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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-11-09

While Elder Smith, of Groton, Conn,
was preaching on the Personality of
the Devil" on recent Sunday night,
a squad of naval heroes from training
ship in New London harbor illustrated
the elders theory by stealing all the
fruit from his melon patch and pear
orchard. The captain of the ship, hear
ing of the theft, has since literally reim-
bursed the elder.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-11-09
United States Treasurer Gilfillan the

United States Treasurer GilfiIlan the
other day received conscience contri-
button of SO in an envelope post marked
New York. The writer ssid: "For mu.
tual protection there was placed in the
centre of a package Of wooden toys a
small travelling clock, and utterly for
gotten. The duty, SO, is enclosed. /
take this method rather than subject
the inspector to blame, for he was faith
full both in inquiry and examination" )"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-11-09

One thousand dollars has been post
ed in New York city with all offer to
match Tom Allen, the ex-champion
pugilist of America, against any man
in America-Sullivan preferred-for
from ST 900 to 50, 500 a side and the
championship of the world. 1t is stip-
ulated that the fight shall take place
within hundred miles of New Orleans,
three months from the signing of ar
ticles.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-11-09

George Slosson, who beat Maurice
VignauX, the French champion, at bill
lizards, has received news that the
French expert is coming to New York
about the Christmas holidays. Slosson
and Vignaux will probably play re-
turn match, either at the present cham.
pion game, or at new game with the
rail blk line extended.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-11-09

A cOlored woman in Albermarle coun-
ty, Va, was caught in the act of drown
ing her two-year-old boy. A cloth was
tied over the boys face and rope tied
tightly around his throat. and she was
hauling him up and down the stream.
The boy is not likely to recover, and
the mother was placed in Jail.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-11-09

John Goss, colored bootblack of
Brooklyn. n. Y, has been put in pos
session of $50, 900 in real estate under a
decision of the New York Court Of APP
peals. The property belonged to his
father thirty years ago.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-11-09

The cranberry crop is reported a fail
ure this year on many bogs, owing to
the scald and to worms. The entire
crop of New Jersey is estimated at
10000 bushels, against 157, OLA bushels
last year.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-11-09

Mrs. Scoville, sister of the late Chas.
J. Guiteau, is in London, Ontaria. She
says her only object in going there is to
be out of the Jurisdiction OF the Illinois
courts, which declared her insane; and
she will remain there, she says, until a
new trial can be secured for her.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-11-09

A nine-year-old boy named Ross, who
was acting as monitor in a school at
South Leavenworth, Kansas, reported
a twelve-year-old boy, named Winter,
for whispering. Winter jumped across
the room and plunged large knife in
to Ross left breast, between the fifth
and sixth ribs, producing mortal
wound.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-11-09

Some Boston variety actors made an
audience at Quincy, Mass, angry by a
performance at the Town Hall the 9TH
er night, and were pelted with eggs,
rotten tomatoes. etc., on the stage, and
followed by a crowd OF two hundred in
riOtous demonstrations at the depot.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-11-09
IRONTON, MO. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER g. 1892

Five children cf different families, at
Houston, Texas. last week, picked and
ate locust beans while rambling in the
woods. They were taken violently i'll
shortly after, and all died In few
hours.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-11-09
societies..

VALLEY LcDGE.No 1870. KNIGHTS
RNX4 OF HONOR, meet alternate wednesday
<8NXv evenings, follows. August 18th and
Y}hF Joth; September 18th and 9th; Octo-
e&9XXH ber l1th and 18th; November Sth and
gid; December 6th and goth.
W. W. NALL, Reporter.
EASTERN STAR LODGE, No. 81, A F. & A.
- Regular Communication second Saturday in
every meath. All visiting Brethren are cordially
tnvited to attend J. W. ARMS, W. N.
Nv. Jackson, Secretary.
INDIAN CHAPTER. No. II, r. A, meets on
the First and Third Tuesdays in every month";
A. clock P. NJ, in the Masonic Hall, Ironton.
SfARoPrHE WEST LODGE No. 133, A F. tI A.
II meets in Masonic Hall, IrOntOn. on the Satur-
day Of or preceding the full moon in each month.
Mosaic LODGB No. 35I, A F & A NJ, meets
In the Masonic Hall, Cross Roads, on the Satur-
day Of or preceding the full moon in each month
IRoXToN ENcAMPMENT No, 20 1 y. F.,
oaSets in the Odd Fellows Hall Ironton, on the
Ftrst and Third Thursdays Of every month.
IRON LODGE No. 1OT T. o. o F. meets every
Monday evening, ut its Hall, in Ironton.
PHOEBE LoDGR No $50. 10 OF, meets every
Thursday evening. in Masonic Hall, Cross Roads.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-11-09
VOLUME XVI
OfHcial Directory.

MARTIN L. CLARDY, NJ. c., Tenth District,
FnrMington.
BERNARD ZwARr. U. 8. Commissioned, East
ern District OF Missouri, Irontcn.
iHos. MABREY, State Senator of Oath Dis
tret, Doniphan
ySo. L. Thomas, Judge 26th Circuit, De
Soto.
WILL r. EDGAR, Prosecuting Attorney,
Ironton.
J. w. BERRYMAN, Representative, Arcadia.
FRANZ DINaER, Presiding Judge Ironton:
DAVID II. PALMER, Belleview, and los G CLARK
SoS. Annspolis, Associate Judges.
!oHN. +. L. EDWARDS, Judge Of Probate
Court, Ironton.
W. A. FLETCHER, Sheriff. Ironton.
JAMES BUFoKD, Collector, Ironton.
JOSEPH HUFF Clerk Circuit Court, Ironton.
"a. B. NALL. Clerk County Court, Ironton.
l G. WHIrwOKrH, Treasurer, Ironton.
WIZ. E. BELL, Assessor, Belleview.
JACOB 7. AXE, Public Administrator, Iron
ton.
j. GRAyDHOMMB, Coroner, Ironton.
y. c. GRIFFITH. County School Commits
sioser for Iron county. Missouri, Ironton.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

bell, Sarah Hereford, Margaret Here
ford, James Warden-many years
Church clerk-William P. Hereford,
Harry Hereford and Matthew Here.
ford.
The first building was burned and
another erected in its stead, but long
since torn down. The organization,
however, still exists and worships in
the Glenwood school house.
The second church building was
erected by Robert Hereford, in the
year 1926. 1t was frame structure,
and, our informant says, chad nice
seats with backs" 1t was a Metho.
dist Episcopal Church, and in honor
of its founder was called the "Here-
ford" Church. Rev. Burwell Spur.
lock was the first minister, and
among his immediate successors were
Revs, Ebenezer Webster, levi Miller
and Adam Miller. The seating Gu
pacity was about $50.
The third church was organized by
the Anti-Mission Baptist, in 1850
The organization was disbanded in
1878, and the building is now used
as barn by Mr.. Hugh Day. "Alas,
to what base uses may we come"
There are at present six churches
in the District. Levina Chapel
(Methodist) is a brick building with
seating capacity of 300. An outer
door admits to the ante.room, from
which two doors admit to the audi.
torium. 1t was named in honor of
Levina, daughter Of. Mr.. Morgan
Moore and wife of Mr.. William Beale.
Moore's Chapel (MethodisD was
named in honor Of a Mr.. Moore, who
was its first minister, and who cut
with his own hands the first timber
used in its construction. Rev. John
Martin is the present minister of
both the foregoing,
Mount Olive Church missionary
Baptist was built in 1875, and the
church organization effected June
20lh of the same year, with an en-.
rollment of 81 members; the seating
capacity is 200. Rev. Brook G. Her.
eford, grandson of the pioneers, Rob
ert andJohn Hereford, is the present
minister. The membership now is
rs. Services are held monthly.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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How II Worked.

They were girl friends, and sat to-
gether on the sofa with their arms
around each others waists, and the
head Of one reposed upon the should-
er Of the other.
"You tell me my faults and l will
tell you yours said Mabel, slipping
a caramel into her rosy mouth.
"You haven't a fault in the world"
said Kate, chewing marsh.ma low.
"That's too sweet" murmured MI.
bel, referring to her friend and not
to the candy. 81 know I'm just full
of faults, and | want you to tell me
so can correct them. Now, what
do, You think is my worst one2"
"Well, love, since you ask me-
now mind, you are to tell me all of
mine, tool think you are-you are
-sure yoa Won't beyexed, pet9 just
q little proudl" said Katie. "Proudl
hum-1m sure l don't see how any
one can ever call me proud" pursued
Mabel. "Well, darling, you asked
me to tell you your greatest fault;
now tell me mine--I know I've got
one you see," and Katie leaned ca
ressingly on her friend, who straight.
ened up.
ooh, l suppose we all have faults,
and if l must tell yours, it is that
you are just the least little bit sell
fish, dearl';
Selfish me, selfish" regardless of
her syntax; "well, must say you are
a very disagroeable girl, Mabel"
"Thank you, Missl when tell you
anything for your own good again,
I'd like to know it, that's ALL"
ooh, you had better practice on
improvement yourself. I'm sure !
wish you a very good morning." and
the two, who had been as one,
aounced out at separate doors and
have not spoken since.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30
The Shamrock.

The tradition is that when St. Pat.
rick landed near Wicklow to convert
the Irish,in 433, the pagan inhabitant
were about to stone him; but, having
obtained hearing, lie endeavored to.
explain to them the Trinity in Uni
ty, but they could not understand
him till he, picked 4 trefoil and said:
is it not as possible for the Father,
Son and Holy Ghost as for these
three leaves to grow on one stalk?p
Upon which, tradition says, the ISL
and became converted.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30
Arizona Farming.

"No, sir, I wouldn't advise any
man to try farming in Arizona" he
said, as he rubbed his back against
the depot wall, "I've been thar, and
know all about it,"
"What's the trouble?"
"Well, I had the prettiest farm you
ever sot eyes on. Jist as | got my
wheat in, along come a parcel Of fel-
lers and diskivered u silver mine
right in the middle of my wheat
field, and l believe they spilled at
least thirty acres"
"But you sold the mine?"
"Oh, yes, they came down pretty
handsome for that, but I never felt
quite right about it. Then there
was my medder. | had a hundred
acres of the purtiest medder in the
United States, when along came a
galoot an diskivered a mineral
spring on the back end, an nuthin'
would do but l must sell him fifty
acres for $500 an acre, i bad to- do
it, but I spilled that medder complete
ly. Then l had hill all graded Off
/. ,.,l, - =
nicely for the boys to slide down in
the winter, an they was anticipatin'
lots of fun, when II gang rode up one
day an began to dig an hammer, an
afore night they coaxed me into sell
ing thirty acres for $4,000. Then
another diskivered asbestus in my
calf pasture, an hung for ten at 81
900 an acre, an to cut it short, / was
driven out in my old age with only
100000 in my wallet. | tell ye far
min don't pay out there; the mint
ye git a start an begin to feel at
home, they diskiver q silver mine in
the door yard and shoot ye out."-
Wal Street Neps.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

TIE prohibition amendment in
Iowa allows whisky for medicinal,
mechanical, culinary, and sacramen-.
tai purposes. A farmer asked his
druggist for a gallon, when the drug.
gist Intercepted: "For mechanical,
medicinal, culinary, or sacnmental
purposes?" mechanical, ! guess"
replied the customer, a want it for.
a barn raising?" The druggist held
that the application was within the,
purview of the law, and measured
up the whisky.
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HannaI District. Rlaeod County.
West Virginia..
From advance sheets Of Hardesty & Co.'S.
Historical Atlas OF the N;rguiias.1

From advance sheets Of Hardesty & Co.'S.
Historical Atlas OF the Y;rgalias.l
Hannah District isthe most south.
ern IN the county; it is bounded on
the north by Clendenin District, east
by Putnam county, south By Cabell
county and west by the Ohio river
The surface is diversified Being level
along the Ohio river but billy in the
eastern part; the soil on the bottoms
is mostly sandy, while that OF the
hills consists of white loam inter.
mixed with red clay. A vein of an
thracite coal thirty-fige inches thick
has been discovered, but has not
been worked. The tinib isMhite
oak, chestnut oak, black % 4 hickory,
walnut, poplar and yeIllf pine. A
.good-qaali.yeof sasssl-sls s saitablv
for building purposes, Is fouhd in
almost all parts OF the District.
There is to be seen the remains of
an old town, or fortifcation, on the
river bottom in the lower end of the
District. The ruins may be classed
with those of prehistoric America.
The following are the principal
water courses: Sixteen Mile Greek,
rising in Clendenin District, it flows
southwest and empties into the Ohio
river near Hayman's Landing
Eighteen Mile Creek, flows west and
empties into the Ohio river. Guyan
Creek, flows parallel with the lower
county line and empties into the
Ohio river near Glenwood P. o.
Stonecoal Creek, empties into Six
teen Mile Creek at the foot Of the
river hill. Tees Branch, empties
into Eighteen Mile Creek five miles
from the mouth. Rocky Fork, empt-
les into Eeighteen Mile Creek. Flat
Foot Creek, rises in Clendenin Dis
trict and empties into the Ohio river
at the northern extremity of Hannah.
Bryant and Bear Hollow Creeks are
tributaries Of Guyan. Trace Fork
and Long Branch rise in Cabell
county, flow into Hannah District
and discharge their waters into Guy
an.
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The German infantry soldier when
on war footing carries total weight,
of over sixty.four pounds, and the
military authorities have been vain
ly endeayoring to reduce the equip,
ments which, they find, consists Of
nothing but the strictcst necessaries.
His'personal clothing weighs twelve
and one-half. pounds; the knapsack
and its contents of extra clothing.
ammunition and tools, amounts to,
eighteen and one-half pounds, and
the remaining weight is made up by,
his weapons, cooking and eating
utensils, spade and rations.
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W. 4. GUM,

Il Practices in the Courts Of Mason county, The
Court Of Appeals of West Virginia and the United
States District Court for this State Prompt attention
given to the collection Of claims Office near the Court
rouse jan. 2S I8So-iy.
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j. A. GIBBONS,

A TT0RNEY AT LAW, Point Pleasant, Yves, vir.
q gina, will practice in the u S District Court, in
the State Supreme Court and the Circuit Courts Of the
inch 95-Iy
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JOHN E. TEIsIS,

A ttorney Mt Law and Notary Public, Poin,
a Pleasant, West Virginia. viii practice in the
Courts OF Mason and Putnam counties, and attend
promptly to all business entrusted to him
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RANKIN WILEY, Jr.,'

A ttorncy at Law, Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
a Practices in the County Of AIaSon the United
States District Court for West Virgina and in the S
preme Court Of Appeals of West Virginia nB- Prompt
attention given to the collection Of claims ian I4iy
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JAS, II, COUCH, JR.,

a ttorney at Law and Notary Public, Point
a Pleasant West Virginia. will practice in the coun
ties ofNlason and Putnam. All business will receive
P'o"'p' a''ehuoh. Uuly 24-Iy.
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George Elliot says that girls are
-delicate vessels" They are not so
delicate as their pallor often implies.
Did George ever hear of girl walk
ing 5000 quarter miles in 3,000quar-
ter hours? It is. the girl who sits at.
the piano two hours in the afternoon
and sings, "mother, dear, is growing
old" while her maternal parent is
frying slap.iacksi for supper, who is
a delicate vessel"
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ATTORNEYS.


A practice TegnarIyn the Circuit and County CoHr,, m
Of Pltnam and Mason countless Business entrusted
to him will receive his personal attention BS-Ad
dress, Winfield, Putnam County, W. Va.
tnov.2-'SI-IyS.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

FISH on THE AMAzoN.-A dangerous
fish of these waters is the sting-ray..
He lies fat on the bottom, his dark
upper surface being hardly seen.
through the muddy streams, If left
undisturbcd the creature is harmless
enough. But a careless wader in tho
shadows may step on the fiat body
and then thc,great barbcd sting in
llcts a wound that bonumbs the whole
body and makes the sufferer speech
less with pain. Persons have been
lamed for life by such a wound.
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anu Long DranCn rise IN CaDell
county, flow into Hannah District
and discharge their waters into Guy.
an.
FIRST SETTLERS.
All that part Of the District lying
on the Ohio river bottoms above
Eighteen Mile Creek, was included
in the grant made by Congress to the
heirs of General Mercer, who was
killed at the cbattle Of Princeton, N W
Jersey, January Sd, 1777, while fight.
ing by the side Of Washington; hence
the name Mercer's Bottom. Who 10.
Gated and surveyed the lands cannot
now be learned, but his grandson,
Charles Fenton Mercer, of Virginia,
afterward put the lands in market
and sold them in quantities to suit
purchasers.
Thomas Hannah, whose name is
preserved in that of the District, was
the first actual settler-locating in
in the year 1870. Andrew Fleming
and q Mr.. Mercer, two hunters, had
previously erected a cabin on the
land which he purchased, and this
was occupied by him until he could
build u better one. Soon Jesse George
purchased seventy acres of land at
the mouth of Flatfoot Creek, {owned
now by Gideon Brown, Esq, and be-
came the second actual settler. Then
came John Hereford, Robert Here.
ford, Thomas Powell, Edward S. Men
ager, John Morris-who discovered
the first salt water on Kanawha riv-
er-George Withers, Robert Gre
means, James George, Rev. John Can.
terbury, Andrew Wallace, Bolden
Hawthorne, William P. Hereford,
Esom Hannah, Garrett McAlister-
who settled near the beginning of
this century, in the lower part of the
District, as, did also, Mr.. Holderby,
who lived where Mr.. Rees now re-
sldeS-Baily Holly. Spencer With
ers, Reuben Cremeans, and others.
10 Thomas Hannah belongs the
honor of constructing the first public
road from Teayes' Valley to Chilli
cothe, Ohio. This was the first thor
oughtaro opened from Virginia to a
point beyond the Ohio river. He
was the Supervisor, and had to work
over one hundred miles of road. He
also established the first ferry across
the Ohio river, at the mouth Of Guy
an Creek. This was the first ferry
on the river south of Gallipolis.
FIRST GRIsT MILLS.
Previous to the year 1910 the set.
tiers had to do their milling at Eight
Mile Island, above Point Pleasant, or
go toa mill which stood near the
mouth of Symmon's Creek, opposite
the present city of Huntington, but
in the above year Thomas Hannah
built a floating mill at his landing.
This was the only mill until the
year 1915, when Robert Hereford
built Il mill on Sixteen Mile Greek,
about one mile from its mouth
About the same year John Can!er.
bury, Baptist minister, erected a
grist mill on Eighteen Mile Greek,
near the home of James George Both
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30
JOHN W, ENGLISH.

ttOrney at Law, will practice in the Courts Of Ma.
II son, Putnam and Jackson and in the Court Of Ap.
peaIs Of West Virginia, Address Point Pleasant Mason
county, West Virginia. liam 8, IS7o-Iv
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PHYSICIANS.
I. BARBgE, 81. b. J. S. STONE,
DRS. BARREE & STONE.

Northwest cor. 9th and Main Streets, Point Pleasant
lN West Virginia. Office hours from TO p nj. and
to 10 M lmay 'Sa-Iy
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30

A countryman walking along the
streets of a town found his. progress
stopped by a close barricade of tim.
Der. "What is that for?" he said to
person in the street. ooh, that's
to stop the cholera "Ah, | have.
often heard of board of health, but
! naynr satg ono harnrnN
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-08-30
Kansas Never More Prosperous.

We are having splendid immigra-
ton. Kansas never was more pros
porous. The friends Of temperance
in this State are exceedingly well
pleased at the result of Prohibition.
1t is a success, and the whisky ring
of this country knows it; otherwise
it would not be expending hundreds
of thousands of dollars ofitsill.gotten
gains to defeat the measure here and
in other States. You need have no
fear of the result here.
Kansas never takes any steps
backward.
Our cause is just and the victory
will be for the people.-Gou. 81. John,
IN the Lcrer.
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w. p, NEALE. MD

OFFICE Main street, between I'd and gd; residence
" Main street, between 9th and 9TH. Attends prompt
yto all calls, whether day or night When not pro
eSsonay engaged can always be found at his Office.
jan 8, rs79-Iy
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JAS. D. aENAGER, cIIhs, 2. uocG.
MENiGER & HOGG,
uorneys ut Law, Point Pleasant West Virginia
n Iohcc in the Court House.) Practice III the coun
neS OF Mason, Putnam, Cabel Roane ard Jackson; il
trict and Circuit Courts, for West Virginia.
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Advertising Rates..
One square Zone inch) one week, ... 81 o.
Each additional insertion, ............ 81

81 Legal advertisements at the rates fixed by law
Local notices IS cents per line, first Insertion
All advertisements for shorter time than three
months, considered transient
Transient advertisements must be paid for in ad.
vance, to insure insertion.
Yearly advertisements payable half yearly in advance
Legal publications must be paid for, in all cases, be-
fore the delivery Of the certificate of publication
announcements for Office, for county, IS 90; State
nd District $40 90; on regular ticket, $40 90.
Personal publications, and those recommending can.
ddateS for Office charged regular advertising rates.
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The small minded swindler, arrest
cd for stealing railroad passes, de-
serves the severest condemnation
If he had simply stolen railroad he
might have become an honored and
respected member of the Wall street
board of brokers.