The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-05-16

Jr., of this city has been invited to
address the Societies of the Fair
mont Normal School, June 10th.
This a compliment to our worthy
felIow-townsman that he should ac-
cept, and no doubt he will.
Mr.. Frank Snyder and wife, of
Lawrence county, Ohio, is hero on
a visit to the family of D. S. Sny-
der, Esq.
Mr.. Will. Flanagan, of Parkers-
burg, and Mr.. James Flanagan, of
Grafton. were business visitors to
our town several days last week.
w. E. Allen, Esq, has been quite
sick for week or SO, but is now
improving slowly.
Miss Cora Swisher, of Addison,
Ohio, and her cousin, Miss Rebecca
swisher, of GalIipolis, Ohio, were
the guests of Mr.. S. W. Swisher and
wife, of this place several days last
week.
G. II. fancy, Esq, General Man
ager of the Wheeling Register, was
in town Sunday.
Messrs. Otto Lasley and Clarence
Martin, of Gallipolis, spent Sunday
in this place with friends.
Mr.. George Hickman has sold
his business in this place to Mr.. r.
Swisher, of Addison, o., and will
leave this week with his family for
Newark, o. During Mr.. Heckman's
stay here he has made many warm
friends, all of whom regret to see
him go away. We wish him sue
cess in his new home.
Messrs. N. L. Bryan and Homer
Smith, have returned from Lima,
Ohio. 1t is more than likely they
will go into the hotel business at
that place.
r. w. Sterling, Esq. and family
left Sunday for Piqua, Ohio, where
Mr.. Sterling will engage in the
hotel business
Messrs. Jacob scheively and N.
NJ. Laidley, were visitors to Hunt
ington, Monday.
Mrs. Kate Phelps and little child,
who have been quite sick, are get
ting we'll.
SAD DEArH.-It is our painful du-
ty to chronicle the death, due to
heart disease, of Mrs. Lavina Rifle
Boggess, wife ofour esteemed towns
man, A. l.. Borgess., Esq. But u
little over three months ago Mr..
and Mrs. Boggess moved into our
town from Pleasant Flats, he having
received the appointment of jailer;
they had, however, been long enough
here to win the esteem of those who
came to know them, and MIR. Bog
CESS has our deepest sympathy in
his bereavement. Mrs. Borgess.
died last Thursday morning, and
somewhat suddenly, because, al
though she had long been an inva-
lid, she had appeared in better
health of late. She was in her 3Sth
year. The funeral, which was
largely attended, was held at tho
house, and the interrment took
place at Lone Oak Cemetery.
RIVER NEws.-During the last
month 377 barges passed Lock G.
The barges contained 4,OOO,925
bushels of COAL Tho lock men say
this is the largest run of coal during
any month in the history of the
Kanawha river.
The new tow boat LYDIA, of the
Ella Layman Company, was put in
the river last week
Capt. Marlin E. Brown has con-
tracted at Marietta for new boat.
His machinery will be compound
with four cylinders. 1t will be 100
feet long and "a feet beam. She
will be completed August LIST. Her
trade is yet to be determined upon.
Preparations are almost completed
for new Fleetwood. The boat
will be built this season.
The hull of the Mary Huston will
be taken out this week on Cole G.
Heatherington's docks.
Endless assortment of gcraniums
and a large assortment of other
plants from which to select, ut Mrs.
Simpsons.
Stop Tive don't know who
has control or jurisdiction to keep
down the outrageous conduct of the
white and colored boys who gather
in the court house yard on Sundays,
-and so conduct themselves by yell
ing, cursing, disappearing, quarrel
ing and fighting, as to annoy all the
neighbors within two squares of the
court house. The conduct of the