The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-12-28

overtakes Father and Son of Prom
inent People.


inent People.
John A. Morris, one of the lead |
ing farmers and citizens of this
county, residing on a fine farm
near Dusenberry's Dam. on Guyan.
became violently insane last Mon
day night. and neighbors and
friends were called in to assist in
quieting him. His son, Charles
Morris. a married man living in the
same neighborhooi with his wife
and three children. who was at
tending his father. bsc4me sud
denly insane at IL O'Clock Monday
night. and the situation at the Nor
ris home was pitiable one. The
insane man attempted to burn the
house and tore up beds and made
efforts to destroy everything about
them.
Squire A. j Burns and DR.,
Swami, of BarboursvilIe. were call
ed during the night and the men
were adjudged insane and turned
over to Deputy Sheriff Childers,
who, assisted by Squire Burns and
others. took the demented men to
Huntington Tuesday morning,
where they were kindly looked
after until arrangements were made
to send them to the asylum for the
insane at Spencer.
John A. Morris has been sus-
pected for week past of becom-
ing unbalanced in mind, and a
strict watch was kept over him.
His son Charles had never shown
any signs of unsound mind, but
was seized all at once with insanity.
The subject of religion appears to
be the cause of the mems troubles
The former is the father of Mrs.
j. A. Justice and Mrs 81. B. Sulli-
van, of Milton, and visited his
daughters here last week.
Charles Morris married daugh.
ter of the late William McKeny
of Culloden. and has always been
an honorable, industrious and
peaceable citizen.
! The father was taken today tc
the Spencer asylum and the SOC
will be placed 10 the West virginis
Asylum in Huntington for ter
days, as it is thought he can b,
restored to his right mind II
that time, and if not, he too
will be sent to Spencer. There il
said to be no chance of the restora
ton of John Morris to sanity.
! The many friends of the family
throughout Cabell and adjoining
counties will be much grieved t.
learn of this misfortune that ha
come upon them-Cabell Record
Mr.. VIM. Stenbach. the barber
has moved into his new rooms il
| The Spencer building. Go an,
see one of the finest equipped bar
Der shops in the State.
i The following marriage license
have been Issued since Decembe
let, 1904: Robt K Metd VS. an.
Emma Lykens; Henry Martz an,
Sabre Worreil; Geo P LETTERS ant
Iva B Hall; w T Moore and Dor,
b Smith; Augustus Denney ane
Mollie Walton; Hamilton GibbI
and Minnie M Cundiff; Pearl N
Swlsher and Dora M Pullin; Ed
ward 0 Armstead and Little Craig
VIM Wallace and Mary A Davis
Baylus b Hartman aud Glenn M
Jividen; Samuel Craig and Katie
Henderson; Frederick @ MoGuffiu
and Mary L Whaley; Willard
Roush and Retta V Lieving; Pete,
O Cremeens and Rosie Amos; Tay.
lor B Roush and Lucy M Worley
Edward Weigand and Naoma
Thompson; FREDERICK o. Duvall
and Cora M Cheesebrew; James
E Eads and Edith g Mourning;
Roy Kincada and Jessie Mccoy:
Charles d Putney and Sallie Sax
ton; Willie O Stewart and Josie e
Kincade; Edward Morrow and
Stella M Miller; Emery @ Roush
and vesta M Ohlinger; Edward
Waugh and Jessie Chick; John
Hoge and Clara Cunningham;
Frank q Sebrell and Emogene
Dunn; sFredriok E Gillette and
Flora NJ Jones.
A Fairmont woman looked
through window and saw the re-
Election of her feet. She thought
it was burglar and aroused the