The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-07-04

The Rev. Father Burke, of Mason,
gives it as his opinion, based ON in
formation obtained from the man
himself, that the late CARROT Fitz-
gerald, who died at Hartford City,
Wednesday,, was about 11s years
old.
Father Burke was called to see
him some five or six years ago to
administer the last solemn rites of
his church. 1t being supposed that
the old man was at that time on his
death bed.
The priest then learned that Fitz-
gerald left his native parish in
County Kerry, ireland, when he
was Is years old, that he spent the
next seven years in whale fishing in
the northern seas, after which he
came to the United States, and has
been resident of this country for
81 years. This was FIVE or six years
ago, and adding these figures to-
gether it made him about lib years
old at that Pomeroy Iele-
graph.
The Board of Education for the
Independent School District of
Point Pleasant, met Monday, and
laid the levy at s5 cents on the 100
valuation for all purposes, and fixed
the teachers salaries as follows:
Principal, $50 per month; Assist.
ant to the Principal, s45; Principal
of colored schools, s45; teacher of
a Primary, s35; other grades, if
holding No. 1, $3.50; No. 2,
s27.5O.
Children's Day was celebrated at
Trinity NJ. E. Church Sunday night.
The church was handsomely decor
ated. The program consisted of
addresses, dialogues, reading, sing
ing, &c.
Our old friend aud schoolmate,
o. F. stribling, Esq, of Apple
Grove, W. Va, has recently return
ed from months stay at Indiana
polls, to which city he accompanied
his son, who remains there for med
zeal treatment. Mr.. Stribling is
much pleased with Indiana S capital.
-Galttpots Bulletin
We rushed our paper this week
in order to give our printers a
chance to properly observe the
Fourth ofJuly. Any shortcomings
in tho way of news must be over
looked.
Mrs. Phoebe Richie of Apple
Grove was struck by lightning dur
ing the storm last Tuesday and in
stantly killed. She was putting
her chickens into a coop when
killed.
a bold robbery was committed at
Cameron, w. Va, last Wednesday
night. The jewelry store of W.
Matthews was broken into by some
unknown parties and robbed of
from 5000 to s4OO worth of jewelry.
There is no clew to the perpetra-
tors.
The trial of F. NJ. Russell and
wife for the murder of Mrs. Welch,
has been in progress since last Mon
day at Phillip and will not be con-
cluded until late this week. There
are over one hundred witnesses.
Messrs. D. II. Leonard, of Park.
ersburg, and d. G. Caste and Thos.
Foster, of Elizabeth, have located |
an oil well on Parish Fork of |
Standing Stone, and started the
drill. 1t is near an old well which |
was drilled several years ago and
has been standing almost full of oil,
and they are very hopeful of strik
ing it Elisabeth Times.
We hope our friends may strike
it rich, and soon become million
aires.
The West Virginia Boar4> of
Pharmacy will hold it's annual meet
ing at Berkeley Springs JULY 10th.
The West Virginia Medical Society
will also hold its meeting at the
same date and place.
The EIk's Concert July 10th, at
Hooffs Opera House.
DIED.-Irus May, only daughter
of D. FL. Rifle and wife, of Hartford
City, died June 18th, 1894, aged
one year and four months.
If you miss the Elk's Concert,
July 10th, you will miss the grand.