The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-06-23

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holding them in the churches. There
is necessarily connected with them
a great deal of frivolity and noise, un-
becoming in Gods house. Every
town ought to have a hall for such
things as these.
Mr.. Henry sisson, of Point Pleas
ant, was in Hartford visiting friends,
Sunday.
Mr.. G. w. Young arrived home on
Wednesday, from his trip down the
river. He says coal business is dull.
The steamers Andes and City Of
Ironton both took on salt at ourland-
ing to-day Sunday; the former took
on ATS barrels. ].
LETART ITEMs.-Harvest is all the
go in this vicinity, even on Sundays.
Such a scarcity of harvest hands
was never known before.
We painfully announce the death
of Atha Jerold, son Of A. ]. Brinker,
formerly of this place, now Of Ora.
ham Bottom, who died Tuesday night
and was inferred Wednesday AFFIRM.
in Brinker's graveyard, below town.
We tender our heartfelt sympathies
in time of bereavement.
We note the death Of one Of our es-
teemed friends Of this community.
Simon Grim, who quit the shores Of
time last Wednesday evening, and
was followed to his last resting place,
on the Grim farm, by a large con-
course of friends and relatives, on
last Thursday evening.
Also, one of Mr.. James Clarke's
children, above town, passed into
eternity last Sunday. The bereaved
families have our sympathies.
Mr.. H. N. Rollins, son of B. j. Rol-
Inns, met with a fearful accident Fri
day, the 18th. While driving the
reaper, his horses took fright and
started to run off While trying to
hold them the seat gave way and Mr..
Rollins fell into the sickle and got
severely cut up. II is reported that
his wounds are fatal. We hope for
his recovery. y ~
The crew which took a fleet of rail
road ties from this place to Cincin-
natl last week have returned.
YouKSowUsNoT.
RIVER NEws.-Both rivers have
been in a good boating stage for the
past ten days, but are recoding rap.
idly at this writing.
The Hudson was on the docks for
repairs for few days, but is running
again.
The Telegraph and St. Lawrence
left Cincinnati side by side last We'd
nesday evening and next morning
the st. Lawrence was only about six
ty feet in advance of her, when they
landed at Portsmouth, 113 miles out
from Cincinnati.
Mr.. John Young, at Mason City,
has launched one of the largest mod.
Of barges ever built on this end of
the Ohio. 1t is for the st. Louis and
New Orleans Transportation Comp
any. He has three more ofthe same
dimensions TO build for the Company.
He has also contracted for a small
trading steamboat, to be completed
at his yards.
The Chancellor is again in the
Cincinnati and Pittsburgh trade.
The Salt Valley left this place,
last Sunday evening, with about six
ty excursionists to the big Conven-
ton now in session at Cincinnati
Many Of our most prominent citizens
went down to be at the nomination
Of the future President
The wharfboat has again changed
hands, Mr.. John Adkins having pur-
chased Mr.. Gabbert's interest. 1t is
now Holmes & Adkins.
More than seven million bushels
of coal left Pittsburgh on the present
rise, besides good deal went out Of
Kanawha.
The new Pittsburgh and Cincinna-
ii packet which is being made ready
for that trade will be called the
Scotia, and Capt Knoll will be her
commander.
The Boone was laid up for repairs