The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-01
ND1oEs.
Around the Bend.

several years ago at Ills nome III
this place. Though gone forever,
he left the impress of his life upon
the lives of others, that will live
throughout the cycles of time
His nobility of character, manly
virtues, benevolent disposition,
good advices to young men and
many acts of christian charity, will
always be remembered by those
who knew him, and by them will
be committed to their children and
children's children for all time to
come. He came to Hartford City
when the place was in it's infancy,
and through his influence, moro
particularly than that of any other
person or persons the town has
built up and prospered until now
it is one of the most beautiful,
thriving, industrious little towns
in the valley. 1t has population
of only about 1000 perhaps, but
the town is everywhere noted for
it's mining and manufactures, ex-
cellent schools and magnificent
churches. The peace and dignity
of the community is SO we'll OBJ
served it could very we'll dispense
with being incorporated, The cor
poration expenses amount to prac-
tically nothing, there is no police
work to do, they have no lookup,
don't need any, and the Mayor re-
ceives only $500 per annum.
There is no expensive fire depart
ment, have none, don't need any,
no fires SO to speak. There are no
pauper expenses, no paupers to be
cared for, Notwithstanding the
rigors of this winter. There is no.
body in the town who may be said
to be rich, every body living by his
own employment. The Courts are
never troubled by indictments
from this town, the town has no
debts and taxes are SO low nobody
ever thinks about them.
Mr.. Moredock was not in his
life time Prohibitionist, though
he was strong temperance man.
He always opposed having saloon
in the town, and whenever any
realty was conveyed over which he
had any control he would have a
clause inserted in the deed, provid-
ing no saloon was to be conducted
on the premises. The town never
has granted license for saloon,
but once, and that place of business
soon closed it's doors.
Your reporter ascribes this re-
markable state of things, so nearly
approaching the golden age, to the
industry of the people of the com
munity and the absence of King
Alcohol.
The many relatives of Hiram
Rollins will be interested in know
ing, that providing there is no
changes for tho worse, he will be
released from the Asylum at Spen-
ce in about n month.
Rev. Owens and w. e. Hayman
laid up with grip, and DR.. e. L.
Gillian with rheumatism.
Joda Bentz, who left Pittsburg
some months ago with his store
boat, Gamer, coming South, has
gone to the hospital sick. His wife
and family came home leaving the
boat in charge of his father. in law,
B. p. Jones.
The amount of strong salt water
boiling up over the Sayre oil we'll
at Letart, and running down the
creeks is astonishing in the eyes of
old salt men. 1t is continually
boiling and bubbIing up, day and
night, has killed all the vegetation
along the creek below where it
stands, clear out into and down to
the mouth of Tomlinson's run, as
we'll rs all the fish in the stream.
1t is thought tho new apparatus
being put in at Salt Ridge furnace
above Pomeroy, will cheaper the
the manufacture of salt, but not
the price.
Coal lands around tho bend will
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now being operated by any means.
From New Haven to Letart lies
the greatest, and best coal fields in
the county. The Antiquity veins
dip in that direction, across the
river, little deeper but readily ac-
cessible. At the depth of about
200 feet is vein of camel coal at
Letart some 5 or feet in thick