The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-04-21
The Mason County RIIemen.

Olub ueW ullllOIllJ anu III DtntlI Oh
the Company desire to call the at
tention Of your readers to the fact
that all the other companies of this,
the 2d Regiment, have fine dress I'M
iforms, unless it be some of the com
panies recently organized,- which
were furnished in part, if not entire
ly by the citizens Of the towns or
counties in which the companies
were organized. am satisfied that
the citizens of Mason county are as
liberal, and know as able to uniform
this, her only Military Company, as
are those Of Kanawha or any other
county in the District, and feel con-
fident that they will cheerfully con-
tribute for that purpose if calledupon.
The young men composing the
company are now taking lively in
terest in their organization, aud !
think that it is our duty to extend
to them our assistance in procuring
a new uniform. CITIZEN.
HARTFORD Cry IrEMs.-To-day ey-
erythiSg above and beneath is bright,
cheerful and lovely.
There will be an average crop of
peaches. notwithstanding the scare,
and cherries promises an abundant
crop.
Mr.. G. W. Morelock has gone to
Cincinnati and other points in the
interests Of salt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton, with their
little son, Willie, have been absent
for week, to Cincinnati.
The election for the corporation
resulted in the election of the follow.
ing persons to fill the Offices for the
ensuing year, viz; Mayor, Thomas
Roberts; Clerk, William Juhling;
Council, John Ginther, Richard Jen-
kins, G, W. Moredock, Ed. Hunter
and Capt, j. E, ogburn. These men
are fully competent and we have no
doubt but the interest of the town
will be taken care of.
Mr.. c. Young has commenced work
on his new building. IL is to be a
commodious superstructure.
We have often heard it said that
the way TO put up building is to
commence AT the bottom and build
up; but Mr.. Donally has reversed
the general mode of procedure, re-
versing the whole law, having built
the upper story first and is now at
work on the lower story, the first
standing in the air, 1t is great
curiosity.
MIR. D. H. Harper, who has been
absent in Pennsylvania since last
November, arrived home on the
morning Of the 18th inst. He, says
the fruit crop in Pennsylvania is all
safe.
The Odd Fellows are intending to
celebrate the 26th, by having din.
ner III the hall.
Some curiosity always exists at
the opening of the spring season to
see the new style of hats among the
women. An exchange, which seems
to be an adept in describing styles
Of female apparel, thus anticipates
it:
The coming summer hat for wo-
men is to be of straw. 1t will be
knocked in on the front, jammed in
on the back, showed in on each side
and kicked in on top. Then the rim
will be jammed up all around to
make the whole effect harmonious.
1t will be trimmed with strips of
sheet tin, turkey wings, old fruit
cans and debris generally. 1t is an
economical kind of hat, as it can be
made by taking boys old straw hat,
running a wheel-barrow over it few
times and hitching on whatever
comes handy,
A reaction in prices is not confined
to iron, but is extending to all the
leading commodities. 1t has struck
cotton and cotton goods, wheat, corn,
oats, pork and all the leading staples
of the West.
A Boston paper thinks there ought
to be law in this country to compel
every girl who is engaged TO wear a
red bow at her throat. That wouldn't
do bit Of good. Every girl would
wear one.