The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-09-03

concerned, it was the best he ever
saw anywhere. we felt just so our
self But the most interesting and
imposing thing TO me was the peo-
pie. Never in my life have } seen
so large a number of good looking,
healthy, well dressed, well behaved
people as saw at the Mason County
Fair, and especially the ladies. The
effort to describe them would only be
failure. And know Mr.. Editor
that you will agree with me on this
last point. We saw but one thing
we did no! relish very well, and that
was poor, miserable, ignorant, TO-
baeco scented, whisky soaked, speci.
men of degenerated humanity, who
had the audacity, without ever intro.
ducing himself, or telling his name,
that | never gave Hayes that $500
and that | had also the two gold
watches in my possession, and that
| had better give them up. Well
the man was drunk, that's all. ].
GRMM's LANDING ITEMS Miss
Matte Stevenson, Of Columbus, Ohio,
was visiting in our neighborhood,
last week, with W. C. Hayward and
wife, of Gallipolis.
Miss Minnie Miller, of Beech Hill,
spent several days last week, with
her sister, Mrs. H. N. Eastman.
Rev, j. C. Brown filled his regular
appointment at Arbuckle Church, or
the fourth Sabbath evening, but was
prevented from visiting the back
part of his field of labor, by rain and
high creeks.
The fill at Conley's branch will be
let on the 9Th inst.
Mrs. S. Il. Coruthers, left for Rom
ney, Thursday. She is governess of
the D. d. & B. Institute, at that
place.
Miss Amanda Maupin, of Arbuckle,
accompanied by Miss Minnie Hud-
dleston, of Charleston, left Thursday
for Romney, where they will attend
school.
MIR. L. D. Jeflers, left Monday, for
Morgantown. We wish him success.
Rev. E. +. Chapman, pastor Of the
U. B. Church, preached a very able
sermon, at the Morgan school house,
last Sunday. REPORTER.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF ED
UcATIoN.-The following is the bus
mess transacted at a meeting of the
Board of Education, of Lewis Dis
trict, held in this place, September
LIST, 1879:
Present, J. B. Menager, President,
VIM. Smith, James McCombs, E. S.
Bright and Thos. Lemaster, Commits
sioners.
A. Hess, r. W. sisson and Jno. E.
Timms, placed in nomination for
Clerk, and Timms having received
the highest number of ballots cast,
was declared duly elected.
Salary of Principal Of Graded
School fixed at $40; and also fixed the
salaries of teachers throughout the
District as follows.
No. certificate, s35; No. 2, $50; No.
3, SOS; No. 4, 500.
Ordered, that the schools through.
out the District be continued for six
months.
The following is the levy as fixed
by the Board:
For Building Fund, 5 per cent;
for Teachers Fund, 10 per cent.
The following Trustees were ap-
pointed: In sub District MOI, Reuben
Mcdaniel; sub-District No. 3, c. G.
Miller; sub-District No. 4, John Fo.
glesong. For colored school, Ed.
Huskins.
The following teachers were select
ed by ballot:
Principal of Graded School, W. j.
Kenny. Assistants. Room A, Miss
Ada Gilmore; Room B, Miss Lizzie
Hogg; Room c, Miss Alice Kimbcr-
ling; sub,District No. 2, r. 0. Kin,
cade; sub-District No. 3, B. B. Bar
nett; sub-District No. 4, Jasper Rifle.
The employment of a teacher for
the coloyed school, was postponed un-
til the next meeting on the 18th