The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-12-11

lathers residence, MERGERS Bottom
last Sunday evening. She had been
in delicate health for some time, bu,
was able to be about. None of the
family or her most intimate friends
had an intimation that Death would
so soon and so suddenly claim her as
his own. She was a most estimable
young woman, and none knew her
but to love her. To the grief.strick,
en- father and to the mourning broth.
err and sisters, and sorrowing rela.
tiyes and friends, we tender our sin.
cerest sympathy.
OUR PosT 0FPIcE.-Mr. A. C.
Van Glider, Postmaster, has just had
put up in the Office a new set Of
handsome boxes, which give to the
office a city appearance. Under the
letter-boxes will be n row of twenty.
six lock-boxes, each box having two
keys. Mr.. Van Glider is a tasty
man and believes in having things
in ship-shape.
MEETING OF TIE MISSIONARY BOARD
There will be, Providence permit
ting, meeting of the Missionary
Board of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the Diocese of West Yir-
ginia, held in Christ Church, Point
Pleasant, commencing this morning,
December 18th, at 1890. The Bishop
and several Ministers and Laymen
from different parts of the Diocese,
are expected to be present during
the session of the Board. The servi-
ces will continue until after Sunday,
December 10Th. Rev. Mr.. Cobbs, of
Charleston, is expected to preach the
opening sermon, this morning.
INFORMATION THAT PAYs.-With its
reduction in price and its great
amount of useful information, the
.imerican Agriculturia can hardly fail
to pay well, all who invest the small
sum required to gotit. Read the ad-
vertisement.
QUARTERLY MEETING.-There will
be Quarterly Meeting service at
the NJ. L. Church, South, in this
place, beginning next Saturday.
The Presiding Elder, Rev. j, H.
Burns, of Parkorsburg, will be pres.
cnt and conduct the services.
This kind of weather keeps the
country people at home. If it re-
mains as bad as it is now, until
Christmas, many children will wake
up in the morning to find that Santa
Claus has not visited their stockings.
The people on the Kanawha are
delighted with their new Telephone
as it gives them easy andquick COM
munication between all points up
and down the river.
A fine lot of goods suitable for
Christmas presents, and cheap, will
be found at j. B. Tippctts cheap
cash store.
You will find all sorts of nice
goods for Christmas, at Setszer, Sc
hon & McCulloch's. Give them a
call.
As Christmas draws near, almost
every man you meet is carrying
jug, the contents of which is a mys-
terry, hut it hints strongly at egg
noggs, tom and jerry andhot punches.
Steamboatmen are reminded that
we are prepared to print freight bills
in as good style as any office, and
much lower.
DIsAppEARED.-A young liver COL
ored Setter dog, December 9th, 1878.
Any person who will return him to
the owner, f, a. Guthrie, will be re-
warded.
Christmas is only fourteen days of.
Little folks, wouldn't it be jolly if
we could bring it right along now,
and keep it on hand those fourteen
daysH
The U. S. Government snag-boat,
Woodruff, was in the Kanawha yes
tcrday, removing snags from near
whore the Docks lay.
For fine toilet sets go to the Point
Pleasant Drug Store.