South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-04-28
South graath Intelligence.
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RoMNEY. FRIDAY. APRIL %. 1875.
0winchestcr PrcsbYtery will "A.
semble. tn Hancock. Nd. on wednes.
day next, May 3.

semb'e. tn Hancock. Md, on wednes.
day next, May 3.
WATCH SroLEN.-See notice Of Mr..
Jesse Brown in another column. giving
q description Of = valuable gold Watch.
stolen from his shop on the evening Of
the goth inst. At the time. Mr.. r. was
absent from his stsop,- when tho thief
broke pane of giass. the Watch hang.
ing within his reach possessed himself
Of Il, which. no doubt, hs had coveted
while in the chop during that day. Who
is the guilty ones
~voters OF komney remember the
election for Corporation Officers comes
of on Monday next.
~ II appears that all the necessary
arrangements for the accommodation Of
such United States prisoners rs may be
sent to the penitentiary at Moundsville.
this State. have been perfected.
DIf you have any repairing you
want done take It to the jewelry store
OF Mr.. Jesse Brown, where you can
have il done in workman.like manner.
The Board OF Directors OF the in
sane asylum met i'm Weston on the 18th
inst. From DIR. Camdens report "a
made to the Board for the first six
months Of the present fiscal year. il ap.
pears that ''tliere are now in the lIospi
tai 395 patients; to which should he
aa'ted the number OF officers. engineers.
attendants. wash.house & laundry help.
cooks. &C., amounting TO 46 persons,
making in all AL mouths to be fell
There were admitted in tho last six
months IS patients; discharged 81;
highest number in six months. 3oS;
lowest. S47; daily average S76i. The
cost per patient, per week, including
officers salaries, food, medicine, cloth.
ing, attendants, &C.. has been So 33I.
In the matter Of food there is consumed
in the Hospital duly. $50 pounds OF
beef; As pounds Of butter; as dozen
eggs, % pounds or sugar; l6 pounds
or coffee; pounds of tea; so pounds
OF rice; 90 pounds Of corn meal; 500
pounds Of flour; 9 bushels of turnips;
= bushels Of beans; 6 bushels Of poia.
toes. and other meats and vegetables In
like proportion"
SSCoNGREss, in March last, adopt
ed joint resolution recommending that
She people OF the several States assem-
HE in their counties and towns, ON the
Fourth of July next, and have delivered
an historical sketch Of said county or
town. This recommendation. it appears.
has been overlooked in our State. and
the Secretary of. State, Hon. Hamilton
Fish, a few days ago. ny circular let.
ter, called Gov. Jacobs attention to il.
The. resolution adopted is as follows:
Be Il resolred by tie Senate and House o +
Representatives. Of the T.. States Of Amer
'c,s az Congress assembled. That it he.
and il hereby recommended by the Sem
sts and House of Representatives to the
people of Tie several States that they
assemble in their several counties or
towns on the approaching Centennial
Anniversary of our National Indepcn.
dencc. and that they cause to have de.
livercd on such day an historical sketch
OF said county or town from its forma.
ton. and that copy OF said sketch
may he fled, in print or manuscript. in
The clerks office of sail county. and an
slttional copy.in print or manuscript.
ho hled in the Office of the Librarian Of
Congress, To the intent that complete
record may thus he obtained of the
progress OF our institutions during the
first Centennial OF their existence. Ap.
proved March IS. 1876.
Who will Oil the place and give rs, on
the 4th, OF July next. an historical &C.
count Of old Hampshire?
TVWe learn from the Piedmont In.
dependent that at the sale OF the late G. o.
vernon Thomas effects at Frankville.
on the 18th inst. the famous Peruvian
alpaca sheep were bought in by Mr.. G..
/. Dunlop, the administrator, at 800
apiece.
Nr. Daniel Lyons. not "SfoNs."
was the unfortunate individual who met
With the accident. rs recorded in our
last number. by falling on q knife. the
point Of which penetrated hls body near
The heart. st Last information Mr.. l..
vac recovering.
W Persons subject 10 Sick or Ner.
Nou' Headache. Sour Stomach. Heart
burn constipation OF the bowels. should
never be without DIR. Wsde's Iiver