The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-12-08
The Weekly Register
LOCAL MsATTER.S.

of this'toYn will be icallod upon to
selectits officers cotffpFisinga May.
or, Recorder, Sergeant and six Coun.
geilmeny IT is to be hopsdsgood men
swillsbeseldctcd. we had no object.
Jon to the reelection Of the present
Council. One importaht'1atter viii
enter into the approaching town
election, and that the liquor Ii
cense Question. We;haye no partic-
nlar objection to the licensing of sa
looms heretofore, bu, the manner and
number that were licensed this year,
within a stones throw Of each other
on both sides Of our most public
street. demands that we should raise
our voice againstthe licensing of any
saloons in this place next year
Whatever influence this paper may
haye, will bethrown with those who
are opposed to the licensing Of liq-
pQr saloons. The experience Of the
present year, has completely chang.
ed our opinions upon the liquor
traffic. With five. saloons in this
town, each with side alleys and
side and back doors, is having a
very debasing eject upon the young
men ofSthis town. Almost every
day and,night boys can be seen upon
the streetsreeling drunk. II is fair
TO presume they get their liquor at
some Of these saloons. If it is not
fold to these boys over the counter
direct, it is at least sold to them in
directly, by furnishing it by the
measure, to men, whom they know,
or have reason tobelieve, deliver it
10 the boys. If men are granted a
privilege, and they both betray their
trust and violate the law, the PEG,
pie should see to it that there are no
licensed saloons in this town next
year.
Mr., Menager, the newly elected
Prosecuting Attorney has pledged
himself to look into these violations
of law by liquor dealers. In his
effort to bring about these reforms,
hwe shall sustain him with whatever
influence and power the Register may
possess.
Buy AT HoME.-It may not be in
appropriate, but on the contrary
proper, at this time to suggest to
our readers the propriety of purcha-
sing their Christmas goods of our
town merchants, instead of going off
TO other towns as has been the Gus
tomiof many Point Pleasantonians.
Our merchants accommodate and
credit you more or less every day in
the year. They lay in good stocks,
and sell as cheap as they do any
where, and it is clearly yoqr'duty to
buy what you want Of them. In the
end it is cheaper, besides being a
good deal more patriotic. We can
confidently enumerate the following
houses, as good places to buy att
Setszer, Sehon & NlcCulloch, Jas. B,
Tippett, Point Pleasant Drug Store,
L. J. Mossman, R. S. Bickle, Mrs. P.
Vollert, John G. Stortz, VIM Smith,
and james H. Holloway. These
firms all advertise.
PERsoNALs.-Our popular Postmas-
ter, Mr.. A. c. VanGilder, returned
last week from Arkansas, looking
much the better for the trip.
Prof. R. E. Mitchell, Principal of
our Graded School, is confined to his
room with sore-throat.
Capt. w. r. Gum, Of MERGERS
Bottom, was in town last week on
legal business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes have return
ed from their bridal tour.
The many friends Of Hon. John
Hall, will be glad to learn that he
has SO far recovered from his late at
tack Of paralysis,as to leave hopes for
hiss full recovery.
CHRlsTMAs-Christmas will be up
onus three weeks from next Satur.
day, Already the windows of the
leading retail establishments arc
being made attractive by beautiful
displays Of seasonable articles suita-
bic for Christmas presents. Many Of
merchants lack sagacity in not an
nouncing their special holiday at
fractions through the columns Of
this nonar Thara 10 M mora effect