The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-10-22


" Hutchinson, who lives near IN
ion, in Monroe county, sold thirty
head Of t,r6,yeir.oid Cattle to. Mr.. Ca.
leb D. Johnson. the average weight
of which, on Tuesday morning last,
was one thousand tro hundred and sen.
enty.tro pound& Who can beat these
figures2 ~.
Major Henry Robinson, near Tn.
Jon, grazed one hundred head of
three-year.old cattle this season, the
average weight Of the lot being one
thousand totr hundled and serenty.natne
pounds They were sold to Mr.. Lew
is Myer; Of Baltimore, at AZ cents per.
pound.
+ Col. o. Beirne grazed one hundred
and thirty head Of .three-y ear-olds,
the lot averaging one thousand four
hundred and tfftythree pounds.
A correspondent Of the Record
writingfrom Pocahontas county, says:
The weight of Mr.. Josiah Collisions
cattle is,as follows: four Swear olds,
5000 pounds; four 3-year olds, $3.50
pounds; three 3-year old, $3.50
Those Of Mr.. James Bright weighed
as follows: One heifer, not quite two
years old, 1880 pounds; FIVE heifers,
1870 pounds; three steers, $3.50 lbs;
four year olds, 4,140 lbs.-Greenbri,
er Independent, u
q Dragging on; such cattle. Why,
they don't begin to compare to Ma
son county cattle.
Some folks are never satisfied, new
er can be satisfied, and never will be
satisfied either in this life or the
next. Their stock in trade is to
complain, and without something to
complain about they would be mis-
cradle. The best way is to let them
complain, and pay no heed to them.
Growing that does not make some.
body else uncomfortable soon becomes
tiresomc to the growler. They tell
of man Of this sort who went to
Heaven, and after short stay there
was asked how he liked it. He re.
piled that the accommodations were
tolerable, but that his halo didn't fit
worth cent.
The Wheeling Register, referring
to the West Virginia Press Associa.
ton, says truly: "The press Of the
State has not the support that it
should have from the people of West
Virginia. 1t has not the encourage
mcnt it receives in other States
Our people would be more progress
i've if they we're more generally read.
ers Of the newspapers. Whatever
can be done to give u more general
circulation to newspapers among our
people will enhance the general vel
fare of the State"
The Writ Arqealsays: Government
work on the Little Kanawha, at the
mouth of Wcstfork, was commenced
this week, under the supervision, We
understand, Of Mr.. VIM. Worten-
baker. 1t will take u months time
to complete the job at that point,
and work for goodly number of our
idle men has been obtained.
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From an exchange we are inform.
ed that Gilmer county man under
took to swallow big piece of beef q
few days ago, but it stuck in his
throat and remained there four days,
during which time he was unable to
swallow anything. He was finally
relieved by physician, and is now
in fair way to recover.
No one ought to go out of his
own town to buy goods when he can
get them at home as low as he can
get them anywhere. Our merchants,
and particularly those who advertise,
sell at as small a per cent. as the mcr-
chants of any other town do. The
way to build up your town is to
spend your money at home.
Tramps are still committing nu-
merous dcprcdations in various por-
tions Of the State. 1t does seem, if
such thing were possible, that some
steps should be taken at once to get
rid Of these pestiferous scamps, who
wander about the country, frighten-
ing women and children, and taking
whatsoever comes in their way.-Er.
We call attention to Mr.. D. S. Sny-
der's advertisement in to-day's paper.
IF Won want n unod roir of hoote or