The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-14
Deserved Promotion.
M NE TRACY, MANAGER OF
THE HAT AND CLOTHING
DEPARTMENTS
Of House Herman's Big stOre-A
Faithful Employees Years of
Good Work Recognized By

Faithful Employees Years of
Good Work Recognized By
Substantial Promotion.
In the account appearing in last
Sundays News of the Teorganiza-
ton of the House & Herman CON-
oern, in which Mr.. House took
into managing partnerships Mr..
George s. Otto and Mr. Walker
Allen, there were a number of pro-
motions noted as a result of the
decided change in the manage
ment. A partial list of the pro-
motions was given. but the News
failed to note the promotion of Mr..
n. E. Tracy, one of the most emerge
tic and popular of all the House &
Herman force, who as a result of
the reorganization, has been made
buyer and mansgsr of the firms
mems and boys clothing and hat
departments.
81 am glad to say" said Mr..
Allen to a News man in talking of
the promotion, "that the welfare of
our clothing and hat department
will in future be in the hands of
Mr.. NJ. E Tracy, who has been
with us for the past seven years as
my assistant. I have no hesitsnoy
in saying that the phenomenal suo-
cess of those departments are attTi-
butable in the greatest measure to
his intimate knowledge of the bust
ness and his unswerving loyalty to
the principle of handling nothing
but union made goode. In future
he will do all the buying for and
generally superintend these de-
partments. We want the best men
that money can procure and we
want men who are loyal to the in
terests of our customers, and 1
believe We have got the right ma
terial in all our department heads. :"
MIR. Tracy is a most popular
man. winning hosts of friends in
the years he has lived in the CITY.
by his uniform consideration and
kindness. He has been connected
with House 6 Herman for seven
or eight years, and previously wss
at the Hub, his connection with
that firm dating from the opening
of the establishment twelve years
ago. He was born at Claysville,
Pa, fifty years ago and WAS for a
number of years employed at the
Belmont and Riverside mills in
this city and later moved to Yves
ton, W. Va, where he was engaged
as clerk at the famous Bailey house
of that town. In 1856, Mr.. Tracy
went to Point Pleasant ind tooh
charge of hotel in that thriving
little city. In 1891 Mr.. Tracy
after securing letters of endorse
ment from the governor of the
state, state officers, judges of the
supreme court and many other
prominent citizens of West Vir-
ginia, WIS elected to the position
of seIgeant-at-arms of the senate
during the session of the lsgisle-
ture of that year. 1t was shortly
after this that he returned to
Wheeling, and has since been en-
gsged continuously in business
in this city.-Wheeling Sunday
News.
Mr.. E. E franklin, formerly of
this city, bat now with the above
firm was given a good promotion
also that of buyer for their large
shoe department and window
dresser. This firm has nearly 100
feet of iarge show windows from.
ing on Main street. Mr.. franklin
is one of Point Pleasant's best
young men and this firm has upon
several other occasions recogniz I'd
his ability and given him promo
ton until now he has reached one
of the best plsces in the gift of the
concern. He is a deserving young
man, a gentleman of high and On
tarnished character. honest. sober
and upright.
Rough Hands Made Smooth
A man VINO once had rough
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