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

NsO-AS FL INLAY, DEL. y, 1881.
bREvrrIEs.-The total value of all
railroad property in Virginia, real aud
personal. according to recent report
OF Auditor Massey, is $26, 94O.l 7s, tho
State tax on which is SIS, PTS. !. /. Pork
is selling In Morgan county at S. per
hundred. Senator WADE HAMproN's
daughter lie said to be preparing for the
STAGE. There are fifteen sardine FAC.
tories now running in Eastport, Maine,
employing from 800 10 1000 hands /.
Remember yonng man that It will need
something more substantial than cigars
and cane 70 start housekeeping with.
1--WE are pleased to learn that ex-
Governor MATHEWS has recovered from
his late serious illness. ;. Apples are
selling for six dollars barrel ia Abb
iene, Kansas. =. "A Pittsburgh man IN
tends to build house of glass bricks.
His object may be seen through. but
We don't believe his house can. :. Mar
tinsburg Statesman President ARTHUR
was once q school master. Some of the
ofhceholders are anxious to know whe-
Their they are to be kept in. so she
refused you, did she asked Pingry
why didn't you press her, my boy p
Press her exclaimed Brown; she
wouldn't let me get near enough for
that. Truth can barely be expected
to adapt herself to the crooked policy
and willy sinuosities of worldly affairs,
for truth. like light, travels only in
straight lines. copper mine near
Candillo. in the State of Coahuila, Mex
leo. has just been sold by Philadelphia
capitalists 10 London company for
81 900, 0OO.... "A rod aud 'lyiu' catches
the biggest fish of the season The
coinage at the Mint at Philadelphia du-
ring November was: $4,000 eagles.
562, 900 half eagles, 1000, 900 silver dol.
lars and $4,000 cents. Ga account
OF the scarcity of wood in India the
people burn manure for fuel. The
new style OF Fall bonne,s may be pho
to2raphed by slamnnig q ripe tomato
| against board fence Shoes OF Chi
cago girls in wet weather are called do.
ries. -. The Alumni of the Lexington
Law School of Washington and Lee U /.
University are TO build q monument To
the founder, Judge Brockenbrough.
Mind unemployed ia mind unenjoycd
.-..A fashion writer says: Little boy s
and girls are considered q necessary
part OF a bridal procession nowadays.
This appears To US little too previous. :.
1t may he remarked that cold weather
,, is an ice time TO prepare for hot.
JOHN Ii. HOFFMAN. of Morganlown, has
sued GEORGE g. STUnoIss. late repub.
lican candidate for Governor, and Judge
BERKsHInE for $4,000 for defamation
OF character. - Sincerity Is 10 speak as
we think, TO do as we pretend and pro-
Tess to perform. and make good what
we promise. and really to be what we
would seem and appear TO be. Oh.
pa cried little fellow upon seeing a
trout for the FIRST time, it's got the mea-
sles, hasn't it ? Little drops OF wa
ter Gin the milk and little grains Of
sand (in the sugar. are what makes the
big fortunes Of the humble milk man
and the grocers -. AN old bachelor
who died recently, left a will dividing
his property equally among the surviv-
ing women who had refused him. Be-
cause, he said, to them owe all my
earthly happiness. .Chambershurg
Spirit: 1t is said by some people that
Guiteau looks like Malone. Some PEG.
pie have no feeling whatever for Gut
teau 80. Christmas is coming and don't
you forget it.. "A fellow who delibe.
rately proposes matrimoDy to q young
lady when be can't support himself, is
either a fFst.class fraud or fool
The wormy chestnuts contain the most
meat There is a family living With
in five miles OF Washington, Rappahan-
mock county, Va, which. il is said, but q
few days ago heard of the death Of Presi-
dent Garfield -. Potatoes arc now i'm.
ported TO the United States from Eng
land and ireland, cabbsgcs from Ger
many, and beans from Germany and IL.
aly--all due TO last summers drought.
-. One hundred thousand Of tho popu,
lation Of Chicago arc rated as living on
The business brought to that city by the
Union Stock Yards. This is too sud
den, as The man said when be stepped
on piece OF soap AMI fell headlonz in.
TO a wash tub. Dr.. BRYAR, of Ca.
bell county, this State, caught an eagle
recently, tn At measured feet from tip