The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-09-13
from Mondays Daily.
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Railway Employees outing Sun

day..
About 1000 people, composed
of Railway Employees and their
families, arrived here Sunday from
the north and south in special
trains and Immediately went to
Miller's Grove, which had been
fixed up for their use. A nice
bicycle track had been made along
the side of the grounds, and base
ball diamond inside this track.
The grounds were profusely
decorated with and speakers
stand and seats erected.
AT IL O'Clock Hon. Rankin
Wiley was introduced and deliver
ed the address of welcome, occupy
ing about twenty minutes time.
His speech was received with
hearty demonstrations of applause,
and received much favorable COM
ment.
He was followed by Prof. r, a.
Riggs, Principal of Point Pleasant
High Schools, in splendid address
appropriate to the occasion, and
which received the closest atten-
ton.
Capt. Morley w. Brown respon-
ded in happy manner to these
speeches, and brought forth raptu-
rous applause from the audience.
In the afternoon there was ball
game between the Engineers and
Fremen and Conductors and
Brakemen, with Mr.. PC. McDade
as Umpire. The game was given to
Engineers and Firemen by score
of Ii to Z.
A bicycle race followed the ball
game, the contestants being Messrs.
Elmer Brown and Chae. Simpson,
both one-armed employees of the
road. On making tho turn after the
start, Simpsons wheel threw him,
and Brown being close on him, run
over him and also got fall, but
neither we're hurt, and thoy mount
ed their wheels and completed the
race, which was won by Brown.
This was followed by an exciting
foot race between Messrs. Albert
Todd and VIM. McColley The
race wac given to Mr.. Todd.
The next was the balloon asceu-
sion and parachute jump by Mile
Radcliffe. The balloon from some
cause did not initiate sufficiently,
and therefore did not ascend very
high until it showed a disposition
to descend, and for her own safety
had to cut loose with the parachute,
when she made a pretty and safe
landing in the field just the other
side of the grove.
The music for the occasion was
furnished by the Athens, Ohio,
Cornet Band. 1t is a splendid
band.
The day passed off most pleas
antly, and nothing occurred to mar
the pleasures of the day.
The large crowd was orderly and
we'll behaved, and showed them all
to be perfect ladies and gentlemen,
and our people did everything they
could to make it pleasant for them.
They were given the freedom of
the town-in fact it was theirs, and
they did not abuse the privilege.
The local committee is to be-
congratulated upon the success
they made of this outing.
1t seems at present impossible
for operators of coal mines and
coke plants throughout West Vir-
ginia to secure sufficient cars for
the transportation of their prod
uots.
Col. Bryan will take the stump
in Ohio for Mclean. That will be
his answer to all the talk about his
unfriendliness towards Mclean,
and it will be convincing one, too.
There are now twenty-five Com
panies of National Guards in this
State. They ought to be strong
enough to enforce government
by injunction"
Bryan is as good as nominated
now, for the Presidency. Silver,
16 to l will be the prominent
plank in the Democratic platform,
and others will follow close by.
The political bee and the kissing
bug keep the mon and women in
constant hot water for neither come
often enough.