The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-02-19
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LOCAL MATTERS.

LOCAL MA = 4 lHhe9,
peo1Ic Who have mania for appearing
:, nesspapers will probably learn some
d, that newspaper publishers have rules
n regard to communications, that it will
ho we'll enough to consider. especially when
,so accommodation is altogether in their
n,cr, Gi7e the editor your name, write
q, enc side Of the paper, and don't take
Atoms. K il does not appear before the pa
NJ, is priuted. And when you send a
communication proclaimiug tue fitness CT a
gentleman for Congress, always enclose q
q Of SOL bill, and when we find We are
requested to publish 10 this intelligent
vly. The Communication sill undoubtedly
appear. .,...,.,-.,.,,
A SudGEsHON, Our streets are now N
!, ,ory bad condition. especially Sixth st
IN front Of the Courthouse. The money
hat It would cost to to grade and rock this
street Eom Maine street to the corpora
lion line, would hardly be missed from tue
tonas Of the city treasury, aud certainly
would BE Of great benefit, as well IS i'm
grove the appearance Of our city, Our
new Gmncifsre said to be men Of business
anlTalao doubt give this matter their
early attention. Spend the mOaey where
il will do The most good.
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The editor of the journal said some.
,!hing about the maiIs on the Parkcrsburg
roule, which raised the "Old boy" in the
Jns Captain Of the mail boat Chesapeake,
who undertook to thrash Mason, one Of the
editors, ami succeeded 10 sSmal extent
In Saturdays issue, the editors call tue
Captain coward" and dare him to come
out on land Allen you must do better in
yourntzt fght-the fraternity must not
4bk Iisrraccl ny allowing one Of its num-
bcr46 b. brashcd BY a steamboat Captain.
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Tue very changeatle, as we'll as vet end
,disagreenbIc weather Of this winter, has
caused much sickness throughout the
county, and from which many deaths have
resulted. Our resident physicians inform
,us that no timeio the past FIVE years has
there been 50 much sickness and Of so
bid a tips, as this season. Typhoid
pnuumonia seems to be tie prevailing dis
case.
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DEAD I'VE are paucd to announce the
death Of Mrs. Laura Machir, wife Of ",
II Machir, Esq, Of Robinson District,
which sad event occurred last Saturday
motaine..-Mrs NJ was universally es'
tecmed by all who knew her. and 10 her
death the community iu which she lived
aud moved, has lost most cstimable lady,
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Nrw PAgGG We have before US the
first number of a new paper just started at
Huntington and entitled the Commercial.
1t is neatly prialcd end ably edited. Mr.
John T. Gibson is the editor. and Mr..
W. +. Wallace, late editor of the Aryns,
has charge of''he mechanical department.
We Sclcoueit 10 our Office, and wish it
prosperity. :
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From alettCr received, we are informed
that 0ldJohn Robinsob's great circus and
mcnagcrie will visit Point Pleasant some
time in April or May. He says that his
immense aggregation will present gram
der sppcaraHOs than ever before, nany
new attractions having been added there
TO, The daySon wlish this grand colIec-
ton will exhibit in this city will be made
known by advertisement in ibis paper.
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The latest thing in envelopes is small
black devil on The fold, With the words
'!Ebo the" above bis lordship, and the
words lis th& frOm" underneath. Thus
it read. (iucludipg Satau) who the devil
is this FROM" II is not presumed that
Abesc envelopes wilcome into very gene
cal use.
We are indebted to Hon. John s Bur
,dott, our worthy State Treasurer, for
copy Of his report showing the financial
operations Of bis Office for the fiscal year
ending September, 1878.
Also to Auditor Bennett for copy Of
his report showing the operations in bis
Office during tue same period.
The question is beginning to be agita