The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-06-26

ed at this office, written by Charles
w. Russell and published by Lee &
Shepard, Boston. The author is a
son of the late Charles w. Russell, Of
Wheeling, who won national fame
and rose to distinction in the public
councils of Virginia and who took
sides with the Old Dominion and
shared her fate. The book is an his.
torical romance the scene of which lie
laid in the eternal city of Damascus
during the reign of Heraclius, in
which Greek, Roman, Syrian and
saracen characters are introduced
The plot of the story, condensed into
a few words, relates to the adventures
of one young man, who ultimately
does much in a heroic way to save
and assist neighbors and to furnish
means for worthy witbstanding
against the saracens, We care not
to give an outline Of the story. One
must read it to appreciate its merits,
Sent postpaid, bound in cloth, by the
publishers, for s1.50.
Cam. Thompson, Esq, of the Hin.
ton Herald, was in town Saturday,
and called to see us. He reports his
paper as ilourishing, which we were
glad to hear, for he makes u most ex.
cellent paper, and fights yaliantly
in the cause of Democracy. He left
Sunday morning on the Andes for
Wheeling, promising to stop in this
place on his return.
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Jimmy Webb, alad about ten years
of age, and son of Rev. ], W. Webb,
was accidentally killed at Hunting,
ton, on the 18th inst, while playing
in lumber yard with number Of
companions, by the lumber falling
on him and breakinghis neck. Rev.
Webb has many friends in this place
who will deeply sympathize with
him in his sad aflliction.
Ifsome of the postmaster's in this
county are not more particular in
dealing out the Register to its sub,
scribers, we will start out an invcs-
tigating committee, and try and
make it warm for them. Our paper
is mailed regularly every Wcdnes.
day afternoon, and ought to be at all
the Offices in the county, except one
or two, on Thursday morning.
We have just received a pamphlet
of the List of Premiums and Rules
and Regulations of the Mason County
Agricultural and Mechanical Associ-
alton, to be held at Point Pleasant,
on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, September Bird, 4th, 9th
and 9th, 1873. 1t is a very neat
pamphlet, and was gotten up by G.
w, Tippett, of the Rcgistct.-Rureas.
lcootl Nc,w.
West Virginia has a military force
composed of thirteen companies OF
volunteers, all of which have been
organized within the past eighteen
months, A majority Of the compan'
les are well equipped with arms and
accoutrements furnished by the Gen.
eral Government.
Some folks say that if you want to
get "blowcd up" all you have to do
il to "blow down" the lamp chimney
when you wish to extinguish it. We
know better receipt than that, just
praise your mothers cookingin your
wife's presence.-Ec.
Don't fool yourself, by imagining
that the price of the Register is sl.5C
per year. 1t is 50, except when paid
cash in advance, then it is only S1.5o
This rule will be enforced without
regard to "persOns, color or previous
condition"
There are at least fifty men in this
place, who are out of work, yet far
mcrs can hardly coax them into the
harvest field. Men who won't work
when they can get it, do not deserve
the sympathy of the community.
Some of the pretty girls, with their
glove.ftting walking dresses, look as
if they were fed upon canary seed,
and three seeds make a meal. Their
dresses fit 'em so tight that if they
were to eat cracker they couldn't