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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-07-15
Commissioners Notice.

IN tho Circuit Court Of Hampshire County,
4 West Virginia, he Choncery.
d. CranlJaagEs Admmistrator, complain
ant, VS..
I. ~. HejsleH and rife, and others, de-
/cndaatS.
In this cause it was decreed by said court, on
the 3Oth day of March, 1870, that this cause be
referred TO a Commissioner of this Court, who is
directed to ascertain and report
!. The individual debts and liabilities Of
George w. Stump decd.
2nd. The debts ana liabilities of the partner
ship or firm Of Thomas French and George " .
Stump.
3dly. The debts and liabilities of the alleged
firm Of George w. Stump, and Ann e. French
now Ann f. ITciskell.
4thly. The debts and liabilities Of the alleged
firm of George W Stump, James French, and
Ann E. French, now Ann L. Hciskell in the
tanncry business.
5thly. To state and settle the accounts of A
lexandcr Monroe, administrator ne Jonis non of
George w. Stump decd. And
Gthly. To ascertain and report any other mat
ter that said commissioner may deem pertinent,
or any party interested may require.
Said decree also requires the commissioner to
give six weeks notice Of the time and place of
his acting under this decree.
The parties to said suit, and all others inter
ested will, therefore,
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-07-15
WIN. c. CLAYTON.

THO the creditors Of George W. stump dec i 81,
j and Of the partnerships Of Stump b French
and French & stump
In pursuance Of u decree Of the Circuit Court
Of the county Of Hampshire, made in cause
therein pending to subject the real estate Of the
said George w stump TO the payment Of his
debts, you are required to present your claims
against the said George w. Stump, and against
said partnerships for adjudication to William
G. Clayton, Commissioner, at his Office in ROM
ney, in said county, on or before the 3Oth day of
July, 1870.
Witness, c. VI. Taylor, clerk Of said court,
this 2lst day Of June, 1870.
G.. NJ TAYLOR,
Clerk Circuit Court oil Hamp. CO., w Va
June "a, lS7O-Ct
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"WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A
WAY"-Cook. "Please, m, 1 wishes 10
give warning"
Mistress (surpriscD. "Wby, what's the
matter Z"
Cook. Tho fact is, mum, I'm going to
got married ~
Mistress. "Wby, cook, / did not know
you were engaged -
Cook (Which I ham not azactly, en-
g'ged as yet mum but feels myself TO
be OF that Apply disposition as I could love
hony man, mum ."'
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-07-15
Z . U G ALTON AL.
WEST VIRGINIA
u NIVER $ ITY.

Hon. J. 7. HoKE, Pres't Board Of Reqenn
G.. G. STURGIss, Seo'y" %
ALEX. MARTIN, ID. D., Prcsi,ien,
and Prefesso Of Mental and Moral PGiloso,I,
F. S. LYON, A. NJ, Wee Presiden,
Professor Of Engiish Literature, and Principe, o,
Preparatory Department
S. G.. STEVENS, A. NJ,
Professor Of Astronomy and Physics.
II. II. PIERCE, A. Nj.
(Cdpt. U. S. Az
Professor Of Mathematics and Of Military Tset;,,
j. j. STEVENSON, A. NJ, Phi. D.
Professor Of Chemistry and Natural HISTORY
+. w. WOOD, Ph. D.,
Prefe''Or Of Aneient and Modern Languages.
o. w. MILLER, A. NJ,
Assistant in ne Preparatory Department
ID. b. PURINTON, Tutor.
GEO. NJ. HAGANS, ESQ,
Superintendent Of Grounds and Building,
HUGH w. BROCK, NJ. D.,
Lecturer on Psychology and Hyqiere.
Hon. JOHN A. OLLIE,
Lecturer on Cira and Constitutional Ldc.
FALL TERM begins 1st Tuesday in Septr.
WINTER TERM 1st Monday in Deer.
SPRING TERM Sd Tuesday in March
COMMENCEMENT, Sd Wednesday in June.
TUrrioS-Preparatory So. 90 per term Of | , weeks
" University, $500 per term of 3 weeks.
BoARDING-Not 10 exceed 81 per week
GcSend stamp for Catalogue.
Morgantown, w. Va, Aug. -, lsG9.-ly.
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Take Notice.

That on SATURDAY the 3Oth day of JULY
1870, | will attend at my Office in Romney, to
execute said decree and all the creditors of
George W. Stump individually, and of either Of
the partnerships or alleged partnerships above
named, are required to present and prove their
debts claims an1 demands before me on or be-
fore said Both Of July, 1870.
Given under my hand rs commissioner in
chanccry of the Circuit Court of Hampshire
County, West Virginia this 2lst day of June
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-07-15

CURIOUS CAsE.-About a month ago a
man named Joseph Lyle, while using an
adj, accidentally made a small cash in his
knee. The wound was so trivial that no at
teDtion was given to it, but about n week
afterwards it became so painful that he
could not walk. Amputation was then sug.
gested, but the man was so debilitated that
it was deemed imprudent to perform an op-
Grafton. His case was despaired of and the
physician declared it impossible for him to
live. Strange 10 say, however, in three
days the symptoms changed, aud Mr.. Lyle
commenced to get better, and is now con-
sidered out of danger Another illustration
of the adagc that while there is life there
is hcpe.-BarnesgiHe, Ohio, Enterprise.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-07-15
TAkEEOTICE
IMPORTANT TO ALL!

WHO has just opened the largest stock of
BOOTS and SHOES, suitable for Spring and
Summer, in Cumberland
s. j. EDWARDS & co.
Who is selling BOOTS, SHOES, MATS and
TRUNKS in Cumberland at Gold prices
:. j. EDWARDS x co.
Who keeps the cheapest and best BOOTS in
Cumberland?
S. j. EDWARDS & co.
Who keeps the cheapest and best SHOES in
Cumberland
S. j. EDWARDS & co.
who keeps the best, cheapest and most fash
ionable HATS in Cumberland?
5. j. EDWARDS & co.
Who keeps the cheapest and best TRUNKS
in Cumberland
S. j. EDWARDS & co.
Who makes the incest and best fitting BOOTS
in Cumberland
S. j. EDWARDS & co.
-. y. EDWARDS 81 CO.'S
STORE is AT
No. 81 Baltimore Street,
Near the English Lutheran Church.
Sign OF the Big Rcd Boot.
They certainly have the largest, best and
cheapest stock in Cumberland
Call and examine stock and prices
ES-No trouble 10 show goods
Cumberland, April 8, 1870.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-07-15

GRANT AS AN ORATOR The Pittsburgh
Post tells the following joke on GRANT =
ut is tobe hoped that duriog Grants pres.
ent spree he will manage to keep sober aud
not disgrace tho Office by repetition Of
his drunken speech on tho vorandah of the
Herdic House, at Wi,l;amsport, a few weeks
ago. The place was crowded with ladies',
when Grant staggered omongs. them, and
upon being introduced, delivered himself of
the following; Glad to see you, Ladies.
S'p0se l kiss the hoe lot, ccm-menciug
with the oldest first, oh p
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-07-15

E1-A man having bought hundred
dollar pocket L1uiker,bi5f for bis better
half, an acq1aiolaocc remarked that She
must be duck &c a wife; to which bv-
s'anicr aided, or be must be a goose Of a
husband
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-07-15
CARRIAGE FACTORY.
j \ MES II. I5ARNJAIET,
Successor to Geo. Barnhart h SON.
Corner Braddock 81 Amherst St.
Winchester, va.

TUE undersigned would inform the public
Il that be still continues TO carry on
Carriage Manufacturing
IN all its branches. Having always on hand the
llry Bct Natri1i', and employing the Finsst
WortmcH, be is enabled 10 build the most sub
stantial and elegant vehicles at the shortest no.
tce and on The most reasonable terms.
This is one Of the OLDEST CdRRTIGE
FACTORIES in The country, and its work 3D.
the past IS sufficient recommendation fits merits
Tie Is prepared always 10 do
Painting and Repairing
at the shortest notice and on liberal terms.
Ee~ Remember that The shops arc on the corner
Of Braddock and Amherst streets
JAMES IT. BARNHART.
Winchester May g, 1SGg.-3m.
Ito- RomDCy lntellgcncer copy Q months and
send bin 20 this Office Wuchcster Netrs.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-07-15

ETTho Oldest person 10 The T. Ci,,os
Is SAID to 6o i'dy named HOLLAND, Hv-
ing near Hagro de Grace, NJ who is over
ia la years Of age, acl has a dsugb'o aged
7S years.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-07-15

[ From The Largcst Mnnufacturiag Chem
ISIS IN Hc World. /
NOVEMBER 4, 1854
"IGm acquainted ,ciM Mr.. II. T. HELM
BOLD; he occuPied Me Drug Store opposite
n'y residence, and ,cas successful IN con-
dWcttny hte business ,chcre others hal not
Gccn cqW0i,y so before him, / hare Lcen
JaUordtIy impressed ,ciM his character and
ENTERPRISE"
WILLIAM WEIGHTMAN,
Firm of Powers & Wcightman,
Manufacturing Chemists,
Ninth and Brown streets, Philadelphia.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-07-15

~ An Innocent wri0cr Informs US that
mankind embraces woman. lie would be
q funny kind Of man who did not.
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NINE HUNDRED a. NINETY NINE
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/ ~ CONSTITUTION RENOvATOR Is IN
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ne OTIC

A IL persons having claims Of any kind a-
"A gainst SAMUEL J. Stunt dec q d. are hereby
notified % present and prove them on or before
saturday the 18Th day Of August J 10, 90 the
Office of The undersigned commissions 'or flu.
Charles for The Recorder Of Hampshire county
West Virginia
WIN G. CLAYTON
Eomnc7, June 2f 1870 1t
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-07-15
HENRY'S
CONSTITUTION RENOVATOR,
OR
BLOOD CLEANSER,

TNlllS is no idle remark that we make IT is
Il now known to all that thema jority of those
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Vaccination is boon To mankind when the
vaccine virus is pure; but when il is taken from
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PERSONS ARE TAINTED ALIKE. IL Is
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and white men, full Of mercurial and kindred
dicases The remedy now so well known for the
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Helmbold's Fluid Extract Buohu

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icine 10 strengthen amt inyiyorate tie sys.
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Henry's Constitution Renovation

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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-02-16

Onr ppet's Corner selettel
TRUE EIEROISM.

L ct others write of battles fought
On blaady. ghastly fields,
Where honor greets the man who wins,
And death the man who yields:
But 1 viii write of him who fights
And vanquishes his sins
Who struggles on through weary years
Against himself, and wins.
He is hero, staunch and brave,
Who fights an unseen foe,
And puts at least beneath his feet
His passions base and low,
And stands erect in manhOods might,
Undaunted, undismayed-
The bravest man that drew sword
In Toray or in raid.
1t calls for something more than Drawn
Or muscle to o'ercome
An enemy who marcheth not
With banner, plume and drum
foe forever lurking nigh,
With silent, stealthy tread:
Forever near your board by day,
At night beside your bed.
All honor, then, to the brave heart,
Though poor or rich he be,
Who struggles with his baser part
Who cOnquers and is free.
He may not wear a hero's crown,
Or fill u hero's grave,
But truth will place his name among
The bravest OF the brave.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-02-16
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p My son." said man of doubt
iul morals, putting his hand OH the
head of q young nrclin, ~ believe
Satan has got hold of yon." 81 believe
SO, too" was the repiy:''
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The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1870-01-06

enemy upon the heels OF our rout-
cd armies to the gates of Washing.
ton. Then follows q hopeful sic.
tory or two, and then another cat
alogue of defeats, which bring tho
rebels again in front of the nation
al capital. Next Grant is called
to the rescue, in the command Of
all our armies, and his grand com.
binations. with Stanton's supplies
of men and materials, diffused
over an area equal 10 the half of
Europe, eliminated in tho flight
and pursuit of JEFF Davis and ioi
Lee, in the light of their burning
Capital, and ended in the collapse
of the rebellion. Through all
these vicissitudes the courage, the
constancy, the,.wondertul industry
cababilities and resources of STAN
] ton never failed and never finched. /.
There he stood among the break
ers, a strong lighthouse, through
oil tho lashings of the storm, al
ways shining ont only tho more
clearly when apparently threaten
cd with destruction. 7tsj i!iH b79
An honest, earnest; active, firm,
resoluie, decisive and efficient
man was Stanton in tho War OF
fice4thei man iuof all men fer the
part he had9to play, a dbs may be
said that hs was rough, imperious,
despotic, 8cruell aud offensive in
many things. Measured, however,
bystbe4 4chatred not the implaeable
adhetentsDofithe 4 rebellion, p in his
snrfices tolthe Union he stands
frat in The list ofthe great Icham-
pions q oflithe cause. 5Eminently
distinguishedsin the character OF
/ Oaruot; he has left Othe additional
] fame Of lawyer fully qualified
torIthe high position to which he
4 was bnt the! other day appointed
h and confirmed, ds q judge ofrthe
|, Suprome Court. His namei will
j live and his memory will be re.
A vered while the enduring princi-
. ples of Union, liberty, equal rights
! and law survive in the minds ol
men. His friends,in viewof his SER
vices as public man, are millions
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1870-01-06

Capitol and Treasury Department,
held at bay the rebel volunteers
or. anized and lying in wait in Ma
ryland aud Virginia tor the assas
sination of the incoming President
Lincoln and the seizure OF Wash
ington. rsg7; lIl!
The patriotism and intrepidity
exhibited by Stanton in this crisis
marked him out TO President Lin
coin as his man for the War Office
in another crisis with the retire
ment of General Cameron. AT
this point in our history, January,
1862, the city Of Washington and
the army Of Mcclellan were in
vested by the rebel army Of Joe
Job nston, and the Potomac river
by his land batteries was held un-
der q rigid blockade. The nation
al cause looked SO unpromising
that England and France were
itching for pretext for an armed
alliance with Jeff Davis in order
to put an end to the "Great Repub.
lie" and a stop to the march of
popular institutions and popular
! ideas. At the same Stime our nas'
tional treasurya depleted by Cobb
and his associate oonspirators, and
left on tho verge oflbankruptcy
bv Buchanan, was threatenedwith
ruin Thus The prospect for tho
Union cause, in n diplomats, finau.
cial and military view. was dark,
dubious and discouraging. s,0od1I
But in this .foarial crisis, as in
tho first, it SO happened again that
there wero three men in tho Cab.
met, each in1 his department the
:. very man for tho emergency
Seward, Chase and Stanton. GA
war with England and France at
the time when o Washington and
/, McClellan's army were held under
siege by Joe Johnston, aor at,any
!, time in the interyalr9to Linooln's
, second election in 1864, would
: have broken oiuptho Union afot q
, division among the spoilers nfol
did not the Chicago Democratic
! Presidential Convention of thai
, year pronounce the war against
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1870-01-06
From the New York Herald.
Death of Edwin M. Stanton.

DCulh VI GuWlu uhs ptNhIOH'
alike the sound Of the fall of q
mighty pine in tho stiffness Of the
woods" as an Indian orator once
said of o cbietof his tribe, comes
to us from Washington the news
Of tho death of that heroic and
conspicuous patriot and public scr.
want, Edwin NJ. Stanton. Elso-
where in these columns we give
q sketch Of his life and public SER
vices; but tho occasion is emiDcEt.
ly fitting for some passing general
remarks, which we here propose,
on the important part which this
extraordinary man 30 well per.
formed from the beginning TO the
end OF our recent terrible and
momentous struggle for tho life OF
the nation. 5.I' " FH' HiI .i,
There was a crisis in our nation
al affairs toward the close OF Buch,
apan's dcplorable administration,
the dangers OF which can hardly
be exaggerated. In this crisis
thoro were four men on guard
each equal to the demands Of the
hour, who deserve especial remem
brance. They werc General Win,
field Scott, whose wise military
preca utious defeated tho first in
tended coup OF tho Southern CON
spirators, the capture Of Washing
ion; and Edwin NJ, Stanton, Con
eral Dix and Judge Holt, who-or
the retirement of the secession
conspirators, Cobb Floyd ant
Thompson, and in the reconstruc
tion Of tho Cabinet, which follow
ed il 80 happened were called il
among Buchanan's new advisors
and just ain time to save him iron
an unconditional capitulation 4
the projected Southern confedera
cy. Those. three men Stanton
Dix aud Holt) held up tho feebl
arms Of Buchanan, where other
wise he would I have fallen in hi
drivelling imbecilityjwhile Scott
with his hastily collected troop
and improvised defences of tb