The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-05-01

VI VIC OOhIu OI III
rectors Of the Hope Manufacturing
and Coal Co., on the 18th inst, the
following officers were elected:
John Young, President; Edward
Edwards, Agent; D. C. Davis secre-
tary and book-keeper. Directors
John Young, Richard Collins, Mirah
Williams, Herman Lerner, David
Edwards, T. ]. Edwards, and Moses
Morgan.
Herman Lerner has just purchased
$1,000 worth of stock in the above
company, from stockholders in Jack
sonville, Ohio.
We have a new store here called
the Mason city Store, 1t is well
stocked and deserves the patronage
ofour people.
Richard Bennett, whose foot was in
jured last week, is sufficiently recov-
cred to go to work,
John Young returned last Tuesday
evening on the Katydid, from Park
ersburg, where he has been making
extensive purchases of timber for his
boat-yard. A large raft of square
timber belonging to him arrived here
to-day. This will keep the mill and
boat-yard in material for some time.
John Bryan, aged rs years, resi-,
ding at Buffalo, died at his residence
in that place on the 10Th ult., of gen
oral debility, superinduced by old
age. Mr., Bryan was u native of
Campbell county, Virginia, from
which place he removed about the
year 1866, to Cabell county, and in
1856 to Buffalo, where he continu-
ously resided up to the day of his
death. lie leaves behind him as the
only remaining members OF his fam
lily, two sons, Vim. and r, Il. Bryan,
the old gentleman's wife, and his
daughters having preceded him to
the silent tomb, since his residence in
Buffalo. Mr.. Bryan was u good citi-
zen, II man with a kindly heart, and
his presence will be sorely missed in
the community in which he resided.
On Sunday night last, Mr.. F. c.
Pctry, representing tobacco house,
from Maysville, Ky, and a guest
of the Kline House of this city,
while endeavoring to descend the
flight of stone steps in front of the
building, in the dark, fell from them
Il distance of ten or fifteen feet into
the basement below, ipjuring his
.thigh-bono considerably, and bruis-
ing other portions of his body Sc
vcrely. He was feeling So budiy on
Monday morning from the effects of
the full, that he abandoned an OK
tonsivo trip he had planned out, and
left for his home torecuperato. The
lessee of the hotel, Mr.. B. t. Butler,
is not to blame in the matter, but we
think the lessons and owners of the
property should place an iron rail
ing on each side of these steps.
John G. Henderson, Esq, soldier
of 1912, and two widows of veterans
of that war. Mrs. Nancy George rel
let of VIM. George, decd, and Mrs.
Ann Jones, relict of Joseph Jones,
have awaited themselves of the ben.
eft of the pension recently given
them by the General Government,
by the act of Congress passed in
March, 1878, and have filed the ne
cessary proof to have their names
placed on the pension rolls at Wash
ington. They will begin to draw
their pensions in June next. John
Z. Timms, Attorney at Law, filed
their applications.
SINGULAR CALF.-We are about to
venture upon calf story, despite
the skeptic or any other man. We
made a brief mention of this calf a
few weeks ago. Now we are able to
speak more advisedly. Mr.. Robert
o. Boggess, of Robinson, owns the
curiosity. 1t came into this world
perfect in all parts except one, that
is, it has never sign of a tail to
switch at the festive summer.hy.-
The calf is now about three months
old, and is looked upon by all who
have seen it as the greatest living
curiosity Of the day.
Prof. W. X. Pendloton, State Su-
norintendent of Public Schools, has