The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-03-18
From satulday's Daily.
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lives in the Mill Extension, yester-
day went to number of houses in
town, and told the ladies that Mr..
| w. ID. Holmes, the wharf-master,
sent him to inform. them that
there was a package on the wharf
boat for them, and that the charges
we're rs cents, and that he would
go down and bring it up for five
cents additional. He worked his
game at one place successfully and
got the money for the package.
OF course there was no package on
the wharf boat, and he did not re-
turn, but kept the money. The
little swindler was soon discovered
and his game blocked.
Sheriff G.. p. Gardner, called at
this office yesterday and ordered
the Daily Register sent to his adj
dress at Maggie, paying for it in
advance. He said he had stood
out whole year, but found he
could not keep up with county
affairs, unless he had the bright
little Daily Register.
Mr.. M. Friedman, of the firm of
j. Friedman & Co, returned from
Marietta, o., yesterday where he
had been for several days fixing up
their store-The Buckeye for
the opening which took place We'd
nesdny. He reported an immense
crowd at their opening during the
whole day, and everything looked
promising for doing good bust
ness up there. We hope their most
sanguine expectations may be real
lied.
Mr.. Friedman has our thanks for
one of tho beautiful souvenirs, in
the shape of match box, given
away at their Marietta opening.
The Sheriff and his deputies are
now energetically engaged in try
ing to collect taxes, but they find
it an uphill business. Taxpayers
should remember that the Sheriff
has to make up his delinquent list
in few weeks from now, and if
they don't want to be returned de-
linquent for the non-payment of
their personal property taxes, they
will do well to hunt up the Sheriff
or his deputies and pay the taxes
they owe. 1t is disgraceful to
have your name published as de-
linquent taxpayer.
Joe Stafford is the best friend of
the travelling men who ride on the
O. r. r. r. He sets good table
at the O. r. r. r. eating house
and is working up good business.
1t is as great an improvement over
the old basket lunches as the chair
cars are over the common coaches.
Both these improvements are high
ly appreciated by the travelling
public Parkersburg Sentinel.
The Paragon Saw and Planning
Mills, is advertised for sale under
order of court, in our weekly edit
cd. Here is a fine chance for some
one who desires to engage in the
saw-mill business. The Paragon
is considered to be the best saw
mill on the Kanawha. Read the
advertisement in the Weekly Reg
lister.
Oil or no oil, is the burning ques-
ton. We want the Old Town and
Ten Mile districts tested. Thous-
ands of acres have been leased
our people have furnished the OPP
portunity now let the lessees sally
forth and punch the ground with
their gimlets.
Successful advertisers do not adj
vertise simply because trade is
good and they have little money
to spare. Their rule is to adver-
tise all the time, and increase their
publicity when sales drop below a
certain figure.
If there's anything the writer
does not like it is to take long
that is long as
sausage, and boil it down to "short
as pie crust" The waste basket is
very tempting at this time.
Yesterday Marshal Foglesong ar
rested several boys for scuffling on
the sidewalks, and they will be be-
fore the Mayor this morning. We
are glad to see that the officers are
going to break up this practice of