The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-30
PLoATERs.
Work has commenced on the
Railroad bridge in this,place.

Is exceedingly good.
one by one the early pioneers Of
this county are passing away.
Hon. II. h. Howard is back from
his trip to Dayton, Ohio,
Capt. Joseph Helm, Of this place,
Is visiting friends in Central Ohio.
We ppbli.h many interesting,
and some very sad locals, this week.
A good FIRE is a comfortable affair
these cool mornings
The Claribell is on the docks at
this place.
0. T. Wilson, Of the o. c, has our
thanks for courtesies.
Friedman & Co. have now the
bnndsomest store in town.
The river railroad will be built
within year.
Our patrons are reminded that
we need money badly.
Everybody complains Of the diff.
ficulty Of making collections.
The last few days has had a good
effect on the overcoat trade.
Our farmers aro preparing to put
imam unusually large cropol wheat.
Mr. Tom, Hogg, of Nebraska, is
here on a visit to friends,
Our friend, James Brown, of the
Bottom, is about to engage in the
saw mill business, on the Kanawha.
Two trains a day is very con,
venient thing 10 the people Of the
Valley.
The junior editor Of the Gallipo.
lis Tribune gave US u pleasant call
Monday morning.
Conductor Nick Clarkson is be.
coming quite popular with the PEG.
pie along the 0. G.
Quite a number of our citizens
have gone to the RavenswOod Fair,
which commenced yesterday.
You can walk dry-shod over the
Kanawha, at some points. 1t is
now lower than was ever known.
Dr.. Mossman has laid the foun.
daLion for his new honse to DO er.
ected in the Extension.
This town, it seems to us, is be
ing very loosely run. There is no
order whatever.
There was a wedding at the
the County Clerks Office Friday
night.
They had a big fire in Hunting,
ton last Saturday morning. Loss
about $4,000.
The Mutuals Of Hickory Chap
el claims to be the champion base
ball club Of Mason county.
Mrs. Mary Rodgers and her son
have returned from their visit to
Hartford City.
The ladies should now pot their
flowers before the frost catches and
destroys them.
Yoa ought to get Judge Tucker
to tell his cat and turtle story. It's
huge,
L! is rumored here that Hon. r,
S. Brown, of Ravenswood, is dead.
I
We hope the rumor is not true.
Catfish weighing from so to 100
pounds are now being captured in
the shadows Of Kanawha.
There is not less than half do.
zen bawdy houses, in and adjoin
ing town, which ought to be broken
up at once.
Talk about your farming, Mr..
J. NJ H, Beale raised twenty.four
bushels of potatoes on 8! acres Of
land, this season,
Their Mercer family of Ohio and
West Virginia, are said to be heirs
to sj00,0OO,OOO. Don't you wish
you were a Mercer?
Capt. W. D, Armstrong, of the
Wellon Coal aud Salt Co., is in
town on business connected with
his company.
Master Will franklin and Mr..
Chas. Dashner, engineers on the
BOstona, are at home, their boat be.
ling laid up on accounted low water.
Messrs, Armstrong & Sons; our
new Dock men, have cleaned out
the Snags and stumpS at their land
Ing, fronting EIlinipsico.
The Mutuals of Hickory Chapel,
challenge the Point Pleasant Club
to play them a match game, at
from S25 to $50 a side.
We attended Episcopal service
last Sunday morning and listened
to a very interesting sermon by
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