South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-02-29
News ow TUE Day.

HS N<HttSt tf'flSto ttt uttt All
early spring --.-..... England had last
year under wheat 2,Goo,ooo acres !;
America, S9. 900, aoo------TLe value
OF exports from the port of Baltimore
for the week ended on the alsi was
81 .o5 ,i9i The farmers in cxas
are bdsy preparing 10 plant corn.
The hone, crop OF the country last
year was estimated ut rising o,ooo.-
ooo ponnds.........Th The Grand Lodge
oil Masons OF California has sent 81. :
900 10 Tie flood sulieress cs she OHIO,
$500; Is said tina: villa mint, scat
tered about The bou e, will RID i, of
rats and mice THE penalty Of
ihiL shoes - a cold. The penalty OF
"a tight boot is corns. The peualty
OF a baby is sleeplcss nights The
Smith family occupy fifteen closely
printed pages OF the London Direc-
tory this year 1890. The man VITO
taxes medicine goes in 10, internal
Improvement .-----The British Co.
lu'nbla Assembly proposes q law
limiting the amount of lsud that one
man can owu Ia 60 acrer Ex-
Congressman Ladd writes from Uca-
la. Fla, TO slIivcring friend. in Ban
gor, Me-, that he 'lias just drive:,
through ten miles O. orange
groves o! surpsssing beauty '.........
The University OF Texas has nearly
! one million acres OF land 10 sell or
lease. 1.-The Chesapeake aud O.
hlo Railroad has put whistles on its
locomotives which can be heard ,hir-
teen miles. The tallest tree il.
the world Is IN Australia. and is iS0
feet high - Rev. A. Eaush, fai her
of +. .. Bansh, died at Piedmont
Thursday ut last week lie VAS one
OF the Oldest and most highly esteem
ed residents OF riedmont- Mr.
JOS. Many. "a respected citizen o.
highland county, living Hear Crab
Bottom, wandered away t,om home
The other day and drowned himself in
a small mountain stream, abaut nine
miles from Fsankl;n, Peudlcion Co.
.........Gray hairs are hoao able. pu:
lots OF old sinners wear tLeu
A son OF John WxnAma er. the Phi.
adeiph.a dry goods man, has been
appointed Uuited States Consul at
San Domingo by President Arthur.
.........lI is stated that recently the
house OF Hon Joshua Day, inetnher
OF The Legislature iron. Grant coun
~, was entered by a sneak thief. the
door being unlocked. and sui; OF
clothes taken from Mr.. Day, con.
'a'ning l,525 in money sni S3oo
aud Sioo IN bonds. No arrest has
pccn made as yct----Rev. DR.. Bow.
mgn, OF larrlsonburg. expects 70
move II lis ncw home in Texas o..
boat the m'ddlc OF April. Tie Req
is'ei says We understand that The
PresbS terrain congregation at Cams
vile, I exas, as coon rs DIR. Bow ,aan
concluded 10 accept their call. pre-
sented him with II handsome home
aud tixed his saia,y at $500 Der
year, Great excitement prevails "a.
Erin, Tenn, over the discovery OF "a
gold nnne there by A. IL. Deruathy j.
who, while EGaling. fonud cave
and evidences Of gold. Over $50.
900 worth OF nuggets are on exhibi-
ton, ana miners are flocking to the
spot Erjn Is small place on the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad,
near the Tennessee river. s,Iers
Javboo. aged so years, was struck bv
az engine IN the yard at keyser.
this State Monday tight last, and re-
ceivod injuries which will probably
prove fai.i.........Tho lifty-lhird res-
sion OF the Virginia Conference Uni-
ted Brethren in Christ will convene
at Lacy Syringe, Rockingham Co.,
oil March oh. Bishop Dickson, of
ChanlbersLurg. Ia, and Bishop
Glossbrenner, OF Churohyille. will
preside. The conference embraces
IL Ito territory parts Of Virginia,
Maryland and West Vitginia......
The Republicans carried Phlladel.
pbia last 1uesdny week Four
iccl .ron bridges are Under contract
for ..c Wash ing,on, Ohio aud Yves
tern Railroad ------rLc Platteville
(Wis) Bank bas closed it's doors
Liabilities, $4,000; assctg, $4,000
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