The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-04-13

1000 OhP vi 4NEMos ! nc GleCb-
ion for town officers is near at hand.
According to the action Of the coun-
Gil, a convention was held at the
school-house last Saturday for the
purpose Of nominating d ticket
Mayor Roberts called the convention
to order. John Ginthsr was chosen
Chairman and r. NJ. Allen, secreta.
ry. There seemed to be more inter.
est manifested by the voters of Hart
ford than usual, consequently it be-
came quite spirited among the can
didates for the nominations. T. S.
Borgess. and ]. W. Hanna were put
before the Convention for nomina-
ton for Mayor. Mr.. Borgess. was
nominated. Mr.. Alfred Allen was
nominated for Recorder, and AID.
Rogers, ]. Wolf, Tom. Fitzgerald, Jas.
Wolf, Anthony Allen, Councilmen.
On motion, adjourned, everybody
leaving feeling good, except the Gar
buckle" delegation. We hear there
will be two or three more tickets be-
fore the people to. make. it lively on
election day.
Mr.. D. Harper left on the st. Law
renee for Cincinnati, Sunday even
ing. y
G. ". Young arrived home on the
Andes. Mr.. D. L. Newton and wife,
Capt. Nell Brown and wife, and
Miss Electa Harpold, left for Cincin-
natl, Monday morning on tie Tele-
graph.
c. W. Young's men IRE or q strike
for three cents.
Elmwood Furnace started .up last
week after some little repair.
Capt. Marlen Brown, of Gal1ipolis,
is in town, and will take his broth
er's place on the Humming Bird, du-
ring his absence.
Charlie Thomas met with an I'M.
fortunate accident, by having his
little finger taken of by a feed cut
ter. ZU.
We understand the Ohio and West
Virginia Railroad Company have
purchased about three acres of ground
opposite this place, and that they
will at once proceed to erect depot,
and to build cattle pens. This is a
move in the right direction. There
is lots Of travel and freight from this
place.
We desire to return our thanks to
]. A, Roush, Esq, for club of six
subscribers to the Register, accom-,
panied with the cash. Itshows what
Democrat can do when he takes
the matter in hand. We hope other
Democrats in the different parts of
the county, will do as did Mr.. Roush.
1t makes an editor feel good when he
sees such an interest manifested in
the success Of his paper. Long live
Mr.. Roash.
We are in receipt of the second
number of the New Haven Free Press,
publishedat New Haven, this county,
by DR.. L. F. Roush. II is u neat lit
tie paper, and is sent free to any ad.
dress. The object of the paper is to
advertise the Doctors business. 1t
is well edited, and also contains a
good deal of local news.
lSSTlFCTEs.-otate uperlntenuent
ofFree Schools, Butcher, has appoint
ed Prof W. J. Kenny, Of this place,
to conduct eight Institutes in differ
ent parts of the State. We do not
know what counties have been as.
signed him, but we do know, they
could not have been entrusted to bet
ter hands.
Lawyers are now busy getting
ready for the next Circuit Court,
which sits here on the first Monday
in May next. The County Court
meets on the same day. The Com
missioners should change their times
of holding Court, SO as not to conflict
with the Circuit Court.
We hope the company spoken Of
sometime ago, as forming for the pur-
pose of boring for coal at this place,
will at once organize and go to work.
The only way to find out whether
coal underlies this town in paying
quantities, is to spend little money