The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-01-07
STATE NEWS.

was shocked and panied at the sud-
den deatho little Jimmie Spcrry,son
OF Capt. CA. Sperrv. 1t seems that
the little fellow had gone out alone,
taking his skates with him, to the
pond Just in front and not more than
two hundred yards from his home.
About dusk his brother George miss
ed him, and started ont to find him.
Learning that he had been seen on
the pond about o'clock, George went
on the ice, and was horror-struck to
find the tracks of his skates leading
directly to the open water where the
ice had been taken ffdurinst the day,
and there too was his little hat to
tell the tale. He had skated right
into the water before he knew it, and
his hat Heated Off ak he went down.,
In a short time number Of citizens
collected about the spot, and com
mcnced fishing for the body, which
was found almost Immediately where
his hat was taken out of the water.
No one was near, or saw him when
he went down. 4 sad, sad death.
Jimmie was one Of the brightest, and
best little boys Of our town, and our
whole community sympathizcs deep.
" with his bereaved parents, and
sorrowing family.-.lIouatajN Herald.
( Posr-0rrIcE RoEEED.-0n Monday
nightlast the post-oiiicea Greenland,
Grant county, West Virginia was
robbed of four registered letters <ad-
dcssed to Petersburg, West Virginia,
which had bcenlcft at Greenland by
! the carrier, who did not wait for a
/ DELAYED mail. On Wednesday a
Young man who lives "in the west
1 was arrested at keyscr, charged with
T the robbery About $50 were fornd
upon'hiS person, and as he had been
! impecurious fos,some time this was
looked upon asa suspicious circum-
stance. He was sent to Grant coun-
IEzfeE.ag, Register. i
TIE NIn1TlA.-Thc. Governor rec
ommcnds that the militia be placed
on u good footing. There are but
two or three volunteer, companies in
the State, and the militia don't
amount to, anything. Let us have
some of'thc. good old days when big
mrstersn were held and Biographies
we're worn. 1t is reflection on the
State that the militia is in such
.wrctchcd condition HAccli0g RcgttI
Ter. re-
DEATH OF Rev. ouyCLARE.-Fllis
notsl mag, Nsll ka9SEs4 III, tshf2SaSiaR . 1T
Pruu.ytown, this county, Dec oath,
1874, aged 81 years. Mr.. Clark was
a man distinguished for !iis!zeal and
carncstncss in the Christian cause.
He had bcenin the ministry upwards
of 45:years connecting himself with
the Methodist-ProdeStant Conference
immediately afEer the secession of
that denomination from the ". L.
Church.ip lS2S. He Travelled, Us an
itfnerant, for ;,:nnmbcr Of years, and
vas consequently familiar with the
noantain. service. His life has been
5!tiqscly4itlen!cfed with The cause of
christianity, aad.as a minister Of The
Gospel he accomplished great Labor.
.-GlMttga Sentinel.
! The Chdrlestonians are exceeding
tly jubilant over the prospectsof har-
ing two blast furnaces added to their
I industrial establishments; for which
/ a bonus or subscription of $4,000
has been raised. The Kanawha Iron
| Company, with \. J. Bigley, of Pitts
! buFgh, for President, and Edward c.
Pechin and John Walker Of PcnnSyl-
vania, and ". \. Quarter and J. B..
Walker Of Charleston, for. Directors,
has alrcadyiBeen organized, and OK
poets to commence making iron by
| the 1St,of Jinf.% The Gharicstoaians
faie'so welfFleaSed:with the prospects
forthcoming q great manufacturing
city, that they will hardly miss the
tGabital when; it shall be removed
i'thence-as it most liEelywill bcthis
Iwinter.-Sdtc JenrNGl.
We learn from the Romncy Mtelli-
gener that the Academy in Spring
field, Hampshire county, was entire
ly destroyed by fire on Tuesday
morning Of last week. The.fre when
discovered about 1 o'clock, had made
such progress as toprcclude any effort
to save the building. 1t is supposed
that the fire originated on the sec
/ na floor Of the building, from blrn-
ing coal from the stove falling on the
floor. The Academy was erected a
few days before the war, through the
idomitable energy, transcription,
of the late venerated Rev. William
A. Smith. IN.
Squire Kettle, who resides in the
Hutton Valley, Randolph county,
Killed a white deer on the ID Of De
cembcr. Our informant says there
was not a hair on it but what was
perfectly whitc.-Buckhanaon Deltd.