South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-02
Petersburg, Grant county. contains q
reputation of go.

Petersburg, Grant county. contains Q
population of 27o.
During the week ending June Goth.
there were eight deaths in Cumberland.
Prof Joseph McMu-ran, of Shepherd
College. Shcpherdstovn, is spoken of
for the next State Superintendent of
Free Schools.
The Democratic Stat, Convention will
meet at Ma: tnsburg, on Wednesday,
the 2Sth day of the present month.
Cumberland, Maryland, has u popula.
ton Of 1866.
In to.day's issue, will be found the
Constitutional Amendments, adopted by
the last Legislature. to be submitted to
the voters of West Virginia, for adoption
or rejection at the election in November
next. Every voter should read these
proposed amendments carefully so that
he may be able to vote upon them un.
dcrstaudingly.
OUR INCREASE OF PoPULATtoN The
report of Census Takers. i'll the three
Districts of Romney, Springfield and
Sherman, Indicate an Increase in their
population OF more than a thousand
perhaps twelve hundred. in the past ten
years. The same rate OF increase occur
ring IN the remaining four Districts will
give us -Four TO Five Thousand increase
OF population, in Hampshire county
more than One Third. But the incrc sc
in many counties and municipalities will
greatly exceed this. However, with the
prospective increase OF the ratio of Fed.
erai Representation, by Congress, it is
very doubtful whether nc shall gain ano-
Their representative. Our re.apportion-
mcnt by the next Legislature. NAV be
confined only to equalization in the pres
cnt District.
Here is Mr.. VENSoH's latest, under
date OF Montreal, June Is: "rhc last
six days OF June (25th to the 3Oth) will
likely be remarkable for intense and op-
prcssivc heat, with frequent and severe
storms of thunder and lightning. This
heated term will probably xtend through
the first half OF July. There will be
some cool weather after the 20h. Sc
we're frosts in the neighborhood of the
2ith, 18th and 26th-possibly with fur
lies of snow in the mountains
An ORIENTAL TRAVELLER describes
this busy scene. witnessed ON historic
shores: "Our steamer landed on be ach
which was the port Of Antioch, where
the disciples we're fret called Christians.
There wss no town at the waters edge,
no people, no wharf. The pssse ngers
and the merchandise were put ashore in
lighters, which ran up into the sand -
a troop OK camels. with their drivers,
lay on the beach, ready 10 transfer the
goods into the Interior. Among the ar
ticlcs landed were boxes marked DIR. j..
Z. AVER & Co, Low ELL, MASS, L.. s.
~ showing that they contained meli-
cincg and whence they came These
With other goods were hoisled on the
hacks or camels, for transportation to
Antioch. Thus the skill Of the West
seeds back It's remedies TO heal The mat.
aides 81 populations that inhabit those
Eastern shores. EbeIco our spiritual
mama cane - UR'iSSy ". Chron;c'o.
y weeks
TheSe Is great mortality among The
cattle OF Monmoath HRd Ocean counties,
= J., OF stsrrStSon and thirst. rs conse-
IrcEco 81 droutA and hest. Destruc-
Gyc forest fires are sgain reported sweep.
u.s. over large tracts OF country which
escaped the two previous fires. Nuct
farm prevails.
size ~LAE--Tho MooreGcld Examiner
.,'ns nlc = field Of wheat, on ihc farm
Rev. John lo,uston, near Petersburg
Gran. ,unty, .hich vas quite green
''t US lromsiDy Oh hriday last vas
D. SUNDAY morning following, from
sous cause unknown, entirely destroyed,
1v turned white.
hey cannot ell lie was Che obscr-
.'.y- oioaa vailc reading the endless
l,l.s!s 10 o. lindsey Blood
'-,u.e-" tie iura!!ible.
,Hp, Seymour quoted as Saying
domination VI Hancock is n fortu.
.... 1ac-I. v2uude no ones feelings
.' place, 30 rnn3ijotc in IN unplcas.