The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-02-16

Capt Sterling Mcintyre of the ILL
fated Sherlock is now Captain of
the Henry DeBus.
Capt. D. D. Stout of the fowl boat
Winifrede is seriously i'll, as is also
his nephew.
Chas. Martin Second Engineer on
the Prichard is now a Benedict.
The Ohio River Railroad tie
hoist has been moved to Parkers-
burg.
DIED-on Friday morning, Feb
ruary II, 1892, Katie NJ. Darst,
daughterof Mr.. and Mrs. IL. J. Darst,
aged 1s years, 3 months and % days.
Katie was a great favorite with all
who knew her, and the tears of her
weeping school mates attested the
high esteem in which she. was held
by them. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. S. F. Nc
Chung, ofthis city, in the new Chris
tan church, in Henderson, the home
of the afflicted parents A large
concourse of sympathizing friends
followed the remains to their last
resting place in the cemetery back
of town. Our deepest sympathies
are with the sorely distressed family
in their sad bereavement.
On Thursday, Feb. IL, 1892, in
Henderson, a little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. V. Putin, aged 81 months.
ATTEMPTED SuIcIDE.-on the 10th
inst, as a passenger train on the
Kanawha and Michigan Railroad
was going north when near Ban
croft. just below Raymond City,
Virgil Polling, of Romney, this State
attempted suicide. He left Charles
ton in company with Senator
Flournoy for his home. After the
train was some distance down the
road Polling went into the water
closet, closed the door and took
poison. He was found some time
afterward lying upon the floor un-
conscious. He left a note for the
conductor indicating his purpose to
commit suicide. He was taken off
the train at Bancroft and placed
under the care of physician. He
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of the Court of Hampshire county.
The trainmen on the two rail-
roads that run into our town are
complaining, and justly too, about
their long hours of service. How
railroad companies can expect care
full service from their men, when
they work them Is to 20 hours on
run, and then order them back
on another train the next day,
without sleep and very little to eat,
is something we cannot understand
Sleepy men will neglect their duty,
because nature overcomes them,
and hence accidents and loss of life.
a gorgeous illumination of the
heavens was visible Saturday night
1t was probably the most wonderful
display of northern lights ever wit
messed by our citizens. Our ex-
changes from all over the country
give glowing descriptions of it, and
in many places people were badly
frightened before it was understood.
This phenomena occurs about every
ten or eleven years, the last one
being in the winter of 1881 80.
The Secretary of State last week
issued charter to the Mason City
Handle Company for the purpose of
manufacturing wooden handles,
spokes, swingIe- trees, and buying
and selling lumber and other forest
products. The principle Office will
be at Mason City, this county.
The capital subscribed is $1,000,
and paid in on said capital is 5000,
with the privilege granted to in
crease to $4,000. Shares are $50
each and are held by r. L. Wrinkle
black and others, of Mason City.
All winter goods sold Mt cost at