The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-11-01
The Weekly Register
LOCAL MATTERS.

Wintry weather is nearly here, as
token of its approach mark the fall
ling of the leaves and how unfash-
ionable filters are.
Ducks are now in our rivers and
swamps in an abundance, now boys
IL the time'to go for them, winter is
coming and time for duck hunting
will soon be over
George W. Tippctt, Of the Point
Pleasant Register, called on US last
week,-Stmday Leader.
Charlie, do you know which way
he went, when he left you, and was
lie all right when you last seen himH
We are feeling a little anxious about
George, it has been so long since we
heard anything from him.
Hon. II. G. Davis will accept our
thanks for u handsomely bound copy
Of the Memorial Addresses delivered
in the Senate and House ofRepresen-
tatives last December on the life and
character Of the late Senator Allen
II. Caperton of West Virginia, pub.
li.hcd by order of Congress.
Mayor Couch, of Point Pleasant, is
at the Mcclure Wheeling Standard,
Not so, my child, not sG Hon. D.
W. Polsley is Mayor ofthis City,and
Wheeling herself can not boast of
better one. Mr.. Couch our efficient
deputy Sheriff may have been there.
We are compelled to say to Bcles'
prit, that all our efforts to unravel,
his communication this week have
failed. When Tippett comes home
we will show it to him and if he can
doanything for it, we willappologize.
Correspondents will please write on
one side of the paper only, and try
and avoid advertising the business of
MN who are able to pay for it.
Harrison & Co., had more goods
hanging outside, and in front of their
store door OH last Saturday than
many dry goods establishments keep
inside. Lieut.. Frank Hill is still in
command and says that all attacks
made upon the fort so far, have been
rcpnlscd with great loss to the assail'
ants.
The Jackson Herald, acknowledges
the receipt of a dozen sweet potatoes,
from the hands of b. B. Board, and
says "rhey wouldn't all go in u bar
rel" That barrel must be very small,
or the above is the biggest one we cv.
or heard of. Can't you fall peck or
two Bro. Bishop?
We will again say, that communi-
cations or productions Of amy kind
or character, coming to this office for
utilization, will receive no atten
tinn II IN our hands unless the full!
ramc Of the writer is given. Some
two or three will go by the board this
week for the reason just stated.
We are authorized to announce,
that Rev. I. II. Lacy will preach
in Christ Church, in this place, on
the first Sunday in November alsoat
Mason City on Monday evening
Nov. 9Th, at Hartford city on Tues
day evening Nov. 9th, and at West
Columbia ON Wednesday evening
Nov. It'll.
See Capt. Helms handsome sign
in front of his saloon, and his nam.
moth advertisement in this weeks
issue of the Register. The Capt.
knows how to build up trade.
We wish to call the attention of
the Town Councial, to that hole in
the pavement, near Mr.. John l..
CHARLES residence. Some one will
receive some bodily injury there yet,
and 1t will cost the town much more
than to repair it at once,
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LEG BRokEN,-Our old and esteem
ed friend o. G. Loomis, met with n
very painful accident ono day last
week, by which his leg was broken
just below the knee. At the time Of
the accident, he was engaged in haul