The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-06

uE0. W 'llPPETF,
Editor Register.
Ala meeting Of the city Council Mon
d,y night, U. PribbIo was appointed
councilman 10 the place Of R. Young re-
signed. and D. W. Polsloy was appointed
in place Of r. X. McCausland, resigned
The applications for license to sell at at re
tall. arden! spirits, were rejected. We do
not sec The sense in Withholding these H.
cepses The town is crippled 10 its rev.
anne. and there is as much drinking aud
drunkenness as ever
LARaE PorAro. -Coi. Waggeuer sent
ia cur Office, Tuesday morning, the Iarge't
Do,oto We have seen for nany day 1t
was Of the "peerIess" variety aud weighed
ouo Donnl and half Who eau beat il
NHS P'""
70 THE LADIES Miss Lasley of the
firm of l.asley & Si.sou, has just returned
from the city with the largest and best Sc
lcctel stock of Millinery goods ever offer
ed in this placr; also notions aud fancy
oood, The ladies will do well to call and
examine their goods.
MARRIED In Point Pleasant, 0ctobor
3Oth, 1878. by Rev G. q Willing, ADJ
olson Rogers, of E'isc'elh, Writ county
West Virgiuin. to Miss Cornelia Smith, OF
Hartford City, Masou county
At tho residence of the brides father,
in Wet Columbia, October sob, 1873,
BY Rev @. G. WiIdiug, Richard J l'oW'
Ter to Miss Rachel Mason; both of thi,
county.
IL Point Pleasant, October 2Sl, 1873,
by Rev O G. WilJiug, j W. Hkard
TO Miss Futi,Ra 9 Xix; all Of Mason
county.
Attic residence of DR. D G. Forbes,
near Leon, October 26th. 1878, by Rev.
r Davis, j. A Casio aud Miss Harriet
Bailey; all Of Mason county
On Wednesday evening, October 29ih,
1873, at Christ Protestant Episcopal
Church, in Point Pleasant, by Rev. Il.
n. Hayden, assisted by Rev Mr. Lacy,
Mr. John McCulloch, Jr, to Miss Della
Byers; both Of this city.
IMPROVEMENTS Work has been com.
mencel on Robert Young's new carriage
aud wagon shop. He aud Mr.. Fleming
intend going into the carriage and wagon
business in the right way.
Work has also been commenced on the
Methodist Episcopal Parsonage. Mr.. j.
NJ. Cherry is the contractor, which is as
,surance enough that the work will be com
peted at very early day.
Mr., Holloway has bis new storo'room
on 9Th street, opposite Courthouse, about
ready for occupancy, aud will probably
move bis stock Of goods into it this week.
j, W. Bryan is giving the houses late
y purchased from Miss Margaret Wetzel,
Ocomplete overhauliug which is adding
very much to their looks
John McCuIlO;h, jr. has built an addi-
ton to tue house adjoining tho store build
ing Of Setszer, Sehou & McCulloch, and
.rcmOieled the entire building. which
adds much to its beauty aud makes it one
Of the most desirable residencesiu the city
DR.. Barboe is at work on bis store
building, corner of 9th and Main streets
This is to be a two,stOry frame.
Dr.. Campben's new residence is about
completed.
The cOlored people too, have put up
several new dwellings within tho past two
months, on the outskirts Of town; aud will
putup two or three more yet this fall.
TnE RIVERS. During The past week
or two, both the Kanawha and Ohio riv-
crs have been in good navigablo stage, aud
large tOWs Of coal are daily passing down
for points below, The regular packets
have resumed their regular trades. This
sos given new impetus to business, and
everything hercabouts is Lovely aud the
Goose hangshigh."
Thanksgiving day comes IN this month,
and we suppose our turkey will come also,
if We offer the proper ioduoement-whioh
is "six-bis" but where the "Old boy"
that is to come from, We can't say, just at
this moment. Soma delinouept who secs