The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-01-16


MAnnIED.-Wm. Bates, to Miss
Blanche Wilson, of Wheeling, w
Va, married ut GalIipolia, on Thurs
day the 10th ofthis month.
BY Rev. DR.. A. j. LYDIA, january
! 10, 1889, Mr.. VIM. R. Jones to Miss
Jane l.. Carson, all of this county.
! ]. Friedman & Co, of this city,
comes forth with new proclama-
ton to the people this week. This
is one of the largest and best equip
ed establishments in the country,
and do an immense business as they
will not be undersoId by any firm.
Test them and see.
On December 26th, a negro nam
ed VIM. Cobb knocked down Archie
Wood, young white man of Mill
Creek, Mercer county, in the public
road, and at the point of pistol
robbed him of s38s The negro then
rolled his victim into Bluestone riv-
err, while he mselfescaped. Woods
scrambled out of the water and went
in pursuit. On Saturday last Cobb
was arrested in Lynchburg, va.
We direct attention to the adver-
tisement of Messrs. II. G. Nease &
Co., in this issue. This is new
firm, who recently bought out Mr..
J. S. sutphin. They are just now
offering special inducements to buy
ers, in many lines of goods. They
are nice men to trade with, and we
hope our readers will call down and
see them.
soloman Fl. Cosnor, one of the
oldest and created hunters in the
State, died at his home in Tucker
county, last week. In his lifetime
he has record ofhaving killed 3OS
deer and 81 bears, 200 raecoons, IL
panthers and 5 wild cats. His rep
utation extended over four States.
A young man with more brass
than discretion blew out one of
| the lamps in the rink the other
night, and paid the city s7.75 for
his little fun.
A young man, whose name we
could not learn, had one of his hands
badly crushed while coupling cars
at the X. & o. junction, one night
last week:
Marietta is to be made the ter
minus of coal road already con-
tracted for to be built from Milwau-
kee to Athens. The coal will be
loaded in barges at Marietta for
southern markets.
An exchange says that the cheap
est and most expeditions way to
take the towns census is to employ
an organ grinder with monkey.
We have just received copy of
the Webster Springs CAL, new
paper just started at that place by
G. p. Dorr. 1t is neat, newsy, and
bids fair to prove success.
Mr.. VIM. Jeffreys, formerly of
Doddridge county, but who has been
in Kansas for Is years, returned to
West Virginia and bought a home
at Salem, with the intention of
spending the remainder of his days
near the scene of his childhood.
Messrs. Risk and Lassley, in the
employ of w. ii. Tomlinson, have
been doing considerable tin roofing
at the County Infrmary lately.
They are good workmen.
George Cornwell, who stabbed
and killed man while dance was
going on in Union district, Cabell
county, one night last week, was
arrested few days ago in Lawrence
county, Ohio.
Lawrence Fitzhugh, one of the
parties who was seriously shot
during the recent riot in Birming-
ham, Ala, is now visiting friends
at his former home at Charleston.
Pat Burk attempted to shoot Mar
tin Fecny at the municipal election
at Clarksburg last week, but was
promptly knocked down and carried
home.
There was 81, 200 sold to the high
est bidders at the Building and
Loan Association, last Thursday
night.
Mr.. w. II. milford is building a
frame dwelling in the new Exten-
sion.