The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-10-18

Charleston last week determined to
build a church IN this city.
Brick masons are now at work on
the Spencer and Mossman buildings,
and the walls are going up rapidly.
The Office of the Phenix Hotel has
had new floor laid. The Office
will be painted and papered
The Ravenswood schools that
were closed all last week on account
of diphtheria, opened again last
Monday.
Mrs. Mary McCnlloch and Mrs.
Moore commenced moving from
their home on 5 Mile 10 the Kiger
property, in this city, Tuesday.
Bold Hardy, of this place, won
all the running races at the Lancas-
ter, O., Fair last week except one,
and in that he was second.
No two things differ more than
hurry and dispatch. Hurry is the
mark of weak mind; dispatch of Q
strong one"
Hazing has been going on at Mar
shall College, Huntington, for some
time past, but the authorities have
determined to put stop to it.
Upon the Recommendation of Mr..
Capehart, W. II. Armstrong has
been appointed postmaster at oren-
ton, Writ county.
Sentimental young men and their
best girls, now wander beneath the
stately oaks in search OF Autumn
leaves.
This place is well supplied with
hotels, restaurants and eating houses
and on a pinch could lodge and
feed very large number of people
Rev. Samuel Swisher, of Illinois,
will commence series of meetings
at the lower Presbyterian church
next Monday evening. The public
invited to attend these meetings.
The Order of Elks gave their
opening social session at their Club
Rooms on Tuesday night of last
week, which was largely attended
and highly enjoyed.
The price of timber and coal lands
along the Kanawha Valley is said
to have rapidly advanced in price
since tho extension of the X. & NJ.
railway to Gauley Bridge.
A Mason countian who recently
went west to grow up with the
country writes a friend thus: al
got here safe and sound, but 1 don t
SEQ any chance to make money
enough to get back"
Good roads cost money and must
be made of brains as well as stones.
The money annually wasted on the
roads in this county wisely and
systematically expended would soon
give us good roads.
Mr.. w. j. Keister is building a
store house on his farm at MERGERS
Bottom. 1t is near his residence
and will be occupied by one of his
sons, who will do a general mercan-
tile business.
The towers for tho largo cable
conveyor at Lock IL, are being
built. The towers will be construct
ed of iron and wood and will stand
100 feet high above the river bank,
and the cable will be 10 feet above
low water mark.
They have curfew bell at Glous-
ter, o, which rings promptly at
p. m. every night. At that time all
boys and girls under 16 years of
age must be off the streets under
pain of arrest and Imprisonment for
the night. 1t would be a good idea
to have a curfew bell in Point
Pleasant.
LEON ITEMs.-Messrs. VIM. Sulli-
van and VIM. Smith, of Huntington,
spent few days here this week.
Rev. R. W. Davis is spending a
few days here this week.
Miss Eva Wolf, of Buffalo, was in
town Sunday, but we were unable
find out who accompanied her.
Mr.. VIM. Hubbard was in town
Wednesday.
Misses Lambert and Pickens
were in. town Monday.
Miss Bessie Sullivan and Mr..
Frank Dunn were the guests Of
Miss Maggie Beard, Sunday.
Hon. Oscar Burns, of Marysyille,
is visiting his parents. We are
sorry to learn he has almost lost his
eyesight.
Mr.. A. T. Sullivan and wife, and
Mrs. w. G. Greenlee, have returned
from the Worlds Fair.
Rev. Chas. Davis has organized a
Young Peoples Union here, which
we hone will be q success.