South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-12-14
South Grantl. 9ntclli9enter.
ROMNEY. FRIDAY, DEC. IA. 1888.

1t is stated that Texas flrmers sold
last year SIS. 100000 worth OF cotton,
a53.0C0,000 worth Of cattle, $1,000 900
worth Of wool and mutton, and 81 100000
worth OF horses and hides.
Winter and wild beasts mado sad
work among domestic animals in Rus.
sia Last year it is declared that from
cold, snOw-storms, and disease $3.50
camels, 1000 horses, Ia. 900 cattle. and
10000 sheep persisted. and that 20, 900
cattle were killed by the wolves.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR, OF New Yo:k.
and DAVID DAVIS, Of Illinois, O. contem.
porary remarks, is q preside tial combn.
alton which is being discussed by Re.
publicans in different sections OF the
East and West.
An effort 10 being made TO secure the
Democratic convention to nominate a
candidate for president at st. Louis.
Ex-Congressmen Dezendorf and Wick
ham, both leading Virginia republicans,
have each protested, agains, the state
lnents in Mahones circular as false
and slanderous. They say the election
was peaceable, and the democratic Wet
DRY fairly won.
We learn that Rev. James II. Leps,
formerly Of this place, pas or of the
Presby terrain churches at frankfort an l
Falling Spriug, in Greenbrier county,
this State, has received and accepted q
call to labor "a an Evangelist within the
bounds of the Synod Of Texas.
The engineers Of the W., W. & o.
railroad are little below Caron Springs.
locating the line. The Winchester Times
understands that the line run by Chief
Engineer p. =. cambridge. from the
Shenandoah river to Winchester, was
three miles shorter than any ever run
before.
The Rio Grand sugar works in New
jersey made 100000 pounds of sugar
this year from sorghum and as much
more was made OF other places in the
county. The works in Kansas are res
ported to have made money.
i. &. Merrill, mining engineer, says
that this years product of the Montana
gold mines will reach So 100000.
It's stated that sixteen States compos.
ing the solid South spent SIS 900. 600
last year in The support Of their comm on
schools
The coo:ed man has changed his vote
and Northern Republican papers will
call him trigger. This is the evolution
of politics, brought by tho whlr'igig of
time.
There was once a man in our town
who thought lie was wond'rous wise he
s1ore by oil the tabled gods he'd never
advertise. His goods were advertised
ere long, and thereby hangs tale-thc
40. was set in nonpareil. and headed
Sheriff's Sale -Ex.
The Hessian fly was unknown in A.
merica until a few years after the Rev
olutionary war, and was so called from
tho notion that it was brought into the
country by the Hcssians.
Prof lice the veteran weather proph.
ct, died last week, at his residence in
st. Louis. Now we must take The YEA.
Their as il comes.
a French paper advises that letters
be addressed and stamped on the side
where the envelope is sealed, to defeat
opening by inquisilive people who have
learned how TO use q tea-keltle.
Wheeling InteUigencer: The hog
choler! is reported to be playing havoc
among the swine Of Grcenbricr county,
and corn in or out OF the cribs is mould.
ing.
a new kind of cloth is being mede in
Lyons from the down of hens. ducks
and geese. Seven hundred and fifly
grains of feathers make orc square
metre Of light and very warm water
proof cloth, which can be dyed in all
shades.