South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-06-10
letter from Moorefie,d.
arooreIlrn, W ", L.

llis evening. It's whole time was occu-
pied with the trial of criminal cases
most Of them Of low grade. Ia the
case OF the State against Sager, the &C.
-ynsed was acquitted of tho charge of rs.
saulting hia father with intunt 10 kill
Perry w. Cooper, was also acquitted of
the Charge of forging the name of Peter
Craig to two receipts. This case was
tr'e'' In September last. the jury failing
to "groc. The evidence. strong rs it
was, was not such as to satisfy the jury,
beyond reasonable doubt, or the guilt
Of Tie accused. ~.
John Wesley Cook, young man of
% or % years or age. was committed TO
jail last week, charged with having forg-
Ell the name Of Benjamin s. McNoill to
two orders -cne for two dollars, and the
other for five dollars and using them
to obtain goods from tic store of Gil
kcson Brothcre, of this place. Two in
indictments were found against MIN by
the grand jury. aud on Saturday last he
plead guilty Ia one Of the cases, and was
sentenced TO two wears confinement in
the Pententisry. Prosecuting Attorney
Daley, with the consent OF The Court,
entered q mol. pros. in tie other case, In
consideration Of the fact that Cook, who
lost one of his hands when O hoy, con
fessed his guilt aud threw himself upon
tho mercy Of the Court. Cook was to
have hccn married on Thursday last.
Ga Saturday, the 28th OF May, bolt
attempt so violate the person OF little
girl, vas mace near the Pendlcton line
in Grant county, by young man named
Hiram Ayres. The girl, Jane Snreve.
egea aboat s years. is a daughter OF
Charley SoIevo. WHO carries the Frank
lin mail! from this lace, as FAR as The
Rrnshy Run neighbCrhood. A. the time
named, the little girl VS. g0irg from
her homo on m crraul, and when not
over . half milo ffon LoT fathers house,
she was ovcrtaken and asscul Cd hy
Alres. Her screams we're heard by
somo persons not fur or, anG one OF
them, who was riding toward the place
where tho assault Was made, started his
horse in i,ul'op; Nhen II c go, IN sight
OF the parties, Tie lille girl ha'i just got
away, and was running, rgrsued hy
AyTcs, who hcl.' a pistol in his hand.
the villain made his escape. and so fM
tbs CT 'rts 10 find AMI arrest him, b eve
been unaya;ling. Yours, &c. ."
TEACuERs' IHsTITUTEs.-SinteS super
intcndont of Schools, NJ b. L. BUTCHER.
furnishes US with 3 list Of Teachers In.
stitutos to bc ic!d ia tho several coun-
ties OF the S5atc. From i, We give Uc
low tho place and time the Institute.
will he hold ia this and neigLbor.ug
counties:
Iismpsbirc-A"sus. 8.h, in Romncy
Prot L. II. C'sgo.
Hsr,N-Augu-t Ia,, Wardonsyilip
Prof. a. T. Wi!moth.
Mincral-August 18Th keyser, Froi.
T. Q. Miller.
Grant July 25th, Greenland Gag.
Prof. T. II Crago.
Pendietou-Augus, ist, Franklin.
Prof. f II. Crsgo.
Teachers G:c rcquircd 20 attend AZ
least one Of ,iiose Institutes each YEA!
under the following provisions OF low {:
"Auy teacher Who shall fail or refuse 20
attend 1T least one Institute annually.
held under Che FJoyiaion OF t,is section.
unless slcl tcaeher shall have an excuse
therefor, sufficient in Tho judgment OF
the Board OF Examiners 10 which snch
teacher may apply fJr exam ipation.
shall not be entitled TO examination du.
ring the year within which such failure
or refusal may have occurred"
A certificate of attendance upon any
one Of theoc Institutes, whether District
or County, is Sufficient 70 secure admis.
sion ~ TIC tcacLcrs' examinations in
any County in The State. The InqG-
tutag each continue i've days 9i,h night
sessions, according to tho programme
heretofore published.
The Board of Examiners Of each
County will hold Teachers Examina.
tiou at the close ani during tic week
following tue institute, on some day Or
days to be agreed on by them.
The Juno moon fIl,s on ,ao f2h.
Sabbath next, aud gives Us the raro trom
ON total Lunar eclipse Tho eclipse
teg;ns-that ig, tie dark shadow enters
nson The moon at 20 minutes after
Midnight. Tie total p'lasc commences
q. hour % minutes, and ends a., .