The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-05-22

An Ohio editor says that if his
paper was printed on gold and with
ink made out OF pure silver, and
the subscription price put down to
ten cents a year, some poor deluded
specimen of humanity would kick
because there was not diamond
set in every corner of each page.
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Since spring has opened for good
with the ubiquitous barefoot boy
and the tree frog concerts the work
of repairing the streets has COM
menced in vigorous earnest. We
are glad to see it and so is every
body else, as heaven knows the inn
provements were badly needed.
The Mayor says all the streets in
town are to be overhauled and put
in good shape.
CRAZY TEA.-Wedncsday even
ing at the Rectory ice cream, cake,
lemonade, ETC., will be served to all
who wish, by Misses Bessie Sehon,
Fridda Hess, Martha Heslop, Josie
Hess, Nettie Diehl, Emma Diehl,
and Rita Polsley, dressed in crazy
costume. The tables will be pre-
pared in the same style. These
Young ladies belong to the mKin9's
Daughters" Miss Robecca Barbcc,
Captain. All are cordially invited
to attend.
There is no place in this town,
or anywhere else, whore you can
get SO many goods for dollar, as
you can at J. Friedman g. Co.'S.
They have the largest as well us
the best stock of dry goods in town.
Call in and see them.
Rev. r. II. Coulter, of Gallipolis,
will preachin the lower Presbyterian
Church, next Sabbath morning and
evening.
John Adkins will do your roofing
and job work cheaper than any one
else and give you "a better job.
The city council are now serving
notices ON property owners notify
ing them to put down pavements
along their property either of hard
brick or sawed stone, as the owner
may select The object is good, but,
at this time, when corporation taxes
are put at dollar on the hundred,
it seems to us it is adding a burden
to property owners that should not
be made-at this time.
If your property is not insured,
don't delay it longer, but go to Tip
pctt & Ellison's and take out poll
cy at once. The oldest and best
companies only, represented.
West Virginia will in few years
be grid-ironed with railroads. The
projected roads are Undertaking
into existing facts. We are on the
eve of an uneXampled development.
1t docs one good to read all the
news nowadays about these railroad
magnatcs who compose "syndicates'
and build railroads-State Journal.
And what is better still, the ma
jority of these roads, have Point
Pleasant on their maps. This place
is to be the railroad center of the
State.
The ladies of the w. C. 7. U. are
requested to meet at the NJ. L.
Church, South, this Tuesday even
ing. Miss Minnie Hutchinson,
President of the Fourth Congress-
ioual District will be present, and
business of Importance will be tran
sacted. LIvIAN n. SIMPSON, Sec'y.
The West Virginia Press Asso-
citation will meet at Wellsburg, June
Is. The session will be an unusual
ly pleasant one, and the citizens of
that delightful little city propose to
fairly bewilder the poor pencil push
ers with courtesies and hospitality.
For SALES half broed young
Jersey COWS, and 4 Jersey heifers,
all will have calves in the Spring.
Cheap for cash. w. III. ToMLINsoN,
Point Pleasant, w. Va.
The wheat and meadows never
gave more promising forecastes for
abundant crops than at present.
Such growing weather is rarely
equaled and the farmers are all
happy.
The lowest rates. Best Compan-
les. Prompt attention to all bust
ness entrusted to the Insurance
Agents, Tippett & Ellison.
The merry month of May is
good month for the farmer to hus-
tie in. And as he happens to be