The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-11

the year having commenced and closed
With q Sabbath day.
Tic ice harvest is about over, both
dealers and private parties have succeeded
before the last thaw in filing their houses
with ice Of a fine quality.
The Bridge over Crooked creek, on the
Clarksburg road, is in q very bad and
dangerous condition. It is not safe to
cross it with teams
Ice, The payements we're covered with
ice the FIRST part Of the week, making it
very difficult to navigate. We heard Of
several who had very severe falls. We
advise all to take the streets
An Indiana bride vowed ste'd blow her
brains out if her husband went to spelling
school. where be would be subject to spells
of pretty girls. He went and she died &C.
cording to the programme.
TaAsSs?-We return thanks to the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
for copy Of their New Years address for
1872. ltisa very beautiful aud unique
production.
Several gentlemen have promised to
send US clubs ofnew subscribers from the
,,pper towns In clubs Of ten or more the
Rmiststwill BE- furnished at s. 90 ayear
in clubs Of 80 subribsrs at Sl.so agar
each.
at lhs' recent election III Ohio county
en- III. proposition to subscribe S225 oOO
to the capital stock of the Pittsburgh
Wheeling aud Kentucky Railroad 1t was
carried BY an almost unanimous vote.
An Indiana arlistwas recently fined four
dollars for spriukliug scotch stuff on the
moustache ola sleeping lawyer. It lssald
thu, the wind expended the lawyer IN
,sueeziug would suffice to runs windmill
fora week.
We call the attention Of the town au'
thor,,ies to the dangerous condition Of the
crossing at the corner Of sixth aud Visnd
Streets. Aua also to the hole in the
crossing on the West side of'Maip and 9th
Streets. We had to pull a man out Of 'h's
hole tho other night
. M,pDtgp December Dist, 1871, at
the residence Of the BRIDES mother, oy
R.y W II. Harrison, Mr.. W l. Harris
10 Miss Susan j, Peck.
In Robinsan township, January 3D.
1872, at the residence Of ike brides pa
rents, BY Rev ". Fl Harrison, Mr.. W.
Foglesoug. toMi-s Mary A klncade.
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There is township in certain county
in Kansas, which bsslons been wanting !. a
iusticy Of the peace, but none Of its ci'l-
zens will accept the olhse -EachaHye.
We suggest to the good people Of that
benieb,sa township to send to chs p'ace
far The l,litorof,he Mason County Jour-
and. and we'll wager our last "rel' that
he'll accept the Office, and will not let it it
go begging
An acre Of kanawha land contains one
million seven hundred and fifty thousand
n,75O,ooO bushel Of coal and is valued
n, less than one hundred dollars per acre
An acre Of Pittsburgh coal bearing lana
contains one hundred and seventy three
thousand bushels, and is held at over one
thousand dollars per acre.
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Young stra,ton, who was indicted 10
Cabell county abouta year sgo, 'iar the
murder Of Thomas Moore. and rho has
had two trials there, the jury falling each
time to agree, was brought to this place
one DAY last week, aud lodged in our JAIL
a change Of venue having been granted
from Cabell to this county. We presume
his trial will take place at the next term OF
ous which commences the 2Oth Of
February, next.
COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS Gov. Jacob
has appointed Wylie Fl Oldham, to be q
Commissioner Of deeds fo7 this State in the
State Of Ohio Residence, Marietta.
Also, Simeon " King to be q Com
missioner Of Deeds for this State in the
State Of Illinois Residence, Chicago.