The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-09-09
PERsoNALs.-John l.. Written,

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Miss Ora Hogg, of Point Pleas
ant, is visiting her friends, Misses
EIma and Lila Perkins.-H unting-
ton Advertiser.
The Supreme Court is in session
at Charles Town. Judge English
left Friday to be present.
Miss Kate French, was the guest
of Huntington friends last week.
Messrs. Cory Hogg and John
Moore left Monday for Morgantown
University.
Mr.. A. l.. Carpenter, of Old Town,
was a pleasant caller at this office
Saturday.
Miss Birdie Dennis, of Jacksonville,
Ohio, was the guest of friends here
last Saturday.
Cadet Charles Il. Beale, Jr., OF
Gallipolis Ferry, left Saturday for
the Healing Springs, to visit his
mother. From there he will go to
Lexington, Va, to take his second
course in the V. NJ. /.
Cadet Chas. Lewis, of this city,
and VIM. Steenbergen, of Gallipolis
Ferry, left Tuesday for the v. Nj. 1.
at Lexington, Va.
Messrs. G. Z. Holly and Peter
Meadows, of Bryan, this county,
were pleasant callers at this office
Monday Mr.. Meadows is farmer
and merchant, as we'll as postmaster
at Bryan, and is doing good bust
ness, and we are told is accumulate
ing quite snug fortune TO assist
him in his old age. He is one OF
the best Democrats in the county
and we see no good reason why the
Democrats should not make him
their candidate for the Legislature
in 1892.
Uncle Joe Rifle sent to our Office
Monday head of cabbage that
weighed over 20 lbs; besides a
basket of nice grapes, that would
weigh over pound to the bunch
Uncle Joe lives in the Flats, on a
good farm, and knows how to cult,
waite it. May, his crops always be
the best in the land. Thanks, un.
Gle Joe, for your remembrance of us
Prof. d. p. Guthrie, who now re,
sides ut Belpre, o., has been down
here for week or more, the guest
of his brother, Judge Guthrie. He
has many friends in this place, who
were glad to take him by the hand
Mr.. e. B. Jones, of Rappahannock,
Va, is visiting at Hon. p. G. Eas-
tham's, near this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ID. Jones, OF
Charleston, were visiting in this
place, Saturday and Sunday. They
have entirely gotten we'll of the in.
juries sustained in the X. & NJ. dis,
aster, July 4th last.
Rev. S. F. McClung will close his
years work with next Sunday even.
ing's services, in this place. He
will attend Conference at Parkers.
burg, next week.
We are under obligations to Mr.
VIM. Lawson, of Flat Rock, for 8
basket of fine Irish potatoes. They
were the largest we have seen thi:
season.
Miss Emma Giesler, of Gallipolis
was the guest of Mr.. G. F. Hess
family last Saturday.
Hon. A. E. Humphreys, O
Charleston, was in town Sunday.
PUBLIC ScHooLs.-Our city schools
commenced a nine months session
Monday morning, with a good at
tendance. There has been of late
complaint about the teachers and
the manner in which the schools
have been conducted, but we never
believed there was much ground
for these complaints. We have g
good corps of teachers, and they al
strive to do their duty, and have
done it satisfactorily to the Board
of Education. Much of the com.
plant of parents grow out of idle
tales told them by children. The
way to find out if teachers are doing
their duty is to visit the schools
regularly. Public interest in pub,
lie schools is always to be welcomed
The schools are in session forty
weeks in the year, and the doors
are always open to citizens who
have interest enough in the methods
of instruction and the course OF
study to go and see for themselves
what is taught and how. If the citi
zens desire tn know what 10 haino