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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-09-01

llarper's Ferry. son Of Rev. DR.. Robert
j. White formerly pastor of the Pres :
hyterinn church in this place and q
nephew OF our mayor Judge A. Z. White
preached 10 an interested consres alton.
10y invitation in the Methodist T..
Church South, on Sunday morning ard
evening list. His sermons seemed to
have given universal pleasure & afford
promise Of grea. future usefulness.
WILLIAM NJ. WELcu, Esq, Of Keyser,
has been appointed an examiner in
the Pension bureau ut Washington at
a salary OF $1,000 per annum.
When Cur public school will COM
mence for the winter term we are not
| advised. Can tho Trustees inform us /?
The parents OF chill ircn are anxious to
| know.
Hog cholera is prevailing in the
neighborhood Of Cresap' own. Allegany
county, Md, and number within the
past two weeks have died OF the dis
ease.
Under the laws Of our State deer may
he lawfully killed from the lst OF Sept.
to the 18th o! January; partridgcs
from the 18th Of October TO tho 1st of
January; wild ducks, wild geese and
brants from tho lst Of November to
the first of April; wild turkeys and
phcasants, grouse anu prairie chickens
from The lst Of Scp.em Der to the lst of
February.
The Teachers examination for this
County will take place in the public
school building here. to-day.
We are in receipt of the irst number
of the Piedmont Dhpnrh, new Demo-
cratic newspaper published every Sat-
urday by II. Clay HYDE at Piedmont
Mineral county. Its large sheet,
half patent, bright and newsy.
a new hand Sewing Machine for sale
CHEAP. Apply at this Office.
Tx Mayor john HUMBfRD, o ( Cum.
berIand, while in Pitisburg last Friday,
recognized in passing hack -horse
mare which was stolen from his farm
near there some time ago. Following
the hack TO livery stable he discovered
another OF his horses stolen at the
same time, and also two fine horses be-
longing TO Major Alexander Shaw, of
Baltimore, stolen about the same time
from farm near Rawlings Station.
Mr.. Humbird recovered his horses and
Major Shaw has sent on persons TO j..
IDENTIFY hic. There is said to he \ clue
to the thieves, which is being worked
up.
a very large crop of snake stories
this season.
Our lady friends will please bear in
mind that large buslles are worn only
b. women WHO are outside the cha armed
circle Of society.
The advertisement of George w.
ShOckey, Esq. Agent for supplying
Phosphates, &c, &c, appears in an
other column, To- which we call the
atten ton of our farmers.
Since our last number this section
has been blessed with copious rains.
The ground is now thoroughly soak.
ed and the growing crops greatly ben
Gifted. Although the rain fall has
been great our streams have not
been, so far as we have heard, out OF
banks.
Several communications received for
to-day's paper. Probably some Of
them may receive place in our next
number.
The steamship Hermann landed in
Baltimore last week OBS immigrants
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-09-01
SIS Acres,

more or less. The farm will be offered as n
"u'.' nud also in parcels aud sold in one of
.'es- TWO ways that may be found TO command
.Ae highest price. Possession to be given on
'.e Isi Of March, 1888, except Of that portion
Coz ned 10 wheat ia to- COMING fall.
TERMS OF NALE:-Ten per cent. in
t'sI 2at per cent on the 6rst daT Of February
1888. aud the residue in two equal PAYMENTS
payable Let day OF March. 1884 tnd irst dy of
MtfcE 1855 respectively, bearing interest from
's' day OF hafch, 1888, the purchaser OF pur-
,'7se's 70 give bonds AID approved security for
"' deferred p'ymeals and die legal title TO be
'.IHed az ID liuJual security.
5. l.. FLOURNOY,
JNO. &. HEISKELL,
't'Al Commissioners Of the Circuit Court Of
''mp'hre County, West virsi nia
Nagust %, 1882.
certify that the bond and security
',g'rcd by law has been given by the
''Jyc Special Commissioners.
V. NJ. POLLING, Clerk.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-09-01
GOOD FARMING.

MIR. HARPER Our friend Mr..
Michael Seaman, of Jersey Mountain
Informs me that he has just thresh-
ed out 300 bushels of grain wheat,
Rye and Oats, of which 1851 bush
els are A No. l wheat raised on about
Is acres OF his land. He used phos.
phate, at total cost of STA. Does
South Branch farming beat this?
A FRIEND.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-09-01
lib Acres

ard 10 poles-two tracts of 100 Acres
cach-one tract of so Acres-one
tract Of 10 Acres -one tract of IO4
Acres, and Que tract Of 140 Acres.
The said lands lie OF I miles east Of Rom.
ncy West va and consist Of valuable farming
gr4ziug and timber lands, and will he sold as
whole or in parts to suit purchasers.
Terms OF Sale:-One- third of the
purchase money Cash, the b-iance in one and
tao equal annual payments ID bear interest from
day OF sale, the purchaser TO give bond With
good personal security for the deferred pay
uIents, aud the legal title to be retained as a
further security.
Ii. p. GILKESON,
5. j.. FLOURNOY,
Il. w. DALEY, Jr.,
Special Commissioners
August 25, 1882.
Ger ify hat the bond and security
required by law hiss been given by
s. ,c'al Commission rs.
V. NJ. POLLING, Clerk.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-09-01

Mr. J. J. EETzgL Of Paw Paw Nor
gan county, received tho nomination FOR
the Legislature in The B3publican Con
vention held at Berkeley Springs on the
end uli. The same body nominated
d. w. HoyERNALE, Esq. as their can
di late for Commissioner.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-09-01

1t is recommended that not less than
ID nor more than 25 delegates from each
district be chosen.
By order Of the Executive Committee,
L. RUSSELL, Chairman.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-09-01
DEIAIIIS.

On The 5th ult., near Wardensvile,
at The residence of ii w. Frye, Mrs.
BETTE SHIPMAN, daughter of tue late
Sannel Bumgarner, of Capon. this coun.
~, in tie 4jth year Of Der age.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-09-01
South Branch Farm ,

i'lng miles from Springfield and miles from
Green Spiag Depot Baltimore Ohio Rail.
Ioad. containing
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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-09-01
Public Sale
OF VALUABLE
JERSEY MOUNTAIN LAND

TOY virtue ola decree Of the Circuit Coart Of
ID Hampshire County, West Virginia, made
ia The chsneery Cause OF Middleton Lewis 70.
lines y Lewis and others, on the 18th DAY of
Nav. 1852. The undersigned Special Commits
sioners, will otter for sale at Auction. at the
ll9me Place on Jersey Mou ntain, Han shire
county, West Va, on
Saturday, the 23rd OF September. 1882,
ALL THE REAL ESTATE
Of which the late Silas Lewis died seiz.d, in
cludifg the widows dover.
The said real estate consists OF the fullovinr
tracts OF land, viz; One tract OF
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-09-01
PUBLIC SALE
OF A VALUABLE
South Branch Farm

} D. virtue Of decree Of the Cireuit Cnnrt of
I'D Hampshire County, West Va. rendered at
'r Nay term, 1882 in the chAucery use of
m',lY, &c Va Parkinson, &c, we will sell at
Public Auction. on the premises, on
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-09-01

No WEEK $I2 day At home easily
= made Costly Oui6i tree Address
CO.. Augls,a, Maize.
apo. q 1892 ~.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-09-01
announcements

ammo nn q q nm ont.
we are authorized to announce aon. DAM
1L d. LUCAS the regular Democratic caudi.
idsie Tor Congress ia the and District.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-09-01
Monday, the 25th of September,

I713, commencing at II o clock, A. ", oil
az Roe lands Uow unsod of which John Brady
''ti seized aud possessed embracing that val
UI1le
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-17
BLOOMSBURY, Pa. FRIDAY, MARCH II. 1882.

us In Article II, of the Constitution
of this Association, we present our own
statement of Jeifersonian principles, com
pactly, but clearly, we hope, in so far as
they seemed applicable to the present sit
uation. The article is as follows:
ats purpose shall be the Association
of Jeffersonian Democrats for the preser-
vation of the Constitution of the United
States, the autonomy of the States, home
rule, freedom of elections, for resistance TO
revolutionary changes, tending to consoli
dation or empire: to the election of any
person to the Presidency a third term I;
to the presence of troops at the polls to
the appropriation of public money for
any purpose but the support of govern
ment; to commercial restrictions for the
benefit of the few at the cost of many
and to class legislation, which destroys
the natural freedom of trade, and despoils
labor to build up monopoly. To these
ends we invoke the spirit and reassert
the principles of Thomas Jefferson, the
author of the Declaration of Independ
ence and the founder of the Democratic
Party
Upon this declaration we stand, and
upon this, the slavery question being, as
Mr.. Parton remarks, happily and forever
settled,w we believe that all friends of pure
republican government, limited by the
wise safeguards of the written constitu-
ton, must ultimately come to stand with
US, whatever may have been their pre-
vious party relationships.
&. f. BLACK, President.
JAMES A. BLAssER, Secretary.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-17

The crowd gathered together on mill
day at San Gabriel, Tex, were nativss of
many different States, and told jokes at
the expense of Arkansas, star heels
and others. One North Carolinian got
after the halfdozen Arkausans hot and
heavy. With other yarns he told the
following: An emigraut preacher went
into the Boston mountain region on
prospecting tour. Coming to a four
acre corn patch, he fought his way
through dozen or more hounds and
ours to windowless cabin in its centre,
and entering he commenced converse
tion with the lady of the house by in
quiring into the state of society there.
abouts. The woman did not seem to
understand hi general inquiries, so he
began to particularize 'what religion is
most common around here 2" Still she
did not seem to understand. care there
many Presoyterians around here? he
asked. 81 don't know she said. "My
man John has hunted around here right
smart for nigh on to sixteen years, and
don't reckon he's killed ary one" "Ah,
madam! said the good man, "Im
dlIdiu NOu i've III udlhueSS DcIe. es,
she replied, glancing at the unbroken
log walls, Eyes, but John allows to cut
out winder next week" This was re,
ceived with applause, and true-blue
Arkansan had the floor for reply. 81
was travelling once in the old North
State" he began, "and as l was riding
across an opening like, l saw man
some little distance ahead of me- pOint-
ing, as thought, a long gun at some
thing up in persimmou tree. reined
up my horse to wait for him to fire.
After waiting some time and no firing
done noticed the man did not seem to
be taking any sight, but appeared to be
shifting his piece from time to time, so
| hailed him and asked him what he was
up to. Raising pork for market, an
swered he, without turning to me. l
rode up, and that tar,heel had little
spotted shoat tied to pole, holding it
up to eat persimmons, - Chicago Ne'cS.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-17
He Wouldn't Have II.

A boy owned stalwart gander, and he
thought it would be good joke TO tie
a fish line TO the leg of the gander, with
hook properly baited, and watch the
result. So he fixed the gander with a
line on one leg about ten feet long, at
the end of which was pickerel hook
and a frog for bait The gander was
driven into the mill pond, where he
swan around for half an hour, turning
Zip flaps, and diving for food. Sudden.
ly the gander felt pull at his leg, and
he looked as surprised as the'Ione Fisher
man" when he caught whale. The gan
der seemed TO think there was something
the matter with him, and he looked down
at his feet under water to try and see
into it. The pickerel began to yank, and
the gander made mp his mind that he
was not we'll and wanted to go home.
lie started for the shore, but the pickerel
on the hook wanted to go the other way,
and it was nip and tuck for time. The
gander, to those on shore who were
watching, seemed frightened, and at
times would act as though saying his
prayers and asking for mercy, and then
he would get mad and try and fly ashore,
when the pckerel would pull him back.
They say it was fine study to watch
the expression on the features OF the
garder. He seemed to realize that a
change was aboutto come over him, and
while he hoped for the best, he seemed
to be prepared for the worst. Alter
half an hour of the hardest work he had
ever done, the gander came ashore, and
dragged q six-pound pickerel up the
bank, and the boys came and took OFT
the pickerel and put on another frog, and
tried to induce the gander to go and
take another swim, but he wouldn't
have it. They couldn't drive him in.
He looked at them as he ran through
between their legs as though saying,
"Boys, this may be fun for you, but you
have crushed noble nature, Not any
more pickerel in mine, if you please,
and he flew off toward the barn, squauk
ing as though his heart would break,
This was several weeks ago, but since
then the gander has never gone into the
Wafnr
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-17
'rOwed by a Shark.

Heading across the bay to st. Simon's
light the man in charge of the wheel
hailed Mr.. Tiff and directed his attention
to something ahead of us. The object
turned out to be a sharks fin, so large
as to be matter of wonder to the sail
ors aboard. The boat happened to be
provided with a shark line-a MANILA
cord about half inch thick, with a
large hook tied to n trace chain. A
small piece of beef was quickly put on
the hook, float put on the line and
then cast out, and then the line made
fast to the capstan. AS we neared the
fish the fin disappeared and all eagerly
watched the float. Suddenly the line
tightcned, the float disappeared and the
headway of the boat was checked and
the man at the capstan yelled out; "Hes
hooked
/ have been fishing, but never saw
the like of that. The fellow rose TO the
surface of the wave and looked at us.
He had about seventy five yards of line
out by this time, and actually in a sec
ond he made arush and jumped clear over
the bow of the steamer. The ladies
then got under shelter and all hands
helped to hold that line. The fellow,
when he failed to eat us up, made fol
the ocean and fairly made the waters
foam. After about miles run he be
gan to tire and the boat was headed fol
the beach on Jekel Island. Gradually
we pulled in the line until the boat
touched the beach, and then one of the
hands waded ashore, taking the end OF
the line with him, which he made fas
to a stump and came for help,
-Four of us got on shore and com.
menced to pull Mr.. Shark on shore. Il
took all we could do, and two rifle balls
to boot, to land him When tell yor
that he measured seventeen feet ten anC
a half inches from tip to tip you will
know what job we had, We deter
mined to prove that we caught thi
shark so we gave two negroes "a to Gu
him open and get his head off, so tina
we could get his jaw over home. Iii
teeth are wonderful, being about thre
and a quarter inches long and so stron,
that he actually hattened out the BIZ
iron hook, The negroes made quite
prize. la his stomach they found eleye
silver Mexican dollars and one SPANS
doubloon, gold, and whole lot
brass buttons.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-17
Odd Items.

a fashion writer says: "Short skirts
are de riguer for dancing" BY this
girl will know how TO riguewself for a
ball.
Cincinnati is so wild over music that
saloon with hand organ is known as an
opera house.
A New Orleans man has contrived to
freeze an ear, and the town is awfully
stuck up about it,
Docs man become a brute when his
head becomes little bare? or when a
thought is abrewin' in his brain? ?-I Inter
Ocean.
Although chickens are born in shells
they never become good oarsmen.
One man in Missouri has had legal pa
pers served on him by eleven different
Sheriffs. He seems to be an unwilling
autograph collector.-[P, |, Man,
A Brooklyn man advertises powder
to ''cure cats and dogs of somnambulism.
1t is put in gun.
"The sassyest man ! ever met" says
Josh Billings, sis a heupecked husband
when he is away from home
'There is nothing like settling down."
said the retired merchant confdentially
to his neighbor. 'When / gave up bus
mess | settled down and found had
comfortable fortune, If had settled up
| should not nave had a cent"
st. Louis has policeman named Egg.
His yolk is easy, and his friends say he
hasn't hen emy in this world.
A Digger Indian had a sand bank
cave in and bury him, and it took his
squaw two days to Digger Indian out.
There are no less than nineteen ''Bald
Mountains" in the United States. When
a mountain begins to shed its hair there's
no cure for it,-[N. Y, Mail and Ex-
press.
If the aesthetics discover beauty in
everything perhaps they would be good
enough to discover beauty in a gas bill
| A correspondent desires to know if
"fishballs are considered wholesome
food. Certainly, but partridges are
equally as good. We know families who
never ate fshballs that are in splendid
health.
, The LATEST boy exists in Danbury
His mother sent him TO neighbor',
house after a cup of sour milk. On be
, ing told that there was more but sweet
, milk to be got, he helped himself to q
chair, AMI said "Well, I'll wait till il
sours.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-17
TllRENOUY.

tn sweet are tie scents and songs Of Spring,
And brave are the Summer flowers,
AMI chill are the Autumn winds That bring
The winters lingering hours.
And the world goes round and ro,nd,
And the sun inks into the sea;
And wheth r I'm on or under the ground,
The world cares little fer me
1h5 Lawk sails over the hill;
Tue brook stIolls In the shade;
But the friends have lost lie cold and stlll
Where these stricken forms were laid;
Aud the world goes round and round,
And the sun slides into the sea;
And whether I'm on or under the ground,
The world cares little for ne.
o. life, why art thou 50 bright boon!
q. breath, why art thou so sweet.
-, frlents, how can you forget so soon
The loved ones that lie at your feet
But the world goes round and round,
And the sun drops into the sea,
And whether I'm on or und.r The ground,
The world cares little fJr me-
The ways OF men are busy and bright
The eyes of women are KIM,
It's sweet for tn, eyes to hoh Nd the light,
But the dying and the dead are blind.
And the world goes round and round,
And the sun falls into the sea,
And whether I'm on or under the ground,
The world cares little for me,
But II life awake, and Will never cease,
ON the futures distant shore,
And the rose OF love and the lily Of peace
Shall bloom then for eveImore,
Let the world go round and round!
And the sun sink into the sea,
For whether I'm on or under the ground,
Oh, what Will .t matter t. me.
I q IIOII An
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-17

A Massachusetts baby has been born
without eyeballs. Its other bawls are
healthy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-17
POetical
rllt \ GilT.WlND

Oncc, VIII N III, night-wlnd cltpced It's win g,
And ShO * trn winiJW.htrS an roof
I heard the souls Of battle kings
Drive by In clashing Ir OF!
Sometimes, a runlc strife II kept,
Of winter nights, In sleeted trees;
Or underLeIth the ea,eA II crept-
swarm OF murmurIng bees.
ur, now, Wild huntsmen OF the air
In hollow chase their bugles blew
While swift " r wood aud hilltop bare
The shrl.voced quarry flew.
metlmeI heard OF lovers nown,
safe, under ward OF storm and night,
To where. IN sylvan lodge. there shon,
A taper nd and bright.
these things the nlght-wlnd used to tell.
And still would tell II migIt hear;
But sorrow sleeps too sound and wei
To lend d eamful ear.
-EdiM VI Tiomas, IN tie Mdwintcr Cen
tUrU.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-17
A SMALL PON PREVENTIVE.

A correspondent sends the following
There is no better or surer protection
from small pox than Darbys Prophylac-
tic Fluid Gas unfailing as fate), a wonder
ful healing remedy and most powerful
disinfectant that will effectually eradl
cate the germ of disease, prevent its
spreading and effect cure, and is per,
fectly safe to use. 1t is endorsed and
recommended by eminent physicians
and chemists.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-17

First English gentleman Cooking at
railroad time table)-"Bill, why do they
say p, m. 2 Second English gentleman
"lhat means penny a mile rirst--
"And what does a. m. mean!' Second
"Why, 'apenny a mile, Of courseT
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-17
A Lady Cured Of Rheumatism.
Kidney Disease Cured.

Christiansburg. Va, 1881.
Suffering from Kidney disease,
from which could get no relief,
tried Browns Iron Bitters, which
cured me completely. a child Of
mine, recovering from scarlet fever,
had no appetite and did not seem to
be able to eat at all. lgave him Iron
Btters with the happest results.
]. KYLE MosTAGUg.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-03-17

A fashion writer says: "Short skirts
are de riguer for dancing" BY this a
girl will know how TO riguemself for
ball.