The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-10-11

RIVER NEws.@The Champion No.
2, which is on Cole & Heathering-
ton docks, is receiving extensive re-
pairs.
Kanawha coal men were again ia
vored with a rise in the river last
Friday and Saturday. This is the
fourth time they have been enabled
to send their dusky diamonds to the
markets below since Pittsburg had
"ary a one"
The Henry DeBus after receiving
a new hull and some other repairs
from Armstrong; Bro g. docks made
her trial trip Saturday, and proved
all satisfactory to her owners
Last Thursday morning the Ho-
mer B, owned by Varian Bros, who
have been working for the Lock
Co.. struck a snag and sunk in a
few minutes in about 10 feet of
water. The boat went down SO
rapidly that every man aboard got
a good ducking but nobody hurt
Efforts are being made to raise her.
Insured for $4,000. Later-She
was raised Monday and taken out
on the docks Tuesday.
Capt VIM. Bay, at Ironton, last
week, had his left foot crushed SO
badly that amputatiOn at the instep
was necessary.
The Pomeroy and Huntington
propeller Pilgrim, one of the fast
est and finest boats of the kind on
the Ohio, burned to the waters
edge at Hartford. Loss, $4,000.
She was owned by Captain NJ.
Brown
Yesterdays Pittsburgh Dispatch
says the steamer w. W. O'Neil took
out a party of prominent rivermen
yesterday on a trip to test new
steering apparatus The W. W.
O'Neil is one of the first large tow
boats to put in the Continuance, and
the outcome of the trial trip was
watched with great interest Capt.
O'Neil, Capt. Moren and Capt. Bun
tin were on. board and Capt. Tom
Patterson acted as pilot.
The tiller is so arranged that by
turning a small lever in the pilot
house the rudders can be turned in
an instant to any angle. The lever
is connected with valve in the en-
CINE room where a machine is ar
ranged for working the tillers.
All were delighted with the re-
suits of the test. The steering ap-
paratus practically does away with
all labor on the part of pilots.
The teachers Of the public schools
of Point Pleasant met at the school
house Saturday afternoon, for the
discussion of the best methods of
teaching in the different grades of
their school work. There was a
full attendance.
Prof. Kenny presented and read
a paper on ''the object of the recita-
ton and its value to the communi-
ty." AS a word picture, this paper
was a model of English composition,
complete in every detail, appertain-
ing to this subject, and such paper
as every parent and school officer
should have heard.
Prof. Peterson, assistant princi-
pal, spoke of the preparation to be
made by teachers and pupils for the
recitation, and his words were very
pointed, practical, and proved that
he is an enthusiast in the work of
his choice.
Miss Mollie Simpson, one of the
teachers in the intermediate grade,
outlined in a paper which she read,
the progressive steps to be taken by
teachers in teaching primary geogra-
ply. This is a valuable paper and
worthy place in any school jour
nal.
The next meeting will be held in
November, and all interested in
school work are invited.
We congratulate our teachers in
their good work, and we assure our
good Principal that he shall have
the moral support of every citizen
who has the welfare of this town al
heart, for the bnilding up of the
school interests of this community
Ravenswood hasn't had a real
saloon in thirty years. A thirsty
man could always get something
there to wet his whistle with, but
until recently there had never beer
license granted to sell liquor. The
County Court granted a license tc