The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-07-04
AroundThe Bend.

in high life, and varied are the
numbers and sizes of the skeletons
being dragged from the closets.
The new coal track and tipple is
about completed from the Harris
mines at Hanging Rock, between
Mason City and Hartford. across
the bottoms to the river, and coal
will then be shipped by water as
we'll as rail.
Several of our poultry dealers
recently got horn woggled in Pitts
burg, and made dance to the tune
full song of several dollars fine, for
not having fed and watered their
poultry after shipping. One party
it was found out, had not watered
or fed his poultry for three days
Adam Taylor, Esq of Letart, is
one of the oldest and we'll presery-
ed citizens, born and reared in the
county. 1t was in an old log house
on the banks of the La Belle river,
West creek, just above Graham
Station, that the light of this world
first SAW Adam Taylor, upwards
of so years ago. AT that time there
were but two houses at Graham
and two at New Haven. In the
latter place resided Harry Cape
hart, of whom many descendantsare
living, and Mr. Rogers, father of
Charles Rogers, the present ferry
man between New Haven and
Syracuse, residing in latter town,
There was but one house in Syria
ouse, long since renowned, in which
a Mrs. Watson resided, There
we're but ono or two houses where
Hartford City now stands and but
one house and barn whore now
stands the classic CITY of Mason
All around the bend there stood the
forest primevaI. AS the lands were
cleared and the great fertility of
the soil became known, others rap
idly moved in and settled up the
country. Salt and coal were then
unknown and unthought of. The
principal crop wns potatoes, OF
which Carleton Young became the
champion grower, raising on an
average of 100 barrels TO the acre,
on Graham bottoms. There were
no potato beetles then.
Varian and Finnican have nego-
tinted for the purchase of 100 acres
of timber on the McFndden tract
of land, at Graham Station, be-
longing to Jas FL. Snyre, Esq.
Syracuse is shaking the dust
from it's feet, and with the street
railway proposes TO have electric
lights and racing and base ball
park of great beauty. Next thing
Syracuse will be wanting to be in
oorporated and have other metro
politan attractions.
The alteration, that resulted in
a rough and tumble, between Capt.
Stone and Engineer Geo. Chester,
of tho steamer Klondike, when the
bout was lying at Gallipolis recent
ly, promises an interesting out
come. The former resides at Hart
ford City, the latter at Now Haven
MIR. Chester will sue the Captain
for damages, while over both the
inspectors of vessels will hold an
Investigation. The Engineer was
nttncked on duty,
One of the early industries of
this section fruitful of good fortune
at that time, was n lamp black fac
tory, owred and operated by Mr..
Mattox, in Cooper district, some
forty years ago He conveyed the
product of his factory to Letart,
and from there he marketed it to
Cincinnati. Mr.. Mattox died some
years ago, but many will remem-
Der him and his works AT that
time charcoal was paying bust
ness in Same neighborhood.
Tom Holmes, the cigar manu-
faoturer, has built on his lot on the
river bank at Syracuse, a lath fac
tory, two story building.
Capt. Harry Donally, formerly
of the Valley Belle, has gone South
with some other interested parties,
to bring up the Telephone, which
steamer they have bought to put
in the upper Ohio river trade.
A new boat being completed at
Middleport, will be named Liberty,
and ply between Parkersburg and
Wheeling. 1t is expected the boat