The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-01-18


office next fall, are hustling.
yanGilder, the Druggist, has put
hot-Nater heaters throughout his
store house
The ballashng force on the Ohio
River Railroad are nearly to Hen
derson.
1t is given out now that passen-
ger trains will not be put on the
Huntington extension until Febru
AIRY next.
The public schools of this city are
moving along nicely, and all of the
teachers are doing their duty.
The difficulty at the Camden
mines has been adjusted and the
miners have gone back to work.
A new postoffice has been estab-
lished at Hawkins. this county, with
R. S. Hawkins, as postmaster.
The station at Hogg's has been
moved up to Hawkins.
There are half dozen divorce
suits pending in the circuit court of
this county.
County Superintendent Phelps,
is around visiting the schools of the
county.
Something near four.million bush
els of coal went out of the Kanawha
during the rise.
Circuit court commences in this
place the first Monday in February
The Gallipot papers are disap-
pointed-the rivers did not over
flow their banks and submerge our
town, as they predicted it would.
From the way the council acts in
regard to fire apparatus, it appears
we never had a fire in this town,
and never would have one.
Republicans are organizing-let
Democrats do the same.
A voting precinct has been estab-
lished at Hickory Chapel, Lewis
district, and will be known as "Le-
master precinct.
Passenger trains on the X. & O..
were badly demoralized, us to time,
all last week.
A voting precinct has been estab-
lished at McCulloch's school house,
Arbucile district.
Coal is not so scarce .or high in
this place now, as it was week or
two ago.
An exchange: @Thc man without
any occupation is apt to hire him
self out TO the devil"
Men who are practical bridge
builders, say that the bridge over
crooked creek, on the Clarksburg
road. is absolutely unsafe, and liza
bic to go down at any moment.
Read Chas. Maxi & Sons seed adj
vertisement, in this paper.
Mr.. Marcus Friedman, of the firm
of J. Friedman g. Co., has gone to
the East, to purchase the spring
stock of goods for this popular and
we'll known house.
The Liverpool Salt Co.'S property
was sold last Friday by Attorneys
Simpson and English, under agree
mcnt. Mr.. A. e. Smith bought the
realty, and Mr.. G. Y. Roots, the
merchandise.
John T. Love, Esq, has sued the
town for false arrest.
Hutchinson & Co. display the
stage of water in the rivers, every
two hours, from bulletin at their
store i'll Henderson.
Work has been commenced on the
channel span of the Ohio River
Railroad bridge which crosses the
Great Kanawha at this place.
In the history of the town our
our streets were never SO muddy as
they are now.
Our Mayor is a terror to the fell
lows who violate the town laws.
1t is n mista ke-the lights are al
ways displayed from the Point Plea
SAINT railroad bridge.
Cincinnati Telegram: "a good
many girls would rather Arbucllle
than buckle"
The unsightly locust trees ought
to be cut out of the court house
park,
We were mistaken. Hon. VIM.
Nash has not withdrawn from the
Gallipolis Journal as editor, and we
are glad of it.
Messrs. County Commissioners,
won't you please draw in the court