The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-03-21
FIvE MILE-Patrick Gahen, OF

illness OF over two years His re-
mains we're taken to Cleveland,
Ohio. for interment.
Our community was deeply grieyed
NJ learning Of the sudden death Of
Mts. Geo E Johnson, Of 8 Mile,
lat Sunday evening, OF heart dis
tass She was 4 good, kind lady,
in the prime Of life, and had raised
alamily of bright and interesting
children, who with kind husband
and 1 host of friends are left to
mourn her loss.
We regret to learn of the illness
Of Mr.. A. g. Eastman, one of Ma
son eounty's oldest and most hon
oled pioneers, and hope to soon.
hear of his recovery
OF all the mean rascals known,
the meanest is the one that would
deliberately mutiIate another's dumb
animals to crafty a petty spite
against its owner. Last Saturday
night come one entered the feed lot
OF .Mr. Win. Baker, on the Valley
Road, in CIendenin district, and
terribly cut and mutilated a pair of
fine young work cattle, cutting
great gashes full length of their
hams and nearly to the bone. This
has been the second outrage of this
kind in that neighborhood, and the
style points to the same parties; and
with thieving and other outrages
they have been troubled with of
date, the citizens are justly indig-
s,ant and have perfected a secret
organization to bring the guilty
parties to justice and ere long Judge
Lynch will get in his work.
We would like for our candidates
for Assessor to announce themselves
80 we would know WHO were ou..
T. j. Saunders is strongly spoken
of below Kanawha for I'd District,
and a better one We could not elect.
Mr. VIM. Ray purchased farm
last week of W. H. Swisher.
W. H. Terry and John Bechtle
traded farms Monday, Mr.. Terry
receiving about $1,000 difference.
There were twelve converts at
She Concord Baptist church at the
CHOSE of the meetings conducted by
the Rev. Richardson. of Ripley, this
Sesse- The church has engaged his
services for the ensuing year, and
=nfs to be congratulated for securing
so good and earnest worker.
Capt. Jno. Thornburg is one of
Eianawha's model farmers, and
amongst his many valuable improve
Onents, he has lately added a mill
for the purpose of grinding feed for
Biis stock
Mr. Geo. Thorpe has located
now griss mill close to the old
Smisher stand, and will be ready
Sor,custom Saturday.
Mr. Clinton Halstead, of 9 Mile,
has moved to Gallipolis, where he is
engaged in business.
Fewer railroad ties have been
gotten out in this section this win
aer than there has been for years.
Scarcity of timber close to shipping
points the cause.
The country back of us is rapidly
settling up, as the increase of our
mail from Point Pleasant to Upland
will show up to 1886, one mail
week was sufficient; since that time
1T has increased to four mails a week
and we learn that it has become
necessary to have daily mail, as
they are not able to get all the
mail out in two trips There is still
a large amount of undeveloped
Bands lying in Clendenin, Arbuckle
and Hannah districts, that offer ex-
ceIlent homes, to men of small
means.
Feed has become very scarce dur
ing the past month and a great
many of our farmers are entirely
out and some are selling off their
stock.
Farmers are busy preparing soil
for Spring crops. There will be a
larger acreage of corn planted this
Spring than usual, on Kanawba.
Seed potatoes high and scarce, which
will cut that crop short. Wheat
has suffered considerable the past
winter, but will still make a fair
crop A great many oats will be
sOwn 50 as 10 provide for early feed,
for stock. Stock hogs, in sympathy
with corn, are scarce and high
but cattle extremely scarce. Early
lambs have done well, and sheep
generally wintered in good condi-
ton. Stock cattle scarce, but there
arc a great many fine young horses
coming in ready for the Spring