The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-04-25
a t4irl,s essay on Boys.

} is not an animal, yet they can BIT
heard to considerable distance
When boy hollers he opens hii
big mouth like frogs, but girls hold
their tongue till they are spoken
to, and they answer respectable
and tell just how it was A boy
thinks himself clever because he
can wade where the water is deep
When the boy grows up he is
called husband, and then he stops
wading and stays out nights, but
the grown-up girl is widow and
keeps house.
Mr.. Ferd johnson has moved
from tho Wiley property corner OF
Main and Sixth Streets, to
Geo. Jornan's house on First street.
Mr.. Wiley will repair his house
and he and his daughter Miss Vir-
ginia, will go to housekeeping.
The City of Pittsburg on her last
down trip made the run from Pitts
burg to Cincinnati, 467 miles in
forty seven hours, six hours faster
than the regular packet time. This
included fifty landings.
Capt. John Wills, formerly con-
duotor on the X. & M. Gauloy Ao-
commodation, is contemplating the
purchase of Mrs. S Vollert's gro.
Gerry store this CITY. Capt. Wills
has many friends in this city, and
no doubt will receive liberal share
of their patronage.
The BuffaIonian is the name of
neat little 4.column folio, just
started at Buffalo, Putnam county,
by A. d. Beatty and X. M. Scott.
We wish it success.
This is the time of year when
all filth spots over town should be
looked after. Point Pleasant is
not ono of the cleanest towns in
the United States, Id if her peo
pie will not have cleanly habits,
they should be learned them by
our health officers One of the
first things that should be attacked
is the hog pen.
Capt. S N. Park has fitted up
nice confectionery, ice cream and
soda water parlor in the room for
merly used as an Office to the hotel.
It will be an inviting place, and we
trust he will be literally patron
lied by our people.
The number of people who "nev-
er read an adj" is very small, SO
small that it is seldom taken into
serious account Practically every
body reads advertisements. Those
which are most attractive in form
and matter are naturally most wide
ly read. Tho advertiser who can
make his advertisements the most
interesting is bound 10 obtain the
widest publicity and to make the
largest sales.
Our town has as good police
officers rs can be found in any
town along the river. They get
tho praise of everybody except the
tough" citizen.
We understand there will be a
new grocery store started on Ohio
street, in tho extension, in few
weeks.
Proprietor Higgins, of The Oak
dale, formerly the Kline House,
has very interesting lotter in the
Huntington Herald, in which he
speaks nicely of Point Pleasant
and it's people,
w. NJ. Duffy has secured the fol-
lowing increases of Pensions:
\ Samuel Smith, Sea Flat, this
county, increased from SIG to $24
per month from May 3D. 1899.
Albert Hyatt, Baden, this coun-
ty, increased from S12 to SIT per
month, from Nov. l, 1899.
It is cowardly to even attempt to
kick n man when he is down. That
is the time to show true manhood
by charitable acts.
Barney Rollins Jr., has moved
with his family to North Dakota.
His father, FL. N. Rollins, accom-
panied him, whore both have taken
up claim.
The surest way to take cold is to
pick up chunk of ice.