The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-08-02

il DIR. Reece, of Wyoma, met with
painful accident recently while
repairing and oiling his bicycle
wheel. One of his fingers caught
J in the wheel cutting the end off OF
it. The fear that blood poisoning
would set in, he went to Gallipolie
to have it amputated, but returned
having had it treated to an extent
thought to save it, but the proba-
Utilities are, amputation will be
necessary.
Merchants can sell goods to GUS
toners only in their own town or
its immediate vicinity and the
more money their townspeople are
learning the better their trade will
be, therefore it is but good bust
ness policy for every merchant to
take an active interestin endeavor-
ing to see that his townspeople are
fully employed as we'll as to invite
and attract other residents to his
town.
b. Mckinney, of Cooper District
attributes the failure of our meadow
crops largely to the use of the
moving machine, The farmers
generally are moving their grass
too short, killing thereof. Certain
it is however, the grub worm is not
doing all the damage.
The Spilman Co.'S. oil we'll, at
Swon's, on the Ohio river bank at
Eight Mile Island. is down now
about 800 feet. None of the sands
passed showed signs of oil, but
when the deep sand is reached the
company expects to have big
gusher.
The Rev. w. B. Costley, of
Stock bridge, Ga, while attending
to his pastoral duties at Fleetwood,
that state, was attacked by cholera
morbus. He says: "By chance 1
happened to- get hold of bottle of
Chamberlain's Colo, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, and think it
was the means Of saving my life.
1t relieved me at once. For sale
by G.. w. M. Hoof.
Since the hot weather has ar
rived the superintendent of the X.
& NJ, has issued orders for all pass
enger conductors to appear in the
white vest. 1t lisa step toward max
ing the conductors feel moro com
Portable, and now if the "boss" will
just tell the boys to do away with
those heavy coats and put on a seer.
sucker" in their stead, what a re-
relief the boys will get.
Mason county will never get out
of debt under Republican rule, al
though they boast they are reduo-
ing the debt. We assert, now, that
it is larger than it was two years
ago, giving them credit for all they
claim they have paid in to reduce
it.
MANS tremendous oonceit is
proved by the fact that when a
woman tells him he is the first
man she ever allowed to kiss her
he believes her.
They are all "stunners," the at
fractions billed for our Fair this
month. Nothing like these at
fractions have ever been on our
Fair grounds, or any other Fair
grounds, and all will be free, too.
Hon. Jas. Capehart bought last
week from Cleveland, Ohio, parties
very fine yearling colt, which
promises to make very speedy
animal. 1t is by Guy Wilkes
2:154, dam Wilkie Collins, son of
Geo. wilkes, I'd, dam by Aber-
deem.
Repairs and painting on Salt
Greek bridge have been completed
and were accepted by Commission
or j. l.. Thorn.
A good way to make town grow
is to advertise it by giving tia good
send off whenever you can. There
is nothing that will do you any
more good and it always has last
ing effect.
Mr.. James Barnett, of Hickory
Chapel, has the thanks of the edi-
tor, for lot of nice potatoes left