The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-04-28
The Weekly Register
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LOCAL MATTER.S.

. fioAV VI 1900 - 80 " ',s'ej ~ % aShus
il that city. ~
Our good friend, D. c. Harrold,
Bsq., Of Hartford City, was in town
during this week. He says the 4Etna
Furnace is making better salt now
than ever before.
Our old teutonic friend, Mr.. John
Franz, of Mason City, accompanied
by his daughter, Lizzie, are visiting
friends in this place.
Mr.. Madison I.aidlcy, Of Charles.
ton, was visiting friends in this
place during the past week.
Mrs. John e. Timms is visiting
friends in Buffalo.
Judge Smith, in company with
some Of the legal fraternity, left last
Sunday morning on the tow-bout
Lookout, for Winfield, where he holds
this week.
Mn.s.K. Vaughtis yisitingfriend
in Parkersburg.
Capt. Joe Henderson improves very
slowly; his father is still with him.
We hope soon to hear Of his entire re-
covery.
Mrs. Ulen, of Kentucky, mother of
Mrs, J. o, a. Vaught, is visiting her
daughter in this place.
Mrs. Kimberling, Of Nine Mile, is
visiting the family Of Mr. L. Kim.
berling, Of this city.
W. H. Tomlinson, Esq, John W.
English, Esq, F. A. Guthrie, Esq,
lanes H. Couch, jr., Esq, W. r.
Gum, ESD, and 9. Il. Hogg and
James B. Menager, Esqs., are in at
tendance at the Winfield Circuit
Court. The two latter gentlemen
are there more especially, however,
to defend Lawrence Simpkins upon
acharge Of murder. From there
they go to the United States District
Court at Charleston, where they
have several important cases to at
Tend to. We congratulate Mr.. Simp
kins upon having procured the ser.
vices Of these eminent attorneys
The former it will be remembered
made an able defence for John Wines
before the last term of the jackson
county Circuit Court, who was &C.
quilted on charge of murder; and
the latter, Of whom is favorably spo-
ken Of for Acknowledgement, BY the
Republicans of this State.
Miss Mary Short, of Clifton, was in
town Monday, and spent a few
hours with friends, and then left for
Charleston, where she goes to visit
friends.
We had pleasant callla Friday,
from Capt. Miller, Of the popular
Steamer Scioto, which runs daily he
tween Huntington aud Pomeroy.
Why can't we have a first class
academy established here? Prof Ken
ny's Spring school ought to satisfy
the most skep,ical that it would he
well patronized. People of our town
and community pay out enough mon
ay in sending their sons and daugh.
tcrs off to colleges, in a few years,
toput up good college building,
besides this is the most healthful
town in the State. Stock in an in
stitution of this kind would pay,
from Il financial point Of view as
well MS the general benefits it would
confer. Let some Of our cnterprising
men start this ball to rolling. Be-
fore the war some seven or eight
thousand dollars were pledged to
this enterprise. We would be glad
to hear from our people on this sub.
Jcct, soon.
TIE MARKETs.-Bclow we give the
local market, ruling this week.
Flour from $3.50 to 81 per barrel;
wheat from 81 to s1.10 per bushel;
corn from 40 to 45 cents per bushel
corn meal so to 50 cents per bushel;
potatoes 40 cents per bushel; butter
% cents per pound; eggs 10cents per
dozen; country meats, hams 10 to y!
cents per pound, shoulders s to 8
cents, sides 8 to II cents per pound.
A new postodice has been ordered
at Machirville, which will be known
as"Tract" p. o., with Gus. Jordan
as Postmaster. We hope now to get
agOol list of subscribers from this