The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-12-06
Around the Bend.
N6T aber 8Oth.


Not her 8Oth.
Th is Thanksgiving Day and is
bel appropriately observed by
eve body around the bend, union
reli 6ns services being held in all
the #ns. From the back doors of
the eh, for several days past, we
hay heard the gobble, gobble of
the fkey, the favored bird of the
day and while they who are able
sit Town to elaborately, lavishly
vel laid tables-and we are glad
the lo-your humble reporter will
tax bis customary glass of water
at home.
= the Mason City people would
bui q tank and pipe all the now
I.esc 5ing gas from the Clifton, it's
E.oW5 md other neighborhood wells
TO they would have an abund.
Een of gas to light it's streets, and
mofs, every night of the world.
Our girls all wear goose feathers
in their hats, which reminds US
what heavenly hat feathers angels
wings would make.
They are putting and oil we'll
down on Matt Browns place at
Valley City. Let us watch and
pray.
The Prosecuting Attorney, e. q.
Hecox, at Pomeroy, has begun
fight against the salt combine.
The combine shut down two or
three of the furnaces and the price
went up from G5 cents to $1.O0 per
barrel. Those who sell their salt
to the combine get go cents per
barrel. The company store which
retail it must sell it at 81 90, same
as the combine. Suits have been
instituted and the unexpected is
awaited with interest.
One of the government en-
gineers stated that look and dam
would doubtless be built right on
the Letart Falls. 1t would be on
solid rock bottom. River pilots
claim the sand bar is filling up
like tow-head, just at the foot of
the falls, compelling them to steer
almost squarely to the West Vir-
ginia shore, coming down stream.
1t should be dredged out. 1t has
been n long time since your Uncle
Samuel has done anything for the
improvement of navigation at this
point.
The M. DIS. all complain that
the health of the people around
the bend, is distressingly good.
The bang, bang, bang of the
hunters field piece is constantly
heard resouuding over the hills
and through the valleys, ali day
long, in pursuit of game, and
throughout the night, for SO con-
slant is the firing, the roaring
sound never leaves your ears.
There is plenty of game in the
market, but it's too high priced.
A. w. Worries aud others of Pom
eroy, have bought the Horse Head,
a shanty boat, to duck around tho
rivers in, but if we are RIGHTLY in
formed there are now already more
nimrods and shanty boats along the
shores than ducks, unless they be
"soiled ducks"
Rev. Meadows has begun series
of protracted meetings at Letart,
and already many have been gar
nered into the fold.
Capt. w. w. Hayman, of the
Valley Belle, with one boat, Peter
Bentz, two, and Hal. Alexander two,
both of Letart, Ohio, of produce,
will be the departures from here,
for New Orleans with produce, soon
rs there is water to carry them out.
Dan p. Gist, of Letart, has taken
II position as clerk in store at
st. Marys.
They want to run the telephone
line across the river at Letart, Ohio,
and from Letart, w. Va, to Mill
wood.
There is always some pest com
ing along to annoy the farmer
There is some kind of an insect
working on the growing wheat, in
many places, supposed to be the
grub worm. The weavel is also in
the bin of many farmers.
Jerry Morgan, of Cologne dis
trict, will sell out his personal ef-
fects at public cry, and go West.
Geo. Ginther, of Hartford City,