South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-05-04
NE Va OF TlaBa DAv

Department Ut The United States carrie
ed 9,627. 902 registered letters and pack.
ages last year. 726 Of ~hich were los..
Joseph Carroll. q veteran Of the
war OF 1912. died In Bucks county las,
week, aged 90 years. %. Nil~aukee's
only female layer was nae6 50 dollars
Friday 70: throwing a glass of water in
tho judges face. IA gentleman living
Ia Cahsl county has in his po .session .
Bible that was printed 10 England in
1895 80. Louisiana advices concerning
the prospects OF The sugar crop are more
favorable than for ten years. In
Northern Minnesota scores Of Indians
are SAID 20 oe dying OF small-pox -.
The Uuiled States uses $4,000, 600
pounds OF tea rear. A co!orod H. 40
has been admitted 10 practice Law in
Virginia. His complexion 3 jus. the
right shade 20 At a DARK case Mel.
lie Nubbsrd. The dsugh.er OF ex.Gov +.
ernor Hubbard, who FOUR years ago e.
io?et with her fa:lers goodman, has
secured i..orce fran bin. Three
women are e.aiDing TO be the wife Of
Thomas II. Bly;h,. cfSan Francisco,
who died leaving on es.s:e valGod at
$4,000, o0o....In q rs,on shop window
isa bridge made OF $4,000 miles Of
spool si'k....A quarry OF marble gran.
ito OF superior quality has been lately
discovered near Joplin, No England
has hal the codes. March ia thirty
eight years. -. A valuable lead deposi,
has been discovered near Cedar Gap. in
Wright county. No., on the line Of the
Gulf road. Eliza Piukston. tn. n.
NOUS Louisiana witness in the clectora,
controversy OF 1901, recently died
IN Jail at Canton Mississippi. where she
was serving q term for larceny The
Wincl'c s.er Paper Mill Company en-
pioys hfty.two hands, consumes ten
tons Of straw dsi!y. aud produces for.
~ toas OF paper per week .Messrs.
earn L Co, OF Ellentoo, Florida, nave
already realized 500 FROM ono acre Of
land planted in tcans in January
New York City has 2oO0 rag.pickers.
whose collections sre valued at $3.50.
900 per year, while the hand carts en-.
gage IN the Same business gather So
CVV,Joo worth. The enti,n rag trade
81 the country reaches sbont $50 coo.
QUO annually. The Roman Catholics
Oh Spain number eighteen million, and
rave folr thousand magnificent church.
es.... Dispatches from various parts of
Virginia report heavy frost on San.
day night, and i, is supposed that the
fruit has been somewha. injured "A.
nong other things aiken by burglar
from ali tllino,. m;nister's house were n
BOX OF tobacco, six bottles OF whisLsy
and pistol. The heavy rains in
California during HE past month bsye
oronoht UP tie growing wheat, and the
crop "a expected TO be fully eaaal t.
That of ia>t Year. Oa,y four counties
renoEt the presence OF the grain-1ug-
The increase OF acreage is estimated g.
20 per cent. The frni: crop promises
TO DO the largest ever grown in the
State "A repa-,ss5lc Instance of the
ingenuity developed by necessity i, al
i5Tded hy scon7ict in n Louisiana o-is.
or, wbo loco Jaw ont oc the buckle
on iis trousers and constructed kew
from splinter or wool. With which 10
unlocked the Chain that bound t., 10
me hoor.. The fishing season On The
Potomac, which vas YER, backward, this
year, ~ nov improving, and shad and
herring are c1ught in largc nurhets
Mr.. w I, Robin3on's dwelling. on his
farm near Bfrcetown, W., Ges:,oyed
by dfc on Sunday last. a portion Of
his furniture was saved, and "a. was in
suFed to the amount Of $1,000. bat his
less will bc considerable. The fire the
y inchcster Tin.cS states oriyinatsd
rom DC kitchen fiue. On cxhuminy
the .omoins OF Ms. Garvin aui her in.
fsnt child AZ Stcelyille, No, they were |
found 10 be in remarkable state OF
2 -eserv~'ion not to be petrlfei. Al. !
though having been buried for 20 wears. |
The lsdy's hair remained smooth mud
: glossy, While that Of the ;nfan. had !
gov" until it wac perfect mass Of
bright haxen curIs. When touched the
hooles crumbled, except the torss
'h'cN retained their strength III is |
computed that tho forests OF Texqs will |
supply The Whole country with timber
iof .OO years. Number or Gsh plant. |
e. n Virginia waters since 1874: Snaa
30 1880 California salmon. 1925.
iO2 LnndlCokcd Salmon, lsGljO:
Brook Tout, l44 400: Black Eass.g.
81 Eed-eye, 400; Red .horsc, G be.
sides thousands of German earn
: vo hundred sacks Of orange peel. 10
90 manufaciure' into bitter cordiaIs
and mqrIalAde were sLj-n ,bo al,