The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-17
In old Union.

The musical information of dis
tant church bell, health invigor-
ating breeze, the odor of the woods,
the melody of birds on mid winter
day, lofty hills, with CLEAN of
snow, at distance, on northern
deep valleys, swift running streams
and purling brooks, that go rip
pling, dashing, here and there, over
rugged sleeps, something that tells
of rest, peace and contentment,
fret arrests the attention of visi-
tor to Pitteburg. A large proper
ton of the people about here come
from the keystone State, hence
the name. The people, generally
have built handsome residences
and great barns, for the care of
stock and grain. Like children of
the old stock, it is not infrequently
you sea farmer that has built a
better barn for stock than house
for himself and family. There are
Ohioans here, too, of course, (where
don't you find them?) as we'll as
people from elsewhere, all we'll to
and prosperous. You climb a mile
up hill to get to the beautiful
home of Ira Williams, Esq, mem
Der or the Board of Education
and owner of a large estate;
across from here we meet our
friend Slade, and off in another
direction, Bub Martin, smiling and
effervescent as ever; and over yon-
der is the Hogg tract, where w. 81.
Morley and family used to live.
UP from the village, surrounded by
an orchard, is the attractive home
of genial w. Fl. Ray, farmer and
civil engineer, and his son, the doc
tor, who enjoys an extensive prac-
tice in this and adjoining counties.
The elder Mr.. Ray was distingu-
ished soldier of the 7th Cavalry and
fought along side of other great
men, such as Capt. John r. Selbe, of
Point Pleasant; Charley Thornton,
Central City; Frank Thomas, Lee
tart; Rad McCloud, Baden, and
the jovial w. 81. Rowsey, Upland.
Near by is Philip Luh, one of the
sterling young benediots of the dis
trict. On up the creek resides
VIM. Jividen and his interesting
family. William has practically
quit saw. milling and has buckled
down to the turning of the sod and
raising stock. He has fine cattle
and great herd of sheep, any one
of which is better than any pet that
ever Mary followed off to school
Mr.. Jacobs is a prosperous NOR,
chant on the creek above here, and
solid as a church. He is son-in-
law of j. V. Stern, Esq, eX-repre-
sentative of this county, but the
next census will find him over in
jackson county. All along here
the creek valley is broad and fertile.
We trudge along and come up to
Warner school house, which takes
it's name from early settlers of that
name. just across the road is
church of architectural beauty
Christian denomination back
of it well-kept cemetery. We
notice herein the lamented w. e.
Beller, formerly of Point Pleasant,
sleeps his last sleep" We re-
member John Warner, the peda-
gogue, that used to live near here.
He ia now preacher of persuasive
power, we learn, in some interior
part of the State. w. E. Boiler,
ST., a philanthropic man of great
power and influence for good, re-
sides on farm near here, in the
evening of life. To reverse the
saying, it was here "that the light
of the world first saw" John e. Bel
Ter, the we'll known lawyer aud
Democratic politician.
We are now within gun-shot
range of the Mason and Putnam
line. It is told here of John P.
Austin, the Red Mud statesman,
that, when candidate for the Leg
islature, he passed up this valley
and on out over into Putnam coun-
ty, where for two days he exhaust
ed all his persuasive eloquence
electioneering before he was told
he was out of his bailiwick. They
say he went away twittering some
thing about dead'ning timber, and
hasn't been back since, We don't