South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-03-14
Hampshire County Court.

Our 'ouh'y Court has been in session during
the present week. JAMES Snrrrz President
JosEFH e. PAScAKE RoBERr POWELL. Justices
presiding. For The following abstract of the
proceedings we are indebted 10 the Clerk. c. s
wmrE, Esq
20 separate road precincts were established in
bloomery di'irict-2i in Cspon dlstrict-l4 in
sherman districts In Springfield district-lo
( IN hii' creek district-o in Romney district
and - Moore district The surveyors OF which
viii be nothed OF their appointment and pre-
cinc,s
II WAS ordered that any road over which no
surveyor was appointed nj this term. should re-
main in its present precinct under It's old sur
veyor and with the same hands, EXCEPT such
hands ne we're ~ this term assigned to other
roads, and that NIL hands no: assigned to any
particular road shoul Id work on the road nearest
their residence.
The pay Of surveyors Of roads was fixed ut
one dollar per day for each days service over
and above the number Of days Fixed by law for
all persons to work roads
John \ Smith was appointed supcrint lie adent
OF the turnpikes from Frederick line 20 Eomnev.
and from Romnsy to Green Sprug-aud Job
Sions superintendent OF turnpike from Romrey
! TO Mineral and Hardy line
The Sheriffs delinq usnt lists were returned and
certified. The report of Samuel l.. FIournoy 4
Christian S. White, COMMISSIONS on the dnan.
cial condition OF the County, wa. returned and
condensed abstract thereof, ordered to be
published.
The Court directed the superintendent of
turnpikes and surveyors OF roads 10 report to
the Prosecuting Attorney or Grand Jury all
persons who wilfully and unlawfully obstruct
or injurs, in any way, the roads over which they
have any supervision. The other business done
by the Court WAS only of private interest
A abstract OF the report on the financial con-
dition OF tho county will he published next week
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NEW CONFIDENCE GAME-A well
dressed young man storted at Vermont
hotel last week for few dsys, and made
acquaintance. The evening Of the second
day OF his arrival nice young lady came
along, unattended, and Instantly attracted
The attention ~ the Impossible youngsters,
who c'nvsssed her charms freely as they
Eat Hpatt from her At supper The stran-
ger youth even went so far "a TO say that
he would marry her If she would have
him, and fired, for substantial wager, to
pop the qu"stion aud hsve The marriage
ceremony performed right AWAY. The
wager was accepted, md also the proposal
Of marriage, made SO suddenly 10 her by
The young man, and the parsnn called in,
who anon united the twain The sum va.
gercd was paid over to the happy bride
groom, ard he and III. bride az, off next
! day on their marriage tour. What lends
romance ~ the circumstance is the fact
I'll bat . A
man and wiz for YER.
They had wis, tkey call an awkward
man on jury down in Milne the other
Jay. II seems The case involved n Il i'm
f!r m'n"y for building c,Ilsr. and the
number nj p"rcbcs Of stone used were spec
lied. Bur this awk ward man. as il ch.nc-
81, knew something by experience about
building stone wills ,snd this little item was
not quite clear tn him. S, when the Jury
went OUT he took Iii. pencil aud quietly
ciPhercd little while Mt the table, s1d
then, IN tho most mattcr-of-fact way, told
his fellow jurors shat, az he made IL. IN IRE
was enough some put in those ccl!ar.wall.
10 oil the cellar compl .tely IN and have
SEINE three or four perch If stone loft, and
he w" puzzled 10 know where they pu,
'hSH p''h'o'N hUp SaTb"n Nfss.
A number of Cub.ns arrived in RAJ.
timor". by Steamer last week fcon Havana.
They were airiSsH IN linen cOats. not think
ing II would be necessary to have any war.
nl'r grrm"oiS so dLis climate. They land
ol at Baltimore.
We ar' informed tina, Nr Hubert Moss, has
bought the corner lot on Main and Water streets.
Nr No's intend. building store House on it,
Also That Mr.. Andrew Grimes has bough, the
property Of Nr. David Gosorn, in this place. 49,
ftr Crecl T,,tonc, Starch G
Pocket pinchcrS for young men to feel their
mousipohe With, ere new and valuable inven-
ton Friend T. q Sheet could you not pro.
cure few Of these piurh'r' for the acoommoda
tion Of tie young men sf,l,i' place and vicinity
We know fever"l Who ought 90 have one
CEtgnv IT his vegetable IL said 10 he one ~
tho most potent anti.ntrrirc remedies known.
A writer in leading periodical asserts that he
has known many men, and women too, who.
from various causes, have become 90 ruch afec-
ted With nervousncc, that when they stretched
ont their hsuds they shook ike s,psn leaves on
vindy day, Eho, hv = daily moderate use u
SIC tisncht4 foos stalks, or ms celery leaves as
salad, bec"mr ~ Iirsng and steady in limb,
~ other people
DIsrRrssivG OrcrHRExcE On Thursday A.
ternoon the 9Th instant, an infant daughter Of
!. p. A. Eou'r, ESQ. Of Piedmont vas given a
dose Of laudsnum IN mistake for soothing me