The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-09

POINT PLEASANT, WEST va.
The Board of Education Of thi,
Independent School District have
decided to submit to the voters tn,
proposition for eight months school
The town demands that we should
have more than the ordinary mum
Der Of months school. If the PEG
pie vote down the proposition, the1
under = decision of the Supreme
EoaFt es this State, the Board can.
not have more than four month.
school. Those interested, and We
take it that everybody is, will there
faSe.y vote for eight months. school
9therYise.they viii only get foul
months school. Now you have q
chance te-extend. the.length of. term
of school Will you vote it2
Tho body of the y0ung,man who
was drowued>off the Tom Rees No.
2, at Camden, some time since, was
found last Tuesday at the head OF
Eight Mile Island, by Isaac Glen
denin,-whe received the reward OF
$50 which was offered for the re-
c6Terry Of the 65dy.g An inquest
was-held, the remains brought to
t1R pace and cared for, after which
the body was shipped to Industry,
Pa, where the deceased's mother
resided John A. Wood & Son paid
the reward and bore all the ex-
pense of sending the body home.
Mr.. F. A Work, the Court House
Commissioner, is placing wooden
benches all over the yard for theac-
-commodation of the public. This is
something that ought to have been
done long ago. Mr.. Work will re-
.ceive the thanks and endorsement
of the people, in his efforts to make
them comfortable during the hot
days while they are attending court.
Prof Virgil a. Lewis has been APP
pointed Commissioner for Mason
County to furnish statistics and SUI
perintend the county exhibit at the
Wheeling Exposition. The work
will be thoroughly done. He has
also been placed upon the programme
of exercises of the State Teachers
Association, which meets at Noun
tain Lake Park, Maryland, July IL.
His subject will be English Liter
allure in the Common Schools"
The Ohio River Railroad Compa-
NY is adding largely to its rolling
stock, a large lot having recently
been built for the company. This
is.neeeasitated by the rapidly in
creasing business of the road, es-
pecialIy in the freight department
This business Is booming all along
the line from Wheeling to Hunting
t0n--Stdte Journal. ------
All the Pinafore People are re-
quested to meet at Miss Maud Hale's,
Thursday evening, to commence
active rehcarsals in Chimes of Nor
mandy. A cordial Invitation is ex-
tended to all the singers who did
not-tekepart in Pinafore, but would
ike to take hold of the Chimes, to
be out on that date.
Ell. FULrox.
Naupin is now getting lots of
new goods. He has as good a stock
as you will find in any the towns,
and viii sell them as cheap. Why
run away from home to buy goods
when you can get them right at
your home at a less price.
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The roads of this county are now
being worked by the Surveyors, and
are being put in pretty good con-
dition. But we may work all we
will, and spend all the taxes we
collect, and there will never be a
good road in the county under our
present system
There is no place in the county
where you can find a better or q
cheaper stock of goods than can be
found at C. W. Maupin's big stores
at ArbuckIe and Southside. Give
him a call.
There IS a rumor in town that
the negro Dick West, who is want
ed for murder in Ohio, and who
fred upon eur city Marshal, some
week or more ago, while attempt,
lng his arrest, has been captured al
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