The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-09-21

The latest Register is on sale at the
Point Pleasant Book Store.
PEnsoSALs.-James Capchart and
wife, Miss Sadie Couch, Miss Lide
Waggener, 7. Stribling, DR.. S. G..
Shaw, John S. Lewis, and Peter Lew
isand wife, leave for the Centennial
this week. Wehcar of quite a num-
Der who intend goingi in a short time.
Judge Moore Of the Court Of APP
pcals returned home from Charles
town, where his court has been in
session for a month, on Friday even
ing last. Court adjourned to meet
in Wheeling in a short time. The
Judge is looking well, and from indi-
cations his labors agree with him.
Mrs. J, W. G. Armstrong, who has
been visiting friends in Jefferson
county, returned home last Friday.
Mrs. w. L. Hill who has bech Wis
iting friends in Virginia, willreturn
home this evening.
Misses Peyton and Smith of New
Orleans, are visiting Mrs. Dr. Hooll
in this place.
Miss Matte NIcConibcy has zone
to Staunton toattend school.
Miss Lucy Coleman Of Charleston,
is visiting the family of Mr. L.
Kiml'crling,
Willie Kimbc'ling starts for Beth
cnay, this evening, where he will
enter college.
Thc many friends of Mrs T. a.
Guthrie will be groticcd to learn
that she has almost entirely lctovcr-
ed from her late severe spell Of fever.
J.L. Manager, Esq, who las been
home several weeks yitiiiue hi.
mo'hcr, returned TO his ls1nr in H.
diana tie first Of The week.
Lorain Mintnrn, Esq Of 81. Jc-
scph, Mo, was in town las, week on
visit to oll friends. lie left for The
Centennial, Friday.
John AieCullochand wife have re-
turned from the Centennial.
RIVER NEws.-Thc rivers are now
rising,
The Hudson viii resume her rcgu-
lar trips next Sunday,
The steamer Tom. Hackney officer
ed by b. L. Miles as Captain, and
c. 4, Latham, pilot, and Clark Coz;
man, engineer, has entered the Nil
lcrsport and Gallipolis trade. We
commend the boat and officers to
travellers sand shippers in that locali-
ty.
The Wheeling and CINCINNATI
packet Andes, having completed her
repairs, and will resume her tiips,
coming down this "wednesday even
ing.
HoRsEs DRowNED.-Whilst VIM.
Wells ESD. who resides on his farm
near Buffalo, Putnam county, was re-
turning from the Fair to his home,
in a spring-wagon, drawn by Two
horses, he had occasion to cross the
river at Buffalo, and in endeayoring
to get his team into the ferry fat,
the boat broke loose, the horses went
on into the river, which was very
high, with swift current running,
and before any assistance could be
rendered were drowned, still hitched
to the wagon. At tins writing the
harness and wagon has been recov-
cred. We understand the ferry IA
cilities at Buffalo arc very meagcr,
which fact should be brought to the
attention of the next grand jury
Mr.. Wells estimates his loss at $3.50.
Circuit Court meets on the ID day
of October. Not a very large docket,
but some very important cases will
doubtless be disposed of among the
number is that of Fred Ford, ct, ais.
VS.. the Clifton Coal Company, inyolv-
ing $4,000. We gently remind our
subscribers who are in arrears to
come prepared to liquidate their bills
We will feel grateful 10 them, and
inscrihc their names in our Ccntcn-
NAL Book.
The most terrific hail storm, ac-
companicd by considerable wind,
that ever visited this section, fell on
Thursday last. Some of the hail
gInnos ,,,o,s,,r,d 81 iuchns In lpn0th