South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-01-20
ITEMS OF NEWS.

Ohio river is said to be froz IN solid.
Wednesday morning of last week
was said to &c the coolest exper,
fenced at Wheeling for Is years.
At Piedmont on Sunday the
mercury stood considerably below
zero and still falling.
1t is reported that man named
Morrison froze to dea' b in his
sleigh while driving to Ksyser Sat,
uraay.
An agent Of the Worlds Fair
will le-ve Chicago next week
for England to invite the Prince OF
Wales to visit Chicago during the
fair. The invitation will be pre-
sented in six handsome mother-of-
pearl cases, deliberately inscribed on
parchment.
| The Harvey Worlds Fair Hotel,
Chicago, was destroyed by fire at
an early hour Friday morning,
causing loss Of $50, 600; insurance
$50, 900. The building, which was
almost ready for occupancy, was a
two-story structure and contained
800 rooms.
Edward Murphy, Jr., was omi-
mated for United States Senator in
the democratic caucus at Albany,
receiving eighty five votes.
The Philadelphia Record an
nounces that the train bearing the
old "Liberty Bell" to the Worlds
Fair will run only by day, in order
to give people along the route
chance to see it.
Mrs. B Nutting, Of Parkmau,
Mo-, who is seventy-eight years
old. made 200 pounds of butter
in 1892, besides doing all the house
work for family of five.
The new Columbian postage
stamps are now in circulation.
They are rather large and repre-
sent the, landing OF Columbus and
his taking possession of this goodly
land in the name of Spain. The
years 1492-ls92 appear upon them.
DR.. Geo. 1. Garrison, OF Wheel
ing who shot DR.. Baird, has served
ont has time in the county Jail, has
paid his fine of $3.50 and has been
released and freed.
The ice crop this year on the
Hudson river will bs the Target
and finest ever gathered, and will
probably reach 1000, 900 tons.
Delaware was one Of the States
the Republicans intended to carry
last fall; bnt when they come now
to the organization of the House Of
Representatives, they End that
they have only two members in it,
and these go much discouraged thas
they will not go into caucus With
each other and declare the party
preferences for United States Sera.
tor.
The Great Krupp gun exhibit
will arrive at Sparrow's 70 ut this
week for shipment to Chicago.
At Chicago last Sunday the thor
mometer registered is degrees be-
low zero.
An opera, the music composed
and written by colored man, and
the cast to include only colorcd
people, " II be one Of the original
and unique attractions at the
Worlds Fair at Chicago. The
opera will be new version Of "U n
Gle Toms Cabin" Its composer
is Will 81. Cook, who has made the
most OF advantageous studies in
Berlin, and has won high honors
there FOR remarkable exhibitions Of
musical talent.
Not for thirty gears has tbore
been such severe weather as pre-
walls at Knoxville and Memphis.
Tennessee the Thermometer is far
below zero and many people are re-
ported frozen to death. Snow is
said to be from 10 inches to 3 feet
} deep in the eastern part Of the
, State.
The royal ice carnival in Berlin
10 brilliant affair, and the Emper-
or and his court, with their sleigh
ing and skating. are enjoying every
available winter pleasure that the
extrome cold can provide. At the
same time a coal famine is announc-
ed, which intensiffes the distress Of
the poor.
DIR. ". J. Bates, a Virgnian By
: birth who has had q successful
! practice in Wheeling for over halt
a century died at his home i'm that
place last Saturday lsmented By
hosts Of friends.
i Don't forget that r. 81. Gilke-
sOns IL headquarters for Fine Shoes,
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