South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-23

To ns Yofsrs 9As Fourth Jsdie,st Circuit Of
Tt,. Virginia
AT tss solicitation OF many frirdA Al
pounce myself cs n candidate for the fofiee OF
Judge OF this Circuit.
JAMES d. ARMSTRONG.
Juae IS, 1875.
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our terms for subscription are CASH or
its equivalent IN ADVANCE.
ETDR. JOHN DAILY, oil. Westernport,
Nd, Surgeon Dentist, will visit Romnsy,
professionally. July 10th. and will re.
main one week. He will also spend a
few days at Springfield. 20
VThc appropriation bill, now before
Congress. VIC observe, appropriates $780,.
900 for Courthouse and Po.t0fIicc at
Parkersburg, this State.
tS'The Rev. DR.. T.. w. Scion, one
of the most widely known ministers OF
the NJ. +. Church, South, died in Louis.
vile, Ky. June 9TH, 1876. lie was born
in Moorefeld. Hardy county, in this
state, April l4th, 1908. He common
ced bis ministry in the year 1927" lie
was delegate to the General Confer
ence Of 1914. The time of the division
OF the Methodist Church, and though an
Ohio delegate. voted with southern di.
vision; and when the time of the split
came, cast his fortunes with the Church,
South, of which he has since been pro-
Inincnt and efficient member.
MAIL RorrE TO LET.-The Post OF.
fee Department offers to let the follow
ing mail route in this county, bids to be
IN the contract office at Washington by
the 18th Of July. We will furnish the
necessary instructions to anybody wish.
ing to bid: "12,3l5. From Capon
Bridge to Capon Springs, Is miles end
back, twice a week. Leave Capon
Bridge, Monday and Friday at 6 A. NJ;
arrive a, Capon Springs by ls N; leave
Capon Springs Monday and Friday at
r. NJ; arrive ut Capon Bridge by Z p.
NJ. Bond required with bid $500"
= 1t is stated that the Rev. DR.. Dun.
can has resigned the Presidency OF Ran.
dolph Macon College. near Richmond,
Va, on account of i'll health.
OAKLAND lloTEI~-The Baltimore &
Ohio Railroads new hotel ut Oakland is
finished, and was turned over TO the
company on yesterday week. 1t is TO
he managed by Mr.. John DALEY.
tF Some Of our farmers will com.
mcnee Harvesting the first of next week.
kV Hon. William Mines. Jr., Presi.
dent OF the Shenandoah Valley Rail.
road Company, leased, on Saturday last
from the Board or Directors of the Val.
Icy Railroad Company, the road tempo.
rariiy 10y the month, at a rental of 81
600 per month. The present proposed
temporary lease Is TO be subject to an
nulment on notice of thirty days from
either party, and is guarded by the con-
dition OF tho lessee placing at least $50.
900 of rolling stock on the road as SC.
curity Mr.. Mines, il is said, intends
TO proceed TO comply with The terms re-
CURED by the directors Of the Valley
Railroad as expcditiousiy "a possible.
and expects to have engines, passenger
and freight cars in readiness toplacc up.
on the road by the first of July next.
s9'Gov. Jacob has appointed Judge
Matthew Edmiston, of Weston, to gill
the seat or the Supreme Bench made
vacant by the resignation Of Judge John
:. Hoffman, Of Clarksburg. The Wheel.
Ing Register says Judge Johnston has
the reputation OF being good lawyer
and man Of ripe experience.
CoSsTiTcTIoNAL.-The Court Of Appeals
now in session at Wheeling, through
Judge Raymond, President, has nm
bounced the opinion that the act OF the
Legislature authorizing the Governor to
j hI' the vacancy occasioncd by the death
OF Judge PAUL, by appointment, was
constitutional, and Judge Green, who
lad received the appointment was legal.
6 Iy member OF the Court. According.
y the latter gentleman was invited TO n
sea, on the supreme. bench.
IVA correspondent writing from
IIarrisonburg 70 the Richmond Enquirer
says: The Dora coal mines, near the
SOuthwchtrrn limits Of Tic cnnrfr ,rirn