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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-02-27
FLOOD NOTES.

Mayor Tomlinson, Chairman Of
The Relief Committee, and his as.
sistants, Messrs. Addison Perkins,
VIM. ], Allen, Frrnk R, Tomlinson
and ALI Shaw, deserve the thanks
and highest praise from this af.
flicted community. They have
dealt out to all sufferers with 4
liberal hand, whatever was ia
their power to give. The colored
people particularly should always
hold Mayor TomlinsOn in the
kindsst remembrance. If It had
not been for him, and the mem.
bers Of the Common Council, they
would indeed have been great sui.
fcrers.
There isa good deal Of complaint
about the manner Of dispensing
the relief goods, but under the cir.
cumstances we think. the charges
and complaints arsgsoundless, and
so far as we are concerned, We will
defend Mayor Tomlinson, and The
Relief Committee, even if they
have committed some errors
There are a few people who feel a
delicacy in asking for anything,
and because they do not gst.it, are
loud in their complaints, Those
who are too proud to ask for what
they need, ought not 10 expect
anything.
During the time when tho water
was at its highest, the hardware
store Of Mr.. w. B. Gable took fire
from Stacking lime aud burned to
Abe second story, His loss will
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also lost all of their household
goods, and two sewing machines.
Their loss'is probably 5000 in all.
Col. J. R. P. B. Smiths kitchen
moved from the foundation.
NKing Town is badly damaged.
Isaiah Gibbs property is dam
aged to The extent of about $500.
Loss to the Gazette Office about
5000.
The owners Of the Pt. Pleasant
Saw and Planning Mills are unable
toestimate their loss, but is thought
to be considerable.
McCown, Spencer & Co., loss not
estimated.
B. Gilmore is a heavy loser on
buildings and storegoOds. 1t is
impossible to give an estimate.
Mr.. G. G. Millerloses about $1,000
in hay, corn and fencing.
Mr. j. D. McCullooh's loss is
principally in fencing.
n. G. Eastman, near town, lost
"a large amount Of fodder and fenc.
tpg-
Us. o'Roark & Co, Friedman &
Co., Hess & Co., B. franklin, J. G.
storts and Mrs, yollert's losses not
estimated,
B. F. Butler lost books and had
furniture damaged.
fWm, Smith, drygoods merchant,
his loss at S25Oo.
Z ]. w. Bryan loses about 1920 on
Wis grocery stock.
The Misses Jones, Milliners, lose
about everything they had in their
store and house, which will be sew.
hal hundred dollars in value.
{ Capt. Joseph Helm, liquor dealer,
says his loss will reach in the
'Oeighborhood ofs2,4OO.
Allthe furniture, beds and bed.
ding, etc, Of Geo. b sayre, were
damaged BY tho water com.
ing up over them.
Polsley ( Shaw, timers, had all
their goods under water. Loss not
very great
FP. s. Lewis, above town, reckons
his loss at from $4,000 to 5000
He saved his stock by swimming
them across the back water some
Distance to higher ground.
All7farmers in the Flats, on the
Ohio river, suffered considerable
loss, but not SO great as in other 10.
calities.
Many ofoustown people lost ALL
their possessions, and these must
be cared for by a generous public
for weeks to come:
THE following buildings arc also
ID the foundation: Three houses
belonging to P. NJ. Gabert; 2 to J.|
L. Charles; l to E. Smith; 2 to DR..
Shaw; | to Geo. BrOustlo; 1 to Abe
Deem;2 to Col Waggonoy to I'll.
mer Nuter / to Mrs. Fowler Q to
John TrOschko. Is or Sobuildings
on Second andThird streets, on the
west side Of Main, are also some.
what out Of whack.
but the town was not the. only
sufferer, as many of our farmers
lose much by the washing away Of
fencing, hay, fodder, and the sui.
merging Of large granaries ofcorn.
G. @. Miller will lose about $1,000
p s. Lewis, $4,000; L. S. BrighI
merchant at Brighton, $500; w,
t Wiley, 1880; James H. Couch,
$4,000; Samuel and Peter Couch,
$4,000 ]. H. Miller & Co., $4,000;
James W. Long, $4,000; W. Al
Long, s4,OOO;-JnoD R. Couch, $4,000;
J. B. McGufin, sl,5Oo,
And down in MERGERS Bottom.
Q. 7. Bealo, $4,000; il. W. steenber.
gen, $4,000; Jos. Arlington, st,50e;
Judge Moore, $4,000 9. M. Moore,
$4,000; e. L. Nealo, 81 800; John s.
a Il $1,000 A. AZ Hanly, and
Ranly 4 Noale, $1,000.
These losses include. fencing,
feed andhouses lloated away We
could 60 on and give much more
Ot'he lo'sssSps our space will not
admit Oft
Ws.gspt TO the expense Of NOV.
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ID. 2 n. Boggess estimates his
los AZ 500 Mr. i. sehon lost
seven yearling calves, asnilch COW
and a few hog. Quite d number
ofchimne5s have fallen down and
will hayetc he rebuilt before tie
people can occupy their honses.
Mr. James Mckay lostall his bed.
ding and.a finenew Bethoyan 81.
gan The organin the Church is
ruined and viii fall 10 pieces.
Miss Lille Meningitis piano was
chilled 20 death by being submerg
ed inthe chilling GOOD. 0at.house
are scattefedin ptomiscuous bey.
les here and there, and whether
they Hillieyer end their way back
again is yerydoubtful,
The bridge across Sliling.hill
creek was lifted from lis mornings
aud has failed at one end at least
to find itsway back aud is there
fore impossible. AS soon as the
water falls Efficiently il can be re.
paired and made all right again.
There is hardly ayard orgarden in
the town but now lies open to the
rayages ofcattle, but we have few
Of such.
Liverpool salseo. EncIine, cars,
drums and drum house. There
about 800 barrels ofsalt on yard
at the river 1000 bushels Of bulk
salt and four grainers were sub.
merged, one of which was entirely
wrecked. About $4,000 on bstges
ofsalt suhk. Insured. The loss at
Hartford City Coal and SAILS Co.,
in salt, lumber, slaves &C., is esti.
mated at about $4,000. Two
smith shops, drum house, jointing
room at mill were washed away,
and many Stops and houses moved
from their foundations. Aubout 20
oftheir buildings are damaged, but
the extent unknown, Chas. Eg.
genswiller, house off foundations
7. N. Borgess., loss on drug store
$3.50; Newton & Donnally, two bro
mine factories, loss $1,000; John
Hanna, heading and hoop factory,
damage to shop and machinery 81,
600; Mrs. Susan Hsrpold, damagi
to tenement house, $1,000; And
sayre, damage to goods, $50; Juhl!
ing Coal Co. lost one tenement
house, drum house, encline, coal
tipple, lumber, &c, estimated a
$4,000, and two barges valued q
$780,. There was not a house ID
the town but was submerged, and
the loss Sfand damage to household
goods can not be estimated, as
there is not a family but what has
sustained so,Es loss. sfeare feed.
ing 1875 families, and are we'll sup.
piled with provisions.
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The Ohio Central Railroad is 4
abetter condition than was expect
ed. Outside the loss of trestlinl
the damage irnOt great.
! Dr.. Sawyer @zsiai \ Nv !.
the interest Of suffering humanitl
in this community during the wd.
ter scourge. He not only tended
the sick FREQ Of charge, but furn
ished drugs and medicines at al
same price. The Doctor is a tramty
upon whom you can safely rely al
all times.-Gasette.
We were unable to publish a pa,
Eper for two weekE, and il is a diff.
cult job to get this one out. As
soon as we feel able we shall ,pur.
chase new type for the paper, and
then everything will Is along
poOthly again.
1.-THE goods in the Peoples Store
were loaded into a barge and lowed
up the Kanawha to Five Mile, by
che Jim Montgomery. There the
goods will remain, audbe in charge
ofJ. B. Tippett,
John NJ. Adkins is down to bis
work again. He says he can put
on a roof that will not leak, unle
the backwater covers The topo 4
Our town is to be congratulate
that there was no loss Of life 4
this place during the food.
EJohn.boats are now gtreSn al
over town, just where tho saIs
left them. During the food M
money could buy them; now they
are worth about ten cents dozen.
Gallipolis did nobly her part
toward our people.
We wish we had the space to
mention everyone who contributed
litothe. relief of onr dlstrassed nan.
pls.
Several rows occurred at the
Court House during the food,
among the colored folks.
The loss in tie Kanawha Valley
viii be fully 100000.
Gangs Of men are now at work
trying toget the numerous houses
back on their foundation.
The Health Board should be at
work, putting the town in a SAM.
tary condition.
edebris ought to be clearslt
from the streets.
~ will take a hundred thousat Ia
dollars to put'this town. to rightG
sgaiur
Ills pretty hard for a. man to
lose oil that he has, but when a
fellow loses twice as much, how,
must,it'bs with .him2.
Poins'R Pleasant has a black eye,
but she willlrecOver and be ready
b tackle the next deluge.
What have we done that we
should deserve so much Of Gods
wrath2
The man who never had trouble
don't know himself and nobody
knows him.
High tone wOn'tswi on high
water.
! whlskyand waterweto bothat.
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exceed S5nl0 over and above nj.
Insurance Of $500
During the flood, part ii oui
family were qpartetea al The hos
pitable mansion Of John w Eng
lish, and partof them AZ the resi-,
dspces Of Dr. ], S. Stone and May.
or Iomlinscn, 70 all Of whom IA
feturnonr sincere thankslor theii
uniform kindness.
Col. Smith, County CLERK, saved
All the county records, not & phpei
getting wet. The records IN ths
Circuit Clerks Office were also III
waved.
Our rich men -big,hearls as
well as big purses, and they have
assisted manyof tbedistressed, and
are continuing 10 the good work.
1.-The brick addition to the Old
Fisher mansion was thrown down
by the undercurrent ofIhe receding
Isiyer.
The water was the highest ever
known in this place, and all 1882
fellows have crawled into their
holes.
God will bless the people who
heard our appeals for help, and
come 10 our rescue.
Every house in toSn, that had a
Second story above water wa.
crowded to its utmost capacitywi
lpeople.
Those rho had houses on hisl,
GROUND, whetner IN town, or near
to it, kindly threw open their doors
and their tables to the distressed
people.
The high water had a tendency
to dem6ra'ize some of our people.
l/During the flood the colored peo
gple were quartered in the Courl
House.
The Register Office is in a sorry
plight indeed, and IL will take LOTT
Of money TO put it in the condition
it was before the food. We has,
resumed business at the same old
stand however.
The Gazette was more fortunate
The Office was moved TO the uppe,
story ofDr. Barbee's Office, and did
not sustain much damage. A cou
Nple Of hundred dollars will make
Gle Office all right again.
4 Col. Smith rendered great service
to the people. He commanded .
fiat boat, and went to the assist
ance of the distressed day ant
might.
EThe Relief Store is now in til,
building next door to the Registsi
Office.
W. B. Gable has placed his hard
ware store in the room lately occu
pied by tse' Young Americai
Clothing House.
The 0hiecentral Railroad is Il
abetter condition than was expect
ed. Outside the loss of srestliny
the damage irnot great.
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AZ Nrw LANES.

New Haven is high and dry, con.
sequently the raging waters did
not get into our tiilage.
Below wegive a listOf some ofthe
heaviest losersaboye town: Phil,
Elliott's mill was turned around
loss about 5000, including fences,
and out buildings. H. 4. Fry lost
300 bushelscorn and 200 bushel,
ofpotatooU, 8 tons Of hay, one barn
and fence, all amounting probably
to $500. John Henson, building,
fences, produce, 60, about s4OO
Joe Elliott grain buildings an
fences,slOO., John seigri.t, ha
and fences, 500. Adam Roush,
grain and fences, 5000 Hamilton
Weaver, building and fences, 100.
Jefferson siegrist, Phil. Jones,
John Elliott, $50 each. Mrs. Lui
linda Ruush, 500. Many other
along the bottom lost their fencini
and such things as were within
reach Of the food.
The greatest loss to New Haven
is the damage done to the Hartford
coal bank, which will throw a
great many hands out Of employ.
ment.
Hugo Juhling's coal bank being
on high ground was not reached BY
the tide. Only the rack at the
river was torn up and the carriage
thrown off the track. Mr.. Juhlini
will be running coal in a few days
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AT CHIFFON.

The town Of Clifton escaped
without serious damage. The prfn-
cipalidamage to property in this
town was to the nail mill and, salt
furnaces, which lose heavily.
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Thetowa Of Mason being situate
on high ground, did not suffer to
anything approximating that of
her opposite neighbor, Pomeroy-
The salt furnaces and the saw mills
at that place being the principal
losers, it will take many thousand
dollars to put them where they
were before the food. Very little
private property was damaged
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-14
Scissors Sauce.

Tobacco Is coming to the front
as one of the staple products Of
Grant county, having been grown
with no little success during the
past three or four years, although
the crop this year is not as large as
in the past on account Of the dam.
age done by late frosts. Mr. VIM.
Nelson, Of Boscobel, one day Of last
week, sold some 5000 pounds Of his
own raising, at twenty-five cents per
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-14

THE best 80 cent tea in the mar
ket is at the Nimble Nickel Cash
Store.
Go and see Doller's if you want
bargains.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-14
The Local Field.

PLENTY of snow now.
J.ENr begins on the 9th inst
ValentineSl at RaaF a%nisS%,s stsTe Valentines!
Ir is roller-skating ne more. 1t is
zampilarotation.
ENoUGH snow falls weekly to keep
the roads well creased.
DELLERs are making reductions
in prices that beat everything
AS this is Valentines Day you
may accept the TRIBUNE as our val
entine.
CLEAN out your chimneys. This
is the season of year when fires are
in order
AS usual the book store depart
ment of the postoffice is covered
with valentine glory.
WISCONSIN tobacco raisers are the
happiest among all tillers of the soil
in this state this year.
DELINQUENT taxpayers, remember
that your taxes are over due and
should be paid at once.
HENRY CURRY, who by the way is
one OF the experts on roller skates,
is employed in running the rink.
BEST thing out. The Good TEN
plars are talking of having a reading
room in connection with their hall.
A shooting gallery is again in full
blast on Commerce ST., conducted
by Che same person here last spring.
THE new advertisement of Gundry
Gray d Co. should receive your at
tontion. You can save money by
needing.
REMEMBER that Oyster Supper at
the Presbyterian church comes off
next week, Thursday, Feb. 81. Don't
forgetit it.
WoNzoR, of Platteville, has re-
Gently lost a gold fish which he had
tenderly protected for the past four
teen years.
Our Platteville letter in another
column gives tolerably clear ex-
4 pLaaatiou of affairs concerning the
busted bank.
4 Mrs Stephen Prideaux is lying at
The point Of death, from tumor IN
the stomach. She has lived here
nearly 50 years.
I Tan proprietors Of the Cash Gro
/ Gerry House have decided to give
ava. 4u organ. Gust omers Of the
Blue get a chance.
A Eay Z. f. Clough is to Lecture
'ooa n Dodgeville, on Temperance,
a.so in Dodgeville and Brod-
elt on army Life"
4 choice % language employed
y yeorrespondents of the Dodgeville
4 Hr2aicts at Highland and Avoca,
5elittling each other, is convinc-
-s that both must be right.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-14
MINERAL POINT WISCONSIN, THURSDAY FEBRUARY A. 1884

Hanscom's display of valentines
is simply wonderful. Jast what will
please or displease.
Rev. Z. /. Eaton of Madison will
surely give his lecture, "The coming
man and his wife," next Wednesday
Evening Mr.. E. will also sing
some fine soloes.
JoHN Hunt, Fayette man, ship
ped from Darlington recently four
car loads of black walnut lumber.
Its destination was Chicago.
THERE was booming crowd in
town Saturday, but the reports of
merchants indicate that more pleas
ure than business prevailed.
THE Rip Van Winkle editor Of
the Shullsburg Press wakes up on
the 8th inst, and asks, "Where is
our January thaw?" Dilute your
drinks, Mac
THE boy who, upon finding his
sisters cud of gum on the pantry
shelf, stuck quinine pill into it and
replace the same, has no doubt been
reading Peck's San.
Irs here,-that sled which some
boy has missed The same can be
had by paying storage, fuel, wear
and tear in pulling it up stairs, keep
ing runners bright, etc
WE understand that the band
boys intend giving dance or con
cert in the near future to raise funds
to complete their uniforms and Sc
cure new ones for additional mem.
bers.
Ir is claimed by the Shullsburg
papers that the evangelist, Mrs. Wat
son, has had a wonderful influence
on quite a number of very hardened
sinners in that place the past week
or two.
The Darlington Democrat says:
"Our soldier brethren are humping
themselves and making an effort to
generate enough enthusiasm (and
money! to secure the big reunion
next summer"
THE store room of Penhallegon
& Son, boot and shoe dealers, has
been remodeled for the convenience
of customers and proprietors. Drop
in and see. You'll be surprised at
the Improvement.
WOOD is remarkably plentiful this
season in Mineral Point, but not re-
markably cheap as many of our local
exchanges are presenting the case
with them. Scarcely any town
around here pays within a dollar as
much per cord as we do.
Ir was well demonstrated during
the past year that native seed corn
is much better for planting in this
state than seed brought from Kan
sas, Nebraska or elsewhere. Farm
ers should, and we believe viii, heed
this fact.
NEVER seen goods offered at such
low prices as they are at Deller's.
AN ns thetic school marin of Oar
lington is reported as having for
bade her boy pupils to appear in the
school-room with trousers tucked In
side their boot legs--a custom which
has been in vogue and dear to the
juvenile since boys and boots were
invented.
THE stereoscopic museum, which
has been in our midst for the past
month, pitched tent at Dodgeyille
Tuesday. We heartily endorse 1t,
and trust that all the TRIBUNE read
ers at that place will visit it and
boom it in such an energetic manner
as it richly deserves.
FROM twenty to thirty Of the boys
Of town have organized a gymna-
stun club, and will have their meet
ings in n. Harter's building on Com
merce street. Now keep a lookout
for limpers, arms in sings, black
ewes, bloody noses, split lips, etc.
Yet, for all that they say its bully
fun.
The following from an exchange
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-14

SOME of Darlington youth and
beauty came up the other evening to
show our young folks how to oper-
ate the roller skate. But there was
mistake somewhere, - misplaced
confidence we'll presume - as the
Mineral Point lasses were by far the
superiors without doubt. Notwith-
standing all this there was happy
blending of mirth and friendship.
THE habit some merchants of this
place have of putting the price of
lard up to 20 cent or more for a day
or 50 at q time on account of tempo
rary scarcity, ought to be hooted
down. We have lately known par
ties TO ask 20 cents for lard, when
butter was selling for the same, and
by stepping across the street lard
could be had for l2l cents.
GRAND ARMY PosTs are Lultiply-
ing rapidly. There are said to be
now on It's rolls quarter of million
members in good standing, and be-
fore the next National Encampment
it is expected that there will be an
army of three thousand comrades.
So many northern soldiers have
gone TO live in the south that there
are Grand Army organizations in
nearly all the southern states.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-14

LEG BROKE. No doubt Willie
son of Alderman Gilman, has had
his last ride on a sled this season.
On Saturday he was coasting on the
Mineral Point Hill opposite George
Days residence, depending on the
crusted snow to hold the sled up,
but when near the bottom the run
ners went through, throwing him
off with sufficient force to break a
leg just above the knee. That his
sufferings are severe is a natural con-
sequence, yet he is doing as well as
could be expected.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-14
FlCT!- WE H4TE

No darkness, but daylight,
No old, faded or sholfworn, bat
new, fresh goods,
No store runners,
No paid agents,
No hired underIings
to inyeigle you 70 some dark corner
70 buy your goods, but
plenty Of light
sly day and BY night.
A fresh, clean stock % select from.
Good measure guaranteed and prices
70 meet any competition. Sausfac-
ton guaranteed in every instance.
Now is your time 10 buy GOODS
CHEAP, at j. DELLElsS.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-14

DoN'r DEINK TEA! that is dyed
with Prussian blue, when you can
get it PURE at Brewer & Penhalle-
gon's for SOC per fb. 23
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-14

Coon tobacco at % cents per ib.,
and two good cigars for ) cents, at
the Nimble Nickel Store.
WM. TRAspALE.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-14

LAST week six boys were arrested
in Shullsburg for disturbing church
meetings the previous Sunday. AS
a result the costs were saddled upon
the county, for want Of prosecution,
and the papers severely criticise the
action Of the parties instrument in
commencing the proceedings for not
thoroughly pushing the same. 1t is
a violation Of law to distagb meet
ings Of a religious nature. Let those
Of this place who indulge in the un-
civilized act Of disturbing church
meetings check themselves before pa
tience ceases to be a virtue and the
law allowed its course.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-14
Beneficial Department

estoblish cd for the accommodation of those
ghoare in want IN any way. those who have
lost or found valuable property, and for those
who wish to sell or exchange. Limit, twenty
five Iner First insertion FREE, ana Tor each
insertion thereafter twenty-five cents
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-14
ValpntinpS at Hanseom's Valpntinpcl
diClIlIIlOO. Book Store fdlSAAAliND'


THE 18th of this month is the
limit fixed by the county board, at
its recent special session, granting
delinquent tax payers an opportunity
to redeem their real estate, with a
rate of interest less than law allows.
This should be remembered, as spec
ulators and ghouls are in waiting
to buy up certificates and squeeze
out the owners. Time is scarce;
only a few days of grace remaining.
LAST week the Democrat announc-
ed that J. p. Hankins had gone out
of the poultry business. Mistaken
in this as in politics, neighbor. Mr.
II. only disposed of his Hamburg
variety, which young John Oates,
son Of Zach, purchased, and while
Johny will care for his new pets and
endeavor to still further improve on
them, Joe will continue the raising
Of his favorites, the Buff Cochin.
TIE average citizen, after securing
the town thoroughly Saturday in
search for table butter, no doubt
wished that Jersey cows were more
plentiful. Most every family in
town was represented that day in the
search, and the stereotype greeting
of most merchants to their custom
ers was, "no butter" Molasses was
the common substitute. Couldn't
YOU smell molasses in church Sun
day?