The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-05-30

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man, of Willow Grove, was In town
last Wednesday. enroute to Charles
ton.
Mr.. B. R. Stevens is visiting in
Cincinnati, this week.
Master Fred and Henry Hol-
loway arc making the round trip on
the Bostona with their father Capt.
P. G. Holloway.
Mrs. P. G. Holloway, of this place
is visiting friends in the country
this week.
Hon. Rankin Wiley, Jr., has re-
turned from Washington, u. c.
Mrs. K. v. Whaley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Sands and little boy are
home on visit from Fulton, New
Mexico.
Mrs. 81. G. Nease is visiting this
week in the Flats.
Capt. John Stone and his son
Master Russell, of this place are on
a visit to relatives at Wheeling.
Miss Halle Trippett, of this place,
will leave Friday for a visit to
friends at Charleston.
Capt. Mack Haptonstall, of Md
dleport, is here on a visit to his
brother Capt. Bob. Haptonstall.
The party of young people who
went to Cincinnati on the Stanley
last week have returned, and ex
press themselves as greatly delight
cd with their trip.
MIR. B. Gilmore and daughter,
Mrs. Florence Moody, have return
ed home, after pleasant visit to
the family of Mr.. G. Shrewsbury,
at Clifton.
Mrs. D. W. Petty and children
are visiting the Doctors parents,
near Letart.
Miss HELEN PurselI, returned to
her home at Logan, Ohio, Saturday,
after a two weeks visit to the
Misses Howard, of this city.
Mrs. Ed. Miller and Miss Hattie
Congrove, left on the Sherley Sun
day for a visit to friends at Cincin-
natl.
Hon. Jas. Capehart is at home
from Washington, and will remain
about ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Graft and
Mrs. Oscar Heihl, of Parkcrsburg,
are guests of Mrs. S. Vollert.
We are sorry to announce that
Mr.. Frank Tomlinson is again con-
fined to his bed by sickness.
Mrs. Mary Rectenwald, of Char
lesion, is here on visit to her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Judge Eng
fish.
Mrs Frank Judy and Children are
here from Charleston, on a visit to
her mother, Mrs S. Vollert.
Mrs, Idone Hodge, of Charleston,
and Miss Sallie Hodge, of Middle
port, Ohio, are here on a visit to
Mr.. A. L. Bogges.
Mr.. Harry Heiner, of Charleston,
was a business visitor to our town
Monday.
W. II. Beller, Esq, of EImwood,
this county, was pleasant caller at
our office Monday. He has gotten
entirely over the effects of his ex-
posture of last winter while lost in
the Yew Pine Mountains. He says
he is not disposed to give up his
annual hunting trips to the Noun
tains.
Among the distinguished visitors
to our city yesterday, were Col. Jas.
Kerr, of GalIipolis. Col. W. S. Flu
ray, of the Ohio State Journal,
Columbus, Ohio, Hon. J. H. White,
Col. F. S. Pursell, of the Republican,
and Hon. o. w. II. Wright and
wife, all of Logan, Ohio, and Rev.
Baker and wife, of Gallipolis. They
were extended the Inequalities and
freedom of the city.
There is no reason why Mason
county should not have $4,000 pop.
ulation, and there is room for 25,,
600 here in Point Pleasant. There
are many natural resources within
our grasp that would bring outside
capital here, if other conditions
were equal. One of the greatest
drawbacks to our town and county
is that it has been cursed with bad
roads and with too much politics.
For years there has been efforts tc
improve our road system, but poll
ticians and political bosses, have
fought down all propositions to bet
ter the county roads. They rather
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