The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-02-27

the South side of Kanawha, while
handling a 50 caliber revolver
Thursday afternoon, accidentally
shot himself in the hand. The ball
passed obliqueIy through the palm
of his hand to the little finger in
hicling an ugly and painful wound
about four inches long. DR.. Nc
Elfresh, of Henderson, rendered
him surgical aid.
MERGERS BORROW, Feb. 23.-The
special meeting at the NJ E. Church,
near here, still continues with con
siderable interest, and frequent
accessions.
A freight train wreck on the
o. R. R occurred few days ago
at Hogsett, two box cars being de-
rallied but no lives were lost.
Several of our schools will close
soon. There appears to be a more
general satisfaction with the schools,
among the patrons, than usual this
year Several special schools for
teachers and others are to be or
ganized in the neighborhood, this
spring This is a healthy indica-
cation of Il popular desire for edu-
cation in the neighborhood. The
more education the better citizens
we shall have.
The members of Zion Baptist
Church organized a "Young Peo-
pies Union" a few weeks ago,
which meets at 2:3O p. m, each
Sunday. The Endeavorers, of
Wyoma Church, meet each Wed
nesduy night.
Mr.. Lon Kelly, of Five Mile,
returns to the Medical School, at
Louisville, in fe,. days. He is
splendid young man, and we
wish him the best of success.
Miss Bertha George, of Ashton,
left Friday for the National Nor
NAL University, at Lebanon, Ohio,
where she will attend school the
coming spring and summer,
This has been a very hard win
ter upon the people of this neigh
borhood, especially those living
back from the river. Food, both
for the people and their stock, has
never been scarcer. Frequent calls
are made by the needy upon our
overseer of the poor.
The REGISTER improves as it
grows older. Especially has this
improvement been noticed since the
daily has been inaugurated. 1t is,
without doubt, in our opinion, our
best county paper. Success to it.
JUPITER.
1t was fully demonstrated about
1860 that oil in abundance could be
found in this county. About this
time u well was put down on the
Fowler farm in the Flats, that pro
duced several barrels per day, but
the war coming on, work at the
well was abandoned, and has not
been resumed since. Oil was also
found at Clifton and at Hartford
City, in the salt wells at these
towns. All the tests that have
been made in this county show the
presence of oil Let there be re
organization Of the old companies,
and let them develop the oil fields
of this county. Who knows but
great gushers exist right in our
midst? We will mover find out un-
less we make some effort to explore
the bowels of the earth by drills.
The Huntington Advertiser, in
speaking of the banquet given by
the Barnum Club, in that city
last Wednesday night has this to
say of the speech of our fellow
townsman, Hon. Rankin Wiley, Jr:
"One among the very best speech
es OF the evening was by Hon.
Rankin Wiley, of Point Pleasant,
who represented the "has beens,
having been n member of the Senate
for four years, and President of the
body during the last session"
CARD OF TuANKs.-We desire TO
return thanks to our friends and
neighbors who so kindly assisted us
during the sickness and after the
death of our daughter, Belle. May
you never know the want of loving
friends in the day of your distress.
JAS L. RICE.
MARTHA J. RICE.
Pomeroy Telegraph: Wednesday
night thieves were driven away
from Gis't store at Letart, w. Va.
Then they went to Richards and
broke in the postoffce. From there
they came to Graham Station,
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