The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-03-09


to attend the Court now in session there.
! Miss MOllie Jones is the agent in thi.
place, FOR the celebrated Howe Sewing
Machine.
/ Mr.. E. T. Moore. ono of the founders
the West Virginia Journal, at Charleston,
has gone west.
She steamer "clara Scott" brought Odt
the members of the Legislature Thursday
pigts.
London ladies' refuse to wear the back
hair low in tho neck, say the fashions.
Ofcourse they repudiate anything low.
A new county called Summers" has
been created BY tho Legislature out of
parts of Mercer, Monroe, Greenbricr and
Faycttc.
The woman who paints her face, offers
au uumistakaLlc insult to nature-and al.
SO 70 Tue lips OF man.
How long can goose stand on ono foot?
Try it-that's the way the goose found
out.
Our farmers have commenced their
spring blowing. The weather is very ia
yoratle.
We learn that the town authorities con-
template putting upa number Of street.
lamps. A good idea.
We would like to sec something started
here that would inFuse q little life into the
place.
Chas V, Stewart, Of West Columbia,
recently killed a Chester White hog. that
weighed 5l2a pounds net 1t was two
years old.
Because we noticed that Bill Rolsley
bud new hat, Frank Guthrie, aud some
half dozen Others Immediately appeared on
the street with new hats.
Our frllow-towosman Mr.. John selbe.
has rented tho Union House" and propo-
scs opening hotel You can bet that
John will keep good house.
Rev. j S. Treolund, preached bis fare.
well sermon .: the Methods! Church, last
Sunday night. There vas large coDgrc-
gation present.
Special Commissioners Il. sehon and j,
\ Guthrie, Esqs., offer u very valuable
stone qnarry and stone saw mill for sale,
IN this issue.
We notice that. many of our citizens are
setting out forest trecs along the streets
in front Of their property. Nothing adds
so much to the beauty Of town, as trees
along the streets.
A young lady at party the other night,
on being asked to favor the company with
1.-The Alailcn's Prayer" w!nt 10 the pi-
ano and struck up Mother may go out
to swim:' in very animated manner.
Such horrid feeling as We experience no
one can imaginc. We feel respondent, as
though something awful was going to hap
pen, because subscriber came TO our OF.
fee last Saturday, aud paid for bis paper
one year in advance.
Pulverized alumni and common salt put
GU piece of cotton and chucked into hol-
low tooth will shut up its aching SO quick
that you'll want to hug US for telling you;
but you can't unless you have a certificate
of good moral character, arc q married
woman, aud over twenty-five years,
The bill uppropriating $4,000 for pre-
limiuary survey for railroad from tue
Pennsylvania linc to Charleston has be-
come law. 1t was amended SO as to ap-
propriase also $4,000 for survey down
the Ohio from Wheeling to Big Sandy.
Alien G. Mason, Esq, of West coIum-
bia, is gaining considerable notOriety as
stock raiser. He killed, few weeks ago,
a hog of the pumpkin splitter" breed
which he has had III pen four years,
which dressed $50 pounds. Who can
beat Allen on small weight?
The money from the State School Fund
due this county, has been placed in the
hands Of the Sheriff. 1t has been appor-
toned to the different townships by the
q c:.Ls..isaL. anll Il l. thn dntr