The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-03-22
RIVER NEWS.

MI - N. 0lOduS WHO. uas oSeu
employed at the Phoenix Hotel,
has resigned his position and will
return to his duties on the steamer
e r. Andrews.
Captain w. D. Curry and Pilot
James NJ. Hoof, both well known
river men, have taken charge of
the Phoenix Hotel this city. We
wish this new firm success.
Capt Miles b. Brown, owner of
the Gallipolis and Huntington
packet Carrie Brown, had narrow
escape from death at Huntington
Wednesday. While partaking of
a plate of soup at a restaurant a
small piece of bone became lodged
in his windpipe.
Captain Noah Scoyell, aged rs
for many years one of the most
prominent riyermen and steamboat
Captains on the Ohio river, died
late Wednesday afternoon at the
home of his sister, about two miles
below lockwood, Lawrence coun
ty, Ohio.
The Saint Joseph, large pas
senger boat running in the SOUTH
ern trade. is here to go on the Ka-
nawha Dock Cos docks, and will
be thoroughly repaired.
The Henry Loury. one OF the for
mer Mississippi valley towboats,
with 8 model barges. left of them
in the Kanawhe yesterday and
went on up the river with the re-
mainder. She has a full cabin
and texas on top. and the pilot
house on that, same as packet
beat, and is one of the largest ever
seen in Kanawha.
The Greenwood passed down for
Cincinnati early Monday morning.
She is now the nearest a home
boat of any that we've got. She
passes up to Charleston every Sum-
day morning and back early Mon
day morning. Capt Thomss Ben
nett is in command and Jim and
Henry Holloway have charge of
the Office. She belongs to the
Green Line and is to remain per-
manently in the Charleston and
Cincinnati trade.
ALL the towboats are now short of
hands-both deck men and firemen.
The wages are liberal. but it don't
seem to ''induoe." The easiest
boats pay the biggest salaries.
The Gillian, which had suoh
thorough docking. painting and
general overhauling late last fall is
back on the Kanawha Docks for
repairs
We take the following item
from the Middleport Republican:
Business on the K. & M. has
been quite dull for the last two
weeks and the officials have out off
train crews.
Mrs.W. D. Allen, wife of Con-
duotor Allen, has been confined to
her room for two weeks with rheu-
matism.
Mr.. Jack PanneIl, who recently
purchased the Murphy property is
preparing to give it a general over.
hauling, and as soon as he can get
it ready will move into it.
VIM. Lynch came home Monday
where he was called week or ten
days ago to attend the funeral of
his father who died of pneumonia.
Do you ever tell your husband
that you love him and give him a
great big hug? Try it. It will do
him lots of good and you too.
Praise his efforts when you think
he is trying to do his best.
Those who have been tempted to
discard their overooats and stand
around out doors had better wait
awhile yet if they wish to avoid
one of the most persistent and
troublesome varieties of colds that
they ever experienced.
Mrs. Ella, wife of Webb QuiIIin,
superintendent of the Spilman
brick plant, died at her home at
Spilmsn Tuesday evening, from q
complication of ailments. She
was the daughter of Noah Zerkel,
of New Haven. She leaves a son
and daughter. The bereft hus.
band was reared at Letart, this
county, at which place the remains
of his wife will be buried on We'd.