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


beer removed % the second door above
Roger ferry's store. in Dr. =. NJ. sny.
ders row 81 buildings.
tSJune tern 81 our County Court
commences In t.is place ON TUESDAY the
hrsi day 81 june next. Jas Sher.x. Esq.
fresideui--GeJrge Spaii and Dauiel
Mytinger, Es4'rs-. Associate Justices.
LF Tie weather here hSs been unusu.
ally cold Tor the season. quite heavy
winds prevailing. On Monday morning
last We were visited with quite a heavy
frosi. a. also on "Wednesday morning.
The dfyness of the weather. We presume.
prevented the fr0s, from doing any very
serious damage. Some Few 81 the e.riy
r.cties 90 vegetables. Iowtver. were h
injured. Ca Capou. We are informed
on Monday morning. ice vas formed.
IvIhe supreme Court Of Appesl.
meets In Wheeling on Wednesday. the
2nd day Of June next.
FiEE.-The wooded hills cas-, OF Ills
place. AMI very near % us. have been on
IRE Tor some days. bot We have not heard
OF any fencing destroyed a. yet. This
mischieVous setting OF the woods on Gre
ought & be stopped. ne IL puts cur peo-
pie a. great risk Of injury and loss.
l.. S.-Ihc FIRE on the mountain - still
raging and fears are entertained OF seri.
Gus results therefrom.
SHEPHERD CoILEGr are tna.b,.
et 10 Prof. Joseph McMurran, Principal
OF this State Normal School. AZ Shep.
heristown, for catal ogue OF the officers
aud students for the year IS7l-75.-
This year has been very successful
one and the school has been doing A
good work foE the State. The catalogue
shows an attendance "a follows
Tor Normal class ll5 Senior Normal
class p: Collegiate Department. Fresh.
man 81; Sophomore 81. The school
has oaly beea organized two wears and
1t has already prepared about City teach.
ers for our Public schools.
HEAVY RoBBERY.-We learn from the
Baltimore san that on yesterday week
the house OF MIR. Thomas Russell, about
half mile from Newberg. this State. on
the line OF the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
roai, WAS entered 10y four men wearing
white masks. they bound and gagged
Mr.. Russell AMI robbed him OF 81 500 in
money and a valuable diamond pin. His
first effort al resistance was met with n
blow from hoavy club which disabled
ms arm. Reyoivers we're used To intim-
ldate him until the robbery was consum-
mated. The money taken was the bal
nnee oil some 1--we or six thousan dollars
wnich nal been paid TO miners employ
el ~ the Orrel Coal Company. OF which
Mr.. Russell IS agent and storekeeper.
i1-An election of city councilmen
was held in Cumberland on Monday last
with tho following result: First ward
John y. Fay. dem, 1903; j. Il. II. Camp.
bell rep, 100. Second ward. f. A. q.
gle, dem, 10; VI. Y. Raboli. rep. 223.
Ihiri ward, John MARI. dem. ll7;
John W. 5hpHer. rep. ll3. Fourth
ward. Henry korns, dem. 100; James
4. hin, rep. 100. Fifth wari. !. II.
Ways, dem, l3j; Jacob Hrcnzle. rep,
us. Sixth Narl, Peter Kelly, dem.
40; John kiicpm', inl dem. 81; Nil.
prj rep, -. ibis gives dem Ycr1tic
majority Of two in tie council. The
question Of purchasing the Snyder pro.
pe5ty for city purposes was lost hy
large majority.
jJ~On the 18TH mat. William Thorn
aF, Of Pittsburgh, Pa. was ran over by
tie Cumberland accumulation train.
.vcstward,) on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, between keysoTani Piedmont.
ond instantly killsl. Thomas was walk.
Ing on the railroad, with another man,
on bis way % Piedmont to enleayor t.
{ D.. employment there.
DISTRIBUTION or SEEDs.-Thc commits.
ai1nar OF Agriculture snn17 ont tho FOL.
lowing circular Of formation, which We
publish for tho benefit Of our readers:
!. Ihe object and purpose OF the De-
Iltm2nt 10 ID procure the best and
"a 's, approved secls which can be OBJ
tanned III this or any other country, and
80 distribute them 50 that they may be
i1.'2jueei into ail parts Of the United
= a'rs 10 which tlNV are rssDcgfiyely n