South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-07-23

10 inc JACOB Zouayes, Of Piedmont was
received by that body on Saturday af.
ternoon last. The proceedings were
witnessed by great number Of persons
and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed.
Governor Jacob arrived in Piedmont
at two o'clock p. NJ, and was received bv
large crowd OF citizens and commit.
tee OF the officers of the Zouaves, by
whom he was escorted TO the Kenney
House, where he remained until the
hour set for the presentation-five o.
clock-and in the meantime was visited
by number Of his fellow-citizens.
At five O'Clock! the Zouaves, with full
ranks, bearing their newly received
arms, and presenting very fine appear.
ance, assembled in front of their drill.
room, and formed hollow square, in
front Of which Gov. Jacob, John Brovd
rick, Esq. an honorary member of the
Zouaves, who had been selected by them
to formally receive the colors, and 9TH
ers, took their stand. The drill-room
was tastefully decorated inside and out
with evergreens, in festoons and wreaths.
One Of the latter encircled the inscrip.
WELCOME, GOVERNOR JACOB.
The flag is made Of heavy red & white
silk. is AZ inches long by 81 wide, the
blue ground in the corner containing
thirty.seven stars, the whole being Dor.
dered with most elegant yellow fringe.
1t is about IL feet long, and bears the in.
scription on q solid silver plate, ia.
cob Zouaves, 1875"
The flag was presented by the Gov.
ernor, in short, neat speech, which was
happily responded to by Mr. Broydrick,
who received the flag and gave it into
the hands Of the officers.
After the presentation the Zouayes
marched through the town and were re.
viewed by the Governor ut different
points.
AT nine o'clock r. H. the Governor
and number of prominent gentlemen
were invited to banquet at the Kenney
House, where bountiful rcpast was par
taken of and number Of felicitous off
hand speeches were made. At IL 40
p. n. Governor Jacob was escorted to
the depot by the Zouaves, and shortly
afterward too k the train for Wheeling.
amid three rousing cheers and a tiger
from the corps named i'm his honor
Cumberland Neus.
" The Festival, for the benefit of
the NJ. +. Church, South, Sunday School
Library, was held ut the Courthouse.
on Wednesday night last. The address
was delivered by Rev. w. II. Wilson, of
Mooreficld, adapted to the audience and
OCCASION, and the entertainment pleas.
ant one, most beautifully supplied with
the good things and delicacies of the
season. We learn that som ething con-
siderable was realized for the very lau.
dable object of the entertainment.
tS James c. Baker, of Frederick
county, Va, was in town on Wednesday
last and left on Thursday for Moorefield.
He reports business a little dull i'm Win.
chester.
tPThe principal, Prof. Covell, Of tho
Institute of the d., ID. & b. and Col.
Robert White. President of the South
Branch Railway, left this place OH yes.
terday morning, the former for Staunton
and the latter for Washington City.
tV'It is asserted that Florida is q
great health restorer in all pulmonary
diseases.
10 Winchester is TO have Monster
Menagerie and Circus on the 2nd OF
August.
10 Two well-fatted Guinea fowls. be.
longing TO near neighbor were found
in his coop on Friday last, dead, having
their heads twisted of, sometime during
Thursday night, by an unknown villain.
To get at them a board OF the coop was
| prlLeu OIL.
VIIenry White, Esq, one Of the Of.
! fcers OF the Deaf, Dumb & Blind Insti
tuition ut this place, has returned from
his eastern trip. lie is looking well.
I1V'Is it true that mule kicked nm
agent OF sewing machines in this county
on the cheek a few days ago, and the a.
gents check was uninJured but the mules
loof was brokcn2
To II is remarkably seasonable in
this section. Corn. buckwheat, potatoes,
&C., arc growing finely.
~ Some law suits last longer than a
suit Of clothes. That's so, rs friend
Of Ours can testify.
w Mr.. l.. J. Amos, ofMarion county
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