The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-09-23
sTATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
I. Buffalo. in Putnam, has success
ful spoke factory.
The eolored Baptists of the Stat
recently held an Association at Nal
/ den.
Postmaster Powell, IF Boothsviile
lisin trouble on account Of allegct
cmbczzlement.
A Harrison county stock raiser re
Gently realized $4,000 in cash fol
cattle sold in the Baltimore market.
A new line of hacks between Fair,
mont and Morgantown, is tobc estab,
liShed soon by Capt. Shirtlef:
The Pendlcton Nc,rs has newprint,
ing material, and viii present. tselfin
improved style in couple of weeks.
Resolutions of respect and condo,
lenco upon the death Of Judge Allen,
have been adopted by the Grant
county bar.
Lewis county has seven citizens
"the number of whose days and years
in the aggregate is five hundred and
ninety-threc.
In a few days new iron furnace
will be started in Braxton county for
the manufacture of pig iron. Some
! work hands for that establishment
passed through Charleston last week.
Until another railroad is built, the
iron will be shipped down Elk river
to Charleston, thence to market
Water transportation is cheap on
Elk.-l'est0n Democrat.
Our State cattle raiscrs will doubt
less be interested to learn that the
butchers and cattle dealers Of Balti-
more have agreed to change the reg
ular weekly cattle market day from
Wednesday to Monday, SO rs to pre-
vent picking out choice stock On the
day before the regular sale day
With Monday as the sales day no
business can be legally done the day
before, which is Sunday, and in this
way it is expected to accomplish the
end desired.
Secretary Hodgson, of the West
Virginia Press Association, has print
ed over his signature the follwing
circular letter, addressed to editors
and Publisher Of the State:
All Editors and Publishers who
are DESTROYS of joining in the grand
excursions, under the auspices OF the
West Virginia Press Association, to
start from MartinSburg, about2. P. W.,
on Monday, October Nth, will please
notify the undersigned immediately,
in order that transportation may be
secured. The routcwill be as follows:
From Martinsburg, via Cumberland
Valley Rmlroad, to Harrisburg;
thence by Pcnnsy!ran!i Central, ."
st. Louis; and from that poi4t, take
the AtchlSon, Topeka y Santa re
Railroad to GranaGa, Colorado, and
return. ANY iurther information
will be gwen by addressing the un-
] u IL
derSlSned, at berkeley Springs, west
Virginia, s.. n" H
4 brother j, the West yirqinia
| N e. Conference recently preached
for = colered congregation. and after
preaching for them, as he thought.
! =. hest he know how, was prayed
s,r br c,,arcd local preacher as fol.
iows: 20 co.! bIrss de brudder dat
smoke, Be his l;uht = his darkness;
be his scnse in his iqoom,icn; be his
strength in his weakness, and o.,
Lord, bless DIS intelligent congregation"
Pits Gtrit!aa -idrcnd'e.
BrryrD To De,ru-A little child,
abnnt " three ~ yca,. ,' old Of Mr.. Eale,
who I;vas nsar tho WILDERNESS road
IN Vicb0las CONT was ~ severely
hnrncJ bv lis ciotiin% catchinr fire
!, f.w 5oys 400 tLat + died in = Shorf
t;no aft:r tbc occurrence The M.
rents were on = visit to Mr., 0dclI's. 4
nn;~bbor when thp accident occnrrad
Two cb;ldron Ind bccn loft in chorrr
of the household during the absence
of the parents, the clothes Ofthc elder
taking fire, and both being Young,
were unablc 10 nreyent the dire ca