South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-06-03

voluntary granddaughter.
The Fifteenth Annual Council Of
the Protestant Episcopal church of
the Diocese Of West Virgins meets
ct AartlnsbuFg on. june 1.
A torrsble hail storm visited the
Kanawhs Valley last Thursday.
Leaves and small branches of trees
were broken of and all kinds Of
garden vegetables completely do
stroycd.
The recent foods in the West and
South has caused serious destruc-
ton to life and property in Kansas,
Arkansas, Mississippi and Louis-
ianna,
The West Virginia Educational
Nows 10 the name of o new paper
published ut Charleston.
Bishop Peterkin will deliver the
baccalanreate sermon at Washing
ton and Lee University in June.
Its stated West Virginia has los
newspapers. Only one county is
missing from those that have news
papers.
Ex-Governor Amcs, of Massachu-
sctts, after an interview with Sec
rotary Blaine, announces that Mr..
Blaine will not decline the nominal
ton for the presidency.--Mr. Clevc-
lands friends in New York are
greatly pleased with the action of
the New Jersey convention,
The General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church at
Omaha finished its business and
adjourned last Thursday.
In every county in Alabama
where the issue has been made
Cleveland has carried the day, and
the press Of the Sta o is nearly
unanimous in his favor,
Tennessee's delegation was in
structed to vote for Cleveland.
1t is stated that the expenditures
Of Congress during the present ses
sion will aggregate in the neighbor-
hood OF five hundred million dollars
Ex-Judge John W. Ashby, form
erly OF Page county, Va, died sud-
denly in Evansville, Florida.
1t is said that 10, 900 rosebuds
were ssld by one New York florist
the other day in two hours.
The town Of Roanoke, Va, has
grown in ten years from a popula-
ton Of 600 to one of 20, 900.
Mr.. Gladstone is the owner of
the largest lead pencil IN the world.
1t is the GIFT of pencil maker at
Keswick, and is SO inches in length.
In place Of the customary rubber
cap it has gold cap. It's distin-
guished owner uses 1t for walking
stick.
Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper, OF Cali
fornia, is considered the best or
ganizer Of kindergarten work in
the world. She is the founder of
the free kindergartens of the Gold
On Gate ASSOCIATION of San Fran
cisco, and recently declined q call,
with $50, 600 pledged, to organize
similar work in New York City.
Hon. Robert O. Winthrop, the
oldest ex-Speaker Of the House of
Representatives at Washington eel
ebrated his eighty-third birthday at
his homo in Boston recently. lie
was known personally to every
President Of the United States OK
cept Washington and Jefferson. In
1889 he visited Charles Carroll of
Carrollton, the last surviving sign
or Of the Declaration of Independ-
ence, at his home in Baltimore.
Theoapitof building at Santa Fe,
New Mexico, was burned recently
causing loss Of e25e, 900.
The director Of Warmers Obser.
vstory, Rochester, N. Y, who dis
covered tho comet now attracting
so much attention, has succeeded
in obtaining an excellent photo
graph Of it. The comet has eight
distinct tails and 10 said TO be un-
preoedented in astronOmic history.
Ex-Governor Campbell is quoted
as saying that the N ajority OF Ohio
democrats are decidedly in favor
Of Cleveland.
a venomous serpent was found
in bunch Of bananas in New York
a day or two ago. Fortunately
when discovered the reptile was in
a stupefed condition from cold.
La the loft Of an Oldtown, Me-,
store 10000 fancy baskets, the re-
suit Of the work Of OldtoWn In
dams during last winter. They
are OF all shapes and colors, and
insured for 10000.
It IL said West Virginia's coal
area exceeds that Of Pennsylvania
although that Stste mines ten times
the coal that is mined in West
Virginia.
Memorial services were held at
lakewood Cemetery Richmond on
the 10th Of May, where Is, 900 Con-
foderate soldiers are buriei. A
| marked avonk Of sho ooooa;ny 900