South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-04-06
South Branch Sntrllisrater.
RoMNEY. FRIDAY. APRIL 8. 1877

IVSnbscribcrs will bear In mind that
our terms for subscription are CASH or
its equivalent IN ADVANCE.
~ Everybody. under the law passed
by the late Legislature OF this State.
above The ngc of eighteen years. has TO
work the roads.
iYThe April term OF the Circuit
Court for this County-Jndgc James ID.
Armstrong presiding-begins on Tues
day. the 18th inst.
LVAt the recent mail letting. we OBJ
serve, that the contract from Romney to
Winchester was awarded to Mr.. John
Mccoy. at 1892. Also, from Winchcs.
ter TO Paw Paw, to Mr.. j. F. Collett,
OF Baltimore, at 1894.
e. The lat few days OF warm wea.
fher, has Drought the grass out wonder
fully ard in many of the late.sown wheat
fields. the young wheat is springiag forth
beautifully. We hope the early so-n
wheat is also looking we'll.
vMIiss Laura c. Strider. n success.
full teacher in our Public School left for
her home. 1al!town, Jefferson county,
on yesterday morning. with the best
wishes Of her pupils and their parents,
ard we can say with the kind regards
Of many friends who will always be glad
TO hear Of her future prosperity. Miss
S. is first.rate teacher. and an amiable
and accomplished young lady.
IVMr. ID. d. Dix. n member OF the
late Legislature OF this State, died Mt
his home in Nicholas county, last week.
PSieps are being taken TO secure
the tender of the State House building
end lot, free OF cost TO the State condi
toned upon tue permanent location Of
the Capital at Charleston.
tYCol. Robert White and family left
our town on Tuesday morning last for
his new home in Wheeling. Though his
departure was at an early hour ofthe day,
1t seemed from the crowd gathered to
say goodbye that nearly the whole town
had come to express their kind regards
FOR the family, rs we'll IA their regrets
and true borrow ut their departure No
citizen has ever left our town causing so
part of our citizens, as was manifested
ON tits occasion tears flowed freely,
even old men cried. and all faces looked
sal. If the Col. had any enemies in this
community, all such feeling was over.
powered and subdued on this occasion,
and tile best wishes for the peace and
prosperity OF the Col. ond family Of all
our citizens follow them to their new
home.
~ The trial or Moses Lamb and the
two brothers-ir-law named Jacob and
ts!aer Lay hurst, charged with murder.
ing the peddler near Fairmont, his
State, was concluded on yesterday week,
by the counsel FOR the State asking the
Justices to discharge the prisoners ~
they could not make ont case against
them. ley having proved an alibi. Miss
Iettit was upon the discharge OF the
prisoners, forthwith arrested COR perjury.
1t is believed this poor girl is subject
az some strange mental ailment. She
was required TO give bail in the sum Of
$500 to appear at the April term OF the
Circuit Court.
tDIn Wheeling, carly on Friday
morning last, fire was discovered in
the stables in the rear Of the Grant
l!onsc. BY the time the alarm was given
TO the guests the FIRE had reached the
top story Of the hotel, rushing up the
elevator like q furnace. The stairs in
the front part OF the house were dicoy.
cred TO he on fire simultaneously. The
guests and employees all escaped with
out injury, 30 far as known. though sew.
eral we're taken from the windows. The
fire spread with fearful rapidity and but
little furniture was saved. The house
and stables were totally destroyed. The
loss is about 500. 00O-insured for
$4,000.
ts' Tho Wheeling Register publishes
m account OF the murder near Man.
ninGton. Marion county. in this State.
on Thnrsiay nigh. Of last week. OF an
oil and wealthy farmer named Sharkey,
residing on Buffalo creek, by the moon
sinners, Of which there appears to DO an
organized gang. Mr.. Sharkcy was sur.
prised at his residence by three men
who shot him 70 death in the presence
Of his wife, whom they silenced with
threats, and then robbed tho house. The
gang then took 20 the woods, where, it
il supposed, they had concealed their