The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-07-21
The Weekly Register
LOCAL. MATTERS.

Indiana, arrived IN this place; Sun
Az, on the Andes, and are stopping
xitb his brother, James NJ. Stephen
un. They come to see his old father,
Who is now lying yeryill athis home
il this place. Mr.. Stephenson is
now, probably the oldest man in the
county, and good citizen. Mr..
George Stephenson returnd to Nun
cieon Sunday evening, on important
business, but will be here again dur
ing the week. His familywill spend
several week in this place.
Miss Lizzie Eastman, Of Rappa-
hauock county. Virginia, is here on
a visit to her brother, Hon. p. D..
Eastman.
Geo. W. setszcr, Esq, who has been
on a visit to friends in the Shcnan.
doah Valley, Virginia, returned
home lust week. He is looking as if
the trip agreed with him. While
away, he visited the celebrated Luz
ray cave, which he saysis the grand
s.tthiug ofofthe kindinthe country.
We had a pleasant call on Tuesday,
from our young friend, Mr.. Marcus
Friedman, who is now engaged in
tie mercantile business at Ravens.
wood. Marcus is a good boy and we
wish him abundant financial success
iu his new home.
Mr.. Parker Willard, son of Hon. D.
H Willard, who has been in Column
bus for the past year, arrived at his
home in this place, Friday night.
Hon. Henry S. Walker, Of Kama.
VIVA, was in town OH Monday.
Mr. a, [. Liggett, OF the League
and Courier, Charleston, is in town.
The picnic at Machir's Grove, in
Robinson District, last Saturday, was
Fery enjoyable occasion. In the
afternoon short speeches we're made
by Nlessrs. Menager, Reynolds, New
man, Timms, Fisher, Hanley and
Tippett. We suppose there were in
the nelghborhood of two hundred
people present in the afternoon, aud
t'erything passed off pleasantly, up
to the time we left, about 5 o'clock;
blt wc are informed that after the
picnic adjourned, some trouble oc-
cured on the gr unds, bringing on
u fight or two among some young
boys. Young men who cannot go to
places of this kind without kicking
up a row, should remain ut home.
The law requires that the receipts
andexpenditures Of the county shall
be published for three weeks, annual
Iy, as soon as practicable, after each
levy term. This has not been done
since the Board Of Supervisors went
out Of power. 1t is only justice to
the people that this financial state
ment should be published; and we
await to see if this court, now in sss.
sion, will order its publication.
We are informed that a young
Clarke, in the upper end ofthe coun-
ty, and brother TO the one that COM
mi'ted suicide by hanging, and
which we chronicled in a late issue.
was caught in an attempt to hang
himself. He had the rope around his
neck and was about ready to shuttle
of, when a neighbor came along and
matle Rim get down, besides giving
the KID a severe thrashing.
A dwelling house, ole property Of
the New Castle Coal Company, near
West Columbia, in which Mr.. VIM.
Aeet and Mr.. Thos. Anderson lived
With their families, was destroyed by
fire one day last week. Loss about
SSOO The families saved nearly all
their furniture.
MIR. W. II. Howard, of Clifton, has
anew process for putting up fruit,
which he is Offering to the people of
this county. 1t does away with the
cooking, canning and sealing offruit.
BY his process the fruit is preserved
IN its natural state, as it is gathered.
Mr.. 7. L. Davies informs US that
the writing school under his manage
lnent, is getting along finely. He
says that he has met with much bet
Ter success than he anticipated, but