The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-05-09

the 18th.
Harry Shrewsbury and Miss Kate
Williams, of Mason City, were in the
Flats. Sunday.
Measels have made their appear
ance in this place.
Miss Maud Hale and Miss Cora
Roseberry and sister, spent Sunday
at o. II. P. Van Matre's.
Peter r Hawkins and family
moved last week to their farm near.
Kanawha Ten Mile.
Claude v. Petty. of Letart, visited
friends in the Flats Saturday and
Sunday.
Van Brown, our popular merchant,
viii give a social hop at his hall,
Wednesday evening, May 9Th. Van.
is q hustler and will make this the.
most pleasant event of theseason.
Geo: johnson and Johnnie Sehon.
were in this place Sunday.
We notice in your issue of last
weeksthe name of w. C. Whaley, as
a candidate for the House of Dele
gates. The Democratic party can
do no better than choose Mr.. Wha-
ley for this Office as he is man of
ability and will conscientiously at
tend to the interests of our people.
LUcILE.
In LucK.-Mrs. D. w. Polsley,
of this city, received letter last
week Notifying her that by the:
death of an Aunt at Poughkeepsie,
New York, she had fallen heir to an
estate valued at $4,000. We con-
graduate her on her good fortune.
Mrs. Polsley will go to New York
in few days to look after her in
terests.
Ladies, all of the fashionable and
stylish millinery, for Spring and
Summer, will be found in this city
at Misses Yollert & RiedeIs fashion
able millinery store. Give them
call, and our word for it you will
find their store equal to any in the
Ohio Valley in goods and in low
prices.
Harry Bailey, well and favorbly
known in this city, as well in Ohio
and Kanawha Valleys, as a good
steamboatmen, good citizen, a
kind husband and father, died at
his home in this place last Sunday
morning of that dreaded disease,
consumption.
Streets are being made through
the Fisher lands, now the property
of the Ohio River Railroad Com
pany. In this tract there will be
some very desirable lots for sale.
The drawing for the location of
lots in the flour mill extension,
takes place at Adkins new brick
building, Thursday, May 10, 1888,
at 2 o clock, P. NJ. All prrties inter
ested have been notified of the
same.
Attention is called to the an
nouncement of Mr.. Chas. Clifton,
of Hartford City, as candidate for
County Commissioners. He is a
sound Democrat, and well qualified
for the office.
PAINFUL AcciDENT.-Mr. James
Ward, the engineer at the Kanawha
Lumber and Furniture Company,
had two of his fingers on his left
hand badly mashed last week.
The Hope Salt Company, in the
bend, has orders for all the salt it
can make. The steamer Benton
Mcmillan took on a cargo at that
place last Saturday for the Illinois
river.
The Hartford City Normal Insti-
tute, under the management of
Profs. Phelps and Barber, now num-
bers seventy-four students, nearly.
all of whom are preparing to teach.
Mr.. Frank NJ. Van Matre is an
nounced in this paper as a candi-
date for sheriff. He is good Dem
ocrat, and would make a good sheriff.
SERIOUSLY ILI.-Mrs. Kirt Nut
ter, Mrs. Levie Hayes and Mrs.
Will Stephenson, are all dangerous
ly Ill and there is but little hopes
for their recovery.
The residence of Mr.. Arch Gibbs,
at Mason City, was entirely de,
stroyed by fire last Thursday night.
1t was insured in Gus. Jordan's
Agency for $4,000.
Rev r Harron will nreoch OF