The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-06-07

hkEhSbUhd, W. va, June 4,
! '92.-Owing to quarantine orders oil
various Boards Of Health, no trains
! of this company will stop at any
station between Letart and Camden,
/ w. Va, until further notice.
Agents will not sell tickets, check
baggage or receive freight for any
of these points: Graham, New
Haven, Hartford, Mason City, Pome-
roy, Clifton aud West Columbia,
which arc hereby closed until fur
Their notice.
G. L WILLIAMS,
Superintendent.
w. j. ROBINSON,
Genl Freight and Pass. Ag't.
Approved by G. Clinton Gardner,
General Manager.
President Thompson says this has
been done on account of the general
scare along the line.
The trains, both passenger and
freight will run through the infected
district without stopping at all, thus
cutting off all connection as far as
the railroad is concerned.
Vollert & Riedel received another
lot of goods last week. Call and
see them.
CAuonr. = An important arrest
was made by Officers SiIwencr and
o'Hara at Cincinnati, Saturday
morning.
They captured slick crook, who
is wanted by the United States Elk
press Company for stealing orders
at Leon, w. Va.
The prisoner is John W. Holmes.
Several days ago he robbed the
United States Express Company at
Leon, of three money orders. He
made his appearance at Leon about
ten days ago, and succeeded in
making friends with the telegraph
operator, who also acts as express
agent.
He loafed about the Office and sue
ceeded III cutting three money
order-blanks out of the back
of the book. When the fact was
discovered word was sent to e. w.
Mitchell, the Superintendent at
Cleveland, Ohio. The numbers of
the missing blanks were also sent
to all the offices. Nothing was
heard of them, however, until Thurs
day, when one of the orders, made
payable to j. w. Holmes, for $50
was cashed by A. @. VanGilder,
Agent, of the q. S. Express Co, at
this place.
A description of the fellow who
cashed the order was telegraphed
to Cincinnati and other cities, and
the police were asked to keep a
lookout for him. When Big
Sandy packet landed at Cincinnati
Saturday, the above officers went
aboard, watched for tall minis
terial-looking man wearing mus
tache. a tall man was in the crowd,
but he had no mustache. The Off
GERS nabbed him, however, and
took him TO police head quarters.
He acknowledged, after much ques.
tioning that he was the one they
were looking for. Fifty-three dol :,
lars and the two money orders
were found on him.
The prisoner agreed to return to
West Virginia without requisition
papers. He told Chief Deitsch that
he bad studied for the ministry, but
gave it up. The officers and thief
arrived here on the X. & NJ. train
Sunday evening, and took their
prisoner to the Stortz House and
kept him in custody until Monday
morning, when the prisoner had an
examination before Justice Boiler,
who held him in 81 900 bail TO answer
indictment by the grand jury, and
in default of which, com mitted him
Jail.
At meeting of the stockholders.
of the Point Pleasant Furniture
Company, held May Q, 1892, Hon
J. S. Spencer offered the following,
which was adopted:
WHEREAS: The To%n Council of
the town of Point Pleasant have
exhibited that genuine interest in
the welfare of this company that
proceeds from conservative desire
to build up and foster such indus
trial growth and prosperity as alone
can improve and benefit of our
municipal community, by making
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