South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-05-16

Mtsses NATE anu SUSIE daughters OF
Prof. III. CBprEsTER, who have been near
Richmond Vlrginia, since September las.
returned TO their home ia this place YES
terday week
Mrs. AGNES ARMSTRONG OF Martin s.
burg arrived in this place Friday las.
and is visiting at her uncle's Judge
James ID. Armstrong.
Mr.. JAMES II. INsKEEp OF this vicinity
paid US an epjoyabl call on Friday
last.
Rev. GEORGE w. FINLEY returned
from Keyser Friday afternoon of last
week
Mr.. EDWIN Nj. GILKEsox returned
from Baltimore yesterday week.
Misses ETTIE NJ. wAsnINoroN and
ELLA V. IHsKEEp psid US n. pleasant
call last Friday afternoon.
Mrs. ISAAC V. PARKER and Mrs. Ma.
Er, wife OF Engineer Howard made US
a pleasant little visit Saturday las.
Mrs. JAMES a. GIBSON aud three
daughters went to Mooretie,d yesterday
TO visit Der father and other relatives.
Mr.. CHARLES w. CREswELLcf Hook s
Mill paid Us pleasant call Wednes-
day night last and renewed his subscrip.
ton.
We bad pleasant calls on Tuesday last
from Mr.. CHARLES MILLEsoN o! Spring.
field, ISAAC PANCAKE. Esq from up the
river, and Dir. CHARLES NJ. PULTz from
Barnes Mill, WHO has jos, returned from
a trip, on horseback, TO tie city of Wash.
ington, which lie represents TO he in a
very lively state. Also on Wednesday
acceptable calls from b. L. McDoNALp,
Esq of Cold Stream, JAMES A. GIBSON
Esq, Of this place, and j. c. POLAND.
E'q., Of Rio, this county.
To Mrs. JAMES SHEET We are in-
debted Tor our FIRST dish Of Lettuce, this
Spring, on Saturday last.
We are pleased to see it stated that
the competency apd excellent qualities
of Mr.. p. c. QUINN formerly of this place,
have added very materially in building.
up a live Dry Goods trade in Keyscr for
l.. NJ. SHEPHERD & Co., OF CuInber land
Miss SUSIE FUNK left few days ago
to make visit in Springfield.
The Cumberland Times OF Tuesday
last say 5 while a woman namea Moore
was walking along Jude, the tres tle-
WORK of tho Baltimore ard OHIO rail.
road at Dunbar furnace. yesterday uf-
ternoon at o'clock, a spark from the
passing furnace eogine fell between he r
dress AMI underc othing. She knew
nothing OF her peril until the clothing
1urst into flames famed by the high
wind Ihat waa Jlowing, and in few miu-
u!c9 the urper part Of her tody vas so
fear ally burned That tie H59h literally
fell from tue bones. She. ling red in
great agony for several hoars, when
death cane 10 her relief. SIZE lived In
the reighborhood CT Dunbar, and leaves
husband and family CT small children
Her remains were inferred to. day.
ENGLISH TRADE. MARKS. Mr.. Ed
ward " aters, Patent and Trademarks
officc 81 Bourke Street, Melbourne,
AusiraiiH. writes:4 'One OF my house.
hold suffered with too.h.ache and rbeu.
matism 6 after trying numerous other
remedies without relisf,triel S.. jacobs
On. II was rGbbel on the check and
plug ed in The tooth, and we'll rubbed
in for rheumatism. In both cases the
cure was immediJte and complete, and
IN neither case has the pain returned.
AN INIEEEsTING EXTEACr.-F ON q
IN noSrapl Published by the late omi-
nent surgeon, Samuel p. Gross, ~ ID,
IL. D., d. c. H., Is made tue folo"ing
extract, which, in view Of The cremation
Of lis rcmaius, viii DC read With mark,
cd interest at This tine:
If people co / see The human body
after the process of decomposition Gets
IN, which Is as soon "a the vital shark
ceases to exist, they would not want 10
be buried they would be in favor OF
cremation. Burying the human boiv.
| think, is q horrible thing. If more
was known about the human fran while
undergoing decomposition people would
turn with horror from tho custom of
buryiug their dead. f. sometimes t5kes
u human body fifty, sixty, eigh'y years
yes, long than that-to decay.
Think Of IL! The remains of a friend
lying under six feet OF ground, or less.
for That length Of time, going through
SOW stages OF decay, and other DO les
all this time being buned around these
remains. Think thousands Of such
bodies being crowded into few acres
of ground, and then red &c; that these
graves, or many OF them, in time Gil with
" ter, aud thas water perco!ates through
tho ground aud mixes with tic SPRINGS
and wells snt rivers from which we drink
Why il people knew What pLysicians
know, what they have LEANED in the
Gissecting room. they would look uoon
bdrning the human body rs q beautiful
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