The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-12-16

Roll OF honor Tor the Intermeul-
ate grade of the Henderson school,
with those who have not whispered
nor missed day during the month
beginning November 9th, and end
ing December 4th.
Hattie Faudree, Berthe Gibson,
Lula Walker, Mamie Lyons, EHie
Casey, Harry Faudree, Morris
Burnside, Clarence StockhoF, Will
lie Faudree, Ira Perry, Harry
Lyons.
10y GR1FFITTs, Teacher,
BY singular coincidence three
of the oldest persons in West Vir-
ginia met at Monongah day or
two ago. They were Mrs. Eliza
Watkins, aged 100; Mrs. Rachel
Cunningham, aged 1O3 and Jacob
Boxer, aged 1O4. They met at a
dinner given by Mrs. Watkins.
Their aggregate ages amounted to
BOT years. There were some young
people present, at So and 81 years
of age.
Our merchants generally are
showing finer and moro varied
stocks of Christmas goods than for
several seasons past. They evil
IDENTIFY expect good trade, and we
hope they will not be disappointed,
indeed there does not seem
to be any fear they will. We
would suggest that it is fitting
and proper to patronize home MGR
chants when purchasing Christmas
presents orany luther kind of goods.
Here is a problem that we find in
one of our exchanges; who can
solve it?
GA man purchased groceries to
the amount of Sd cents. When he
came to pay for tho goods he had
only dollar bill, three cent
piece and two cent piece. The
storekeeper had half dollar and n
quarter. They appealed to a by
stander but he had only two dimes
and penny. After some complex
ity the change was made to the
satisfaction of all"
Mr.. e. NJ. Allen returned from
Lexington, Ky, Saturday, where
he purchased two fine and prom
ising colts, one fine stud paccr,
Earl Wilkes by Earl Medium, dam
Milk Boy, for g. w. p. FL. Maupin;
the other, Tom Hughes, 2-ye"r-uld,
thoroughbred, by Julian, dam
Pauline, which he bought for him
self.
According to the calendar, the
accuracy of which we have never
before had occasion to question,
Christmas is close at hand; but
you would not think so, Judging
by the weather we are enjoying.
The General Superintendent of
the NJ. K. e. II. railroad has mott
fed conductors that if they are
caught handling an engine they
will be discharged. If they "fire"
they will be "fred."
Mr.. j. NJ. Adkins has just com
pleteI handsome and modern cot
tage III the extension, near the Ohio
River Railroad depot, and will
commando MOVING into it TODAY.
When one woman hears burg
lar every woman in the neighbor-
hood remembers that she heard
noises about her own house about
the same hour.
D1ED.-S Sunday at 8 a. M, Mr..
Geo. Childs, at his home in the
First Ward, this city, of consump-
ton. Will be buried to-day at 2
p. M, III Lone Oak Cemetery.
There are quite number of
men of standing in Point Pleasant,
especially at some of tho street
corners and about some 'favorite
resorts.
One question disturbing us now
is whether or not Santa Claus has
been affected by the bicycle craze.
We wonder how the venerable gen
tlemen would look astrido the
winged wheel.
Col. Woodford, of Lewis county,
recently shipped from Barbour
county to Europe, a fine lot of
Hereford Weston Demo
GRAFT,
The largest greenback in exist.
ence is of $1,000 value, and is the