The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-12-07
AROUND THE BEND.
Salutation-"KilIed your. hoe

Salutation-"Killed Your hogs
yitY"
Corn "huskin" is about oyer.
Bean "striugin" next. Apple but
ter season is ended.
Winnett Boston the fearless rail-
road spokesman has moved his
family from the rural precincts to
Letart and is now residing on the
Boulevard of that classic city in
the midst of aristooraoy. prepared
to move again in February is case
of rise in the tempetous, up
roarous Ohio. and necessity re-
quires.
Mason City's for famous base
ball players are putting in these
days in vigorous practice. Most
of them have already signed with
professional teams and will be
heard from next season, up among
the "stars."
Good many of our young men
are enjoying their time in build
ing air csstles-telling what they
intend or expect to do if such and
80 happens or should fortune
knock at their door ere Spring
time "Gentle Annie" We hope
their dearest dreams may material
ize. but if they do it will take an
automobile. areoplane or balloon
to sail up to them.
There isn't enough in the creeks
around the bend to quenoh the
thirst of canary. People are haul
ing water from the river for miles
around. Its enough to drive man
to Gress'-or to profanity.
Our public schools are being
well attended. Prof ". A. Rose
berry at Mason City has perhaps
the most interesting school of
high larnin" around the bend.
Capt p. n. Elliot, and other old
time rivermen and produce dealers
are ready to go South, and will go
providing the rains will come to
swell the rivers to let them sail out
ION to Cairo"
E. A. Polsley. P. M. West Grim
and Joe Roush have formed a 90.
partnership and started crushing
business at the old cider mill stand
in Letart. 1t is orocker mill
where hospitality is dispensed to
man and beast at all hours. Letart
never does anything by halves.
Ask Joe Holloway.
John J Dover. who for years
has conducted an honorable trade
in dry goods and groceries, while
acting P. M. and agent at Graham
Station. has left, locating in bust
ness at Parkersburg. His family
follows in the spring He retains
his business interests at Graham
but same will he in charge of the
ever smiling and effervescent broth
er, Perkins.
When Willie lille set his trap on
the farm at Graham Station, he
didn't expect to create half the ex.
citement he did. It was baited for
the inquisitive bunny" but aside
from bad cold he caught some
thing else, an animal, carinverous
of some sort, a hitherto unknown
denizen of these forests-built like
a little cat. color of mouse, four
legs and spotted. But it is neither
cat, mouse or leopard. When ask
ed what it is, the oldest inhabitant
throws up hands.
Since Bill Thomas horse hitch-
ed themselves up at midnight and
ran over to Buckston's mill at But
falo, with 13 bushels of wheat and
a sneak thief. nothing has happen.
ed in Cooper "deestrict" to. exotic
human interest SO much as "hog
killen."
Pigs are bringing a good price
now and corn 80 cents bushel.
About the only corn and best was
grown on the bottom lands.
When Gen Morgan and his band
of rebel raiders was over taken by
Michigan cavalry and three boats
loaded with Union blue coats, un-
der command of Gen Hayes and
the bettle of BufHngton's Island