The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-01-21
T6e Weekly Register
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yatLIrcIl The editor Of this
,Iarer and two 81 his daughters, visi,
I "a Gallipolis last Saturday eei1e
ai,a. was to be SEEM Called atstht
journal and Bulletin Printing oil
I. ,css, Al theffst We met the bachel.
creditor, VIM. Nash, Esq. He told
!. Z, that he expected to marry this
4 yearas several ladies had proposed
y % him, He would nakea good has.
I, band for sonic dafhsel, In the COM
losing fopm We met rgoodsnatpfed
friend Jim Harper, Sfio vas strip.
ped to the waist, turning tue wlieef
5iafhs big cylinder press in getting
Z. ,o.ithe first side Of his paper.
Attic Bdlletin Office we. found
Capt. yancc.holding Court, and try
Ing to patch up difficulties between
nsghbors; and Bro Robinson, the
local, editor, busy pouring oyer the
excliangeas with scissors in hand,
showing tHat tho scissorsia hishapd
has aigRtief:tha the pen X.
~ ysnsxb callel on our business
friends, Harrison & Co., s. Brosius,
Uhrig & stockhoif, Chas. Smith &
Bro, Jerman, Bowie Geo, and that
popular Druggist, P. A. Sanns. To
our interrogation, "How is bust
ness?" the reply was, "Dall, very
dull
After dinner We paraded the
streets until we came across our
friend and former county-man, G..
W. Bird, Esq, who invited us up to
take look at the new Court House.
and town clock, which we accepted
Mr.. Bird took US to tho various Off
ces and introduced US to the several
officials, all Of whom we found to be
truegentlemon. After going through
the different offices, we assembled the
stairs under the guidance Of the gen
ilemanly Janitor, Anderson Bowyer,
30 the tower, where VIC had a good
LOOK ut the great clock. Descend.
ing tie stairs we were ushered into
the spacious court room, where we
found number Of officials and citi-
sens, among whom we mention Col.
Hampton, Capt. John Evans, A.
Logne, r. E. Dunn, John L. Guy,
James Gardner, John People, j. W,
Booton, Samuel I. Cook, S. D. Cow
den, Joseph Stafford, Will Hampton,
After the usual iutroductions aud
alath-shakings, we were treated to
somc excellent music on the piano
and song, rendered by Mr. Will
Hampton, for be it known they have
tinh piano in the Court room.
The Gallipots are exceedingly
proud Of their Court House, and
we'll may they bo, for they have a
magnificent building.
KtyEnSnws.-Wc understand that
the new boat built here recently by
the Clara men, will not be called
Clara No. 2, but "Pinaforc." The
machineryis about ready to put on
her, which Will be new out and out.
The Raymond City Coal Company
will get all the coal they want. till
spring, from Pittsburgh their
mines are now closed and their boats
are running from Pittsburgh.
After going to Raymond City for a
few days, the new Nit. Glare will so
direct to Pittsburgh for tow of coal.
The Clara came down on Monday
With thirty.iivc first cabin pasSen-
gers, several Of them bound for the
grand jury room.
The rivers went down rapidly in
the past week.
The steamer Clara broke her "doc-
tor" ono day last week, and was de-
laycd some time on account Of it.
The Lizzie Johnston now extends
her trips to Pomeroy.
A barge loaded with nails passed
down the river last week.
A Strong CoMpASy.-secretary Of
State, Brady, of West Virginia, has
issued a certificate of Incorporation
to the Ohio and West Virginia Min.
Ing and Manufacturing Company, for
the purpose of mining coal, manu-
featuring salt. merchandising and
manufacturing barrels, which corpo-
rntionsghnll kepn ito nrincinnl. of1ice