The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-10-16
Painful Accident.


Wilt McEIroy, cook on the Homer
B. and Will Lewis, an employee at
Lock II, while scuffling Sunday,
McElroy received a painful cut in
the side from a knife which Lewis
had in his hand. The wound is not
considered dangerous.
Great inconvenience has been
caused in Pennsylvania by the pro-
tracted drouth of the past three
months. The water works compa-
MES are shutting off the water sup
plies in order that they may have a
little in the reservoirs in case of
fires. Engineers on tho railroads
have great difficulty in getting
water for their engines, trains be-
ing frequently delayed on account
of the scarcity of water, and farmers
having much trouble in getting
water for their stock, and in a good
many places water trains are run.
The shanty boaters, who have
been at various points up and down
the rivers, now that the cold wealth
er is setting in, are moving this way
and will take up their winter quart-
ers along the Ohio and Kanawha
river fronts. The colony promises
to be larger than usual and consid-
cradle trouble is anticipated from
that quarter. Generally speaking
they are a shiftless set and a charge
upon the community during the
winter season.
One hundred and twenty years
ago, today, the battle at Point J. cas-
ant was fought between the Indians
and whites. This was pre- eminent
ly the most important Gay our an
cient neighboIing town ever saw
Huntington Herald, Oct. 10th.
Winter apples are going to be
plentiful and cheap. Buyers are
only offering fifty and seventy five
cents barrel for the very choicest
of apples. There will be no excuse
for depriving your families of this
excellent fruit this winter.
Again the outlaw on the other
side of the river has got in his work
by cutting two of the telephone
companys wires, last Friday night.
The fellow who is committing these
outrages, is getting ready to go to
the penitentiary, and the sooner he
gets there the better.
Mr. Hugh Blaine, of Wyoma, W.
Va, and Miss Laura Johnston,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Johnston, of this county, were mar
ried Wednesday evening by Rev.
Pretty, at the home of the bride
near Wyoma.- Gallipolis Daily
Tribune.
There has been some hitch be-
tween the telephone company and
the Western Union, Electric Light
and private telephone wires, but we
believe everything has been salts
factorily arranged.
The widow of the late Conductor
Phil Thompson, of the C. II. & V.
R. R., some time ago got verdict
for $4,000 damage. Last week the
Circuit Court of Hooking County
reversed the decision.
The boys who attended the Gin
ciDnati River Improvement Con-
vention, are all glad they went
down, because they were all treated
so royalty, and had such a good
time.
We noticed in Gallipolis at J. E.
Halliday & Co., the dry goods and
shoe dealers, a novelty of ladies
wear, (Which is all the rage in the
east,) is heart shaped metal affair
called "TriIby hearts" and they sell
them for only 20 cents each. No
young lady up to date will be with
out one. These people have full
lines of sweaters for boys and men.
The Professors and students of
the University at Morgantown have
subscribed $500 toward paying the
expenses of the foot ball team this
season.
No one ever complains of being
hurt when he falls heir to 500, O0O.