South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-05-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


weather predictions. sometimes two
or three days ahead. - STAMFORD,
C"pn.. - ESQ years old. Il will cele.
brste ia Septeinber.-FIPrEKS Hun.
DhED blinking shops were closed
permanently in Boston Friday. This
leaves The city with 100 saloons. In
Pittsburgh. also. nsny hundred.
have been shut up, - they were
known to hsbituaIly violste the laws
Tor the management " such place..
The Legislature Of Minuesots has
passed law prohibiting the newsps.
pers OF the State from publishing de-.
tailed accounts OF the execution of
criminals.-MR. THOMAS A. MooRx.
for 56 years clerk Of the county court
OF Jefferson county. the State died
last week, aged SO yesrs.-Rropr
REV. w. b. w. Howe, Protestant
Episcopal Bishop OF South Caroline.
In bis centennial sermon at Charles
ton last week, compared the cleo ion
Of Washington with that of Harrison.
aud expressed the opinion that Har,
rison was the choice OF party. no. Of
the people, and that his elect ion vas
due TO the power OF money.-CocA-
me 10 now 1915 or 500. When IL
irst came out !, sold f.r from $500
or $500 an ounce.-The Richmond
Advocate has received funny letter
from fellow Who owes on subscrip.
ton. II reads: Feb. 6, 1889. Rev.
j. J. Laherty. There il not auv nee
OF your writing 10 me any more for I
Am dead and have been dead ever
since ID day Of April SO I kant take
the paper any more SO don't write to
me any mOre.'-Tnk fact OF \ eob
pipe factory in Missouri paying S64
to . farmer for load OF desirable
earn cobs leads the Memphis Ava
lanche TO remark that the time mnv
yet come when the people shall raisr
wheat from the chof A PROMINENT
REPUBLICAN LAWYER in San Fran
cisco, whose influence would b. q
prize IL somebody bad the Lucky
number to draw il, has found it nee
esssry 10 put on lis door a placard
reading as follows: If I can practice
the law OF the country don't care
who holds the Offices. Go'~ay and
let me alone. I'm not ut home and
when l am l have no influence
DANIEL BAUeH, Of Scottsburg, Indi.
ans, 10 u hundred years old and q We.
~ remarkable man. This last winter
he chopped nearly all the fir.wood
for bis son, no is feeble from Ol,s
age. His eye sigh, is as good AZ ev-
er, and he frequently shoulders his
gun and goes hunsinq. On his hun.
dredth birthday last week he dapced
a jig.-DURINe . recent sit TO ex-
President Hay es' home city, Colonel
IDgersoll asked friend where the
ex-President was buried. Buried
replied bis nearer. why, he isn't
buried at nll.' Not bnried ut sllr
echoed Ingersoll. well, don't you
think you're keeping Linn ng
timef-Ir Is believed tina, General
James A. Walker can secure the re.
publican nomination for Governor If
Virginia if he wants it.-MR. BAIL
B. Gordon will probably be msde
chairman Of The Virginia demo crate
State COMMUNICATIONS =. APPLE
TON, Of New York city, owns the O.
riginal 'Star>Spangied Banner tha,
waved ever Fort McHenry Sept IL,
1914. the dag Francis i, OFT Key had
in mind when he wrote the song of
that name. II will be brought to
Baltimore daring the Oti,le ceicbra-
ton next fall.-THE d, crease in The
public debt since January 3U, 1888,
was $67, 979,22S.S0. The total cash
In tue national treasury ia S6I9. $780,.
9l5.65.-ALL is quiet in Oklahoma.
Settlers are q, work turning their
claims into productive farms as fast
as possible. 1T is thought that Sen
ator A. p. German, OF Maryland, will
succeed Hon. Vim. II. Barnum as
chairman Of the democratic nat ion Al
committee.-THE West Virginia Cen.
trail and Pittsburgh Railway Compe-
ny report steady increase in bust
ness during the last three months
The Pr, sideht on Friday appointed
his brother, Carter Il Harrison, mar.
shall of the middle district of Ten
nessee. SOUTHERN GOVERNORS were
treated with marked respect at the
new York centennial celebration. -
The supreme court Of Michigan has
decided In an insurance ease that the
suicide OF an insane man rs an acct
dent.-TBR Viceroy Of Chins, who is
dangerously i'll, does no. stand much
chance OF recovery. He 10 attended
by AZ doctors - THE cost Of the cen.
tennial celebration Is estimated ut
81, 0G0,020.-THERE are $50 ex.sol-
diers in the United States drawing
pensions for total blindness At the
rate OF $72 per month.-SINcE March
4 about 2, 500 changes in the fierce OF
$500 have been made In the Railway
Mail Service throughout the country.
The volcano Of Vesuvius 10 in sn
alarming state OF eruption. Streams
Of lava are pouring down the noun
tain On the Pompei side -Rns fumor
that President Harrison is opposed
TO capital punishment is denied.-A
SOUTHERN WATERMELON TRUST hss
been formed, with headquarters Ia
New York.-CHIEy JUSTICE FULLER,
Of the u. S. Supreme Court, has put.
chased a 100000 residence on l4,h
street, Wasbington.-WBATis known
as the Australian election law has
been adopted by The Missouri Legis-
lature.-HEAyY frosts visited the