South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-10-27

We are greatly in need OF q few leads
OF Wool. and would he glad if some OF
our subscribers would furnish it,
The Mi'a Society Of the III. T.. Church
South, will he held at the residence OF
Mr.. Harper, on mex, Friday afternoon,
Nov. Bird, n. y O'clock, by order of
the President.
FIFTY -one new cases Of yellow fever
aad five 'catLs we're reported nj Pen
sacoia, Fla, on Tuesday last. The to.
tai number Ct Cases TO date is 2,O5S:
deaths les.
Green apples are selling at OO@si
per bushel.
we see by Preston county paper
that Miss HATTIE JONES, of Cranberry,
that county. started tn other day 10
attend course Of medical lectures at
the Woman's Medical College in Balii-
more. The term Of lectures last for 2
months.
The Board os Regents OF our Insti-
tuition held their Annual Meetin. on
the 10th inst, as required by law, ex-
amincd and passed upon the accounts
ct The SIX months erding September
3Oth, SS2. and after the transaction of
all the business Of Importance usual at
this period. such as the considcr.,i.n
and preparation of the Biennial Report
OF tie Institution. &C., adjourned to
meet on the 9TH Cf June mex. unless
ctlleJ together sooner by the presiden,
of The b ,ard.
Present. Dr.. j. II. !. IIardesty
Pres, OF Wheeling ; Col. G.. w. Thomp.
son, of paikersbure G. w. era g. ESQ,
OF Arbuchle, Mason Co; DR.. n. d.
baker, of Martinsburg; J. T.. Peerce,
Esq 1t Burlington, Mineral Co; Col.
Z. l.. P,yton, of Rlcllauds, Greenbrier
: Co; and Hon. John ii. Holt, Of Graf
ton. Taylor CO. Tablet
We are ll'ase to learn ,ha. orr for.
mer fc!low-;ownsma1, Pros. II g. Fer.
g"son, has been appointed Principal Of
the Louisiana AT aud ID ,nb Institu-
f lion n, Baton Rugo. We have no
. doubt but that Prof. r. will DISCHARGE
The duties OF his position to the sa is
faction of those interested in the n
stitulion.
Mr. J'hn Binakcr, Whp ro,iies SON,
3 miles nor :hcas, of New Market. Va,
died very suddenly on Tuesday morn
ing the 9Th inst. II seems Mr.. Il. had
just ca zen his breakfast, the Shenandoah
F"tf'y 8, and when lie rose from
the table, he dropped dead. II had
not heen anyways ill, and his death
was altogether xpccted. II, was o.
ged about 81 years.
The fino weather we hays been en-
wing ha, given our farmers n chance
to so| their WHEAT anl gather their
corn.
Cora cutting is abou. over, an IL is
believed that the crop is better than for
several years past.
RUSSELL and Bro and GrLKEsoNs
and PUGH, hive returned Eome from
Baltimore with the largest stocks of
Goods ever brought before TO Romney.
L. ". g PAYCtKg. E4q of this place
will go North next week TO lay in a
new stock Of goods, FOR this place and
Springfield. You may rely he will have
good Stock. equal to any other estab.
! lishment In this section.
1HE FATAL CHEsTNUr.-S boys
and siil' should take warning from tho
fate Ct little boy named Ernest Good.
how. Of DInville, Ky, who swallowed a
chestnut The other day while laughing.
The nut lodged in his win1pipe and
death Gu ucd ia two ~ nn.es.
TIE Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
60 ppany has presented Miss Jennie
Smith, the temperance rovivalist. with
house ond lot AMI COW ut noun
tain Lake Park. q rrett county. Miss
Smith will briog her mother from New
jersey, and locate nt the park
The pent-up enthusiasm If our over
jubil1Dt Demqcrat'c youths found vent
on Saturday Digbt and Mond night
Ivy firing Jackson Crackers and burning
r.borrel' in honor Of Wilson election
: TO Congress.
Hoo CHOLERA We understand ulat
= This fatal disease still prevails in differ.
ent sect ne OF our county. and thbt a
great many hogs have did rom its ef-
I feet, and others are sill suffering from
tic disease.
When reading your paper mark the
advertisement Of Chaso's Recipe Book.
II would he we'll 10 examine your
slove.pipe aud Gee II the joints Ct.
: Chestnuts are sal 10 be plentiful