The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-01-13

/ THg GRANGE PUBLIC IyrAtLArroy
foH OFFICERS IT was our pleasure,
says our .spccial reporter, to be pres
Tent at the Grunge meeting held in
fhc Pleasant Flats on last Saturday.
The morning was devoted to the.in-
.stallation of the Officers, and reading
an essay written by a lady member
Of the order which waS}a very cred
table production. Wien the proper
lioafarrived, a bountiful repast was
spread round about the Church, which
was just in keeping with the way
the Flats people are in the habit of
feeding themselves and their guests,
there was plenty and to spare. Ev-
Iery table tried to see how many it
could supply. The Corustalk Cornet
Band was present and performed with
credit to themselves and pleasure to
every body else, obstreperous horses
not included
After the discourse on cdiblcs, we
We're called into the house to hear
what was looked upon as to be the
speech Of the occasion. You will
pardon your reporter, Mr. Editor, if
he departs from the usual phrascolo-
gy, "Thc speech was admirable, &c,
&c."
Fromtho reputation Of the speak
or we were led to expect fine ad-
dress, what was our disappointment
when after saying he was in a novel
"predicamcnt," and that his physi-
clan advised him not to attend this
meeting on account Of his health; he
stated that he did not know what he
would say on the occasion. The
public, it seems to me, have u right
to expect prepared speech on such
occasions. His cnuuciations of the
principles of the Grange were good,
and if the order will stick to the text
it ought to prosper
But such statements as these APP
pcarcd to be al caaand,m. "Nler-
chants and Bankers are loafcrs." p
"All good lawyers and statesmen, and
preachers, received their early train
ing on the farm" The indiscrimi-
nate slaughter of Summers" orsam-
pie merchants was rather too uncon-
ditional. The speaker might have
left Mt least the tracks of some of
them, who seem to me to be useful to
our town and country merchants
All of these bummers do not wear
plug hats, smoke ten cent cigars, and
act as if they owned New York.
His history of agriculture was very
good, and his advice to the farmer to
cultivate, improve and adorn their
farms, was excellent. The "bun-
combc' part of the speech was well
received.
1t sounded a little Qucor to hear
the lodge give the reason why man
should till the ground thus, "In the
sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.
for dust thou art and unto dust shalt
thou return" If he will look at
Genesis $:19, he will find this to be the
reason why man should "return unto
the ground" The true reason why
man should "cat bread in the sweat
of his face was his sinnig against
| God.
The Grange meeting was altogcth-
or quite enjoyable, and we hope to
he at the next one in the Flats.
a new Democratic daily paper is
to be started in the city of Cumbcr-
land, Nd, to be called the Daily Al
| icganjd0, by Mcssrs. Lewis &. Ste
Iphcns and T. Buckley Taylor, We
do not know Mr.. Stephens, but
Mr.. Taylor and oursclf were devils"
in the printing Offices of that city
Il good many years ago. We feel sat
isfed that under his management
the Cumberland people will have a
daily paper they can cheofully sup
port. We are glad the name "Allc-
ganian" is retained; for in that of
fee we obtained our knowledge of
the cart preventative" and shall al
ways cherish that name with rev.
orcntial love.
The following is the result of the
corporation election, held last Thurs
day:
Mayor-Jamcs II. Couch, Jr.; Re
cordcr-M. II. Hale; Councilmen-
l IL. I1.,,l., ~ Gtll;,a ~ II