South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-06-12

the Dear, Duino ana Blind Institution are to
meet at the Institution, in this place, on We'd
ncsday, the 18th inst.
That pest, and great pest it truly is, the
Potato Bug, is blasting by its depreda,ions the
prospect for q crop of this excellent escuIcnt the
potato, in this section.
This section was blessed with truly refresh
ing rain on Wednesday. 1t was much needed,
and Of course, it greatly revived vegetation,
and by oil, was gratefully received
1t is predicted that the grass crops every
where will be heavy, owing to the unusual rain
fall during the spring. We fear, that the recent
drought, in this sec,ion, has cut tailed, ma,eri-
ally, the crop OF grass.
The Ladies Memorial Association met at
the Lecture-room Of the Presbyterian Church, on
Saturday evening, 9Th inst and Instituted ac-
tive measures for re- Organization, adjourning to
n special meeting Cf the members Mt the same
place on Saturday evening, goth June inst, at
~ o'clock, p NJ. They afterwards proceeded to
our beautiful "Indian Mound Cemetery" 10 PER
form their graceful work Of decorating the Sol
diers Monument and Graves, when several gen
tlemen delivered brief and appropriate speeches.
hy their request. The floral decoration was
beautiful and becoming.
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNivERsIrY. We return
our thanks 10 the Faculty for nm invitation to
attend the closing exercises of this University,
which will occur on the 2lst, 22nd, 23rd and
2}th instant.
At II o'clock, A. NJ, on Sunday the 2lst the
naccalaureate Sermon will be delivered by Rev
L. T. Winhler, d. D., of Alabama and at 8 o.
clock, =. NJ a sermon before the Young Mems
Christian Association, by Rev. w. l.. Mun5ey,
u. D Of Tennessee. Atsl p. NJ, Monday, cele-
hraton Of the Literary Societies. Tuesday, o.
clock A. NJ, Alumni Reunion, and 81 T. NJ. AL
umni Address 10y j. Harvey McLeary, Esq, of
Texas. Wednesday, 10 O'Clock, a. NJ. Com.
mencement exercises !. at II NJ. Address before
Literary Societies by Gen. r. l.. Gibson, of
Louisiana; at o'clock P NJ, Alumni Dinner
In addition to largs number OF mills run
by water power, the Garrett county, Nd, Her.
c!d says, there are some fifteen steam saw mills
in operation in that county which produce and
ship to market annually over twenty millions
feet Of lumber, besides large quantities of chin
giles, laths etc.
On Wednesday, 10 A. 81, it was not only
warm but, hot in Romney but, before IL NJ.
the refreshing wind and rain changed, very ma
teraly, the atmosphere.
-"J. ", writing from Sweedlin Hill, Pen
deton county, to the Wheeling hqtelligncer, un-
der date Of the Goth ult, says "a man was
recently murdered on the top of Shenandoah
Mountain, near the Cold-Sprng in this ~.
His body was accidentally discovered by Andrew
j. Wetzel who gave the alarm and a jury was
summoned. II was ascertAincd 10 be that o {
jacob Yankey and it was found that he had
been shot with mIsket or shot gun, one ball
having catered the upper lip, knocking ont three
teeth and lodging somewhere in his person.
There WAS also mark on the right side Of the
forehead, where the skull was broken, supposed
TO be done with the brecch Of the gun, and also
hole on the top Of his head the sizo of a half
dollar The murderer would seem to have laid
out he body after performing the deed, as the
hands were found lying on the body and tho bo-
dy lying straight. Suspicion attached TO a man
named Joseph Turner, the murdered mans near
est neighbor, who was promptly arrested, but
who escaped after he had been taken about a
quarter ola mile from the place where the in
quest WAS held. Up to this time he has not been
Heard Of. The affair has created good deal OF
local excitement"
Tic fne estate Of John y. Meade, lying near
Ncw'own, Frederick county, Va, was sold pr
ra'rly one day last week to Mr.. James Garrett