The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-09-17

secretly enrolling the names Of re-
spectacle citizens Of this town, in Or.
der acknowledgements before the Grand
FJpry in October, have but one object
In view, that of attempting to de.
grade their betters. If these would.
ee-moralists knew Of any violations
OF law, II was their bounden duty to
90 before the Jury aad make their
information, instead Of sending in
names to the Prosecutor, on mere
suspicion that they might know
something. Probably by the time
these busy-bodies get through with
"their indictments" and pay a few
hundred dollars as private prosecu.
tors, they will not be SO anxious 10
degrade citizens and neighbors.-
Their conduct in this particular is
reprehensible, and such men should
be rebuked by every lover Of good
society. 1t shows a mean and un-
manly spirit unbecoming good citi-
zen. The bane of all communities
is the medaler and slanderer,
Thar MoNuAENr-A few years
ago several thousand dollars was an.
propriated by the Legislature for the
erection of a monument at this place,
in memory Of the heroes of the great
battle Of 1774. Previous to this ap.
preparation some $1,000 had been
collected for this purpose. It's time
something was being done toward
building this monument, and we are
led to inquire, where is The money?
Who has it? Will the Monument
Committee" please give an anxious
and patriotic public some light upon
this matter; and also inform them
when the monument is to be com
menced, aud to whom has the con
tract been awarded?
OurLAws.-The tramp laws of the
States bordering on Us, are driving
the tramps into this State We are
told that on Big Sixteen, on the
south side of Kanawha, that quite
number of depredations have been
committed Of late BY tramps. Not
long since the dwelling house Of
Mr.. Trent wasset fire to in broad day.
light, and the house and its contents
destroyed. Since that time a mum
Der of horses and cattle have been,
poisoned in that locality, and sever.
al houses have been entered and bur
glarized, (among the number, that of
John McCnlloch, Esq,) by these out,
laws.
In all towns where u newspaper is
published, every business man ought
to ADVERTISE in it, even fit is moth
ling mme than card stltihg his:
nameand lifeline ofbusiness in which
he is engaged. It helps to sustain
the paper, and let's the people at a
| distance know that The town is full
of business men. The paper finds
its way into hundreds Of places where
4 hand,bill cannot reach. A card in
a paper is travelling sign board and
can bescen by every reader. "Think
of these things" and let your light
.-Uniontown Standard.
The social events Of the week will
be the weddings to-day, of Mr.. Rankin
Wiley, Jr., a prominent young law,
yer Of this place to Miss Blanche
Miller, daughter of &C. Miller, Esq;
and Mr.. G. c. Bowyer, Assistant
Cashier Of the Merchants National
Bank Of this place, to Miss Kitty
Parsons, daughter of Capt, Billy Par
sons. The first will take place at
the residence Of the brides parents
Spring Hill, at 2 P. NJ, and the other
at 5 PM. at Christ Church, this place,
DIED.-At the residence of her
brother, Hon. John Hall, in this
county, on the morning of the 18th
inst, ut l2I o'clock, Mrs. Mary Kyle,
in the 77th year Of her age.
She was born in the county of Ty-
rome, Ireland, in 1903; was married
about the year 1892, to Mr.. George
Kyle, of Rockingham county, Vir-
ginia. For more than fifty years she
has been consistent member Of the
Presbyterian Church, and her death
is only "a sleep in Jesus"
buckingham and Staunton papers please
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