Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-02-01
KEN0VA NEWS.


Mr.. l.. l.. Stewart. tho furniture
man, is in Philadelphia this week
Supt. Peck left for n short busi.
ness trip to Cincinnati, yesterday
Mr.. c. J. Budd is strengthening
his shoulders for boom next
spring.
Indications point TO the rcsump-
ton of work on the Hotel Kenova
in the early spring.
Mr.. Fissingor, proprietor OF the
Glenwood Inn, made a business
trip To the county-seat, Wodnes-
day.
The namo OF Mr.. A. j. Johnson.
tho accommodating train master Of
the n. IS W, has been added 60 the
REPORTER subscription list.
Tho Ohio'Riyor Railroad il now
taking freight regularly from this
place, which greatly adds 90 the
volume of business done 10y that
road
a largo number OF cottages, some
OF which will be much moro com
modious aud expensive than any
yet erected, will bo built In the
spring
Tho contract for the erection OF
a number Of new cottages has just
been let by the Association The
Ross Bros. tho we'll known builders
Of this place have the contract
Mr.. d. J. Durney has boon pro-
noted 10 the position of cashier
at the c. IL O. depot, at an increas-
ed salary. His now position will
relieve him OF some Of the con
finement incident TO his former
position.
Miss Susie Durnoy ia still at
Chicago whore she Ia enjoying the
cold weather in sleigh-riding, and
i'm such other innocent pleasures
az cold climate affords She il
not much better off iu that
line than hor fair companions at
home this wintor
Supt. Peck has exchanged his
stin hat for soft broad -brimmed
ono. The wild west appearance OF
the broad d-brimmed hat over the
fine features aud pleasant counte-
nance of Mr.. Peck, make n very
agreeable contrast.
All transportation between all
towns situated ON opposite sides Of
the Ohio from Huntington and
Portsmouth (and indeed all towns
tributary 10 these has been made
over the bridge at this place dur
ing the freeze up in the river. The
freight handled at the.depot is inn
mensc.
The yereer mill mon, under the
guidance Of Mr. Sample, are making
good progress IN getting their mill
ready 20 run. They have a part of
tho machinery in position The
boiler 10 also in position. The ma
chiuery il all new aud every
thing is being put up in sub
stantial, and workmanlike oTder.s
a temporary machine shop has
been erected, adjoining the tom
porary round house at this place.
The shop will relieve the pressing
demand for larger works az this
place until the weather viii per
NIT others % boz built Mr. Haller
will be foreman aud will have inn
mediate employment for several
machinists -
During tho lato cold weather,
passengers have been cgowding
thick and fast % this place 20 OBJ
tain passage over the Ohio This
haa crowded the Glenwo0d Inn 90
its utmost capacity and, in spite Of
tho attempt of tho managers 20 ac-
cominOdato the guests BY making
a largo number Of temporary beds,
they have been compelled ~ send
q large number GO az ono time) 3D.
Huntington to secure lodging
Our Huntington con
temporaries arc much mistaken iu
their statement that the river
would not have frozen over at Hun
tuZlou if the ice had not gorged
against the n 81 w. piers at Ken.
ova We beg leave l1 inform our
brethren that the river was frozen
both above and below tha piers
before % closed at this place and
that there was u1 gorge against
tbo piers at all
For the last three weeks an uu.
firing struggle has beeu kept Up
might and day to protect the
wharves and the steam ferry Emit
iy from the rayages OF the ice, and
90 this timo tha boats are afoai
aud well lined up Thay ore wrll
secured with stout haWsers t9 tho
bridge piers and to ring posts 0n
thc grade Unless there should he
q sudden break up. carrying down
|nll tho shore ice lying imm di
ateiy aboyo no trouble need he an-
ticipa,cd