The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-05-01
Correspondence Of Tie Regl,brl
LETTER FROM PUTNAM.

WISVIgLD, April p, 1872
Winfield is pleasantly situated on the
Kauawba river, tbirly.One miles from
your city, and is the County seat Of Put.
nam, Like most towns Of the "0ld Do.
minion" il has not improved very perccp'.
! IDLY uulil Tie close Of the late war It
boasts Of quite a number Of fine residences
Smoug which we uoIice tho residences Of
tG W Cargill. J i Mclean and a pa
latial residence erected by H c Pawons,
but nov owned byJ NJ Laidley, of Ka'
nawha county. There lisa foe Stave ma
chine, ShingIe machine, and large barrel
factory, which gives employment to quite
a large humber operatives Just below
the town Gen Bowycr has erected 90 BIZ
beautiful farm, an elegant mansion, with
all the modern improvements thereto at.
tached ~ Ball e1 Sheriff, has erect.
ed just across from the Courthouse, one Of
the finest business houses with residence
attached. 20 he found in tho Knhawha Val.
ley, and has il well stocked with goods
Circuit Court has been 10 session since
NO6asy Idst'bus "iIl'adjouru thiSevcOing.
Judge Smith is the Judge presiding and
10y his genial manners and strict devotion
TO the dispensaiion Of Justice, has already
made himself many warm friends ID this
county. 300
Most Of tho important cases we're con.
rioucd owing to tho absence Of Mesrs
Knight and MolIohnu, leading Counsel.
who we're unavoidaby detained at Charles
ton 10 attendance upon the Federal Court
The State docket was disposed Of The
most important case upon The docket was
that oftdc State against W. II. Gary in
dictGd for an attempt to commit a rape on
thcp erson Of Mrs. josephine Hir, rather
prcposses8ug woman about 20 years of
age Counsel for State Mes'rs H6ge u
Harvey; for the accused, TomIin'on q
Simpson. The evidence Of Mrs. Xix
was strong aud to the point, she also be
Ing Corroborated 10 all Of her statements
| by at least three other witnesses The
case was ably conducted on both sides
The jury otter being out day aud half,
found the accused guilty and fixed the term
of bis imprisonment at six months IN the
county Jail aud fued him 81 90 and costs
The Grand Jury we're is session two
days aud found about forty indictments,
mostly rorviolations of the license law
Quite a number Of Attorneys were in
attendance, among whom We noticed SeVe'
raj members ofthc Mason county Bar,
Some enthusiasm is manifest in this SEQ
ton, with reference to the erection of seye.
raj iron furnaces by Henry Pike, at the
Mouth Of Eighteen Mile Creek, just below
Buffalo, Some consider it success while
others seen to doubt, Your correspond
ent has bis views 10 regard to it, but will
not intrude them upon your readers at this
time Suffice il to say that he only wish
es it may prove remOueratlVo to all con
eerncd. aas.... ~.
Winfield is happily blessed with good
mail facilities. h4yjng . daily mail to aud
from SCOTS Depot on the Chesapeake aud
I Ohio Railroad, distance abaat eight miles
Would that your place was as happily stu
atod. (
Among hose Of the enterprlsiOg citi'
seus Of lie county ID attendance upon the
Court we notice Dr. Stewart, Col. Robert
T Harvey, Gen. BoEyer aud Hon J NJ
Nash. ''S' e. "''
States Attorney Harvey makes an eff
icieut prosecutor, mud seems to be at home
| in bis new sphere
Judge Hoge is perfectly at ease in the
tie conduct Of a case. and will soon regaiu
bis large practice, which he necessarily
reIiuQuishod When be went gu the Beuch.
~ la..r.7' afas A.
The Modoc business is, we submit, q
triao overdone. The practice Of sending
hourly bulletins from the United States
army operating against less than hun
bred miserable wretches; reporting ad'
yauceS and countermarcheS, flank move.