South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-05-22
ITEMS OF NEWS.


10 Cir minghsm, Alabama. recently.
Samuel L. Gerry the veteran ar,ist
died Ia Boston, the city OF his birth
Sunday night.
A miIkmsn at Piainfsld. N. j..
has just awakened after sleeping 100
hours.
Secretary Blaiae Is now sick in
New York City, but bis condition is
not considered dangerous.
The work Of repairing the Chesa-
peske and Ohio Canal above George.
tcv. is being vigorously pushed.
Over 80 100000 is the estimated
loss by forest fires on the lower Mich.
igan Peninsula and hundreds Of fam.
Tiles have been le II destitute.
Henry nj. Stanley, the African eX.
plorer, is stated TO have carried away
Sll0. 900 with him as the result OF his
lecture tosr.
The fourteenth ANIMAL council OF
the Episcopal Church ia the Diocese
of this State. will meet in Parkers-
burg the Grst Wednesday IN June.
The top OF Cheat Mountain, in
Randolph county Is the highest peak
in this state, 1915 feet above the
level OF the sea.
Hundreds of persons from Rich
mond and other points wero present
at jamestown Island, Va, on the
18th inst to celebrate tue anniversary
OF the landing Of Capt. John Smith
and crew.
DR.. G. B. Stiickler, al eminent
Presbyterian minister of Atlanta, Ga.
has been selected as lhe orator at the
dwelling OF the S:onevnll Jackson
monument at Lexington. Var on the
21st OF July.
Silver has been discovered on the
farm of David Falls, seven miles from
Union Falls. Menroe county, this
State. The ore assays $40 in silver
and 50 10 gold per ton. An offer Of
$50 900 for twelve acres has been
refused.
In Parkershurg III. v. Collins, 6
feet inches in height, was Marie
10 Martha j, Farnsworth. who is 3
feet inch in height. The groom is
forty-six years old and the bride
eighteen.
Investigation shows that the In.
dams at the Black River, Wis.,, res,
erya.ion have abandoned their farms,
1t turns out that the latter are inf,
for cultivation, being mere sand
heaps.
Rev. Philips Brooks, one Of the
most famous preachers in the United
States, has been elected Bishop OF
the Episcopal Church for the diocese
OF Massachusetts He succeeds
Bishop Paddock, deceased.
A clothes wringer. that is said 10
be producing handsome income for
The present owner Of the patent was
invented in 1888 by Ellen Eglin, o
Washington colored woman who sold
1t for Sl8.
Ex-senator Camden states that the
West Virginia and Pittsburgh Rail.
| road which is to extend from Nor.
gantown through the centre Of the
State to q point ON the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad will be completed
in twelve or fifteen months,
The Mountain State Oil Comps
has sol ! its property, consisting OF
1900 acres, on which there are eigh,
wells, producing $50 barrels Of oil
per day, in Harrison county, this
state, TO the Standard Oil Company
Price 100000.
A daughter OF Congressms n
Breckenridge, OF Kentucky. having
graduated with honoHs at Wellesley
several years ago, has now taken up
the study Of law in her fathers office,
having i'll The meantime taught ge.
ometry and ALGERIA IN a Washington
school.
Twenty FIVE thousand Sunday
school children, divided into eight
parties made canvass Of the city oil
81. Louis, No.. for the purpose of az
certaining how many children do not
attend Sundly-school or church, and
extended an invitation TO all 10 visit
places Of worship.
During the parade OF Forepaugh's
circus nj hartinsburg. horse stand.
ing on the side OF The street became
frightened at the elephants end.
jumping 10 one side caused a wo.
man to be knocked over a low wall
She had child IN her arms add fall,
ing upon IL killed it.
Gen. John b. Gordon, genera
commander Of the Society OF Conled
crate veterans. has acce pied an in vi
taiion TO hold the annua
meeting Of the veterans At Jack son
Miss, June 8. On the same day q
Confederate monument will be un,
yelled AZ Jackson with imposing Get
emonies.
The President returned to Wash,
in2ton Friday very much pleased
With his entire trip. lie spen
Tuesday in Denver. During the lriE
he mode ore hundred end forts
speeches the last one being made Il
the members Of bis party and the
employees OF the railroad just before
they reached Washington.
Natural gas wus.stru,k at q depth
OF 100 feet in n bed Of gravel lying
under many fees OF blue clay neal
Bloomington, III. The drilling tools
we're buried into the or and column
OF gravel and stones las since been
thrown continuously TO the height oil
100 feet. Tire pressure is enormous