The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-04-19
Eggs plentiful At fifteen cents.

@sN'. eshVi OhiAOt ~ hoSOh WY,
expects to celebrate high mass in
the Court House, next Sunday after
noon.
Anumber Of our citizens took in
Belshazzar BY the Eolian Club, at
Gallipolis, last week.
RI. winkleblacE, Of Hartford
City, made us pleasant call last
Friday. He reports business very
dull in the upper end Of the county.
John G, stortz received several
car loads Of ice last Saturday direct
from the lakes.
Chief Engineer Seymour Of the
Ohio Central was in town last Friday.
Butter is a scarce article and COM
mands thirty.fve cents in this mar
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j.. s. Easement & Co., are greatly
improving the Clarksburg road be-
tween their quarry and Crooked
Creek bridge.
Two stone quarries have been
opened on the Long heirs land on the
Clarksburg road, BY the bridge con
tractors. II is said to be rather a
superior article Of stone.lg5 I'LL ilSt
Excavation for the land pier of
the railroad bridge on this side Of the
river was commenced last Monday.
The land piers. Of the railroad
bridge will be built upon piles driv-
en- into the earth about twenty-five
feet from the bottom of the excava-
ton, which is about thirty feet from
the top Of the bank. - X
Anincline for lowering stone has
been built at the quarry;on the Mill.
er place on the lower side Of the
Kanawha. 8 n: ; giIG.l
The old ferryboat Royal, the prop
erty of'Capt. J. J. Bright, of this
place is fast assuming the shape and
proportions Of q tow boat. '''.
Work on the 9th street grading is
progressing favorably under the
auspices Of contractor Lewis.
The Mason County and jackson
County Fairs will both be held this
year at the same time, viz: the last
week in September. This is unfor-
tunate.
Secretary Howard of our Fair As.
ISOLATION is at work on the premium
list for the next annual fair. He ex-
poets to get it into the hands Of the
printer next week.
Lawyers Simpson and Menager
who were up to Squire Poffenberger's
last week attending q law suit, re-
port the road on the lower side Of
kanawha up as far as Mr.. Isaac
Longs to be in a most wretched con-
dition for vehicles. ."
The wheat, is it injured to any ex-
tent? "Some say it is and some say
it isn't" About harvest time we
shall see. aa
at comes high, but we must have
it," we mean beef. There is but lit.
tie to be had and that Of an inferior
quality.
Capt. Helm is building n ten pin
alley on his lot corner Main and 4th
streets.
Joseph Windon, jr., has been ap,
pointed by the Auditor, Commits
sioner to re-assess the lands of the
1st Assessment District, and Joseph
Daigh in the End Assessment Dis,
trict. And they are all good Josephsj
too, which also incledes the Auditor,
Joseph Miller.
Thaddeus Kimberling, of this place
who has been ill for some time back
is slowly recovering.
John Winkley after three weeks
spell of sickness, is able to be out on
the streets again.
Mrs. John S. Miller is visiting
friends and relatives in Belpre, Ohio
We had pleasant call last Friday
from our good natured friend Rev
Father Burke, Of Mason City.
From all sections of the county we
have reports of depredations on sheer
focks by worthless dogs.
We understand that the barrel
factory is to have tin roof placed
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