The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-16

again.
Parkersburg has sevosal cases Of scar
let fever.
Consider carefully and then act.
promptly.
The vertebra of the summer seems to
be broken.
If gravestones told the truth, the mill
lenfum would be here now.
The Republican postmaster is getting
to be rare bird in this county.
Grafton will vote, August 9th, on the
question of having water works.
Yes. trade is little dull just now, and
the advertisers are catching it all.
If you want to know what earnestness
means watch boy digging fish bait.
The wheelmen of West Virginia will
be at Wheeling Sept. IS. 10 and 20.
we have obligations to meet, and all
those indebted to this paper must pay.
The Ka,y-did is singing its song and
we know that the Autumn is not far off.
The receipts OF the GallipoIis fair for
three days amounted to a little over
$1,000.
Young man stick within the sphere
of your ability and you will succeed
better.
The man who loves his neighbor as
himself will not sell him seven quarts
for peck.
This is the season for meteors, and
numbers of them may be seen now any
clear night.
The argus-eyed house fly never fails
to spot the man who tries to enjoy a
morning nap.
The little country on the China sea
has spoken to France and said, Take
me just Siam"
Lots of men would die in their tracks
to resent an insult, who would run from
bumble-bee.
The wives of six BARRIERS at Pomeroy
have, within the past three weeks, given
birth to twins.
No matter how sociable and friendly
the ice man is lie always gives his Gus
toners cold comfort.
just think of the amount OF Worlds
Fair that will be poured into the school
children thisseason.
The summer vacation is fast passing,
and in very few more weeks school
will have commenced.
The Greenbrier Sulphur Springs were
sold last week to Robert T. Wilson, of
New York, for.SSOO,000.
The Behring sea decision as formulated
by the British Columbia people is to kill
as many seals as possible.
A good cure for the blues is nice,
ripe, ice cold watermelon. The cure
for the melon can be had of any doctor.
On being asked his age, a bright boy
replied: 81 am quarter after five"
He was five years and three months old.
1t will be cold storage sort of day
when the next Worlds Fair scheme is
set on foot to bankrupt the United
States.
Some men can easily explain how to
pay the national debt who couldn't raise
enough money to buy second handed
pair of suspenders.
A Sutton, Braxton county paper says
the bicycle craze has struck the town,
and as many as three wheels are now
seen on the streets.
1t is said that Mcdowell county has
thirty-four prisoners confined in one
room, and of this number fourteen are
charged with murder.
An exchange discourses of the DE
drlnketization of Whiskey." 1t is need
less to say that the exchange does not
come from Kentucky.
Great preparations are being made at
Elk City for the reunion of the 9TH West
Virginia Cavalry which is to be held
there September 20 and 81.
Just at this period of dry weather
everybody should be very careful about
fire. Every fue should be examined
and put in proper condition.
The young man of fashion may rail
against the summer girl for wearing his
style of necktie, but it makes his heart
sick to see how neatly she ties it.
The leaf of the banana is usually six
feet long by two feet wide. Yes, and
that's about the space one occupies ON
the sidewalk after stepping on banana
skin.
The polar wave of John sherman's
hand while gesticulating wildly to en-
phasize his single standard views will
be very grateful to his colleagues during
dog days.
When all the offices are filed,
And all the cry for pie is stilled,
Then will they take turn about
To get the Office holders out.
Adjutant General Holly has ordered
an encampment of the West Virginia
National Guard to be held at Anderson,
Monroe county, to begin September 20,
and continue six days.
The residence and contents of w. d.
Meeks, of Winfield, was burned last
week. The loss is a severe one to Mr..
Meeks, who is hard worker and ~
years Of age. No insurance.
The following bit of society news is
from the West Union Herald: "Just
let woman come to this town WHO