The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-02-09
The Weekly Register
LOCAL MATTERS.

turned Monday.
4 We had call Monday from Mr..
Robert Luton and Mr.. Perry I4etnas-
ter. In this issue Mr.. Lemaster
advertises bis farm for sale. He has
one Of the best farms on the Clarks.
burg road, and any one. desiring to
purchase land would do well to look
at this farm.
l Our young friend Joe Carr of Char
lesion, is visiting his brother, DR.. W.
G. Carr, in this place.
Judge Jas. w. Hoge, from Putnam
county, is attending Court.
Miss Murl Kennedy, of Mason
City, and Miss Livia Simpson, of
this place, paid our Office pleasant
visit last Wednesday.
Our young friend, Mr.. c. P. Will
lard, of Columbus, Ohio, is here on
visit to his parents.
W. B. Cable, our enterprising hard
ware merchant, has returned from
a visit to his store in St. Adams,
where he has been taking inventory.
Judge c. P. T. Moore, Of the Su.
preme Court, returned home this
week.
CIRCUIT CoURr-Court convened
on last Monday the 7th, Judge Guth-
RE presiding. A large number Of
people were in attendance. The
following gentlemen compose the
Grand Jury: Jabez Beard, (Foreman)
Thos. Sanders, Jas, Sanders, E. L.
Neale, Adam Roush, Adam Yonker,
Phillip Yauger, Ira Hilton, i. G.
sommervillc, W. D. sommerville,
7. G. Holloway, Jas. Clendenin,
Peter Darnell, Jas. L. Knight, Henry
Fisher and VIM. Jones.
Judge Guthrie's. charge to the
Grand Jury was comprehensive, well
delivered, and attentively received.
We feel warranted in saying that the
Judge will study faithfully the in
terests of the people, and administer
his official daties in an able and i'm
partial manner.
VENNoR PREDIcrs ATnAw.-In the
Montreal fitness, Of the LIST instant,
MIR. Vennor has a letter, in which he
says: The date given for the begin.
ming Of "the thaw" in my general
prediction for this winter is "out,"
but The general position given to it
hs whole, namely, in February, will
| think, yet prove correct. 1t is my
February probabilities which con-
tain the great break in the winter
and possible disappearance of snow
and sleighing, not those of January.
In other words, while admitting the
head of the thaw to have been mis-.
placed, it is my belief that the body
Of the same will occur just in the
place assigned to it in my almanac.
Jno. G. Stortz has rented to Messrs.
Phillips & Co., of Middlepor., Ohio,
the store room now occupied by J. b.
Tippett, to be vacated March 1st,
1881. Mr.. Phillips intends starting
a'large Clothing and Gents Furnish.
ing Goods Store, in our town. He is
an active business man, and will
greatly benefit our town by supply
Ing a vacancy long needed to be fill
ed. Mr. Joe Bowling, his popular
salesman, will have charge. We
gladly welcome them to our town.
Circuit Court will be held in Jack
son county on the first day of March,
August and Noyember., In Reane
county on the fifteenth day of March,
twentieth day of August and TWEEN
tieth day of November. These coun.
ties formerly belonged to the same
circuit with Mason county, but are
now included in the Sixth Judicial
Circuit.
We learn that Mr.. Cox, brother to
s@Hon. S.. S. Cox, living on the lower
side Of Kanawha river, was set upon
by some disguised men short time
since and badly beaten. What the
object or provocation of this deed was
we do not know, nor do VIC know any
of the particulars. The matter will
probably be Investigated by the
grand jury.