The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-05-23
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LOCAL MATTERS.

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LOCAL MATTERS.
Cow Is.-Tbere are large number
Of persons 10 town, attending Court, who
are not subscribers to our paper. We
would be pleased to enter their names up
on our books. Come 10 gentlemen, aud
show your willingness to support the only
Democratic paper in the county and in this
Senatorial District These who are indebt.
ed to the Office, are especially invited to
call and settle.
VIZ return our thanks to Hon. Frank
Hereford for copy Of his speech on the
"Extravagance and Imperialism of the
Administration" delivered in the House
Of Representatives May Alb. 1t is 90
emphatic, forcible and truthful arraigu'
ment Of Grants administration for its
corruption and its ceulralising tendency
This speech Of Maj. Hereford should be
extensively circulated, as it would make
an effective campaign document.
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Court is now in session-Judge Hoge
rrcsidiug. But little business has been
done up to this time,as Monday was taken
10 by the Democratic Convention, and on
Tuesday noon, tho Court gave permission
to Hon. James H. Ferguson, to address
the people upon the question Of the New
Constitution. We will comment gu Judge
Ferpusou's remarks 10 our next issue.
Mr.. L. Wells, a workman at the Barrel
Factory, Cd Tuesday Of last week, while
engaged in putting on battiugs on the
building, accidentally fell from the scat
fold, which was about eighteen feet above
ground. aud very severely sprained one OF
bis ankles.
We direct tho especial attention Of far
.mers to the advertisement Of the ENTER
prise Wooden Mills OF this place. The
Mil has been over hauled and re-6tted up
and is now prepared to do ever class Of
work pertaining to Wooden Mill. We
advise our farmer friends to patronlze the
"Enterprise" Of home instead Of taking
their wosl to distant markets. We guar.
an,ec that this Mill will render entire salts.
faction to their patrons. NJac but the
very best operatives are employed.
The most pleasant as we'll as the most
popular promenade in town is along Nam
street, frow Kauawba to 9th street aud
thence along Wand street to 9th street =
There is . great number Of shade and or
usmeutal trees and shrubs along this walk
aud their beauty and fragrance prove quite
acceptable to the evening stroller The
oarth's (airest flowers lovely girls-bloom
lu.uriauty 90 this delightful thoroughfare
during the evening, and altogether it re-
minds one Of the tabled charms OF Ely
SUM.
We take tie following bits at Jim Har.
per, from The Portsmouth Times:
The poipt.Pleasaut. Barrel Factory. Adj
cccaie, published at Galipolis BY Nash
& Harper, will support Grant.
Gallipolis has bad four frosts recently;
Harper and other vegetable matter escaped
uniDjured.
Galipots inveis'e green ones from 1oe
rural deestricks" to that part Of town
where soiled doves domicile, and then
gather them up and hale them before the
Alayor who 6ncs them accordingly.
g. B Thomas g. Son, Of this place.
having disposed Of their stock Of goods
to Thomas l. Jones, at the Mouth OF Ihir'
teen, their stock ofgoods has been remov'
ed there, where the business will be con-
Quoted under the name and style of Thorn
AS & Jones. We are sorry to miss the urn
ofThomas & Son from our town, but can as
.ure our friends at Leon, that they will
find in the drm Of Thomas & Jones, true
gentlemen and fair dealers. We wish tho
new 6rm all the success imaginable.
CL1rroS.-By the advertisement it will
be seen that the firm Of Stevenson 4 Las
lev, at Clifton, 10 this county, has been
dissolved BY mutual consent, Mr.. L. retir'
ing Mr.. Stevenson, however, proposes to
remain in the business and is in constant
receipt Of new goods Of every description
His stock which is one Of the largest in