South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-01-13

In number, who paid for their paper dur.
ing the past few weeks, have our sin.
cere thanks.
The Legislature OF this State couvcn.
&c at Wheeling on Wednesday last.
We will try and keep our readers pos
ted as to its doings.
Hon. 8. CHAPMAN NEALE, of Alcxan.
dria, has returned from his sugar plan.
tations in Demarara. During the re-
cent holidays Mr.. J. ]. COMBS. OF thi,
place, an employe Of our office, spent a
portion Of day in Alexandria and call.
ed upon Mr.. Neale who was much graft.
he'd to see him, and made many inqui.
RES after oil his acquaintances in this
section. He said he purposed in the
near future TO make visit TO Romney.
His many friends here would DO pleas.
ed TO See him. Mr.. G. represents Mr..
Neale as looking remarkably we'll.
The Baltimore, Cincinnati and Wes-
tern Railway Company, on the 22nd
ult., had placed on record in the Office
OF the County Court OF this County, a
mortgage securing eighteen millions in
bonds TO the Mercantile Trust COMPANY
of New York City. This mortgage will
be recorded in every county through
which this road will run. 1t will be
remembered that this road will run
from Baltimore to Winchester, Va, and
thence into this State and down to
Charleston and thence to Cincinnati.
what portion, il any, OF this road will
pass through our county, We are not
advised.
We call the attention OF our readers
to the prospectus Of the Baltimore Sun,
Daily and Weekly. in another column.
Tue Sun is q frst-class newspaper.
At the festival, held in Romney,
during the holidays by the ladies OF
this place and vicinity, for the purpose
of helping to pay off the debt due on
the District Parsonage. the sum of 500
was raised The ladies-foremost in
every good work-deserve great credit
for their efforts in this direction-also
the citizens of Ronney and vicinity
have the thanks of the NJ. L. Church,
South, for the liberal response made to
their call for help.
We are pleased to hear through their
President. that the sale of Fancy Arti.
cles and Oyster Supper held in Spring
field during the last week in December,
by the ladies of the Mite Society, was
decided success, the amount taken in
being one hundred and twenty-six dol.
lars. These persevering ladies had to
contend with many disadvantages, the
most opposing being the unfavorable
weather, yet notwithstanding all, they
came off conquerors, aud feel fully re-
paid for all their toll and care.
Mr.. FoRMAN INsREEP, Of Indiana,
who has for some weeks past, been
visiting in this community, left his un-
cle's on Tuesday last for his home in
the far west. We had several pleasant
calls from him during his stay and
CLEANED from him considerable infor-
nation about his native State. MAY
he come again, to "Old Virginy Shore
At congregational meeting held in
the Presbyterian Church in this place
on Sabbath last, s. L. FLoURNoY, Esq,
was elected, almost unanimously, a Rue
ling Elder. A better selection, in our
humble opinion, could not have been
made-one who will ever be faithful In
the discharge OF lis duties. and take
deep interest in all church matters.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal has
been closed for the season, and the wa
ter was drawn off on the 2nd inst
The work OF widening and lengthening
the locks, 1t is said, will now be pushed
forward.
An exchange thinks that 1892 will
witness greater development of the ma.
teriRl interests Of West Virginia than
have the last FIVE years.
An election for Mayor, Recorder and
Councilmen took place in Keyser on
yesterday week and resulted as follows:
For Mayor-George f. Price; Recor.
der-W. B. Fisher; Confederation
J Rine, j. II. Markwood. W. A. Wells,
F. II. Reynolds, George K. Leps. For
license, l4O; against license, 147.