South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-03-30
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ROONEY. rR.DAY. M,pcn 30 is83.

The iebuty'vanis Legislative on
TUc.day lat passed bill preventing
po':iictl parties from naking sssess-
mcnts.
The grand iory 10 the Criminal Court
= Washington on Tuesday las, found
indictments . .ias. Senator Kellogg
ten. Thomas J. Bra@y 10 c9nncclion
with star-route conspiracy which is
no. covered by the trial now in pro-
grosl.
a snCw storm prevailed in South
western Virginia o, Monday las, and
In North Carolina. At points along the
Raleigh AMI Castor Railroad the snow
was rel orteh 70 he ten inches deep and
tltins from The South arrived AT Raleigh
3honrs late. having been DELAYED BY the
Sow. Al Greensboro the snow is two
i"eL deep and Mt Henderson three feet.
he ropgs OF n number Of honses have
been broken In at kt,rell. Snow wGs
still falling ia Western North Carolina
yesterday o7sring.
Perhaps The largest transaction in
cattle ever made in this country was
effected at Fort Worth. Texas. on Sat
u'day last. Tho saie being Of - 900
head OF full erosn cl,lic by tile Ita,ds
and II4roll Brothers 20 the Franklin
Land and Cattle Company Of New York
composed cf Charles G.. Francklyr,
Frank G.. Brown. president OF The Ijas-
sick mine, Colorado, AMI Is. y. Groom
d Son. Of Lexington, Kentucky. ex-
tensi,e breeders aud importers OF short.
horn cattle. Tue price paid is kept
private. bI! the iignres are understood
10 be about S2j ger heal, which would
aggregate about 81, 0O6 ono
The question of the payment OF West
Vugini"'s ALLEGED share Of the public
debt If virginia is looming up There
is reason 10 believe the Wheeling Ncws
Letter says, thlL the schhners who bought
up tGe West Virginia cer;il ates Tor .
mere song rre getting IN some effective
work in the way Of preparing tue pub
lie mind OF this Sta,e ior The day OF
settlement.
A COMMON MISTAKE. For the las,
two wcefe the papers Of The State have
vita singular uDGnimi'y, been printing
item, like Tie following;
rha present session of the Legislature
Is the las shat will be held ia Wheeling.
Thc meeting OF the Legislature in
1885 will hs held az Chaglee,on.
This ia a mistake Thc session Of Tic
Legislature of 1885 rill meet in this city
Il TO- in Cha lestol. The session Of ls8
will be ihc hr7t regular one 10 meet at
Charles On. - Waeeitng LieH'yencs,
PROBABLY THE LARGEST Farm THIS
WoELp.--uirNm S,boy, Of Rochester
h. Y, is sail to be Tho IaTges. farm
cr in the world. lie owns more than
hundred improved farms. Oae IL
illiaois, formerly known as the 'Sulli-
want Farm contains 10000 acres an
other in Cayusa Co, New YORK, 3 500
acres. farmer Sibley' is not. howev-
or, typical son OF the soil. having long
been identified with gre9: CONNER
ciai enterprises, and .~orking harder
witH his HEAD than with his HANDS
lie organized and was for over iifte,r
years president of The Western Un'oa
Telegraph Company and has alsc
had extensive railroad interests, ca.
pocia'y IN the South. lie is now the
head Of one oE the .argest eced house,
IN The world. The name OF Hiram Sib.
10y 4 Co. Is already n household wor
in thousands Of 10 mes, 70 which their
farm, garden and flower seeds arc sens
each year. They rot only furnish seeds
bot a'sJ valuable information rs to best
methods # growing them. Thav pub
lish III Farmers Almanac, The south d.
crn edition Of which contnlns priz,
ESSAYS on the culi nf southern crops
also the Farm Sleds Manual. which
gives a rare fund OF prac,ica fo,ma-
tion upon all farm crops. For thes,
books The nominal price OF ten cent,
each - charged. Iva; they send lueu
Spins, FALL and Imp'em. n. Catalogue
FG~E ~ applicants Thcg are IN
doub'ci'v q good louso TO deal with.
R"cKINGHAf Roy,Hy:-On farm
adj,u K Maj Chr.sm.a'a 10 p cles.
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