The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-12-27

make q friendly call on New Years
day upon our town subscribers and
deliver to them his annual cad
Dress HGive the devil his due
The fight now is license or no
license, so far as sale of the ardent is
concerned. Those who have counted
noses. Say there is small majority
of the voters in favor of granting
license.
The churches all had Christmas
trees for their Sunday School schol-
ars, except the Upper Presbyterian,
and this church gave a supper to the
children at the Pastors house.
SHOULDER BRoKEN.-Last Wednes-
day Mr.. John Love was riding
horse, which became unmanageable,
and threw him to the ground, break
ing his shoulder,blade.
To those who will have their "tod-
dy," we are authorized to state that
John selbe, will give shot punches"
or "mashes" at reasonable prices;
will send them to your house if you
desire it.
It is strange that some young men
cannot pass through Christmas with
out getting drunk, and kicking up
rows. Several black eyes have been
the result of the too free use of
whisky. Self-rcspect, and respect
for their parents and friends, should
forbid them acting in such q way.
We are informed that one day last
week, some scholars attending one of
the District schools in Robinson Dis
trict, for the purpose OF fun, locked
their teacher out. He grew violent,
picked up a rail and broke in one of
the windows, and entered, swearing
vengeance against the boys, but they
lad reiterated in good order out of
harms way. 1t is wrong for boys to
play such pranks, but much more
rcprehensible in n teacher to do as
this one did. If the Trustees Of that
school were to do right, they would
remove their teacher at once, and
make him pay in full all damage he
has done the school house. A man
of such u temper has no business to
teach u public school.
Prof. W. j. Kenny will open a
school at Point Pleasant, in April
next. The object of this school will
be to prepare our teachers for their
examinations in September as well
as to qualify them for. their school
work. There will also be an inter.
mediate department, for the benefit
of those not qualified for the higher
branches. We hope to sec full and
interesting school here this spring.
Every teacher in the county should
be hcre-all who intend to teach
should be hero-evcry one DESTROYS
to advance in the higher branches of
study, will now have splendid op-
portunity at little cost.
PEnsoNAls.-Wc had a pleasant
call from Maj, Hotchkiss, the "irre-
prossible," this week.
Jerry JCwett, Esq, has gone to
Rising Sun, Indiana, 10 spend his
holidays.
Prof. w. J. Kenny is now at home.
His school at st. Adams, having Ia
ken a vacation during the holidays.
Our old friend O. G. Loomis, is in
town. We are glad to see that he
is getting along so well from his late
accident.
Morris Jordan, Esq, of Kentucky,
paid our sanctum visit Monday
morning. He is a Mason County
boy, and is up this way spending
the holidays with his friends.
Messrs. L, S, Bright and Thomas
A, Lomaster shipped n large lot of
hogs to Cincinnati, on the Thomp-
son, Sunday.
j. W, c, Armstrong, Esq, return.
cd Monday evening from Roane coun.
ty whore he has been engaged, for
tho last week, in professional bust.
ness. He says his old native county
has so improved in the last few
years that, while casting his eyes
over its fertile acres, he imagined
himself almost in the fields of Eden,
grooL .lhiovns nhnund in thia nnrt