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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-12-26

me ~
Br.nkley started from his abstraction, and
locke. a. tho .i-l's hlush.,s face.
"-Ell What I'D .oH sap
81 d.G1'5 tel William Jcncs that YOU
kis~sxlle.7
--ic-o words sccrncd t, remind ti,e youns
nr-i<, ths posi-. on o,ljl-sn, for lei Sly
withdrew Il. Then Tie aLcrrdiiy tf the
whole Situation r,ne:-odt o u.-i u-ol linn,
end l., b-o,:o into bu-..sts Lov,ai laughter
ct which LIS tomraiiol's fac, + i once
moro. It v-as eico- the. sic too, I-e sc.i-
cua.,,,-, rnl dreaded sarcrrm.
~"--c5s,' lie said, This wca's dol This
won5C,c.rl!
'"s...S5von'5G cor
.Teli-thi;." 10 answered, Iathcr am
biguousiy. "Eol'-e cw-uliy YOUNG, you
know-quits a g;ll, although. rs you suS-
gcsted jlst noT7, md, rs yen r-obabiy be-
Love, you r'cy bs 'Erovcd up Vol nast-
ha-you rnns5 hol. upon p,e es g sort of
father, end ell tin.t s,s Of thing"
"You're too young to be rly father" In
swcrod fdatt, ANONYMOUSLY.
swell, Soy yorr biz l~-otle-. Iit fnter-
es.e1 IA you, Lett, vc:y ruloi i..c:rs.ci,
end I should really lilo t, Cc;t,tao bo.;0n
OF tie mystery EIout .or; iu5 ve I1uas rot
forgot ti.a5 w~e'rc-.t-, rlino.s s-cnccrc,
you Enoyv. Bcs..los," 10 aiLol, IauS,:ns
cga;a oleerily, ".,ou gro enCrcslto 10 rac-.
RED, so1ne CO., to q gentleman C fortune"
Let. sp-cn. up, T.th hosy al: Losoni ln1
failing e.cz
co, I n.n'sr7 she sa.c. "Ihats k:-s.r'
"-late the bear.iul 1lon,-, q .NahlruT:i
EoaI; the bencccentl LON. to succ.-
spolcni ImposEb.cr'
eyes, I hate him, :" cried Hat; 'onc-nnd
and when he kissed mo it made no s.
az hat, cid hei Actualvi kissed yoa"
As he spoke the young man actua--y felt
that no should like to assault the redoubtabie
EclL.
les, no kissed incomes. II he kisses me
acain II sick something into lin, or scratch
his GEO."
And Matt looked black es thunder, and set
hcr pcarly tooth amy toCcthor.
est down again, Mattf'
81 shnn't-;f you laugh"
"Oh, III behave myself. Comoy--nd he
ndded, Us she roturaoi to hcr place, I'D it
mako you sick Wien Iisssod youf"
Hc was playing with fro. The girls face
CHANGED in a moment, hcr eyes mel.ed, her
lips trernLled, and all her expression became
inexpressibly soft and dreamy. Leaning
gently toward him she drooped her eyes, and
teen, Eeciny his hand resting on his Lnce, she
took il ia hers, AID raised 1t TO her lips.
~ should Like to marry you," she said,
cnl blushing, rested her check against ha
ELouldsrl
Now, our hero OF tho caravan wus . true
hearted young fellow NC n msn Of honor,
AID his position had become extremely en-
barrasing. he could ne longer conceal from
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

Martin Welsh, a deckhard on
one Of the tow boats lying in the
kauawha, got drunk Saturday
night and just for the fun of The
thing assaulted a man named Cy.
rus Knopp and go! badly whipped
and in addition got in Jail, where
be laid until Monday morning
when he was brought before Jus,
tiCe trimms who fined him IS and
costs. He now languishes in Jail,
paying fifty cents Z day board,
He has money to pay his fine, but
swears he will not do it until the
river opens, as the Jail is til,
cheapest place al which he can
put up.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

Hamilton Parr, Jr., G. q. HSy.
man, Of Willow Grove, and Peter
Roush, Of I.elart, West Va, arrived
here Saturday on their return from
the New Orleans Exposition. Pc.
ter RouSh was sick on the way, and
when he arrived here was Unable
TO go further and stopped d the
Remington House, where he still
remalhs and is confined 10 his bed,
DR.. Hysell pronounces his disease
malarial fever, and says perhaps Il
will change u typho malarial be-
tgre be gets through with it, Mr..
Roush has sent for his mother "a
come and attend His bedside until
b 4 can be taken home. Asigs @.
Telegraph.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

WASHING MADE EAsY.-A cores.
pendent Of the Housstespsr give,
the following receipt for rObbine
the inevitable @wash day" of some
Of its terrots, The receipt has
been tried here, and found to work
like a charm: Soak clothes oyei
night in clear water. Id morniRg
put two pals Of water in boiler,
shave into this two thirds bal
soap; when dissolved add Elk table.
spoons full kerosene oil; when boil.
ing hot put in your fuest clothes
and boil twenty minutes, after
which boil the others in success.
ion suds, thoroughly looking oyei
the dirty spots such as wristbands,
neck, etc. rubbing between the
hands, riuse in two waters and
hang UP; must use soft water alto.
gether
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25
Obituary.

DtEp.-M her residence, in this city,
at O'Clock, OH the morning OF the Esd
inst, Miss LaYina Smith, aged 81 years,
$ months sand q days.
The subject Of tho above notice was
born in Kingston, lister county, New
York, and removed 10 this city with her
father, in the year 1915, where she 70.
tnaiuedi with the exception Of briei
residence in Jackson county, until her
death, She was tho daughter Of Jonas
and Diuah Smith, well aud favorsbiy
known TO many Of our old citizens. Miss
Smith was an cstimable woman, highly
respected BY al with whom she came In
contact, and lived q pure, blameless
life. Hersickuess was Of short duration,
and when the final simmons came, she
was prepared, and her spirit Is now with
her Father aud her God. She was the
Aunt Of Col. ]. p. ri. B. Smith, Of this
city, and leaves MANY relatives and
friends to nioafn her departure. Her
remains were inferred in the city cenie-
terry on yesterday
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

al ! I|
Thy II 0Scl If everyone bad
toedit 4 paper lor jusl one weskl
how ruuchless complaining there
would be. The labor Of picking
up q few local iisHs. many think,
is mere child's play Bat suppose
they hed.to dot themselves. We
imagine The result would "a sbolt
like thi. Marching brayely into
the sanctum, We doa our ha. and
sharpen our fabsr; gel out a.labls.
and are ready tor business. The
question next arise, "What shall
We write abopi7s No one brings
Us in a single lien, aud il isn't
long till We begin ofeel somewhat
stumped; the broad smile we wore
upon entering the Office is fast
changing into a sort Of farotf look
and a frown. The more we think
about something towfite about the
more wee feel like we could never
writeanother line in the world
Every idea we ever entertained has
departed. Printers want copy, and
we find ourselves in a terrible di.
letima; then for the first dime We
begin to realize how much fun
there is in running a paper. If
perchance we get out one number,
we then wonder wherS tie next is
TO come from, for surely se ex
haustod ourselves upon our first
effort. We 60 home a wiser il not
a happier murtal, bid the now
rested editor to resume the tripod,
giving him ample assurance that
ever afterwards he will have our
respect andsympathy where be had
before our tidiculo aud ill-sill.-
Exchange
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

The skating riuk at City Hall
was jam fulton Saturday afternoon
Of our yoans society folks, who had
a merry time. Some ofour skaters
are improving fast and will be pre-
pared to skate with tbe best Of
them presently. Our only unfa.
yOrable criticism is that they skate
as il for life, in fact, some Of the
boys remind US Of tie pictures Of
Canadian skaters chased by wolves
that we have seen in our child.
hood.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

II any one has a bad cold and
cough let him got one quart Of good
whiskey put in three ounces Of
linsoed oil (rawl, the same Of hon:
ey, and take il three or four times
a day, and il it don't cure you we
will not charge anything for the
prescription.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25
The Mafdl Graa Carnival At
New Orleans.

On Tuesday last, February 10th,
the scene Of the Carnival festivities
Was Unprecedented for gayety.
Thousands from all portions Of tha
world thronged the streets, after
witnessing the ceremony Of the
drawing, and gave loud.spoken
approval Of the honesty Of the
l77th Grand Monthly Drawing Of
The Louisiana State Lottery, under
the exclusive management Of Genl's
G. 7. BeaurGgard, Of La and Jubal
A Early, Of Va, aud some 1852 500
was scattered about. 1t will all
go over again on March 10Th, Of
which NJ. A, Dapphin, New Or.
leans, La, will inform you on ap.
plicatioh to him.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

FRANK LEsliE's POPULAR Mon.
rHLY.-For March isan unusually
interesting huRber, combiRing d
1t does articles Of present interesi
with those ofpermanent value. II
opens With a careful study BY
Lisle Lester Of Madame kistofi
with a portrait and several illus.
trations in charActet Professor
Charles Alloy contributes an article
on a Jersey Cattle farm, and o.can.
yan furnishes an extremely inter
ssslng paper on 1.-THE Armenians.'
eTho Story Of Queen Matilda Of
Denmark and Count strushsee" /.
a valuable historical contribution,
by E. St. John Brenon, and "some.
thing about Children's Books
With it's quaint facsimil illustra.
lions, shows US the juvenile liteta.
turs loved by our grandparents
when they we're boys and girls
pate de FOle Gtas," by Nugeht
Robinson willappeal to the gourmet
and "staten Island, its Past and
its Present." by J Barnits Bacon
to the local antiquarian, while The
naturalist will be equally interest,
ed in "The Origin ii our DOmesti.
Gated Animals" BY the Hoy. N. G.
Watkins. The eminent traveller
and author, David Kerr Is repre-.
Ssnted by two articles, the one "a
Meeting with Afghan Robbers
and the other, From sebastopol
to Kief," both thrilling and inter.
esting. All these articles are fully
illustrated. Serial story, "The
Death mark" reaches its twenty.
9Th chapter, and there are several
short stories and beautiful poems
The miscellany is well selected and
entertaining. Published by Mrs.
FRANK Leslie, %, So and 81 Park
Place, New York.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

The skating rink craze has
struck this place and now we boast
Of two Kinks. Ono is run by Capt.
Frank Barrett, and the other by
Messrs. Whitshurst and Gayman,
two young gentlemen from Canal
Winchester, Ohio. Both tlnks are
pretty we'll attended.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

A man stopping his paper wrote
to the editor II think folks ottSut
to spend their mummy for papers,
my daddy diddent and everybody
sed be was the intelligentest man
in the country and had the smart.
est family Of bOiS that ever dugged
taters."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

WHO ARE THEY?- The Parkers
burg journal says q family in Par.
kersburg has been discovered to be
IN q terribly destitute condition.
When the officers called at The
house they found "a daughter
probably twenty years Of age, de-
rfented, lying in a cold room with
scarcely any clothing, covered only
with miserable piece of rag car
pet. The father who has work, It
is said, drinks all his earnings, and
his family arc suffering. The wife,
whose name is Withheld because she
was well known to many Of our
citizens in former days, having
been raised in Belprs, where che
was the daughter Of prominent
citizen. She stated to the officer
that they hadcome here from Point
Pleasant where they had a farm
and we're considered well to do
Information received from that
place torroborates her statement a,
to the farm and further states that
IL is valued at $500. The de,
parture Of the family from Point
Pleasant was very mysterious, nc
cause being assigned for the action
and even stranger is II that they
should remain in Parkstsburg sui.
fering when plenty awaits them
~ their former home. Altogether
Il queer case"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

Tho following froaI the Wetzcl
Democrat, will apply with much
force to this place: "When skating
Kinks were FIRST introduced, there
Was cheerful feeling athong the
churches because, itappeared that
young theh were drawn away from
bar rooms and pool and Billiard ia.
bleE. OF coufss, when they came
To the rink they MET the charmer.
Of the oher sex, aud as a most
natural consequence, there were
flames kindlsd that otherwise may
never have burned. AZ d result
some three or fur girls have cou'
tracted mcsalliances, some hall
dozen giddy wives have gone Of
with roller Washers, several fail
ones have Sprained their pretty
ankles, and here and there q ten
der leg has been broken, all Of
which has besn reported by the
newspapers. And now come The
preachers and denounce this new
invention Of the enemy and there
lisa hue and cry against roller
skating because Of theso things and
their paraIyzing effect upon The
annual revivals of religion. ii
fact there is nothing that please,
young people and affords amuse.
nent which may not be construed
insos sin, and il roller skating
does interfere with the annual re.
viyals, it ought to DO stopped; fol
there are people who think they
standn no chance Of getting to heaven
except they DO ICON ver!ed" once I
year. We say this with all respect
to them and with no references al
all to those real Christians whc
stand by their religion in hot yea
Their and cold and never lose it,"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

Circuit Court adjourned LAST fri.
day The docket was pretty we'll
cleaned up. The Putnam Circuit
Court convened Monday, and quito
a number Of our Attorneys have
gone to this Court.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

The last man reported as having
gone to thrash an editor lived in
Indiana. lie found the editor in,
and as d result Of the interview the
would.be thrashet is now on ice.-
ltseems strange how sottle men eau
never profit by the experience Of
their fellow mortais.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

A vfLIAiSa RHyrsaE John
Brock q well:to farmer residing
near Lelart 10 this county, some
sixteen miles from here, ID some
Epanner incurred the enmity Of
Eel Pickens, whopublicly ayeFfed
that BE would burn The house, barn,
stable andallthe hay inthe stacks
in field near tbs barn. Hecar.
ried outhis threat on the night d
The 18th, and in addition 10 the
burning placed poison ia the sell,
being caught in the oct, but es-
capped before his capture could BE
effected. A warrant is nov in the
hands Of q constable, who, with a
posse, is securing the country in
pursuit Of him. He isrepresented
40 being a desperate man, and il
brought to bay will fight to the
death. Brooks loss, outside Of the
poisoning Of the well, IL $1,000 With
no insurance.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

The clergyman who some time
ago startled his ortiug eongrega.
tion by saying that skating rink,
are the cause Of thousands Of our
young people falling" never III his
life long experience spoke q more
literal truth.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

Mr.. Andy Baird, the superiu.
tendent in the construction Of the
Railroad Bridge at this place, /,
here on a visit. He is now in
charge Of the erection Of the Rail.
road bridge at Henderson, Ky.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

Wo had one Of those long. haired,
lOng.legged, long.coated, lOng.stiok.
ed, big.bundled and lods.CbeeGed
traups in town Saturday. He
was a terror to the boys, 6tt soon
took bis departure. b
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

The Point Pleasant Skating
Rink occupies the hall over tie
Capehart store hou.e. The room
is 81 by 100 feet. Mr. G. T. Smith
is the manager Our young PEG.
pie can now take their spare
change and enjoy themselves.
Roller skating is getting to be
quite pupular, and We suppose our
people will soon be as crazy over
this amusement as are the people
Of other towns.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

The great trouble with school
boys and school girls when they 60
to write an essay, is, they can't
thinko Of anything to say but just
let them out Of school and they eau
say enough without stopping or
thinking to make a four column
essay.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

A correspondent expresses the
hope that the late revival at CALI.
polls did not stop short Of the Jour.
nal Office C''the Official pspsr-the
officers paper, and the municipal
government. Of that tosn. The
idcS Of April viii show.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

Tboreyival nesting at the Wand
Street NJ. +. Church, still continues.
1.-THE sinners Of this place are not
brought TO repentance, IL will not
DO The fault Of the pastor, Rev.
Dixon.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

Quite a number Of our people
will leave, about Monday, for
Washington, to attend the inaugu.
ration ceremonies Of President
Cleveland.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

We direc. attention to Ire sdyer.
tisement Of Messrs. Simpson 4
Howard, Lawyers; in this issue. If
you have legal business to attend
To they will perform that work to
the entlrv satisfaction Of their iii.
ents.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

With the thermometer below ze.
70, no coal, and nd money, you
can imagine the difficulties a
county editor has To encounter to
get out his paper That has been
our condition this week.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

y ~
A Chinese bride VAS attired 10 q
plain hi, trimmed with a rare old
tcyah, while the trousers we're Of
three full lengths Of yellow sigee.r
II has often occurred to US that
trousert Of yellow SIEGE, aud a hi
filled with rare old toyah, would be
a lovely costume for a bride. A
silver Xxi in tie hair and a gold
tumtu around the neck would ma,
teriaIly increase the efec!ivsHess
Of the costume, we think.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

ANNOUNCEMENTS for County su.
perintendsnt Of Free Schools, are
50 in this paper, cash in advance.
None inserted unless tie money is
paid down.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25


Miss Rhoda steenbergen, Mrs
Chas. Beale, Misses Rebocca aid
Ella Beale, Miss Ella Neale, Mis-
Mary Moore, Miss Mite Eastman
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Couch, MI. w
s. Spencer and Mr.. Robert Hutch
insOn, of this county, formed a gay
party of excutsionists and left on
the 5 o'clock train last evening t.
visit the New Orleans Exposition,
We pray they may have a safe
journey wrought with many pleas
ures in the Sunny South.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

Mr.. Isaac Long, of Arbucklo die.
trict, has among his flock a Eve
which gave birthto two lambs on
the 9th day Of April, 1884, aud on
the 9th day of September she gave
birth to another, and on the 2lst
inst. she gave birth to another
Can any Of our sheep men beat
thirT Can this be attributable to
the election Of Cleveland2
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

Justice Timms has brought
about one hundred suits since the
lst Of January. Because Of his
known legal ability, he has cases
from every part Of the county.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25
pOIarplsAsAag, WEST VIRGINIA


FIVE MIlE IrEMs. old Billy
Scott, colosed, living cnthe divide
bssweenF Five Mile and Nine Mile
creeks, had his mule TO die 70
Gently, and being short Of corn he
fastened his hogs up in the stable
ndkept them there tpeat upthe
mule. Old Billy being met bya
nsighbor was asked how his hogs
iu.lened on mule, replied. "Deys
eatin' ds head and delegs and done
made d nest in de body sleepin.p
Old Billy's hogs all died in two or
three days after eating the mule.
1 ain crsdilably informed that
cattle with dry muriam can be
speedily cured BY catching a bull
frog and slipping it down the,
throat alive, and as soon as swal.
loved the frog will commence TO
work It's way out, and in It's strug
glcs will tear everything loose in
llie bowels Of the animal and come
gu. alive ard Kicking. II is,said
that onefrog can be used for halfe
dozen or more cases. Our inform.
ant states that he knows Of four
lin this county that have been
saved by this method.
Mr.. Howard Risk, Of Point Pleas.
ant, visiting on Five Mile, last
Wednesday cut down a tree and
succeeded in capturing one Of the
largest coons ever caught in this
section. He weighed l91 poands
aid measured 8 feet 2 inches from
Zip to tip. He brought him in
alive, and utter making IL whip all
the dogs and cats on the farm,
killed II and will take the hide to
the REGISTER Office when he re.
turns to Point Pleasant.
Az the close Of Lon Kelly's
school on Five Mile they had a
spelling bee that wound up in a
fight. Parties arrested next day.;
no fines.
Miss Lizzie Prulty, teacher Of
the Mountain Flower school house..
Is on the sick list this week, and
her school is dismissed,
Mr.. James Dewitt, an aged citi
zen Of Sixteen Mile, is lying very
i'll at his hume and is not expected
toIive.
A Gulf four months old, belong.
lug to Mr.. r. Martin, Of Pomona,
froze to death ono duy last wesk.
Mr.. John r. Dabney had a hog
10 freeze TO death last week.
Mr., Hyson, near Pomona, los!
two valuable horses two weeks ago.
Cause Of death not known.
Mr.. Eblingop, living on Sixteen
Mile creek, lost one mule by sick.
he.s aud It's mate clipped and
strained itself SO badly that it will
die.
Mu James boss, on Nine Mile,
LOST 1 valuable horse last week,
Cause Of death not known.
Mr., Hosea Forest had 4 SOW 10
get amopg his sheep the. other
night and kill aud eat six lambs.
We are informed MI. John Hut:
ton lost a valuable horse last week.
lie also, during the recent cold
spell, had a sheep that frose four
legs Of and now goes around on its
stump legs trOze of up to Its
knees
Mr., John Halstead lost a large
hog one day last week.
Mr., NJ. ]. Taylor has a valuable
horse down; cause of its trouble not
known; 1t will hardly recover.
a horse belonging to Mr.. John
Cooley fell on the ice on Nine Mile
creek and hurt itself SO badly it
had to DO killed. ~
= -,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

Farmers report the wheat in this
section Ofcopntry as being in very
bad condition, being almost en-.
tirely frozen out Of the ground.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

Justice TimHS fined John Mehan
81 and costs Monday for being
drunk upon The streets, Failing
% pay tho tine he Vas committed
70 jail, and thms he remains.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

Miss Belle Misener, a young lady
Of trOntOu, Ohio, is visiting rela
tiyes and friends in this place.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25

The Kanawha river, the first
time for many years, is frozen over
and people are crossing II.