The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-10-03
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LOCAL MATTERS.

A SAD ACClDESr "A -sd accident,
vbich terminated in thr dreaming ofG W
Fisher Of Robinson Township, occurred
on the Goth ofSeptembsr at Clifton llr
Fisher had driven his team, attached TO au
express wagon into the river to water. aud
becoming frightened comm need plugging
aud broke the coupling Of tue wagon. When
thc bed Aoatpd oG, and the unfortunate
man was thrown ihlO the river His con
dilion was seen by several, but as no skif
gas near he drowned before assistance
could reach him The river was dragged
aud his body recovered. but having been
in the water about halt 40 hour, it was be.
you'd the power Of human skill to rescu>i'
tate him The deceased was in charge ol
the county poor farm, sad went to Clifton
90 that day on business connected With
the farm. He was worthy citizen. he
leaves wife aud several children to mourn
bis uutimely end The horses we're rescu
ed
ACCIDENT. Frank. son Of Mr. Law
renee Mlddlecof, while carelessly med
aliug with stave cutter at the Ohio Bar
rel Factory. Que day the past week, had
several fingers gu his left baud, severely
cut.
Lras BaoKEs John Hope the boss Of
the VALLEY City Coal Company. near Hart
ford City. this county, one day last week.
had both Of his legs broken aud Que ANGLE
dislocs.ed, by slate falling upouhim. Hels
said to be m a very precariOus condition
We hope be may speedily recover.
We learn frcm the Middlepor, Neus.
that the Clifton Iron and Nail Compaay
are building tive tno:e boiliog furnaces =
Thry viii BE- inWerslo,. in week or 'wo
The Company are seriously considering
other Improvements. which will Increase
the production If iht mill fdlly one.ihlrd
H.tH Swsilox. Esq. Gcucr,a Sape'in
r,erdent. left few days agofnr 'Cinciana'l
and S, Louis. 10 the interest Of the CON
pany. The Nail Mills now being run t"
It's ,ull capacity The Nails mauufactu
red BY this Company have become The
STANDARD Gail, III this country
N,rlcE DIR G T.. b. Moore, County
Superintendent Of Public Schools, desire,
III, several Boards 1t Education, of The
townships aud Independents sch"cl Dis.
tric,s OF this equity, to forward without
delay, their reports to him The STATE
Superintendent dcmani. the sulcriote',d'
cuts report i,cicrr the lnerilneo ltIe leg.
islaturc iu Noycmtcl next, aud III olde' 10
,cdnpIy with said de'"""d' he must have
the reports OF the scclc'ar'es "f Boards al
once The State Superintendent iaslruc's
County Superiutaldeuls to report AS de
lirqneuts all Secretaries who tel TO naKe
reports
Special Commissioner, D. " t"is'ey,
adserllrrs at puiilc sale. 10 The ~ VI \"
yeubel next ore ri the Slosl bcasl'ut
aud .ausSIe residences in orr town. ltls
located on th, tAnks Of the hanisha ris
er, and has a comnau ling "'ca oi beth
rivers. Read the adeei tistu'eb'
We are informed that the Sterling C"a'
cmpany Of this county, are building =
new railroad from their mihes TO the nver,
aud as soon as there is erough water in tbe
Ohio, will ship scae si1+cen thousand
bushels of coal daily
A daughter of Mrs Mary Bl'liagsty
aged two gears. died at Clifton, o" The
10Th Of September.
The weather strongly reminds Us Of the
approaching fall. Leaves are already COW
erlAg thr ground under the trees, aud the
nights a,c cool enough TO Cause visits lrom
Jack Frost ="
W,NW. : Satu,an, uiyhl and all day
Sunday the wind was q'i'e high, aud srv'
efaI chimney tops had tn give way to it.
:,
Mr. Hess ba. fitted up TASTY oyster Ss'
l"ou 10 the room adjoining his store roo'a,