The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-02-18
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The FLooD. Thecasualties result.
| ling from the great food oflast week,
are almost innumerable. The heav-
lest rainfall seems to have been in
Kentucky, where the rivers and
smaller streams were all out of their
banks, doing immense damage to
private property; also the damage to
bridges is very great, some of the
best in the State being washed away.
Thousands of people in the low lands
were driven from their homes, which
in some cases were swept away. A
goodly number ofpersons were drown
ed-one family Of nine all lost their
lives. A frightful railroad accident
occurred near Chillicothe, Ohio; a
bridge had been undermined by the
freshet, and part of the train went
through, instantly killing the en-
gineer and fireman. 1t was feared at
one time that the lower part Of our
town would be inundated, but at this
writing both rivers are receding, and
but few of our people were seriously
disturbed.
A CARp.-I take this opportunity
of returning my sincere thanks to all
Fmy friends and acquaintance who
contributed to my relief and comfort
during the extreme illness, and after
the death of my late husband, J. S.
Mcknight. Habit not been for their
friendship and generosity, my ex-
tremity would have been almost un.
beamble. And it gives me infinite
pleasure to say to one and all who
have thus remembered me, that a
tender recollection will ever be cher
ished Of their good and kind atten-
ton Of me and mine.
MRs. j. s. Mcknight.
FLAT RooK.-Creeks high and roads
muddy.
The merchants Of Flat Rock are
doing a good business; they well mer-
it the patronage they receive.
We regret to announce the appear
ance of that dreadful disease, dipth.
eria, in our vicinity.
The school of our district, taught
by D. W. Brown, is proving to be one
of great success.
We are informed that Messrs.
Beckett & Go. intend to bring their
saw mill back to the old site, on Mr..
John NJ, Eckard's place. Zulu,
D1ED-On the 18th inst, near Buff.
falo, of membranous Group, George
Hutchinson, aged eight years, son Of
Samuel A. and Anna W. Sterrett.--
He was taken i'll on the 18th. Thus
has been taken away another Of
Jesus "lithe lambs A cord has
been severed on earth, but he has
only gone before to be waiting and
watching" for those from whom he
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