South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-10-26
South 3ranell 9nttlligenter.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY. OCT. PC, 1877
CyWc regret to announce the deaf

vWe regret to announce the death.
in Springfield. this county. on Wednes-
day last. the Path inst. of Mrs. SUSAN
CLAYTON, consort or the late DR.. Town
send Clayton, formerly Of this place. in
the 6Sth year OF her age. Her remains
will be brought to this place to day to
the Presbyterian Church Mt half past
o'clock, where the funeral services will
after which they will be deposited be.
side her husband in the Indian Mound
Cemetery. Friends and acquaintanccs
are invited to attend.
IV'It is said that our State Superin-
tcndent OF Schools has received a letter
from DR.. Sears, agent of the Peabody
fund, in which lie says the income OF the
fund has fallen off forty per cent, and
that West Virginia will receive but 81,
900 this year.
CIRCUIT CoURr-Thc October term
OF the Hampshire Circuit Court, Judge
James ID. Armstrong presiding. IS still
in session. On Wednesday OF last week
Frank Kerby and Charles Clark were
convicted for breaking into the house of
Mr.. Robert G.. Watson, on the Levels,
in the day time, with intent to commit
Larceny, and sentenced to two years in
the Penitentiary. Thomas Simpson,
colorcd, for burning two stacks of Wheat,
the property Of Mr.. John w. Carder,
residing near Green Spring Run. was
tried, found guilty and sentenced to four
years in the Penitentiary. Thereupon
the prisoners Attorneys made motion
for new trial, which, as yet. has not
been argued. We understand the Court
will close its session on tomorrow.
"a The burlington cavalry" Of Bur.
lington, Mineral county, the Cumberland
Ners states. have adopted a uniform OF
cadet grey jackets and pants. trimmed
with black, and adorned with State but.
tons. The lowest responsible bidder for
the contract for manufacturing the uni
forms was the firm Of hamburger & Cole.
man, the we'll known merchant taiiors
ofCumberland. who will fit out the com.
pany in the best style.
EE Every Saturday." new weekly
paper, has just made its appearance in
baltimore. IL is purely literary in char
acter with admirable illustrations. 1t
is quarto in form and geographically
neat. Mr.. Charles NJ. Caughy is the
editor and proprietor, and is assisted by a
corps of excellent writer's. Mr.. Geo.
a. Gardner is the business manager, n
gentleman well known in baltimore.
The paper seems to have already enter
ed upon prosperous career.
10 Deputy Sheriff. John c. Heiskell,
Esq, gives notice, in hand bills. as to
where he will meet the taxpayers in their
respective districts and receive their
taxes less the q per cent. discount.
lie proposes to meet the taxpayers at
his Office in Romney, on the 18th and
lith days of November; Mt Frencl's
Store, the 18th {; at Guthrie's Store in
Springfield, on The 18th; at the house
of VIM. Purgitt on the 10Th. and at the
house Of ii. Warden, on the both, for
the purpose Of receiving the taxes due
in said districts.
g General James Longstreet, now
living quietly at GAINESVILLE. Georgia,
has been writing n review Of the battle
OF Gettysburg-giving a new view Of
that affair.
~We clip the following from the
jackson Ohio Herald: Can any DO.
dy tell why it is that everybody seems
anxious to get something from Printers,
either free gratis or Mt very low figures.
1t seems that most persons think Prin-
tiers neither eat nor drink, nor wear
clothes; that paper, &C., are obtained
without cost, and that n puff for the
benefit of some individual or associa.
ton costs nothing-as we'll might you
ask q shoe maker to patch your shoes
for nothing-the merchant TO give
away notions which go to make up his
stock in trade, or any other outlandish
thing. fla man dies, although he may
never have seen the local paper, yet his
friends expect the paper to give bin
pass to heaven endorsed by those who
know bin best, because il costs nobody
anything except the Printer. So we
might 90 on al iHfHiluD,, nobody dream.
'ng that it costs money TO set type, that
frInters eat or have need Of anything,
except TO be good fellows, and puff ev-
eryhody free to heaven and 90 TO hi.
fax themselves fn th,, cnd ="