The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-07-22
STATE NEWS.

FIRE.-Last Sunday evening, 3
o'clock, in the time of a heavy rain
storm. our town was aroused by the
alarm of fire. The Coaft House bell
was vigorously rungand men, women
and children rushed through the
rain to the place where the fTe was
supposed toberaging. The dwelling
house of Maj. c. H. Progler had been
struck by lightning, and had actual
ly begun to burn, but 4 few buckets
Of water served to quench the fire.
The lightning first struck the CHM
ney, then ran down twoor three of the
studding, splitting themall to pieces,
knocking off plaStering and latheS
at fearful rate. The mantle-piece,
and clock sitting upon it, in a low.
er room, were torn in pieces and
scattered over the room. A number
of persons were in the building at
the time, yet, strange to say, not one
was injured.-Rip,ey Democrat.
SAD Acc1DEyr.-on the ID inst,
Mr.. Hartzell, who drives the hack
running from Wayncsburg to Cam
eron, was severely hurt at the latter
place by his team backing the hack,
while turning on q narrow read, over
an cmbankment of forty or fifty feet.
One of the horses was instantly kill
cd and the other injured. Mr.. Hart
eel was very badly hurt by the horses
falling on him, and he was taken to
the Marling House where Dr. Ssidgcr
was summoned who did all he could
for the suffering man. At last ac-
counts Nr. Hartzel was in y fair way
for recovery.-JlouNGSsiIic reporter.
FINE Hocs.-Capt. Bill Campbell,
of Moundsvillc, is IN expert in jndg-
ing fnc hogs. A day or to since he
was looking..at a pen Of superb CheS-
ter White pigs, when he remarked:
'Now, that's not the sort of a hog to
raise. It's nose is too short. When
4 hog like that gets to roofing its
bound to get sand and dirt inits eyes
makes 'em blind, don't you see.
For good square root take 4 hog
that has a snoot foot long. They
don't get sand in their eyes, and you
always know where to find 'cm-cs-
pecially If you own garden.-Rcgis-
ter.
ROBBERY At KEYsEa.-At noon on
Wednesday friend of Mr.. s. Ru-
dalph, hardware dealer OF Keyscr,
West, Virginia, saw 4 young man
named RSid-go, to the door of Mr. Ru-
-saIph'S stoFesdHring the temporary
absencs-ott the preprietes-uQlock the
door, ge-into9 the stese and. conc out
again in 4 few minutes. Suspccting
something wrong the gcntlcnaN in
formed Mr. Rudolph Of, she circGiil-
stances, and the lattcr1oadc haSty
examination of his store. when he
discovered 4 sum ofmoncy estimated
at from one to two hundred dollars
missing out Of the cash drawer. lie
procured a warrant and had Reid ar
rested and committed to Jail toawait
the action Of the grand jury. Reid
came TO Keyscr from Winchester,
Virginia. and was formerly in tie
employ of Dir. Rudolph. He had a
false or duplicate key to the store
door, by which he obtained an en-
trance as above stated.-CJuaJer'and
.Nc,rs.
VALUABLE BRIDGE WISHED AWAY.
The iron bridge recently erected by
the county over coal river washed
away on Thursday last. This has
been an ill-fated bridge as accidents
have been happening it ever since it
was first erected. During the recent
rise in Coal river, the drift wood,
RATS, etc. came down in such guam
titles and with such force that not
withstanding the efforts Of the citi-
zens Of the neighborhood two spans
OF the bridge were destroyed. Coal
river Thursday night was higher
than on Tuesday last, and Little
Coal river is considerable higher than
it was in lS6l.-C0urie-.