The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-01-08
COUNTY NEWS.

closed at this place this morning, De-
cember Goth, at 10o'clock.
1t has been showing here more, or
less for Che last four days, aAd is still
att.
The schools in this place and vi
cinity are closed for the holidays.
Mr.. n cartmill and Miss AIDA
zircle were united in the bonds Of
matrimony, at the U. B. Church, by
Rev. Blagg, on Christmas eve, under
the spreading branches of a beautiful
Christmas tree, Nip is sgood fellow
and the only wonder is, that he has
been successful in resisting the.sweet
charms Of the beautiful AIDA for 10,
these many years.
The children in twoof our Churches
were made happy and noisy on
Christmas eve, by being introduced
to several richly decorated trees beay.
lily laden with a great variety Of
presents. Everything passed of
pleasantly 50 far as we knew,
Our Baptist friends had fine sup
rim their Church The nextevening.
We wouldlike to have been present,
but knowing them to be close com
munists, we did not venture to tres
pass. But we learned afterwards
that had We gone, we would have
been made welcome.
David Fl. Harper has gone to Penn
sylyania on a short visit to friends.
But from indications now, it is more
likely to be long than short.
Mr.. M. Humphrey, who has been
at home sick for over a year, died on
Monday, the 29d ult,s at 8 o'clock,
and was buried on Tuesday at 3
o'clock, Rev. L. Z, Peters preaching
the funeral sermon. n
Mr.. Theodore Turner of this place,
lost one Of his children, which died
on Sunday the 10Th ult, of spinal
disease.
Mr., Mathew Brown, who has been
absent for some time running the old
Humming Bird, on the lower river
trade, is now at home, having laid
the boat by during the ice season.
He says they are doing good bus
mess.
The Teachers Institute met here
on the 26thsult. The number pres
ent was quite small, owing in part
perhaps TO ice in the river, inclem-
ency of the weather, and in some
cases to want of interest in the
matter. But we had a very pleas
ant time nevertheless and the inter-
est and numbers increased daily
The exercises consisted in reading.
Essays andSelections and Drills in
orthography, Reading, Arithmetic,
English Grammar, and short lee
ture on Astronomy, by Mr.. r. Yea,
ger. All acquitted themselves well.
But | must not neglect to advert to
the services Of Rev. L. Z. Peters, who
was with US all the time and sug-
gested many important thoughts,
both in his lecture on Object Lessons
and his essay on True Manhood
Adjourned to meet at New Haven on
Saturday, the 18th of January, 1879,
The thanks Of the Institute were vo-
ted to those of our citizens who pro-
vided Inequalities for those from a
distance, during their stay among
US, and we will add, places were pro-
vided for a number more than were
present.
Mr.. james Casio has gone to Cabell
county to haul cooper stuff, shingles,
&C., to the railroad, for Job. T.
Hanna. ae
Mr.. Reed Yeager, who presided
part of the timeat our Institute, has
gone and committed matrimony,-
We could not discover any special
change in the external appearance
of the gentleman, only that his
thoughts come on slowly and his
tongue moved little sluggishly.-
The fault many have been our own.
j. E
GRIMM's LANDING ITEMs.--The
Hatch-meetingatthe Arblckle School
House, on Arbuckle Creek, was quite
| success. At 7 o'clock the hose
was full, and we are clad to saw that