The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-04

Charleston SIR, As Mrs. John
Tompkins, ofeeder Grove, was sit
ting by her window the other day
she. looked out and saw an Immense
black snake out in the yard with
his head mp and looking rs though
he meant fight. She went to the
mantle and took down ss-calibre
Smith and Weston revolver and,
returning to the window, cut off
his snake-ship's head at the first
shot, at distance of twenty eight
feet. This rs the best pistol shot
ON record and Buffalo Bill will have
to look after his laurels. The snake
was four feet four inches in lenghth.
Mr.. T. L. Davies, who is one of
the Republican nominees for the
House of Delegates, bought the
State Gazette from Mr.. PiIchard last
week, and took possession of the of
fee Saturday afternoon. We vel
come him into the editorial field,
and -hOpe he will soon I'LL his Golfers
with wealth. We believe he will
be an improvement over the other
editor, and will at least conduct
decent paper.
Ms. BAYS Persinger was up Sat
urday, looking for a building in
which to do business. he was just
from wellston, Ohio, the much
doomed town, and says there is
nothing in it, and the man is a fool
who goes there. He says Point
Pleasant is the best town that he
knows of, and regrets that he left it.
He is a good man, and we hope he
may End a house here suitable for
his business.
We hope that the County Com
inissioners, now in session will not
forget TO give their attention to the
cess-pOol in the rear of the Jail, and
proceed to make arrangements to
have it severed to the creek; and
while they are looking after this
matter, they might make an order
removing the unsightly fence and
coal house that adOrns 9th street
the width of the jail lot.
We would like to get a power
press for our office, and will do so,
if our patrons will assist us by pay
ing up promptly We have loaned
the people of this county lots of
money, in small amounts, for many
years without interest, and. they
might now pay the principal.
Pur Dowx YorR NANE-A paper is
bring circulated in town for the purpose
of raising subscription Of $40, GOO to be
given to any company that viii erect a
manufacturing establishment in this
place that will give employment to I25
or more persons The paper is being
very literally subscribed to. We hope
the amount will be raised. 8Ianufactu-
ring Is what we want, and il is only this
that will build our town up.
DROwxED.-word has reached us that
ON Tuesday night of last week, JAS
Heeks, son of Cfias. Meeks. of Clifton,
Willie fishing fell out of skiff and was
drowned before assistance could reach
him. He was about twenty. years of age
and was worthy young man, highly
esteemed by his neighbors. We extend
To the grief-stricken and sorrowing fam
iIy' our deepest sympathy
k1LLkb.-ft is ruinoretI that clerk in
n store Plymouth, mining town on the
Great Kanawha River, was shot and in
stantly killed last Thursday, by miner
who works:there, for some trivial offence
the clerk had unthoughtedly committed
Persons who are afflicted with catarrh
should read Mr. NewtOn's advertisement
in 4his paper. If testimonials from re-
liable citizens, are to be believed, he
has a sure remedy for this troublesome
disease.
The wheat harvest is abort o1er in
this State. From general reports the
crop is about mp with the average, with
the exception of about half a dozen
counties. The counties OF Berkeley and
Jefferson, claim the biggest crop ever
grown Some of the yield in Berkeley
is as high as fifty bushels TO the acre
In our own county the wheat is failure
to z very large extent.
wesuggest that at the next meet
inc, offEa fcTer council 4ba+ fbe,