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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-16
Court Directory for 1851.

Circnit Court fer llnmushi-e county first
Tnesday in March. d,h Tuesday in May ard :Ed
Tuesday in Sep,tmhcr
T"ua'v Court the lat Tuesdrvs IA LAnrar-
April and October, aud the last Tuesday in July
Circuit Courts.
Hardy. ;rd Tueslav in March and ,ih Tues.
d-v in Way. AMI let Tuesday in n.iotcr.
Mineral Ia, Tues i,v il Nav and Septems er
AMI 4tlI ruesi " i, November.
Grant. lat Tuesday in April and June, and
3rd Tuesday in bctGh.r
Prnhl-'nn. I'D Wednesday in April and June
sad lst Wedneslay in Noveu,3ce.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-16

A EiH ELAZE SHERIFF Candy, who
lives near HraIy's Mil, between here
al:,i Cumberland. came near l"Sing his
dwelling hy fire on Wednesday last. y
large iic!d Of grass. continuing over q
hundred acres, which hal not been
III 'wm thia season. anl Consequently vc-
rs lcrvr, caught fire. The grass beiny
very dry, WIS excellent material lur the
::,mcs to feed upoa, and TIC fire spread
with wonderful rapl,lity. The whole
fi"ll was soon ablazr, and lis housc-a
ncw Ome which S;n;:ds on the cdyc ui
The mcad3w, WAS only saved from TIC
d:vou:ing c!cEcnt hy the i:Croic eT,rt-
n u s,aNT upon Juc- rurrrr:- 7 TT r.t.nS
resented a grand picture AS they Shot
~ the tail sllad. trees surrounding The
dwelling, cnvelop;ng them in one SCH
,Lec. Of fire. 1t i SUPPOSED some one had
tLccn gaining. when w,d fell int" the
S'"SS "auscl ;he f:,. = k"y'cr Tri'
3""", Sept. 10.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-16
TERMS or ADVERTISING:

The rates OF advertising ARE, for. an inch or
less. ONS noLLAR AND Fury CENTS for three
insertions -la-sor ones in the anne proportion.
Each contiaIance 374 cents.
Quarterly, half yearly, AMI yearly advertise.
meats inse, tod at liberal reduction on the above
Yearly adve; tisers disseminating during the
year will he charged regular rates.
No advertisement, TO he considered by the montl,
or yenr unless specified on the nanuscrii or pre-.
vinusly agreed upon between the parties.
Resolutions ot associations comnu nichiions OF
limited interest, and notices Of dentha exceeding
rsS LINES will bo charged five cents per line
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-16

n kentucky girl was struck BY iiuht.
n'os AMI killed while DRESSING for ber
Wedding and tue hard.hearted Ciucin-
na'l enquirer says: 'Thore is such a
thug as girl being too attractive
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-16

~ C"'"ra,io Sunset. t.-Standing nr,
nn ;he margin "I' IA lovely lake in the
b"snn oftlc nesting mountains above
the beautiful village OF Georgetown
III Colorado, one can see i sunset
more bri!'iant and beautiful ;!lan WIS
ever Ioo.icI upon in Tic East, and
Which Is only c1'i%lcl by tie virgin
reach OF rc'!,ieEing ligh; which mel
lows into twilight shadows on the
plains. | saw it on summer cvcn-
ing when al! nature was huShcd in
stiffness. The fire ilics shot through
the growing dusk like sparkling hours
III Egyptian night. Ovcrlanging cor-
est and swarth & black cncd crag were
reflected i'll the green waters of the
lake. The suii lowered, rs liz f:,sci-
hated spell, above the mountain tops,
while rays Of golden light flushed with
crimson peak and turrct on natures
battlcmeHt5 1t seemed to glow and
expand like All opening rose, until it
bcc"nc full blown, and cast its arrowy
rencilinGs for miles across the sky
Like a mighty flame. Then, us if
ashamed of It's holiness, it drew veil
ot grayisl mist about its face, aud
blushcd beneath it. The mist changed
into cloud shaped lilc crescent.
with ragged frlngcs ilcckcd with gold,
and i'll It's wonderful aspect recalled
the legends Of Alahomcts banner. red
and !nrId beneath Asian skies. Even
us | looked it charged. The darkcn-
ing scarlet was transformed to ruby
blllllancy.' Long lines of pallor
witcncd on the rarti-colored surface,
sidc by side with golden lanccs which
seemed to flash from the glowing orb
like dissolving rays. The cnamorcd
sky for Que fcvcrish instant caught
and mlrrorcd all the colors Of the
rainbow. Then again it darkeucd-
flashed and palcd-and drawing the
lowering drapcrcs Of the night about
Il, sank ont Of sight. The stars came
ont. The night hawk poised on
swooplng pinion, shricked above the
forest solitude. The lcafy murmur of
the moaning pines took upt!le refrain,
and awolic the spell bound senses into
life and action. The charm was gone.
but its beauty fingered on The fancy
like u beautiful mcmory.-Omala
Herald.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-16

Seeding for wheat with the drill most
commonly effects saving Of grain, aud
s"in oi onc.lcDlll on the crop.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-16
SoGt1 Irarc,. In:eliiegGcer.
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EuM:.ET, II E&'T rIl:t:I%,a.
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NJ paper will be discontinued except nj the
option ofihe pablsher, until al! NJ rcaragcs have
been aeltlcd
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-16

awfnI peril Of the children seemed to
paraly2:e them. Mrs. Evans, whose
little, dark-haircd bog had loosencd
the canoe from lis fastening TO take
Winnie Merton for ride had, while
rocking it, rocked too far anI tipped
il over; and now, while her boy WAS
almost drowning, she was lying in Il
helpless heap on the bank Of the river.
Some were beginning to recover their
sclt-losscssion and were calling for
ropes, when Mrs Merton, stepping
out OF her slippers, poised herself Il
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-16
Sputll 3ranrl, JatslliSrntcr.
ROMNEY. FRIDAY, SEPT. ls, 1881.

Winchester Nc,cs: Information has
been received here cf the murder Of Il.
S. Ion'cy, formerly cf this county, in
Arkansas, about the Sth Of August
: The mur''ercrs rohhtd lis pcrsoa, tied
y stone to lis hc.'y AID threw i. into the
Arkansas river. lie w:ss a5o", - years
Of age, and the .iI,.r has created lii nci,
eXcitc.rent in TIA! Stale.
Peach II. Grat;an, al c:uincnt law
yer, (Grat,an's RcportS,) died at Ash
land. Va. on the nigh of Til, 8lh lust,
aged eighty, during forty years Of whic!,
he held tue position of law reporter OF
tho Virginia Cour: of Appeals.
Frederick Douglass says that during
the two ycars hc spent abroad, thoue!:
he was much in society and sometimes
| in the company Of lords and ladies, he
does not remember one wora,- look or
gesture that indicated the slightest aver.
sion to him on account Of his color.
We see that some doctors cay that
| thousands of nursing Infants are killed
by Irregular nursing md over loading
their weak stomaChs AMI VIC can believe
ii. Tie remedy is TO give them food at
regular hours. and then adhere 10 that
| rule after nursing ceases. There is no
sense or reasV:! III feeding and stuf!ing
ch;il.cn at all hour. The abuse of Tic
stomach AMI is kindred er,ans kills
more human beings than all o:hcr caus-
! cs combined.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-16

'AA'siiS.iS Val tilS bsktt
der figure, clad iir II.
OF SwiS, muslin and
dropped like al arr;
aud struck out with
expert t. where Iii
w:,s battling with
holding BIN 80 thai
bovc water, swan
where many hands
bank ; and then. sy
her rrbuil:Ous little :
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-09-16

Sir John Lubbock says that 'an,hro-
poid apes must give place to tho ants.
wv ben vc consider the habits of ants
says he, their social organization. their
large communities, elaborate habi,1-
tons, their roaaways, their possession
of domestic animals, and even in some
cases Of slaves, it must be admitted ,ba,
they have fair claim 10 rank mex, to
man in tho scale Of intelligence
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-06-28
Not Very Good Spoilers.

The franklin county Superintend-
ent of Schools in overhauling the teach
ers of that county as to their education
al qualifications found that some of the
young ladies who were applicants for
positions were decidedly unfit for their
work. The teachers were requested to
write the the following words, with
their definitions: Vacillation, hero
glyphics, antediluvian, aphorism, biv-
ouac, codicil, hallucination, inveigle,
periphery.
One of the young ladies spelled and
defined them as follows: " Vassilation,
the act of being vaseil hyerogliphics,
correct definition); antediluvian, the
act of loosening down before, as it were !;
aphorism, a rising beforehead; bivouac.
twas unable to defne); codissel, relating
to a code, law or rule; hallusenation, a
strange loosening or separation, as. it
were; inveigle, somewhat strange I;
periphery, unnatural.
Several others who were examined
spelled and defined some of the words
as follows: "Superannuated, the state
of being over-exerted bivouac, excite
ment, t,gayety; codicile, couldn't define) ;
perriffery, (coulden't define); hallucin-
alton, act of rejoicing or blessing; in
veigle, American bush-fighting."
One of the young ladies, who received
seven and one-half per cent, defined
hallucination as ''the condition of being
made clear.i'
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-06-28

that could struggle through mud roads
and swim over deep, rapid streams.
During the court session, lawyer
bargained for pony for twenty-five
dollars, on credit of six months. The
next day the owner brought the pony
but required security for the payment of
the price. The lawyer drew note at
the top of a sheet of foolscap and signed
1t. His brother lawyers, some twenty
in number signed 1t, and then the court
three judges-wrote down their
names.
The lawyer presented the thoroughly
signed note to the man and was surpris-
ed to hear him say; "Do you think l
am fool, to let you get the court and
all the lawyers on your side? see you
mean to cheat me out of my pony"
Up jumped the alarmed man, ran out
of the court, mounted the pony and
galloped for home as fast as the horse
could carry him.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-06-28

family to see where the mistake came
in, and the sign was made to read Fur
Sail" 1t hadn't been up an hour when
an old colored man came along and
queried:
Does you mean dat dis place am fur
SallyY What yer gwine to glib de place
to Sally fur 20
Am you findin' fault wild dat sign ?"
asked the other.
7" Well, l doan' quite cotch on to de
spellin'."
You doan', ELI Has you got 500 to
pay cash down fur dis place ?''
mo, sah."
" Den you pass on and shet up May
be 1 doan' spell jlst de same rs you do,
but I'ze got prospects of handlin' $500
while you has got boat knees out to de
weather. doan' ker to use high-hown
language an have to war a shoe on one
fut an butte on de odder. Go long,
ole man-you am too fly on cog Apply /"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-06-28
Attention to Small Things.

In all the affairs in life it is the stitch
in time that saves us trouble. Some of
us seem to find it impossible to take it;
we are are delayed in repairing the roof,
for want of material, till dampness
cracks the plaster, and peels off the wall
paper, and gives us bronchitis; we
would take such pleasure in settling our
bills before the interest doubles them as
only he who owes them knows; we
realize the necessity of stitch in time
in our affairs but have no thread and
needle, so to speak; or we fancy that we
will attend to them tomorrow, or next
week, or after we have gotten through
with the work in hand, and then they
are beyond mending. Sometimes it is
our friendships that show break, when
a word is spoken in season, how good it
is What tears and regrets it saves us
Many heart ache could be speared US
by seasonable adjustment of Difficult
ties
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-06-28
An Arkansas Parson.

NEEDN'T tell me anything about get
tim preachers drunk" said Isaac Hill,
Manipulation. General of the House of
Representatives, leastwise if they ever
come to Congress. They're the hardest
! hands to tackle in the whole business. "
State your experience Isaac" was the
the patient listeners request.
"Well about two years ago preacher
fellow from Arkansas came up here to
try and pry himself into Slemons's seat.
L believe his name was Bradley. Things
were getting little bit lively like, and
so SlemOns he came to me one day and
put ten. dollar bill in my hand, and
said, Ike, want you to get Bradley
drunk Right says I, for if there's
any boy can do that sort of job it's
me-
" hunted the parson up, and finally
got him under my wing. He was a
quiet sort o. man, gentlemanly like, and
1 was calculatin' how many minutes it
would take to spike his guns. 1 started
him off at Sanderson's, up on the hill,
and he took his five fingers of raw juice
like an old recruit. Then L headed
straight for the Avenue. We stopped
at every place right on up till we got to
the Riggs House, the preacher all the
time hangin' on his jigger fullof raw
When we got to that pointI just kind
o. happened to recall the fact that
roomed only a few doors off, and /
thought I'd drop around to see that no
robbers had been on hand. So left the
parson, feeling solemn and right end up,
and 1 didn't know nothin' till about II
O'Clock the next day.
AS was comm down the avenue /
dipped into the National for backbone
restorer, and what do you think seed
Well, sir, there was the preacher,
takin' his same old raw, and couple of
the Arkansas delegation. L heard
they'd had Ineetin' the night before
and resolved 10 get the old man drunk
by squads. The last 1 heard of that Ar
kansas delegation it was laid up for re-
pairs III body, and the parson was
pleaiin' his case before the Committee
on Elections. I've tackled my last
preacher from that part of the country,
hear me ~
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-06-28

TrANCY Goods and Notions, Some new ar
F. MORTIMER.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-06-28
Pass On or shet Up.

A COLORED man living on Illinois
n street hung out sign on his house
reading: " For Sail" He happened to
be at the gate when white man came
along and said:
"You'll never get any offer for your
house with any such spelling as that. I"
The owner of the place was greatly
puzzled to improve the photography, but
finally took his wife's advice and made
it read: For sell.n
This seemed to be all right for day
or two, and then school. hoy halted
and said:
"If you don't fix that sign all the
school children will be laughing at
you"
There was another convention OF the
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-06-28
Avoid SANDER.

None of us are perfect, and we have
no right therefore to expect perfection
in others. So fyou cannot speak well
of your neighbors, do not speak of
them at all. A cross neighbor may be
made kind one by kind treatment.
The way to be happy is to make others
happy. To do good is a luxury. If
you are not wiser and better at the end
of the day, that day is lost. Practice
kindness, even fit be but to speak one
word. Do not seem to be what you are
not. Learn to control your temper and
your wogds. Say nothing behind ones.
back that you would not say to his face.
This habit of reticence, besides being a
kindly one, is safe. Manya bitter har-
vest has been reaped from thoughtiess
words of censure.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-06-28
Set Back az Years.

I" / was troubled for years with Kid
ney Complaint, Gravel, &C.. my blood
became thin; was dull and inactive; I;
could hardly crawl about; was an old
worn out man all over; could get moth
ing to help me, until got Hop Bitters,
and now am boy again. My blood
and kidneys are all right, and / am as
active as man of 80, although am 72,
and have no doubt 1t will do as well for
others of my age. 1t is worth trial.
(Father. )--Sunday Mercury. % 1t
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-06-28
SUNDAY READING.


AS godly merchant lay upon his dy-
ing bed, he spoke to his children of the
little property which he bad acquired
and was leaving behind him.
Z" 1t is not much, but there is not a
dirty shilling In H."
There is such thing as clean money.
1t may be earned by diligence in bust
ness, by honest labor of hand or mind,
or by the severest occupations which are
not esteemed as either easy or genteel.
but there is money even In the Golfers
and purses of many who profess to be
followers of Christ, which all the waters
OF Jordan could not make clean. There
are the wages of unrighteousness, the
gains of ungodliness, the boarded spoils
wrung from the thin hands of the poor
and the needy; there are revenues from
the traffic in strong drink there are
rents paid to church members for places
that are used as traps and pitfalls to en-
snare unwary men; there are gains ac-
quired in thousand ways which are
blackened with the stain of sin and
with the curse of God. Thousands on
thousands have thus laid up wealth,
which shall curse them in life and death;
which shall ensnare their children and
beguile them to their ruin; and which
shall finally eat their flesh as 1t were fire.
when the, Judge who standeth before the
door shall come to make inuuisition for
blood, and to punish the ungodly in the
last great day.
0 man of earth, as you look upon your
gains and treasures, as you count your
boards and estimate your possessions,
ask yourself the question, Is this clean
money and decide, that as God shall
give you grace and help, nothing which
you possess shall deserve the curse that
follows the wages of unrighteousness,
the gains of those who know not and
fear not God.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-06-28
Not a SuppusabIe Case.

w Ill was ITeSlue0U, begun
1N Mr.. Butterfly, the other morning
as he passed his cup over for a third cup
of cofiee-''if 1 was President of the
United States"
Which you aren't, you know,
broke in Mrs. B., in an argumentative
and confident tone.
"And not likely to be,' added Mrs.
BIS mother with contemptuous toss of
her head.
"No," assented Mr.. b t., pleasantly,
but l was just supposng the case"
"Then suppose something in reason"
retorted Mrs. B., snappishly. "You had
as well suppose you were the man in the
moon or that you were the Man in the
Iron Mask"
$50 might, my dear, so L might"
agreed Mr.. b., still pleasantly smiling
but that has nothing to do with it,you
know. was merely going to say that
if was President of the United States,
I'D
MY !" burst in Miss Gertrude, aged
eighteen, wouldn't it be splendid if
you was, pa! Just to think how those
Wheedletop girls would change their
tune when met them, instead of throw
ing out their insinuations about people
who consider it christian-like to turn
their last season IS silk so that they may
have more to give to charity! But they
might turn green with envy before I'd
ever
Yes, and wouldn't 1 warm it to
Sammy Dugan, just" chirped in Mas
ter Tommy aged twelve, 8" I'd just go up
to him fore he knowed where he was,
an he dassent hit me back again cause
it 'ud be treason and they'd hang him
an I'd slide on the sidewalk an shy
snow-balls at the p'leecemen, an sass
Miss Ferule, an play hockey every day
when it didn't rain, an I'D
Yes," chimed in Mrs. b. catching
the infection from her enthusiastic prog
eny, "and then I'd be the first lady in
land, let the next be who she would
and the Senator's and Governors wives
would beg to be introduced to me, and
I'd have balls twice week and ban
quets every day, and"
"And I'd have the management of
the White House and run things" re-
marked Mrs. BIS mother, her eyes
sparkling with the prospect.
"Not much you wouldn't"-from
Miss Gertrude-"not if L kept my health
and knew myself, you wouldn't; not as
long as was the Presidents daughter
and-'
Yah !" calculated Master Thomas,
guess the Presidents son would be
the biggest plum in the dish Wouldn't
be the Prince of Wales, then, say p
What 'ud you know bout"
"Shut up-all of you !" commanded
Mrs. B. 81 guess the Presidents wife
is the highest authority in the land !
AT all events there'd be dusty old time
if any body questioned it, and L bet
when the exercises were over the sur
vivors would not want any electoral
commission to decide the thing. My,
I'd like to see anybody-but by the way,
Mr.. Butterfly, what was you going to
to say you would do if you was Presi-
dent of the United Statesy',
=" Resign as soon as the Lord would
let me ~ said Mr.. Butterfly, calmly but
with terrific firmness.
And then meditative silence fell
upon the family and remained there for
little season.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-06-28
Afraid of Being Cheated.

In the early days of Indiana, the
lawyer used to follow the courts in the
different counties. Riding circuit"
it was called, and it demanded horses
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-06-28
BALDWIN BRANCH.
THE MANSION HOUSE,
New Bloomfield, Penn'a.,

GEO. f. ENSMINGER, Proprietor.
HAVING leased this property and furnished It
IA a comfortable manner, | ask share of the
public patronage, and assure my friends who stop
with me that every exertlon will be made to
render their stay pleasant.
ss- A careful h0sJler always in attendance.
April 8, 1873. If
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-06-28

E9T The whirligig of time seldom works
greater change in the outward life, at
least, of an individual than in the case of
"Senator" Bob Hart, the burnt cork
orator of minstrel show not many
years ago. Whilst thus occupied, Hart
who in private life was known as J. M.
Sutherland, became victim of strong
drink, he lost his position as a senate
rial orator, and was going to the bad
rapidly. He reformed imperfectly sew
eral times, but finally, under influence
of the Gospel temperance meetings in
New York, he was induced to sign the
pledge, which he has since kept. Mr..
Hart also professed religion, studied for
the ministry, and on Sunday last was
installed as assistant pastor of the
Laight Street Baptist Church, of New
York city, at salary of ST 900 per year.
Mr.. Hart preached sermon on the oc-
casion, in which he depicted the ups
and downs of his life, including his ex-
perience as q minstrel
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-06-28

EB- For the delicate and complicated
difficulties peculiar to the female con-
stitution, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegta-
ble Compound is the sovereign remedy.
IL aims at the cause, and produces last
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