The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-07-03

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last Thursday with tow of coal for
PattersonviIle, on Red river.
Prices floating Opera was on the
Cole & Heatherington marine docks
Hast week and received a general
Ioverhauling.
The Charley Stone took an excur-
sion of colored people to Kanawha
Five Mile, Sunday.
Since the Ohio river water is con-
sidered unfit for use, the Ohio river
packets get water in the Great Ka-
nawha, for cooking and drinking
purposes.
The GalIipolis ferry boat Champi-
on, is on the Kanawha Marine
Docks, at this place.
The Big Sandy had an excursion
party from Lockland, Ohio, on her
trip up Saturday. The excursion
lists remained in Pomeroy over Sun
day, returning Monday.
ScHooL Prc-NIc.-The last day of
Prof Kenny,s select school was
made a joyous occasion by the young
folks picnic and dance at tho Fair
Grounds last Friday. A goodly
number of invitations were sent out
and the most of them responded and
all declare they spent a gala day
Everyone danced to their hearts
content; and the boys partook freely
of the good refreshments served by
the ladies at twelve o'clock and six
in the evening, after which dancing
was resumed, and if anyone had a
better time than another, We are
uniformed. All returned about
eight p. M, feeling vigorous and
fresh after their all day sojourn in
the country.
Tell me ye bowling winds that round
my pathway roar,
Can ye point me to some low-priccd
dry goods store2
Some yard-wide all-wool first-class
place.
The wild winds ceased their bowling
and promptly replied,
Go straight to Messrs. ]. Friedman
& Co., Point Pleasant,
Where they sell the best, choicest,
and newest goods at all times.
Their prices are the very lowest of
them ulI.
This may not be good poetry, but
it is truth, every word of it.
The Board of Education of Lewis
District, met Monday and organized
by electing VIM. Smith, Secretary.
The levy for this year was fixed at
80 cents on the 500 valuation
The salaries of teachers was fixed at
s33 per month. Trustees were APP
pointed as follows: Fair Ground
school, Geo. Cartmill; Jericho, c. c..
Miller and w. T. Wiley: Hickory
Chapel, Ed. Johnson; Harmony,
Newton Foglesong.
The city council of Martinsburg,
this State, have commenced procee-
ings to test the legality of the coun-
ty tax collected from citizens of in
corporated towns, because they do
not share in the general county APP
preparations for roads and bridges.
This is matter that our own town
council should look to. If we are
uniustly taxed the matter ought to
be righted without delay.
Messrs. VIM. w. Lee and John
Austin, of Red Mud, Mason county,
were in attendance at the mastering
of the G. a r. Post here, last Mon
day. Mr.. Lee is a very successful
pension agent and the old soldiers
would do well to address him when
they contemplate applying for a
pension, bounty or claims of any
kind WINFIELD Irrepresstble.
Mason county school teachers arc
about to hire out as farm hands,
The female teachers will get $50 IL
month, and the principal of the
Point Pleasant school only gets S53
ia Misunderstanding Sentinel.
Mover was a baser SANDER utter
cd against our town. The Board OF
Education pays its Principal $50 q
month, and all other teachers hold
ing a No. certificate, s35 a month.
A REIIc.-The old carriage in
which the great raider, Gen. John
Morgan rode on his famous raid
through southern. Ohio, in the sum.
MGR of 1868, is now in possession OF
Mr.. Theodore Vintroux, of Frazier
/ Bottom, Putnam county. 1t was
purchased at government sale by ].