The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-04-25

Alta meeting of the Directors Of
the Merchants National Bank. held
last Tuesday, Mr.. c. C. Bowyer,
was elected Cashier, to fill the va
cancy oecasioned by the death of
Mr.. 7. Stribling, Mr.. George w.
Stribling, Assistant Cashier, and
t. Stribling, Jr., Teller. Mr.. Bow
yer has been connected with the
bank for over twenty years as As
sistant Cashier, and is one of the
best accountants in the State, as
well as pleasant and accommodate
ing gentleman. Mr.. Geo. W. Strib-
ling has been connected with the
Kanawha Valley Bank, at Charles
ton, for several years; while T.
Stribling, Jr., has been with the
bank here for several years. This
makes fine corps of efficient Off
GERS of this bank, and people in
dealing with them will find them
agreeable and accommodating gen.
tlemen to do business with.
.ANNIvERsARr.-Tbe 18th Ami
versary of Odd Fellowship in the
United States was celebrated last
Sunday by Point Pleasant Lodge,
No. 80, L. O.. o. F., who were joined
by some fifty members from Ariel
Lodge, of Gallipolis. AT 2 p. m. the
brethren started from their Hall
and marched over the principal
streets of the town, thence to the
lower Presbyterian church, where
religious services were held and an
able sermon preached to them by
Rev. w. E. L. d'Argent, the pastor,
who is also n G. of the Point Pleas
ant Lodge. His sermon was one of
the best ever delivered from u pull
pit in this town, and the members
of the Order, visitors and all, were
sorry when he drew his sermon to
a close.
The Board of Directors of the
Second Insane Asylum, at Spencer,
have elected the following officers:
DIR. Hoyt, of Ravenswood, was
elected superintendent.
DR.. A. G. Roger, of Fairmont,
was elected assistant superinten-
dent.
Hon. VIM. woodward, of Spencer,
was reelected treasurer.
Mrs. Hanrehan, of Weston, was
chosen matron.
The board announced that bids
will soon be advertised for for ad-
ditions and improvements includ-
ing heating, plumbing, engine house
etc. 1t is the intention to OPEN
part of the asylum July Is.
The statements of receipts and
expenditures of the b. & o. relief
department for the months of No
vember and December, 1892, and
January, 1898, are out. In Novem-
Der the receipts were S4O,77417,
and the disbursements, s4O,632 90;
in December the receipts were $780,
972 10, and the disbursements $780,
926,42, and for January the receipts
we're S34,790.32, and the disburse-
ments s36, 72O99. From May
1880 to January 81, 1898, the total
disbursements were s3,26O,O5O. 81,
covering $50 cases of accidental
death: 44,231 cases of accidental
injury, 25,384 surgical cases, &C, 2S6
cases of natural sickness, and 1858
cases of natural death, a total of
13S, 341 cases
HE'S AN ANGEL Nova young
lad of Monongah, the owner of u
gun, started out Wednesday to try
his craftsmanship. lie put up u
target on the side of the powder
magazine belonging to the Monon-
gah Coal and Coke Co, in which
there were stored $50 kegs of
powder. He fired his little gun
and never knew what hit him.
They gathered up what they could
of him in pint cup. The expIos-
ion of the powder, telegram says,
shook the whole county, but curl
Gus to relate no one was hurt but
the lad who fired the gun.
MERGERS BoTToM. = The first
monthly examination at Sunnyside
school shows the average grade of
each pupil as follows: