The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-07-01
From Mondays Datly.
Thumb Nail Sketches from PomerOy
BEND.

towns for week or more. The
boat has large seating capacity,
and the minister seems to be doing
good work. He acknowledges no
denomination or creed The boat
is now lying at Letart, drawing
large crowds from both sides of the
river. and has made numerous con-
versions.
The First Day Adyentists i'm
mersed some % converts in the
river at Letart yesterday. They
hold their services in ellis school
house, back of Letart.
Some parties have n large fishing
camp, opposite Antiquity, Ohio.
Mrs. Hal q. Young, of Lincoln,
Nebraska, is visiting Mrs. Carleton
Young, above New Haven.
The derrick for the Dan Sayre,
No. L, oil we'll, is nearing COM
pletion. The machinery is on the
ground and will be placed in posi-
ton, and drilling is expected to be
commenced the first of the week.
Two other wells are to be put
down on the Sayre-Roush lenses,
at some point to be located at
an early day.
1t was joyous time the good
people of had at Graham
Station, Saturday afternoon and
night, on the occasion of a festival
given by the Brass Band boys who
made delightful the hours, by the
rendition of sweet strains of music.
Youth and old age combined, join
ed in the festive festivities, and
everybody was made to feel that it
was good to be there. The Gra-
ham boys are to be congratulated
upon having the best band in the
county.
Pomeroy has a circus for the
Fourth of July, but if they want to
see circus and show combined,
such as is such, and have genu-
inc hilarious good time, they should
go to the Capital city of Point
Pleasant, and see what they will
enjoy and never forget; and no
mistake.
The water-logged old town of
Middleport has more shanty boats
and iohnboats, skirted around and
about it, than any place on the
Ohio river.
The steamer Spread Eagle lies
all spraddled out high and dry on
the beach at Racine, and looks like
wreck on South Sea island.
Get her out on wings, Smith.
The Rayburn No oil we'll, un-
fortunately broke the walking beam
which has delayed the work some
what, but work will be resumed to-
day. The we'll is now down TOOL
feet.
A Company from Pennsylvania
have contracted to sink we'll on
the Duval farm, back of Letart.
Letart is all excited over the
prospects for the development of
oil. The hotels and boarding
houses are taxed to their utmost
capacity, to entertain the oil pros
pectors who are crowding the
place. Most of them are from
Pennsylvania, but some are from
Sistersville. The territory will be
fully developed and from present
indications, Letart will soon be
Sistersville, No. 2.
The oil we'll at Cottageville is
now down 1000 feet; and drilling
in solid rock, which has necessita-
ted putting in extra tubing, delay
ing them in the work of drilling.
The prospect is encouraging, ana
it is expected the greasy product
will be reached as soon as they are
drilled through this rock.
The Republicans of Racine,
Ohio, are the earliest in the field
with a tall handsome Mckinley
pole; but it is not so tall as the
DoU the Democrats will erect there
November next.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Some by-stander said Monday
that in Middleport, houses and lots
were dirt cheap and could scarcely