South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-06-16

Tho Board of Regents Of The ID. d. &
Is. Institution hell their an nunl Sprin
meeting las. week. The usual routine
ot business vas transacted and all the
officers and teachers reelected.
The sehool exercises OF the ID. d. (
closed last week. and The pupils, over
eighty IN number have all gone to their
! homes or 10 visit friends.
The justly celebrated watering place.
CGpon Springs, in this county. Capt. w.
IA. SALE, proprietor. opened on the lst
'ns'' AZ these Springs there is the lar
goot Swimming Pool OF Carbonated Mip-
erai water in the world. Tho Captain,
we understand, is well prepared 10 ac-
commodatc all guests.
a letter from Mr.. A. C CowcI,L re-
viewing articles publ;Ghed from "ONcr
IN WHILE" will appear in our next
| number.
| The prospect for bountitul harvest
In this section is remarkably good. Nav
the an.ic!pations of our farmers in this
respect be fully realized.
Dir. JouN CAHPBELL, leading citi.
zen of Highland county, Va, died last
week. aged 81 years.
Rev. j. LESTER SHIpLxy, OF Charles
town, has been appointed by Bishop
Acfyere member Of the Visiting Com
nittee 10 the Valley Female College
Winchester.
The South Branch AsCliea, Associa-
ton. according TO prior announcement.
held rs first meeting in the Mullin
Hotel, Moorcfeid, on the 9Th INST. No
especial 'ntcre~t being shuwn. only eiga.
members present, tie meeting adjourn
ed indefinitely
We are under obligations to Hon.
tiEHHY q. DAVIS FOR late Agricul,u.
rsl report and cnry Of q government
report on Contagious Diseases O. swine
DR.. ALLEN. of Wheeling. has been e.
'ectcd rs tbs hoad of Tho Modicsl De
partme't 81 the West Virginia Uniysr.
sity. at salary of 500 per year.
The President OF the Senate aad
Speaker of tho House of Delegates ap
point tue committee clerks and pages
hereafter. Formerly it was done Lv \
vote Of Tho membnrs.
The blackberry crop IN this section
promi- ca 10 DO abundant.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad no
rel at Oakland has been onlarg,d and
now contains 800 rootus, most OF which
have been already engaged for the
summer.
Tie Faye Courier, Published in Luray.
Va, says: = few days ego Mrs. DAVID
G. CoFYuAN fed to gang Of young tur.
keys a small quantity OF lettuce finely
cut mp. On her return from d few hours
yi'it TO Lrray size found three of them
| dead and the next morning the Who'll,
ii3ck Of fitcon were in the same condi.
ton. They were larger than partridge
es. She - satisfied they were killed by
The lettuce.
Some of The citizons Of Monterey.
Highland county, Va, are hauling -four
from Siaunton to supply themselves
9itb broad.
THE VERDICT or THE JURY.-We
have just received q copy OF the NEST
popular piece of music eyer published
in this country, called the Verdict
March, composed by Eugene L. Blake.
L is written ia All easy style, so that it
can be played on either piano or organ.
The title page is very handsome, con-
tanning correct portraits Of Hon. Geo.
H. Corknjil. Hon. J. Il. Porter, and
Judge w =. Cox also correct picture
of tho twelve jprymeu who convicted
he assassin Of orr la'O beloved Pfesi-
dent. This pierre of music should he
found IN every household throughout
The entire country. Price, 10 cents
per copy, OF 3 copies fer 81. Postage
stamps taken ss currency. Address all
orders ~ i. " lielmick. Music Pub
fishers, $50 Elm Street, Cincinnati, 0.
SPriog psDts are so al.enuated in
style, a contemporary remarks, that
WHOM young man OF the period site
down in them no will wish be bad stood
~ snd saved rent
II is stated that West Virgins bss 90l
physicians e surgeons, Az have diplo
mas. 523 bavo been in continuous prsc
iico ten yeas aud lOi sre licensed ~
tho State Borrd. In round numbers
one doctor TO every GOO inhabitants.
DIR. JASEs +. PEEDLEToN, Of Smytb
county, Va. has been elected assistant
physician a. The Western Lunstio Asy-
Ian. 10 succeed DR.. Wm. Hamilton.