The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-04-10
Original and Selected.

The man who looks through cob
webs will see spiders everywhere.
Il. Il. Shaw, whilo playing ball
yesterday received dislocated
thumb.
Mrs. Annie Denton will receive a
beautiful and fine line of millinary
goods next week. Wait for them.
Business is beginning to pick up
in this place, and our merchants an
tleipate a big spring trade.
The boys are walking around on
stilts-another sign that spring has
come.
The grass and trees are beginning
to show the effects of the little
warm weather we have had.
The K. & NJ. ran five extra
freight trains from here Sunday,
loaded with R. R. ties.
o. V. Hall says that if the fruit is
not killed from now on, he will
have fruit ofall kinds, in abundance
aWhep a man tries to negotiate
loan" says a Point Pleasant phil
osepher, che knows how it feels to
be lonely.
This town is full of tramps every
day. They should be kept out
while there is SO much small pox
over the county.
Mr.. e. C. Winger is at Winfield
as stenographer to the circuit court,
taking the evidence in murder
trial.
The trestle over Crooked Creek
on the Ohio River Railroad, near
the Electric Light Plant, is being
repaired, braced and strenthened.
Billy Arthurs has resigned his
position with Capt. C. F. Hess, and
has accepted one at the Phenix
Hotel.
Three tramps came to town yes
terday and attracted much attent.
ion, because each of them had a
peg leg"
Talk about your long names:
Messrs. Yalkingburg, Cunning
ham, Fitzpatrick, Newcomer and
Walkinshaw were all registered in
one day at the Phonix this week.
Geo. w. NJ. Hooff sold to r. A.
Bradford, of MiddIeport, fine two
year old Strong Boy FLY. 1t is
about as fine colt as ever went out
of this county.
Rev. w. II. Shaw has added u
veranda to his house on 9th street,
which adds much to the beauty as
well as the convenience of the
building.
The Excelsior quartet has ac
cepted an invitation from Trinity
NJ. E. Sunday School to sing a vol
untary at their Easter services, to
be held Sunday evening, April II.
The peach crop has not been
ruined as was generally reported.
Several farmers in the city yester-
day, said that the crop here, so far,
was only partially destroyed by the
recent cold weather.
1t is contrary to law to fish with
nets and seius from the first day of
April till December, and those en-
gagged in the business should take
due notice thereof
There is every indication that the
apple crop this season will be one of
the largest in the history of this
section. The West Virginia apple
is great seller, and grangers usual,
Iy fare well with their product of
this kind.
The Bible declares that people of
wealth and culture are not made out
of any better clay than common
folks, but bushels of sermons are
written which studiously avoid
pressing home this truth.
A couple of fellows came to town
with two bears Saturday, but they
failed to give any performance to
the great disappointment of the
small boy, as the police made them
get out Of town, with out stopping.
Small pox is now raging in TWEEN
ty-one States of this Union and 373
deaths have been reported as hav-
ing resulted from the disease.
Amt it about time for our Board
of Health to display little activity?
T. II. PofFenbarger, Esq, of AR.
buckle, has been appointed Travel
ing State Agent for the c. f. Austin
Reversible Road Machine, manu-
featured in Chicago, by the c. F.
Austin Manufacturing Co. One of
the machines is now on exhibition
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