South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-01-06
County News
N. Z Mr.Is Dee T.

William White and wife OF
Frederick county are visiting her
father Mr.. Daniel wolford. Niles
Lane Miller has returned home
from Higginsville. Mr.. Lcmue,
Og!esbee aud Miss Sneathen pass
ed through here one night this
week on their way TO Cumberland
TO get married, they were Joined
by his brother j. ID. OgIe4bee at
Slanesville. the particulars of the
wedding have not yet been learned
hy the writer. Messrs. &. J. Leith
aud +. +. Henderson and Misses
G. w. Miller and Minnie Edwards
were the gueets of Sir. Shorb's last
Sunday. SIMPSON
MEL BROOK, W. VA.
Saturday evening, Dec. Gath, was
spent by I. Q Sunday School, and
the people generally, in the vic:ni-
ty OF ST. James Church. in a very
pleasant manner. A beautiful
christmas Tiee'' was erected in
the church, from which were die.
tributed number Of gifts to chill.
dren, teachers, superintendent, pas
tor. and others.
The writer has eeen "Chrietmae
Trees" In churches in town and
country that were very pretty, but
ne never saw one that was more
beautiful or symmetrical than that
which was eeen i'm little st. James.
The distribution of gifts was pre-
coded by ii number Of appropriate
sorgs and hymns, we'll performed
by the Superintend' mt, Mr.. N. NJ d.
Smaltz. and his choir, led by the
organ in the hands of Miss Lula
Smaltz.
A prayer by the'pas.or, and an
address by the same, With sever al
pieces we'll reci'ed by members OF
the school, were also parts of the
interesting exercises.
Sunday morning the pastor, Rev.
P. Miller, preached a sermon on
the text found in John LA: 1.-The
Word was made flesh and dwelt a.
mong us." Vl-lToE.
~
SrRiNGFIEID, Jan. 2.
Among TIE visitors in town dur
ing the Holidays were G. G Bow
en-, l. q. Albright, Reginald Dai.
ly and Robt Cowen of Piedmont
j. d. Bowen ot Cumberland, w m.
Wilson Of Paw Paw, Ed. McGrilI
and mother of Okonoko, Miss
Minnie Hannas. Isaac Ridenour
and j. l. BuZzard OF Romnev and
l. ID. KiDser Of Evertt, Pa. Prof.
VIM. Cochran OF Indiana, Pa. was
the Ct lest of Mrs. Jno T.. Dresser
several days last week. Arthur
Burt of Hcdgesville, spent the Hol
lidays with his grandpa. Mr.. Rw.
Parker. Mr.. join Seders OF
friedrich county, Md. j, visiting
his parents in Green Spring Val
ley. Mr.. l.. d. Kinser of Everett
Pa and Miss Virginia McEIfish of
this place were married last Tues
day evening in Cumberland BIZ
Rev. Alr. Entt, ut his residence.
Misses Virginia Parker and Mag
gle Guthrie were visiting in Paw
Paw and Cumberland last week
Mr.. y. II. Crawford, wife and chil-
dren are the guests CT Mr.. Jno.
Martin at the depot. We are
pleased to learn that Mr.. Jno. b.
Shannon, son of our worthy fellow
townsman, Squire Shannon, who
has heen engaged in the mercban-
tile business with l.. NJ. Shepherd
& Co, at Keyser for several years
has accepted position as travel.
ing salesman Tor large dry goods
house of Philadelphia. Mr.. VIM.
A. Shannon, section foreman OH
the S. b. Il. II. at this place re.
ceived recently from the Treasur-
err of the B. & o. X. Il. a check
for twenty-five dollars-premium
awarded him for having the best
piece of track on the branches be-
tween Bal imore and the Ohio riv-
err. Miss Lizzie Daily is visiting
her brother DIR. Jno. Daily in
Piedmont Miss Mollie Parker
spent several days III Cumberland
and yicirily last week. Our
sci DOL teachers have returned from
their Christmas festivities ard