South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-09-12
South Branch 9atelliseneer.
RONNEY, FRIDAY, SEPT. II, 1873.

SEE notice ofDr. TOWNSEND CLAYTON,
County Superintendent Of Free Schools
f, another column.
Mr. JOHN A. BoBINsoN has been ap.
,,in,ed Postmaster at Frankfort, Mineral
county, rice Mr.. CHRIsToPHER HEIsKELL
CAyDY, resigned.
lows 1MpRovEMENTs.-The re-laying
Of Main Street with gravel of excellent
qusli'y,is in rapid progress. Mr. KELLER,
the contractor is executing the work in a
very satisfactory manner to the public
The Hog Cholera, VIC regret to state is
rrcrailiDg on the Branch below this place.
CO.. GEORGE W. WASHINGTON, up to
Monday last, lost nineteen, and MICHAEL
BLUE, Esq, eight or nine. We presume
that other farmers have also lost hogs but,
IS vet, we have not been advised. We
hope he disease will not spread through
gu: cur County.
The health Of JOHN w. GARRETT,
Esq, President Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, we are pleased to learn, has been
steadily improving since his arrival in Eu-
rope. lie will probably remain in Europe
Until the close Of next summer.
-Wo regret to learn tia. the Antietam
PIPER Mil, owned by Messrs. SroNEBRA-
KEa & DUsHANE, two miles east of Ha-
g.rtown, was destroyed by FIRE on Thurs
jag night Of last week. loss, eighty thou
-4ad Qoil-rs-insuranc forty thousand. -
Two thousand dollars worth of finished pa
per was destroyed A neighboring tene-
men: house wOs also destroyed In fftee2
minutes after the fire was discovered the
mil was in ashes. One of the boilers
llr,'ed, and part Of it was thrown one hun
Ir.d yards. The origin Of the fire is u mys-
try. Over forty employees, some OF them
With dependent families, are thrown out of
employment. The books and accounts of
tie mill were saved.
KENTUCKY SToCK AT PRIVATE SALE.
We understand that our young friend
CHARLES III. NANDIvER, Esq, at New
Greek, has for sale privately, some Fine
kentucky bred Cotswold Sheep aud Berk-
shire Hogs, 5 or 6 Cotswold Bucks, l to .
years cid, or 10 ewes, , years old, 10
large Buck lambs or pair of Berk-
shire Shoats, matched, male and female, to
suit breeders, weight from 10 to 100 ib4
each. The sheep will also be sold 10 pairs
if desired.
y. Ed. PENNYBACKER, Esq. has been
elected Superintendent of Free Schools in
IendIeton county.
THOMAS d. BARTI Eft, of Frederick
county, out Of a flock of 60 sheep, had 81
Killed by dogs on Sunday night last, and
Of The remnant some Is were wounded.
-CAPrAIN WARREN S LURTY, of Har-
ronburg, has been appointed by Presdent
GRANT United States District Attorney,
% succeed ROBERT w. HUGnEs, Radical
@'lja'c for G overuor 1t appears from
heRorLngLam Registc, that Captain LUR.
~ gave 10 his adhesion to the Republican
party and voted for Grant at the presiden-
!ai election last autumn.
LIFE Insurance That excellent paper,
"''a a1" IioDlc says that the aggregate
amount cf life insurance in the world is o.
'' l'e thousand million Of dollars. Of
.-.' That in the Uni'ed States is more than
-'.i or two and three quarter thousand
millions. Ifiife insurance Is, as it is claim.
@ be. test Of civilization, we possess
q. most Of that valuable accomplishment
-faaNERs ORANGES, one at Fairview
-' The other at Garrardstown, Berkeley
~ vcro organized last week.
-InaaG were three deaths from Cholera
ing 90 Friday last, aud two new
ported on Saturday morning.
IVA ,la night Of tho 1st instant the .
e 1.u7e JonN WHITE, at CastIeman's
'i}i' Clarke county, Virginia, was des-
oy Gre. $1,000 worth Of goods, and
u cash, were also burned.
'A'.E itECHAsE or CoAL. LANDS.