The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-07-29


i RIVER NEws.-Jim Holloway, of
the White Color Line, is home on
short vacation.
Capt. Ed. Marmet of Cincinnati,
spent Sunday with friends here.
Gus Fry, of the Benwood, is on
the sick list
Capt Pete Holloway, spent the
first of the week with his family, in
this place.
A circular letter is out from the
executive committe on the improve
ment of Western water ways, call
ing for convention to he held at
some convenient time and place to
formulate plans for the furthering
of the work of improving Western
rivers. The Pittsburg river men
are heartily in sympathy with the
movement, and suggest New York
as the place for the convention and
the time to be Immediately after the
meeting of the Dational board of
steam navigation, which meets there
august is.
The government work on the
Kanawha river is progressing
rapidly this summer. The masonry
| for Lock Seven is almost completed.
At Lock Eight the masonry is NOV
ing on rapidly while the dredging
lis almost completed in the first cof-
ferdain for the dam. Just now a
dredgc boat is up in the pool of
Lock Two clearing the channel of a
number of bars, snags andother OBJ
structions, which will be good
deal of help to the coal and coke
companies along the pool which ship
a large amount of coal and coke by
water.-Kdnd,cha Gazette.
The Geo. Matheson arrived with
empties and will change lows with
the Ark.
The Samuel Miller passed Cairo
Sunday, on her way home.
The Alarm went on Armstrong;
docks for thorough repairing
The Inflated Smoky City, is being
rebuilt at Jacksonville, Ind.
The John Dana. Jennie Campbell,
Annie,L. and Veteran are laid up
here.
Marmct's Raymond miners have
resumed work after six months
strike.
Iron Cliff, Handy and winifrcde
are taking empties to the mines.
Benwood and Coal Bluff, arrived
with empties.
Over 100000 bushels of coal
left Pittsburg, Saturday.
The Cole & Hcathcrington docks
are crowded with work, with work
engaged way ahead.
MERGERS Bottom Items.-ATiss Elsie
Moore and Mr.. d. Moore, of Troy, Mo-,
are the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. S. w.
Moore.
Misses Alice Neale and Cornie Camp
he'll, of your city, were guests OF friends
in this vicinity, last week.
Miss Susie Waggener, of Pleasant
Flats, a most popular young lady. is the
guest of her cousin, Miss Maggie Ncale.
Mrs. J. NJ. II. Beale left Monday for
a several weeks sojourn at the All
Healing Springs, Va,
Miss Fannie Steenbergen has returned
home from three weeks visit to the
Capital city.
Mrs. ID. c. Kline and children of Gal
lipolis, have returned home after a
weeks visit to Judge Moore and family.
Mr.. Harry Eastman, of your city. was
the guest OF Cadet Steenbergen, last
week.
Mr.. d. S. Snyder, of Point Pleasant,
was a recent business visitor in this vi
cinity.
Light hearts make Joyous the eyes of
the beholdcr," and those who gazed up
on the merr, crowd assembled at the
pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs. s. w.
Moore, OH Friday evening last, truly
verified the expression. Invitations were
issued in honor of Miss Elsie Moore, of
Troy, Mo-. and the evening was most
delightfully."- spent in social past-time
Mr.. and Mrs. Moore have long since
earned for themselves the reputation OF
being most genial entertainers, to which
the following young people can testify:
Misses Elsie Moore, Mamie PEBBLES,
Susie waggener, Cornie Campbell, Alice
Neale, Ida Moore, Vausie BeaIe, Sallie
Moore, Maggie Neale, Mai Moore, Edith
Kline, Lizzie and frankie Moore, and
Aessrs. Dee Moore, Harry Eastman, j.
ID. VanMeter, William and Peter Steen-
bergen Charles and William Beale, Will
lie Neale and John waggener.
IvANnoE.
Arbuckle Items.-Mrs. j. Mahon, OF
AIiddleport, spent last week at soutl,
Side.
Mr.. III. Hoff and family. of Wheeling