The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-05-03
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PRnsoSALs.-NIaj. y. IL. Hotchkiss,
Of staunton, Virginia, the General
Agent of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Rail Road, was in town last week
looking after freight for the Railroad.
The Major is a genial gentleman and
is ready and willing to produce the
facts and figures to prove to our bus
iness men and shippers generally
that it is to their interest to patron
ize the c. g. o. r. r. with all freights
going to or coming from the East
The rates are low and the schedule
oftime is good, and we hope that eve
ryone in the county will give their
business and custom TO this road
The success of this enterprise is Of
vital Importance TO our people and
the benefits will be mutual. Attend
to it. Help the road, and the road
will help you. The large herds of
live stock that go East every year,
should go by this route, and the
county people should give this bus
mess to them in preference to such
routes as the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, which are great monopo-
lies, and do us but little good.
Col. John Schriencr, Trcasurur of
the Herald Printing Company
AIid,llcport, Ohio, was in town Mon
day, but failed to call at our sane
tum,
We were glad to meet in town on
Monday, Dr. r. X, McCausland, Of
St. Louis. The Doctor was formerly
II resident of this town.
Rev, +. y. Trippctt, the recently
appointed NJ. L. minister in charge
Of the Point Pleasant circuit, has
moved with his family into the Meth
odist parsonage at this place.
&C. Maddy, Esq, of Ohio, former
lya resident of this town, gave us
Il pleasant call on Saturday.
VIM. II. Settle, ESQ, of Mt. olivct
Ky, is visiting Dir. Barbec, Of this
town. We regret to learn that he is
Just returning from Flint Hill, Rap
pahannock county, Va, where he
was attending the last sad rites of
his mother, Mrs. Col. Thomas II.
Settle, (sister to DR., Barbce,) who
died on the 10Th ult. We extend
our sympa,hies to the Doctor and
his family in their bereavement.
County RoAps.-We hear much
complaint about the cncroacmnents
upon some Of our county roads, by
fencing, until in some places they
are 50 narrow that teams cannot pass
one another. This is a matter that
our next County Court should invcs-
tigate, and if land owners have en-
croachcd upon public highways they
should be compelled to set their fen
ces back until the road is of proper
width. Every person whose land is
taken for road, claims damages to
the full value of the land taken,
and the fencing necessary to enclose
the land over which the road passes.
Thirty feet, is about the amount of
land condemned in each case. and
paid for out of the county treasury,
and the land owners generally en-
close one-third Of that in their fields,
to the dctriment of the public
Roads so circumscribcd can never be
made good roads, Every county road
is required by law to be at least thir-
ty feet wide, kept we'll drained, clear
and smooth. How many roads in
Mason county are Of this width, and
in this condition.
Eighty-fve reams Of the c.lcbra-
ted "van Matrc Note Paper" just re-
ccivcd ut the Book Store.
EDlToRIu. ExcuRsIoN,-rhe New
York Press Association are arrange
cling for an excursion in June, over
tho Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
to Cincinnati. They will stop in
Richmond, Staunton, at the Green
brier White Sulphur Springs, and
ut Charleston, on their way Vest
At Charleston they will descend the
Knnnwho River nv boat. in order TO