The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-03-17

Samuel Poffenbarger. of Beech
Hill, who was SO badly injured in
the explosion of the boiler at his
fathers mill, last Saturday morn
ing, an account of which we pub
|lished at the time, died from the
effects of his injuries few hours
afterward, and his funeral viii take
place this morning at III o'clock
from his fathers residence. We
tender our sincerest sympathies to
his parents, at the sad ending of
this young life.
The Victor Towboat and Dock
Company, of Point Pleasant, was
granted charter Of Incorporation
Saturday The capital stock Isl
$500, with privilege of increasing
it to $4,000. The incerporators
are, Messrs. John MeCulloch, g.
10. BowyeE T. Stribling, John
Armstrong and others. We wish
the new Organization success.
Swearing is bad habit out
side printing Office, whore it is
useful when the paper is behind
time. It also comes in handy in
reading proofs, and is indispensiz
BILE when the ink works badly, and
the press begins to buck. 1t has.
also been known TO be eficacious
in dealing with some copy. and is.
quite convenient when the foreman
is mad. But outside of a printing
Office it is q foolish habit.
Captain Lee Anshutz has gone
to Memphis to purchase the Belle
of the Coast which he proposes to
use as an excursion boat on the
OHIO next summer. The boat
named was formerly run as a.
packet between New Orleans and
Bayou Sarah. She is described as
a fine, large side-wheeler, and will
be Welcome addition to the Ohio
fleet.
There is no reason why every
man of family, in town, should not
own his own home. Stock in
either of our building associations,
viii secure you home at less, in
many cases, than it now costs for
rent. Farmers who are in debt
will find few shares in these
building associations, great friend
in time of need.
This morning, while playing in
the yard of the Mercer school
house, Rob Hoy, eight years old,
fell and broke one of his arms.
The little fellow was taken to his
home at the residence of his uncle,
Charles Sterrett, of Sterrett Bros,
on Virginia street, where DIR.
Thompkins attended him. Char
lesion Gazette. March IL.
The tow-boat Hawk was caught
in storm near Pittsburg Monday,
and overturned, drowning the
pilot, Lud Keefer, who was
caught in the pilot house: The
rest of crew, thirteen in num-
Der. escaped by swimming ashore.
Married, March 9th, 1897, in
Union district, by Rev. VIM. Wolf,
Mr.. Chas. B. Caste to Miss Ma
Messy Devices; all of this county.
Several new advertisements
ladorn the pages of the Register to-
day, eyidencing the progressive
ness and enterprise of many of our
merchants, but there is room in
our columns for many more whose
absence is lamentaply conspicuous,
The farmers report that wet and
soft ground is interfering very ma
terialIy with them, and they are
unable to make much headway
with their spring blowing.
He that soweth beautifully shall
also reap bountifully, and he that
advertises beautifully in the Reg
isterwia be rewarded with boun-
tiful crop of sales.
The United States have many
things to be proud of but among
them is not that annual record of
about ten thousand homicides.
That Point Pleasant youngster
knew what it ought to be when,
asked what the last commandment
was replied. sDon't spit on the
floor
He Who fancies he can do with.