South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-06-24
IrEaaS OF NEWS.

rA2 OF ~ GWS.
here win be little or no bust
ness done in Congress this week.
Southern Minnesota vas visited
Py terrible cyclone Wednesday OF
!, last week and many persons are rc-
Ported killed " -. 80
Tho silver bill was discussed in
the Senate on the 18th, but went
over without actioS.
John Howard Payne, author OF
Home. Sweet Home" vas born
iso years ago last Thursday.
Harry Smooth the murderer OF
Miss Ferrel Of Shepberdstown was
sentenced last Thursday by Judge
Faulkner to be hung October Z.
Wheat harvesting has begun in
Maryland and most crops bid fair
TO give good yield. Labor is very
scarce and many farmers have been
compelled to buy binders to ssye
their crops. =
Cnicago papers note With sur
Prise that whi.o beer at Chicago
sells at eleven cents q gallon when
bought by tho barrel a puro article
OF drinking water ca. DO had for
ten cents q gallon.
During severe hail storm one
day last woek in Vermont, it is said
hailstones fell that measured 9 in.
IN diameter and Weighed 2 ounces.
The use Of electricity IN the pro-
cess OF tanning leather is being
favorabIy commented upon by the
several frms which have adopted
it.
Five children wore drowned in
tho Ohio river at Pittsburgh last
Friday. They drove buggy into
the river to wash it when the bug
gy was overturned and all persisted
in tho water.
The West Virginia Educational
Association will hold its twenty
second annual meeting at Grafton
July 5, 6, and 2. Hon. Is. S Nor.
gan President.
Lightning on telegr phi wire
set fire to some sparrows' nests on
the cornico of the Queen City Hotel
at Cumberland, Saturday. The
nests made blaze which commuu-
icated to tho building. but the fire
was cxtinguished with bucket OF
water before any damage was done.
Much pleasure is expressed IN
democratic circles over the decis-
ion OF the Michigan Supr mo
Court, majority Of which arc re-
prblicans. affirming the VALIDITY OF
the electoral law. This assures TO
tho democratic candidate for Pres
idont at least six votes from Mich
ligan.
Emmons Blaine, second son of
ex-Secretary OF State james e..
Blaine and manager of the Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad at Chica-
go, died Saturday, in that CITY,
Blood poisoning, the result of in
flsmation Of the bowels, was the
causo OF death. Dir. Blaine WAS
thirty-three years old
! The Natural Bridge COMPANY ia
!. engaged in opening 8 large cave,
which Is situated not over a half
m le from the hotel. 1t ia in the
Same geological formation as the
famous Luray cave and the grot-
toes OF the Shenandoah, and is OF
large dimensions, ono chamber in
1t being coo feet long aud 100 feet
high.
| Tho largest business handled by
any woman in America is the mon
ey-order department. of the Pitts.
burgh postofIice, which is under
the control of Mary Steele, and
where the receipts are in excess of
81, 900, 900 annually.
More than fifty years ago James
IL. Miller was appointed postmast-
or ct Gauley Bridge, Fayotte cou D.
ty, this State, under tho admiuis.
tration OF President William Henry
Harrison, and has served contin-
uously ever since. Dir. Miller is
now eighty six years OF age, but
applies himself to his work with a
degree OF promptness and Wig, r
that would do credit to o man of
half his years.
During the war John Lyttle, of
Pennsylvania, endorsed note for
John Faulkner, then q young NOR
chant OF Weston, and az surety he
was Obliged to pay the debt. Stree
then Lyttlo has been in very 70.
dnced circumstances. Recently he
saw an advertisement requesting
him to communicate with Faulkner
at Los Angeles. lie has ia reply
received draft for $4,000, being
the amount Of the loan with inter.