South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-05-28
wJune term OF our County Court

VJune term OF our County Court
commences on Tuesday next. Under
classification the following gentlemen
will compose the Court: James Sheetz.
Esq, President; James Slane and Dan
iel Mytinger. Esq'rs.. Associate Justices.
HWheat is beginning to look better.
but. there cannot be, from what We hear,
the usual crop in this county.
~The fire In the woods east Of US,
noted in our last isssA has been extin-
guished. Notwithstanding the strenu.
Gus efforts made by those residing in
the neighborhood and others great deal
OF damage was done, much fencing de-
stroyed, a good deal Of wood already
cut and packed burned, besides a large
quantity OF valuable timber. 1t was,
perhaps, the greatest fire that has occur.
red in that section fer many years. The
extreme drouth prevailing here for some
time, rendered it difficult to arrest the
progress of the flames.
Losr IN TIE WooDs.-On Sunday eve.
ming last, McLEIE, q little daughter of Mr..
George Bano, of Burlington. went to the
woods near her fathers house, to gather
wild flowers. The family were not aware
OF her absence until nearly dark. When
arst missed, it was supposed she had
gone to one of the neighboring houses,
but as night came on and she did not
return their fears were aroused and
search instituted and kept up until two
o'clock on Monday morning, but with
out discovering any traces of the lost
one. At al early hour on Monday, quite
a number OF the neighbors joined in the
search. About eight o'clock they found
her flowers which she had thrown away
when she discovered that she was lost.
At ten o'clock one Of the party came MP
on her in dense thiclSet of laurel. where.
exhausted from excitement and fatigue.
she had fallen asleep. The JOY Of her
parents and friends on the return OF the
searching party can be better imagined
than described
~ The Weston Democra. suggests
that Robert f. Dennis, Esq, of Green.
bricr, be elected to fill the vacancy in
the Supreme Court, occasioncd by the
death of Judge Paul.
t-gWe are glad to learn that the
wheat crop inthe Kanawha valley has
rallied from the effects ofthe April freeze
and, according to the Charleston Jour.
"M, promises to be unusually good.
RTlIon. Chas. H. Lewis. late Minis.
ter to Portugal, we'll known to many OF
our friends and acquaintanccs in Hardy
county, will return to this country in
June, and return to Rockingham to live.
Ia We learn from gentleman resid.
ing on Jersey Mountain, in this County.
that on Tuesday evening last that Sec
ton was visited by very heavy rain.
which lasted about ar hour, the ground
being well saturated with water. The
shower did not reach as. Rain is very
much needed here. for the want of which
vegetation is suffering much.
~ The potato bugs are at work.
Unless they are killed Off daily the po-
tnto crop this year will be failure.
IzV The newspaper is the handmade OF
civilization. No family can maintain
its place in society without 10. The iran
needs It for Information about markets
and politics; the woman needs it as a
diversion from her househol cares and
family duties; the young need it for
hoth amusement and instruction. Thou.
sands of families can take but a single
newspaper; and that one should be COM
mended to their consideration which
best meets all their needs.
" An election for County officers was
held in the several counties of Virginia
on yesterday
NEWSPAPER ADvERTIsING.-Un
this head The Louisville (Ky.) Courier
Jour1d asks why anybody advertiscs in
newspapers, and gives the following
sound and simple answer rs TO why bu.
siness people advertise and the principle
Of advertising obviously this, that
the advertiser wants his wants known :
that he wants 70 sell goods that he
wants to hire a 'help;' that he wants
either assistance orcustom. which. in his
own private walk in life. he cannot rea-
dily come up with Why, then. docs he
ADVERTISE Because he cannot come up
wi'hhis want Very well where should
he advertise in order % give himsalrthc
best show Certainly in that olrerisiay
sheet lriicL is yood ~ The creates, nvmlcr
o(ps2pie."
Fmr.-- We learn from TIC Cumberland
Nejrs that on the 18th inst. the house Of