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

preaching completion.
Col. Sisson's new dwelling will SOON be
ready for occupancy.
Weather warm and shady places are at
apremium.
The daily mail has been resumed be-
tween Gallipolis and Petersburg.
The city dads" are draining the town
With tile. Good idea.
Smith & Martin are erecting a business
house on the lot on which their store now
stands.
Our friend Timms is lonesome now; bis
better. ha II and two little ones are rustica.
ting, and will be absent for several weeks.
B. L. Miles intends starting marble
shop 10 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
bat. Consideration ten cents.
John Jarrett. Of this place, has invent
ed la very useful machine for picking ap-
pies aud cherries.
James E. Clendcueu, Esq, has our
thanks for basket Of nice cherries. He,
who remembers the printer, will prosper.
We have the most energetic apd indus
trious lawyers 10 the State. They are
kept busy these hard times.
We understand that John S. King,
Esq Of this place, recently cold bis resi-
deuce 10 Jersey City, for 100000.
To anyone who will furnish us CLUB OF
100 subscribers at 81 year, We will give
a $e5 sewing machine as premium.
tfhe Galipolis draymen heat their mules
aid cut them With knives, and humane
man down there wants it stopped.
Contractors would do we'll to read the
advertisements for Sealed Proposals" in
this issue. :
The Barrel Factory and the Marine
Dock Co., are ''slasbiug' things. They
give employment to large number Of meu
and boys.
James Capehart, Esq, has sold the
farm known as the Tom Lewis home
stead" to Richard Spence. Consideration
S24,OO0.
We will furnish the Register for the
campaigu-ending November l4-for 70
cents to single subscribers. Now isyour
time to subscribe.
Its rumored that three boys living si1
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 Homework, 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 tue year 1871, which amounted
to over $1,000.
From all we can ascertain We have 10
doubt but Governor Jacob will be 40 To-
depeudeut candidate for Governor. If he
docs bis political death,knell will be SCUM
ded.
Charlie Coleman, who spent about q
week with bis friends 10 this place, retor'
ned to bis home in Maiden, last Friday
We bone to see bis 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 IL IS
ali news to us,tut we trust it is so.s
We had the pleasure Of meeting James
W. Kelly aud W. H. Sergeant Esq'.' on
Saturday evening last. They were en-
route home from Charleston, whittier they
had been attending the Congressional Con-
ventiou.
The farmers IN this section are buslly
engaged in gathering their bay and wheat
The last named staple promises an sbuud-
ant vield.. The bay crop is rather short
Oats as a general thing are good