South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-07-11
From The Sussssland Alles.ni.u.
Internal improvements.
JUNE 40. 1870

so". people OF Mineral. Hampshire, Har.
dy. Grant and PcndIeton counties. Wee,
Va. to take an active part looking 10
the early construction and opening Of
tho CsmIerlssd. Mooveneld and Peters.
burg Railroad Company. What prompts
the writer to this communication to call
their attention tothis corporation is the
extract below. clipped from the Balti.
moro hme''eds Of last Saturdays issue
OF The 18th inst, which was a follows
But aside from this. il is more than
Possible that they will rssuls in the com.
p!stion OF tho South Brach railroad bv
Tie baltimore aud Ohio Railroad Com.
pany. project Of long standing. This
ins Will intersect the Baltimore (main
stcml at Green spring Run, the eastern
terminus. IA miles case OF Gun berland.
anu run thence TO Romney, the county
seat Of Hampshire county, West w
with q probable extension. TO Moore6ela
Hardy county, West Va. The line from
Green Spring run TO Romney is already
graded and only needs the LAYING OF
Tails and equipmen: to be operated,
when valuable mineral region. contain.
ing bessemer ore. will be opened up A
stons Incentive for the Baltimore and
ONO Railroad Company TO carry QUE the
project lies I'm tho fact that tho Penn.
sylvania railroad. which 10 now extend.
Ing tracks into Cumberland talk Of I.
further extension into tue. HARDY conn.
~ iron regions; :. and. again. the demand
NJ pittsburgh for the Hardy county ore il
such a. 10 require the im1ediate open.
ing up OF that section. Al: any rate. il
10 understood that the baltimore and
Ohio Company SO far faytr the project
that one OF its chief officers will shortly
make atour Of inspection, over the South.
ern Branch railroad with:a view of hay .
ing il completed through the cxertions
OF his company. ..,s,r.
Ii tho baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company hal any feeling of friendship
for the inhabitants OF those isolatsd
counties, why dill that company allow
tho roa'' bed OF the proposed road from
Green Spring Run. w. Va. to Romney,
TO remain in its present useless condi.
ton? Why this sudden activity and in.
forest now shown in behalf Of our neigh.
bors in West virginia.? Is il hecausc
the Cumberland. Moereiield and Peters.
burg Railroad Co. - about TO become
reality? Another thing: This corpo-
rstion(C. NJ. Is i. X. X. Co } nv it's char.
ter ha, established such low rates that
it will not tie necessary To have legisla-
tire action or competitive road to inc
sure low rate or tariff 10 the good poo
pie ofthese counties. by assisting and
encouraging the new road, you help
yourselves, and Cumberland too. sThe
citizens OF West Virginia III the counties
mentioned above must call meetings and
take prompt action in the premises for
self preservation. They must ,Asst,snske
an effort TO help themselves If they ex-
pect others to help them and invest CAPT
tai in their midst.
| School LAW AND SciyooL OFFICERS.
The amended school Nv Requires an
election to be heidi az, the usual voting
places in this county, on, Tuesday, the
9Th of August next, for; County Super
intendcnt of Schoois,sa President and
four Commissioners in each district
"The President and Commissioners con.
stitute the Board of Education, whose
term of office begins September LIST, next,
and continues two years. they appoint
the teachers for the several schools i'm
their district, fix their salaries, and make
all the district levies at their FIRST meet.
ing, the first Monday of September
They also, Mt tho same time, appoint one
Intelligent and discreet person IA trus-
toe for each sub-district, and determi ne
the number of months the schools shall
be kept open in their district
"Thc voting at the election is by bal
lot, and the Board Of Education in each
district is required to give at least three
weeks public notice of said election
Poll-books are to 10 prepared by the
Board OF Education OF each district, and
delivered to the commissioners at the
several voting places. The County Court
appoints three commissioners for each
voting place in the county, who shall
make returns of the votes cast as in other
elections. No person shall be eligible to
more than one Office.
The ballots used at this election must
have written or printed on them, "for
school levy" or "agaipst school levy"
"Godey's Lady's Book" for August
comes to us full Of good thing', bright
and fresh IS an April daisy. though
August suns may wilt everything else.
The sketch by barley Is n beautiful
seaside scene, that little folku may laugh
over and parents recognize az exquisite.
" true 10 nature. Tho mammoth coll
orsd fashion plate Is unusually fine. but
in addition are many pages OF fashions
in every detail for the wardrobe OF n
we'll dressed lady and her Children.
The serials continue with increased in.
tercs'. There is purity and sweetness