South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-03

Association Of Richmond are going 20
hold grand centennial ball on the 22nd
of February. at which all of the dresses
are 10 be In the style of one hundred
ycnrsago.
tUNWe regret TO learn that there ia n
case of Small Pox. in Pendleton county
The individual returned from Cumber-
land, few days ago, and while there
contracted the disease.
~ a correspondent informs. rs that
n rattle snake was killed few days ago
on the farm OF Mr. Silas Millison by
Messrs. j. Cross and David Iser. meas.
uring four feet. nine inches. weighing
six pounds and three quarters, and with
twenty-reveD rattles. This Is the cham
pion snake OF Hampshire county.
IY'7 \ called meeting of the Directors
OF the Hospital for the Insane was held
on the night of lie 26th nit. at weston.
The object Of the meeting, rs we learn
from the Wheeling Shnelthd. was to con.
slider the subjcctof the recent fire at the
asylum and devise remedy for incon.
Nenierccs caused by destruction of en-
CINE house and laundry. There were
present Attic meeting Judge Edwards
OF Weston, President Dr.. llullihcn, OF
Wheeling, Senator 1IcCinnis, of Cabcll
Senator Guston, oc Morgan. Speaker
Monroe, Of Hampshire, james ". Wor.
;inden and ". j. Bennett OF Weston.
After somewhat lengthy consultation
the Board desormiuedt 20 request Govern
or jacob TO recommend az approrria-
ton OF $4,000 20 be usel in repairing
the damages mentioned, and protecting
tho bindings against future accidents of
this kiud. Il was also decided that the
attention ortaH governor lie called 10
the fact that the asylum building is not
insured. Several insurance agents have
hepn consulted in the matter. The To-
cal board. Mcssrs. Edwards, Womnden
and Bennett we're authorized to provide
temporary accommodations for the laun-
dry. engine, etc.. until farther arrange
ments can be made by the BOARD of
Directors.
SropEE DEAN Miss Amy Dow.
hey, the maiden sister Of Major y. ID.
Dcwnoy, one ofth. oldest and most re.
Npectcd citizens og Piedmont, was found
dead in her bed on the morning of the
21th uIt. The immediate cause of her
death unIlnown--supposed to have been
heart disease.
- The Piedmont E1spc@Da. Mine.
cral county. hes changed hands being
now owned & edited by John : Combs.
Jtis auJ has been a highly respectable
weekly published II The centre OF the
Coal tr.3c. oa3 crying The liberal pa.
iTcragc ml up,ort Of tho public. The
present proprietor is natjcc Of this vii.
lase, laorood his businea md has many
personal 'riends here who desire him
success and prosp,rityin his new enter.
prise The LRepcDtloo, merits. and we
trust will receive, that support from .
generous public that q useful and well
conducted paper ought to have in an ir.
tsiiigeut community
Board oT UNyfUury Enor>r. -
The Board OF Regents of the West Va.
University held an adjourned meeting
at Che McIrro House in Wheeling ON
Thursday OF last week, and decided 20
postpone Tie election Of President for
1o University until their annual meet
G- iu june nest. In the meantime it
understood 'ha. Tho University viii
.' ia Charge 81 DR.. Scott. is Vice IRE.
dent
Hon Watman r. Willcy, Of Nor
an''wu Prof Blair. Of tho Fairmonf
<oraa. aoaj and Gen Seth ~ Barton.
o. Virginia. an z.Confl lcrate soldier
vd.. named before ,la Board a.. candi
dates for tlc Presidency. Tbc two lai.
tcr applied ror 'oc position. but 4. IS not
novu whether HTr Wiley you'd acccp,
I'iI,t were rendered buu.
.l' bias bpon proposed 90 establish
.aaucciIor-h.p 90 Law in connection
a,. thc position 81 President hu, email
sH.a aH9a that 1aftor was also post