South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-01-30

Postmaster at Greenland, Grant county, vice Nr.
pelry c. Smith. resigned.
Tug Wtsr VIRGINIA INSTITUTION ron THE DEAF
rryg AXD BLIxD.--At a meeting Of the Regents
,fiti, Institution, held at Piedmont, on Tues
i,v last. we understand, that the Rev Mr.. Ed.
yy. Of Minnesota, was elected Principal in the
room Of Prof. HoLLisrER resigned. Mr. Eddy Is
q, rrestu, Principal Of a similar Institution in
,ba, state and has worthily filled the place for
the lest sixteen years.
Our respected fellow-county man, JosEPu
e. PAxcAkE, Esq, who has been i'll fer some
dave past s, we are pleased to learn, so WHY
NEEDING
We learn that Cstamount which measured
Gur fd t,eo inches 10 length and fpo feet nee
,.el., in height, was killed. on Thurs day, the
18Th inst, near BlOOmery, in this County.
There was recorded in the Office Of the Clerk
FIJI. County Court Of this County within few
days, mortgage from the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Co.. TO 7. II. Garrett, William Key
ser and William f. Burns, OF Baltimore Trus-
tee. Of said road, to the loan of tlso null
near $40, 900 900. The rate Of interest paid is 6
per cent. For the validity Of this mortgage il
IS nee ssary to have il recorded in every County
in this State and Mar, land through which the
railroad passes
We notice that Prof n. 7. LUProS brother
four ielIow-tow nsmsn, DR.. Samuel Il. Lupton,
has recently been elected Professor in the Van
drlb,It University at Nashville, Tennessee The
University IS in furnishing conditional full
number Of studcn,s-and well endowed. Prof.
t. IS distinguished for his varied requirements,
aad could Gil almost any professorship credita-
by. AZ present, he is President OF the Univer-
sly Of Alabama. Whether he accepts his new
elpoinmeut We are not advised.
We ire pleased To note that our worthy
fieud, Col. W. II. LowpkRMILK, has been re-
appointed 10y President Grant Postmaster at
CUNT erland for another term. The Colonel has
Teen faithful" officer durirg the past four years,
and, therefore. merited re-appointment. The
oilce pays salary Of nearly Sc, 600 per annum.
On the 2sth inst., young man named Jas
Ryan, "a repair hand on the Baltimore Il Ohio
I'"''o'di was run over ana Instantly Killed, four
mus east oil New Creek Station, by Fast
1'esA' Train.
"e '"''or o' tue Mar
"I''1'e o''"'"'4"' Spe"As OF having examined
box Of iron ores sent from the sounty Of liar
dy by THoNAs MAsLtN, Esq, to Hon. CnAs. ]
FAULKNER. lie says: "W do no; profess TO be
.-loes Of the article, but no ono can feel their
"veh' without being sensible that they are Of
me fHfes' qua''y. They have been examined
= ""'hoeF oi ehnsyIVanIh operators who are
now "uu n"'e Oeen Tor months prospecting in
'o' '''Ne'"iS All concur III ranking
"'s'''"'' IRON oFes. All 'ha' The
''"'u! no" n'eu Is railroad mat viii
'"''' :" '''e'",S anu o'n.' f'che' IN contact
> "''' '"'' nope TO see soon Hc-
'''''l y '''e 'A'e"s'on OIL our railroad from
-, f'0''1''' '"'''y Vi TUG 90u'h
-Thoms r. Patterson at nreso,, q mortar {,
hotel in OREGON has had ,,a,,,.,...,.,;.,;r'
When n small hoy U,,,,1 o.J ~ nc
v.,nnevsbor on rho s,.a.,..eI, '''''' &c
was af,e,,vard, On i,,.,,,.,,.,,
mog, Helen Jevo,, I'D. Wv, :" s"e Ia
aeat,o California vhcro 30 49, -, ,-',,
" '"nD .oF SOJ'' ou' 'hey
,...I.1..I s'" to'', u "y man with "a
- - ,eeo'e'y was "' once
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..... 500 mo- ~ Wy" ms "e'o'ne
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