South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-08-20

from Gov. Jacob, lat present hcrc,) day
or two ago. a rcQuisition to the Governor
OF Maryland, for tramp, who not long
ago stole money & other effects from Mr..
H., who is now in Jail, Mt Frederick CITY,
Maryland. Wchopc that our friends in
Mineral will bring the guilty to punish
mcnt; tho only chcctual check to the
alarming progress OF crime throughout
the country.
10 The Hon. Robert Irvine, formerly
Judge Of the Lewis Circuit. this State,
died at his residence in Weston, on Sat
urday last.
10 Through friend we learn that our
fcllow-townsman, Du5al G. Tabb, ESQ.,,
has purchased land on the Allegheny
mountain near lIartmansville, in Min
cral county, and intends to erect thereon
house for 4 summer resort.
[V-Captain Kenny, the energetic and
obiiging agent Of the Baltimore and O.
hio Railroad at Piedmont has removed
to kcyscr, rs we learn from the LtieDea-
''t", preparatory to taking charge Of
ion is removed.
t:5Tlc members OF the Agricultural
Association composed of the counties Of
Hampshire, Mineral, Grant, Pcndleton
AMI Hardy, in conformity to a notice
published in our columns, met in Moore
field, on Saturday last Officers we're G.
lcctcd, and it was determined to hold 4
Fair some timo in October next. Full
proceedings OF the meeting will be given
Ill our next number.
SCHOOL ELECTIoN.-We arc able to
give only the following result Of the
School Election held on Friday last. In
this, the Ro!nncy District, for County
Superintendent, the vote stood: Aver
son ~; liorner 10; Wirgman IS; Ew-
ers Z. C"pon District, Alvcrson 157 :;
llorncr l |. Noomery, in part. Alver-
son %; Ilorncr 81.
The following named gentlemen were
elected members Of the Board Of Etlu-
cation OF Romncy District:
P'ssi1en-Dr. S. Il. Lupton. Conn.,
miSSiomcrs- Alexander Saunders G. Nit.
chcl Polling. I,"::ioo-Chns Hn-,";snn
IV'In the absence Of Rev Mr.. Gil
bert i'll attendance ut PARKS Hollow
Camp-mccting" the pulpit OF the Mctllo-
dist Church, South, in this place. will be
filled Oh Sabbath next, by Rev. Joseph
Nelson.
tV Upon the application Of the Prose.
cutting attorney OF Mineral county, Gov
crnor Jacob offers a reward Of 500 for
the experimenting and securing Of Moses
WEIGH, who is charged with the crime Of
grand larceny, committed in said coun-
ty Of Mineral, and who escaped from the
Jail thereof on the LIST inst.
EVC. +. Tapscott, postmaster at Xii.
marnock, Lancaster county. Va, chars-
cd with stealing money from registered
letters sent from his office, has been ar
rested and is now in prison at Rich
mond. The robbery Of registered let
tiers from the postotlicc OF kilmarnock
has, i: is said. been going on ever since
April last, but it was not until recently
that clue to the guilty party was OBJ
tanned.
tV'An Allcgany county, Nd, man has
made All application for a patent on a
process by which two pounds Of butter
can DC made from one pound, the two
TO cost but little more than one. The
Cumberland NcWS understands that he
will be offered n large sum for the pat
cnt when it shall have been obtained.
1Mr"KTANT TO MEDICAL STUDENTS
The Trustees of the Louisville Medical
College louisville, Ky. )havc, in accord
ancc with the provisions Of their char.
ter, established Beneficiary System.
whereby any young man studying mcdi-
cine and being unable to pay for his cd.
ucation, may receive 4 Beneficiary ScLol.
arslip, which relieves him ofpaymcnt Of
tic Professors fees. The public will DC
pleased to learn that this we'll known
College has abolished all fees for its di-
plonas; TIC Faculty being thus wholly
unintcrcstcd pccuniarily i'll the result Of
MI examinations for graduation. For
particulars, address Dean Of the Louis
vile Medical College, 1G3 Second street,
Louisville, Ky.
t.F The letter published in our last