South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-04-21
South Sraarh Jatsllissnter.
FRIDAY, APRIL 2l, 1852.


BREviTIEs. General Assembly OF
the PresbJ terrain Church in the u. S. will
meet at Atlanta, Ga, in the First Pres
byteiian church, on the 18th OF Hay. -.
This year both begins and ends on Sun
day Tho new spring style puts
two hundred and twenty buttons on a
dress, and it is going 10 make man get
right up and toll like "a slayc to even
buy the thread TO sew 'em on. Senc-
tor NoRToN of York County, a colorei
man, presided in the Virginia Senate on
Saturday Of lasLiweek. This is the first
time colored Senator ever had that
honor. Education may not prevent
crime, but it is u crime To prevent edu-
cation 49,. SIch is the marvellous due
ti!ity of gold that q single ounce OF pure
metal may 10 drawn out into d wire
thirty-three miles in length Returns
! nom India state that the number OF
persons killed there by wild beasts and
snakes has increased from 1928 in
1876 20 q, 500 Ia 1880. In Bengal a.
lone, during the latter year. 1853 persons
were killed by tigers. - Running jack
rabbits with gray Hounds is fine sport in
| Kansas and Nebraska -. .'H'll make
note Of this" Us he sharper said when
he got farmer 10 write his name on
| piece Of paper. a boy of FIVE months
Is astonishing the people OF Madison, o.
hio, 10y walking and talking as we'll as
most children Of as many years. Ohio
IS a great State Hope is like the
sun, which. as We journey toward it.
cas- Tie shadow Of our burden behind
as No, young man, IL doesn't hurt
! you particle 20 SOW your wild oats.
Go ahead snd BOW Us. many az you wish.
But It's tae gathering in lof tie crop tha,
will make you howl. And you have to
gather il, too Ii you don't, il gathers
you, and one is a great deal worse than
the other. What word il there of five
letters thst, after taking two sway. will
still have six? Sixty -. When the lit
tie boy vac being examined in tie cate
chism,aud was asked what was meant by
"succoring g person, IN Distress" he was
not so far wrong in lis reply. 81 s'pose
il must be givin' OF 'em milk" We
are likely to have Il navy after all Three
Chicago girls have offered the govern
meut their Cd shoes -. The condition
Of the wheat fells all over last Ten
nessee IS said 10 he superb. Texas
sugar planters say the outlook for q
splendid cane crop vas never better than
this year 49,. 4 Louisiana man is eslab
fishing an alligator farm. The aides
ant OIL are IN demand IA bent wood
factory is about TO be established near
Charlottesville. Va, at which will be
manufactured plow handles, felIocs,
chair arms. &C.,. DR.. WILLIAMS, OF
Front Royal, aged about 70 years, was
drowned in tho Shenandoah TT Riveyton
Gu the 9TH inst. " the upsctlug of
boat, in which. he was. fishing Mr.
Smith Turner, u lawyer Of the same
town, in the boat at the time, escaped,
but by almost superhumGn cxertions.
To order to build up railroad enterprises
in Texas, the Legislature hos passed a
Law exomptj"g them from taxation for q
period OF twenty years Cork trees
arc being successfully raised il Geor-
gin. TIE cork on some specimens
planted there is already thick enough
for use. l. is supposed these. can he
successfully raised in most of the South.
srn Sta'es....Wh run OF .shad on the
North Csrolua coast ia reported TO be
larger than it has been for years At this
season. This is the result Of The system
OF Matching which was begun several
years ago 80. General LoEGsTEEEr be-
ieves that tie South needs more fresh
blood, and be has just induced three
hundred Germans and Swiss % form q
colony near his home at Gainesville,
Georgia -. iIENGY WARD BEEcugE
now publicly announces from The pulpit
Of Plymouth Church chat he does not
believe i'm the divinity Of Christ nor That
tho Bible is inspired go. The Hagers.
town HcruH lgarns that another disease
is again threatening the horse. Tuis
disease Is called The "thrush." ltmekcs
itself known by an eruption ON tho skin
immediately above tho hoois, AMI in
time, II not attended Jo, tho hoors sor-
ten AMI drop or Tie disease is pot
contagious except by direct con ecs....
Nr LoNcFgLLow always bore The in
fiction Of countless visitors with q ee
NAL patience. 81 consider" he used 10
say, that | have entertained n great
many nngeIs unawnIea." -. GDvernnr