South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-07-18

AIEA{ u TIC uuNCtc'SuOOt SotuC VI
v " US drove our Cattle as we
thought, into the common
range of our neighborhood, unaware
that the line between the lands of 10.
seph Doran and Jacob Hammock, con.
stituted the line between two distinct
neighborhoods.
Ourselves, our Cattle, our Horses
we rode too-it appears we're all mis-
took for trespassers for it seems by a
late advertisement trespassing was
done, 10 divers ways; consequently
the mighties rose, Got TO trespass, we
suppose to help the Magistrates ex-
ecute their laws. They were truly
a set of men, in sleeps clothing, more
ravenous than wolves, having a goodly
number Of dogs as allies, they mount
their Horses and set out to assail the
Cattle of their trespassing neighbors-
they did wonders, we're victorious, they
drove all before them tina, had the ap.
pearance Of Cattle, save the missing, a.
mong whom was the Squire, he having
exhausted his horse (.ho'a noble ami.
NAL 10 the pursuit; but this is not
strange, for the Squire is corpuent
parsonage, and his beas, had the extra
weight Of the knowledge bag. A cir.
cular is next got on foot, perhaps, writ.
ten by some learned Doctor, or quaint
quack this they post at place of pub.
lie resort, and have inserted in the
South Branch !ntelligencer, is signed
by twelve mighlies, some of them own
ers Of land, two of them Magistrates
and one Of the Magistrates worthy
divine they unanimously agree that
trespassiog hath been done-.that Cattle
from down North River hath crossed
Doran's and Hammock's line on the
range parallel therewith-hut see their
publication, it speaks all about the af-
fair they also agree upon indubitabIe
evidence, that Mr.. Joseph Doran, one
Of the trespassers, has acted very i'm
proper-trespassers OF course act so,
and by their law, we suppose, it ap.
pears quite clear, that he is tres.
passer, therefore, we unanimously az
gree, he must have violated some &C.
of their Code; but we know he was
raised in Virginia and we view him on
ly bound to obey the laws of tina,
good Dominion. Further, the said
Joseph Doran hath been assailed both
in person and property by ruf1ians,
men and even dogs, and we agree u
unanimously, upon indubitable evidence,
that proper action would have riddled
a number of the hides worn by these
different species. We further would
like to know which the gentlemen
owned the land our Cattle were drove
off Of, g. whether all Short Arse Noun
tain is in the Squirrels neighborhood or
not We actually wish these mighties
to fully define the limits of their neigh
borhood, lest we should trespass again.
1t appears very novel TO US, that Caleb
Evans & Jacob Hammock, are neigh
bors-and the said Hammock & Do.
ran owners of adjoining lands are not.
1t seems TO as there must be town
ship law existing; we really fear some
foreigner hath lodged a, the Squirrels
& made an exchange of law books with
him, & The Squire having been in fret
at the trespassers, may not have made
the discovery of the error. We de.
sire the Squire to publish the bouoda-
ny Of his neighborhood, for il appears
he knows the exact lines, though he
has given us but one of them. Should
one Of the mighties have owned the
land our Cattle were drove off of, he
surely will be a rouser in the new
! Township. Perhaps the Squire bought
tina, tract the night the foreigner lodg-
ed with him.
Cornelius Baker, Jesse Baker,
Wilham Doran, Joseph Doran, John
Baker, Henry Pepper, Jonathan Hiett,
James H. Hiett, Samuel Log, James
Baker, Euan Histt, George Emmart.
Hamp. CO. July IL, 1S55.-St.
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