The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27
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LOCAL MATTERS.

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Col. Sisson's new dwelling will soon DO
ready for occupancy.
Weather warm and shady places are at
apreuium.
The daily mail has been resumed BE-.
tween Gallipolis aud Petersburg.
The city dads" are draining the town
with tile. Good idea.
Smith l. Martin are erecting business
house on the lot on which their store nov
stands.
Our friend Timms is lonesome now; bis
better .hal II and two little ones arc rustica.
ting, and vi be absent for several weeks.
B. L. Miles intends starting marble
shop in this place soon. 1t will pay. b.
L. is . deserving, enterprising citizen, and
Ne wish him success.
Ed. Sehou, since bis appointment as
Presidential Elector, has purchased new
hat Consideration ten cents.
John Jarrett, Of this place, has invent.
ed q very useful machine for picking ap'
pies aud cherries.
James E. Clendcueu, Esq. has our
thanks for basket Of nice cherries. lie,
who remembers the printer, will prosper.
We have the most energetic aud indus
t.ious lawyers in the State. They are
kept busy these hard times.
We understand that John s. King,
Esq Of this place, recently cold his resi-
Deuce in Jersey City, for 100000.
To anyone who will furnish US a club Of
100 subscribers at 81 year, We will give
$s5 sewing machine as premium.
efbe Gallipolis dravueu beat their mules
and cut them With knives, and humane
man down there wants it stopped.
Contractors would do we'll to read the
advertisements for Sealed Proposals" 10
this issue. =
The Barrel Factory and the Marine
Dock Co., are ''slasbing" things. They
give employment to large number Of meu
and boys. T.
James Capehart, Esq, has sold the
farm kucwn as the Tom Lewis home.
s.ead"' to Richard Spence. Consideration
$4,000.
We will furnish the Register for the
campaigu-euding November l4-for 70
cents to single subscribers. Now syour
time to subscribe.
Its rumored that three boys living SIX
or seven miles from town, died one day
last week, from eating mulberries. Boys
take warning.
A white girl Of good character, one that
understands, aud is willing to perform gen.
eral bouse-work. can hear Of good home
BY applying at this Office
Sheriff Sehon has returned from the
Capital. During bis trip there be paid up
the revenue due from this county TO the
State for the year 1871, which amounted
TO over $4,000.
From all we can ascertain we have no
doubt but Governor Jacob will be 40 TO-
dependent candidate for Governor. Ii be
docs bis political death'knell will be SCUM
ded.
Charlie Coleman, who spent about q
week with bis friends 10 this place, retur'
ned to bis home in Maiden, last Friday
We hope to see his smiling face ere long,
again in our town.
Tho Huntington Argus says in its last
issue, that j. NJ. Cherry, Of that place
has. contracted With some parties here to
build thirty good substantial houses. 1t is
all news to us, but we trust it is so.a
We had the pleasure Of meeting James
W. Kelly aud W. H. Sergeant. Esqs.' on
Saturday evening last. They were en-
route home from Charleston, whittier they
had been attending the Congressional Con'
ventioD.
The farmers 10 this section are busily
engaged in gathering their hay and wheat
The last named staple promises an abund'
ant Weld. The bay crop is rather short.