The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-03-26

The result Of this treatment is that
the corn is not liable to rot before il
sprouts and insects do not disturb it.
Where he uses smoked corn, there is
no necessity Of replanting. He has
tested thisexperiment for a number
Of years and has always been success
ful. Last year he run out Of smok.
ed corn while planting one field and
used a small quantity of corn that
was not smoked. On the portion
where the unsmoked corn was he
was compelled to replant the greater
part.
The owners and officers Of the Tel
ephone, are reminded that our peo-
pie are growing very impatient
about the manner in which they re-
ceive their Saturday mail. This
mail is due here in the morning, but
we hardly ever get it on Saturday,
until late in the afternoon. The
boat makes a trip to Pomeroy on
Friday night, and does not get back
till late on Saturday. If this trip is
necessary, then the boat should ar
range to have the mail sent to this
place at the proper hour, and not
compel our people to awaittheir con-
venicnce. We warn them now, to
make u change in time Of getting
our mail here, or big row Will be
raised with the Telephone and the
PoSt,ohice Department.
STATE ITEMs.-The seduction case
of Simon Cabcll, for his daughter, VS..
Clifford Cubell, for which the sum of
$1,000 damages was claimed, was de-
cided at Charleston on Friday, after
Il trial Of two weeks, the jury giving
the plaintiff $780,
On the 2lst inst, at Wheeling, G.
P. Inch, an Attorney, entered suit
for libel against J. D. Allen, a Chica-
90 man, who is in the Confidential
directory business, claiming $4,000
damages. Lineh's name appeared in
the directory represented by Allan
"slow pay" and the libel is based
. upon this. Allan WAS arrested and
lodged in Jail.
As we so to press, the case Of VIM.
! Coulter d Son, Cincinnati, Ohio, VS..
| the Board of Trustees OF the old Pres
byterian Church, is in full progress.
About three days of the time of the
Court was taken up in hearing mo.
tons for continuance aud dilatory
pleas on the part of the dcfense.--
1t is this kind of proceeding that
makes the County Court objcctiona.
llc to the people.
We direct attention to the column
advertisement Of Messrs, John Schrei-
ner 4 Co, Middleport, Ohio, directed
especially to the citizens of Mason
county. Our people who visit Mid
dlcport would do well to drop in at
this mammoth store. They pledge
themselves to sell at Cincinnati
prices. Mr.. .Schreineris well known
to our people as being a straightfor-
ward business man.
a young athlete on Main street
has undertaken the task of kissing
lis girl 2700 times in 200 quarter
minutes. He expects to commence
Sunday evening next, and has sworn
to finish the job if the old man does
not get down stairs too early mex,
morning.
A Sacramenral meeting will be
held at the. Upper Presbyterian
Church, on the first Sabbath of April.
Preaching on Friday aud Saturday
nights preceding. A similar meet
ing will be held in Pleasant Flats
Church, on the second Sabbath of
April.
The trial of the case Of the State
VS., DR.. F. W, Cooper, who was in.
dicted by Roane county jury for
attempting to poison his wife, came
up for hearing at the last term Of
the Circuit Court of thatcounty, and
the jury returned verdict of not
guilty.
AccIDENT.-We regret to learn
that Mrs, James Doyle met with a
painful accident last Saturday. She
was standing upon a chair at