The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-05-18

Wars are unavoidable but good
roads are a necessity. The man
who will give his country good
roads has done more to entitle him
to monument than the philan-
thropist who endows an asylum.
A feature about good roads is that
they can be easily and cheaply
built, and they confer lasting
benefit upon every element in
community. Everyone is helped;
every farmer, every dairyman,
every pleasure rider, every merch-
ant, every footman. The country
and the city are alike benefited
and improved.
The Pocahontas, Virginia, au-
thorities are complaining to DIR.
Barbee, Secretary of the State
Board of Health, against the strict
quarantine enforced in Mercer and
Mcdowell counties and asked that
it be raised. as it is running their
business. If Pocahontas has no
cases of small pox, as they claim,
and SO many cases in Mcdowell
and Mercer, they ought to be glad
that the State Board of Health has
taken the precaution it has to pre-
vent a spread of the disease.
The job printing department
of the Register shop is getting
proud. People have begun to say
some mighty pretty things about
the work it has been turning out
and it has the tendency to en-
courage a predisposition to vanity,
But it doesn't hurt the work any;
on the contrary, it spurs the boys
to greater efforts to please. This
printing office is very finely equip
ped and the most artistic results
are accomplished. It's no differ
ence what sort of printing is need
ed, it can be done at this shop.
Bangs are coming back in style
again among the women. OF
course, the little bang which will
first show itself will be what most
people would call "a fringe" BUTT
will not be long before the real ar
ticle will make its appearance, and
women will be disfgured by great
masses of short cut hair, tightly
curled, extending across the tops of
their heads.
Our town charter provides that
one-third of the cost of street paw
ing is to be borne by the owners of
the property in front of whose
premises the improvements is
made. This is upon the idea that
the value of the property will be
enhanced to the extent of the cost
of the work of paving.
A bird's-eye view of Point
Pleasant presents very attractive
picture. Everywhere is noticed a
spirit of rivalry among our people
in the way of improvements to
their homes. The paint brush,
the lawn mower and the white
wash brush are seen on all sides.
Spring is a season of great activity
everywhere.
Some of our citizens say they
have recently seen Jack Salmon
fish peddled on our streets. Par
ties doing such business are liable
to get into trouble, as the law says
they shall not be caught between
April 10th and June 18th.
The young man who has sisters
will be in worse stew this sum
mer than the man who lost his col
Lar button. From the appearance
of the fashion sheets nearly all the
young mans apparel will be availa-
BILE for his sisters.
If ever town needed a curfew
law it is Point Pleasant. Here
young boys run the streets at all
hours of the night, and make the
hours hideous with their savage
yeIls.
The tax-books are in the hands
of the City Clerk and will be ready
for you on the 1st day of June, SO
set your money for taxes and save
the ten per cent penalty.
The annual report of the General
Manager of the Ohio River Rail-
road, shows the road to be in
splendid order and in a very
healthy financial condition.
The supply of birthstone and sui