South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-10-17
Hampshire County Court.


The County Court was in session fv. dava
JAMES SHEErz, Observation-Disclosures Low and
Hampton w. Stump Justices. being present.
County Bonds TO the amount of $500, for the
repair OF the Winchester and Paw Paw Turnpike
were ordered TO issue. Simon W. Swisher wa,
appointed Constable in Bloomery District, The
wills OF Larkin d. Henderson and Michael Mil
lar were proved and ordered to be recorded -
Henry NJ. High aud Isaac Pancake were ordered
TO view and report on proposed alterations in the
Trough Road
John A. Smith, Superintendent of North wes-
tern Turnpike Road, was ordered to keep in re.
pair the road from the abutments OF the Wire
Suspension Bridge to Blue sf9rd
The Report of Commissioners on re arrange
meut of County Districts was fled the following
persons we're appointed Surveyors Of Roads =
w. I Riley in the place of Joshua Kern-Wi.
liam Taylor in the place of William Hamilton -
Lemuel F. Taylor in the place of Thomls W. A.
thsy-James ). Malcolm in the room Of Samuel
Shuwater james Dillon Burkett in the place OF
Peter Alkire-and John w Hass over the roa d
across the South Branch at Slim Bottom
Rules were awarded against Asa Hiett, John
Kern, Joseph NJ. Hiett and Henry Hiett, for con-
z
Samuel r. Lupton was authorized to borrow
$50, to be expended in repairing the Grassy Lick
Road-David S. Powell was authorized to bor-
row $3.50, to be expended in repairing the Spring
field grade in Gore District.
Some Eve or six cases were tried and dispos-
ed of.
The estates OF James Kuykendall Enoch II.
Pennington, John Martin and Sarah A. Jarboe,
were committed to the Sheriff.
Joseph f. Pepper qualified as guardian of Lucy
A. Pepper and Solomon j. Pugh-Maria AL
baugh qualified rs guardian of John W Albaugh
and Margery Alice Albaugh-Sarah A. .Buzzard
qualified as guardian of Jacob Buzzard -Jaco b
Adams qualified as guardian of Mary Adams
Jacob Adams qualified as administrator of Will
liam Adams-John Thompson qualified as ad
ministrator Of Richard Hall-lsaac II Ofner
qualified administrator Of Sarah Ann Cum
mins-Thomas f. Henderson qualified as admin
isirator Of Larkin ID Henderson-John d. Mill
lar qualified as Executor of Michael Milar-EIen-
ry NJ. High qualified us Committee Of Abraham
White.
Rev. Z. b Duncan, Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, was authorized to celebrate mar
riages, and large amount of other business not
! of public interest was transacted.
s. WHITE, Clerk.
REv. W. f. MUNsEY The Lynchburg Vir-
gilman Of the 9th instant says "a news para
graph appeared in the Vrginian a few days since
to the effect that this once. brilliant preacher had
become the victim of deprayed appetite and is
now mere wreck We the paragraph go
ing the rounds of the papers for some days be-
fore we inserted ii in our jonrnal nor would it
have been admitted then if we had not been in
possession Of incon troverible evidence that there
some truth at least, in the rumor. Oar in
formation was derived fio;n presiding elder in
Southwest Virginia, and from another gentle
man once resident in this city, who had seen
| Mr.. Munsey in state Of intoxicaton, on the
cars And yet we are not altogether satisfied
that such expostions ought to be made in the
public prints While they are sad evidences of
the fraty Of man-showiug how one may fall
from the very highest position to the lowest con
di,on Of depravity-t world will not always
make due allowance for such cases as that Of
Mr Munsey Unbelievers and the irreligious too
often scott at orr holy religion that is thus pro-
famed forgetting that of the original twelve
I apostles there were two who brought repronch
upon their Master-onc denying with oaths, and
the other bctroyipg Him for filthy lucre. 1t is
very sad 10 see q good man fall. It is inconceiv-
ably more So in the case Of man Of genius like
Mr. Munsev who occupied a most prominent
place in the Christian ministry When such char
nctcrs fil from their high estate the Church
suffers, and the cause or Christianity itself is
brought under reproach. 1t ought not to be 80
but so it is for the world does not always iudge
wisely. With respect to Mr. Nunscy IL il well
known that, for years past, he has been in fee
BILE health lie was advised by physicians it is
said, to use stinulants 70 support a sinking
frame. lie did so and the rest is known. He,
no more than thousands Of other men among the
best and nobest OF the land, could control AN
appetite that had once gained the mastery -
What warning to all to Toe on their guard -
But Mr. Munsey is entitled to q charitable judg-
ment for in our opinion his mind has been en-
feebled through sympathy with long diseased
and greatly impaired physical organism lie
IT, IN 10 sense the man he once was. Let pity
FOR his infrmity, and deep regret at bic fall 6e
mingled with our judgment upon his conduct
and our prayers his reclamation; while he Chat
is without sin let him cast the first stone" We
have been led TO say this much upon very sad
written by an esteemed friend who s evidently
laboriug under an erroneous impression respect
ing tao facts Of this melancholy case"
MoRE AppLEs. On wednesday last,
JosEPH G. PANCAKE, Esq, having read
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