The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-12-06
STATE ITEMS.

The Sutton Moaatahecr describes
it in tho following highly poetic
style;
Last Sunday morning the first
frost Of the season put in an appear
ance, and as it was u heavy one, dill
atory and struggling vegetation
promptly deserted the landscape"
Since writing our article last week
in regard to the Parkersburg, Spen-
Ger aud Charleston railroad, we have
had an opportunity to converse with
manyof the leading men Of this
county in relation to the same, and
are happy to say that We have not
found a single citizen of Roane, to
whom we have mentioned the sub
ject, who is not only anxious to have
the road established, but is willing
to contribute literally toward the
enterprise. That sounds like bust
ness, and now the next thing in or
der is to go to work in earnest. Call
a meeting, and let us get every prop
erty owner and business man in
Roane aroused to the great impor-
tanco Of this project. Roanc appeal.
Sixty head of three year old cattle,
raised by Mr.. S. b. Williams, of Mon
roe county, w. Va, were weighed in
Philadelphia q few;days ago, the lot
averaging on the scales, at that point
1879 pounds. These cattle were
ranged and grazed on the Williams
lands, so well known for their rang
ing and grazing qualities. Thirty
head of Big Sandy four year olds,
known as scrubs, grazed on the same
land by Mr.. Williams, averaged, at
the same place, 1,275 pounds.
A coal barge loaded with coal and
owned at Pittsburgh, in tow of the
Alice Brown was sunk Immediately
below the steamboat landing here,
on Tuesday afternoon, the accident
being caused by the waves made by
the Joseph Bigley, which boat met
the coal fleet, and though warned by
the whistle of the downward bound
boat, did not check up in time and
the barge filed with water, and sunk
Immediately. 1t was ut orce cut
loose and rather remarkably, in sink
ing, broke in two and one half came
to the surface and was towed ashore,
where it now lies. As the river is
very high, the Y! coal is, Of course, to-
TAI loss "s''SO'rg fle''''"'
Mrs, Virginia sisson, of Ohio coun-
~, mas Groughs SUIT, Sec4nT W TFaaI; IN
oS a saloon tconer' q. i Danbesr,
for selling liquor to her husband af-
ter being notified not to do SO, and
claims damages in the sum OF S5oOo'
AT last accounts the case was before
jury
John Davis and John Hager, who
were shut up in tho Borden mine,
near Cumberland, Nd, BY the Gu.
wing in of the roof, have been rescu-
ed and ore in perfect health but yerv
weak having been in the mine for
forty-two hours,
Mr. Y. d. DAVIS our entefpf!slhe
mai 1ti eontraetor, had one OF ms n valu-
ape stage horses 70 1ie iass l ueS snGyS
Ar; DaVls estimates MS AoSs ~ SzOO'
-'io0roe heges'sr'
The Moundsyillc Reporter gives an
account of a Young girl who seemed
~ 60 oI',,o. m;.h = nortr -
~ D' +" 0"p.',e Ai''S WIN F" p"i'' u
gypseys' a lady witnessing harsh
treatment to her by savage gypsey
man induced the gill to make known
her history, which is as follows:
''' ch ,,.,h;na ond ~ frst 20,
one was sooDlng, anu AZ nIs' ~,
La$Hu 70 answer n ,T "Iy qm"s s nt tho
az aTs sr "a I tSo s s~o and them
stStsd that her home IN was in Monon-
gniia county, West Virginia, about
s;nS miIos from Norrantown, md
That ber father was farmer named
Martin Hart. and that she had n
st"n'motber who abused her cruelty
om5 lint when tho rvnsey whose
nan,o sSo said was T,erdof nassed by
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