South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-12-02

NNtS"u0o vus faSs Woo4 IS
Rad Bud. Illinois, was visitst3
last Friday by n terrible Cyclone
half the town vas destroyed and
many persons wcro injured.
The cotton crop ia South Caro-
lima, it is said, will be very short.
William Msier OF Wheeling was
hanged in the Jail yard Last Friday
for the murder of his young wifo
on April 5th last.
Mechanics aud day laborers &C
Homestead have returned to thsir
old positions.
The Virginia Conferences OF tho
Methodist Episcopal Church South
met In annual session in Norfolk
last Wednesday, Bishop e. r. Hcn-'
dirk presiding.
John Hoey, ex-president Of thu
Adams Express Company, died
Nov. lIth in New York City.
The Republican Treasurer of
Pulaski County, Illinois, is to wear. 8
on a wager, straw hat from now-
until the 4th Of March.
Official aud unofficial returns
give the vote in Missuri approxi-
mately as follows: Cleveland, 267.
coo; Harrison, 230, 900, and Weav-.
or 10000.
The Normal College at Basic
City was burned Wednesday night.
Loss 10000.
Governor Fleming, of West vir-.
ginia, has refused to commute the
sentence of Allen Harrison, Of
Huntington, who murdered his
sweetheart. BE was hanged Tues.
day.
-Four banks have already been.
started along the line Of the West
Virginia extension of the Norfolk
aud Western-one at Ceredo, one,
at Kenova, one at Welch, the coun-
ty seat of Mcdowell county, and
one st Williamson, which hopes to
DC the county seat of Logan conn-
ty. Five years ago such thing as
. bank at either Of these points was.
not dreamed Of.
The President has begun dis an
nual message to Congress. II will
be short and will not deal with the.
existing political situation.
The coinage Of the Columbia
half-doliar will begin in two weeks
Congressman Jerry, Simpson will
respond to the toast ssStand Up
for Kansas"
Mr.. Charles b. Rogers, Of Tow
son, Baltimore county, has q copy
OK 1.-THE Life OF Christ" written,
by Samuel Wesley in 1897.
Miss Patsy Armstrong, OF Poc7-
hontas county, this State, was &C.
cidently burned to death. 1t is
supposed she had been smoking.
when her clothing caught fire.
A brass band Of i6 colored mem.
6ers has been, organized at Harper's
Ferry.
1t is stated that as q result Of tho
gale OF October 70 ten YesseIa were.
lost or are missing, aud twenty two,
llVes are-known to have been lost.
The large steam saw and erist
mill OF Samuel Brathwaite, at Croza
junction, Frederick county, was de-
Stroyed by fire recently.
The new Methodist Church al
Staunton will soon DO occu pied. It
will cost $40, 900.
The total Prohibition vote polled
this year in the United States IL CO.
timated at not less, than 350. OOO> =
gain Of about 100, 900 oyer 1883.
and over 1884 of about 200 OO0.
This is at the rate Of rs, 900 per
year.
Georgia took in $500, 900 IN wa.
termed ms The closing season.
An Sable. Mich, shipped 10000
bushels Of huckloberrios the paat
season
A Philadelphia preserving works
will exhibit at the Worlds Fair :
map OF the United States, 1926
feet, made entirely Of pickles, fruits,
vegetables, etc.
A log Of gray elm, eighty fest
long and tspsring from six 20 four
feet in diameter, owned By Archie
Cameron, Of Mich, will be placed
upon two Fat cars and sent to tho
Chicago Exposition. 10
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Aunt NancY-'Think Ofatudyin,
to BE- doctor, Ohl Don't Jon do
IT, Young Man--'Why net.
aunsyY Aunt Nsncy--sYou can't
got no practices ell yo get married,
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