The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-07-31
Hon. H. R. Howard, left Monday

Hon. II. r. Howard, left Monday
morning for Cincinnati and Dayton,
Ohio, accompanied by his daught-
ers, Misses Josie and Gussie.
Gen. John A. McCausland. of the
South Side, was down Monday, sha-
king hands with his many friends.
Miss Lena Ziegler, of Hunting
ton, who had been visiting relatives
in this city for the past month, re-
turned to her home, Sunday even
ing.
Miss Kate stribIing has returned
from GallipoIis, whore she has been
a guest of Miss Lillian Brosius.
Miss Marian McCulloclr, left Mon
day, for the Red Sulphur Springs,
Monroe County, this State.
RIVER NEws.- The Nail City,
owned by Armstrong Bros, this
place, was disabled up the Kanawha
last week and had to be brought here
to be locked.
The Onward left Thursday with
a tow of % barges of coal from the
Kanawha, for Cincinnati.
Work has commenced on dam
No. 8, about three miles above
Windfield.
The Government Water Gauge,
on the Ohio, at this place, is about
completed.
Frank and Thomas Middlecof,
both river men, of Pittsburgh, are
here on a visit to their parents.
Timber men are all along the
Kanawha gathering up their timber
that got away from them in the last
sudden rise in the river.
Timber men complain about river
pirates stealing their branded tim
Der. The parties who buy it are
putting themselves in a good way
to be prosecuted.
Mr.. John S. Wheaton, pilot on the
Annie L., was caller at this office,
Monday. He is tho Oldest son of
Capt. Samuel Wheaton, of this city.
Capt. Pete Holloway, pilot on
steamer Telegraph, spent Monday
with his family, in this place.
Ladies will find the cheapest as
we'll as the best and neatest fitting
shoes in town, Mt Friedman & Co. s,
both button and lace. You need
not go further. Drop in and see
them.
B1osrEEN ITEMs.-Black-b berries
are plentiful, and the girls are busy
for awhile.
Miss Annie Williams has returned
from an extended visit at Pomeroy,
and Cora, Ohio.
Messrs. ]. B. McKibben and M.
A. Wallace, aud Misses S. D. Bird,
Benia Mcclure and Mollie Summers,
are attending the Institute, at Ma
son City.
Prof. r. J. Pinnick, of Hartford,
was visiting in the land of Summer's,
this week.
E. ]. Davis was at Leon, Thurs
day. We don't know whether he
went after more "pickles" or not.
Mr.. Gordon Sebrell, of Grimm's,
was seen on our streets, Monday.
Mr.. Casey expects to make two
trips a week after this. He will
pass through this place Tuesday.
MIR. Charley Adams visited Mr..
Wau.,l, and family, Sunday
Miss Mollie Summers was the
guest of Miss Annie Williams, Sat
urday last.
Let us all attend the festival to be
held at Harmony, August Sd.
Edwin Davis visited friends at
Buffalo, Sunday.
Miss Benia Mcclure was the
guest of Mrs. T. E. Wallace the first
of the week.
Mr.. Nell Skinner, of White Hall,
is quite i'll with fever.
The roads in this vicinity make
buggy riding rather dangerous; but
two couples got over them without
being killed, this week.
We are sorry not to see more
items in the REGISTER every week.
Can't moro of the Democratic boys
and girls, send in the happenings of
their neighborhood.
MAYBELLE.
We are panied to learn that
Blanche, the little daughter and only
child of DIR. Thos. Stuart and wife,
of Leon, is suffering from partial
paralysis. DIR. Stuart and wife,
with little Blanche, have been spend
ing time at the White Sulphur
Springs, in Greenbrier county, and
the Doctor returning a day or two
since renorts that the condition of