The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-03-28

short distance from his house. with
the pockets rifled of their contents.
There has been more stealing in
this neighborhood than ever knownI
hardly a farmer but has been visited
and suffered the loss of meat, pouI-
try. corn, etc.
The family of VOLTS made so no
torious by their supposed connection
with the mysterious murder OF
HazIewood, are strongly suspected;
one of their accomplices having
turned States evidence and war
rants are now in the officers hands
for their arrest, several charges be-
ing brought against them. The ac-
complete further states that he was
forced to help them steal by their
threatening to shoot him If he
didn't; and that in their family
quarrels they often made use OF
Hazlewood's name in haunting each
other.
Mr.. Franklin Day, who has been
confined to his house for some time,
with rheumatism of the back, is
again able to be out.
Mr.. Robert Massey moved from
off the Five Mile to Clendenin dis
trict, last Monday, giving possession
of his place to Mr. Isaac Dabney,
to whom he had lately sold it.
We learn that several head OF
stock have lately been poisoned
down on Arbuckle, or Two Mile, by
malicious parties.
Mr. VIM. PofFenbarger has lately
purchased mill for the purpose OF
grinding the feed for his stock.
Mr.. P. is progressive farmer and
always up to the times.
Mr.. P. F. Ryan purchased last
Fall about all the hay there was in
stock upon the Kanawha bottoms
from Point Pleasant to Buffalo,
amounting to several hundred tons,
which he has succeeded in baleing
and shipping to market at hand
some margin of profit. Pat is a far
seeing, pushing, energetic farmer
and we wish him success.
There were Divine services at the
Concord Baptist church last Satur-
day and Sunday, Rev. Richardson
presiding, aided by Rev. Powell, OF
Parkersburg.
The School Dictionary, spoken OF
last week by your correspondent
from Waggener district, has also
been purchased by our School Board
in Arbuckle, and the tax pave, S
might do well to look into this
matter.
Capt. VIM. Brown, of tho Flats,
was up in Arbuckle the first of last
week on visit to his son and family.
Mr.. Alonzo Kelly, who has been
attending College at Lebanon, Ohio.
returned home last week.
The proposed railroad on the
South side of the Kanawha river, is
anxiously looked for and from the
present expressions of the people it
will meet with every encourage
n,ent they would be able to bestow;
and it would prove Il grand scheme
for the development of our county,
particularly that portion lying be-
low the Kanawha river.
DIR. Thos. Grover, of Hannah dis
trict, is strongly spoken of as can
didate for the Legislature from he
low kanawha, and Mr. Saunders
Eastman for County Commissioner.
Two better men for the positions
could not be selected, and if they
should present their names at the
Primary election, the Democrats
below Kanawha would show their
appreciation by one of the largest
Democratic votes they ever polIed.
The Primary election has met
with general satisfaction here. De.
mocracy is solid and united and
more enthusiastic than common,
and our nominees, whoever they
may be, will secure their solid sup
port, in November.
The evil of working and opening
up new county roads in the Fall
can easily be seen by trip from
Point Pleasant up the Kanawha
river road. The now piece of road
from Henderson to the bridge piers,
also that from the river road up the
Five Mile, and the one from South
Side to the river road and thence
up Kanawha 16 creek, are nearly
impossible. Appropriations and or
ders were issued at April Term OF
Court, 1887, and roads opened in
November. 1t will now necessarily