The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-06-20

thing expected, and the people
recognized their labors by staying
at home or lounging about the
streets. There is scarcely a broken
down minstrel troupe or tramp
player, from abroad, that does not
get good audience, and are as
sisted by contributions to move on
if they stay around long enough to
drink up the money paid for their
stale performances, but when our
home people by hard.worl1 and dis
igence make themselves vastly the
superiors, in Their. own art, of these
foreigners, they are treated with
contempt by those who would feel
greatly insulted fthey were accused
of being toadyish, inappreciative or
wanting in philanthropy.
Death, we are sorry to record, has
again invaded the homo of the edi-
tor of the Nsrs. Don, the youngest
son of JAS. E. and Maggie l.. Nc
Glothlin, aged little over two
years, died Wednesday morning,
June 18th, after an illness of five
days The funeral services were
conducted at Mr. McGlothlin's resi-
dcnce, by Rev Mr.. Curtis, of Hook
import. Bereavements have fallen
thick and fast, in the past few
months, in our neighbours family and
those of his brothers. and the sym
patty of the entire community goes
out to the stricken parents in their
grief over the loss of another dear
little one.-Rarenswood Bugte.
The President has approved the
act of Congress providing that pen
sions heretofore or hereafter granted
to widows of soldiers of the war of
the rebellion shall commence at the
date of the death of their husbands.
This law affects favorably all claims
of widows of the late war which
have been fled in the Pension office
since July LIST, 1880, and which have
been allowed to commence from the
date of the filing of the claims, but
it will not affect the claims of wild
ows fled before July l, 1880.
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We put out a nice job of invitation
cards, last week, for the cadets at
the Virginia Military Institute, at
Lexington. The reputation of this
Office for doing nice job work is
reaching out all over the country.
Tho Committe acknowledging the
receipt of them say: Received the
cards; like them very much; all
seemed pleased with them"
Good wide roads, wen graded and
macadamized, leading to the county
seat, will do more to build up the
commercial Importance of our town,
than most any enterprise that can
-be-named. Give us good roads and
good school houses, and the town
will soon attract people to it; man
ufacturers will follow in time.
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The heaviest rain-storm ever wit
Messed in this place occurred last
Saturday. In very few moments
our streets were flooded to depth
that you might have foated skiff.
Very little damage was done here,
but good deal was caused in the
country in the line Of the storm.
IF the town council would provide
a stone-pile for those who violate
town ordinances, and are unable to
pay their fines, orr streets could
soon be put in most excellent con-
dition. The stone-pile is better than
working them on the streets.
The Fair pamphlet is out and is
now in the hands of the Secretary.
The work was done at this office,
and we count it a pretty fair job, as
good as is done anywhere. The
style of the pamphlet has been
changed.
In this paper will be found the
call for the Fourth District Con-.
gressional Convention, to meet at
Parkersburg, July 25th, 1888. Be-
fore long we will publish the nance
of the delegates appointed. from
Mason county to this Convention,
by districts.
We are under many obligations
to the Choral Society, for hand
some bouquet presented this Office
last week, through Mr.. John simp-
son.
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