The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-03-28
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LOCAL MATTERS.

WORRIED The GalllpolB papers, Wor'
ri.d because they zee that Point Pleasant
IS "vskeiug up and is showing sign' Of
advancement, while Gallipolis is PRO
crossing backwards" in their last issues
,uit out their venom against our prosperity
aud hurl their puuy cpithets against the
enterprises uov being pushed forward in
our town. They speak slishdngl!y Of, and
attempt to ridicule the idea Of having To-.
Gated in our midst. one Of the greatest en-.
terprises 10 our Stase-tbe Ohio Barrel
Factory-an enterprise that will employ
more hands than oil the manufacturing es-
adjustments Of Gallipolis combined
Yes, gentlemen, We have the Barrel
Factory" and ina few short weeks it will
be 10 full operation, to the great cbagr'u
ofyour town. To get our barrels to mar
ket other thau By river, the Company
would like to contract for transporting them
over your much "blowed" about Railroad.
The Barrel Factory is success and one
Of the permanent enterprises Of our town.
backed up by solid and wealthy, and en-.
terprisiug men who know no such word as
fall But your much boosted Railroad is
afailu~, and We arc sorry to sayit, for all
time to come.
We do not envy Gallipolis her late
prosperity, her citizens strove hard to
give her the name Of city Of the TN
class. They deserve credit for what they
haze done; aud We are now sorry to see
this great city going backward" oil be,
cause they did not get the 'Ohi' Barre
Factory" We look forward to the day,
(aud our prophet has prophscied it will be
SOY when Point Pleasant will be busy
happy AMI prosperous manufacturing town.
with population doubling, yea thrilling
that Of our neighbOring city Of Galllp0l'';
when we shall glory 10 car Thrift, our in
dustry, our enterprises, our wealth, while
our neighboriug city will be deserted BY
her capitalists, who will make permanent
investments 10 Point Pleasant; when her
public improvements will be given up to
the "owl. and bats" md her magnificent
streets will be used for pastures; all. be.
cause "Poiut Pleasan. has the Ohio Bar
rel Factory"
I've thank our nsighboriDg editors TOR
she'handsome manner 10 which they have
..puRsd" eur town, and brought TO the
tposledge Of the country, the facilities
Gun town offers to manufacturers.
W. have the Barrel Factory" that
will employ soloe two hundred hands, We
hsse 10 course Of erection dock yard that
will give employment to hundred or
more msu, We have WOODEN factory that
employs some twenty persons we have
txo Touring mills that arc celebrated Tor
aaeir excellent grades Officer And now,
We are to have q foundry aud machine
sbep. /, steam cider mill mandatory, o
sash and door factory. We also hear 8
furniture factory, wagon aud carriage
factory, q bucket aud tub factory and an
other WOODEN mill spokcn'of. There is al.
go some talk Of s"railroad."
HososApLs MENTION. Hon. Henry /.
Fisher, Attorney at Law Of this place, and
one Of the Oldest and ablest practitioners
in tbe.S,ata, was admitted to the Bar 10
this county on the 18th day Of December
1928.
Tho Hon. Daniel Polsley Of this place,
who las held many positions Of honor and
trust in the Stute, was admitted to the Bal
Of this county, Oh the ID day Of June
1S45.
Col. Benjamin II. Smith, Of kauaWha
county, was admitted to the Bar 10 'h''
county, on the 10th day Of April, lS22-
just half q century ago.
,THs Equinox. The vernal equinox
occurred las. Friday, at that time the
length Of the day and night Eas the same
the sun rising at six in The morning and
setting at six o'clock in the evening
The passage Of The equator by the sun
caused very stormy weather. The sun
will still continue to recede from the equa'
tor until the summer solstice, which &C.
ours on lbe 10th Of June, until which
time tie days will grow longer. After
A.. ,or;oa The SIM will again approach