South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-07-11

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thought, into the common
range Of our neighborhood, unaware
that the line between the lands of Jo.l
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
late advertisement trespassing was
done, in divers ways; consequently
the mighiies rose, not to trespass, we
suppose to help the Magistrates ex-
ecute their laws. They were truly
set of men, in sleeps clothing, more
ravenous than wolves, having goodly
number Of dogs as allies, they mount
their Horses and set out TO assail the
Cattle of their trespassing neighbors-
they did wonders, were victorious, they
drove all before them that had the ap.
pearance Of Cattle, save the missing, a.
mong whom was the Squire, he having
exhausted his horse (tho'a noble ami.
mal in the pursuit; but this is not
strange, for the Squire is corpulent
personage, and his beast 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 a place Of pub.
lie resort, and have inserted in the
South Branch Intellgencer, is signed
by twelve mighties, some Of them own
ers Of land, two OF them Magistrates
and one Of the Magistrates a worthy
divine they unanimously agree that
trespassing hath been done-.that Cattle
from down North River hath crossed
Doran's and Hammock's line on the
range parallel therewith-but see their
publication, it speaks all about the af-
fair they also agree upon indubitable
evidence, that MIR. Joseph Doran, one
Of the trespassers, has acted very i'm
proper--tsespassers Of course act SO,
and by their law, we suppose, it ap.
pears quite clear, that he is a tres.
passer, therefore, we unanimously a.
gree, he must have violated some act
Of their Code; but we know he was
raised in Virginia and we view him on
ly bound to obey the laws Of that
good Dominion. Further, the said
Joseph Doran hath been assaulted both
in person and property by ruflians,
men and even dogs, and we agree u.
unanimously, upon indubitable evidence,
that proper action would have riddled
number Of the hides worn by these
different species. We further would
like to know which ofthe gentlemen
owned the land our Cattle were drove
of Of, g. whether all Short Arse Noun
tain is in the Squire's neighborhood or
not : We actually wish these mighties
to fully define the limits of their neigh
borhood, lest we should trespass again.
Il appears very novel 10 US, that Caleb
Evans & Jacob Hammock, are neigh
bors-and the said Hammock s. Do
ran owners of adjoining lands are not.
1t seems to as there must be a town.
ship law existing; we really fear .some
foreigner hath lodged at the Squirrels
& made an exchange of law books with
him, g. the Squire having been 10 fret
at the trespassers, may not have made
the discovery Of the error. We de-
sire the Squire to publish the bounda-
ry Of bis neighborhood, for it appears
he knows the exact lines, though lie
has given US but one OF them. Should
one of the mighties have owned the
land our Cattle were drove of of, he
surely will be rouser in the new
Township. Perhaps the Squire bought
that tract the night the foreigner lodg-
ed with him.
Cornelius Baker, Jesse Baker,
William Doran, Joseph Doraa, John
Baker, Henry Pepper, Jonathan Hiett,
James Fl. Hiett, Samuel Log, James
Baker, Euan Hiett, George Emmart.
Hamp. CO. JULY IL. 1S35.-St.