South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-07-28
County Court Is still in session.

40 ottu III 60HblOO.
we presume the business will occupy
its attention the remainder OF this week.
We pablish on our frs. page Hon.
JOHN BARTON PAYNE's statement in
regard to the agreement entered into
AT the Fairmont Convention in 1880.
between himself. on behalf of Mr. Lu.
CAS-, and Judge IIooE. Mr.. PAYNE
charges direct that Judge HoaE dill
make bargain with him not TO be In
Dir. LUCAS way il he, Lucas. desired
to lie candidate for Congress two
years from that time. or course in this
controversy we take no part, publishing
only statements pro and con That our
terms call for.
The following named counties nre en-.
tilted TO The amounts set down as their
apportionnentof tho iistributable school
fund. Tor the year beginning July Ist,
1882: HAMPSHIRE, number Of Youths
S,23S; amount paid ccanty supcrinten.
dent. $3.50 CO; gross amount apportion-
ed $4,000 2G. HARDY. number Of Youths
2,3OS; amount paid county superinten,
dent, $500 90; gross amount appor-
toned 1892 81. MINERAL, number o.
youths 1892; amour paid couAty SUI
periniendcnt, $3.50 90; gross amo1n
nppo: tione'l $3,74l Ga. GRANT. hum
Der Of ouths, ,SSl amount paid coun.
ty superintendent, 5000 90; gross a
mount npportioncd S2.459 81. PEN
DLEroN, Lumber Of youths 2.S54, a
mount paid county superintendent, S237
40; oss amount apporlionel S3,G6S
s..
The baltimore d Ohio naiiro al
Company will ooutribue $4,000 TO-.
wards constructing the bridge across
the river at Hancock. Md. Liberal |!
This Company continues to build late.
raj roads and bridges connecting with
their main stem, yei, the road they con
traoted To bui''l from Green Spring Run
to this place. aftor having The road bal.
lasted az an expenditure Of considerable
4
means, remains now in very 6ilapi-
dated condition. Who is responsible
FOR this waste of money on this Dromis
ed Improvement ? We are ignorant in
regard TO the matter. We should like
10 he Informed. as wo are aware MANY
of our Taxpayers arc also solicitous to
he so informed. This paying tax year.
~ for an improvemt Mt, and no prospect,
IS an abomina'io With ell due respec.
ne ask what the gentleman appointed
Ivy our County Court. to attend To the
Interests OF our tax-p,yers in this mat =
ter has or is doing We, in their be-
half. should like to hear from him as TO
tho prospect of this long looked for and
ma II needed road.
DIR. j. : SKULL from the eastern
portion OF our county. has our warm and
sincere thanks for box OF nice honey
delivered Ivy himself on Monday last.
II ia beautiful in appearance and doll
cious TO the taste, and it IL does not
4 NCNi Oh' SAhIEN = IN
sweetness it does in quantity. This
late method OF our bee culturists. of
making the honey in sections instead OF
tho oldtime cap or hive, is certainly n
great convchience--no need Of breaking
or cutting tue comb. just remove The
i tic strips OF board and you have
lovely mould OF honey. May great sue.
! coss attend our friends who are interes.
ted in this honey business.
Mr.. JONI II LATRoBE, Jr., son or
Nr. John -. Latrobe. brother of OK
Mayor L1trobc, Of Baltimore. n Young
man "elI-known by many OF our citi-
zens, lac having spent several summers
IN our town. 40 regret TO safe. was
drowned on Saturday afternoon last
while swimming in the i'atapsco river
at lIarrison's Ferry Bar. This casc. re.
marks The Baltimore Sun, illustrates
the peril 10 which bold swimmers ex-
pose themselves by neglecLirg the pre-
cautions which all persons should OBJ
serve when they venture into deep wa
ter. The afternoon was warm, nnI NJ.
Lalrobe was, il is thought, overheated
when he plunged into the water. lie
had been in feeble health during the
week and entirely ovcrratei his strength
when lie s. aried ont &c take long swim.
II he had rested Tor az hour after his
arrival at the wharf. and had begun his
exercise With less violent exe!tion, il is
probable he might have escaped the ia
tai cramp which carried him 20 the hot
ton Ills bJdy was recovered Ivy
graphing. lie was ia the 35th year Of
hIs agc.