The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-12-13
STATE NEWS.

Inc Town 81 St. GeorRe, IN tucker
county, nov has liquor license.
$40 marriage licenses were issued
in Kana@ha county since last Jan.
nary,
The Marshall county papers com.
plain of the insecure bridges in that
county.
Barbour county is improving its
roads and building iron bridges over
the streams.
Last week young man name |
Bowles while drunk was drugged and
robbed of all his money.
Hon. Lewis Baker and wife, Of
Wheeling, have gone TO California on
a visit of some length.
A black bear is roaming at large
in Marion county, which the hunters
appear to fear to tackle.
1t looks as if somebody was selling
bad provisions in Charleston, as the
papers are calling attention to the
law against such things,
A practical foundryman is wanted
at Phillippi, The JcbcwOaian says
that anyone coming there and en-,
gaging in the business can make u
fortune.
A married man named Taylor, liv.
ing near Pennsboro, Richie county,
clipped with married woman living
near Cairo. The runaways took the
direction Of Pittsburgh.
A factory for the production of steel
rails is one of the contemplated in.
dustries of Wheeling.
1t costs the Independent School
district Of Grafton 1884 per month
for pay Of its school teachers.
The Episcopalians of Parkersburg
have raised $500 toward the cree.
ton of Bishop Peterkin's residence.
The trends OF Hon. James Morrow,
Of Fairmoht, are urging him for the
appointment to the Supreme Judge
ship in this State, made vacant by
Judge Haymonds resignation.
Last week an old soldier, of Big
Sandy district, in this county, fell
from his horse and died next morn
ing. He had just received pension
from the Government and was on his
way home when the accident hap.
pened.-ChartestOn Tribune.
The government engineer in charge
recommends au appropriation of
S9l 600 to complete the dam at
Hoards Rock, on the Monongahela.
There has been no work done upon
il during the past year for lack of
funds.
The purchase of the Pittsburgh
Southern BY the Baltimore and Ohio
road was conducted with such great
secrecy that the whole matter wa
concluded more than month before
it became known to the world. Vice
President Spencer, Superintendent,
King and Solicitor Cowan conducted
the negotiations ON behalf Of the pur.
Chasers.
Judge Ice decided very interest.
ing question, during the past term of
Court, relative to our present statutes
regulating the sale of drugs. The
Judge decided that the Acts Of 1872
and 1882 could all stand together,
aud that in order to get license to
sell drugs, man has to get the Ger.
tifcate Of two physicians and the per
nit from the County Court as pro
vided by the Acts Of 1872, and that
he then must in addition get a GER
tifcate from the Pharmaceutical
Board as required by the later Acts.
Grafton Eagle.
A Miss Lipscomb, aged about 10
years, living some six miles out of
town, was sometime during the first
Of last week, burnt to death. She
was attending to some cooking over
a wood fire and by some means her
clothing caught FIRE, and as there was
no one else in the house at the time,
through excitement, and suffocated
with the heat and smoke, was unable
to extinguish the flames, and when
found she was burntinto a crisp, but
lived several hours and died in the
greatest agony.-S, George Pioneer.
Garfield being dead Dorsey ASSERTS
his innocence with vehemence, and
says the late President knew it, and
instructed the Attorney General and
Post Master General to proceed no
further with their prosecutions of
the injured man. It is exceedingly
convenient at times to have a very
competent witness in his grave.
Hon. VIM. A. Quarter, who was a
member of the last House of Dele
gates from Kanawha county, is
thought by many to be the coming
man for Senator.-PanhandLe Mus.
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