The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-01-05
NEW HAVEN MATTERS.

Saturday evening, Dec. llth. which was
quite pleasant affair, 7 Tho supper was
gotten upin elegant style. being mostly.
Of the substantial order. Fully three hun
dred parsook Of the eeOod things spread
before. them, aud all seemed highly pleas
ed With everything. A very exciting
part Ofthe entertainment was the voting
on neat little Bible. presented by friend
from Hartford. The contest was mostly
between the little girls Of the Sabbath
school. When the ballots were counted,
Miss Eva Chester was declared elected,
and the Bible presented to her.
We are having our cold snap on Dec.
25tb; at u a. m, the thermometer stood
I 6 deg. below Zero.
We have quite novelty 10 our syrs-.
case and West Columbia steamboat trade.
Some ehterprising gentlemen Of Buffalo,.
New York, have brought through BY canal
and down the Muskingum river, a very
neat little propeller, ffty-tWO feet long.
which they have been running iu the above
named trade for few weeks. with great
success. The AosEiag Bird is perfect
beauty, internally and externally, aud sits
on the water Ikea duck, and runs like
CREASED tightening" can make from Is
to 10 miles an hour, so say the owners.-
She is finished on tie inside very much
like frst.class street car. The people on.
this route feel themselves accommodated,
and will give her hearty support.
This IS the kind Of weather. when BEN
zine users are filling themselves to create a
Jatss, leat; thinking to. help nature.
Mr.. VIM. Dilcher has been giving q
series Of auctions athis place, for the past
two weeks. at which pretty good crowd
put in an appearance. We understand
that he is going to exchange merchandi-
sing for farm in Csbell county. We
hereby notify our Cabell friends that bro.
Dilcher is good Democrat, and q hot
Prussisn.
The team of Mr.. David Parson run off
last week, with 20 bushels Of coal in the
wagon, which they upset and spilled carly
in the raoe. They were captured about a
half mile from town, in good condition,
aud but little harm done in their spree.
Family Comforts TO hayca good cow,
plenty Of butter and milk. Family Disas-
tcrs-ro wake on cold morning aud fnd
said COW missing; make inquiries during
the day and learn nothing about herr ride
all next day and find her some twelve or
fourteen miles away from home. All Of
which happened to ono of our friends aud
friend of the editor, few days ago.
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The programme for Saturday evening,
Dec. 9th, in our little place, was two oys-
ter suppers, two Christmas tree gatherings
and meeting Of the Eucampmcnt |. O..
%. Il.
We are requested to insert the follow.
ing sentence, which some of our county
teachers will please analyxe and parse,
through your columns: ut took Rome
three hundred years to die.p
All our ice-houses are being rapidly
filled with number ono quality Of that
article, and next July aud August wewill
look back on these days with pleasant rec
Collections.
On Christmas Eve the two Sunday
Schools in our place, N, &. aud U. B.
had very fine time in their respective
Churches. Each had Christmas tree ell
egautly trimmed and lighted, and loaded
with choice candies and holiday presents
for the members Of the schools. siany Of
the little folks we're immensely tickled aud
went home rejoicing.
Rev. ]. W. Miller preached the Christ
mas sermon in our place, at morning SER
vices in the NJ. E Church.
Our mail facilities are ice.bOuud. and
New Haven is, just now, our world.
We heard friend say, few days ago.
that the French aud Dutch may whip each
other dozen times, and We know moth
inr oft woare ashard up for news As
were the people in the mail-COaOh days Of