The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-02-07


To numerous points in the South
upon February 9Th, March 8th and
April 9Th, round trip tickets at rate
of only one fare for the round trip
will be sold by the Ohio Central
Lines. This includes all points up
on the c. & Q. Railway, in Virginia,
except stations on the Washington
Division north of Gordonsvilie; also
to points in Kentucky, Tennessee
Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia.
Avail yourself of one of these OBJ.
portunities and confer with Ohio
Central Agents for detailed infor-
nation.
a Cincinnati man got mad and
paid his taiIor's bill with five thous.
and copper cents. The question was
as to whether the tailor was obliged
to take payment in money of that
denomination. This brought ont
the information that will be new to
some: scents, two cents, three cents
and niekIes are legal tender only tc
the amount of % cents. Silver dol
lars are legal tender for an unlimited
amount Trade dollars are notlegal
tender. Silver half dollars, quarters
and 20 cent pieces are legal tender
to the amount of $40. Silver half
dimes as silver a.cent pieces are
legal tender to the amount of 81
only.
The Postofice Department an
nounces that it has in preparation
and will soon issue a new style pos,
tai card In size it will be 31x51
inches, medium between the large
and medium sized postals now in
use, and of the same dimensions as
the treply card" of the present Sc,
ries. 1t willshave a three.quarter
vignette of Thomas Jefferson on the
face, or address side, the same as on
the postal of 1885. These cards will
be issued singly, or may be obtain
ed in perforated sheets of 1913 one
way, and 4 the other.
FIRE AT PoMERoY.-Fire broke
out Sunday morning at two O'Clock
in the Office of the Telegraph Print
ing Company, at Pomeroy, com
pletely consuming it, and badly
damaging the jail and opera house,
Tho loss to the Telegraph printing
Office is placed at 81, 900 with an in
surance of $1,000. Itis understood
that the Telegraph will resume
publication at once.
Speaking of hard times, prom
inent local railroad official says that
in his opinion the Worlds Fair
contributed towards it more than
any one thing. Everybody that had
the money went to Chicago and
many borrowed it to make the trip.
IF insurers would exercise ordin-
airy business discretion there would
be no fake insurance companies
These thieves exist on the bunco
mans theory-"there's a new fool
born every minute"
The latest reports from Senator
Camden, who is now in Florida, is
that he is very much improved in
health and that he will soon be able
to resume his Senatorial duties at
Washington. Recently he caught a
$50 pound tarpon at Punta Gorda
We find the following in the su.
preme Court proceeding, of Satur-
day:
The cases of the United State
Blow Pipe Company v. Spencer and
others, from Mason county, submit
ted.
Farmers who are in attendance
upon the Circuit Court say that the
roads are getting in terribly bad
condition. Isn't it about time farm
ers were taking little more inter.
est in the public roads?
The County Court will meet il
special session on Monday, March
10Th, for the purpose of arranging
the voting precincts of the county
under the act of the last Legisla.
ture, which requires every voter tc
vote in his own precinct, hereafter
Hon. Geo. W. Atkinson will have
the sympathy of the people of the
entire State in the sad bereavement
which has befallen him by the sud
den death of his most estimablt
wife, at Wheeling last Wednesday.
The Young Ladies' Guild gave a
Coffee" Tuesday night, at the resi-.
dence of Mrs. j. p. r. B. Smith
the proceeds to go to Christ Church
We will give an account of this de