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To Extern! II in Ililien.Capt. W. J. Keister, of Ashton, is the owner of u good deal of land in Hint pnrt of the county, and on tliis land ho has a 800 core tract Hint shows up a 7i foot vein of coal of ob good a quality as any that is fouud in the Kanawha or Now river valleys. This coal lios under the earth about 51 feet, and ho has to shaft to got it. He will build a railroad (5,000 feet in longth to the river to enable him to ship by barge to points below. He will also ship by rail. Ho has now lot the contract for eroding a large number of iniuor's houses, and also do n largo business from now on. Mr. Koistor has for yonrs supplied the neighborhood nround Ashton with coal. The Register wislieg him abundant success in his new enterprise.Tliore Were Two Dentils.Some wooks ago the family of Purse Moxloy, a prominent citizen of Bowen, Wayne county, woro attacked with typhoid fever and several of them laid in n serious condition for days. About the time they wore convalescing, the father was stricken with the disease and died after a short illness. After his domiso the sixteen-year-old daughter was attacked and she too succumbed to the terrible malady a few days ago.—Huntington Advertiser.Appointed.Mr. S. P. Knapp of this place, was yesterday appointed Superintendent of the Poor Farm, by the County Court, in the room and stead of Mr. Chas. Meek, resigned. Mr. Knapp will take chnrgo the first of March, 1000. Ho will mako a good man for the place, and we congratulate him t.ponjhis appointment.The county court has purchased of Lon T. Pilohard two of Bridg-mnn’s maps of Wost Wirginin. It is the boat map of Wost Virginia over gotten out and ought to bo in ovory homo and otlice in the Stato.Three childron of Mrs. Joe Riflle, near Beech Hill, is quite sick with typhoid fever. Tho father died about a month ago with the same disease.Capt. P. F. Sponcor, who has boon tho faithful employee and who had charge of tho Marmot Coal Co’s Coal Landing at Cincinnati, for a number of yonrs past has resigned his position, and returned to his homo at Henderson Saturday. Mr. Buck” Holdren has taken Mr. Sponoer's place.The H. E. Spilman, while trying to break the ice ot Middloport Sunday, got caught between tho shore ice and n largo cako which crushed hor sides in and sinking her. There is nbout two feet of water on hor deok. The Spilman is owned by the Now Haven Tow-boat Company, and is praotioally a brand new boat.Skinscommon soap. Nobody Jkin. Our Cucumberle from pure olive oil,i tmd TtrhitoThe mill had been run all day until late Saturday evening, and tho tiro is supposed to have originated from a “hot-box.”Tho fire was discovered about 10 o’olook, p. in., and tho alurm sounded by tho mill whistlo and ulso tho whistles of steamboats, and other steam wator-oraft in harbor in tho Kanwlia river.At first it was thought the ioo was going out of Kanuwhu, but tho incessant whistling attraotod tho people, and the cry of fire rang out.For over an hour tho fire could not be soon, beoauso it was confined olosoly to tlio inside of tho mill, with all tho iron doors and shutters dosed, preventing any reflection in any direction, and many bolioved it a false alarm. But when the Homes began to burst from tho roof, they .proved that it wns too true.Tho newly organized fire companies were on the ground promptly, hauling their hose to the fire in wagons, as tho hose reels have not yet boon rooeivod. A little water was inlt; tho mains, but had boon out off from that part of town, and before they could get wntor, had to telephone to Charleston to Mr. Shunklin, to find out whore tho water hnd boon out off. This delayed thorn for some time. How-over thoy got the information promptly mid soon had tho hose attached to the plugs. Had there been water at tho first with proper pressure, the boys believe they could liuvo Bavod tho building. Tho iaok of wntor in the resorvoir, soems to have boon an oversight on the pnrt of tho Council, but of course suoh a fire was not anticipated. But tho Council should see that suliiovont wulor tor tiro use, should bo in tho resorvoir hereafter, oven if thoy have to pay the Water Company oxtra to put it there.None of the udjoining property was damaged.The Poindexters said this morning, that they intended to rebuild and go into tho milling business at once, in this plaoo.Arrested.Marshal Ed. Kuhn, of Gallipolis, and officer Win. Foglosong, arrested Wilber Swisher, Saturday, at his brotlier-in-law'B, (Burt Cion-donin,) on tho Bright farm, near Hickory Chapel, upon a warrant oharging him with having Btruok n man over tho head with a club, Thursduy night, at Addison, Ohio, and who has been unconsoious since, and is in a vory dangerous oondition. The prisoner wont back with; officer Kuhn without objecting.Musical Entertainment.The most unique and artistio Musicol Entortninmont evor presented to the public will bo given by tho World Fnnious Rook Band, from London, England, at Hootf’s Opera Houbo, .January 24th, l'.KX), under the auspices of Christ Church.Prof. A. S. Zerbe, Heidelberg College, O --I have heard the Rook Band at Crystul Palace, London, England, where thousands of people were in attendance. Their performance on tho musical rooks was marvelous.”There will bo preaching at Pleas-unt Flats church next Saturdaypossible, and many of the older generation might pattorn after with good results.Mr. Roush appears to be in splendid health, for a man of his ago, and tho Nows hopes he may be spared many years yet, to enjoy the fruifs of a well-spent life, for he is indeed a grand old Christian gentleman.—Kanawha News (Elizabeth).Entnl Fall.On Thursday, Jan. 4th, while a man by tho uamo of Porter wob painting tho sooond story of Clins. Hollinsworth’s house, at Trace Fork, near Hurricane, Putnam county, the scaffold on whioh he wns standing gave way, precipitating him to tho ground, a distance of 10 feet, injuring him to buoIi an extent that he dicdono hour ufter-ward. Ho leavos a wife and three children.Homo Kemctlles.For sore throat try a compress of cold water.For bilious colic try soda and ginger in hot wator.For sick headnoho rub peppermint oil on the temples.For nervous headache bathe the tlio back of tho nook with hot wntor.For cold in tho lioad try snuffing powdered borax up the nostrils.A hop bug wrung from hot vinegar is a quick relief for earache.In conversation with Unolo Eli Coleman, tho soxton of Lono Oak Oemotery, near this city, ho informed us that it had been tliirtoon yoara sinoo that city of the dead had been opened to tho publio, nud during that time ho hnd propnred on an average thirty-throe graves a year, a total of four hundred and twonty-nino. How time rolls on, and how many liavo been taken from our midst I Wo can scarcely boliove so many of our relatives, friends and neighbors have boon laid to rest in so short a period of time. Tho numbor that iB now buried in Lono Ouk will ekooed fivo hundrod, as tho soxton says a groat ninny linvo boon buried by others, and somo taken from the old grnvoyard, whioh aro not included in his estimate.Bargains in corsots, o.Mus. L. J. Williamson.A total eolipso of tho sun is scheduled to take place this year. This is something that hasn’t boon soon for a number of years and it will nrouBo great interest. Formerly Buohnnevont soared the nativoB into fits but this time it will not frighten any one to any extent. Total eclipses do not come very frequently and the occurrence will bo one of unusual moment.Parkersburg has a‘new directory, and it mokes an astonishing exhibit of tho increase of population. The directory issued in 1897 gave an estimated population of 16,506. By the now dirootory tho population is, approximately, 28,956, allowing an increase in two years of 7,452..T Friwlmnn Xr. (
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