The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-06-14

little son Of VIM. ]. Allen, while
working with a singlc.barrelled pis-
toll, shot himself through the hand
an ugly wound.
Mr.. Andrew. Darst, on whose lot
the old Fort Well is situated, talks
of cleaning out the well and re-wall-
ing it for use. If he does, the well
will be a fayorite resort,
Some very important land sales
advertised in this paper, will take
place on next Saturday, June 10th.
Among the property to be sold is the
Point Pleasant Machine Works.
Johnny Gilmore has bran new
stock of goods, which he sells cheap
for cash. Read his advertisement
and give him u call.
Mad dogs are reported uncomforta-
bly, numerous in Mason county. We
pity the dogs should they chance to
bite Tippett, Of the Register.-Roane
County APPEAL.
Suppose you try it, to sec the eff
feet.
A new kind Of. hustle is out that is
harder TO manage than broken-leg'
ged wheelbarrow. A woman's life is
full of troubles, and a hustle that as.
pires to be a balloon ought to be tied
down to something.-Sunday Leader.
We call attention TO the announce
mcnt of c. L. Hogg for reelection to
the office of County Superintendent
of Schools. He has held the position
for the past two years, and has given
general satisfaction. He is fully
competent to fill the duties of that
Office, acceptabIy to the people.
There has been trouble in getting
good water on the Kanawha bottoms,
near town, but Mr.. Winkley has no
trouble in this respect. He recently
put down two wells in that locality,
one for Mr.. D, II. Willard, and the
other for Mr.. Robert Kiger, both Of
which produce as good water as can
be found anywhere.
MARnIED-At the residence Of the
brides parents, in this city, June
7th, by Rev. I. II. Lacy, Mr.. Harlan
l.. Whaley and Miss Jennie Karrick.
The happy couple have our best
wishes. May they live long and
happily together, and when they are
done with this earth may they be
joined together in the bright home
on high,
There are 24S prisoners in the
Pcnitentiary Of this State. Two
prisoners are now confined in each
cell, which were only intended to
accommodate one. The new wing it
is said will be completed and fitted
up with cells by winter. AT this
rate of increase another Penitentia-
ry will have to be built somewhere
in the State.
The public are invited to the clos
ing exercises of Prof. W. J. Kenny's
school next Friday morning. This
school has been well attended BY
many of our young teachers, both
ladies and gentlemen, and entire sat
isfaction has been mutually rendered
by teacher and pupils.
The Standard states that checks
for about $4,000 from the Peabody
School Fund have been sent out to
the different schools throughout the
State, by Superintendent Pendlcton.
Point Pleasant will not gctanything
because she made no arrangement to
keep her schools open ten months
This is one of the conditions upon
which this fund is distributed to the
several schools Of the State.
Good county roads, which facili-
tate trade and INSTRUMENTATION,
are an indispensable necessity in this
age of civilization. But good roads
will never be obtained under our
present system of "warning" out
hands, as they receive no compensa-
ton for their labor, they do little
more than put in their time. A