The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-08-08
ORIGINAL and Selected.

It's an off year, but an import
ant ono.
With The proper candidates Dem
ocrats have no cause for alarm
Summer is passing away-it is
now half over.
Never do 70 let women vote.
They are too fond Of repeating.
One rose, a buckle and bit Of
ribbon make summer bonnet.
The Court House well is again
ont of repair.
We understand all the salt furna
ces along the bend are getting ready
to start up.
Parents should not allow their
little children to play on the streets.
1t is dangerous.
Again we ask what has become
of the men who gothic water. works
franchise of this town.
The Presbyterian Church festival
held yesterday evening, was sue
cess financially.
DIR. Borgess., of Charleston, has
purchased the Congrove property,
near the *. & N. depot.
The Town Council has contracted
for well tosbe put down at Lone
Oak Cemetery.
The country is now smiling with
the prospects of a fairly good corn
crop.
The Standard Folding Bed Co.,
started up it's factory Monday, after
a suspension of about month.
The Republican Congressional
Convention will be held in this
place, Sept. 9th.
Magnificent rains have fallen
within the past week in this sec
ton.
Girls to do general house work
are exceedingly scarce in this com
munity.
Nothing but the sugar trust now
bars the way to an adjournment of
Congress.
Butter is getting to be scarce
article in this town, on account of
the shortage of pastures.
When a man says he is to poor too
take a paper, you should believe
him, for that is one of the reasons
he is SO poor.
The high school building has
been thoroughly cleaned and aired,
for the fall term, which commences
in September.
A pretty bad freight wreck oc-
Cured at Ten Mile, on the K. & M.
last Wednesday, in which the en-
gineer was badly scalded.
The Teachers Institute opened
here Monday with big attendance.
Prof. Armstrong is conducting the
Institute.
The news from the West concern
ing the crop conditions, resulting in
hot winds, seems to have specula-
tive flavor.
D. IL. Baldwin & Co., the enter
prising piano manufacturing deal
ers of Cincinnati, propose to compli-
ment their hustling local dealer,
Mr.. p. 81. Stevenson, by an unique
form of advertising their goods.
Prof. VIM. w. Kenneth, of Cincin-
natl, an artist at the piano, will give
hourly piano recitals in Floral Hall
at the Gallipolis Fair on Thursday
and Friday. Mr.. III. G. Summers,
D. I'll. Baldwin and Co.'S. traveller,
will also be present allipolis
Tribune.
MYSrERIoUs-Mr. Balsar Luh, of
Deer Lick, on last Wednesday, put
away $3.50, in cash, in a stand draw
er at his residence. On Saturday
last he had occasion to use some of
the money, and going to the stand
drawer to get it, found it gone. On
Friday night Mr.. Luh had church
festival at his house, and no doubt
some thief took advantage of the
gathering, and stepped in and stole
tho money. He thinks, however,
that it is mystery how the thief
knew wherethe money was secreted.
SEA FLAW. II. Baker is now
post master here.
The drouth is cutting the corn
and potatoes short.
We have III school districts in
Union, three voting precincts, nine
post offices.
The political parties are all
in Union; Democrats, Republi-
cans, Prohibitions, Populists, and
some to hear from. The Democrats
will have to wake up or the Phillis
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