South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-03-21
Baftmore Z Ohio Railroad.

r. n. c. NORTON. AGENT.
We are subjected 70 grs at inconveni.
ence by the continued isregularity Of our
Eastern nails. baltimore papers due
here Saturday fail 10 arrivo before Mon.
day, and Tuesdays mail not until We'd
nesday evening. Why is this so ?
communica,ions from Capoa Bridge
and Pleasant Dale are crowded out by
other matter, this week.
Our worthy young friends ad. came
one day too late for insertion, hcpe next
woei< wAl are 1s<. - .y.s-s.. ~. 80.
ALBERT DoLMAN, the individual who
committed robbery at Green Spring
this county. as noted in our last num-
Der, and Was arrested 10 Cumberland
and confined in Jail in that city to await
requisition from the Governor of this
STAG. attempted, tho Times states, to
escape on Sunday night last at o'clock
by crawling through an upper.aoor cell
window. measuring u inches by two
feet. In order TO squeeze through he
soaped his body thoroughly. He sue
ceeded in reaching the Jail yard and
was about to scale the wall when Sheriff
Mcmillan, who was on the watch, fred
his pistol in the air. DoIman cried 81
surrender" and he was Immediately
marched into he jail
We learn Indirectly, that one of the
men who was engaged in the rob.
berry at Hanging Rock. this county,
last week, was arrested in Frederick
county, We, fen days age
On our fourth page will be found the
full list of appointments for Baltimore
Conference, NJ. Z. Church.
The Centennial session of the Balti-
timore Annual Conference OF the NJ. K.
Church South bryan in Calvary N. Z.
!Cburct, baltimore o1 ednesday of Inst
week. bishop Alrheus w. Wilson pre-
siding Among its proceedings We find
the following report: Rev. William
@. Hammond. prssiiing ellsr OF the
Aloorficld District reported that the
year hal hsen lcne OF prosperity
in the work. They labored under
disadvantages in his district, as the char
yes we're large. Taere have been $50 to
400 conversions. At one point thu sue !,
cess was remarkable, lhere being over
100 conversions.
DIR. r. II. Whisner of the Winchester
District repor ed that district prosper.
ing.
The question i frequently asked can
disease be conveyed through the mail?'
We know Of circumstance which
seems to establish the fact. Mr.. Lee
Barton, Of Howard CO.. Nd, wrote pos
tai card to his BROTH r in Kansas con.
veying intelligence that his fathers H.
| lily had measlea, and nine DAYS from the
time of receiving the card, his brothers
wife and child broke out with measlep.
Having bad no other opportunity to con-
tract the disease, they attribute it to the
reception of that card. Exchange.
! An Exchange says "a man might as we'll
borrow his neighbor's COW and milk her,
to save the expense OF keeping one, as
20 borrow his paper to save tho expense
of subscribing for one himself.
Mr.. Dalbv, tho English auris'. finds
that congenital deafness is commouer
mong he Offspring of cousins who mar
ry than among the offspring of unrels.
tel persons Of sbom one or both are
congenitalIy deaf.
Nj. William Smith, one OF he most
respected cit zens Of Frederick county,
died on Monday morning ct the sdvan.
ced age Of &c year,. This gentleman
was the father Of DIR. Jack, Thomas and
Wa. Smith, and resided on Back Creek
near The North western grade.
Tho Conference OF tie NJ. f. Church,
(colored) which met at Lynchburg, We.
last week, closed Monday night. Rev.
j. Il. Reid comes to this pIsce and Rev.
lIcnry Sellers 20 Parkeri burg.
1AJOn HARPER 1T will interest ma.
nv If yo1r readers TO know. that under
a recent decision Of the New Commits.
s'oner Of pension, soldiers Of the var Of
1912 ~ho went TO Moorefeld and their
widows, may obtain pensions.
G. S. WHITE.
Romney, March -, 1884.