The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-10-09


UrPgR FLATrs ITEMS. The order
Of the day consists of working road,
sowing wheat, making nolaases, cut
ting up corn and picking apples.
Since our last report, a little child
Of George W. Roush's has died. 1t
was about two months old. The pa.
rents have our warmest sympathies
in their sud bereavement,
When man wants everybody to
know that he carries on an cxten-
sive business, he puts upalctter-box,
that has neither lock nor key, at the
fork Of q public road about half a
mile from his residence. For in
stance, notice the lottcr-box stuck
up at the NJ. i. Church.
Yes, We attended the S. S. Congen.
ton at Mason City on Friday, Sep
TENDER 9th. We enjoyed ourself
pretty well, too, after we arrived
there, but those preachers who are so
fond Of being heard in public, would
not allow us to crowd in aword edge
ways. This one thing we did not
like very well, for egotism is avery
commondablo (?) trait, you know.
Messrs. Thomas Fisher and Char
ley Zirklo have engaged schools in
this, (Graham) District. The form
er will teach at Avalanche, and the
latter at Broad Run school house.
Reed Yeagor, Esq, of Locust Grove
vicinity, has had two or three seri-
GUS attacks Of one form Of palpita-
ton of the heart. He is conga!es.
cling slowly.
How does it happen that we never
hear from "B. Janton" any more? If
he has transgressed the law and has
run away from this part of the coun-
try, we have never been informed of
the fact. Oh! for little light
GUsTAvus.
TIM RTyERs.--Both rivers are now
very low, and only small boats are
running above this point. There is
Il better stage Of water on the lower
Ohio, and large boats arc running
between this point and Cincinnati.
The tow-boat Condor is aground at
Eight Mile.
Both the Boone and West Virginia
are in their trades on the Kanawha
River.
1t is rumored that Capt. budding
is about to buy the W. P. Thompson,
to take The place Of the West Viz
ginia.
The new beat built at this place
by Mr.. II. Fry for the Brown Broth
ers is to be named The "Threo Broth,
ers.7
The Model Barge, Il. B. Smith is
being repaired at cur docks,
The Lookout is here waiting to go
upon our docks.
The john Porter, aground on Pos
sum Rifles, is lying in Il bad condi-
tion. She is straight across theriver
and is lying aground from stem to
stern. Her fats and barges are seat
teredabout ina prumiscuous manner,
and if winter does catch her lying
there still, she will at least be dam
aged to a considerable extent before
she gets of. Capt. Porter has left
her, lie passed through New Cum
berlaud Saturday, on his way to
pittsburg. Neither boat nor barges
can get Off till there is a rise. A
special says Capt. Porter has aban.
doned them. -SMjeaciNe Herald.
TALK Up YouR TowS.-Talk up
and work up your town<mon and
business. Give encouragement to
every useful and creditablo cnter.
prise in your midst, for as certain as
eHoc! follows cause, so certainevory
Enterprise of merit will repay every
citizen.
We cannot live unto ourselves,
and we cannot discourage any move
mont in bahrlf Of a place without in
Aicting upon ourselves personal in.
jury. If you see needed improve
mont for the town demand it and
talk it up vigorously until the com,
munity is impregnatod with the
idca--until a storm of public scnti.
ment compels the work. Don't stop