The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-11-18
FIRST ELEcTRIC ROAD
In America Was Built by Geo,
A. Burt.

FlhSI NLIICI0lO ICO+AL
In America Was Built by Geo.
A. Burt.
1t is not generally known out
side of electrical circles that the
first electric street railroad system
in this country was built in Rich
mond, Va. 1T was constructed and
and successfully operated by Geo.
A. Burt, of New York. The many
difficulties incidental to the in
stallation of new invention were
overcome after much thought and
effort. Mr.. Burtsis now Vice Presi-
dent and General Manager of the
Ohio River Railroad Company, a
line of about 400 miles in West
Virginia, operating between Wheel
ing and Huntington and Kenova,
1t follows the Ohio River traverses
territory rich in oils and minerals.
Under Mr. Burts management in
the last year and half the road
has been practically rebuilt and
now compares fayorably with other
lines of similar mileage i'll this
country. Mrs. Burt is woman of
note in eastern social circles, very
handsome, with all gifts of the
American woman of to-day; highly
educated and a skilled linguist,
having lived in various parts of the
world during the last 10 or 15 years.
The Burts present home in Park
ersburg, w. Va, is one of the best
appointed establishments in the
State, and the place of many no
table gatherings. Everyone of
note who visits Parkersburg is al
mostinyaribly entertained by them,
and altogether the liberality of Mr..
and Mrs. Burt in social and bust
ness circles is doing much to
awaken the people of West Virginia
from their lethargy to realization
of the possibilities and resources
of their state The great kindness
of Mrs. Burt to the people of her
vicinity, as we'll as visitors, gave
rise to the galIantry of a prominent
man, who recently hailed her "Re-
gina of West Virginia" Bourke
Cochran and Senator Frye, on
their recent visits to Parkersburg,
we're handsomely entertained at re-,
ceptions by Mrs. Burt Cincinnati
Enquirer.
We suppose that inasmuch as
our ordinances do not prohibit in
words the shooting of logs or anvils
in our city limits, that old time
Christmas sport can now be revived
with impunity. 1t will then be in
order for the boys to hunt up an
old anvil or haul in log and place
it on some prominent corner and
give us regular Christmas crack
early Christmas morning.
Mr.. Geo. Grobe, merchant do
ing business at Glenwood, has
made an assignment. Assets about
81 900; liabilities about the same.
1t is said Mr.. Grobe will be able
to arrange his affairs, and will pay
dollar for dollar of his liabilities.
We are sorry for him, but bad col
lections has driven him to make the
assignment.
A,look at the old cemetery, To-
Gated right in the midst of the
city, discloses the fact that it is
sadly neglected. The trees need
trimming, the underbrush cut out,
and the briars cleaned away. An
expenditure of $25 would put this
old cemetery in very good con-
dition. Alas! how soon are our
dead forgotten.
The freight wreck on the K. &
NJ. near Raymond City, last Sun
day, has all been cleared away, and
the wrecked cars are now in the
shops at Charleston, and trains are
again on time. The damage was
considerable. Splitting switch
caused the wreck.
We don't blame the Republicans
for being jubilant. We would
have been had Bryan won.