South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-12-15

we're tne recipient
OF q nice Christmas Gift from our
worthy and esteemed friend Col.
Samuel Cooper Of Capon Bridge. a
box "f tine apples j ohnson's Winter
Accept our THANKS Colonel and be as-
sured You hit the nail OH the head
Tor we were wishing for and wonder.
ing where We could get some apples
for Christmas. We are all glad. and
the little ones perfectly jubilant. Nav
your apples always abound and your
Christmas returns be bright l. CHEEKY
We acknowledge The receip. Of the
premium list for the second exhibition
OF tue MI. poultry and pigeon club
TO be held At Baltimore. December 2l,t
22nd. 2Srd. 25.h and 26:h.
Go to the Ladies Mite Society sale in
Springfield il you want something nice
and good dinner beside, as we'll as
hclpiIg IN . G REAT work.
brakeman EDWARD LAKE. formerly
residing near Frankfort. Mineral coun-
~, aged about so years. was killed on
Sunday last in Hitchcock's Tunnel on
the Baltimore & g. railroad near Pi.d,
mont. He was missed at Frankville
and the conductor went back and found
him lying In the tunnel. He was try.
Ing to examine the wheel Of car. when
he struck tie side of the tunnel and
was knocked off. He leaves q wife and
three children i'm kayscr.
Beautiful Christmas Cards at Mrs
lloU -ER's.
Don't forget next Wednesday and
Thurs lay week are the days Tor til,
Gale by the ladies' a, Springfield
hampshire County Court adjourned
on TUESDAY OF last week. See proceed
ings elsewhere, furnished by tie Clerk
G. 5. WHITE, E-q.
Mr.. JOHN NJ MILLER, one Of the hes,
farmers OF Frederick county, Virginia
drilled eleven acres OF corn last sprin
anl i, so we'll satisfied with the result
thai he will repeat Tie experiment on a
larger scale mex, year. lie thinks land
on which Ten barrels is ordinarily rails
ed can be made 20 produce from ii teen
to twenty barrels ty this system.
A Michigan paper stated that a new
~ married couple had gone TO Niaga-
ia to spend their honey maon, bu, the
types said that they would spend their
none, SOON 1t wasn't very far gu,
OF the way, We suspect.
GEORGE w. CRocKwELL. nCed SO
years. amt JonN 10, WEIR, aged 81 wears
of Winchester. Vn., iii Il last week
Winchester, Va, cialm. a popula
lion Of six Thousand three hun irel, n
considerable increase over the census
of 1880.
The residence OF J. ". HExDaIcK-
in Jefferson county thi, State. was de
s.royed by firc last week.
A Cauauian astronomer predicts a
terrible t'mpest on this continent on
or about the 10th of Marah next. lie
says no vessel, wnatever her diDen-
s'ons, would nc safe on: of barbor an;
none OF small tonnage could h pc Ia
survive the tidal wave and fury of this
tempest. lie suggests To the President
the advisabiIi,y OF ordering all United
States ships into safe harbors MT later
than the 5th of March.
The December moon will get full on
Christmas eve.
The present spot on the san is said
To he GO 600 miles long AMI 10 900 wife
aud can bc seen through piece Of smo
ked glass.
The body OF MATTHIAS GRUBEa, aged
68 years, was found in Wills Creek NJ
Cumberland on Tuesday last. the 18th
inst. Lat Thursday he left a saloon
near where the body was found TO go
to his home and since Their has no
been seen alive. A jury Of inquest re-
turned a verdict Of accidental drowning.
lie leavesa wife and number of grown
children.
MfRACULoUs.-The West Union Rec.
ord. DOhridge comfy. this State, tells
how six-year-old son Of Mr.. J +.
Johnson, while with his father banlinq
stone. was run over by wagon loaded
with 1000 pounds OF stone. and al
though the wheels passed directly over
tho boy's body be was out pla, ing an
hour after. apparently sound ami well.
with only small red mark sh owing
where the wheels passed over him.
MARTfN SUTTON. who lives near Be
ren. la Rnchie county. this s ate. Kill
eel an o~l one day last week, which
measured five feet from tip to tip. The
Richie GaseHe says: lie shot his i'm.
mense bird from the top of 9 tall tree
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