The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-07-31

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The Baptist Church belonging to the
colored people Of st. Adams, is about COM
pleted, and presents quite a neat appear
anCe.
A little child Of Mr.. Webb, Of Guyan-
dol,e. drank quantity Of concentrated Iye,
The other day, and it is thought it will not
recover.
A draft for $4,000 on the Bank Of
Huntington from a Cincinnati bank and
payable to Jas. Alexander, was found by
a fisherman hooked on q tro!.Iine in the
Ohio river. The draft is pronounced
good by the Huntington Bank, aud is held
By it until The owner puts in his appearance
-CaJeH County Press
Mr.. Samuel Peters, who lives near I'm.
ion, was riding, Oh Monday last, on load
Of bay, bad the wagon upset and threw
him upon fork which was StIcSlng III Tue
hay. The fork pierced his abdomen, and
passed around the body, INJECTING q very
dangerous and painful wound
A party of Charlcstowu school boys have
gone to Woyer's cave, in Rockingham
county. on foot to spend portion Of their
summer vacation.
Mr.. Thomas Latham, Of MOuoDgalia,
was struck and severely stunned by light
ming, few days ago.
Marion L. Wade Of Doddrigo was killed
on the 26th Of last month by the accident
al discharge Of gun be held in his hand
The eight feet rise in the KnuaWha riv-
or last week was Of great service to the
coal companies. About 50 900 bushels Of
coal went out Sunday Chronicle.
FEMALE -Four. Saturday morning two
women on the corner Of Virginia and AL
dcrson streets had savage fight on &C.
count Of a quarrel about a passage through
some part Of the house they occupied joint
ill., The smartest of the two whipped the
other. and had to answer before Recorder
Hatcher in S. and costs -Chronicle
Az considerable iuqniry has been made
by strangers, who have SOME notion of
emigratiog to this place concerning the e:-
adjustment of q Catholic Church at this
place, we take pleasure in informing them
We have a church here of that denomIna-
ton in Furnishing condition, and that
all facilities are offered to Catholics to at
tend services and to send their children to
a Catholic school. Rev. Father Quirk in
forms us that services are held every Sab,
bath morning at half past ten o'clock at
the school house on Goth street, and at I
o'clock in the morning at the Catholic
Church in Guyauiotte, Huntington Ar
gus.
Mrs. Jennings who was shot by the
Wetzel county Iynchers, has since died
This is stronger than hundred ordinary
arguments against lynching This poor
womau'q only crime was fidelity to her hus
band. For that faithfulness she has paid
the penalty of her life, Ifany man, who
aided in her death, can sleep peacefully
after this, undisturbed by the paOgs o
conscience, bis heart must be much harder
than ordinary Richie Gazette.
From the Register We clip the following
items:
The body Of a man was found on the
afternoon Of the 18th instant, in Howard.
creek, near Greenbrier White Sulphur
Springs; his name was Edward Bowls A
coroner's inquest was held, aud came to q
verdict ofaccidental drowning He wa:
employed by ". Makowicz there as a tai
lor, Ho was about forty.dve years of age
and resident Of WaynesborO, Va.
A correspondent Of the Cabell County
Press, says:
Lincoln county has claimed for somC
time to have the oldest man in the State
and now We claim to be able to give The
biggest snake story that has yet been CIV
en- in West Virginia for many years:
On the morning of the 18th day of this
month, VIM. PuIlen, who lives within two
miles of HamIIn, killed "a rattc.snakel
and % copperheads, making in all 4G
poison snakes. They are all lying within
two feet of each other.
got tho above from Mr.. Pullen him
aclf, and be is as truthful man as there
is in the county.
A man who says his name is Williams
and that his home is in Greenvillo, S. c..
was found on Saturday last near the resi-
donco of Mr.. John Rutherford, in THU
place, in an almost lifeIess condition. II
seems that he is subject to bcmorrhago
and when found was lying on bis face in
state of Inconsistencies, his teeth cleuched