South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-08-08
Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad.

No 10. Express. -....l.@2 Il. NJ.
80 -. Accommodation, .4.0a =. n.
20 10 & No. >. Express Trains. daily.
" 90. Freight 3 Passenger Tally TO Mathis.
5TTr AL The Other % tins daily. except Suadsy.
J. VI. WEiIAGE. AGENT.
Clinton Lodge. 80. IL. 4. rhA, u. meets
On he lsl Ffiisy In each month.
Chow Jarkson's Best Sweet NAVY
tobacco.
County CoCRr.-rho August Qevy)
term OF the County Court OF hampshire,
will begin on Tuesday, The 18th in
slant. All the Justice sare expected to
he present. Claims against the County
must he presented then or lie over one
year. The regular classified Court will
be composed of James Shcetz. President :.
and Justices, Isaac Pancake and A.. N.
AlversoD.
The Supreme Court of Appeal, began
rs annual term in Charlestown Yesterday.
Messrs. RUSSELL e. Bro THEIR having
purchased the ground upon which the
old Courthouse stands have workmcn
engaged in tearing down that building
with view of erecting thereon two
story brick store-house.
The american Farmer for August
Is on our table, filed with valuable in
formation for the Agriculturist. Pub
l,sAe1 Nv Samuel Sands & Son, Bslti-
more, Nd, Mt = 50 n year. in advance.
II Clubs Of fvc or more, 81 90 each.
On Tuesday evening lnst tho dwell.
ing mousse of NJ. CntaLHs MlLLEsoN.
ON The south Branch. enc m lie east OF
Springfield, WAS struck by lightning :;
the house sustained but little damage,
although fire wac discovered shortly az.
ter IN wardrobe, tho bolt in pass
ing down he chimney, set Gre, through
crack, 70 articles in tho wardrobe :;
When IL veechod the lower door it nssurn.
ei tho share Of ball Of are which roll
Ell cut into the room, passing close to,
OF nn'cr the chair in which Mr.. Mile
sen was sitting, and with II loud report
exploded, few feet beyond All the
persons in The room were moro or loss
stunned ana their vision was considers
nh'y dmmcd for time
Wheat dropped from , to cents in
baltimore on Monday and prices had to
he proportionate!y lowered here. The
highest price on Tuesday was 03 cents.
- W'ntheaer Times, A"y 6.
On Monday last five car loads OF
peaches and Gfteen OF wa,ermelons and
cantclcups were shipped over the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad TO the west.
Mrs SUE l.. HESaY, OF Washington
''unty, Pr, his been elected to tho po-
a.''on ~ MatTon Of the Western Lunatic
Asylum, AZ stanton.
The canal telephone line has been
completed to Cumberland. It il thought
'he line will bo in working ORDER by the
10TH Of the present month.
W. have on our table n Report, i'm
i4mphl"t form. tvom the Department Of
Agriculture At Washington upon tho
condition Of Crops up to July l.t. 1879.
i s stated that the Webster Wagon
Company, at Moundsvillc. this State, are
making and shipping sixty wagons q
week, with large aud increasing orders
yet to FL.
Tho law expressly statcs that any one
PASSING m uuetamped check is liable TO a
'n' of $50, any one receiving the same is
.15le to a similar fine, and any cashier
uniting on and cancelling a stamp upon
2 check ut his bank for another is guilty
,h' same violation and subject 10 the
-liao penalty. This bit Of Information
may bn Of value to those uniformed up.
on The subject.
Iaa provision in the road law roquir.
'n."- boards at crossings il much
Roal surveyors should not
know whore the roads
81. th3t strangers on the road know
&C., 1t daa. cost much 20 put up
h51rds. zee that it is done.
Y Benjamin Fisher, sam. Nor.
I"r H"an BYRON Bngulcy, Cash.
'"s, i.o H. Linch & Peter Rhodes,
wheeling, arrived at Lieut. Persons
two wo.Es fishing jauut, on tho
" Brluel or Monday last.