The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-06-06

sympathy to MIR. and Mrs. E. t..
Neale, of Ben Lomond, this county,
in the sudden, sad and untimeiy
death of their only son, William,
| aged fourteen, which sad event oc-
Cured at twilight, Saturday even
ing, June Sd, 1893. The young
man, with several associates, of like
age, were on their way to festival
held in the neighborhood, and ride
ing at good speed down the Ohio
river road, young Neale in advance,
when he observed a drunken man
step from the side to the middle of
the road, waving bottle over his
head, when the deceased made an
effort to stop his colt, and drew his
head around over his right leg, but
the colt kept his body straight
along striking the drunken man
with his left shoulder, knocking him
some twenty feet, inflicting serious
injury to him, and at this moment
young Neale's colt plunged and fell
throwing his rider over his head
some distance and with great force,
his chest striking the hard, dry
ground resulting in his death in
some twenty or thirty minutes.
This young man had spent much of
his time in this city, with his uncle,
Or. w. P. Neale, attending our
High school, and was we'll and fav-
olably known, not only to his rela-
tives, teachers and school mates,
but to everybody, old and young,
all of whom loved him and mourn
his Premature death. He was
gentle, kind, loving and affection
ate son and brother, and dotted upon
and almost idolized by his parents
and only sister. Not only to his
heart stricken, bereaved parents,
sister anu relatives, but to many
aged as wei as young friends, do
we tender Sur fullest sympathies in
the sudden death of this bright and
promising boz. "Truly in the midst
of life, is death" The funeral SER
vices were conducted by the Rector
of Christ Church, this city, yester-
day morning, and the remains in
tered at Bruce Chapel cemetery.
RIVER Nrws.Esunday the shir,
ley and Stanley came out of the
Kanawha together, and their eager
ness to get to tae Swharfboat, be-
tween them wrecked Nit pretty bad
Iy, and now there a big damage
bill to settle.
Pilot Dick Bailey, of the ferry
boat Champion No. rs $ back to
his home at Mason. from Gallipolis,
where he has been L several
weeks in the U. S. Marinel Hospital.
Mr.. Price, proprietor q Prices
river show and well known here, is
very low at present with heart
Wetzel Democrat.
The new steamer Columbia start
ed out the first of the week in the
Charleston and Gallipolis trade.
Capt. Bob. Hapstantalls new
propeller, was inspected Monday,
and given her tonnage. She will
make two trips day between this
place and Leon.
Captain E. -E. varian, of the
steamer c. C. Martin, has the
thanks of everybody on the Pome-
roy excursion for the clever and
handsome manner in which he
treated everybody. = Pdrkersburg
Journal.
Capt. P. G. Holloway. of the Bos-
tona, stopped off to sec his family
Monday night.
About ten days ago the tow boat
Joseph B. Williams left Louisville,
Ky, for New Orleans, with perhaps
the largest tow that ever went down
the Ohio and Mississippi rivers
Her tow consisted of one and half
million bushels of coal, the barges
and floats covering about seven
acres.
We again call attention of the
authorities tn tho noisy crowd of