South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-07-29

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Mira. Julius WaddIe returned
from Lynchburg Monday.
Miss Hannah, daughter of Mr..
VIM, N. Guthrie of South Branch
Station, visited the Misses Russell
in this place last week.
Miss Cora Cavitt, with fr,ends
from Texas, is visiting her cousin.
Mrs. Robert n. Washington ut
Ridgedale in this vicinity.
Z. NJ. Gilkeson is ordering Fur
niture every week.
tx Judge j. ID. Armstrong re-
turned last week from Allegsny !:
bat we understand he will 90 back
this week accompanied by Mrs.
Armstrong.
Misses Lou McCarty, George
Tyler, Kitty Vance and Ssllie In
skeep, also the Misses Rees, of Rees'
Tannery, returned from Atlantic
City Monday.
We could not get the names of
those who went to the conventions
at Grafton aud Parkersbnrg but
we pr sumo Hampshire will be fair
ly well represented.
The proceedings OF the Mill
Creek District convention which
appears IN another column failed TO
reach us last week until. we. were
rlady for press, hence we could on
ly get in the names Of the delegates.
We propose nov to offer the IL
TELMGENCER to any and all desir-
ing a newsy paper from this time
until after March 4th next, nine
months, for 81. Avail yourselves
of this offer.
Miss Edra, daughter of Edward
Washington, Esq from uearSpring.
field, who taught school in Texas
last winter and visited relatives near
Manhattan, Kansas, recently has
returned home.
Since Friday last. the weather
here has been Intensely hot, mercu-
ry ranging from 9G to 100. There
was a very heavy rain Friday night
but made no perceptible change in
the temperature.
County Court is in session this
week with John S. pancak Ike, Eco ,
President and his associates II. ID.
Powell and VIM. Ii. Pepper, Es-
quiers. We hope to give the pro-
ceedings next week.
Gilkesou's Bedroom Sets are
very attr ctive.
Miss Nolia Daley and hsr bro h.
er, Master William, who have been
visiting their uncle, R,v. G. W.
Finley, ID. d., in Augusta county,
Virginia, since the first of June.
got home last Friday.
Mr. u. Vance Gilkeson, of Moore
field, brought lis family to this
place,last Friday on account of the
delicate condition of their b by
theyare stopping with his sister
Mrs. John $. Pancake.
Boots and shoes,
Hats and caps,
See Jack Boose
For mems and chaps.
6S Baltimore street. Cum berland
Read advertisement in this paper.
CB Farmers wishing to sell their
Locust, White Oak aud Chestnut
Oak, at an unusually high cash
price, call on JAMES 81. BELL
of Standard Pin Co., opposite De-
pot, Romney, for specifi ;ations,
&c. ~RE1
Me srs. Kern, McCulIam, Con
rad, Carr, Sheetz, Stone and Glass,
young men from Winchester, are
camping on the banks Of the South
Branch near the residence Of Chas.
Harrison, Esq, enjoying the de-
lights of real country life.
Rev G. w. Humphreys, of South
Carolina reached this place Friday
morning and conducted the Com
munion Service in the Presbyterian
church as announced last week
Preaching began Friday night and
was concluded Monday night.
There was world Of truth in the
response Of the priest when the
Irishman asked him to pray that
his farm might produce good crops.
The priest looked over the field and
said "4'atricE, it is manure, not
prayers, that your land needs"
The phenomenal success of Ayers
Sarsaparilia started into existence
host OF competitors. This, of
course, was to be expected; but the
effect has been tO,demonstrate the
superior merits OF DR.. Ayers pro
paration by a constantly increasi q e
demand for it,
A man who stops his paper be-
cause there is something in it he
does not like, should, to be COnsis-
tent, get up and leave the table if
he happens to discover something
that did not suit .bisiaste. A good
newspaper is a bill OF fare of men
tai food for many tastcs.