The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-07-16

a Coop JoB.-One Of the most
complete and perfect pieces Of work
manship in ship building and car
pentry is now approaching compile.
ltion at the ways Of the Point Pleas
ant Dock Company The job con-
sists in having cut the steamer
Boone in two just forward Of the
boiler beam, and the addition be-
tween that point and the bow, Of six
teen additional feet Of steamboat.
The work has been so neatly and
successfully done as to prevent dis.
covery even by an experienced eye
of the point of beginning or place Of
termination in the work, and while
the improvement makes the Boone
one Of the most complete and conve-
niently arranged boats on either riy-
er, it alike reflects great credit
upon the genius and skill of the Su-
perintendent, Mr. Parsons, and his
efficient corps of workmen, and es-
tablishes the fact, that those who are
| in search of first class talent, either
in the construction Of, or repairs to
q steamboat, may find both in Point
Pleasant
Hickory CHAPEL ITEMS. The Sc.
lect school taught by Miss Maggie
Brown, closed on Monday last, and
the testimony of all who had chill
dren at her school, is, that it was the
best school ever taught at Hickory
Chapel. The following we're the
closing exercises:
Morning spelling; and speech by
D. w. Brown. Evening Declama.
tons and Essays. Night-0ra spell
ing, budgets of fun and excellent
speeches by R. O. Kincade, James 7.
Rainey and BENZ. B. Barnett.
Quite a large number of persons
were present during the exercises.
Seeding is mostly ahabit. There
is not much meaning to it. 1t is
often the result Of nervousness, and
an irritable condition of both mind
and body. A person is tired or an
Inoyed at some trivial cause, and
forthwith commences finding fault
with everything and everybody in
reach. Scoldiig is a habit very cas-
lily formed. 1t is astonishing how
soon one who INDUCES in it at all be-
comes addicted to it aud confirmed
III 1t. ltls an unreasoning and un-
reasonable habit Persons who once
get in The way of scolding always
find something to scold about.-Er.
The Town Council at their meet
ing Monday night, made an order,
that all people living within the
town, should clean and disenfect
their premises, at the earliest posi-
Eble convenience, and further ordered
that the Sergeant should notify all
persons that if it was notdone with
in the next ten days, they should be
subject to fine Of not less than $50
at least we hope so.
We notice that Van Glider, the
drug man, don't ride around on a
great big sorrel boss" any more
Whether he had to sell him to make
good the losses occasioned by selling
goods to some of our people on credit,
or gave him away to keep from get
ting proud, no one seems to know
But we think it's about time for him
to bring in another horse
Four Of the Districts of this Coun-
Ity, viz; Lewis, Clendenin, Arbuckle
and Robinson, have been awarded by
the Board Of 0verseers of the Poor, to
DR.. W. s. Hoy, for 81, 900 forone year.
He is to do all Che poor practice in
these Districts, and to furnish all
necessary medicine. The remainder
of the Districts are to be let out. By
this means much money will be
saved to the Taxpayers.
-e-
CouRr of AppEAIs.-Among the
decisions Of the Supreme Court of
Appeals, just adjourned, we find the
| following Mason Culnty cages. State