The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-12-17

coal on the floats, as the result.
The patrons Of the Sabbath schools
are stirring up the people by way Of
remembrance that Christmas is near
at hand Mr.. SO and SO will you
pleise give us a little money to help
trim'our Christmas tree? Every one
is DESTROYS Of excelling, We think
it might be a good thing for all the
Sabbath schools to unite once in a
while in these holiday enterprises,
and have one united grand Christ
mas jubilee; that the children might
see that there is nothing essentialto
the Christian life ndcharacter keep
ing the churches asunder.
Mr.. Jeremiah Bass whogot his arm
broke sometime ago, is getting along
we'll.
One hundred and seventeen pu-
pills were in attendance at the NJ. +.
Sabbath school, ON Sabbath the 14th.
The Sabbath school in the Sehon
school house, is now called The .Epis-
coralSabbath school. Mrs. L. Schon
is now at the head Of It. Mr.. w. W.
Harper having resigned, as Superin,
tendent. But we are glad to say
that its present chief officer is fully
competent to fill the responsible po-
sition and the school must prosper.
Mr., G, w. Young tells me that lie
is now mining about 5000 bushels of
coal per day, and that he finds ready
sale for it.
Patsey Daily, son Of Mrs. Daily,
(widowl threw rock at Mr.. E. Lew
is one day last week, which if it had
hit him as aimed, would doubtless
have killed him; but fortunatelr for
MIR. Lewis, it just missed his head
Mr.. Daily then started for the river
as fast as he could run, but was
caught by Mr.. T. Turner just before
he reached the water, his object be-
ing (as is supposed to Jump in. He
was crazy and was arrested aud is
now in confinement in the Jail of
the county.
Messrs. Newton 4 Donally are
manufacturing bromine Of the bitter
water from the Hartford and New
Haven furnaces. Messrs. Wyene &
Young are the manufacturers. They
say they make 100 lbs. from each
furnace per day.
FMRvlEw 1TEMs.-We are having
plenty Of rain at present. Some
people, however, arc never satisfied.
This fall has been too dry for corn
hnsking, which made the farmers
grumble, no it is too wet and they
are .grumhling at this,
The Scarlet fever is quite plenty
in our section ut the present writing.
MIR. Wm. Wciggaud buried his
Youngest child on the 18th; the Sun
day before two Of his children were
buried, all Of whom died Of Scarlet
fever. Mr.. Il. Cottcrell buried one of
his children on the Sth inst. IL also
died Of Scarlet fever.
\ party of four gentlemen from
this place were up in jackson coun.
ty u few weeks ago, hunting them
selves homes. understand they 10.
Gated near Stats Mill, on the Tug
Fork of Mill creek, where they pur.
chased 965 acres ofland at $3.50 per
acre. Part Of the land is improved
and lays well for farming. POKE.
Rip! Rrp!!-A merchant in this
place said to his clerks u week or two
ago:
Boys, the one that sells the most
'twixt now and Christmas gets u fine
overcoat for a present"
One of them in speaking Of the ar
rangement, said:
'"May be We didn't work for that
coat! | tell you there were some tall
stories told in praise Of goods about
that time. But the tallest talker,
and the one that had more cheek
than any one of US, was a certain
Phatty, who roomed with Inc, He
could talk u dollar out of u mans
pocket when the man intended only
to spend a six.pence,-And the wo'
mcn-bless you!-thcy Just handed
over their pocket books aud let him
take out as much MS he wanted"
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