The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-08-21

tempt last Wednesday to take her
life She got hold Of a bar Of iron
bywhich she beat herhead severely
cutting some thirteen gashes upon
it. She was detected and secured,
and her wounds dressed. So weak
was she from the loss of blood, that
her physicians thought it impossible
for her toget out of bed; but on Thurs.
day, while her door was left open to
furnish her air, and no one was ar,
ound her room, she managed to get
to the east window of the hall in the
second.story, and jumped out, and
falling on her head, she was killed
instantly.
The John A. Porter, a Pittsburgh
tow boat, is lying about a mile be-
low Gallipolis. Rumor represents
her as a floating hospital, She is
said tohayean number ofcasesof yellow
fever on her. Yaller Jack is dan.
gerous individual, and we would adj
wise Bro. Harper as well as other ed.
itors who.Iike him are not prepared
for the change, to keep away from
him.
BOARD OF OvERsEERs OF THE Poor.
The Board of Overseers Of the Poor
for Mason county, met at the Poor
farm last Saturday and organized by
re-elccting Thos. Fowler, Esq, Presi-
dent, and John z. Timms, Esq,
Clerk. Lewis Blankeship, present
incumbent, rc-appointed superinten.
dent of the poor farm at a salary Of
$500 per year.. The Board report the
farm in good condition and good
crops upon it.
Major Hotchkiss has arranged to
carry an excursion party on a trip
to the Old Dominion on the 10th of
September. The party will leave
Huntington on the evening of the
10th at $50 and arrive in Richmond
It's n. m. next dav. The tickets
arc good for 10 days returning and
allow you to stop where you choose,
The Ballard and EXCHANGE hotelswill
entertain 'excursionists for 50 per
day and the railroad fare is only SO
for the. round trip. Major Hotch-
kiss will be with the party and help
make it Observation-Disclosures.
The Clarksburg Free Press says
that c. l.. Wilson of that (Jefcrson)
county, raised, this year, nineteen
hundred and sixty-eight bushels of
wheat on sixty.fve acres of ground,
and that eleven acres produced forty.
nine bushels and twenty-five pounds
to the acre. Thisis an extraordinary
yield for even this extraordinary
prolific year ~
LEON lTEMs.-Prospccts for corn
is much better than it was two weeks
ago.
Potatoes promise a good crop
More planted this year than last.
Apples will be about an average
crop; peaches scarce, there being none
except on high lands.
Last Thursday our village was the
scene of the Workingmen's demons,
tration, The first thing on prog
rammo was to send one of their mum.
Der to Buxton's Mill, for n tackle
with which to raise their flag polo.
About 10 o'clock the scene began
After the pole had been raised and
the flag had assembled u few rods, it
was found the ropes were not adjust
ed properly, when one of their nun.
Der made an effort to climb the pole,
but he found it too "stecp" and gave
it up While he was yet between
heaven an earth, VIC thought he dem
onstrated the condition of their can
didates, that is, they would have to
stare at the result of tho election.
Some our citizens remarked that
those of other parties would have to
help hoist the pole, when one of the
Workingmen, joined by one or two
others, got pretty warm, From their
loud talkingit seemed as though they
were fighting men, instead of work
ingmcn.
At o'clock they assembled in
Convention at the school house, none
but delegates, or those belonging to
the order, being admitted. l was
informed that they made no nomin-
atoms. but would convene at Win