The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-09-14

solved by bringing a girl to this Of
fce-if she's good looking.
The fashion now prevalent with
young men Of grabbing the arm of a
young lady when promenading, is
being condemned by the press Of the
country.
State Superintendent Butcher in.
tends calling a convention of the
county superintendenls Of schools to
meet in Wheeling some time during
the winter.
Squirrels are said to be abundant
in the woods, and sportsmen are
having fine sport.
Where is the bridge to be located2
is the question. The Engineers
have driven pegs on about every
street leading to The Ohio river.
This is oyster month.
The court house ought to be heated
with a furnace, and the Jail also.
There is talk of lighting our town
with electric lights.
Love is no excuse for hairs on a
fellows brush, or his coat, either.
Rain is very badly needed. The
country is baked and parched, and
fall blowing is kept back.
The supply Of watermelons was
never greater than. this season.
The supply Of peaches is very lin
tied and the quality quite inferior.
Surveyors are busily employed at
this point taking measurements and
soundings for the rail road bridge.
A rumor was current in town last
week that the body of murdered
man had heen found in the woods ad-
joining town. An investigation
proved it be a hoax.
The books Of Charley Stewart, AS
SCISSOR Of the First District, are said
to be Il model of neatness.
1t is now time for our merchonts
to commence their fall advertising.
c. T. Beale took about all the pre-.
miums on cattle at the Gallia county
Fair.
War Dance, entered by Bennett,
Fowler, of this county, carried off the
purse in the running race mile heats
three best in five, at the Gallia coun.
~ Fair, Saturday. His fastest mile
was made in las. Pretty good for a
three-legged horse.
Strangers who visit our town pro.
nounce it one Of the handsomest and
most attractive, for its size, they
have ever seen.
Persons intending TO exhibit their
produces at the State Fair should
write to the Secretary, at Wheeling,
for Il catalogue.
The morning train from Toledo on
the Atlantic and Northwestern rail
road, was several hours late yes,er-
day, at this point.
The dust on the roads leading out
of town is terrible, and pleasure rid.
ing has abated considerably.
The drought has raised the very
old scratch with the buckwheat crop,
signs the pancake enthusiast.
1t is given out that long necks are
To be the fashion-whe,her for bot
ties or ladies is not stated.
The Milliners are beginning to get
in their fall! hats and bonnels, and
some of the styles are outlandish; but
there is no accounting for the tastes
Of women.
Hoop.skirts are again coming into
fashion, and soon there will be much
hustle among women.
Work will be commenced on the
Railroad some time next week.
The putting up of the rail road
telegraph line between this point
and Charleston, we understand has
been commenced.
The hogshead style Of hoopskirt is
again coming in style. 1t serves to
keep men at arms length, and con.
sequently is never laslingly popular
with the ladies.
Old residents along the Kanawha
river say they have never seen the
water in that stream 50 low as it is