South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-08-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK

Richnoad 10 the me lory OF Gen A
+. Hi.i-THE republican senators are
TO sign an agreement 10 postpore the
force Till until December, with en-
understanding that they will thea
v. te 10 suspend the rules so tha, the
bi!l may be passed.-AT Rocky
Mount. Franklin county, Va. Friday,
George Fatty and Bird Wood..
colored, were hung for arsnp.-lS a
dog light. uuprejudiced sy mpsthy is
always with the under dog. In a cat
light sympathy Tor the under cat is
misplaced The under animal is in a
scratching position and has the best
OF it.-THE Cumberland Washing.
ton railroad IS TO be huilt at once.
1, will cccnoy the iowpaih OF the C.
& D. cana, and will he owned by
the *. g. Davis syndica,e.-A very
large percen age of people outliye
their nseiulnsss at IN eatly age. -
Mrs Susan R.dd'ebergrr, mother OF
the lu'e Sen a'or II II. Riddleberper.
died IN Shecandoah coun'y, Va last
week.-THE republicans of the third
district OF this state have nomina, cd
Theodore Gaines for G. 'ngresa.-Gen.
Henry A. Blrnum, OF New York, an
nGurces that the mission CT the G..
A. X. is 10 elect Gen. A'ger Presi-
dent, and that r. eeident Harrison is
out of the race.-THE Glisi field
(hichigan) pos master announces That
he won't lick Stamps for anybody
aud that letters dropped in tho box
With two cents don't go. He says
the letieis will be he'd for postage Q.
ven IL IS bill be pinned to every
one OF them.-IN Pennsylvania tho
independent republicans have organ.
lied to defeat the republican candi-
date for Governor.-A Morgsutown
man is making cane to exhibit at
the Chicago worlds fair which will
contain 1872 different West Virgins
woods. CHINA consumes $4,000, 900
poun Is OF opium every year.-IT is
not often that men enter suit for holes,
but three citizens of Taunton, Me-.
have recovered 81 200 damages from
telephone company that sunk eight
postholes on their land without per.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. KENNA is recoy.
ering from severe attack OF tobacco
heart. THE coiored farmers' ALLAN.
ces OF this country claim to have l.
100000 mrmbers.-Major Mann
Page. OF Sussex county, has been e.
lec:ed president Of the Virginia FAR
mers' Alliance. succeeding Col. Bar.
bee, Of Bridge water KNOW thy self,
and keep the information TO myself.
This is good advice. ALL that is
left OF the Great Eastern her shat
tered hull-now lies at low tide high
and dry on the New Ferry shore of
the Mtrsey river, in England.-A
mans ears are so placed Ia such a
way that he may catch the things that
are said in front Of him; merciful
Providence never intended that be
should hear what is said behind bis
back. A CoLoRED CRANK callei at
the White House in Washington city
the other day who believed that his
race werc going to freeze to death
this winter, aud desired the President
to supply them with fuel. VAN,
OF Macon, Georgia, offers $4,000 TO
the ugliest woman in the United
States To ride en- his float during the
trades display at the state fair.-A
steamer which arrived at Philad.l-
pbia the other day brought IS He.
hreSs, who left Russia 10 escape Der.
secpiion Ill that country.-IT takes
more religion TO hold man level in
horse trade than it does TO make
him shout at camp meeting. "A TOR
NADo struck Wilke sbarre, Pa,
Thursday, blowing down hundreds
OF houses AMI killing about 20 peo-
pie manufacturer advertises on
the label: You take tho pills, we do
The rest. To prevent negro DONNA.
tIon In Mississippi, it is proposed to
give female property holders in that
state the right Of suffrage, it being
thought that the increased white vote
resulting from this step will be sufli.
Gent 10 overcome that of the blacks.
NATION after nation has made war
on tue Jews, always IN a cowardly
ard yraunical fashion, but the race
hourisaes more than ever AT the
meeting of Virginia Farmers Ali.
ance, held in Lynchburg LIST week,
every county In the state but one was
ropreseDted.-THERE are times hen
even the mix If hum7n Kindness
takes turn and becomes sour.-Msr,
garet Solomon. the last of the WAN,
dotte Tribe OF Indians, died near San,
duskys Ohio, Tuesday, aged l02.-If
oil ibe good there is 10 thought we're
put In deed, earth would soon be
paraiist .-PnYsICIANs say that cases
OF nervous ptostfa'ion are less fire.
quent since low heels on shoes have
cone into general use.-A NAN in
Missouri has written To one Of tho
leading papers in the state TO know
the names of the twelve apostles
House republicans are said To be cha
ing ulder Speaker Reeds autoctatic
rule.-THE statue Of Lafayette pre-
sented by France TO the United States
has arrived at New York.-Ir 10 said
that an old colored woman who died
at Chatl esIon, tLis state, Sunday,
became white shortly after Der death.
-lHE man who worries most about
what people think OF bin is usually
N L. IN ~ Al.