The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-05-02

RIVER NEws.-The Mount Clail
is to be taken out on Cole &
Heatherington's docks, at this place
An almost entire new hull will be
built under her, besides many other
repairs. She will be on the docks
about two months.
The Georgia V. brought an ex-
cursion from Racine, Ohio, to Lock
IL, Sunday.
The towboat William Wormald
has been sold by the Charter Oak
Fuel Company to Taylor & Roush
of Spilman, w. Va. Her name
will be changed to New Haven
The tow boat Time, belonging tc
Capt. John Barrett, was burned al
Paducah, KY, Monday morning
This boat was throughly overhaul
ed at Cole and Heatherington' Z
docks, in this place last summer, al
a cost of over $4,000. She was
valued at $4,000. and was insured
for $4,000.
Many people do not know that by
writing with pen or pencil on the
margin of newspaper, oreon the
fly leaf of book, aud sending it
through the mails at newspaper or
book rates, they subject themselves
to fine. But such is the fact. 1t
is permissible to mark articles or
items with pen or pencil for the pur-
pose of calling attention to them,
but no Ineligible word must be
written, unless regular letter rate
postage is paid.
A meeting of miners was held at
Anstead Saturday night, called to-
gether and addressed by the com
mittee from Ohio. They decided to
stay at work by vote of $50 to 6.
Edgewater and Eagle went to work
Monday. The strike inthe Kanaw-
ha was no go, which is greatly to
the credit of the miners. If these
emissaries from Ohio were not al
lowed to come over here and inter
fere with the miners there would be
no trouble, whatever.
Unless your envelope states the
number of days you wish your let
ter held the postmaster, by new
ruling, will hold it thirty instead of
ten days. This is important to those
who do not wish their letters de-
tanned over five or ten days when
not delivered. Come to the REGIS
TER Office and have your envelopes
properly printed. Well do it
cheaply.
AT the recent fire, Lon r. Pilch-
ard lost many valuable books,
among which was the history of his
graduating class of the University
of Michigan, 1888, The Fair God,
and others. These books were lost
by being mixed with those of other
peoples during the excitement on
that day. Any one having them
will be literally paid by returning
them to this Office.
Now is the time for every one to
see that his own premises are put
in order and that any dirt or garb-
age that has accumulated is remov-
ed either by burning or hauling
away, that no lurking places for dis
ease can be found. If every owner
takes care of his lot, all will be we'll,
otherwise all may be wrong.
The Friday afternoon passenger
train going up Kanawha, ran over
a valuable horse belonging to Hon.
Rankin Wiley, Jr., near Three Mile,
breaking one of its legs, and other
wise injuring it SO it had to be killed.
Doctor Jamison reiterates his offer
to furnish ground, free of rent and
taxes, upon which to erect fruit
and vegetable cannery, on public
road, two miles from Ohio River
Railroad.
ADVERTISING PAYs.-Especially
is this true when you have prime
article, ABSOLUTELY first class, to sell,
such an article as the "Ohio Cen
trails" splendid Passenger Service
now is, but yet the Ohio Central
wont advertise. However we can
not but make mention of these pop.
ular line.
Mr.. Geo. Hooff has quite number
of standard, bred horses in his
stables at this time, also a number
of fine colts. They are worth going
to look at. Mr.. Hooff is an enter
prislng citizen, and he believes in