The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-01-23
Original and Selected.

The old Court House well, so long
dr., is again in use.
Taking the world over there are
los women to every 100 men.
Did you ever see a lazy man who
was not busy?
Few States, very few, are making
the progress that West Virginia is
making.
Out of evory nino sudden deaths
reported, eight of the number are
men
Some men are not half SO proud
of what they know as what other
people don't know.
The Weaver will case is to be
ouened up again. Menager and
Pilchard, attorneys.
DR. L. F. Campbell has moved his
Office into the Hickman building,
just across the street from this office
The grand jury will meet January
Both and probably be in session two
days.
Mr.. Jas. L Neighbors is arrang-
ing to put electric lights in his resi-
denee.
An infant, bat few hours old,
of ar. and Mrs. Mayes, Of Hender-
son, died this morning.
One good resolution for everyone
to make would be to pay as they go
this year.
A fine black mare belonging to
DR.. E. J. Mossman, fell dead in the
shafts Saturday.
yarian Bros, of Letart, are gath
ering the logs lost by parties above
during the last run out.
The Ohio miners are suffering in
this wintry season-heIp them with
generous contributions.
Circuit Court meets the first Mon
day in February. A number of i'm
portant cases, criminal and civil for
trial.
A COW belonging to Sherman
Floyd, fell on the ice yesterday, and
was injured SO badly that it had to
be killed.
The roads in this county are get
ting very bad. When will the far
mer look to his interest and demand
good roads for the taxes he pays2
John ]. Moore who was indicted
in the U. S. Court, for being con
nected with a pension fraud, was
acquitted at Parkersburg, Friday.
Capt. r. o. Borgess., CT Pleasant
Flats, on Saturday, by the Keystone
State, shipped ninety-five head OF
sheep to Pittsburg.
Mr.. Jno. L. Dickinson, of Charl-
eston, has bought of Mr.. George d.
Eastman, a fine driving horse, half
brother to Fleetwood, whose record
is 2;26.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed somerville are
repairing the Will Franklin proper.
ty, on the corner of 9th and Wand
streets, to go to housekeeping in.
A righteous howl is coming up
concerning the condition of the
street crossings. The mud might
at least be kept off of them.
a little child of Mr.. Henry Stone
had severe attack of membranous
Group, Sunday night. DIR. Barbee
was with it nearly all night.
A great many people from Hen
derson attended the funeral of Mr..
Phil Arlington, at Gallipolis Ferry,
Sunday afternoon.
Don't be discouraged. There are
always kind and willing friends at
hand to tell you how to do what
they don't know how to do them
selves.
The old Roseberry property, on
the river bank, recently purchased
by ex Sheriff Poffenbarger, is being
put in good repair. Samuel Luton
is doing the work.
Several theologians in this coun-
try and in Europe who have studi-
ed the subject for years agree that
the end of the world will come in
1901 on April 11th.
Advertising is like electricity
great motive power which is becom-
ing more valuable as its intrinsic
merits are discovered, and as the
men learn how to use it to the best
advantage.
The people back of Henderson
are annoyed by thieves. Thursday
night some one entered the resi-
dence of Lem Bates and carried
away all of his winter suppIy of