The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-07-31

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We are authorized to announce DR. @. T. B.
MOORE AZ candidate for reelection TO the
of;,e of County Superintendent OF Free
Schools.
TO THE VOTERS OF MASON CoUN TY
Tbrough the solicitation of many friends, |
II, bs an independent candidate, at the An.
"r.t election. for the Office Of Superintendent
q Free Schools of Mason County, and res
npctfully solicit the votes Of all citizens irreS'
pectiHe Of party c,ruD7r
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MARSHALL CoLLEGE.-A change has
.been made at Marshall College. Prof,
Morrow going to West Liberty, aud J. B.
Clark having charge Of Marshall
The Cincinnati Commercial Of last
Thursday says that Jonathan TOwue, (col'
ored) aged 10 years, supposed to belong to
Charleston, West Virgiuia, fell overheard
off the Ed Hobbs, at the head Of Little
Grave Creek, on July II, and was down
ed.
The editor ofthe Morgautown Post went
fishing up Cheat river aud returned
disguised With tue Cheat, and his fishing
Tie didn't catch anything buta cold; still
he threatens to go off fishing again if bis
debtors don't call and pay up,
The citizens of Buffalo will try 10 have
hiph school at that place. The subject
will be submitted to the voters on the 9Th
Of August
District means what was formerly called
township; sub. district means what was for
merIy known as school district.
The cholera has pretty much disappear
ed from the country, Very few cases are
reported The cool weather ofla8t week,
after the rains, has had a good effect upon
sickness and sick persons.
RETURNED Judge Moore returned
home from Wheeling last Wednesday cv'
ching. The Supreme court will meet at
Charlostown on the 7th Of August.
LErr.-D. W. POIsIey, Esq, one of the
Court House Commissioners, left Sunday
morning for Pittsburgh to contract for the
iron fence to be put around the court
House lot, ordered by the County Court
sometime since. We hope "Bill" will
procure good fence.
The lower square of Main ST., on the
Kanawha, is being graded and paved G.
w. Barcus has the contract.
SUPREME CoURr. In the case ofJames
Capobart, representative of james Camp,
bell, deceased, against John P. Hale, from
Kauawha county, Hgfman j., delivered
the opiPior'. e. the Court reversing the dc,
cision OF alsoJourt below aud remaudiug
the cause, ;
THANKS We return the thanks 81
this Office to B. 4. Morris, Esq, of Rob-
inson District, for lot of nice apples left
at our Office last Thursday morning.
We, WetzeI, Esq, also left at our Of.
fco Monday, some of the incest early
peaches we have ever seen; also large
pear called the Flemish Bcauty"-it was
abcauty indeed
New FLooR. The old brick floor in the
Hall Of the Court House Is to be taken up
and q stone floor laid in its place A de-
cded Improvement
Geo, Martin, Esq, has obtained from the
County Court the proper certificate to en-
title him to license to practice law in the
Courts Of this State. George will make 0
good lawyer.
Dr., Sears, agent Of the Peabody fund,
has made report Of bis doipgs for The
past year. Of Wcst Virginia be says:-
There are 5000 schools in operation, run
:at an expense ofthroe.quarterS Of q million
annually, and 100000 in the graded and
high schools The Peabody fund contrib
utes $4,000. The total contribution tc
oil the schools in the Southern States dur