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.
CoME IS.-Tbere are large number
Of persons in town, attending Court, who
are no. subscribers to our paper. We
would be pleased to enter their names up
on our books Come 10 gentlemen, and
show your willingness to support the only
Democratic paper 10 the county and 10 this
Senatorial District. These who are indebt.
ed to the Office, are especially invited to
call aud settle.
VIZ return our thanks to Hon. Frank
Hereford for a copy Of his speech on the
"Extravagauce and Imperialism Of the
Administr ation," delivered in the House
Of Representatives May 4'h 1t is 40
emphatic, forcible and truthful arraign-
meut Of Grants administration for its
corruption and its ceniralisipg tendency.
This speech Of Maj. Hereford should be
extensively circulated, as it would make
an effective campaign document.
Court is now 10 session-Judge Hoge
presiding. 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
Fergusou's remarks in our next ISSUE
Mr.. L. Wells, q workman at the Barrel
Factory, Oh 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 spralned one Of
bis ankles.
We direct tho especial attention Of far
mers to the advertisement Of the ENTER
prise Wooden Mills" at this place. The
Mil has been over hauled and re-d'ted up
and is now prepared to do ever class Of
work pertaining to a Wooden Mill. We
advise our farmer friends to patronlze the
"Euterprise" Of home, instead of taking
their wosl to distant markets. We guar.
an,ec that this Mil silIrendcr entire salts.
faction to their patrons. NJae but the
very best operatives are employed
The most pleasant as well as the most
popular promenade in town is along Main
street from Kauawba to 9Th street and
thence along Wand street to 9Th street
There is great number Of shade and or
uameutal trees and shrubs along this walk
and their beauty and fragrance prove quite
acceptable to the evening stroller. The
oarth's fairest flowers lovely girls-bloom
luxuriautly 90 this delightful thoroughfare
during the evening, and altogether it re-
minds one Of the tabled charms OF Ely
SUM.
We take the following bits at Jim Har-
per, from the Portsmouth Tines
The Pcipt.Pleasaut- Barrel Factory. Al
yccate, published at Gallipolis BY Nash
l. Harper, will support Grant.
Galipolis has bad four frosts recently;
Harper and other vegetable matter escaped
uninjured. !,
GalIipots iuveisle green ones from the
rural deestricks" to that part Of town
where soiled doves domicile, aud then
gather them up and hale them before the
Mayor who 6nos them accordingly
G. B Thomas & Son, Of this place,
having disposed Of their stock Of goods
to Thomas & Jones, at The Mouth Of Th'r'
teen, their stock goods has been remoV'
al there. where the business will be con.
Quoted under the name and style of Thorn
as & Jones. We are sorry to miss the hrm
ofTLomas & Son from our town, butcan as
sure our friends at Leon, that they will
find in the firm Of Thomas T. Jones, true
gentlemen and fair dealers. We wish tho
new firm all the success imaginable.
CLrroS. by the advertisement it will
be seen that the firm Of Stevenson & Las.
Law. at Clifton, 10 this county, has been
dissolved BY mutual consent, Mr., l.. ret'r'
ing Mr.. Stevenson, however, proposes TO
rsns;a in tie buei1ess and is ip constant ant
receipt Of new goods Of every description
His stock which is one Of the largest 10