The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-05-14

More than one street is needed to
be improved in our town.
The Equity Mills are now run
ming; and its improved rollers are
making the very best of flour.
The Equity Mills grain elevator
is nearing completion.
We have a citizen who eats a
dozen bananas at sitting.
The public schools of this place
closed last Thursday.
The work on the new school
house is progressing finely.
The steam shovel is at work on
the cut near the X. & o. Depot.
The fill at the north end of the
Ohio River Railroad bridge is about
completed.
New subscribers are coming in
quite rapidly now. Some ten or
more during this week. They know
the REGIsTER is the best local paper
IN the county
No man ought to borrow his
neighbours paper when he can get a
county paper for SO small a sum.
Good type, good workmen and
fast presses enable US to turn out
work rapidly. and at low prices.
If our merchants would do more
advertising they would do more
business.
If the weather stays fine as this
for a week, the farmers will be able
to get in their corn.
There are hundreds of Democrats
in this county who ought to be sub
scribers to the REGISTER.
Fresh vegetables of southern
growth are in the market.
The farmers of this county are
organizing for their protection.
The best way for many of them to
get their demands is to stop voting
the Republican ticket.
The reports of the schools could
not be gotten ready for this issue;
they will appear next week.
The front of the Stortz House is
is being handsomely painted, and
soon all traces of the late fire will
be obliterated.
There is plenty of work in our
town for all it's people yet there are
many loafers upon our streets.
1t is time that the general store
was abandoned in this city.
Don't forget the sale of personal
property of the late Hon. A. G.
Eastman, which takes place at his
late home on Kanawha, May 18th,
1890.
Candidates are getting quite num-
crous in the county, and everyday
some fellow asks for your support
III Juc Convention.
There is a rumor in town that the
X. & o. Railroad company will lay
off their lands on Kanawha into
suitable building lots and put them
on the market at low price.
Several new brick building will
be commenced this week.
Mr.. Nathaniel Betz, of Gallipolis,
has the contract for doing the brick
work on the new school house.
Real estate is changing hands in
this town, rapidly, at fair prices.
A small black flea is doing con-
siderable damage to early corn.
1t is time candidates for county
offices were beginning to announce
themselves in the papers.
We understand the town has dis
posed of their bonds to Boston
Bankers.
Newspapers that are continually
assailing the private character of
of its citizens, cannot hope to be
successful, useful, or influential.
When the people learn that the
County Clerk has nothing to do
with the selecting of grand jury
the newspaper attacks upon him
will fall fiat.
There is a rumor in town that the
"Mountain Messenger" of Mason
City, is to be removed to this place.
A manufacturing company of
home people, is soon to be organized
in this place, with a capital of s10,-
600, payable $40 down on shares
and balance in weekly instalments
of s1.25 per week.
The usual epidemic of spring
house cleaning is upon us.
DIR. L. F. Campbell has sold his
fine trotting mare, Minnie c., to G..
W.. Burlington, Huntington, for a
big sum.