South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-12-01

n Oeesut lDventlOE.- Among the
exhibits ut the late Fair of the She
nand,ah Valley Agricultural Society.
held in this city. was one invented by
a Valley mar. Mr.. j. f. ilcizer, of
Churchville, Augusta county. which
attracted much attention and was
universally commended. II Was en-
tered as combined bread ai-er and
frnit dryer and in the opinion of
those best qualified to Judge, il COM
bines perfectly the requli emenis ne
cessary for a complete appliance for
the purposes indicated by ito name. -
As un evidence OF the estimation in
which it was held by our thrifty farm.
era and housewives. it may be stated
that the right to use it in ali the Val.
ley counties from Staunton TO the l'o.
tomac. was quickly disposed of to en-.
terprising and reliable parties. by the
general agent, Mr.. r. w Robertson.
Among the purchasers were Mr.. Ii.
+. Smith. j. Il. Larrick. w. ii Rid.
'ngs and Z. A. Crisman. of this coun
~, and we understand they have met
with excellent success in Introducing
the apparatus, many of their canvass
ing agents realizing ten dollars per day
ard upward as commissions on their
sales. Mr.. Robertson showed us Ger.
tiicates from many well SHOWN and
reliable parties Il, this county. which
convinced ns that the award of the
Judges ut the Fair MAS a proper one.
and that the merits claimed for the
machine by the inventor are not at all
exaggerated.
MIR. Robertson will shortly intro
duce the machine in West Virginia
and Maryland, where. ii its merits
are appreciated rs they should be,
lucrative field awaits those who are
fortunate enough to secure al interest
in Winchester Times.
The Future Capital of " eat Vir.
ginia.-One of the editors of the
Stauuton Virginian. writing to that pn.
per from Charleston, w. Va, SAYS:
There IS great deal of wealth and
great deal of business here; much
building and Improvement going on.
The elegant new Capitol building, IN
which $3.50, 600 is to he spent in al
ciition to the value of the former State
lIonse pnt at 1000, is rapidly go-
ing mp on the foundation % the old
building, AMI Is even now in its in.
completeness quito imposing. 1t is
TO be flushed by the 10Th OF Scptcm
Der, 1884, AID the Legislature is to
occupy it at the beginning of i,s scss.
ion on tlic !st of January. 13Sa.-
There il another fine building for the
post Office aud the United States
court going up, for Which the Gencr.
al Government has appropriated S75.
900. Charleston has also new rail.
road from Point Pleasant mp the Ka'
nawha, which vii! reach the city this
week. 1t will connect by IL long iron
bridge over the Ohio at Point Pleas
ant with the Ohio Central to Toledo.
AMI viii be extended from this point
up The River to Kanawha Falls. con.
meeting there with the Chesapeake &
Ohio; and ii 10 said that the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Company will short
~ build bridge across the river nj
this place to their depot on the ives {.
tern side, which will displace The fer
ry. All these new enterprises go to
make up boom for Charleston such
us this live and enierprisirg people
had not before dreamed Of
Mr. Beecher's Belief In lis ser
mon OH SUNDAY Mr. Beecler took oc
casion To more fully explain his posi-
ton with regard 10 advanced thcolo
gy.' his recent uttcrmce with lie.
gart! to which he declared had been
misunderstood aud mlsinterprcted -
| After discussing the Darwinian theo.
~ of development. he added While
| | do not say | absolutely believe it.
do say | very strongly incline 10 IT,.
and say that Ihis evolution of man
from the lower animals is inst as con
sstent with the doctrine OF God -
manifested in creation as is The other
aud regnant theory, God creates. -
| Before Darwin WAS thought of, he
said. 1t. Paul had been a Darwinian.
and taught that man WAS an animal.
and that upon the animal was super
imposed spiritual man Mr. Beech.
or promised to follow up his serinon
with others on the same general sub.
ject.
John Grismcr had always been
poor, aud when lie pnt twenty dollars
into the plate at church at COnucll.
vile, Mo, there was thought to he
some mistake, but. I've said that he
really desired To make the contribu
ton. The note was soon Unidentified.
by means of It's number having been
recorded. rs part OF two thousand dol.
lars recently stolen. and then Grismor
confessed What he had intended as
q relief for hIs conscience led to his
/ detection.