The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-04-23

PlUck WILL Wis. Charley
Hutchinson, the genial merchant
and boat store man II Hsn5srson,
has hadmany ups and downspilh.
in the pasttwo months Previous
70 the early patto February be
was doing q good busfness, but the
rains descended, and the floods
came 10 that month, such d food
as was never knowniu the history
.of the white man, and did irtepar.
able damage to not only our mer.
chant friend, but to many others.
He saw the water advancing, sol.
dier like, With measured march,
toward his store house, sawit come
to the door, and like an unbidden
guest it crossed the threshold with.
out knocking. Something had TO
be done tosave his goods from the
rapidly advancing waters. He
procured a barge and placed il
along side Of his store, removed his
goods to il, protecting them from
the elements as best he could, and
began supplying his customers
tterelro.n, as well as many others
who could not get anything from
the submerged stores Of this place.
The waters continued rising, the
food mark Of 'S3 was passed, when
every one said, s1t surely cannot
pass beyond the mark Of 'S2.s But
it did all the same, and with the
current and accumulated drift, our
young merchant saw his store leave
its foundations, and after making
an obesience to him, started on its
"voyase 10 the Gulf" but the old
building was partial to West yir.
ginia soil, more especially Mason
county, for before reaching the
lower end Of the county, a friendly
current waited il to the orchard Of
a farmer, who secured it and mott.
fed Mr.. Hutchinson. After the
flood had subsidized he looked around
aud saw devastation and sorrowing
ruin, where once everything "bloss.
omed as the rose" But he had no
time for repining, and set to work
with a will, to find some shelter to
place his goods in, and to accom-.
MEDIATE his large and increasing
trade. Near whore his store had
stood, was a large building which
had been stored with ice the past
winter, but which now returned
to its normal condition by reason
of the food. That was soon fixed
up, the goods removed to it and
business commenced, where he has
been ever since. Mr.. Hutchinson
went to the place where his store
house had drifted, and found it
would cost more than the worth Of
the building to restore it to its
former foundation, so he concluded
to rebuild on the site Of the old
one, and has now about completed
a substantial two.storied business
house, 20 feet front and running
back go feet, being finished up both
outside and inside in the best poss.
ible manner known TO our home
mechanics. In the rear Of the
store is the warehouse, IS by 80
feet, and they have an oil house in
which is stored all kinds of oil
suitable for steamboats,. This firm
has young blood in it, and in the
absence Of Charley, his brother
Robert can be found ready to at.
tend to trade, either night or day.
They keep fresh meats at all times,
and do their own butchering; and
notwithstanding they have lost
their ice for two succeeding sea-
sons, they always keep on hand a
large stock of lake ice for their
steamboat friends. He left yester.
day evening for Cincinnati, to
lay in q stock Of dry goods, grocer.
les and boat stores, and when he
opens up we venture the assertion
that he will have the most COM
plete stock, Us well as The fastest
building inside, of any merchant
in the Valley. Mr.. H. is we'll and
favorably known to a large circle
of acquaintance, and is on terms
of familiarity with all the steam.
boatmen on both rivers. They all
like him, and say if the superin.
tendent Of the wire would give
Charley an Office at his store, they
would be supremely happy, and
besides it would be more conven.
lent to them. Charley" as be is
generally called, Is a man Of frank
and hearty disposition, and of hos,
pitable bent. He is ever ready to
extend a welcome to all, more es.
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