South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-01-16
ITEMS OF NEWS.

'OAHS hto uNaDu III france.
Jeremiah Snyder Of Jefferson coun.
~ died Christmas day aged 80 years.
Abraham Williamson Of Berkeley
county aged ninety seven years died
recently.
Gen. +. s. Spinner, for years
treasurer Of the United States. died
last week in Florida.
New York has a woman bank di.
rector and an expert real estate op,
orator of the same sex.
TIE federal census Of Baltimore by
wards gives the city population Il
443,439.
In the Western Islands, the tenn.
pera'ure registered is so degrees he.
low zero.
The postal business ofthe country
SHOWS greater increase during the
past year than evet before.
General Master Workn an Powder
iy denies that the order of knights
of Labor is decreasing or that it is in
uDanclai trouble.
"When We came to this town.
wrisesa Georgia editor, we had moth
ing, AMI we've been holding our own
ever SINCE
Wolves have invaded villages in
The northern part OF Hungary In
search OF food during the recent in
tensely cold weather.
Two Improvement companies have
been organized at MaItinsbnrg. One
has purchased 1000 acres and the
other 500 acres Of land near the town.
The bodies of three persons who
had been frozen to dea, b were pick ed
up in the streets OF Paris Yesterday
morning week.
JEFF Paugh was killed and SIX 9th
er men were injured by an accident
at mine near Shaw, on the West
Virginia Central railroad Friday.
a colored man in Frederick county,
Md, Was bitten by an Infatuated hog
and aiterward died of lockjaw. The
wound itself was Slight.
q. B.. G. w. and +. A. Delamater
OF Pennsylvania were arrested Fris
day last on charge of embezzlcment
to the amount of $4,000 of couaty
funds.
Harry Folkes brakeman on the
the b. & . railroeA fell from the top
OF a west-b5und freight train al
North fountain last week and was
instantly killed.
Serious charges OF frani are made
against the executors who are the
residuary legatees under the will of
Daniel b. Fayerweather. the deceas-
ed milliUnaire.
A young lady has just arrived
from Ireland, who is credited with
having hair of a ''sheeny emerald
tint which is with poetic license call
ed green.
On Monday OF last week the fret
female deputy county clerk In West
Virginia IVES sworn in. Her name is
Sallie Tierney, and she was appointed
by f. A. Bennett, clerk Of the coun-
ty court OF Lewis county.
We learn that eight horses belong
ing to MIR. Samuel Williamson. OF
Berkeley county, were attacked by
the CHAMBERS recently, and 10 prevent
tne spread Of the disease every one
oftbem was shot and killed.
Col. Robert II. Crockett. one of
the leading politicians OF Arkansae,
and the only surviving grandson of
the famous Davy Crockett, died at
Stuttgart, Ark, Thursday OF last
week Col Crockett was about forty
years OF age.
United States Senator Vance was
renominated last Monday by the
democratic caucus of the North Car
DINA Legislature. A resolution was
passed by the North Carolina Senate
instructing the United States Senators
from that state to secure, if possible.
the financial reforms contemplated in
the Ocala platform.
In the Senate Saturday, the
VIce-President laid before the
Senate the protest of twenty.three
members of the Idaho Legislature
against allowing Mr.. Dubois 10
take his seat. on the ground that
he has not been legally elected,
The oil and supply house of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany, at Hinton, This slate, was de-
stroyed bT FIRE Friday. The loss Is
several thousand dollars with no In.
suFanee. Tie Gre was started by a
piece OF burning waste falling out Of
the stove On the greasy floor.
The briefest notice in the new con.
grCssional directory is that furnished
by Mr.. Whitelsw, OF Missouri, who
sums up his iife's history in three
lines, two Of which recile his name
place Of residence and election as a
democrat.
During The past year the Roanoke,
| IVA } Machine Works turned out Sc
large locomotives, $50 thirty.tou
coal cars, 7S5 thirty-tou box cars
232 coke cars. 179 tbirty.ton a lt cars
~ cabin an two wreoSing care. The
works now give employment to $50
bands and The pay roll aggregates
nearly 10000 moothly'
a most dangerous counterfeit,
which has been discovered in Cole
RADIO for some time has been brought
to the attention Of the united States
officials. It is $40 bill neatly raised
TO that denomination from a S. issue