The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-01-03
Return Engagement.

the eminent young comedian Mr..
WiIfred Clarke, who will appear at
the Opera House, on Saturday,
January 9th, in his new comedy
entitled "Little Butterfly" Tit.ior-
Tat" was funny enough for most
people, but we are told that "Little
Butterfly" is even more laughable.
adams, hsthe character assumed by
Mr.. Clarke in the latter piece, is
entirely different from Paul Roach,
the jealous young husband, as "Ad-
onis" is lovely parsonage, aged
about so, and with quiet, dignifed
step-father some 20 years his junior.
The piece has been so successful
since it's first production in Charles
ton, that it will be permanently re-
tanned in Mr.. Clark s repertoire, and
his many admirers here awaiting
with interest his appearance in the
new play.
Times are hard and money scarce,
as we all know to our sorrow. We
have two fiourishing local building
associations in this place, the share
holders in which are mostly made
up from the working classes. Many
of them, in the best times, have to
cut close in order to meet their
weekly dues, in their laudable eff
forts to secure for themselves a
home that they can call their own.
Now. in this time of depression,
many of the shareholders cannot
pay their dues promptly, and hence
have to stand the impention offines
placed upon them for on-payment.
What we want to suggest is, that a
stockholders meeting of these as
sociations be called to consider the
propriety of SO amending the con-
stitution of the associations, as to
authorize the Directors to grant a
stay in the payment of share dues
until such time as the stringency in
the meney market is relieved. 1t is
being done all over the country,
and our associations should be as
liberal as those of any other com
munity. TO do this would be great
relief to many stockholders.
The following averages from the
Christmas examinations ofthe Point
Pleasant High school have been
merited by the following pupils:
Birtie Bowen, 90.
Halle Cable, 80.
Irene Bowyer, 80.
Bertha Gibbs, 81.
Rosa Vickers, 88.
Martha Heslop, SO.
Maggie Work, 8S4.
Iala Gregory, SO.
lisa Griffith, 81.
John Sehon, 50.
a billiard, Sc.
Marion Craig, sc.
Herbert Kuhn, IS.
Elmer Craig, SO.
Ira Cornell, 50.
RIVER NEws.-Chas. Dashner,
left yesterday morning for Cincin-
natl, to 90 out as head engineer on
the Bostona, in the Memphis and
Cincinnati trade.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says:
Captain Bob. Haptonstall, of Point
Pleasant, was a passenger down on
the Congo. He is on his way to
Madison to see the steamer Jim
Montgomery, which he contemplates
taking to Kanawha to be used as
kind of harbor tow boat. Pilot Pete
Holloway, of the Congo, was intro
ducing him in the city yesterday.
RAPID TRANsIr.-A representa-
tive of the REGISTER left here on
last Wednesday, for Cincinnati, at
4:52 p. IN. by the X. & NJ. Railway
and went to Athens, Ohio, where
he made connection with the limi-
ted express on the B. & o. S. w.
Railway and arrived in Cicinnati,
that night, and after spending
Thursday in Cincinnati, returned
on the same road to his home in
this place, arriving here on Friday
morning in time to eat breakfast at
his home. This route is decidedly
the quickest and best for a trip to
Cincinnati and return. Always
take the X. & NJ. and B. & o. S. W.
railroads when you want to go to
Cincinnati.
The Ohio River Railroad Com
pany has issued notice to the en-
ployes, which took effect last Mon
day, making a cut of ten per cent.
in their wages. Lack of business
and dull times are given as the
cause. The reduction does not af-
feet all of the employees but only
engineers, firemen, baggage mast