The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-09-10
State News,

State News.
The Republican and Democratic
candidates for Sheriff Of Marion
county are brothers.
In digging a we'll on the farm Of
widow Poole, near Cairo, q lieco Of
almost pure silver, measuring eight
inches by i've, and weighing fifteen
pounds, was found. Thespecimen
is valued at $500.
A 100000 company has been
formed to connect the B. & o. and
the o. q o. by a railroad from Graf.
ton to Charleston. The members
Of the corporation are WIN. NJ.
Clements, John Bradshaw, Robert
7. Devries, George w. Whitescar.
YER and john w. Mason. 3
Henry R. West, Of the Woods.
field Spirit Of Democracy, has had
since the war, a sword which form.
etly belonged to Capt. ]. II. Silkes,
Of The MuSgrove Rifles Of Georgia,
taken from him in December, 1862,
Some time ago Mr.. West addressed
a communication TO the Columbus,
Georgia, Sun, and finding the ad.
dress Of the widow Of Capt. Silkes,
forwarded the sword to her last
week, -E.
A day or.two ago a Virginia gen.
tleman came over 10 Paint Creek,
in Kanawha county, this State, to
marry a young lady to whom he
was engaged. Nearing the house
he met his afiianced on her way to
the church with another man. II
was agreed between the two lovers
that a ring encounter should settle
the matter Of ownership. A ring
was formed, and after several hard.
fought rounds the virginian was
awarded the girl, and his late an.
tagonist stood up with him an hour
afterwards as best man in his mar.
riage to the girl.-Ez,
The silver excitement in Richie
county is assuming tremendous
proportions. Several rich mines
have been recently discovered in
the valleys Of Short Run and Buck
Run, near Cairo. The most valua.
BILE Of these belong to Rev. John
Walters, Cyrus Dotson, John Fer
ribee and NJ. D. Bartlett. The
mine Of Rev. Mr.. Walters is in op.
Grafton and has a five foot vein.-
A late assay shows $500 in silver
and $1l in lend to tho ton. The
Bartlett mine comes next, with
sl7O to the ton. The remaining
mines are not so rich, yielding only
about $40 per ton.
A widow named Barnes and her
daughter, living near Ellenboro,
Richie county, we're awakenedand
arrested a few nighta since and
the following morning her son john
was arrested. " appears that a
carpenter named Flesher has been
missing his tools for over o year
past, A few days since he was
told that it would pay him toswear
out q search warrant for Mrs.
Bares house. This he did and
nearly all the missing goods were
found. Tho Barnes family claimed
that the tools had been brought to
them byaman who wurkedfor them
But as some Of these tools had been
taken before this man came to the
county, Mrs, Barnes was bound
over in the sum Of sl00and herson
in SOU.
Friday 22d, q bold robbery was
committed near Falling Waters
Thirty.ono sheep belonging, as at.
forwards ascertained, to Mr.. VIM
Porterfeld, we're stolen. Two un,
known negroes are said 10 have
driven them OFF the premises in a
round about way and sold them to
Mr.. Chas. Potts, across the river
near Williamsport, for 50 per head,
where they were subsequently
found. Mr.. Porterfeld identified
his sheep and drove them home.
The thieves left Hagerstown on a
freight train and thus escaped the
gentlemen in pursuit Of them.
The Vigilance Committee were on
their track. -Martinsburg Herald.
The beautiful and hospitable
home Of Capt. j. B. budding, which
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