The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-09-27

pleasant call this week from Mr.,
Henry OFT, Of the firm OFT, Hall & Co.,
Wheeling. lie was here in the in
terest Of his House.
Mrs. Vim. French, and her son has
gone on a visit to the East. Her son
will enter the University of Pennsyl-
vania at Philadelphia, where he will
finish his medical education.
On Monday morning our Office was
complimented by a visit from Mrs.
Hiram Dale, of this city, and the
Misses Lizzie Bulger ard Mary Cav
in, Of Gallipolis.
Geo. w. Craig Esq, of Arbuckle,
called to see US Monday.
We were pleased to meet in our
city, this week, Col. Oliver Patton,
late Register of lands for Utah Ter
ritory.
Huntington Adcertiscr G. P. simp.
son of Pt. Pleasant, and Prosecuting
Attorney Of Mason county, spent a
short time in our city last week.
Perry looks us well and hearty as he
did in 1870, when he gave ex.Gov,
Stevenson such complete oratorical
drubbings.
Auditor A. e. Bennett has become
sole proprietor and Editor of the
Huntington Adceaiser. We wish the
Auditor success.
Prof. VIM. ]. Kenny, of this city,
has been unanimously elected by the
Board Of Education of st. Adams,
Principal Of the Graded School at
that place.
John Rayburn and family of this
county, rcmoyedlast week to Illinois,
where they will make their porma-
neuC home.
DR.. l., I. Roush, of New Haven
was in town Tuesday. He was quite
unwcll, being afflicted with hay fe-
yer.
]. Bob, 1IcGuain, left Tuesday for
Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he en-
ters the Law Department of Ann
Arbor College, He will be absent
about eight months. Bob. is one of
our most worthy young men, and
has u host of friends in this county,
who wish him success in the profess
ion he has chosen.
DR.. Chas, McCune, LETT Monday
night for Baltimore, where he will
enter the College of Physicians and
Surgeons. During his absence his
Drug Store will be under the man
agement of Dr. Andrew r. Barbee.
DR.. c. W. Jarnisou returned Mon
day evening from Cleveland, Ohio.
Rev. 7. IL. Lacy, and wife have
returned from their visit in Virginia.
Rev, W. Z. Hill and family return
ed home from Virginia last week.
Nv. IIiIlSsill -Preaei.-it,--iri Church
next Sunday, at Ii A, NJ.
There are now sixteen persons CON
fined in our county jail. Thirteen
are State cases. The criminal calen-
dar of the circuit court which meets
next Monday, will embrace all these
cases. The crimes for which they
arc charged are mostly for assault
and battery, but there are two or three
interesting cases, one for highway
robbery, one or two for shooting with
intent to kill, and one for stealing OK
en-. The coming term of the circuit
court promises to be the most labor
ious that has been held for some
time. and will occupy every day Of
the three weeks allowed for the sit
ting of this court.
We clip the following from an ex-
change, although late in the season,
yet it may save some of our lady
readers great deal Of trouble, "As
this is the peach-canning season it
may be Of interest to some ofour lady
readers to know that by by dropping
the fruit into hot saleratus water and
then into clear, cold water, they will
be enabled to remove the skin from
peaches as nicely as from tomatoes,
and will preserve the bloom of the
fruit almost perfectly"
Men who claim to be agents for
clothes line wire are perambulating
the country again and defrauding
some of the farmers. The farmer
supposes he signs contract to act
as agent for the sale Of the wire at
100 per cent. profit, and it turns out