The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-01-30

PEnsoNA1s-Mr. NJ. 3: Tracy
who was quite i'll for a few days last
week. is out agein:
Nearly our whole population is
at Charleston:
Ex-senator SBtnerville, of Wheel,
i ing, gave us . eail, last week.
We had pleasant call from g.
B. Gibbons; Esq, of Parkersburg
He is an applicant for United Statel
Marshal tor West Virginia. He il
a brother typo, and if change il
to be made, we hope he will gel
the place. No man in the State
could FILL this Office better or more
satisfactorily than Mr.. Gibbons.
Capt. A. S. Park, of Buffalo. Put
nam county, was the first man tc
respond to the bills for subscription
tsent out. His bill vent up Wed
nesday night ~ mail, and the
amount was sent US Thursday
morning.
We had a pleasant business call
from DR.. c. B. Waggener, Thursday
last.
we acknowledge n call the last
Of the week from Col. ]. a. Robin.
son, of Patterson Dspot, and an
official Of the b. & o. Railroadl
and Prof John Al. Myers, Dlfett6r
of the West Virginia Experimental
Station, at MUrgantown. Both gen.
tlemen were on their way to Char
lesion.
We had pleasant call Friday
from Col. j. B. Hallam, of Richie C.
H. He is Democrat of the true
type, and has twice been elected
Sheriff in that strong Republican
county, which proves him to be a
gentleman of great popularity.
Mr.. Paul Schools, was in our Office
Saturday and informed us that he
had purchased a four acre tract Of
land from Capt. James Barnett, on
Three Mile, and added to his little
farm. If he keeps on buying as he
has been doing for a year or two,
he will soon have as good a farm as
there is on Three Mile creek. We
are glad to chronicle his prosperity,
as no one is more deserving of sue
cess than he is.
Mr.. John s. Miller has bought
from W, 81. T. Spencer, colored, his
lot on the Clarksburg road, near
the Jail, If he keeps on he will
soon be land monopolist.
Hon. F. S. Purcell, editor of the
Logan (Ohio) Gazette, was a caller
at this Office Friday. He was on
his way to Charleston.
Mr.. Rankin NJ. Hill, of Beech
Hill, a good reliable Democrat, called
in Saturday and renewed his sub
scription to the REGISTER, paying
for it for 1889. He says he is like
Thurman, the older he gets, the
more firmly he is convinced that
the principles of Democracy are
right.
Mr.. J. NJ. Spencer, of Graham
Station, gave us business call, Sat
urday morning.
Editor G. B. Hart, of the Wheel
ing Intetligencer, Hon. L. S. New
man, of MoundsFille, and Hon. ALEX.
Campbell, of -Ravenswood, were
among the distinguished visitors in
town Saturday.
Mr.. Will G. Jewett, goes to Hunt
ington this week to 60 into business
for himself
Gus. Jordan, Esq, has been quito
i'll at his home in this place, for the
past week.
Mr. Peyton Barnett, of Indiana,
Is here on a visit to his parents.
Mayor Snyder has been quite sick
for few days, but Is out agath.
Maj. II. Fl. Tomlinson visited his
daughter, at WefEston, Ohio, last
week.
DR.. P. A. snnns, of Gallipolis, was
up Saturday, shaking hands with
his many friends.
Capt. Aaron Williamson has re-
signed his position on the steamer
Bostonai and is now 1t his home in
this place.
J.J. Bright, Esq, is confined to
his home by an acute attack Of
rhetimatism.
We had pleasant call from THAT
prince of good fellows, Capt: John
Thornburg, Monday. He was on
his way to Barboursvilles to visit
his parents.
Miss Blanche Cadet, of Gallipolis,
isvisiting her cousins the Misses
Gilmore. this city.
Mr.. Ghas. 81. Finney his resigned
his place in the Government Print
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