South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-08-22


sst Ohio Canal from Cumberland 10 some point
a., ,he Ohio River is to be held in the city Of
Cumberland on the 10th OF September next
The sale Of the persona, property of William
Taylor, dec j. takes place near Springfield,
On Thur day next
Alta late meeting Of the regents of 'he Uni
rer.ity Il tas State tre following changes were
made in the faculty: President Martin was spe-
daily ,L5..ea with Tic executive duties Of nc
Univ, .itr nd c..ec.-i &c travel ia is interets
and relieved OF the hboss Of teaching except SO
firms H., same may DC consistent with the new
duties imposed upou Li.n. Doctor Scott
transferred from the chair OF ancient languages
and litera ture TO the chair Of mental aud moral
,bilosoI by aud English literature, and elected
,icc.prcsidcnt The chair oC ancient languages
thus vacated will be filled at the meeting to be
held on Wednesday next and in the meantime
aprlicalicns will be received by the secretary OF
tie board 60 The vacant chair.
A 'aru. amount of routine business was trans
.,tcd. ard the meeting, il is said, was charac-
,erized by a very earnest wish to make the Uni.
ycrs,iv more than ever successful. Messrs. Carr,
,!esel az the meeting.
Reverend L. y Rafiensperger, recently elect
"a ras;,r Of the Presby terrain congregation in
Cumberland, has declined the place. much to the
reorct of a host Of admirers in that city.
On Friday last repair hand on the Balu.
more and Ohio Railroad named George Boners
- R,,n n
~ With two companions he was walking
down the track says the Cumberland Times,
When lac noticed train coming along behind
him. tie stepped to the other track TO avoid the
down train, when up train that had escaped
bis notice knocked him down and ran him,
causing almost instant death and manging him
terribly.
Mr. Alexander Saunders, residing on Jer-
sey Mountain. in ,his county, Informs us that
his sou, aybsrry, killed, Mt one shot from
rifle, six rattle aud two copper snakes, in Buffalo
Hollow on Saturday last The snakes al the
time were coiled together in front Of their den.
In the Supreme Court of Appeals of this
S'tto Il, Charestown, few days ago, the fol-
lowing cases were continued
State cs Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, from
Mineral county.
Mcclure ~. Johnson, from Pcndleton.
Courtney, Admir-. &c, vs. Hopkins others,
from Peudlcton.
Grove Il others "a Supervisors Of Grant co.
IIedricks, Admir-. rs Hopkin, from Pendleton
county.
1t is stated that on the lth inst Gil loaded
coal cars delivered to the Baltimore l. Ohio
Railroad by the Cumberland and Pennsylvania
road at Piedmont This is the heaviest day 5
business in the way of transferring coal cars G.
yer done at Piedmont.
WITHOUT NEWSPAPER - Nothing, Gays an ex-
change, presents u sadder commenttry upon the
present condition Of society than the large mum
Ter of families, both in town and in the country,
Tut more especially in the latter, that subscribe
TO no paper of any kind. How many families
arc thus growing up utterly ignorant Of what is
transporting in the world around thcm-iguorant
Of the mighty events Of the day. But who can
oil OF the vast amount OF injury inflicted upon
the rising generation - those who are to take our
place al no distant day-growing up without
any knowledge OF the present or any study Of
,e past this ignorance, too Being imbued into
hem by tie sanction Cf those who should and
doubtless do know better, dii they oaly think
OF the injurious effects OF their insane course. -
LET. The head OF the family think Of this, aud
place in the hands Of those fc- whom he is re.
sponsbe She means Of ~ 48ring some knowl,
edge % ihe moving panorama n which we act
our different puts
A bay stack ON tile farm Of Cap;sin Ncxan-
d'r King on wins Greek, near Cao.lgrl.nd, on
Wednesday ~ last wook was struck by light
ming and tirtiy consumed bJ ire, although a
tw'y rtu vas pouring at e., 'ime
G'oD'rr Sro.s taoa EsNrrcKy We under
stand .h' MI q o. NauIiyer, while 10 Ken
'"e- purchased r.rT = & W. r. Davis, two
o.. thorough bred n'rinz 6llcs, which will bc
.Ipd aoont oo 6.st OF September 70 Messrs
.'''' Nr 'rdig.r also purchased, for The
.rtI' or our frm.-, pud breeders. some fine
'"'von sheep and berkshire hogs. that will
sNin.i al 'Hn same time This looks like
'ioy oar Stock, aud there is no reason
'no uorses sheep, &c should not bs rais
s STAT, Nor cceeF TJi5rRe, Ing. Is.
-'I',..o &ruaa. Some time in june last
I'.''o. vent into 'hr Eohrbaugh settlement, ip
'.. an'y, West Virginia, and has not since
GOO or beard Of -Four or five weeks ago
rssk wos found in that neigbborhood
George Or. land, who supposiug that
..'r bad or. left the sacS and gone away
rv hang 10 up on = branch Of tree,
on DIS way. After going little fur
Nesa. Nr Grassland found some hair