South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-02-02
!5onth Sransls Antelliaenter.
ROMNEY. FRIDAY. FEB .. 1855.

one for every m.E, woman, and child
'r the country Nearly Lslt Of this
work was done in Maryland end Viz
Kln's- The Wholesale price for three.
pound cans ranged from four To FIVE
cents e:cl,.
Rev. DR.. ROBEar w. LAMBS. .be
most eminent of the Kentucky Prcsby.
terrain divine, died Oh Thursday morn
ing OF las! week at Danviile. He was
man of peculiar habits. lived the life
OF hermit, cooked his own meals and
slept on rough plank in garrett. lie
was tho author OF many ,;octrinsl works
and contributor 10 several roviews
aud newspapers.
o. G ScoFIHLD contributed an ar.i-
de on tho Virginia debt question TO
the CINCINNATI Commercial Gazette OF
Monday last. that is worth a careful
reading. Bssing hi, argument, upon
we'll known historical and political
FACTS he demonstrates that the arbitrary
setting apart Of S!5,0oOoO0 "a West,
Virginiss shn OF OLA Virginia. ante
war debt was unjus' ifilbl. upon any
grounds. Even conced;ng that one
third OF Virginia's debt should be ap,
portiohod TO this state, still, IA the oll
State S Geh q. the beginning OF the war
Wis only 10000. 900 our sl.r, would be
about $40 000,o00. nut NJ Scofield
SHOWS that uuGer TO fair scL9mc e
apporiionms mt of The debt, s,louil w.
Va. he liable for ono.tLiri OF the a.
mount. He comedies that in fairness
We shou'd Pay proportion OF the deb,
ba; what proportion Lo does MT say.
although lie combats the idea That ur.
der any oircu Instances sould SO much
as oresthi'd To nilrttcd 10 us. The
people will generally coincide with Mr.
Sccfield on the main prcposition.-
Pa,keysJwg Sentinel
4 NEEIrLp 2, NrLInsHr.-A reso-
utica has been introduced in tbs ives,
Virginia Legislature complimentary 10
the Pu'nic career of the Hon. U@ury
G. Davis, the retiring United Statas
Senator from that State. ard tina. il
will pass ho.h houses without serious
opposition tbere can be no QUESTION.
Entering be S.Dr,o !" years agc, viii,
ebut limite! legislative experience. Mr..
Davis sonn developed habit. of indus
Try are close attention TO bis du,ies
WHICH attracted f,vorabl, attention ann
Aises with tha reputation &c heirs
atcr OF large an | varied otorma.
flexible honesty, AMI enlarged
M st losing his aervices in
|conncii,, West Virginia
~ services of Mr..
&c i6pfGsps of her grca,
Is5urces and frailroad enter
bich he has already anroun-
- e to devote his bes, CT
s-BohinSr' Sm ~
Il BRIDE FOE E\NiGHr.-A Dispatch
pm Halifax Cosrt XIoase. Va, Gslsl
lnuavy ~, says: rLNt nigh. Mr.,
DANES Guthrie. prosperous, young far.
mer, vas married to Miss IluM1 NJ artin.
A large company was present =. the
wedding, which vas sole rrized at the
residence Of the brides father. sOv,nr
TO bal weather the guests remained a,
The mansion al night. This morning,
when they had assembled at .he break
fast table, i, vas remarked tina. tho
bride and groom were latc in coming.
Suddenly tho shrek, of q woman were
hsard, and the startled guests hasten
Cd into the hall, where they me. The
bride Of night. who criad: Ny hus-
band ! Oh. nv husband = Whom she
awoko this morning she found her Lus-
band deaf by her side. She is almost
Insane from grief
pew five cent :ckls is 10 be issu
ed little larger ard thinner than the
present one. As it is believed that
made in this sharc IL viii .ouud very
much like qnaftcr when daily drop
ped on q contribution plate, tho new
coin will doubtless be very popular.
Row. LaoNDIAs RotsER, q uell.known
member Of tho Virginia Conference. NJ.
T.. Church, has seen appointed to tsas
charge OF .he ~. Il. Church South 81
Denver, Colorado.
The University II West virginia has
been divided into ton schools, each in
charge OF professor. President VIII
sCn thinks thero sroall 10 tro more
professors tor iho existing schools and
two more for school OF medicine yet
10 he established.