The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-09-05
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LOCAL MATTERS.

OUTRAGEOUS We are again compelled
10 call the attention Of the town authorities
10 the outrageous and inexcusable cnndi.
ton Of the graveyard It's grown up in
briars and underhrush, until it is almost
impossible for friends to get to the graves
Of their lost ones If any place at all is
to be kept in order it should be the rest
ing place Of our dead A few dollars ap.
propriated for this purpose would pu' the
graveyard in a decent condition. We
hope our town Council will see that this
matter is Immediately attended to The
present cnncition Of the grave yard is an
insult to all who haze friends buried there
Personal II Waters, Esq, Super.
intcndent OF the Ohio Barrel Factory at
this place, resigned his position a few days
ago, aud left FOR bis hcme in Akron. y,
on last Sunday. Mr.. Waters made ma.
nv warm friends during his stay in our
town, who regretted to see him leave =
Before he went away, the carpenters EN-.
ployqfa, the Factory through their FORE
man. Mr.. Charles Heron, presented to
Mr. Waters magDlcent cane of then
osn mike, as a tokca Of their high esteem
Of him as a man. and their appreciation Of
him as mechanic In beha Of his many
friends, we wish him unboundcd success in
the iu;urg in whatever pursuit ne MAY be
engaged
BADLY NEEDED. A bell Tor the use Of
the public school is very badly needed =
Very stric. rules for the government Of the
school have been enacted BY the Board Of
Education, and in order to give tue pupiiE
ample notice Of school hours, bell ought
10 be hung in the cupolo aud ruDg some
20 minutes before the taking up of the
school, morning and afternoon As it IS
very few tine pieces are correct, aud 81
many instances children will be uoiu'ea.
,oually late to school. and Sill find TIE
door closed against them, il the present
sningcu, rule against 'ardiuess is eDior.
ed We hope the Board of Education
will take this important matter into cor.
silera,ion and deal justly with the child.
ryu by Immediately ordering a good, loud.
toned bdil for the Academy
Cncur CouM The Fall term Of the
Circuit Court for Mason cospty, : His
Honor Judge James W Hoge presiding
commenced last Monday moroiug. =
The Grad Jrrors we're charged BY Pros.
ecu,log Attorney William II. TomlinSou.
The Grand jury were in session one day
and maL, 20 indictments. The following
ia list Of the Grand Jurors: Charles |.
Bale, Fommay Benjamin Lema,ter,
Thomas Fowler Robert II Ball, Angus
tus Cobb. Joseph A. Rou,h, Jacob Brr-
Kerr George W. Craig, James b. Glen.
diucn, James H. Knight, James Bail, N.
+. Kncalc, Robert X McCausland, T..
A. Lcmas,ur, Johns, Lewis aud b s..
Bright.
Tuesday morning Judge IIose being
quite uawcll, Judge Robert 5 Brown, OF
jackson, occupied the Bench.
No great amount Of business had been
disposed of at the time we 60 to press this
"Wednesday morning There are several
very large aud interesting suits on the
Docier tina, will b. re'che1, tried during
this STERN, in which Judge Il s, Brown
aud Joseph Smith, Esq, the newly elect
ed Judge Of this Circuit. together with
other eminent members Of the Bar, will
appear.
On Wednesday evening Of last week a
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