The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-06-28

The towboat Geo. Gardner will
TOW garbsge for ST Eonis
Capt. VIM a. Strobe. of Oincins
matt, was hers last week
The ]. B. Lewis. Andrews and
Gillham are laid mp hare.
Work on the toWboat Beaver is
nearing compIstion on the Kama
wha Docks.
Capt Frank Sanders. pilot on
the Robert r GIllihAm. was in
town Sunday.
/ Pilot Henry Holloway. of the
Tacoma. was here Monday visiting
his parents.
A number of the Green line
boats will be dooked and repaired
this summer.
The Otto Marmet left Tuesday
morning witha big tow for Gin
cinnati.
Capt. Rush Burnside, the o.
& o. transfer boat at Charleston,
was here Sunday visiting relatives.
The Florence Marmet left Mon.
day with light tow for Cincinnati
She will go on the ways for re,
pairs before returning.
There were three of the Green
liners here at one time Sunday:
the Greenwood, Stanley and Green
land
Goal towing in Kanawha is very
dull, the two railroads on each side
of the river taking the bulk of the
output of the mines.
Steamer Greenwood will run an
excursion from Point Pleasant to
Cincinnati July Bird. and give one
day in the city. Fare "a round
trip, meals and berths included.
Mrs. johnson Barrett and baby
here visiting her husband Captain
Barrett of the towboat Beaver,
here on the docks returned to Gin
cinnati Thursday.
Capt. Chas. e. Morris has resign
ed his position as pilot with the
Campbell Greek Coal 90; and has
accepted a position as master of the
towboat Lucy Marmet. Capt. Amos
Armstrong having resigned.
The JOS Cook with a big tow,
struck the Everbook's feet at
Sugar Run, in the Pomeroy bend
and SINK barge or two and did
other damage.
The Sam Clarke put four big
loaded model barges in the mouth
OF Kanawha Friday and returned
to Pittsburg, Billy Weldon was
one of her pilots.
Captain John Rust of the. Otto
Marmet, who suffered from a SO
severe sunstroke in Gallipolis last
week and was reported dead has
recovered and is on duty on his
boat again.
There long list of pilots here
now Watching the turn of the tide:
among them Peter Holloway, Aaron
Williamson. Brady Wright, George
Wright and number of others.
Pilots Henry Holloway and Oh.
lie Williamson are on the Tacoma.
Henry belongs to the younger
GLASS of star yszers, but is doing
good work just the same. He is
the son of Capt. Peter Holloway,
of Point Pleasant Gallipolis Tri-
bune.
The towboat Mariner and the
packet Queen City are defendants
in the United St,tes Court at
Pittsburg. The former for non.
payment and breach of contract
with white deck hand and the
latter for the alleged drowning of
oolored deck hand at Steuben.
vile
The M .rmet Company have pur
chased the towboat Vivian and
have her tied up at their Docks at |
Raymond City, where she will be
rebuilt, furnished with two new
boiiers and will take the place of
the George Matheson wrecked in
the ice breakup last winter.
Thomas Chapel mate on the
Beaver had the misfortune to fall |
and break four of his ribs and ran
nail in his right hand DR.. Mo-
Elfresh was called and set his ribs
and dressed his wound and is now
on the road to recovery.
Varian Bros. of Point Pleasant,
have disposed of their little packei
Daisy to Wheeling parties. They
still own the crack job to boat