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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-03-26

BEAR STORY. An old gentleman 10 the
mountains Of West Virginia, says a
Stauuton correspondent Of the Lexington
Ga:eiie, missed corn from the mountain
field and watched for the rogue; found it
wa, 4 very large besr; saw him in full
view carrying Of large armfal Of corn
He kept cool and did not shoot, but fol-
lowed the bear up the mountain to sec
what ho was going to do. He was sur
prised and amused to find him throwing
the ears over into pen, built BY himself,
Che bear, to pig that was too poor to
be eaten.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-03-26

We call attention to John u StorIz's
ney advertisement. Re siu recoip; Of a
new stock of goods, among which is q
large stock Of cloths, cossinercs, vestings'
clothing, gents Furnishing goods, &c
Give him call
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-03-26

BlrrES III DAG On Saturday ev'
euing last, Miss Fannie lIogg daughter
Of John I. EIogg, Esq Of Robinson
District, and sfiss Sarah Carlo, were
bath badly aud severely bitten by vicious
dog belonging to Mr.. Hogg.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-03-26

1t is with feelings Of sorrow that sc
copy the following obituary from the Ma
son County Journal. The afflicted family
have the heartfelt sympathy fthcir many
friends in this community:
DIED. George Willis, only son Of Dr..
A. Il Knight, Of West Columbia, whose
illness we noticed five weeks ago, departed
this life on Wednesday last. at 6 o'clock,
P NJ Of ccrcJro Yiad mcaeagitis. His
age was twelve years. We have known
George from infancy. lie was an unusu-
ally bright aud promising boy; and was a
great favorilo with everybody, The Doc
tor aud bis family has our deepest sympa.
thy in this, their sad hour of affection.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-03-26

Tbc following are the appointment
made by the West Virginia NJ. Il. Con
ference for The Charleston District:
j. NJ. Powell, P f.
Charleston Statiop-W. NJ. MulIcnix,
Charleston Circuit-B, Hugar.
NiubOlas-N. G. BeckIey
Mountain Cove-J. 7, Davis.
Maiden B Darlington.
Elk River-T. P. Ryan.
Mill Creek. W. Grifirs.
Point Pleasnnt-G. G. Wilding,
Lotart-F. A. TrippeM.
CIifton-U. L Manchester.
Hartford City-S L, Steele,
Mason City,, A. H. Wilson.
Spencer-C. II. Lakin.
Bell Creek e D. W. King
Calhoun w II. Shaw.
AruoIdsburg--B, Rogers, Sup.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-03-26
Five Hundred and Seven
(y-SiX acres Of land

ty-SiX acres Of Land
in said County Of Mason, State Of West Viz
ginia, together with the appurtenancCs 10 the
same belonging, and the Coal and other Mine.
raj rights in said lands, and all the privileges
and appurtenanCCs to said land belonging,
with the brcak.waters, piers, landings, rail
roads, platforms, entries, coal and other min.
erals, AND ALSO includes all The coal and
other mineral rights, franchises and privileges
Of the said Company, in oheT lands in the
said County of Mason, containing some
Four hundred ami EiJhty-Sir
AcreS WiM the TdlHdble Sat
Furnaces,
and the other improvements erected on said
lands. together with all the franchises, rights,
privileges advantages, hcreditamenIs aud ap.
puranances Of the said Company, in anywise
appertaining to the said lands, and coal and
mineral rights, in said County Of Mason, aforc-
said
For more full and comp lie description Of
tba property to be sold, with its boundaries
md Ior. tious reference may te had to the said
Deed Of TT st of Record, as aforesaid
THE SALE will be made subject to the
Urior lien, and 10 tue provisions Of prior
Deed Of Trust. cxecu,Sd upon the same prop
crly by the West Columbia Coal and Salt Com
psn1v, to Russell Sturgis ana 'ameS H. Young
as Trustees, to scCrrc Bonds Of ltQt Company
TO Tue amount Of Que Hundred Thou and po!
lars, and interest, bearing date July Isl, 1900
and of record in the County Clerks 0n1ct
aforesaid, in Deed BOOr No. 10, poges 979 ano
following.
TERMS OF SALE.
Ten per cent Of the purchase money is to be
paid CASH in hand on the day Of SALE, and
The balance is to be paid within SIXTY DAYS
thereafter, at Room No 4, in 4S Wall Street,
in the City of New York, in the State Of New
York. And upon the payment Of the said
balance in full the purchaser will receive Z
Deed 10 the property, conveying such TITLE
as is vested in us as Trustees as aforesaid.
Dated, March 3D., 1874,
FREDERICK Fl. WALC0TT,
GEORGE W. GERARD,
Trustees for The Bond holders of the Ores
cent Coal and Salt Company Of New York
Van Wrinkle. Gambler & JOY Attorneys
for Trustees, AZ Wall Street, New York City.
March 70, lS7l,-llw.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-03-26

Remember, this papetis the official pa
per Of Mason and Putnam counties,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-03-26

AaRgsrsO "A young man by the name
Of Hill was brought to joil by Constable
Jo.pcr Greer Monday evening. Hill il
ch,rgrd With breaking into a Grocery on
'rou Mile aud taking from the drawer
,omo "a in monry
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-03-26

A paper mill has been started at Wells
burg for the manufacture Of wrapping pa
per. There are three newspapers at that
place, and some Of them publish romines'
cen'es Of the past history Of that section
and theology and spiritualism are discuss
ed rs we'll as the merits Of tho respective
journals, The crusade against whiskoy
selling 10 Wellsburg continues. lively as
ever.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-03-26

The roads leading from this city, arc
reported to be in very bad condition -
The CIa;ksburg road is said to be the
worst one, as well as The most dangerous
Something ought to be done to put these
roads in good condition. People who are
daily compelled to travel over them won
as4er il the road surveyors are indeed alive
iiI1d il they ever travel those roads
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-03-26

KILLED, About two weeks ago young
man named Abraham Mccoy, living in
Noane county, on Rocdy Greek, was kill
cd under the following circumstances
lie had been engaged at work 10 saw
mill, and while bearing of some plank was
struck with huge splinter from q slab
then being sawn. The piece Of sharp
wood was torn off By the saw aud hurI,
Cd with fatal force, it entered bis side aud
caused death in about two hours.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-03-26

The bottom Of pond. upon the land Of
Msior Robinson, in Monroe county, says
the Wnchmm, gsve way one night last
week. pnl the wutcr aud earth fell to Q
considerable depth The noise made was
great, and Was heard considerable dis
taNce from ne place.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-03-26

Tho body Of au infant (melc) was
found in the Knnowha Risw Tuesday
cgening. the child had been iO the water
foaror five days. aud evidently had been
thrown into the K4nawhe almost as ~9u
e> born, An irgpcst was held on the body
by Squire Moore.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-03-26

o. Suulay morning last, seven persons
aoreNcclved tito the old Presbyterian
Caasch Of this city All by profession of
ta,ic faith Rev Pr, Lane is Pastor Of
this Church and is an able Divine, and
very acceptable 10 his congregation.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-08-13
A Chicago Mystery.

Chicago has puZZling question OF sex
TO wonder over, while contemplating the
deceptions and rascalitiGs of the indivldu-
al whose sex is inquired after. Christian
Lund went to Chicago, and said he was
Danish nObleman in the disguise of power
ty. He was young and fair, and had a
soft, insinuating voice in almost any Ian
guage. He had a winning faculty of in
teresting people in his behalf. He began
with a situation as hotel waiter, but did
not like the place long. He then got into
better employment through the influence
of Mr.. Herman Raster AID others who be-
lieved in him. Something peculiar in the
quality of his voice often arrested atten-
ton. But he talked and ioked with gen.
tlemen with such free tongue as to drive
back any little suspicion that his sex was
not properly represented by his clothes.
He often changed places and became a
teacher of languages IN families, and IL
brarian full of tongues. He told various
stories about himself; the last that he was
a Spanish don. Suddenly Christian Lund
disap peared and about the same time Mrs.
Isabella ROthe dawned in Chicago, and
said she was a countess from Denmark.
She was dressed in fine stuffS, wore costly
iewelry and had money to waste. She re-
minded some people of Christian Lund.
Her voice was very like his and her face
was similar. Mrs. Rothe finally acknowi-
edged that she was Christian Lund, and
told how she came to put on pantaloOns
and such things. Nobody believed her
story. She has now left Chicago, and she
has left Chicago in the dark as to whether
its OverflOwing population has lost Isa-
bella R0the or Christian Lund, and nobody
pretends to guess from what particular
country he, she or it originally came.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-08-13
Nuptials of a POttOwatamie Chief.

Thursday, July 8, Adam Pamp and
Mary HolbrOok were united in marriage
by Justice French. Adam is full-blOOd
PottOwatamie Indian, said to be the lineal
descendant Sf long line of distinguished
chiefs, but having the misfortune to<have
a weakness of the legs which causes him
to go on ''all fours." He is quite famous
as trapper and fisher, and has by these
arts acquired some wealth. In this case
money bought the bride, as Mary, who is
a half-breed and quite cOmely, naively con-
fessed to the justice that Adams shekels
had won her youthful affectiOnl The
wedding party, owing to the bride
groom's affliction, were all seated, and the
responses of the high contracting parties
were full and hearty. An eXhilarating
feature of the occasion was the kissing of
the bride by number of professional gen.
tlemen who were present. One OF the
party afterward remarked "that during
the Osculating operation the bridegroom's
cOuntenance was of a most uncertain char
acter, and his fingers moved as though he
ardently desired to do some hair-lifting."
An ex-city attorney says that he shall long
remember the incident as an oasis in the
desert of life" The bridal party intend to
spend the honeymoon in the huckleberry
swamps of the vicinity, and afterward will
make the tour of Lake Huron and the
Georgian Bay in fishing smack.-Dctroit
Free Press
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-08-13
Southern COrn-Meal.

To any one who has ever enjoyed the
pleasure of eating a pOne or hOecake OF
genuine fresh corn-meal made of Southern
white corn, the taste of the dry and heavy
substitute for it found on our hotel aud
restaurant tables of this city affords sad
and unsatisfactory contrast, and we great
ly wonder that some of our enterprising
Grocers in this and other Northern cities
do not arrange with a good house in
Charleston, or Savannah, or further inland
along the line of the railroads to ship them
a regular supply. We know that many
of our retail grOcers have up the sign Of
"Southern corn-meal," but they do not
pet the genuine article. We do not mean
meal ground here from Southern corn,
nor meal ground in the South and then
kiln-dried and shipped here. We know
that kind of meal can be got. what we
refer to is meal ground from the fresh
corn, after fully matured and hardened, by
one of the regular old and old-fashioned
slow-going, OvershOt water-wheel mills,
found on the creeks all over the South.
All, such batter-cakes, and egg-bread, and
thin. wafer-like hOe-cakes as that kind OF
meal makes is as much superior to the
stale and improbable stuff we get here, as
sweet and succulent timothy grass Is 10
dry shucks or fodder. They say such
fresh meal will not bear transportation,
that it will become sour and mOldy. That
is true. if it was intended to keep it long
on hand. but we venture the prediction
that the house that receives such simon
pure corn-meal, would not have chance
to see whether it would become sour on its
hands.-AnericGn Grocer.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-08-13
Don't Fool with the Elephant.

At the conclusion of the afternoon per-
formance, while the people in attendance
were looking at the menagerie, some boys
annoyed the elephant by giving him sticks,
tobacco, etc., which made him so angry
that he reached out his trunk for the
Youths nearest to him, and partially encir-
cled three of them. Two managed to get
away. but one, aged about twelve years,
son of III. Luhrs, of the SaZarac saloon,
was caught by the elephants trunk, turned
around two or three times, and then raised
TO the beasts mouth, the animal seeming
to have the intention of biting him. In
fact. his head was raised so high and with
such force that the boys felt hat had a
hole broken in its top by collision with one
of the elephants tusks. A number OF men
sprang forward to cause the animal TO re-
lease his hold upon the boy, which he did,
throwing him aside with such violence chat
his right forearm was broken. The AMI
NAL was much excited for about ten Min
utes. and prevented the boys hat being OBJ
tanned during that time. The elephants S
keeper was not present at the time, aRd no
precautions had been taken to keep chill
tiren and other persons at a proper dis
tance from him. The boy who was hurt
had hls left arm broken by an accident
about year ago.-,SaerameHto (Cat.)
Union.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-08-13
AngOra Goats.

A New York exchange gives glowing
account of the success of naturaliZlng An
CORA goats on the Pacific coast. The artl-
Gle is in the main correct, except that the
preference is given to California as the
place where these animals thrive best.
That is not true. California is too moist
country in winter, and too warm-at least
in the valleys and foot-hills-in summer,
for the raising of Angora goats 10 perfec-
ton. These animals can bear any amount
of cold, and live on the toughest kind OF
food. but they cannot endure the winter
rains of California. After few weeks old,
in ordinary weather. they will get along
well enough; but baby Angora is almost
as helpless and needs almost rs much al
tention as a human baby, and one cold
rain on yOungster of the mohair family
is finisher for him. Again. the stlple OF
this goat is neither so long. fine nor heavy
in California a. Nevada. They are essen
tally an animal of high attitudes. and do
not seem 20 either thrive well or produce
an average feece near the level Of the sea,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-08-13

even with the most faithful and careful at
tendance. In Nevada they get along
splendidly; and probably all over the
Great Basin they will do well. The busl-
ness-of raising these beautiful animals will
doubtless increase greatly in this region
when it gets to be better understood.
Those employed in the business become
wonderfully attached to their pets, for
there is as much difference between an An
CORA and common goat as there is be
tween a four-mile blood horse, with his
grand ways, and villainOus broncho; or
between a rosy, radiant American girl be-
fore a grand piano, and moon-eyed, pam
taletted she-pagan humping on a one
stringed banjo. We heard once a man
who owns ~ flock of Angoras expatiate
about as follows: "Talk about your
horses, your dogs, your canary birds, or
even the common run of men and women !;
| tell you a pure AngOra knows more
than any of them; don't you, Jimmie?
said he, addressing a pet goat that stood
near him and Jimmie looked up with eyes
like a deer's as if he understood and as
sented to the prOpOsitiOn.-VIrgiliG City
NeU) EnterpTiSe
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-08-13
A Mistaken Old Gentleman.

The President of the Georgia Railroad
lately issued an order requiring strict
compliance with the State law calling upon
conductors of trains to see to it that the
engine whistle is blown for several hun
dred yards before approaching a crossing.
And thereby hangs this tale which the At
lanta Herald tells: Among the conduc-
tors is asEucy fine fellow, whom we shall
call Mr.. Prediction, and who has very
buXOm sweetheart. Living near her, on
the line of road, is worthy citizen, whom
we shall call Mr.. FrOnttellOw. Mr.. Pre-
dictiOn, in accordance with his orders,
struck up vigorous whistling about
quarter of mile from a crossing near Mr..
Frentfellow's house. In the dead hours
of the night as the rushing train ap-
preached the crossing, the whistle of the
engine would strike up such footing as
walked the very echoes of the woods and
thundered up the sleeping inmates OF Mr..
FrOntfellOw's house. Night after night
did that whistle toOt its discord, and rouse
the slumbering FrOntfellOws from their
drOwsy rapture. FrOntfellOw pOndered
over the nuisance. At length he worked
out the problem. He sat down and wrote
a serious complaint to the management of
the road, laying before it his woes. He
gravely informed the unsuspecting man
agement that Mr.. Prediction was abusing
the nocturnal slumbers of that peaceful
community; 4; that the secret of the matter
was that Mr.. Predicllon had a sweetheart
in that vicinity, named Miss SHkey, and
that he had got into the insane practice of
footing for half mile like a screaming
demon to post his Dulcinea on the fact
that he was passing by, and wanted to no
tify her of his proximity and recollection.
Mr.. FrOntfellOw further said that it was
very ungrateful in Mr.. Prediction to thus
abuse slumbering community to foot
up his duck; that he himself had frequent
ly carried notes from Prediction to Sukey,
and he hoped the railroad management
would stop the Internal footing.
Prediction still toOts, but whether the
Frontfellow family has learned to sleep
under the inflictiOn is an unsOlved prob
lem
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-08-13

wrap. What mortal man could hold this
winsome creature to his heart and not feel
electrified, for the time being at least, with
positive joy? Phil felt the dregs ofhis lost
youth stirring within him; the faint skele-
ton of the wild sweet rapture seized him
that youth he thought gone from him for
ever.
"My sweet JESSIE" he whispered, my
own little girl, would that | were taking
you to my own hearth-Stone, there to be
cherished forever!''
Whereupon she struggled out of the
carriage wrap, and out of his arms, look
ing up in his face with sore alright.
"Why, Jessie,'' said Phil, "yOu surely
mean to be my little wife some day, don't
you?"
Your wife - she stammered, all the
crimson fading out of her face, and her
eyes filled with terror. ''Oh no; that il
impossible; never-never ~
Phil made one little struggle to catch at
this phantom of joy fast fading away from
him.
Didn't you know that | hoped for
this, Jessie? Had you no thought OF it
yOurself?"
"Oh no, Mr.. Fairfield-nO, no; / never
dreamed you cared for me in that way.
- lOu hhCu uiAShC
would, Or-or a father. haven't any IA
ther, you know; and-and | suppose it
was wrong. II led you to believe, per-
haps; but l couldn't; tit is not to be
thought Of"
"An insuperable obstacle again." l re-
peated, bitterly. "Once | was too young !;
now | am too 'old!'
Jessie burst into passion of sObs. The
Door child felt terribly. was compelled
to soothe her, and declare to her that it
wouldn't matter at all-nOt to let the sub
iect give her the slightest uneasines3.
But would | be her friend? Would |
please not get angry and queer, and be
nothing to her?
81 will be father to you, JESSIE" l as
severated, sOlemnly; for, in truth, [ was
glad to have her cease sObbing. 81 will
be your uncle, grandfather, anything you
like. child; [ declare to your
Then took her home and from thence
drove over to my own lonely hearth,
where have been ever since, pOndering it
all over, and wondering how it all comes
about, and whether it is my fault or my
misfortune
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-08-13
An Iowa Amazon.

Not many of the older residents of Des
MOines have forgotten Miss Mary Hay, a
lady who practiced wOman's rights if she
didn't preach them. In stature she was
full six feet, powerfully formed and strong
er than most of the men in the settlement.
She could fell tree with the skill of an
accomplished wOodman, and drive cattle
equal to the best bull-whacker on the
plains. She was an expert with a rifle and
could drop ball into a squirrel in the top
of the tallest tree. She was also an ac-
complished navigator and frequently
operated ferry across Coon River. The
tales told of her prowess and strength are
legion.
On one occasion she was ferrying Chief
Justice Williams over Coon River in a
skiff. The ChiefJustice, with accustomed
gallantry, essayed to make love to his oars
woman. Mary resented this, and reaching
ing for the head of the Judiciary with an
arm and hand that would fell an OK,
threatened to pitch him into the river if
there was any more of that kind of nom
sense. The Justice may have been will
ing to face room full of lawyers, but he
didn't care to try the strength of that
brawny arm, and quickly postponed all
endearments.
Although an Amazon in size, Mary had
ber full share of the feminine desire to dress
well. On 'One occasion she appeared at
church with a little jaunty hat of the latest
cut, small parasOl, and a short dress and
pantalets. A stranger from the East was
doing a small job of worship at the shrine,
and CHANGING TO see the lady in that cos
tune smiled audibly. Mary saw the ridi-
cule and her wrath was kindled. When
church was over she sought the abode of
that Down Easter with the expressed de
termination of ''thrashing the ground with
him." The tidngs of her intent preceded
her, and when She hove in sight of his
clearinghouse he lit out for thick brush
and remained concealed until she departed.
Subsequently she make other wrathful
visits for the same dire purpose, but each
time the Eastern man evaded her, and fin
ally the difficulty was amicably settled by
the interpOsitiOn of mutual friends.
On one occasion there was a berrying
party somewhere in this vicinity, the ladies
being the hosts and furnishing the teams
to haul their guests to the berry patch.
Mary invited a gentleman yet living in
Des Moines, and at that time a u. S. official
When the time arrived for starting. the
lady appeared at the door of his office,
driving two yokes of cattle attached to a
farm wagon. and sang out for her escort
to hurry. He didn't move quite fast enough
to suit her, and she picked him up, chair
and all, and placed him in the wagon, and
then with a "G'lang Buck that could
have been heard across the river, started
after berries.
She was as brave as she was massive. and
when some drunken Indians once refused
to leave her premises, she seized a hoop
pole and drove them from thence single
handed.
Subsequently, Mary married an estima-
BILE gentleman in an adjoining county, a
county officer, with whom she started for
California, but died on the way.-DeS
Moines Reqister.