The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-12-22


City, with and older brother, wat
standing on the platform of the
station at that place, as the late
south bound passenger train came
in Saturday evening They at,
tempted to Cross the railroad track.
when the engine was not more
than ten feet from them. The ell
der succeeded in getting over. es-
Gaping injury, but the younger
was caught, and lost a leg just
above the ankle. No blame is at
tached to the train men.
This is the time of the year when
the country editor is flooded with
propositions from Bicycle, Sewing
Machine and Type writer concerns,
to do them $50 worth of advertis-
ing and pay $40 in cash in ex-
change for one of their machines
which at best is not worth over
$25. And strange to say there
are suckers who bite at such offers,
but they are not located in the
Register office.
Soon the time viii have expired,
and with it the many good resolu-
tons made a year ago. but we will
not speak of them now, it is too
late in the year, but picture in our
minds eye the good we can do in
the next twelve months, and use
our energies and industry to make
our life and those with whom we
are associated with, one of pleasure
and happiness.
A new commandment is abroad
in the land, says an exchange:
"Thou shalt not hear an unkind
story SO long as thou has heels to
turn on or hands to cover thine
ears" IF all those who peddle IN
kind words concerning other peo-
pie were treated in this manner,
the peddler would have to go out
of business and people would get
a rest.
With all the hands our Street
Commissioner hires and the
amount of money he expends, it
would seem that our streets, CROSS
ing and cutters ought to be in
much better condition than they
are. Something is radically wrong,
and the street committe should
correct it.
I write this to letIyou know what
I would not do: I would not do
without Chamberlain's Pain Balm
in my house, if it cost $500 per
bottle. 1t does all you recommend
it to do and more.-J. r. Wallace,
Wallaceville, Ga. Chamberlain's
Pain Balam is the best household
liniment in the world, and invalu-
able for rheumatism, lame back,
sprains and bruises. Be ready for
emergencies by buying bottle at
Hooff's drug store.
One fare for the round trip via.
the Ohio River Railroad, for
Christmas and New Year. Tickets
on sale December oath, 18th and
3Ist, 1897, and January LIST, 1898,
return limit, January 18th, 1898.
Parlor cars on all through trains.
A. F. Kisar has had special sales
in Point Pleasant for ten years
EAST, and is still giving special
sales at his Jewellery Store, every
day.
Remember the poor this coming
Christmas. You will feel all the
better when you are kind and Liber-
al to the poor. a barrel of -four
here, and load of coal there, with
some toys and candies for the
would be the proper
thing.
Don, the little son of Capt. E.
A. Burnside, of Henderson, fell
Saturday from the top of a porch.
a distance of twelve feet, on to
pile of brick, cutting a large and
cash on the side of his face.
stitches had to be taken in
the wound. DIR. h. A. Barbee at
tended him.
Mrs. h. E. Greer, teacher of the
school, is very i'll with
malarial fever. The school has
been discontinued until she is able
to resume the duties of the school
room.
What to give is an important
question just now. Why not solve