The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-05-25

GEO. W, lIiPEIT, lTOpTlctOT'
The latest Register is on sale at the
Point Pleasant Book Store.
ToCoSTRAcToRs-PUBLIc SALES
The Bridge Commissioners Of this
county, Mcssrs. James T., Knight,
George W. Pullin and D, II. Willard,
will make the following sales ofpub-
lie works, on the days designated be-
low: June 7th, 1876, at 3 o'clock P.
NJ, ut public auction on the ground,
thcbuildingo an earth cmbankment
across Five Mile creek, ON Kanawha.
On Tuesday, June 9Th, ut 9 o'clock
A. NJ. sell on the ground the building
Of wing walls ut both ends Of Old
Town Bridge, on the West Columbia
road.
ON Wednesday, june 9Th ut 8
o'clock \, NJ. the building of u Stone
cuIyert with earth cmbarkment,
across Debby's Run, near Ten Mile
creek, on the land Of George W. Pull
lin.
On Thursday June 9th at l0o'cIock
A. NJ, on the ground, the erection
Of two Stone Piers, and the building
Of II covered wOotlen bridge across
Thirteen Mile Creek near the town of
Leon, ON Kanawha, Bidders FOR the
wooden bridge are requested to Furn-
ish plans and specifications.
CrTT1SG AFFRAY.-On Five Mile,
Arbuckle District, Mason county,
Tuesday night, 10th inst, at one.
Stilwasoners, who IN days anti-
rcbelli, would have been designated
as "poor white trash" in Il drunken
free fight Nelson Cooper, colorcd,
stabbed and cut severely, one FRED
Lee, culored. Cooper was also severe
lv cut. Fred. received a cut from
side, to side through the bowels across
the stomach h, some twelve or fifteen
inches, letting the bowels out by the
buckct-full. He also received sever
ri other severe cuts. Other pagtics
took u hand in the fight, but none
others, except those named, were
hurt. Cooper came to town, got his
wounds dressed, and went before
Justice French and gave himself up,
stood his trial and was acquitted
The condition of Lee is very prcco-
carious, yet the physician attending
expresses the opinion that be may
recover.
TIE McCoRMlcK REApERs.-ln to-
days paper will be found an advcr-
tiScmcnto these celebrated machines.
This place has been selected as the
Agency for the whole State, and is
ROW headquarters, 50 far us ourState
Is concerned. The machines are
on exhibition at the shop Of Mr.. Rob
ert Young. Our farmers would do
well to take Il look at them, These
machines are sold on such easy terms,
that almost any farmer can purchase
one.
II we should say anything more in
compliment to Bro. AtEeson, Of the
Monitor, his sclf-csteenI, would lead
him to do, as we used to hear the story
ON General Scott, that is: "If they
would stick red feather in a certain
part of his person he would strut
himself to death"
John $. Miller remembered TINS
office with Il basket Of fine strawber-
rics. lie has our thanks, and has
the privilege of doing so again at
anytime. He has these berries in
abundance, and parties and festivals
can be supplied on very short notice.
DlsLocNTIoN.-Wc regret to learn
that William Mcdaniel, aged thir-
teen years, and son of VIM. McDan-
icl, Esq, of Lewis District, this
county, fell and dislocatcd his shout
der joint The dislocation was redu-
ccd as soon as Surgeons could be
summoned, and Master William is
doing well.
The ladies of the Point Pleasant
Presbyterian Church will give a
Strawberry and Ice Cream Festival,
on Wednesday evening, May 31st, at
their Church, Upper Presbytcrian9