The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-04-02

| oI lne SlaCe W IlSn III tHe hanaWna
River with trot line? j. VIC.
BY referring to the law you will
see that you are permitted to fish on.
ly with hook and linc."-ED. REG
There are fears that the yellow few
er will again visit Gallipolis. We
hope the city may be spared another
visitation Of this dreaded disease.
See 10 it that good active Directors
are elected tomanage our Fair. Much
of the success Of the Fair depends up.
on who the Officers and Directors are.
BEECH Hill ITEMS Everybody is
at work, that is, when it is not rain.
ing.
The harbinger of Spring, the car
pet-bag peddler has made his appear
ance in our parts.
Owing to so much rain, Spring
work being somewhat retarded, but
ny soon as the weather becomes set.
tied the voice of the plow-boy will be
heard, and the AK and mattock will
play their part in the busy hum of
farm labor. There will be more land
cleared here this season than has
been for the past three years.
A large number of persons attend
ed the public sale at the residence Of
Beniamin Day, decd. Mr.. Day was
one Of those farmers whoalways kept
the best gradeof stock, consequently,
the property which was sold, brought
a good price
j. II. Miller. Esq, Of the firm Of j.
II. Miller & Co., has gone to the city
to make purchases for the Spring
trade. lie is good merchant, and
with capitalat his command will, no
doabt bring a large and well selected
stock of goods for his many customers
Isaac Long, Esq, the "model farm,
err passed through our neighborhood
last Wednesday. He bought fifteen
head of cattle during tile day.
Our community now boasts Of a
debating society, Messrs. Pat Gahen
and Ed: Johnson are the champions.
We think it high time for some,
thing to be done in regard to our Sat
urday mail, The people do not like
to be imposed upon in any such way.
The mail does not get to Beech Hill
until about dark on Saturday. The
result is that many ofour citizens d.
not get their mailuntil the following
week.
The schools are nearly all closed
for the season, and the little urchins
are now engaged in catching mcaSle.
and fish.
If rumors are true, ! fear we shall
have to send to Ohio to get men fol
our next Board Of Education. Reas
on, too muchresp nsibility, time, etc
and no pay.
Mr.. Editor, will You be go kind as
to inform us what changes were made
in the law in regard to employing
-teachers9
1--WE have not yet seen the law
Can't tell what the amended law pro
vides.-ED. REeIsrER,]
| Your correspondent "A Reader
as,our.tf,anks for public favors.
\. >'pppER NINE.
/ GRAnAMsTArloN lrzMs.-This par
EofMason county. has dutiful ~ Sc
Fofroadnesters, they attend 'to ,heil
busipessso we'll; fof instance, tie con
dition Of the road between our place
aud New Haven; one place that il
and has been fof the past months
very dangerous, there being OIL,
about'ote. foot. play between thewag
on track and q perpendicular bank
ot-twc1ty five feet, land our farmers
have this dangerous placeto past
get their coal, to % to mill aad 70 ge'
ih2ir.hail, Eyerybody fcalsthisodght
To be attendcato: ~ !,
A blowing match took place one
.1lay last OH one Of Mr.. Clask's farms
Steve Smith with the"SG4le," and
.EJoe Smart,with,the Diamond Iron
JGe'oamc off'yictorious, winning tn,
cheers Of an.excited crowd.
Rev, Miller, who moved from Mich
gan; a. few. weeks ago to Racine, o.
will in S'fcw days mcw over tort