South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-01-13
ITEMS OF NEWS.


! ITEMS OF NEWS.
Jefferson county has become the
greatest peach growing county in
this State.
/ Grange Judd, tho noted writer
on agricultural topics, died in Ev-
anston, Ill, last week. He origl-
mated the crop-reporting p~rcentage
system now In use and brought
from Europe the seed that led to
the establishment OF the sorghum
industry in this country. The in
| transitional Sunday school lessen
system was his creation.
Row. pr. j. l.. Burrows, one of
the most distinguished ministers in
tho Baptist church. died at Angus
Ia, Ga, on the End inst.
Edwin Gould has collected about
20, home and foreign Newspaper
notices upon his father Jay Gould's
death.
At Parkersburg F. Ward Clous-
ton was sentenced by Judge Bore
man to two years in the peniten-
: tiary. Clouston was found guilty
by jury of issuing false witness
certificates when deputy Circuit
clerk.
I 1t is said that the numb OF in
sane paupers in New York increas-
es 1900 each year. The death rate
In brooklyn is 2 in 1000
John D. Rockefeller has given
another 81 600, 600 to tile Chicago
Baptist University. Thi, rounds
up 1000, 900 given by this philan-
thropic millionaire to the above in
stitu.ion.
The Kentucky Hotel, Hot
Springs. Ark, was totally destroy
ed by fire early Friday morning.
The guests escaped in their night
garments. Nearly all lost their
personal effects except what they
carried in their hands.
Paul Geary, aged IA OF Indiana
was so delighted at receiving a pair
of skates that he uttered cry ot
JOY and fell to the floor dead from
heart failure.
An ice gorge in. the Ohio. river
broke several miles above Parkers-
burg and considerable damage was
done to. coal boats aud other craft.
Senior Muruaga has been nomi-
mated by the Queen of Spain as
minister to Washington. Senior
Muruaga was minister to Washing
ton three years ago. He visited
America few months ago, includ-
ing in his tour Chicago and. the
City of Mexico.
Miss Winnie Davis, "the Daugh-
ter Of the Confederacy" is again
receiving much attention from
friends she is visiting in New York
City.
Mrs. Mary Ann Denny Brandsth,
wife OF DR.. George Brandeth, Of
pill fame, was found dead in bed
Dec. 9th at Rockaway Beach, l..
L. She was about fifty years Of
age.
The Christmas Club, in Phila-
delphia, gave good dinner to sew
en- hundred children.
London's six principal railway,
lines carry annually over 200I00O;-
900 people and the tramw VS. about
80, 0C0 600:
Colorado appears to show a sur-
plus Of commemorative holidays.
Among the anniversaries celebrated
in the State are watermelon day,
peach day, potato day and grape
and cherry day.
An old lady of Canton, Ohio,
and for the last few months amin
mate Of the poor-house, who for
the present does not wish her name
made public, has received word
from New York that she is heiress
to property in that city valued at.
81 ,O0C, 900.
Having acquired the libby Pfis4
on and John Browns Fort, Chica.
go makes announcement Of it's de.
sire to possess the Surratt house
and the Tenth-strset house in which
Isinc0ln died.
Near Fairmont, this State, Mrs,
Murphy, an aged dy, who lived
with her son, was roasted alive.
She was left alone in the house
while her son went to town, and on
his return he found her clothes
all burned OF, the chair in which
che had been sitting charred to
pieces and great hole burnod i'm
the floor and his mother horribly
burned. Everything that could
be was done, but she died in few
4 hours,
A heavy mantle OF snow covers
the city of Berlin and ali Of the
surrounding country. The snow
10 so deep in tho city streets that it
is found necessary to substitute
sleighs for cabs and other wheeled
vehicles. The sufferiDgg Of the
+ uaorlo arc inoroo4nd he o. o,ro,-,; o., q,