The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-03-13

NEW. 0CHUOL IlOI - Y lstct ouT
people have come to realize THAT
Point Pleasant needs i new school
house, and on last Thursday gave
practically a unanimous vote in t;l-
vor of issuing the $4,000 in
bonds asked for by the Board of
Edacatfon of this Independent
School District. Ont of a total vote
of 2ss cast, only eleven were re-
corded against issuing the bonds,
This speaks well for orr people,
The Board is now in communication
with a numberof architects, and ex-
aiming plans for the new school
house, and hope to soon put the
building under contract. It is the
/ desire of the Board to build the best
ten room school house it can for the
least money. 1t is not likely that
$4,000 will be expended in the
erection of the new building. Econ
oIny will be used in its construction
in all the details of the building.
EXtravlgant outside enumeration.
will be dispensed with, and thereby
several thousand dollars will be.
saved in its erection. 1t will be a,
modern school building, but not
gaudy Those who fear the Board
/ will be cxtravagant in the eSpendiz
itarc of the peoples money, will find.
that their fears are groundless, and
when the building is done, will BE
proud of the fact that the town can
boast of a good school building, and
not be ashamed to point it out to
strangers, as they are now with the
fold one.
| This year will prove good year
for Point Pleasant. gherewili be i,
large number of improvements
pushed forward during thersunlner
and an unusually large amount of
money will be expended for labor
and material. The outlook for the
town was never brighter than for
the coming season, and while bust
ness is dull throughout the country,
and the iron and many other indus
tries are Frustrated, our local condi-
ton is satisfactory aud the prospects
encouraging. There will be an un-
usual amount of building done IN
Point Pleasant this season.
| The Kanawha Lumber and Fur
niturc Company, paid out in wages
during the past eighteen months
about SS4,00O. All of the money
WAS spent right here in town, and
our merchants were the beneficial
rics. Don't you think this estab-
lishmcnt ought to receive your
hearty cooperation and encourage
ment?
We direct attention to the an
nouncement of Prof }. b. Yeager,
for County Superintendent of
Schools. He is teacher of many
years experience, and was mem.
Der of the county Examining Board
for four years. He is Il Democrat
and will submit his claims to a
Democratic convention, if one is
called.
Lieut.. VIM. A. Byus, of Beech
Hill, has been granted an increase
of So to his pension, through Chls.
w. Phelps, of this city.
Lent began on Wednesday, and
Easter Sunday will come on = pril
u. This is later than usual for
Easter; only five times during the
present century has it fell on later
date. Last year it came on April L.
The Equity Flour Mill in this
place, is doing a good business. 1t
is Il full roller mill, and NO better
-four is made anywhere, and the
people always want to buy this flour
i'll preference to any other. Our
merchants ought to handle it exclu-
sively.
ARM BRokEN.-Geo. Daigl,, son of
Mr.. John Daigh, of Mercer's Bot
tom, in a wrestling match with Bird
Blaine, on the 4th inst, had both
bones of his left arm broken by
both falling upon it.
Prof Jasper Rifle was in the
office Monday, and informed us that
hc would be candidate for the
Office of county Superintendent OF
Public Schools. His-announcement
will appear next week. He is a
teacher of experience. and Demo-
crat from "way back
Senator switzer, of Winfield, and
Capt. VIM. r. Gum, of this place.
have formed a partnership for the