The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-05-19
The Weekly Register
LOCAL MATTERS.

Esq, on Five Mile.
Mr.. wills Day and wife, of Five
Mile, were visiting friends in this
place, oil Monday.
Capt. Trevellick was here again on
Monday, and expatiated to the faith.
full.
Mr.. C. C. Miller and wife, left last
Friday, for an extended trip to the
West. We wish them pleasant
trip and a safe return.
Geo. W. Setszcr, Esq, ON Sunday
morning, left for the Shenandoah
Valley, Virginia, where he will rus,
ticate for q month or two.
We had pleasant call from Faith.
or Burke, of Mason City, Tuesday,
We are always glad to see the Reyer-
end gentleman.
W. A. Dennis, Esq. and bride, Of
Gallipolis, spent several days in
town, last week, visiting relatives
and friends.
Geo. W. Craig, Esq, one of the Di,
rectors of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Institute, at Romney, was in town all
day Saturday, having just returned
from a meeting Of the Board. He re-
ports the Institute as Furnishing and
in good financial condition. Thedis.
cipline of pupils is good, and they
are making fine progress in their
studies.
Mason City boasts of teacher,
Miss Maggie Moore, that speaks and
teaches four languages with ease and
accuracy, besides competent in all
branches from the a, b c, to a cubic
equation in the English language.
Mr.. Chas. Sterrett who has been SC
low for the past two weeks, with en-.
tcric fever, we are glad to say, is
much better, and we hope soon to see
him out again.
Rev. F. B. Carroll, Of Parkersburg.
formerly of this county, spent last
Tuesday in town. His health is
much improved.
Mr.. Willie Kimberling, accompan.
led by two of his sisters, left last
Sunday on the st. Lawrence to at.
tend the May Musical Festival, now
in session at Cincinnati.
A, G. VanGilder, Esq. and his
mother, have gone to the Musical
Festival.
DEATH OF AN OLD LADY.-We arc
called upon this week, to chronicle
the death Of Mrs. Sallie Roseberry
Which sad event took place on last
Sunday morning, at her residence in
this place. She was one of the oldcs,
inhabitants Of the county, being
about 81 years old. She WAS born
We believe, near the place where she
died, and lived nearly all her life
near the same place. She was a con,
sistent member Of the N. e. Church,
South, and her funeral service was con.
Quoted by Rev. S. K. Vaught, assist,
cd by her Pastor, Rev.. o. A. Vaught
and Rev. 7. FL. Lacy, of the Episco.
pal Church, on Monday morning ut
lOo'clock. She was a woman uni.
versally belovedby all who knew her.
She leaves several sous and daught,
erS, and quite circle Of relatives and
friends to mourn her loss. We ex.
tend to them our sympathy.
BAD ROAD.-We had occasion last
Sunday to pass over about five miles
OF the West Columbia road, and a
mile or two of the road leading to
Machirvillc. We found the road in
avery bad condition, being full Of
ruts and breaks. There is one place
that is particularly bad, as well as
dangerous, and that is at the top Of
the hill just before you get to the
Old Town bridge. The road needs
working from the lanyard to Mach,
IRIS land, very badly. If the work is
not done between this and Fair time
Twill be almost impossible to con-
vGy passengers to the grounds. We
DO not know who the Road Surveyor
Is but We advise him to get to work
on this road at once. This is the
season Of the year to work roads, any
how.
An unusual draught is upon us at
tAlS time. We haveh had no rain dur