The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-11-05

You cant tax dogs by a vote.
The dog owners won't tax them
selves and the dog owners are on
top. The way to tax dogs is to tax
them.
But few persons in town witness
ed the first fall of the beautiful which
occurred Thursday. 1t was soon
stopped by the rain.
There are more cattle going out
of this county this Fall than ever
before in a single year. We are be-
coming almost exclusively a stock
raising county, and that is as it
should be.
Read Tomlinson's new advertise
ments inEthis paper He has moved
into his new house just below this
Office, and have fine stock of goods.
In fact, Tomlinson has as. handsome
.a'storc as you will find in our city.
Ohio Improved Chester Swine
are bred and sold by Dr.. C w.
Jamison. Send for his circulars.
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Farmers are reminded that Mr..
S. J..Shindlc has opened a repair.
harness shop in this place. He also
makes new work to order. He is
good workman as you all know.
RADBIrs-Th rabbit season is at.
hand once more and the old army
musket and its youthful owner is
now abroad blasting away at the
cotton-tails, and it doesn't make
much difference if there happens to
be few quails in the way, they
must stand aside or be shot.
.PREss AssocIATIoN.-Dr NJ. S.
Holt, President of the West Virgin
ia Press Association, has changed
the date of holding Che annual meet
ing from Nov. Is to Nov. 20. 1t will
be held at Huntington:
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A wreck occurred on the X. & NJ.
near Leon, Wednesday af-
ternoon, by which FIVE freight cars
were badly torn up. No one hurt
A COW belonging to John Steady,
OF Tyler county gave birth to four
calves They werc'i all perfectly
formed.
It is'feared that the potato rot
will cause chat staple to be very
scarce and consequently a luxury
this winter.
We had a very pleasant call from
attorneys Gum, Bellar and Howard
last Friday afternoon. The "call''
weTafterwards made with them was
also very pleasant.
The week of prayer, which is OBJ
served by Young Mems Christian
Associations all over the world, is
from November 9th to 18th.
- Cecil Edgel, son of VIM. Edgel,
and Eliza Edgel son Elias Edgel,
two boSa.l d7orlT years OF age, were
arrestei at the head of Ten Mile
Fork of Fishing Greek last week,
charged with breaking into the store
Of Hood Morgan aud stealing a
quantity of Ginseng Wetzd Demo
0rdt.
APPLES Never in my reeollec-
ton has tho apple crop been so com
,plete a failure as this year. Now
and then we find farmer who. has
taken extra good care of his orchard
who has "a fourth or half crop, and
is. raking in his reward by selling
them at good bigprices. 1t pays to
do everything well if it is nothing
more than farming.
"
An infant child of Capt. Oliver
Phelps, of Mason City, died Sun
day and was buried Monday.
HEAVY cArrLE.--Mr, Morgan
Long sold to Myers & Houseman,
one car load of cattle, averaging
1865 pounds, for Importation, Mon
day last.
az. W. IL" at the X. P. S. to-
night.
FATAL RAILRnAp AocIpRsT.-On
Thursday mdrning last as the East
bound Yestibule train was coming
round curve near the mouth of
Greenbrier river, short distance
this side of Hinton, it ran upon a
rock that had fallen upon the track
from an overhanging cliff. The
engine, tender, baggage. car and
postal car were defailed. The