South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-09-11
ITEMS OF NEWS.

The Supreme Court OF this State
met at Charles Town on wednesday
OF last week.
There are forty.six State banks in
West Virgiuix. and fourteen National
banks.
This has been Q great year for
crimes, casualties and crops.
A steam laundry 10 to be est ablish-
ed a Charles Town.
During 1890 there were huilt In
tho United Ststes $500 churches.
The co'ored men OF Texas are hold.
ing . State convention at Houston.
Col. j. B. Peytou. clerk of tbs
House OF Delegates has been ap-
pointed Secretary OF the Board Of
, Lady Managers Of the Worlds Fair.
Girl psges ere employed in the
Oklshoma Legislsturs.
One canning factory e Griffin, Ca.
has put up 10000 cane OF peaches
alone this season and expects to put
up $4,000 cane Of tomatoes from their
own pa,chss.
IL has been estimated recently by
8 shoe man that the people OF the
United States spend $3.50 200, 600
annually for shoes.
An electric swing suggested for
the Worlds Fair will carry twenty.
four people and swing Q distance Of
900 feet.
In 1890 there were nearly I2,50O.-
600 children in the public schools OF
the United States.
The great English preacher Spur.
geon is entirely a eelf.mate man. His
parents we're humble people OF Dutch
extraction.
it has been estimated that the per.
manent tramp population OF the
United States numbers 10000.
The sting OF IN ordinary honey
bee csu'et the death of . young man
at Williamsport, Pa. in fifteen min
utes.
A severe drought prevails over
strip of country nearly 200 miles
square in Southern New Mex en-, and
it is reported that cattle are suffering
terribly In consequence.
John Archibald is one OF the
Standard Oil magnates. He started
in as IN Office boy at Ti,usyille few
years ago, spccula,ed uccessiully as
soon as he got hold OF little money,
and is to-day worth $500, 900.
Prof Conrad A. Sipe one of the
prominent educators Of this State,
died a! hi, home in FARM IN. last
week.
The mex. ANIMAL meeting OF tue
West Virginia Editorial Association
will be held in Parkersburg, on Tues.
day. Oct. Is. 1891. The regu' ar
business meeting will be followed by
an excursion, the exact de,a ils CT
which have not been completei.
A disastrous fire occurred at
Charleston our State capital last
Thursday causing q loss Of SIS 800.
Congressman Mills. Of T.x<s, will
take part in the Ouio campaign. He
will make his first speech on the 18th
OF 8 ptember, and will fill q number
OF appoint men's. He will make tar.
if reform The Leading feature Of bis
speeches.
White tar is one Of the latest In.
ventions or discoveries. 1t will not
become soft under the SUBS rays in
any climate. and it 10 expected to he
used largely in cslking tho deck
seams Of fine yachts.
There is pear tree near Jefferson
City, Mo-, the fruit Of which one man
has bought for twenty years, and dur.
ing that time has paid $500 to the
owner of tho tree.
A gold chain was found in lump
of coal that Mrs 8. w. Cup. Of Nor.
r:syile, ILL.,, was about TO put on her
CRATE fire. The chain weighed eigh,
penny weights and was on ~ halt i'm
bedded in The coal, one end hanging
loose.
The Empress Of Austria Is showing
d'cided symptoms Of insanity. Tits
reigniDg business 10 . great strain on
q person.
Miss Theo Alice Rugg!es, the
woman sculptor Of Boston, is only
20 years old. Three years ago two
OF her works were exhi biled in the
Paris Saloon.
Sturgeon grows steadily we aksr,
despite the best OF medical skill and
nursing. aud IL 10 feared that he will
never again stand IN the pulpit Of
his famous Tabernacle in London.
Two interesting letters written by
hsllsck and Grant, recently dlscov-
cred in Washington, disclose the
fact that in their Judgment, Ben
Butler was totally Urbt to act ab
general, and that bis qu.rrelsome
character was q source OF much an
noySnce.
A dog near Hannibal, No :, vas
bitten q few days ago by copper
head snake and va. cured by am
monis given internally and a mixture
of ammonia aud c,rbolic soap apr lied
10 The wound.
A Congo native, who Inns been
Tar gh, TO read AMI write, has Just
sent letter, his FIRST, to the Arch
bishop OF Canterbury. IL reads a.
follow: Great and good Chief OF the
tribe e Christ, greeting: The hum.
ble,t 81 your servauts X sses the hem
Of your garments, and begs you to
send TO his &c llowsservants more COS.
pei and less rum. In the bonds OF