The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-11-05

collar" According to latest Paris report
a lady may exercise Der own choice in The
selection CT the animal she wishes TO repre-
seat, aud may appear as reindeer, as .
bear, as nof,hero Elk. or, 10 fact. as any
rough skinned animal her taste may die
:aic.
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VIM. Smith has Just received a
new stock of Boots and Shoes and
General Merchandise.
\ G. Green. brOtherof Judge Green
of Marietta, printer. at one time con,
ucc'cd with James Hutchinson 10 the
publication Of The Independent RepaJlira,
at this place, well known to the printers il
almost every Office in tie United States,
net with horrible death OF Altoona. Pa,
September Slh. He was prccipita;cd
through the trap door Of a moving rail
road car partially loaded with iron ore
he fell head drs: 90 the track, with the
ore on top of him, and was Instantly kill
ed. having bis neck broken, and his head
face aud shoulders badly maugled. Eli
was a man Of brilliant talents. bat fell IN
der the Influence Of strong drink. whose
affect slave he becamc.
Tie Grand Lodge OIL. 0. o F, o
West Virginia, recently in session al
Wheeling. chose tic following officers f!
this State:
Grind .Naaer-Joha II. Gosslcr, Ct
Charleston ----------.---
! 1epay Grind lss,d-E. 4 Peck, d
C!!arsssburg.
Grand Hafasa--J. 4. Mii!er. o.
Wheeling.
Grand .seccetmy-Thomas C. Steele
Of Grafton.
GSusd rredsarr-wn. L. Kelley
of Pa,lersburg.
Grand RrprcseH'etiee-JOs. HOlliogs
worth, Of Wheeling
!
/ FtaE IN TIE Wocps The ircs in the
woods OF the lover side Of Kanawha. ha.
been raging for several dcys It's rava
! .4s are fearful and Gu the increase. II
/ its course, good deal Of fencing and val
uuble timber has been destroyed. also sev
cral fields of corn
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Capt Thomas S Saudford and Ed. T
Maddy haze sold 'hci' interest in tie Sal
Valley to r. r. Hudson The Sal
| Valley Sil! soon enter the Pomeroy aur
rarkersburs trade in place Of the Emm;
Graham. In all probability VIC shall hav,
the Emma Graham from here to P;ttshurl
the next rise Of the river lrorton Jour
adj
,sohn Jay Gilbert. Esq has sold ou
lis entirc interest in the Huntington id
reyt;isr TO Major W. S. Dowaer. who ha'
been connected for sometime with that pa
per.
James Wo!hHdio. editor Of the Weston
Democrat, is candidate for Clerk Of thu
House of Delegates. II We were GO
pledged to another gentleman for this pc
sitior. We wotid certainly advocate TIT
claims of "Wof."
Tac Houston (Texas) CEroairls rsi'l
czclai;Ds: GLORY to God! Two dollsr'
received a. the Office yesterday! Bring il
your wash bill
The steamer Shoe Fly" ferrT boa
plyiue between the railroad and Charles
ton, was burned last Thursday morning
about 4 o'clock. This is good loss t.
the Charlestonians
The Parkers5arg JOar7tel challenge:
any county or State in the Uuion to pro
duce stalk Of corn equal to that raised by
Hiram Osterhou', of Weston township
and on exhibition at the Wood County
Fair. I. was IA feet high, 9 feet to frs
ear and contained four large ears and ons
small one
Tho Marietta Register says that Capt
Ec. NJ Cole. of Harmer. has purchased the
steamer James R Rarkin. and proposes 'c
run her in the Marietta and Cincinnati
trade, leayins Marietta every Mcnaa;