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

tnt nliiNs
ltwouid be d good idea 10 build.
afew high-water houses on the
hills
With persistent, steady work,
theoldtown Sbeherself again
by the time the warm summer.
days arrive.
The water has left a great deal
Of filth uponlthe streets, and sani.
tary measures should be inaugu.
rated.
The business houses Of this place
are being put in shape, and many
Of them areopeni or blsiness
sGod helptho poor sufferers Is
not now a food prayer. "A little
cash wouldbe Of more service.
The Hood came and went and
he-dogs were all sayed.
There are many who deserve
special mention for their uniting
zeal inland efforts 10 aid the suffer.
ing during the food, and none
nomore worthy than Mr.. VIM. u
Allen, who worked day and night
for the good Of all.
Mr. Gideon Brown, III shs lover
end Of the county, loses some 500
in grain and fencing.
Ben Buffers COW survived the
flood to die a natural death Mon.
day night.
az is demonstrated that iron
bridges aYd'the OILY properbridges
10 erect over streams, where back.
water reaches them. The only
iron bridge in the county is AZ
Tomlinson's Run, and II is as
plumb and sound now as the day
it was put across The stream, al
though the water was fifteen feet
deep upon it.
We regret to chronicle the pain.
ful accident to Mrs. i. W. Blades,
which occurred during the food
She was attempting to hang up
some wet clothes, when she fell,
and broke four bones in her right
foot and ankle.
The shelving H. fSss store Of
AlcCown, Spencer 4 Co., fell, throw.
ing several hundred dollars worth
Of goods into the water. The goods
are now dried out, and being dis
posed at at any price they can get
for them.
Frank Hoy, had q time oft. A
mule kicked his COW and crippled
her leg; the next day his wife pre-.
scented him with a bouncing boy,
weighing loa pounds. Frank
NAMES the boy "Hieh Flood Hoy."
The Bank officers hSdt a bard
time tosaye the bank books, mon
fy aHa furniture. But money be.
ing in demand, the cashier and
his assistant got out every copper.
Business is now being transacted
4 in a private room Of the .esidence
sofcaShier Stribling.
There are yet many worthy poo.
pie in town who are sufferers by
the food. Open hearts and pocket
books, can be used to FkSd adyan.
ItagO yet. There should be a relief
fund raised at once to assist the
poor peOplein putting their houses
backon their foundations.
II ig surprisinsthat .ome men
will refuse to work now that they
are suppliedwilh provisions. They
must understand that this thing
will last but a few days longer.
Work while yoa can.
~ issaid that after the big wa.
ksr oe1SS2, occurred the first Asias.
10 cholera in the Ohio and Kanaw.
Ina valleys, and the opinion Of
lphysicians was that Its virulance,
If not its start, was due to the de.
bris left by the overflow Of that
year. It was fatal at Wheeling
and many other points. Ifprompt
measures are not taken to put the
towns along these rivers In q SAM.
tary condition, may we not again
be visited by this terrible and
death. dealing scourge2
Gangs Of men arc now at work
cleaning up the streets.
We have let everything else 60
in order to,give a full report Of the
late devastating flood. Nextwsek,
we will try and give a greater va.
riety ofneSs.
A good deal Of sickness is re.
portedin town, from the effects Of
the flood.
By the flooding Of the coalbanks,
ever 5000 miners are thrown out
Of employment in the Polneroy
Bend, on both sides of the river.
LWhen the Recording Angel re.