South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-03-06
ITEMS OF NEWS

TO be The coolest by 2 degrees ever
before known at Jacksonville. Fla.
Tue damage IN the inundated Dis
trict along the Ohio liver is estimated
AT $4,000.
The latest victim OF the fell ciaa
rette is boy who has gone stone
blind from excessive smoking.
A Leslie. (idich., woman has &c >
raniSm that is four feet and one inch
high.
The coal field, Of West Virgins
covers all the counties but thtee ont
OF the hfty.iour!
The united States Fish Commits
sion cannot fill the demand Tor rain.
bow rou.
United STATES Senator Hearst
(dem.) of California. died in Wash
ington Saturday night.
Well Street New York has raised
$4,000 for the hate Sec.etery VIM
dome family.
Morgantowu this State. by a ma.
jority Of So. has voted aga ms. the sale
OF liquor within the corporate limits.
Las, year the State OF Washington
produced 1920 III 900 feet OF lum-
Der. Oregon $4,000, 900 feet and CAL
ifornia S64 ,9l6,00 feet.
Senator Voorhees,, who has been
indisposed for some time has gone TO
Hot Springs, Arkansas. to spend
several weeks.
The colored man Professor Car
ter, in charge OF the eolored s ate
Seminary at ITALIA hassee, Fla, is the
grandson Of an African King.
Senator Squire, of Washington
State. has an income of $4,000 a
month. he owns a great deal OF
real estate IN Seattle,
Hon, Ephrsim King Wilson, Unit.
ed States Senator from Maryland
died suddenly in Washing on Tuesday
light OF last week.
George w. Hood. OF Indiana has
put chased for $50 900 six-twentieth
interest in a Tract Of 6.253 acres OF
land in Tucker county,t this state.
Hon Ben Til man, the typical far
mer Governor OF South Carolina, il
now making the first visit IN his life
ITO Washington city.
Zacharias Kern, one Of the oldest
citizens Of Frederick county, Va,
died recently in S;ei 'hens Chy aged
eighty-two years.
The tusks of $4,000 elephants are
required every year TO supply the
worlds piano keys and for making
Of billiard balls and knife handles.
The largest mail that ever crossed
the Atlantic has left England by The
Msjestic. She had on board 1006
sacks.
Mrs. Kate Smith OF the Census Of
fee in Wastington, is the only NO
man chisf of division in the govern
ment service. She is laid salary OF
S 600 year.
Ia the United States Senate last
week bills were passed for increasing
TO 500 month the pensions Of tie
widows of General Luster, Admiral
Wilkes and General Ullman.
Dr.. J. g. Armstrong, who was, sew.
erai years ago, rector of the Monu-
mental (Episcopsl) church in r CHI.
nond, died recently at his residence
in At!an'a, Ga.
Woman suffrage is symbolized in
WyomiDg's new seal of s ate, which
shows the figure OF woman from
whose uplifted arm is suspended
a broken chain, while the States
motto is Equal Rights
There are two cosnties in Georgia
that have not a lawyer. The Two
counties are Echols and Charlton.
The returns for 1890 show farther
that Charlton has neither d ctor nor
dentist.
The faculty of Harvard University
have permitted a japanese studen,
to enter the University, sabstitu ting
Chinese and japanese for he L1lio
aud Greek ordinarily required at en-
trance.
o. G., Scofeld, OF Wheeling, a
newspaper man Of considerable prom
ineDce, and for many years Secretary
of the Republican State Committee.
died suddenly at his home on Mon,
day 23rd nit.
General FTzhugh Lee. ex-Gover-
nor of Virs inini; Col. Robert Cat'ell,
Mess. NJ. NJ. Martin and l.. @. Shiel g,
Of Virginia, we're the guests OF Gov
ernor Russell. OF Massachusetts,, at
dinner at Bosom Friday evening.
Bishop Wilson OF the Southern
elhodist Church, who is abroad in
the interest OF the missionary work
Of his church, expected 10 reach AL.
exandria, Egypt, Monday. He is
expe cted home early In April.
Martha Washington's Bible re-
Gently sold for 500 to a speculatnr
in Baltimore, who now asks $1,000
for the prize. The book is
about foot long aud nine inches
wide bound ia plain calf. and evil
IDENTIFY covered by Mrs, Washington.
Bx-Mayor Cobb, Of Boston, is suf-
fering from what is pronounced an
incurable illness, attributed To The alb
sorption of srsenical poison from
wall paper in bis own house Boston
ia considerably sgita,ed atpresent on
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