South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-03-30

poMNEY. FRIDAY, MARCH 80. 1871.

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is equivalent IN ADvAxch.
wThe Prcsbytefy of Winchester will
hold its next session at Berryville. be.
ginning on Wednesday,. April 18th. 1877.
wLctters from Missouri inform as
that the growing wheat in that State
looks well. - aF
s0rThe Marion County Court offers
reward OF 500 for the body of the
peddlcr. who is said TO have been muir
dcrod last July and buriei in fell by
81. Lamb. Jacob and Calder Hayhurst.
fTJudge Hoge has appointed Bush.
rod W. Washington. OF Charleatown.
Clerk of the Circuit Court Of THAT Coun.
~. in place OF Robert r. Brown. decd.
w-In Baltimore. It appears from pri.
ccs quoted that almost any sort OF a
horse brings not less than $f25, and
from that up to $3.50 and $500. agreeable
to style and docility. Mules. also, Il is
said, are looking up in prices; those
from l4l to l6 hands high are most
saleable.
DEATH OF WM II. OepEx. ESQ
On Saturday last, Mr.. Ogden disappear.
cd from his home, about two miles from
Moorciield, and was presumed by his
family to be in town. On Sunday eve.
ming, however, a boy living with him
went into The garnet OF the house, for
some purpose, and found Mr. Ogden's
oorpse-tl,foat cut with razor. The
unhappy gentleman was, we believe, n
native of Morgan county. who establish.
Cd himself as n lawyer ut Moorefeld
about 1852. lie was an efficient business
man and subsequently for several years
the late Judge Aliens law partner. lie
married a granddaughter orthe late Col
Jones Green. OF Hardy, and leaves a
disconsolste widow and family Of some
eight children Mr.. Ogden was Of n re.
markably quiet and retiring disposition.
and evidently marked hypocondrical
tendencies. His death, at fifty years
old probably, has been attributed to the
distress Incl lent to pecuniary cmbarrass.
ment. The painful occurrence has cast
gloom over the whole community
where he long resided and was much
respected.
Ia Telegraphy has been introduced
into the school for the blind, Mt Nash.
vile, as n study.
EVWe observe that Col. II. J. John.
son. editor Of the Cumberland DuiYy
Ne'cS, IL an applicant for the position OF
United States marshal for Maryland
We hope the Col. may get the position.
10 The late Legislature OF our State
passed n law making IL m;sdemeanor
Tor Sheriifs to refuse the payment Of
school orders.
c< The Southern humorist known as
Bill Arp was recently killed I'm Texas
by fall ng from wagon. lie was not n
literary man by profession. but was a
farmer. His quaint ideas were put into
shape for publication by q newspaper
friend
10 The Charlestown Free Press states
Tor The benefit of the people unable to
take newspapers" that one cigar less q
week. two chews OF tobacco les. day
two drinks of whiskey less a month, or
The acquaintance OF n reasonably pro.
ductye hen, will furnish the means.
besides improving health, morals and
manners.
I-V' We observe from the Pendleton
At'cs that an act was passed, by our late
legislature, prohibiting any one but
regularly ordained ministers from c,le
hratlng the rights Of matrimony. Also,
That Presidents OF County Courts, are
now authorized to take the acknowledge
men' Of deeds and other writings. certify
The privy examination OF married wo-
mon. and male conscrvators Of the peace.
V'COl. John T.. Gibson. OF Jefferson,
according to the SpjrH, has one Of tile
hne't young orchards in the county.
J. consists Of over seven hundred trees,
covering about twenty acres Of ground.
* cmhracesthc choicest varieties offruit.
IV'T The Eleventh Commandment. &C.
coriIng TO blunt old elder Is mind
your own business" We accept it as
''nonical. Will the folks who seem to
nave got tired Of Keeping the ten. and
VINO seem TO want something else TO do.
please to commit this eleventh to mem.
Dry and then practice It while? Those
VINO have tried it say that in Keeping it
'Iarc is a great reward.
S''ls IL true that Postmasters, since
ia' Confederate Ken. has been appoiut.