South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-03-16

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RoMSEY. FRIDAY. MARCH, Il 1877.
~ Subscribers will bear in mind that
our terms for subscription are CASH or
its equivalent IN ADVANCE,
vwc are indebted to Hon. Frank.
Hereford for Congressional Directory
up to February. 1877.
wThe city OF Charleston IL making
arrangements 10 canvass the countS es
OF Lewis. Braxton md 0ilmer in order
toget theirvoses on the capitol question.
Is that sof S.
VThe Senators OF this State, Messrs.
Davis and Hereford. have been appoint.
ed upon the following standing and select
committees: Mr.~Dsvis on -Appropr ria
tions-AgricuIturc. and Transportation
Routes to the Seaboard. Mr. Hereford
on Territories. and on Mines and Mining.
WGov. Mathews has appointed 70
his. Staff with rank OF, Colonel. Thomas
Il. Davis, OF Mineral and Charles ].
Faulkner Jr., OF Berkeley.
VTrinity Methodist Episcopal
Church South. at Cumberland, Md, has
sold its church edifice in that city to the
Reformed Episcopal congregation for
$4,000. The FIRST cost OF the property
WAS $4,000.
~ Tho Charleston Courier thinks
the Merchants Bank or Charleston will
be able to pay OF it's indebtedness, about
- cents on the dollar.
VOur farmers are informed that tho
Baltimore horse market shows n great
Improvement in the price Of horses and
mules. which is encouraging to those
who have any for sale.-P arkersJuro
Gd.etie. March Is.
HE COUNTRY PnEss.-The St. Ma
rvs. Md, Beacon reminds its readers
that the coming March term of the Cir.
cult Court will afford those Indebted to
1t convenient opportunity to settle
their indebtedness. Though much in
need of money it recognizes the depress.
ed condition OF the times, but modestly
says as the bills are mostly small, and
IS it would be satisfied with partial pay
mcnt where it would be inconvcnient TO
pay the full amount, it feels justified in
asking fractional assistance from all
parties indebted for a longer period than
twelve months. 1t mnst be a hard
headed and quite unprincipled or hope.
lessly impecunious subscriber who can
resist such an appeal. Our county con.
,emporaries may not always feel author.
lied to insist. as the San does, upon
payment in advance, but for that very
reason just and honest men should ncy
er neglect or postpone the payment of
their obligations. They would think it
hard case indeed il, after they had
paid for subscriptions or advertisements
IN advance they should never receive
their paper nor see their advertisements
in print. but it would not be harder case
In any way than the failure to pay after
papers and advertisements have been
obtained. An example Of delinuuen.
Newspaper after receiving pay is rare
but delinquent subscribers arc plenty as
piackbeFries where the principle Of pay
ment III advance is not insistc on.
The sub3ued tone of the Beacon in plead.
Ing for what belongs TO it is universal
among the country Journals. and not
very creditablc to those indebted to
item. Pnblic-spiritcd and honest men
IN the rural districts ough. to support
thcir local papers promptly and literally
Tor they are generally not only worth
more thsn their subscription price in the
Information and intellectual refreshment
which they afford, but they call public
attention 20 the affairs, advantages, and
interests of their own counties and dis.
trcts in way which could not be efTec.
lively done through any other medium
IL is therefore the interests OF the coun.
try people as we'll as their press that
they should pay the printer-Bth. Sun
LF Tomorrow will I've ST. Patrick's day
in the morning. II is a day OF peculiar
interest TO Irishmen and their descend
ants in all parts Of tho world. and is
generally celebrated by them with great
enthusiasm.
H1 Col Robert White, during the
present week. disposed Of his desirable
residence In this place to Mrs. Susan
Parsons. On what terms we are not
advised.