The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-04-11
Jtt NrteEIg Resisttt
LOCAL MATTERS.

Peter s. Lewis aud G. Sehon, Esqs,
have gone to Cincinnati.
Never run down your opponents goods
10 public. Le.him do bis own advertising.
Col. Charles B. Waggeuer, will accept
our thanks for copies Of the Convention
Journal.
Spring has at last stepped in on us like
an old friend, aud gce.cd US with few de-
lightful, balmy days.
Those who wish to have horsa-bills go!.
ten up in good style, should send their or
ders to this Office.
We have been experiencing April show
ers for the past few days, accompanied by
heavy thunder storms.
Judge Brown ofJuckson county, is said
to baye she finest looking wheat in that
county.
Plant apples, peaches, pears and grapes,
and make home comfortable. These can
be suppliediu abundance by John s. Mil.
Ter, Point Pleasant.
An old lady named Mrs, Wisemau, for
sometime past, confined in our county Jail
asa lunatc, died last Thursday night,
and was buried on Saturday II
FIRE 90 Friday noon, some excite
ment was created in town; by the chimney
burning out 10 the house occupied By Mrs
Jones, on corner Of Main and 9Th streets.
A few buckets of water applied to the roof
prevented any jamage.p the building
WnpAT. 1t is impossible at present to
say whether the wheat, IN the ground is
injured or not, aud it seems the farmer
themselves d, not know, as their reports
differ so widely. Some say the crop will be
an emjre failure, and some again report
it not much Injured We would like to
hear from some Of our prominent wheat
raisers.
Houss BURNED We have been inform.
cd that the residence OF jacob Rawsou, at
the head of Liltle Sandy was entirely con-
sumc,lSs fire. on Wednesday, last The
family we're absen, at the time Of the uD-
fortunate occurrence. and it is mt known,
how the FIRE originated; but is thoaght to
have been the work Of an incendi1ry,-
There was nothing 10 the house saved, and
the loss falls heavily on Mr.. Rawson. who
was and industrious, hard working man.
.Jachs,n County Ncns.
CLIFTON News. The Clifton Nail Mill,
which, BY the ,sey, is one of the best ar
ranged aud best managed mills in the couu !.
try, Gu, fis. hundred kegs Of Nails on
Thursday last in regular working hours
the largest size cut was Is pennies and the
number'o Of machines only forty, This is
the largest number Of kegs cut 10 one day
by forty m.obinss, within the memory Of
the Oldest u,ilof. I,on,ou, "how high ish
da,?'
We would say in alliti,n, that Clifton
nails are gaining vide spread reputation
for quality, ~ 5,ttsr u,is d,i their way
Aom,rk 1t an tha dem WI is constantly in !
e .elsins TIL, Majors are experts surely
snl ere apct, attentive, steady body of
mcn We have but ono objection to the
Mai! Mil, aul that ia, that everlasting.
secp destroying mortar bat whistle
Cant the sound b, kept scout Of Rasou u
Dixons line?
Mr.. j. i. Rhodes left few days ago,
after closing a very successful term o.
school, to attend the North Indiana Con.
ference of the NJ. h Church. which meets
at Muucie Ind Mr.. Rhodes intends to
cnlerthc ministry, in the regular travelling
connection. and has the prayers and best
wishes of a host Of friends in Clifton, for
Ibis success. -Nems
Calculation We understand that the