The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-04-14
Ths Weekly Register
LOCAL MATTERS.

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pgRsoSA1s.-We are glad torepori
r,nt, Joe Henderson better. His
S,ber is still with him, but the last
, ,snor. is to the effect that he il
thought, by his physician, to be Out
ofdanger.
South during the winter, returned
6ome last Saturday night.
Dr.. Carr and family, have been
sOending the past week with rela.
lives in Charleston.
Old Mr.. Stevenson, who has been
ante i'll for the past several weeks,
We are glad to say is not suffering Sc
much pain ms heretofore.
Mrs. D. W. Polsley, who has been
IN New York for the past three OF
four months, returnedhome last week
We had a pleasant call on Wednes.
day last, from Hon. Geo. w. More.
dock, D. L. Newton, Esq, and James
Hanna, Esq. Of Hartford City.
Hon. James H. Couch, ST., called
n see US Yesterday, and like a sound
Democrat, as he is, renewed his sub.
scription to the Register for another
year
John G. stortz, and his son Johnny,
accompanied by Miss Lena Vollert
left for Cincinnati last night, on
pleasure trip.
Mr.C. W. Maupin wasi in town Mon
day, having jus. returned from the
East, where he has been purchasing
goods, which will be at his store this
week, where the people may expect
bargains.
We were gratifed last Saturday to
see in our Office, our old Democratic
friend and Ex.State Senator, Hon,
Thomas Terrell, Of Roane county
lie says Roane can be put down for
good round Democratic majority,
Notwithstanding the Grcenbackers
claim every man, woman and child
i'll the county.
Wool GROWERS IN CoUNcIL.-In to-
days paper will found the proceed
ings of the wool growers meeting,
held in this place Tuesday, April 9Th,
They seem TO be in earnest, and we
hope the county court will do its du.
ty towards protecting oneof the great.
est interests of the farmers, viz;
sheep from the ravages Of dogs. II
is inlportant that good sheep be rails,
cd ia this county, they consume less
and return three times the profit of
poor sheep. But without protection
from dogs, our farmers do not care to
invest in fine breeds of sheep. In
the market to-day, West Virginia
wool rates higher than that of any
ether State; then why should moi
sheep-raising and vool growing b
made specially ia this county,
This county is admirably adapted t.
the raising of sheep. We now boas
Of the fiuest cattle and horses in the
United States, and if proper legisla
ton is made to protect sheep, we
will soon boast of the finest sheep
aud wool in the land. There is moth
ing SO profitable to the farmer a.
sheep.
0RGANIzED.-The newly elected
Board of Directors of the Masor
County Agricultural & Mechanical
Association, Comprised Of j. J
Bright, S. W. Somerville, J. a. Nc
Culloch, VIM. Mcdaniel and Asi
Musgrave, Jr.,) met on the Sth inst
and organized by electing J. J
Bright, President; s. W. Somerville
Eice-Pressdent; IL. R. Howard, Sec
rotary; VIM. Smith, Treasurer, ane
John r. Couch, Chief Marshal. Thu
time for holding the next Fair wal
fixed from the 3lst of August to Sep
TENDER Sd, inclusive.
A MYsTERY.-We are informed tina
last week, while some men were Ell
gagged in falling timber on the farm
Of W. H. Pofenbarger, Esq, in Ar
buckle District, they cut down
white oak tree, which was three fee
where it was cut of. In the body o
the tree was found a handful Of In
dian corn, a hickory-nutand an acorr
Embedded in the heart. The tree was