South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-12-16
ITEMS or NEWS.

day four men, two white and two
coiored, were hanged for murder.
There is said to DO great suffe.
ing among cattle in New Mexico on
account Of scarcity of water. In
the northwestern part no rain has
fallen for two years.
Eldon Cannaday, a well-known
poultry breeder OF Selma Indiana
sent President-elect Cleveland a
large fat coon for his ThanksgIv-
ing dinner. The coon was TURF ed
oser to the Geological Garden in
New York, aud is known as Gro
yer Cleveland"
An eagle that measured Z fe, t
from tip to tip Of outstretche d
wings was killed near Fishervll.e
Augusta county Va. recently.
A gentleman from Indiana sent
an immense snow-white rooster to
President-elect Cleveland last week.
VIM. c. Chiffon, chairman of
the State Democratic Executive
Committee, il to be married in
Washington next week to Miss May
Todd, sister Of the wife OF S na.or
Kenna.
1t is said that three Philadelphia
persons lost their minds through
fear OF the comet.
Prof. ii f. Harris, of Broaddr
College, Clar&sburg, this State,
died q. Pickens, S. c., last week.
Thirty thousand souvenir halt.
dollars are coined each day.
The father of the late distir-
guished General Custer died in
Michigan on Nov. 27-aged SIS
years.
It is said B. & o. telegraph op-
orators are to receive an increase of
salary soon.
Cleveland had a majority Of 49,
004 votes over Harrison in Ken
lucky.
A cargo Of oranges direct from
Florida has arrived in London in
good condition.
The Clarke Courier says: "rhe
large crop of acorns this year re-
suited in quiet q saving of corn to
those farmers who had woodland in
which to turn their hogs. One
gentleman had about forty head to
which he had not fed any corn, and
they were in fine condition for the
butchers block"
A cherry tree situated on the old
Edwards place, on the Brushy
mountains, near Jonesville, N. c.,
is twenty ore feet in circumference.
1t is over fifty years old and bears
fruit every year. Part of the tree
will be placed in the North Caro-
lima exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
The trusting wife has an idea
that her husband is as good as gold
IN all respects, but that ell other
men are generally bad.
Mr.. Cleveland received last week
from the Union Club of Richmond
twelve pound slice OF the Zig
plum pudding that was cut there
on Thanksgiving Day.
A bill has been introdUc ed in the
Alabama Legislature providing an
annuity of $500 year for the wild
ow Of Jefferson Davis during her
life.
W. C. Goode formerly of Staun-
ton Va, died recently in Augusta
Georgia.
While at Hog Island Mir. Cleve-
land witnessed the rescue from
drowning of FIVE men by the life
saving crew. They were on their
way to pay their respects to the.
President-elect.
Six hundred pounds of wild hon
ey was taken from twelve trees III
New Madrid county, Mo-, last week
by party OF honey hunters. One
tree yielded $50 pounds.
A stalk Of Kansas timothy five
feet and three inches high will be
exhibited az the Worlds Fair.
Since 1881 over one million BIZ
blcs have been distributed among
the German troops under the d.
rection Of the emperor.
Mrs. Lostie Hillmsn died at h, I
home, near Winchester, Friday last,
aged eighty nine year,. Mrs. Hill :
man was one. Of the oldest toll-glte
keepers on the Valley turnpike.
The deceased wss a pensioner Of the
war of 1912, her husband being O
sailor in the United States Navy at
that time.
A Pennsylvania man has named
his horse Nail, because his wife
can't drive it.
This country mines 20,000,00C
barrels OF salt q year.
a resident OF Bates county, Mis-
souri,, recently finished guitar
composed Of over 1000 piec es OIL
wood.
Thomas Pembridge, 80 years OF
. &c, Of Scranton, Pa, AMI Mrs.
Sarah Won Storck, aged 20, wero
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