The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-27

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ny Of our citizen. and now resident Of
Missouri, is on-a visit to bis relatives in
this place.
We have been visited with pleasant and
agreeable showers, which started vegeta-
ton, but alas Jack Frost blasted all our
expectations.
No births, marriages or deaths to note,
and no great land sales Of late; everything
quiet about town, except a few who are at
tending TO other peoples business.
We understand that Mr.. A. Hess is
going to erect large business house on
the lot between the Selby House and Mr..
Eollerts.
The Baptist Record. published at the
Capital, has been greatly enlarged, and as
the price is now 50 year our Baptist
friends should secure copy Of this excel
lent paper.
Peters Musical Montlly for May con-
tains sixteen pieces Of new and choice ma
sic for thirty wonderfully cheap
and just as good as if it cost three dollars.
During the past week, the hills sur
rounding the town, have been beautifully
illuminated BY the numerous drcs built in
the woods, burning out the underground
in the clcarings.
David A. Marshal, Of Romncy, charg-
cd with cmbczzling 81 900 from a regis
tered letter while he was assistant postmas-
ter at that place, was convicted at the re-
cent term Of the U. S. Court held in
Wheeling.
We once heard Of a place in which ev-
crybody attended to their own business,
and never for moment thought Of pryiug
into that ofothers. Thisis what We would
not only call a lucky place, ''but q happy
place.
Col. F. W. sissou is now fully settled
in bis new Office, where he win be glad to
meet those who have property to insure,
deeds to acknowledge, conyeyances to
make, accounts to settle. orwlo have land
to sell. or those who wish to buy land
Give him o call.
We have seven childtlh, the Oldest of
whom will take his ''stick and case" in.
tho Office next Monday. Now We desire
to have them we'll bred (and buttered) and
this is our reason for demanding prompt
on the part of our patrons. You
understand .he situation aud Of course
yos'll call and scttle your little bills.
A gentleman came into our Office the
other day udasked how we got along with
out asking those who owed US. for money.
We replied that we never asked gentle.
man to pay US. How dosou manage, said
he? Why we wait. and if he does not
pay aftor SO long time, we conclude he
is not a gentleman, and thea We ask him.
Our doctors, ofcourse, arc just as clcv-
er and sensible fellows as you will find
anywhere, though the people would per-
haps enjoy good health as much as their
medicine; but since doctors, like political
are . necessary evil, we would
as lief have ours as any Others land . lit
tie more so.
The following good ono Is told on one
of our citizens, who is Of an ipquisitive
turn of mind, and wants to know all that
is going oni About halfway between this
place aud jackson G. His log-cabin,
with very singular chimney to it. As
our friend neared the cabin be stopped
and viewed it; aud soeing a little boy Of
some eight years, in the yard, he accostcd
him thus.
my little man does that chimney draw
well2"
eyes SIR replied tho little fellow, cit
draws the attention Of every ia fool that
passes this way"
Our friend didn't ask any more quest
ions that day.
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