South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-07-09

crnSiAh SOUhH--We arc reqVoSteu
TO state that there viii be special term
OF the Circuit Court Of Hardy County.
commencing on "Wednesday next. the
l4th inst. His Hon, Judge HooE to
preside.
VSpeciai attention is directed to
the advertisements OF Prof. johnson, of.
fering his house and lot in Romney, for
sale. Sale TO take place on Tuesday
tie 10th day ofAngust next. Court day.
tyThere will be moro wheat raised
in this County than it was thought there
would be some weeks ago. We hear of
some who now regret that they plough.
ed up their wheat fields last spring and
planted them in corn.
LIE. Boyd Faulkner, ESQ.,, of Mar
tinsburg. was appointed trustee of Berke-
ley Springs by Gov. Jacob on Saturday
last, VIM. Baker. the former incumbent
having beenr emoved, the Wheeling Lea.
der says. by the trustees.
~we learn through friend at
Springfield, in this county, that little
daughter. aged 4 years, Of Mr.. Bruce
Twiggs, on Middle Ridge. two and half
miles west OF that place. was bitten by a
Copper Snake on Monday. the 9th ult.
and died on the following day. Tuesday,
the 2Sth. Drs- Bowen and BRYAN, of
Springfield, were called to the case, but
their efforts to save the life OF the little
sufferer were of no avail.
EVOur fellow townsman, Daniel NV.
finger. Esq, whilst engaged, on Monday
last, in some light work in his garden,
whether from sunstroke or by the heat,
was taken violently sick, and, for some
time thereafter, suffered considerably,
creating great uneasiness with his
friends what might he the result. We
arc pleased to say Mr.. NJ, is up. and,
appeared on yesterday, to be enjoying
his usual health.
VA very heavy rain fell here on
Tuesday last-the heaviest OF the sea
son-accompanied with strong wind and
some hail.
NJ
pEIDGE--Captain cambridge for many
years civil engineer in the employ OF
the baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, died suddenly at Portsmouth, Ohio
on Tuesday, the 10Th ult- Mr.. Dan
drisfgc was the resident engineer in the
construction OF the Winchester and
Strausburg railroad, and also OF the road
from iIarrisOnburg to STANTON Attlse
time Of his death he was chief engineer
OF the proposed Washington City. Gin
cfnnati and ST. Louis narrow-sauge rail
road He made the original reconnois-
ance for Railroad from this place to
Green Spring and is kindly remembered
by our people Dir. ID. was highly es-
termed for HRS genial social qualities and
high professional attaimments. He Was
buried ON "Wednesday or last week, I'm
the family ground nj the Episcopal Ce-
metery MT Martinsburg- The funeral
services we're performed by Rev. SEr-
Neredffh or WFnchester. assssted by Rev.
Mr. Lea OF Clarke county.
TTI ArE-xNEus NUHANCE-The Bal
timore Sum says THAT great complaint Dc
made OF the pestfIentiaI a5Tautms trees
that flourish I'M many neighborhoods OF
GiGltfmore- and are now spreading the
buIefiEI efiIvin OF their blossoms ON the
reatedr Observation-Disclosures air. A physE-
eian writing from Georgetown, ID c., to-
the w asIiingtou Stw on thfs subject
Says That the beautiful but foul
smelling ailnuthus is the curse OF many
eases ftyphus fever and other maIadies,
~ the opinion, founded ON personal OBJ
sGTvutiou,. OF ut least one puacticing
physician We are. annoyed by the
od0r of the blossoms OF this tree. now
IN Bloom, therefore call the attention of
our gyn.IIead Counnilmens t1 tlTis nuis
sunce., ami su.rgest. that ID be forthwith
abated. by ordering tho trees tn be cut
down, IN 1T IN too I.ItG tsD adopt the sug-
cushion Of u writer i'm tliu Washington
SIR. Hc sTEss ut may be interesting
to some oG your rgasIhrB 10 know tliar
the unsvHGiesomG 0dor OF tic ailmtus
tree can be completely chungpd imt0the
delicious fragrance Of tlie cliusnut By
tia Introduction Of oil af vitriDl iuti0t the
soV. which is. easily accomplished BY
boring liola about Gnu inch IN diHmg.
tH aud cWiit inches deep ng;T tho
uDuud. and illinnit with suipHuriC nGids
HE free aiEorbs tlie dUiJI, nut after one,
or f,yDs aty1aliputffspa film. sIinutfuY,ukio,
UGriumn disappears ami tliG uyEyIiUie.-
@omn effect is completely nuutIsIlizgds
is8hg S@tsur # tgpEUs f,ugnS nUH be
@dH z" h0Da JeI"n.. mid h'@ tire D,O,Isl.-
ceS DlO'0 u WMo0p GnH drgg otlieyr CGtseE.