The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-10-25

if any,in this county sells more goods
than Mr.. Maupin.
The bridge over Crooked Creek,
near this place, is being rapidly
pushed to completion, and when fin
ished, it will be one of the best in
the county. 1t is now about ready
for the roof. Boys it will be a good
place to "stand on the bridge at mid
night"
Ouryoung friend Lucas Lambrecht,
the baker, is doing a "slashing" bus
mess, all who want good bread, cakes,
crackers, cigars, &C., should not fail
to go to Louie.
A large number of the lawyers
from this bar left here Sunday night
to attend the Circuit Court in Put
nam county.
Franks Hill, thelively clerk in the
New York Store says business is
splendid withyP. D. Harrison & Co.,
and that they will continue to sell
goods cheaper than any other store
in town.
We noticed a few days ago, in the
Wagon Shop of Young & Flowers of
this place, a spring wagon being
built for Mr.. j. j. Bright. We think
it is one of the finest specimens of
workmanship, of the kind, we have
ever seen. Why it is that many of
our men of means, who buy buggies
and carriages, go TO other markets
instead of patronizing home, indus
tries, we can't understand. This
wagon of Mr.. Bright's when it is
completed will not only be handsome,
but durable and convenient,
A number of our citizens are pre-
pairing to go to the mountains during
next month, on n hunting excursions
We hope they will be more success
full than the party that went last
fall.
The following marriage license
were issued during the past week.
James NJ. Richards and Florence
V. Mitchell.
Joshua Todd and Amanda E.
Roush,
SuIclDE.--Mrs. Celia Harris, an
old lady of this place, aged about
sixty years, committed suicide last
week by taking about seventy grains
of arsenic. Domestic infelicity was
said to he the cause. Wearo glad to
know that no blame is attached to
the druggist from whom she obtain
ed the poison, as she got it under the
pretext of sending it to some rela-
tive in the country to kill rats.
Judge Smith adjourned very la
borious term of the Circuit Court
for this county, about 8 o'clock Sat.
urday night, with about half Of the
cases on the docket disposedof. The
time allowed for holding this Court
here should be enlarged to four, or
five weeks, a number Of state cases
were tried, several of which were
felonies; but there were but few con
victions.
A wife will scarcely ever notice n
change in her husbands dress, but let
him go home with "strange hair
pin" in his overcoat, and she will
notice it before he opens the gate.
Mr.. Robert Luton will accept our
thanks for a half bushel nice peaches
he presented us with last week.
Call often Bob.
The latest thing in the book line
is the Danbury News mans new
work, They AH DO II. Just received
at Van Matrcs,
A telegram received ut this Office
on Monday evening, from tho editor,
announced his safe arrival at Graf
ton. We didn't suppose that SEQ
field and he would get over it that
soon. 1t may be that Tip. has prom
iscd to finish it up on his return.
All babies born in the Oneida Com
munity are at once taken from their
mothers and given to some other wo'
man to nurse, and the babies arc
changed around so that no mother
ever rears, or even knows, her own