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

away the distance the dizzy sum-
nit Of High Knob, doubtless the
highe point in Mason county, in
distan to the left it's twin, Round
Knob, md in the foregrounda a ser
les of summits seals forever on
memo u, picture of lasting lowell
ness. Lone Cedar School is not
faroff place whore so many "cam-
paigh prs' go to make speeches
and loa votes All this country,
but ew. years ago, was studded
with fhfests of stately oak, pine
and poplar. There is good deal
of tim her left yet, but most of it
has fallen before the woodman's
axe.
We vent to visit MoDeTmitts'
mill, quite big establishment do
ling big business. Quite little
settlement here, too, People come
for miles about to this famous old
mill, come as their forefathers came,
to get their grists ground, exchange
stories with others at the mill and
go home to tell it all over again to
the amusement of all, around a
blazing fireside.
We came by Yeager postoffice, in
a store over which Mr.. Stewart
presides with lordly dignity, all on
q creek bv that name. Mr.. Stew
art is son of Charles Stewart, liv-
ing there on big farm, holding the
position of President of the Board
of Education. There is school
house here, of which Miss Glen
denim, of Robinson district, is
teacher.
We found our old friend Samuel
Smith at home, outing material to
keep the hearth warm. Jim Smith
and numerous other Smiths too,
live about here. We go up the
new road, just laid out, up by Wild
mans, and out by Ferguson's, fol-
lowing the Gunville mail route.
It's good road but it ought to be
worked some. The road was ne
cessity, had to be built, and is we'll
located.
Johnny Morrison, living away
in an extreme end of the district,
beyond Rising Sun school of high
larnin" we leave to the right all
secure in his permanent abode.
Scurrying over the roads from
here we are greeted at the genial
home of George Capp. He is one
of the biggest free holders in the
district and hns just moved into an
elegant newly built residence, above
the road. We accepted of his gen
erous hospitality for the night,
toasted our toes by his tireside and
slipped of stimulating "full blush
ing goblet" to him and his family's
good health.
Sunday evening finds us spin
ming along up by Uncle Freezie's.
We find him and his 90 oci wife at
the open gate, happy good old
folks, we'll up in years, hale and
hearty. So kind and generous, we
are reluctant to leave them. We
spin on out the ridge and come up
at Paul Jones' residence. He
came from near Racine, Ohio,
wooed here by the beauty of the
country, riches of rail and timber.
He is farmer, up in school, his
farm neat and clean. He has nev-
or been on speaking terms with
sprouts, briars and stumps, in the
years he has been here. His prin-
Opal crop is wheat, and Poole va
riety, though he speaks we'll of the
Fultz he got from the keystone
State.
We are in sight of an elegant
church edifice here, with tall gleam-
ing spire, crowd of people, stream
ing in toward it. Over yonder, we
are pointed out, is another of West
Virginia's free school buildings
and the village of Gunville. But
we are at the Cologne district line.
We met up with many good peo-
pie, too numerous to mention, and
rich and attractive parts of the
district, mention of which we have
not made, for reason we did not Wis
it them, only spoke of whom and
which we come in personal con-
tact in our hurried rally, through,
only on business bent. Only wish
1 could have met all the other resi-
dents of the district, if they are
all like the people we did meet, and
we know they are.
We shall always cherish a fond