The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-03-22
The Weekly Register.
LOCAL MATTERS.
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lat Of May next. GEO. W. CRAIG,
ian. 1871. Arbuckle, West Va
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PERsoSALs.-J. Bob. McGufIin who
has been attending the University at
Ann Arbor, Michigan, returned Sun
day morning.
Mr.. c. G. Muddy, formerly a resi-
dent Of our city, now Of of Gallia Co.,
o., gave us pleasant call Saturday.
Miss yeni Thomas returned home
last Wednesday, from visit to Par
kerSburg.
Our young friend, Henry j. Fish
er, Jr., of this place, has been by the
Governor, appointed Notary Public
fer this county; Office at Pt Pleasant.
Mr.. John Buckley, formerly Asses
sor Of the lower District, this county,
informs us that he intends moving
to Kansas in few days. We are
sorry to part with Mr.. Buckley, ashe
is one of our best citizens.
Our p. NJ. is determined that poo
pie shall do their own work, as wit
ness the following posted up in his
office. "I.et every person lick and
stick his own stamp"
We are panied to learn that Gen.
\. Cushing, is lying dangerously ill
at his home in MERGERS Bottom, this
county. But little hope is enter
tanned his of recovery.
Hon Jabcz Beard, Delegate to the
Legislature from this county, called
to see us this week. lie don't seem
t. be stuck up Il bit.
We had a pleasant call from Mr..
J, c. Darst, General Agent of the
Smith Bridge Co., Toledo, Ohio. lie
was here i'll the interest Of his com
pany.
Miss Ella McConihay, of Arbucklc,
was visiting friends in this city last
week.
We were pleased to meet in our Of
flee Monday, DR.. John NJ, McConi,
hay, Of Buffalo.
Miss Jennie Stcrrctt is visiting
friends in this place.
John W. English and C. L. Iogg,
Attorneys, are attending Court in
jackson county.
We had u pleasant call from DR.. c.
b. Waggcner, of Union District, Mon
day.
The public schools of this place
closed on last Friday evening. The
classes from all the rooms were con
gregated in the Principals room
where they went through their re-
viewing exercises. The room was
full Of visitors from the city, and at
the close Of the exercises, short adj
dresses were made by Rev. w, L,
Hill, Messrs. +. \. Guthrie, IL. r.
Howard, G. P. Simpson and Rankin
Wiley, Jr., aud 4 valcdictory address
by the Principal, We expect topub.
lish in our next a full report of this
school, prepared by the Principal,
expressly for this paper.
We understand the miners are still
out of the banks in this county and
dcrcrmincdly refuse to so to work at
the prices offered by the Companies,
We think the Companies would be.
wise and do fair thing also, if they
would pay the miners the price they
demand. The prices now offered is
50 low that We understand The most
Industrious could hardly rcalizc $3.50
per day after paying for his oil and
powder and the sharpening Of his.
tools. Our sympathy is with the
miners, and We hope they will final
ly succeed in compelling the com
pamics to pay them fair and rcmun-
crativc wages.
We have a daily mail now between
this point and Gallipolis, except on
Saturday night which remains over
until Monday morning when it is.
brought here. On Sunday morning
tho people of Gallipolis have the
benefit of their mail while we are
deprived of it. Now what we wish
torcmark is this, that the mail car
ricr should be required to deliver our
mail on Sunday morning instead of
Monday, There is no mail coming
into Gallipolis on Sunday night, and