South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-07-01
The ASYLUM.

Parkersburg, the Board Of Regents, with
great unaDimity, determined that Romney
should be the site Of the Deaf and Dumb
and Blind Asylum of West Virginia. The
peculiar advantages existing here, the fact
that this part of the State had received no
share Of the patronage which was literally
bestowed elsewhere, the very liberal offer
of the Literary Society, aud the laudable,
Jealous, untiriDg efforts of our citizens have
eoncurred TO this happy contamination,
which will no doubt receive the appreciation
of the intelligent & rejecting men through
out the State.
This instance of liberality and considera-
ton on the part of the Regents demands
our grateful aud most respectful acknowl-
edgments, while all of Us accept the unfor-
tunate and afflicted entrusted in some sense
to our especial care, with the sacred pur-
pose o. doing whatever in us lies to promote
their comfort and happiness.
The Board OF Regents have adjourned to
meet here on Wednesday, July 10Th. in or
der to set the Institution on foot, and pro-
per preliminary arrangements should be
made to render their visit as agreeable as
possible.
The success which has attended the earn.
est, united, untiring e2ertons of our best
citizens to procure establishment of the A.
sylum here should nicely inspire a more
ardent and concentrated zeal and vet more
earnest efforts for other necessary and i'm
portant improvements. Do VIC not require
other ard better roads, the re building of
our bridges, revival, establishment and Gu
couragement of manufactures, re.instate-
ment of our schools?
But in the general, in order to accom-
plish these desirable objects, we ought TO
regard the establishment of the Asylum
here, with State support, as a first, auspi.
cious, and desirable advance
After obtaining the present establish
ment however, it remains to secure the per-
manency-the continuance Of tho Iusttu
ton here. To accomplish this conditional
grant fthe valuable and attractive grounds
and buildings of the Institute and twelve
acres of land additionally has been made
to the Regents. This remember has been
solely and exclusively the giving of Rom
ley unaidcd by one dollar of means from
the county or other external source When
we look to the advantages present and far
greater prospective Hampshire and ada
cent counties are to derive from this estab-
lisbment here, the object of continual and
ever growing endowment by the State, the
fundamentally for obtaining other and i'm.
portant advantages and accessions Of mate.
rial wealth, should we not receive some
liberal aid from our County and those a
round US to render the property conferred
on the State yet more attractive and eligi.
ble-to put it in such order and thorough
ness of repair as may render our gift alto
getber acceptable to the State? As the
election of a Principal Of the Asylum de-
wolves upon the Regents meeting Of We'd
nesday, Goth July--two weeks from next
Wednesday-a full meeting Of the Board
is expected, and it is the intention to in.
wife Governor Stevenson and other promi.
nent officials to visit US on that interest
ing occasion. The services and character
istic good taste of the ladies' will be put in
requisition to make this official visit of the
Regents and others pleasant, social and
memorable. At its meeting, on Monday
last, the Literary Society appointed its Com
mittce Of reception (to cooperate with the
Citizens Committce,) Mcssrs. Kerchcval,
Gibson and Heiskell, and the citizens
meeting proceedings, appear in the present
issue of the hteliiycRccy, and under their
joint auspices, it is to be hoped that mat
tcrs will be conducted altogether satisfac.
torily. Col. Robert White, who has been
an active and efficient worker for establish.
ing the Asylum here is Secretary to the
Board Of Regents.
Hon. William c. Brown is President Of
the Board, rice Fix. Governor Pierpoint who
has resigned his membership in that body.
EFFECTS OF WAR.-A Now jersey "a.
per reports that more divorces have been
granted by the Chancellor Of that State
since the war than in all the time previous
" since tho formation of the State; aud
it claims that not one Of them has been
granted without good and sufficient cause.
Henry WARD BEEcuER. New York
letter says "Hcnry Ward Beeeher's con.
gregatiou had an excursion on Wednesday
Of last week TO Iona Island, on the Hud.
con, and Mr.. Becchcr himself was subioc-
ted 10 q rather absurd kind Of mock trial.
found guilty, aud sentenced to kiss six of
tho ladies' present This sentence he com
Piled with, aud Immediately asked for a
another trial. There arc those among his
congregation who view all this silly trifine
as rather Uudiguifcd."
~s >
TnE KID GrovE-Tho kid glovo is n.
bout to cease from is mission rs the en-
bIcm Of aristocracy on account Of detection
in prices Very excellent kids aro now
sold IN Paris at thirty cents a pair, and in
New York they are marked as low as fifty