The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-12-25

wv v" shiSV hOuIh ulOte time
In which to do their buying, than
they will have in Gallipolis, and be-
sides, they can get everything they
want flour merchants, in any line Of
goods, at prices rs low as they can
be had in Gallipolis, and in fact, a
better article of goods. We have no
cheating merchants, here. Look
over the Register and the Monitor and
see who advertise, and buy Of them.
Try our merchants, and you'll never
run to Gallipolis, again,
Will our State exchanges give us
an approximate amount Of their loss
es, yearly, from subscriptions, Job
work, and advertising, In making
an estimate lately of our own losses,
under the above several heads, the
amount astonished us, and we should
like to compare experiences with our
contemporaries, with u view Of hit
ting upon some mutual plan of put
ting a stop to the numerous victimi
zatinns to which the printing bust
ness is subject MartiaJurg States.
man,
The less at this office the past year,
amounted on subscriptions, S22j00,
on Advertising, some $4,000, and on
job work, about $4,000 The year be.
fore, it was over $1,000 in all, but We
have been little more careful dur
ing the past year, and the loss for
next year, will he much less. We
don't propose 10 work for men who
won'tpay. We know them now, and
will steer clear of them in the future.
a CoLD BATH.-Prof Loa, the ma
gician, and his assistant, started to
cross the river from Mason City last
Saturday night, at midnight, in a
john boat. The current being swift,
their frail craft WAS drawn down I'm.
der the ferryboat, which was lying
there, and they were throwninto the
water. The professor managed to
swim out with a heavy ovcrcoat on,
and his young man saved himself by
clinging to the ferryboat.-Pomroy
Telegraph.
Washington dispatches state that
the bureau fprinting aud engraving
of the treasury department is prepar-
ing plates and will soon commence
the printing of legal tender notes of
denominations of five and ten thous-
aud dollars. When they get fully at
work at this, we expect to be flush
again. Didn't know before exactly
why it WAS that We were so short of
change.
Merchants, bankers aud others are
reminded that we have better
job Office, than any in the
State, outside Of Wheeling, and are
prepared tn do any kind Of printing
desired, as good as it can be done
anywhere, and at as low prices
Don't send away from home for your
work, until you have-examined our
samples and prices.
On last Monday morning, Mr.. Boyd
Williams started across the river in
a skinr, from the Ohio shore to this
place and when about midway his
skiff ran upon Il cake Of ice, and could
not be gotten off. Fortunately, the
steamer Luella, which was coming up
the river at the time, rescued him
from his perilous situation.
As the New Year is good time to
close old accounts, as well as open
new ones, we hope those who have SO
long delayed responding to our call
for money, will embrace the present
time to call aud settle their little
bills with us. Let us all commence
the new year with clean sheet as
well as IL clear conscience.
BuRxED.-Rosa, u little daughter
of Mr.. A. Hess, was badly burned
about the face and head u few days
ago, from the carelessness of the hir-
ed girl in using carbon oil in the
cook stove, to make the fire burn
more rapidly, 1t is about time to
stop using carbon oil for the purpose
of kindling fires.
The Cecilia is the name Of the new
steamboat recently constructed at
Hinton, to run in the trade from that
point to the Lead Mines in Wythc
county, Virginia. Her trial trip was