The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-10-25

and Mrs. Blanche Harper, Of RAYMOND
City. and Miss Rebecea Rarbee, Of thi.
place, have returned from the Worlds
Fair.
Mr. d. Sealy was down from Charles
ton all last week in the interest Of his
company. Everybody regretted when
SIR. sealy removed his Office to Charles.
ton, and all are glad to meet him when
he comes to town.
Col. Jas. L. Rice. who runs country
store up near sassafras. and who is one
of the best Democrats in the county, was
in town Saturday
Mrs. Ium Craig, wife of Conductor
Craig, of the K. & II. Railway, has re-
turned from a visit to Columbus friends.
Col. Robert McEIdowney, of the
Wetzel Democrat, was a distinguished
visitor to our town, last Friday.
.Jack" Brinker, of Letaft, w. Va,
brother of the groceryman. passed
through the city Monday on his way to
the Worlds Fair.-Central City Courier.
Messrs. Peter Couch and j. NJ. Fl.
Beale left Monday evening for the
Worlds Fair
Mr.. John McCulloch and wife and
daughter spent several days up the
Kanawha last week visiting friends
Miss MoIlie and Miss Nellie Gardner,
of Pleasant Flats, w. Va, and Miss May
Kelvey, of Granville, o., visited at Nh.
and Mrs. Jacob Soders. Thursday and
Friday. -Gallipolis Journal.
Mrs. Chas. W. Young and son, Ray
mond, of Charleston, came down Mon
day on visit to her brother, Hon.
Rankin Wiley, Jr., and family.
Jos. L. James, Esq, book-keeper at
Lock IL, left Sunday for Chicago and the
Worlds Fair.
Mr. Chas E. McCulIoch. of Five Mile,
has been on the sick list for several
days. but was sufficiently recovered to
be in town yesterday
Mr.. E. G. Rifle, who left this county
81 years ago and located in the West,
was in to see US last week He is a son
of Mr.. Coonrod Rifle, and now resides
at Walla Walla, Washington.
Mr.. H. Miller, Jr., well and favor
ably known here, is now with Kerr,
Kahn & Co., of Cincinnati. having re-
sisre,I his position with Harvey, Hagan
& Co., Huntington.
Mrs. Thomas Fields. of Charleston, is
visiting friends in this place.
Mr.. Will Mitchell, of Edgewater, on
his return from the Worlds Fair, stop
ped of here to visit his parents.
Mr. Jake somerville returned Monday
from the Worlds Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Franklin have re-
turned from visit to friends at Louisa,
KY, accompanied by Miss Myran Hatch
err.
Mrs. Lewis S. English, of Charleston,
is visiting friends in this place.
Mr.. w. H. King. of Kings Landing.
was pleasant visitor to our Office Mon
day.
Mrs. Robert Liter, who has been visi-
ting relatives in KentncSy, returned
home Monday evening.
Mrs. Sam Savage, of Charleston, is the
guest of Mr.. A. Il. Cable and family on
First Street.
The many friends of Mr.. J. S. VIM
d will regret to learn that he is dan
ee ousIy ill at his home in Pleasant
Flats, with typhoid fever.
RIVER NEws.-The towboat Ben
Wood, going up the Kanawha river
with empties, collapsed a fiue last
Friday evening, just below Charles
ton, scaIding Joe Nichols, fireman,
of Lock 6, seriously, and injuring
John Butterworth and Abe Koontz.
The once familiar whistle of the
Telegraph brought many of our
citizens to the river front twice in
the past week. 1t has been nearly
four months since one of these side
wheel palaces was here.
Capt. Jas. K. Davis, of the steam
er Annie L, was taken suddenly i'll
and compelled to leave his boat and
go to the Phenix. Hotel, where he
is receiving proper medical treat
ment. He is reported much better
this morning.
The Princess, Wheeling packet,
is here on the docks having a
thorough overhauling.