South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-09-13

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Grant county Circuit Court commen.
ces on Tuesday next.
A curiosity in the shape Of An Or pie,
the production OF three distinct blooms
was brought to our Office on FRIDAY
last by Dir. john II. T. Haines: living
near Grassy kick. in this county.
Persons visiting Moore6elh will find
the "MuLLIN HousE" AN excellent stop.
ping place This House is the largest
in the. place, and Is conducted upon q
first-class principle. Mr., Alexander Is
tile proprietor, and gentleman in eve.
~ respect.
MIR. J. NJ. JAnBoE, a native Of this
place, haa been awarded tho contract
for building Dir. John Dailcy's new no.
tel At Oakland. Md. The building will
be frame, 60 by SO feet. and y stories
high. .ai
A Military company has been raised
in keYser, with William NJ. Welsh as
cartain. .1;.st eAC
The cavisry company Of Capt. i. W.
Fandivrr, OF HurlingtoB, ha. made pro.
parat.ons TO attend the fair a. Cumbor-
land, Md, this fall. ,1> jf
Wheat is selling in Winchester at IS
TO 90 cents per bushel
Tie Republicans Of Grant county
have nopinate'l DIR. Arnold Scherrs for
the House of Delegates and Mr. w. +.
Tucker for Clerk or County and Circuit
Courts. Mr.. Ernest Munizing is also
candidate fer reelection to- the same
Offices.
The Supreme Court ofAppeals Of this
State in session at Charlestown, after
re nderiDg number OF decisions on Sat
urday last, end ordering special term
to be held in Wheeling, commencing on
the 18th Of October, adjourned. The
only decision msdc from this Judicial
district was il the case OF the Safe ~.
baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
Mineral county. sunouncement by
Green. Affirmed.
I. c. Hnghey. confined in Jail at Cum.
beFland for shooting A. II. Blsckiston
was, on Saturday last. released from
jail on giving bail In the sum OF $4,000.
for his appearance at Court in Oct. next.
IN regard to this unfortunate affair, a
writer i'll one of our exchanges. remarks !:
Public opinion is decidedly in favor OF
tho accused IIughey's disposition was
fuch. that it was notorious that he
would not harm any person unless driv.
en- 10 the wall, IA the text books Say.
On the other hand, Mr.. Blackiston was
noted for being OF pugnacious dispo-
sltion, he having recently knocked
down and beat man, named David l..
Taylor. who was intoxicated at the time,
with only a slight provocstion. Every
person in the community regrets that
tho killing should have occurred, and
the sympathy for Mrs. Blackiston--thc
wiAow--snd child. and Mrs. Hughey &
her child. is universal"
TIE GREAT MENAGERIR AND Circus
At CUMBEnLAND.-The Great European
Elephant Railroad Show, It will be
horne in mind, il to exhibit A. Cumbor-
land, Tuesday, Sept. Path. There will
I've grand street parade in the morning,
which our exchanges pronounce mag
n.GcCutly attractive and marvelously
novel. Among the many hearty com
plments paid the exhibition by the
Press Of the cities in which IL has alrea-
dy appeared This season. we ind the
following in the Steubenville, Ohio, Dai.
3, He.aH:
"Selrs Great Soveu Elephant Aggre-
ga.ion was crowded on Saturday with
delighted a1'icnces both afternoon and
evening The naguifgeDco Of display
Las perhaps rarely been cqraled on tho
shores of either continent. The con
di!ion Of The enormous array OF wild
beasts, BIRDS, etc, etc. was far superior
TO those OF any similar aggregation that
Ls7 ever travelled through the Vest
The srenic presentation won universal
cncOniuns & the plsudits OF thou sands.
IL was grand array Of tho splendors
OF Tie Orient, the fierce beasts OF the
tropics and jungles, the curious birds Of
tbousapd forests and 'islds. aid toe
best physical and equestrian discipline
amOpy mon The rnapaoempnt SHARED