South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-01-20
South 3ranfh gatellisenefr.
ROM NEY. FRIDAY, JAN. 20, 1882.

BEEvITIEs.-An earthquake occurred
December 16. in the District Of hunuck,
China, by which $50 persons were kill
ed. The two Rockingham young girls
who engaged IN a duel with shot-guns
about two weeks ago ere members of
respectable white families daughters
of James Payne and James SLIDER. 4
timely interruption only prevented
further exchange of shots and serious
results. The citizens of Alexandria
County arc signing petition in favor
of uniting the county with Fairfax coun.
ty.. Petersburg pays twenty-five cents
an arm, stake or not take" to her six
public vaccinators. Senator EDMUNDs
writing of Mormonism If suitable laws
were enforced with the same vigor shown
in Furnishing Illicit distilling the practice
OF polygamy might in a few years be
broken up -. Public Pr inter DErREEs
has written letter TO Senator PLUMB,
OF Kansas, intimating that the latter is
8 blackguard and LIAR Pay your
dues at tho Iateliigencer O0ice. The
discovery of an inexhaustible vein of
the finest yellow ochre in the country,
is reported at Markh Station, on the
Manassas Gap railroad. ."Crankism"
can DE put down by hangism, and the
cure can't come too soon. Old Aunt
! BONNIE HOLLOWAY died in Fuuquier
county. Va. last week, in the Iljth year
OF her age, the oldest citizen probably
IN the Old Dominion. When Lord
CORVALLIS passed through Virginia, in
the summer Of 1871, she said che was
good smart gal, big enough TO get mar
rled' 80 Owing 10 . certain statute OF
Congress applying to the District If
Guitesu is convicted next week he can
net be hanged before next May.
The old sre soon forgotten by the
young How much happier Ifs might
DO if minds could be trained TO forget
PISS; troubles -. y patent has been is.
saed 10 JAMES TURNER, OF Culpeper, for
4 corn-p! snter. AARON WALKER, who
wea hanged in Texas last week, exclain-
ed: I'm going home 10 glory DA-
vIo TALBOT, Colorado murderer, as
lie was being hanged: In ten minutes
tho devil will have me- - 4 writer in
The Popular Science Monthly remarks
that childrens' ears ought mover 90 be
boxed, for besides being an iii-mannered
way to punish one, it is liable TO iniure
| permanently the delicate membrane Of
the ear. Nor should the ear be clean
ed out with the screwed up corner of
towel, much less wish bodkin
Gold IN paying quantities has been dis.
| covered in ledge of rock nine miles
north Of Deposit, New York ST.
Louis claims to devour 10000 rahbts
per year. That's enough to make ones
hare stand up. Never put off lili to-
morrow laugh that can be laughed to-
day IA Posey County iastice con
/ cluded recent marriage ceremony
thusly; Them as this court has lined
together. let no man Put asunder; but
suffer little chill 1ren to como unto them,
so help you God ia Belfast, Ohio,
man has been put under bends for ap-
| pearance before the grand jury on charge
of opening a letter from his wife to Lcr
lather.-..The Top is only man
! who thinks Swell" OF himself
Strength Of mind is exercise. not rest.
-. Monkeys are generally peaceable
/ enough among each other, but members
o. the tribe will drive or intrudcrs from
another. How many men and women
| &C there without a weak spot some
! where. 1.-Two Mormon missionaries arc
at work near Uniontowu, Pa., and arc
reported to be making converts every
day Tie sting Of reproach IS the
. truth OF it. Coal is so scarce in some
psrt5 of the West that young people CT.
gagei in counting have TO sit in each
others laps TO keep warm. &C.. Governor
NEAL, Of Utah. strives TO Impress upon
the people 10 tho States that "tlc Nor
mon Church is more Of q political than
a religious organization. The (. tin
omlcss sea Of the Kord's loving kind.
ness can never run dry Wheeling
Register: A Montana mau boasts l5e
biggest slaughter Of buGal .es in orc
hunt ever made. lie Ragged l07 Of the
animals aud ought 70 be made 90 cnt
The whole Of them. Such cruelty and
waste is little short Of murder IN
learned man is 4 tank wise man Sc
spring 80. Little boys arc liko ola
COWS because neither arc good u..l
their hides are tanned la lady o.
VicksJurg had man arrested for blow.
ing bis nose in Der presence, bat the
court gave her nose pull by disCharg