South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-10-22

ohinnston, Harrison county. Saturday
last resulting in the death of a young
man named Gerry Martin, Who reside?
N the place aboye-namod. The partic.
ulars' as near as we could get them. are
as follows; Martin had beea married
but a short time, and was living in a
house with his mother. but concluded II
was not large enough to hold two fami.
iiesi SO he started out on the morning
OF The day mentioned and went To a
piece OF woods near the town to fell
some trees in order TO get timber TO
build a house OF his own. The very first
tree, however, which lie cut down fell in.
contrary direction to the one intended
and struck the young man. killing him
almost instantly Weston Democrat.
IV Winchester resbytcry opened its
fall session at Gerrardstown. Berkeley
county, ON Wednesday evening last with
fair attendance OF ministers but fewer
elders than usual. Rev. w. A. Craw.
ford was elected Moderator, and Rev.
u. w. Finley and John Pancake. of
Romney. Clerks. The opening sermon
was preached By the retiring Moderator.
Rev. +. ii. Compston. of Hancock
Presbytery opened with promise of n
pleasant and useful meeting.
ACCIDENT AT TIE RoLLING MmL.-A
few minutes before seven o'clock. yester
day evening, Mr. George Blinco, an oil.
err in the top and bottom department of
the Rolling Mill net with quite seri.
ous fall, which may disable him for some
time. lie was engaged oiling some pull.
leys n distance OF about thirty feet
from the ground, when by some mis-.
chance he fell 10 the floor below. where
he lay bruised and insensible for some
time. lie was taken to his home ON
Fulton street. where his Injuries were
examined. and happily found not to be
OF very serious nature. Mr.. Bliuco is
= married Enan.-Cumb. Times.
AN INHuMAS FATIIER.-A brutal ne.
gro in the western section of the CITY of
baltimore stripped his litr,c son naked.
tied his hands together, gave him q ter.
rible beating. and then turned him out
of doors. The child was found about
o'clock Mt night hiding i'm some bushes
on a vacant lot, aud taken to tho north.
western, police station. where some
clothes was provided for him. The cru
cl father will be ARE 5ted.-U.
An ilisroRicP ARADE.-A parade long
10 ipc remembered teok place on the
Staunton Fair Grounds. We,lncsda ..
being nothing less than the parade of n.
bout two hundred survivors OF the old
Stonewah Efigsde, headed by 1t. Colo.
mel Williams. and formed III tours. the
veterans marched around the track to
the music OF the old Stonewall Brigade
Band Many of the old soldiers were
without an arm or leg When they
halted. 4 stout. hcartsomc speech was
made by the Colonel, ami received with
cheers. Nothing has happened at fair
in this State which has so stirred up the
people rs that march Of the veterans of
the Stonewall brigade. IL will stir MP
tho Richmond people when il comes Off
sgsia OH the Jmdic,ao+
MIR. q. ID. DowDey, OF Piedmont.
has recovered $1,000 damages from the
Baltimore and Ohio rAilroal company.
for injuries received ny falling through
tile depot platform ut Piedmont. Mr..
Stoger. OF the same town, sued the rail.
road company for the killing ofhs little
son, hut the suit has been compromised
by the company paying the plaintiff
5000. Condensed from the Cumberland
NeUS.
o David Hall. ah employee at the
Cumberland steel works, was run over
at :; o'clock on the 18th inst, Inv the
tran: going west abont mile from Cum.
berland, and INITIATED in n horrible
manner. Hall was recently from Lewis
ton. Pa, was twenty.one years OF age.
and was said to have been under the in
fiucncc of liquor when killed. The cor.
oner's jury exoncrated the train hands.
Baltimore SVH.
10 Capt. a. VI. Earle. of Warren
county. Va, has broken up. this season
with three 3 horse ploy teams. $50 acres
of land being GO acres TO each team
and is now seeding the same III wheat,
using two drills and roller.
DEAp.-Mr. John Richie. son orthe
late Col. 4. !. Ritchc, 6rthe fairmont
Ndio"cd, died 81 his home in Fairmoni.
on tho morning OF he 9TH inst. Mr..
Ritchic was not long since n resident Of
the Valley Virginia. About months
since he became insane, and was con.
ilncd in tha Stanton Asylum. Ills
wife removed their family to Fairmont.
(thcr old homeA. and had her husband
also removed there. for the purpose OF
having him conveyed 90 Weston; in
case It would prove necessary Bit
death interposcd and claimed him FOR
better retreat
ia California hnlchcr. willie dis.