The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-05-26
Around the County.


house down by the Letart Falls
lust for the fun of it, but because
HE had to. His other house high
lup on the hills above was sliding
over into the river.
Frank Vincent and Barney
Rollins have leased Big Letart and
are putting in corn, potatoes and
melons. The island is very pro
ductiye
q Capt. Homer Yarian will sup
! / ply the entire surrounding coun-
try at Letart during the heated
lseason. He has been putting
away ice all week.
For the past five weeks the Ohio
River Railroad Company has been
busy with an engine and ten fat
cars filing in the two trestles at
Letart, and are scarcely through
! yet. The dirt was brought from
Toms Run, jackson County.
Up in jackson County they call
every creek run, though why no.
body knows, they themselves can't
tell. For instance, there is not
Eonly TOMS, but Jim's Run, Jerry's
Run, and there are others And
there is no record of Tom, Jim or
Jerry having ever made any runs
there either.
Mrs. VIM. Weigand, near Flat
Rock is suffering from paralysis
and. lean not speak.
Mrs. G. Young is very sick at
her home near New Haven.
The Devolt we'll at Letart is
only down to the depth of 1, 400 feet
despite all the enthusiasts. Work
has been suspended until the ar
rival of tools necessary to the put
ting in of smaller casing. Mr..
Vandervort, of New York, is on
the ground giving matters his per
sonal attention. Work will re-
sumo again in few days. The
prospects for oil are exceedingly
good. Plenty of gas is coming
from the well. Salt water was
struck at 400 feet. The stratas
show about hundred feet above
the Dan Sayre well, and notwith-
standing the fact the well is
plugged every few hundred feet
and at the top, gas is forcing the
salt water continuously over the
top of the we'll. No telling what
may be done with the well yet.
The Governor has appointed
Hon. Malcomb jackson, of
Charleston, Judge Advocate Gen
eral on the Governors Staff. The
honor is regarded as happily placed
and compliment to Mr.. jackson.
Sunday May Both, you can go
from Point Pleasant to Lakewood
Park for 35 cents thee round trip,
Upon that occasion the K. & M.
will runNan excursion to Lakewood.
Because man has a black eye
and walks with a limp does not
necessarily imply that he tackled
the wrong editor in search for sat
isfaction, but sometimes it does.
There are three times as many
muscles in the tail of dog as
there are in the human hand and
wrist.
Go to Mrs. L. j. williamson's
for bargains. Hats to suit every
one, and at prices to suit everyone.
A farmer in Michigan has found
that he can increase the egg laying
Liabilities of his hens by feeding
them old newspapers torn in bits
and soaked in sour milk, until it
becomes pulp.
Fires come and destroy property
and insurance companies suffer,
and yet there is no attempt at get
ting any sort of .fre-fght;ng
machinery in the town.
The brain Of an ant is larger in
proportion to its size than that of
any other known creature.
About twenty-five acres of land
are necessary to support one man
on flesh meat.
Thequestion now arises is not the
bicycle ordinance in conflict with
the State law regarding bicycles2
Marriage license issued Monday
j by Comfy Clerk. Harry Welch
and eta Rusk.