South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-01-08

VIC Ways ana Means '~om IL II e.
Tho riu Dries OF the Uni'ed
State, m itufsc'nre about $4,000, 900
pins p year.
A river Of ink that is suitable Tor
wri ing we'll - one Of tie curiosi
ties Of AIgsr'a.
The Elkins National Rank will
commence bu iress aboct the Is b
of January
james Laiue one Of the promi-
nent citizens Of Cumberland died
Scnday morning after q short i'll
ness.
Dir Harry Fleming. President
at the First National Back of
Fairmout, this State died very
suddenly Wednesday evening.
Cardinal Domenics Agostin., Pa.
trisrct OF Venice. died the last day
Of the old year.
A nave orange, which weighed 20
ounces AMI measured l6 inches In
circumference. Was pick ed in Flor.
ida orchard recently.
Seven ears on one stalk OF corn,
esch weighing a pound is an agricul.
tural story told by a Ken lucky news.
paper.
Stanton daring the year 1891
erected l69 houses, which COS, $5l9,.
665. Her council has tep,pace with
this progress, and expended during
the year $4,000 in the improvement
OF her s.ree's.
Mrs. S.rah Rocl well died at her
hvmein Morgan county recently aged
n!ncty-t"o yeare.
One Of The silver wedding present $
received by tie Empress OF Russia Is
M ermine mantle wh rch ccs. 10000
Under the new State institution
there will only be one eie ction in
Mississippi between now ard 1895.
The extraction OF oil from grape
stoaes promises to develop into a
permanent industry.
Bla-k diphtheria ia said Il ne rag
ing in parts Of Pennsylvania. L.
causes death in few days.
Elk Gov Fixtugh Lee favors the
Michigan plan OF choosing pre- 81.
Dental electors by districts.
Hon. Roswell z. Flower was in
au1uraled Cover ,or of New York
Fri'lay last TO succeed David b. Hill
West Virginia il is state 1 will mar.
ket more lumber this year han ever
befoe
Tho value Ct cargoes CLEARED at
Baltimore on the last day OF tie
year was abou! n million dollars.
Hon Stephen B. E'kins sssu med
the duties pf Secretary Of War the
day after Ch,istmas.
Both ii buses of Congress adjourn
from Wednesday Decs mber 23rd to
January 5.h.
Miss Rachel She man daughter OF
tue la.e General William +. Sherman
was married TO Dr.. Paul Thorndyks
Of Bostol las; wednesday in Wash
iugion.
i he Santa Fe and the Atlantic
and Pacific railroads were troubled
with snow blockades last Thursday.
AS fast as the roads we're cleaned of
tie driits would pie up again.
1t has coat 9 Warwick man $50
and costs amounting to Si25 so. for
refusing to answer questions pro-
pounded by census collector.
An effIrt will probably be mads
At the present session OF Congress
for the admissi m OF Oklahoma 10
statehood.
Major SchwAn reports that the
Iodians recently inli.ted in tho srpy
are making very satisfactory pro ress
as soldiers.
1t is conceded that at no time
within the ec)llcction OF the Oldest
citizen have 80 many people boen on
the sick list a. at present IN Parkers-
burg from The grip.
Perkins. cf Kansas, has been ap.
pointe by tue Governor TO fl the
vacancy In the United Ssates Senate
by thu recent dea;h of
Senator Plumb.
Miss Louise Lee Ba yard, younges.
daughter OF ex Score tary Of State
Thomas X. BAyard, was married at
Wilmington last week TO DR. Frank
Angel, professor In Cornell Uni
versity.
II is announce that the Supreme
Court Of the Uni'el States will, by
70 of.six 10 three ou-t Governor
Thsyer, republic ~, of Nebr aska and
restore CIV. James K. Boyd, demos
crat.
Governor Russell has issued an
appeal 10 the people OF Masssc rus.
etts asking them u ,ms generously
TO the aid Of the famine suffs rers 10
Russia aui has appointed c)mmit.
Q se, with Bishop Philips Brooks at It's
head. To receive contributions.
The Hon Chas Emory Saith. UNI
ted : ates minister to- Russia, has
banded 10 the Rev Nc Francis. pas
tor Of tho Anglo American Church
in st Petersburg, large sum OF
money subscribe by Americans for
the relief OF famine sufferers in Rus.
sis.
DR. Thatcher Graves was convi csed
OF murder in tie fret degree 10 Den