The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-01-10
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railroads is gone sor going mighty
fast. Men are finding out that the
real benefciaries by reason of rail-
roads are those who are not the
owners; for it has been shown by
recent Investigations that the stock
holders in such companies receive
scarcely anything on theiF-invest-
ments. Most of our railroads are in
the hands of receivers and are pay
ing nothing. Now, who are ben
efitted2 Why s2l, 900 employees
who are paid at least living wages
and whose earnings go to make up
a trade for merchant and farmer;
the producer in all the varied and ex-
tensive way in which he acts, and
the travelling public whose names
are myriads. The question of coun-
ty roads will some day find its true
and best solution in a county like
ours, by a system of railroads up
our main creeks, tapping such roads
as the Kanawha & Michigan, and in
the building of which the county or
district could well afford to take a
hand. Railroads grow, develop,
broaden out to meet the demands of
increasing business. The new train
on the Kanawha & Michigan that
appeared here Sunday morning at
IL o'clock and left for Charleston at
2 p. m, is an instance of the push
and energy that is back of that
popular road.
Persons coming here on the morn
ing train have time to shop and re-
turn to their various stations in
time to make their homes before
night. Having occasion to visit
Cincinnati recently, we could not
refrain from comparing the new
with the old way of going to that
great Emporium of trade. 1t form
erly required two days and two
nights to make the trip, and allow
ing for one day in the city, whole
week was used up. Now you can
leave the K & NJ. depot at 5 o'clock
in the evening, secure good sleep
at Athens and take the elegant YES
thule train B. & o. S. W., and reach
Cincinnati for early breakfast, Civ
ing a whole day in the city for bust
ness or pleasure, by reversing the
processes of going, one can break
fast at home the next morning.
That shows not how time flies, but
how one can fly with time. There
is no route to Cincinnati SO desira-
BILE and accompanied with more
pleasant surroundings than the
route under consideration.
DIED.-Monday morning at 4:3O,
of consumption, Mrs. Jennie Whal-
ey, (nee Karrick) wife of Ii. l..
Whaley, aged 33 years. She had
been sick for some months. She
was a good woman, beloved and
respected by all who knew her and
member of Christ P. E. Church
in this place. She leaves a hus-
band and two Children son and
daughter to mourn her death.
Messrs. Henking, Bowie & Co., of
Gallipolis, sent out a handsome
New Year Creating" to their
friends and customers, being a
handsomely engraved 4-page card
with appropriate inscriptions, with
lead pencil enclosed. We acknow-
ledge receipt of one, and have
sharpened the pencil for the pur-
pose of writing tariff revenue
articles.
He crept into our sanctum with this
question on his lips:
''Do you think that Mitchell Corbett
fight"-then came swift eclipse;
AnCg up tldJ
were strexn around the block.
And they'll bury him tomorrow after
noon at o'clock.
One thing that points to the pros
perity of Point Pleasant and the
citizens of the town and county is
the vast amount of money deposited
in the bank. If you will take the
pains to look over the items in the
statement of the Merchants National
Bank published in our last issue,
you will see that the individual de-
posits is above 100000.
Reed Lewis, of Jackson county,
the champion checker player, came
here few days ago to beat our
champion, Henry Wolf, and was
badly defeated in eight straight
games. If there is any one who
believes he can beat Mr.. Wolf at
checkers, he is challenged to come
and try him.
The MANY friends of Mr. VIM A