The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-02-06

foundry, which was burned several
weekr ago.
The farmers through the state
are far advanced with their spring
(, blowing and larger acreage of
corn viii be planted than for some
years past,s s
A Raleigh county hnnter by the
name of Shingleton killed a 500
pound bear last week, the largest
killed in the State for years.
Joe Parker, coIored, has been ar
rested at GAINESVILLE, this state,
charged with being the husband of
six dhsky damsels.
Mrs. Bloomer, who died recently
/ in Pittsburgh, has 100000 worth Of
property in Greenbrier county.
The Ripley and Min Greek VAL
ley R, R. now carries the mail from
the ) r. R. R. to Ripley, and back
daily. ise at
/ ~. Z
Nv. S. Wrinkle, ofiM Monroe county,
has patented,a corn planter that is
considered one of the best in the
market.
Miss Ida Morris, 16 years of age,
was burned to death one day last
week at her home near Rivesville,
by her clothes igniting from fire
in front of which she was standing.
II. T. McDougal, editor of the
Ceredo Advance, is an aspfrant for
the Ceredo post Office. He has
done good service for his party and
deserves to be recognized in the
distribution ofthe fat places.
1900 farmers have sent their
names to Director Meyers of the
Government Agricultural Expert
ment Station at Morgantown
These stations are very popular
wherever they have been establish
ed.
Lawyer Chap. Armstrong, who
recently moved from Spencer to
Huntington, was the counsel in a
case the other day in which Eustace
Gibson was his opponent They
are both hot headed and as con
sequence they got into squabble,
and the "lie" passed between them.
Things were quite hot for a while,
and the Cabellities looked on in
amazement.-Sentiaet.
Two men escaped from the Jail at
West Union on Monday night. One
ofthem was tracked in the snow a
few miles on Tuesday morning and
found dead. He was in his bare
feet having left his boots in the Jail.
The Camden Canning Company
has been organized at Parkersburg.
with a capital stock of $4,000. The
company, it is said, will give SIN
ployment to no less than 100 men,
The Parkersburg Sentinel is clam
ering for a new court house. IF
ever a county needed a modern
court house, it is Wood county.
I At Stone Cliff, near Coal Valley,
two colored men were instantly
killed the other day by falling recks
from blast they had set of8
A large vein of valuable coal has
been found on Green mountain,
Webster county, and a branch road
will be built from the West Virgin
ia Central R. R. to open UP that
fsectTor.
The number of sheep in West
Virginia in 1887 was 454,974 snd in
1888 there were 427, 900, decrease
of 27,968. The tariff on wool is not
helping the sheep industry of this
State to any great extent.
Canning factories appear to have
the bulge on any other contemplate
ed industries in different portions of
the State. At least dozen are dis
Fcussing the subject with, a view of
Starting such an enterprise.
There are several Mormon mis-
sionaries at work in Jefferson coun-
ty. Tar and feathers appear to be
scarce down there.
G. NJ. Bird, of Carpenter, Putnam
county, has shipped Is hogsheads
of tobacco to Richmond, Va, for
which he received the, handsome
price eff s45 per hundred. This
speaks well for West Virginia as
one of the best tobacco. fields in the
South.
VIM. Rowan of 81. louis, Mo-.