The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-09-16
All Over the state.

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prominent citizen, and at one time
Sheriff Of Braxton county, is dead.
The PendIeton Ne,cs notes the
case of "young woman who sold
her twin babies to childIess couple
for 90 cents apiece" And vet we
are asked to contribute to foreign
mission enterprises.
Charles Martin, deputy sheriff of
Marion county, and a prominent
cattle dealer, has disappeared, and
it is thought has gone to Canada.
His debts amount to $4,000, be-
sides $4,000 furnished him by
friends with which to buy cattle.
Postal authorities have arrested a
crippled daughter of N. II. Ncel-
ly, postmaster at Iron, Summers
county, for tampering with mail
matter belonging to other people.
She promptly exonerated her faith
er from all completely. She gave
bail for her appearance at the Uni
ted States Court and was released.
The Shamokin Coal & Coke Co,
of May Beury, Mcdowell county,
has been authorized by Secretary OF
State ohley to increase its capital
stock TO 100000.
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While blowing last Friday, Tay-
lor G. Hoge turned up twenty-one
rattle snake eggs. Each contained
a snake about 6 inches long IVin-
FIELD Irrepressi5te.
There have been brought into
Bramwell two large logs of curly
walnut, which are estimated to be
worth 10000 dollars. The lard
from which they came was bought
for 50 an acre. The logs were
hauled 80 miles by six yoke of oxen.
One of the incidents of the Ra-
venswood Fair was the loss BIZ
Constable Wilson, of a pocket book
containing s13O in cash and some
valuable representation Herald.
They are now laying steel on the
Roane county half of the X. S. & G.
railroad, but whether troublesome
slips will permit them to complete
the road TO Spencer at any very
early date is somewhat doubtful
RaUensrood Bugle.
Henry Lee, of Straight Fork, lost
his barn and all its contents by fire
one day last week. His little boys
set it on fire with matches, so we
were informed. The loss falls heavily
upon Mr.. Lee.-Racenspood Negs.
Friday of last week Johnny Nor
rison, son of Assessor Morrison, of
Kenna, was hauling brush, when
the load caught the short end of a
rail that was lying against stump,
throwing the long end of the rail
around with such force as to break
the boys leg.-Jackson Herald.
Martin Phelps, who killed Wilson
Branch, a Lincoln county despera-
do, a month ago, on Beech Fork,
was tried in the Cabell circuit court,
a couple of weeks ago, and acquit-
ted. 1t was proven that Branch
had stolen away Phelps wife and
had come back to get the children
when the difficulty arose and
Phelps shot Branch.
At New Martinsville, Friday,
during the running races at the
county fair, John Hoge, of Sardis,
Ohio, who had the mount on Tom
Tattler, was. killed by his horse
falling on him.
Wilson Schoolcraft, aged twenty,
shot himself at his home, near
Handley, Tuesday. The bullet en-
tered his body near the left nipple
and passed into his lung. He cam
not recover. Schoolcraft did not
know tho pistol was loaded.
The Logan Banner says: With
proper public spirit upon the part
of the people of the Guyandott Val
Icy a railroad will soon be built from
Huntington to the headwaters of
the Guyandotte river. We are as
sured that the citizens of Hunting
ton will see that the right of way is
secured through Cabell county, and
we are satisfied that the same will
be done in this county. What will
Lincoln and Wyoming counties do
in the matter? The Huntington
and Guyandotte Railroad Company
are ready to turn over their charter
and franchise to the new company
as soon as organized, and prompt
action is only needed to open up
our vast mineral wealth.
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