South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-06-06
South araHth 9ntellistnser.
ROMNEY; FRIDAY. JUNE G, 1884.

will. leaves property valued at about
si,0O0.000. all OF which IL bequeathed
to his widow and children.
Distress in the West Of ireland contin.
rer. News comes o: crowds OF unem.
ployed men and haif-naked women and
children Parading the streets OF Louzh-
rca. clamoring for food, some of whom
had not lighted fires nor tasted food for
several days.
The long-pending suit between the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
and the Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany. as to the ownership of the te,e-
graph lines along the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad between Baltimore and Wheel.
ing, has been decided by Chief-Justice
Waite in favor Of the former Company.
Since March let 10 date Chicago
packers have slaughtered and sailed
$4,000 hogs, against 100000 for the
corresponding period last year.
A writer in the Weston Democrat,
who knows Hon. 4. Boyd Faulkner per-
sonai!y, favors him for Governor, and
says: Il have known him from his carly
boyhood through manhood, and now to
fully mature age, and can tru.hfuily say
that no has passed, thus far, his life
without one OF the many failings to
which our prominent mon are liable, and
unfortunately frequently suilty of. He
is perfectly sober mao, moral::an re-
fined in his habits and manper, never
giving license to ribald jest or profanity,
and good example to all men OF the
proprieties of life. lie will bring to the
Office bright young mind, capable OF
weighing every question Of Importance
to the people, and would always act with
courteous regard for the peoples
rights and interests, against any legisla-
ton leading to disaster or trouble,
The UNITED STATES MINr.-It was
founded very nearly one hundred years
ago, anil in il was coined the fret mon
ey use'i in the United States. Until 49,
l6 oil the work was done by hand or
horsepower the building was guarded
by watch dogs, aud tho artisans were
supplied with plentiful quantities Of Ii
quor as fatigue ration, the ancient and
simple. minded citize rs looking upon
them with especial favor. The ear,ies.
director was appointed by Washington.
The original copper cents were male in
1898, the silver dollars in 1894, and tho
gold eagles in 1875. Both the metal
and machinery wore imported; bat in
coming, as in many other things, the
American has mad, such progress with.
in the century that the implements o.
his own construction are now superior
to the models after which they are pat
termed.
BITTEN by A SNAKE-A few DAYS a.
60 Mr.. David Harris, residing near b.
yer's warehouse, along the Potomac, in
ShaipsbuTg district, Went into his gar
den for the purpose OF destroying the
weeds. While thus engaged he was seiz.
Cd with severe pain in one Of his hands.
The pain was located by the appearance
of some blood, and to satisfy himself
that he had scratched it against soma
briers,he again cautiously felt in the
grass. A largo copper snake immed-
ately seized his hand and held fast until
torn and shaken loose by MIR. Harris.
The snake was afterward killed, and DR..
Grimes summoned, but before he could
render any assistance the system Of the
injured man had absorbed the poison de-
posted In the hand. He is still alive,
but his recovery is regarded as hopeless.
-Hogerstown Globe.
The total liabilities of Grant & Ward
exceed sl4,000,000. Their assets, q
contemporary says il there are any, are
not yet ascertsinej. Ward who is in
Jail, is getting mad, aud threatens to
tell all about his operations, md will in
clude within the scope OF his observa-
lions remarks which will be decidedly
unpleasant for some who have been
kept in the background. 1t seems i'm
possible that he could have operated az
he dill, without partners in crime.
KILLED ON HIS WAY TO CuURcu.-A
terrible scene was enacted in Writ coun.
~, this State, Sunday almost in front
Of Methodist meeting house, between
John Thompson and Charles NJ. Boges,
farmers, in which the latter was killed
A feul has existed for years between
the two families over so,ae land adjoin.
ing the two estates which is claimed by
both families. Some days ago unknown
persons tore down lot OF the Boggs
fence. The Thompsons were blamed.
Sunday. while both men were on their