The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-02-21
Personal Mention.

to the REGISTER for another year.
Miss Lena Vollert returned home
Saturday, after a pleasant visit to
Miss Ora Hogg, on Old Town.
Mrs. Jessie Allen, of Portsmouth,
Ohio, is here on visit to the family
of Mr.. W. ]. Allen.
Mr.. John E. Timms, of Pittsburgh,
spent few deys in town with rela-
tiyes, last week.
Mr.. W. E. Kimberling, of Pitts
burgh, was here on a visit to his
sisters Saturday.
Mr.. John O'Conner, of Charles
ton, was business visitor to our
town Monday.
Miss Josie sterrett, ofCharleston,
is here on visit to her sister, Mrs
Frank D. Hoy.
Mr.. L. c. somerville has a slight
attack of the grip.
DIR. a. r. Barbee returned Satur-
day from a business trip to Colum-
bus, Ohio.
Miss Jessie Thomas has been on
the sick list
Mrs. w. 81. Hogg, of the Flats
has been quite sick, but is now re-
covering.
Capt. John K. Thompson, of
Raymond City, was the guest of
DIR. A. r. Barbee and family, Tues
day.
Miss Virginia Lewis delightfully."-
entertained few of her friends,
Monday.
Mrs. J. S. Spencer who has had
such severe illness, is now conva-
descent.
Miss Eunice English entertained
number of her young friends last
Monday night.
Miss Rhoda Steenbergen, of Gal
lipolis Ferry, is the guest of Mrs.
H. V. Spencer.
Miss Amelia Schwertfeger, after
pleasant visit to Miss Ida Arm
strong, has returned to her home at
Wheeling.
Mr.. o. W. Eagle, of Gallipolis,
was unable to meet his EIocution
class here Monday, on account of
illness.
Mrs. Judge F. A. Guthrie and
Mrs. DIR. L. " Guthrie are visiting
friends at Belpre, Ohio.
Hon. j. ]. Bright is suffering
from an attack of rheumatism.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. W. Fl.
Smith, Monday, daughter.
Miss Lizzie Maupin, of Arbuckle,
was visiting friends in this place,
Monday.
Mr.. Bruce Hewitt has returned
from Detroit, Michigan.
Mr.. Will o'Brien, of Charleston,
was in town Monday.
Mr.. John g. Stortz, of Hunting
ton, was visiting his parents in this
place, the first of the week.
Prof. w. J. Kenny was up to
Winfield, Monday on business.
Morris w. Ralston, of Cheshire,
O., was here over Sunday, with his
wife, visiting the family of Robert
Mauck, in the Extension Morris
used to play in the dance orchestra
presided over by A. G. Van Glider,
many years ago, here.
Mr.. G. ]. Beard, of Flat Rock, who
has been SO ill, and SO near deaths
door, is, we are glad to say, able to
be about again.
Hon. Rankin Wiley, Jr., left for
Washington Friday evening to
meet with the Kenna Statue COM
mittee, of which he is a member.
Mrs. G. ID. Sullivan, of Leon, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Henry
S. Wolf.
Misses Mamie Gibbs, of Virginia,
and Rhoda Long and Nettie Long,
of South Side, were guests of Miss
Kate StribIing, last week, and Miss
Emma Long is now her guest.
RIVER NEws-The Enquirer says
there are ten pilots for every steam
boat and advises cubs not to throw
their time away tearing the river.
The steamer Ohio is a total loss
at Cottonwood Point, 100 miles
above Memphis, which occurred
Saturday. While backing out from
Cottonwood Point the Ohio hung
fast on snag, which punctured her
hull and caused her to settle in 25
feet of water and her bow still hung.
fast above water.
Cole & Heatherington are haul
ing to their yards fine lot of boat
timber, some of which will be used
in the building of the Gallipolis
wharf boat.