The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-04-27
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from Around the Bend.


around the bend.
a few of the coal miners have
left for the ISanawha mines where
wages are no better, but are the
same
The Princess has gone out With
coal and salt from Syracuse.
The south bound noon train is
not coaling at New Haven, to the
disappointment Of some who have
been taking the train at the tipple
there. It issnot scheduled stop
ping station for that train.
Hartford CitY's new corps Of
officers viii assume charge d'afairs
May 1st. Dry council or is sup
posed to be.
The present strike around the.
bend will be the means of the
breaking up of several of the salt
and coal companies, beyond a
doubt.
Some parties have established a
fishing camp above Eight Mile
island, and have erected both a
winter and summer house, and
planted garden It is high on
the beach and located in a beauti-
full place.
Mason City is calculated to be-
the Athens of Mason county. Tt
needs a newspaper.
Robert Sayre. of Letart, has
been granted pension of $17 per
month.
1t is a query among steamboat
men why the government should
require all vessels having no hinges
to their chimneys, to put their
whistles on 8 foot pipes, as it has
done recently.
Robert Rhea, Hartford City's
new P. NJ, went to the Point Fri
day on business.
"The Battle of Moundsville,
March 25th, 1898, is the charac-
teristic lettering on a mirror in a
room in the texas of the steamer
Virginia. The shattered glass is
held together by the frame and
has a Al calibre hole in the center.
The ball was fired at the boat by
citizens angered by the boats pass
ing Moundsville when their dwell
ings were submerged by the high
water.
Hartford City is the only incor-
porated town in the county where
no colored people reside.
The news of the departure of
our naval feet from Key West
was announced by firing of cannon
and small arms, at Pomeroy. Hart
ford, Mason, Syracuse and New
Haven. and firing was kept up till
late hours Thursday night.
The boys are converting the
vacant salt sheds into eymnasiums
and bases for playing marble.
Base ball clubs are being organ
lied about the same as last season.
Carleton College would look
prettier if it would fly the Ameri-
can flag.
State militia is being recruited
at Middleport.
The Liverpool has been obliged
to patronize Harris Bros. for salt
works, its own coal bank having
been flooded by late high water.
The Gospel Ark is lying at
MinersvilIe holding successful
day and night meetings.
Madam Marie Bowman's floating
theater is lying at New Haven, and
on its tour down the river.
Petit thieves are annoying the.
people of nights, raiding chicken
coops generally.
The coal operators and miners
are at such wide differences there
is now no probability of settle
ment. The miners are demanding
too high wages for coal drivers. As
to miners wages there is no differ
ence, but the operators will not
and declare they cannot increase
drivers wages and do business. The
situation is greatly to be regretted.
It will close up several of the COM.
pany stores and all business will
remain closed down. Spilman is
and will continue operating his
mines at New Haven, using nom
union miners. These miners are
getting a little less wages. but hav-
ing steady work are all making