South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-05-21


ought 20 be represented on the Court of
Appeals Bench, and we have now an
annual session OF tina. Court a. Charles.
town. Ia Jefferson county. In asserting
our proper claim % a representation on
Court OF Appeals Bench. il may appear
not unsuitable 10 suggest the name of n
gentleman FOR the position. whose libe-
RAJ aitainnents, both as scholar and
lawyer, ripe experience i'm tho practise
of bis profession. unblemishcd character
ant fair reputation with the people of
this District and State generally alto.
gcther Justify his election 10 this distin-
guishsi position. The gentleman spo-
Ken OF here ~ WILLIAM III. TRAvERs.
Esl- OF Jefferson county, whose name
ought 10 prove acceptable TO all our PEG.
pie OF this part OF the State. We ought
10 insist upon thisJnigeship for our Eas-
tern "P,m-tusdie." and TO centre, as soon
a. We can. upon good. true, honest, a
bic man, and 50 much we sincerely be-
lievs j. due % Mr. Travers.
tV'Crop reports ofOhio. Indiana, Illi-
nois. Missouri aud Iowa indicate that
from one-fourth 20 one-third of the crop
Of winter wheat has been killed. but
that has been nearly Offset by the in
creased area Of cultivation. The spring
wheat promises 10 bring the whole pro-
duct up % the average About one.
fourth OF last years crop remains in the
hands OF farmers. The amount of corn
being put in this year greatly exceeds
that Of last year
" The Cincinnati Enquirer states
that Col. George Parsons, eff Ceredo.
West Virginia, is about 20 exhibit at
Fagin's Floral Hall. on Eggleston ave.
nue., a working model OF lock and dam
Tor the Improvement OF the Ohio River.
IL u claimed that with forty locks and
dams on this model between Pittsburgh
AMI Cairo. from eight 10 ten feet Of wa.
ter can be had all the year round: and
the locks are 50 constructed rs 10 be o.
peued AMI closed in the Incredibly short
space OF fifteen seconds The cost of
the whole Improvement is C.'imated nj
S2O,0Oo.OO0 United States Engineer
Merrill, intends 10 examine the model.
IFA boy named Stewart Stvler. p
years OF age. was Knocked down bv n
RAILROAD train az Piedmont. on Satur.
IN his death the same afternoon. The
same morning boy named Ward. while
walking ON the track OF the Cumberland
and Pennsylvania railroad. in Western.
port. was run over by a freight train and
50 severely injured that no hopes Of his
recovery arc entertained.
. The wife OF Rev. John \. SOFT. OF
Du.lielfs Depot was right severely I'm.
Jure by the running or ola horse at
tachei 20 buggy in which she was ii.
ding with her son on Saturday last
MwfRs,Wy Statesman.
lyon Saturday last difficulty oc.
CURED Al LonacOning between Mr. Jas
NJ Sargent and Mr.. Jas +. Bra ly, which
rcsulte in Bra ly's shooting sargent in
the heat with n revolver The wound
IS considered \ dangerous one and IL is
thought will cause death. Sargent was
trIol ~ the last term Of the court FOR
shooting a man named David Sloan 81
Homecoming. and acquitted.
IVOn Friday last a young man nam.
ei Lancaster, son OF Mr. John I.anca..
ter, employed in the National mine Of
the Hampshire ami Baltimore Coal Com
pany, near Ocean mines. Allegauy Co.
was riding ont the mine on car load
cl with coal. when he fell or and wa.
crushed by tie car i'm So terrible man.
ner that lie died from the effects OF his
injuries on saturday moruiug.
IIr,vy CoSrn,cr To Nrr.r.,,xa
Tho trustees OF tie Cincinnati and
Southern railroad ON Fril,y av,rlett,
Mason. IIarman & Shanalan. Of Staun.
ton. Va. n contract Tor tie construction
Of the roadway of twelve sections OF
that ROAD. The sections contracted Tor
are located IN Kentucky. AMI inc'ulc
some Of tho heaviest wori, on tie line.
The contractors at present have q CON.
tract for building = considerable portion
81 the Valley railroad, ami arc known
20 ho energetic men.