The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-09-28
Mason and pntnam county farmers

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way was easily obtained through
their borders. -hanaNha Exchange.
And iflhe same kind of progress
had been eyinced by your people,
there would not be a rumor aaoat
now that the R. & A. R. r, Co., talk
Of changing their line so as to run
up Coal river, leaving Charleston en-.
tirely out in the cold. We are pro.
gressive down this way, while Ka.
nawha is 100 years behind the age.
HORSES sroLEE.-on Saturday
night some thieves entered the stable
of Mr.. I. stribling, Cashier of the
Merchants National Bank, and took
both of his horses and two brides,
Becoming alarmed, they turned the
horses loose few miles up the West
Columbia road, where they were
found on Sunday morning. The
thieves kept the brides however.
The closing of the Salt Furnaces in
this county for sixty days, together
with the short crops of this section,
will occasion much suffering among
that class of people who depend upon
the Salt Furnaces for a livelihood.
The railroad now building to Charles
ton will, however, furnish employ
ment to a good many thus thrown
out of employment.
By and official notice in our adver-
Using columns, it will be seen that
the adjourned term Of the Circuit
Court for this county will not be held
on the 18th of October, as directed by
Judge Brannon. There will proba-
bly, be no Court held here until the
regular term, the first Monday in
February, 1882.
The Mountain Herald tells Of a
muskmelon raised near Hinton, Sum-
mers county, that measured twenty
seven inches in length, eighteen
inches in diameter. and weighed
twenty-five pounds,-E.
When Cam. says this, we know it
must be So But putting jokes aside.
he can get up the biggest snake and
melon stories, Of any editor in the
State.
Some unfeeling wretch entered the
stable of Mr.. Luman Gibbs on Sat.
urday night, and cut one of his horses
very badly with a knife, on the rump
rendering the horse unfit for service
for some time to come.
Bishop Peterkin will preach and
administer the Apostolic Rite of con-
frmation in Christ Church, Point
Pleasant, on Sunday evening, Octo.
Der I'd. Divine service and sermon
may also be expected on Monday
evening.
1t will take over 10000 cross
ties from this city to Point Pleasant
1t will require an extensive telling
Of timber.-Eg.
Well, we have the timber to make
them out Of, and enough to spare fot
several more railroads.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. Hen.
ry German, laborer on the farm of
Capt, A. G. Eastman, Arbuckle Dis.
trict, who received a severe incised
wound in his foot some ten days ago
necessitating the taking up of sew
eral arteries, is fast getting we'll and
will soon again be on duty.
Nearly all the Ills that Afllict Us
can be prevented and cured by keep.
ing the stomach, liver and kidney in
working order. There is no medi.
cine known that will do this as sure.
iy as Parker's Ginger Tonic. See
advertisement.
Our public schools start out with a
very full attendance, and the Beard
of Education propose to have model
school the coming term.
Thomas Ewing, sent to Jail by Es.
quire Hanna, on Saturday last, on q
capias pro fine issued by that gentle
man, was released by Judge Guthrie
on writ of habea8 corpus. Simpson
& Howard we're the attorneys for
Ewing.
We are gratified TO lerrn that Mrs.
Col, c. 7. Beale, of MERGERS Bottom,
whose wrist was dislocated on the
18th inst, from which she suffered