The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-10-02

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it to his sons
Mrs. Moore, of TiltpasyilIe, wife
of Capt. w G. Moore. accompanied
by her two children, arrived here
ON Friday and accompanied her
husband to Cincinnati on the On
ward, which left Saturday morning
with % barges of cohl from Kama
wha river mines.
The Chas. Mcdonald left Friday
night with 25 barges coal, for Gin
cinnati and points below.
The John D. Lewis went out Sat
urday with big tow of coal
The Tom Means also left with a
tow of coal.
The sudden rise in the Kanawha,
Thursday, enabled the coal opera
tors to get the large amount of coal
harbored here, to market.
The tow boat Spring Hill, owned
by Capt. James II. Sentz, of Charles
ton, was sunk Thursday morning at
Brownstown. Loss $4,000; no in
surance.
Charlie Dashner, Bostona's head
engineer, is in town visiting his
mother
Pete Franklin, second engineer
on the Bostona, is home on a visit
to his parents.in this place.
The Bostona is laid up at Cincin-
natl, where she will go on docks in
about week. The Shirley is in
her place.
Henry Holloway, clerk on the
Shirley, stopped off Monday, and
was among his friends for short
time.
sprLMAN.-col B. D. spiiman, of
Parkersburg, has been here the
most of the week aiding his brother,
Mr.. ID. II. Spllman, in pushing the
vast improvements ahead.
Rev. w. S. Owens, of School
House Run, preached two estimable
sermons at this place the first of tho
week.
Miss Nevada Smith, of Jackson
county, visited the family of Mr.. ].
G. Whit, last week.
Married, at the residence of the
brides parents. Monday, Sept. 23rd,
1889, Miss Lula NJ. Withers to Mr..
Thomas Crossley. Rev. W. S.
Owens performed the ceremony in
the presence of the family and a few
invited guests. They received
numerous useful presents, and the
congratulations of the community.
May they, as they drift down the
river of time, and their cares grow
larger, and their burdens heavier,
link their lives moro firmly together,
and bravely face all.
Mrs. Spence Aumiller, of Nelson
vile, Ohio, accompanied by her
daughter, Mrs. Ed. Aumiller, is Wis
iting in this vicinity.
Mrs. Allen Mason has purchased
the property owned by Mrs. Spence
Aumiller. PANsY.
The Editor of the Worker is very
thankful to Col. John Smith of PIT.
Pleasant for new silk hat which he
presented to us last week. The Col.
is prince of good fellows and it is
no wonder that the people continue
him in office as County Clerk from
year to year.-The Pon,eroy Wiling
Worker.
That is just what the people of
Mason county are going to continue
to do.
1t has been said that newspaper
is the portraiture of the editors soul.
1t reflects his thoughts, his charact-
er and his image. Kindness, wis
dom, wit, learning, spite, or any
predominant quality, will manifest
itself. The editor, then, should al
ways remember that he is giving his
own picture to the public:
We don't want to worry or an
noy the county court, but this long
delay in rebuilding the bridge over
Crooked Creek, on the Clarksburg
road, may entail upon the county
heavy damages. The bridge is alb
solutely unsafe, and the attention of
the county commissioners has been
called to it time and again. We
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