The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-30

fair, Charley Caldwell, of Parkers
burg, was standing on the street
talking to Rev. McCIung, when o
young man approached him and
enquired for Rev. Mr.. G.
replied that he did not know him.
and asked the young man if he was
making tho enquiry for matrimo-
NAL purposes, and the young man
informed him that he was. MIR. G.
then introduced Rev. McClung and.
together they repaired to the hotel
Gibbs whore the ceremony was
soon performed in satisfactory
manner. As soon as the parties
were made one, Mr.. G. was the first
ono to step up and congratulate tho
groom, and before he had time to
kiss his bride. Caldwell whispered
to the groom that he was the Re-
publican candidate for Congress and
would like to have his vote. The
young man replied: "Mr. Caldwell,
am so overwhelmed by your gen.
tlemauly audacity and check upon
TINS occasion. that not only prom
Use to vote for you, if 1 live, but 1
will name my first boy Charley
Caldwell, in the hope that his check
will carry him through the world. ("
If this the way Caldwell is going to
electioneer, we want him to stay
out of Mason county.
We find the following in tho Gal
lipnlis bulletin, of Saturday:
@Mr E. S. Bright, of Brighton,
w. Va; will begin the erection, on
or before September 1st, of a power
house and incline for the handling
of ties, logs. lumber. &c. He in
tends crowding his work to compile
ton, and expects to handle before
the close of this season not less
than one hundred thousand ties, in
addition to logs and lumber. Mr..
Bright is pushing, active, and en-
ergetie business man, and no grass
grows under his feet when business
is under consideration. He has
been very successful in all his bust
ness enterprises, and they have
reached large proportions. The one
he has undertaken here promises to
exceed in magnitude anything that
he has had hold of in the past"
FIRE AT CAMDEN.-Middleport
Herald of Friday: "Last Sunday
morning about o'clock, the Cam
den Coal Company's barn was dis
covered to be on fi-e. How it orig
mated is not known. The barn
contained some six or eight tons of
hay and other feed. There were
several head of mules and horses in
the building, but they were rescued.
The barn was fully insured. The
loss is about 5000.
On next Sabbath evening in the
lower Presbyterian Church, Rev.
d'Argent will preach on "Enthusi-
asm as a factor of success" All
cordially invited.
On Sabbath, September 18th, at
morning service the Sacrament of
the Lords Supper will be admins
tered by Rev. d'Argent, assisted by
Rev. A. B. Loves, who will deliver
the Action Sermon. All who love
the Lord Jesus Christ are invited to
commune. Preparation services
will commence on the evening of
Sept. 9Th, Rev. Loves preaching
each evening until the 10th of Sep
TENDER. All people are urged to
attend.
Burglars entered the residence of
Capt. John L. Charles, Wednesday
night and riflcd- his pockets and got
about So in money. They also ran
sacked all the rooms on the first
floor of the house and carried away
few articles of clothing. The
Captain thinks the burglar was in
the house at the time he closed up
the house.
Burglars attempted on Thursday
night TO force an entrance into the
residence of MIR. }. d. McCulloch,
but were detected and scared away
by a coloied man, who fired sever.
al shots at them. And on Friday
night they tried their hands on Mr..
]. B. Menager's residence, where
they were also frightened away.
Our people had better sleep with
one eye open for while, and also
keep loaded gun within handy
reach for these night visitors.
Quarterly meeting services at
Beech Hill will begin next Satur-
day at 1890 o'clock. On the Sab
bath there will be sermon at 1920
bv the Presiding Elder with COM