The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-07-02
HARTFORD Cry IrEMs.-We were

'StJ ..NSA 'tPPVAntpu ySotcIOhy,
Sunday. In the morning the pros.
poets for days rain were good, but
after a few drizzles the clouds grew
thinand passed away, andto-day, oh,
how dryl
| forgot to state in my last items,
the return home Of Mr.. I. Alien, one
Of the graduates from Marshall.
Miss Cohen from the city of Wheel
ing, is on a visit at Mrs. S. Harpolds'.
Rev. L. E. Peters expects to leave
our city for Rayenswood, in few
days, which place he designs making
his future home. Mr.. Peters is a
good, kind, christian gentleman, and
while we cannot accept all his views
on theology, we nevertheless enter
tain very high respect for the man.
His efforts to build up the Baptist
church here, have beenquitesuccess-
full, We are sorry to part with him.
Messrs, Will. Thompson and Frank
Snyder, cadets from Morgantown,
who came home with Mr.. Frank
Meeks, have been spending some
time in our town.
Mr.. Boggess, our druggist, is bav-
ing very interesting and important
brick addition put to his DWELLING
What could we do without akitchen?
Mr.. D. H. Harper 10 doing the brick
work.
Mr.. L. Spaun is erecting a new
dwelling house on his lot, atthe low
err part of town. So you see We are
still growing some.
MIR. William Burgess, son Of Thos.
Burgess, is lying very low with in.
famation Of the bowels. His recov-
cry is considered very doubtful.
Mr. +. Meeks had q run off on
Thursday last, resultinginthe break
ing down of one post, the demolition
of II protection round small tree,
capsizing the buggy and breaking
the shafts. No other damage that
we know Of,
Miss George Stow of Cincinnati,
is in town, on visit to her uncles.
Mr.. Richard Jenkins, our efficient
Supervisor, is making quite an i'm
proyement on our streets. Well
they need it.
Mrs. E. c. Harper's school closes on
Thursday next.
The Band boys are making prepa-
rations for a grand time on the 4th.
A platform dance and other amuse-
ments will be the order of the day.
Miss Lizzie Horner has been absent
on visit to friends in Murryville,
for some time.
William Burgess is dying. j.
EAST WAeGESER lTEMs.-Every
body seems happy since the recent
fine showers ofrain. It's no wonder,
for there were uhmistakablc indica-
tions of distressing times in these
parts, before the rains came to enliv-
en- our hopes aid cheer our hearts.
The wheat crop is nearly all har-
vested. Owing to the dry weather,
the straw was rather short, but it is
so well filed that we will have al
most an average crop.
On next Friday, the 4th, there will
be Sabbath School celebration on
the Hill back of New Haven. A
Grand time is expected, as several
schools will be represented. We do
not know who have been selected as
speakers for the occasion.
The Odd Fellows will celebrate the
4th in a Grove back Of Mason City.
The Brass Band of the town will
| furnish the music.
We learn that Reed Yeager, Esq,
has withdrawn as a candidate for
County Superintendent of Free
Schools. So it seems that the race
will be between Mr.. R. o. Kincade
and Prof. D. p. Guthrie. Should this
be the case, we would not like torisk
much on the result of the election,
as "politics is awfully mixed up"
There was Peoples Ticket nomi-
mated at Clifton last Saturday, for
the Board Of Education Of this Dis.
trict, Here is the ticket. For Pres
ident, DR.. N. D. Tobey; for Commits
sioners, James Casio, WI. Bromley,
Thos. Mitchell and Thos Fowler
This is a strong ticket, and there
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