South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-09-23
Hon. VIM. L. Wilson. Col. w.


Hon. VIM. l.. Wilson, Col. w.
A. MacCorkle and Hon. @. J.
Faulkner passed through town last
"Wednesday to attend the Democrat
&c barbecue in Hardy county on
Thursday.
q. N. Hiett, Esq., of North Riv-
er Mllls spent several days in this
vicinity last week working up In
surance policies, he being the agent
for both the Peabody and the
Franklin companies.
AS general rule. it is beat not
to correct costiveness by the use OF
saline or drastic medicines. When
purgative is needed, the most
prompt, effective, and be neficial is
Ayers Pills. Their tend ency is to
restore, and not weaken, the nor
NAL action Of the bowels.
Some two or three weeks ago Mr.
Isaac Hsines, an old and highly
esteemed citizen of this county died
at his home on Jersey Mountain.
We heard of it the week it occurred
but waited for some one to send US
a notice. Friends in the country
would oblige US very much by send
ing death and marriage notices and
items of general news.
Chas. Taylor of Mechanicsbu re-,
Hampshire county, spent sever al
days in town last week, and while
here purchased the dwelling and
store houses owned by j. II. Font
now occupied by Harwood & Err
yin. Mr.. Il we understand, has
already made arrangements to
greatly improve the property by
building large additions to bo.h the
houses. Petersburg Gazette.
Mr.. Grayson Cunningham with
his wife, son, sister, Mrs. True
man Cunningham, aud a friend,
Miss Grimm, all of Clarksburg pass
ed through town Friday to visit
his cousin, MIR. G. NJ. Hardy in
the neighborhood Of Little Capon,
returning Sunday evening they
spent the night at the Sanders Ho-
tel and left Monday morning for
Washington, d. O., and Baltimore.
Mr.. j. Hunter Rob nson, son of
Col. j. A. Robinson at Patterson's
Creek Station on the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad has been sadly afflict-
ed recently In the loss of two child
rem in one week by that terrible
disease diphtheria, Earl bright 4
year cid little boy and "Queeny"
| Z pct name given her by her grand
father on account of her perfect
manners and dignifed bearing) the
ten year old daughter.
We regret not being able
to give to our readers the speech
delivered in the Court House Sat-
urday afternoon by Hon. VIM. L.
Wilson; but one sentence of it is so
indellibly impressed on our men,
DRY that we reproduce it here: 1t
is not necessary for me to 90 to
Congress; but it is necessary for me
to do my duty" Having seen and
heard him we do not wonder the
people admire him and want to
send him back to Congress; and
we trust Hampshire county will
loyalty and tr umphantly do her
part to accomplish this end.
From the Warrcnton virginiaa
we learn that Markham a town in
Fauquier county was visited on
Tuesday night Of last week by such
a down-pour of rain as was never
before known in that neighborhood 4;
1T lasted enc hour and q half and
washed up half mile OF railroad
track as we'll as numbers of railroad
bridges and all the county bridges.
Goose creek, quite an Insignificant
stream and which was almost per-
f,ctly dry became a raging torrent
causing persons living on its banks
to vacato their houses. Some small
boildings were washed away.
Given away with every Fifteen
Dollars worth OF goods, your choice
of the follo"ing valuable books:
The Lives Of Harrison and Reed,
Cleveland and Stevenson; The Rid
die of the Sphinx; Farmers ALI.
ance;) or the Stani ard Guide to
Chicago for 1892. Mr.. ID. II. Heis-
kell having bought the required
amount OF goods, was presented
with one Of these valuable books,
and will gladly show it to any ono
calling on him.
A. JACK BOOSE,
The Low Price Shoe and Hat Mer.
chant,
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