The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-09-27

AEON 11EMS--4nE b- d. L. 4nttlOl
has just returned from few days
visit with her friends in Dexter
Ohio.
Miss Roma Gilman, of Gallipolis,
was the guest of Miss Ella Dunlap
last week.
Quite a number of our people
went to Kanawha Falls on the
excursion.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Davies were
the guests of A. T. Sullivan, last
week.
Mr.. John Clifford and daughter,
have returned to their home in
Leon, Iowa.
Mr.. c. E. Jones and Miss Helen
Rowley were the guests of Miss
Sallie Miller, recently.
Mr.. VIM. Smith has gone 10 Hun
tington, whore he expects to attend
school at Marshal College this win
ter.
Chas. B. Lott has returned from
a lengthy visit at Kama VIVA City.
Mrs. l. E. Cherington and daugh
ter, of Gallipolis are visiting at w.
A. Ferguson's.
Mrs. Henry Wolf and daughter,
Katie have been the guests of Mrs.
G. d. Sullivan.
Mrs. j. Il. Dunlap and son
Charlie have returned from few
days visit with relatives at Cot.
tageville.
Miss Rhoda Sullivan is attending
school at Point Pleasant.
MUsA & MusErrE.
DIED.-In the death of Mrs. p. A.
Borgess., mother of our Tailor, A.
l.. Borgess., which occurred on Sun
day the 18th inst, at her home in
Pleasant Flats. the community loses
good citizen and a noble woman,
and one who was universally below
ed by all her neighbors. She was
one of the early pioneers of this
county, and at the time of her death
was upward of rs years of age.
Miss Jennie, daughtero of Mr.. John
S. McCulloch, of Addison, Ohio,
died at-her fathers home, on the
10th inst, and was buried Thurs.
day 21st, in the SomerviIle burying
ground in Pleasant Flats. The
deceased was popular young lady,
and her many friends will be panied
to learn of her death.
Mrs. Rice, wife of Mr.. Harrison
Rice, died on the 10Th inst, at her
husbands home near town. She
was most estimable woman.
a BIG CABLE.-Messrs. Smyth &
Munf"rd, contractors for the lock
and dam at this place, have placed
an order with the Lidgewood Man
ufacturing Company, of New York,
for wire cable to san the Kama
wha river. 1t will be a single span
1890 feet in length, and will be the
longest cable of the kind in the
world, and will be 10 feet above
low water mark. 1t will be used
in conveying rock and cement from
the north side of the Kanawha TO
the south side. The contractors in
form us that this immense cable will
be up and in operation within the
next six weeks.
A recent trip over the K. & M.
to Gauley Bridge, developed the
fact that the extension of this road
is an Improvement that has long
been needed, and that it is paying
from the very start. The road bed
is in splendid order, and as soon as
proper facilities are made for through
connections with the G. q o. at
Gauley Bridge, full vestibuled trains
will be put on from Toledo to Old
Point. The X. & NJ. is destined to
soon become one of the leading roads
in the country.
The West Virginia Annual Con
ference of the NJ. e. Church, which
met at Grafton, Sept. goth, appoint
ed the following ministers to fill the
churches in Mason county:
Trinity NJ. E. Church, Point
Pleasant-W. G. L. Cornell.
Clifton-E. d. Hannah.
Hartford City-John Beddow.
Leon-D. Upton.
Monticello-S. H. Day.
State Superintendent Lewis has
fixed upon Nov. 10th as Arbor Day
for this year. Arbor Day is in effect
a planting festival, and the
100000 children in the schools OF
West Virginia are expected to take
part in it. Each teacher will report
the number of trees Dlanted nv the