The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-08-14

wiRdOws and doors, putting in the glass,
Sc. The windows are Of French ground
glass The Memorial Window" is 10 the
rear end Of the building, and is beautiful
piece of work, Mr.. Cherry deserves credit
for the neat aud tasty manner in WHICH be
doing the work on this building.
PrRsoS4ls.-A. L. Sebou, Esq, Of
Hartford City, and D S. Stevenson, Esq !,
Of Clifton, dropped in 10 see Us last Wed
uesday.
On Thursday, our sanctqn was grRoed
BY the portly form Of the editor of the
Baptist Rccord-Rev. j. B Hsrdwick
On same day, Rev, Mr.. Peters, of
Teay's Valley, called to see US
John A. McCuIloch of our city, return
ed last week from the Springs
Capt. Wm. H. HOvey, of Huntington,
was 10 our Office Monday. When sou de-
sire policy on your life or property, Ho.
vcy is the gentleman to apply to.
Mr.. YIN. R. Hawkins, of Robinson
District, has placed Us under obligations
for nice lot Of melons left at our office
on Monday. They we're as good melons
as We have seen this season,
Mr.. Asa Musgrsve, jr, will also accept
our thanks for . basket Of nice apples.
No PAY,-Some of the judges and
clerks who held the election last Friday,
arg anticipating pay for their services on
that occasion. II seems that our Legisla-
ture intended all monies raised for school
purposes to be expended for the immedi-
ate purposes of education in employing
taROhers and the building, furnishing and
repair Of school houses, as no provision is
made for the payment Of school election Of.
iccrs.
The New WHARF The work on the
wharf at the foot OF Main street, progress
e8. That we may not be misunderstood in
what we have heretofore said about this
work, we will state that we are in favor of
this and all other necessary improvements
but we are uuqlterably opposed to the
powers that be" creating any debt for
that purpose. Improve all that you can
with a moderate levy from year to year
but keep put Of debt is our motto.
A meeting Of Observation-Disclosures Of the
Mason G0qpt2. AgEisplsPsal spa Maahapi.
c3l.Alsoeia6o nsTill. Be. sstas. !gs4tt
eHodso on next satardassfaS IHs ppfp0ss6'
oggaoaiag under is .saliarter;;5 We trust
all the storkEgld9ls will make. it point to
be present. SS'F
/. BoDY FuuSD.r0p Friday last, ESQUIRE
French held an inquest on the body of
Oscar Holmes, q eolored deck hand who
was drowned of the Prairie City on her
way up from GallipolisT on the 4th inst
Verdist Of the jury accidental drowning.
BIC C9yTRACr. We are informed that
the Point Pleasant Dock Company have
contracted with some parties to build ten
guunel barges, all of large size. The time
lin which the Dock Company has to com
plote them is 80 short that it will neccssi-
tate the launching OF barge per week,
The ELECTION. The following is The
result Of the election iD this District: Pres
sidcnt Board of Education--F. W Sisson:
Commissionqrs-U, Pribble and Benjamin
'Eemaster Trustee sub-diStrict No. l.
Columbus Shrewsbury; % sub district
Thomas A, Lemaster; Sd sub.djstrict-E
s: Bright, ~ :,-@
The uEs,-First came the sewing
machine agents, life insurance agents,
Iightuiug.rod men, then the pota'Oe bug,
and now the last plague is baseball play
ing hereabouts. The boys, we learn, are
training tor match game with the Ripley
Jackson county, club, which comes off
on the 9th inst.
Tue GRAVE YARD I've most feapept-
fully call the attention Ofour worthy May
or to the deplorablo condition of the grave
yard, and ,bunb}y ask that hocmploy some
one to cut down the briers, weeds, &C.,
which now literally oyerran the resting
place Of the dead.