and TO measure
In length ~ inches 81 around l6 inches.
fhe vitality OF this fish is quite surpris.
lng-it vas caught about 9 o'clock in
the morning, remained out OF water till
4, ? NJ, when it was put in tub Of
waller in ROmney-it then became quite
llveiy sad so remained till it was de-
cSpNa.ed and dressed at 8 or 9 p. M.
The Chsrlesiosn Free Tres; in making
adherence to the Court, in session at
ChSTiestown, say ) that on the FIRST day
case involving Tho ownership of COW
VAS decided, the plaintiff getting yer.
act ZEE ten dollars. aud the COW being
valued At Hftoen dollars. The case had
oeen pending for some time, and be-
''ies the time lost in its consideration
e',l party to the suit had expended a
bon, fifty dollcrs. The Prose- sagely
ooseryes that coz in court is more
costly than boil 10 a chins.shop.
Miss MoLLrE, the accomplished
daughter Of Prof, J. T. II. Baker Of
winchester, died on the 2sth ult., after
ashor. lIncss.
Co'. W 5. Bnmgardner, Of stanton,
"a' '"rn elected president Of the board
o, directors Of the Western Lunatio As.
5''m' anil Dr.. a. NJ. Faun,leroy. Of the
.'"o place, has been elected superin.
''a3eli Of tho same institution.
"'port5 have it that female doctors
are In gtoat demanl in Hindoostau -
icy ere 7appo'ol 20 make better pot
Ps nan the average missionary.
''i' working in us ia. a motive for
'' working. I; is the breeze that
''1 'he ship along; bus the mariner
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