The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-12-04

sanl seems to hang over OUT la'' uANeN'
ers in the city. No sooner is one engaged
(and that is not often enough considering
The great number of marriageble girls) to
marry than something iutcrVenes to break
off tho match. An instance OF this kind
happened few evenings since, when a
Young man was parting from bis adored
at the gate, slipped on the pavement and
cut himself quite badly on a tiu-type Of bis
love, on which he hiL in a sitting posture
When the Glove" discovered where he
carried her picture, she was so enrdged
that she spoke her mind and abruptly said
she would not wed him. They parted
she to her room to cry, aud be to DR..
Barbee, to have The pieces picked out
Tuv News versus PIoTURrs. The New
York Observer claims to publish the OsS'
family newspaper, undergraduates the prac-
tice Of counting the patronage Of readers
by the offer Of cheap chromos, costing %
to 80 cents. 1t says, 1--WE do uo' propose
% 20 into any competition Of this bind,
md will ask subscriptions solely on the
merits Of the paper" While We commend
the posi,;on .ho Observer has taken in the
matter. we csn also heartily endorse it as
ono Of the most desirable periodicals for
any household. S3py year can hardly be
made to return as much good, spenti in Spy
other way. S. 1. Prime & Co 81 Park
Row, New York.
Game is said to be qhto plenty IN the
woods. and in the fields, and some big
stories are told Of what has been done by
hunters in other parts. We saw o party
one day last week, consisting Of two able
bodied men, two boys, two dogs and two
double. barrclcd shotguns, returning from
a hunt, carrying one large rabbit hung
across 4 rail, as the aet resultoftbeir days
work,
The Grand Lodge Of the Independent
Order of Good Templars Of West Virginia
held its annual session at St Mary's'
Peasants county last week. There are
now forty.rour subordinate lodges Of the
Order in the State, with an aggregate mem
bership Of sixteen hundred
The December number Of Woods
Household Magazine is repleto with good
entertaining sketches, stories
poems, &c., &c, The engraving for this
month is entitled "0ld Folks" Only
one dollar per yoar-Or with chrome Yo'
semitic Que dollar aud half Address,
Woods Household Magazine, NsEburg
IN. Y.
Buy your stoves at W. B. Cables large
establishment on Main street He has
stoves of all kinds and Of the latest make,
and sells them very cheap.
The old Virginia House" in this city,
under the management Of Mr.. A. P.
Deem, is beginning to bloom like sun
flower. 1t is one Of the best hotels now,
in our State. Try it.
when young lady gets a letter she
carries it in her hand, but can't give any
reason for it.
A farmer excused himself the ether day
for bringing a half barrel of applejack to
town, by saying that two rats had been
drowned in it, and that be couldn't afford
to throw it away.
Winter appears to have set in in good
earnest. And we suppose we may date
from the 10Th ult.
Tuesday, December IS, 1878, will be
one hundred years siuceth tea was thrown
into Boston harbor; and it is proposed to
celebrate the anniversary all over the
country.
Hog.killing, with sausage, baok,bones
and spare ribs, is now the fashion among
our country friends Corn is of good
quality and commands good price in the
market, which has tendency to shorten
the life Of the porkers.
Locals are iu demand, but are very
scarce and hard to gather up. One Of our
Ministers promised, however, to furnish
US with a wedding notice next week
Girls, keep wide.awake now, and wait
nntinntlY for our next paper.