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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-10-30

red the uubroken pleaSaOlness Of the Fair
days, aud we arc sure that our 'hrOug Of
visitors left our pleasant little city on the
banks of the Kauawha aud Ohio, with
feelings Of regret.
In closing our account Of this, our 6rst
Exhibition, we feel warranted in saying
that the President, Directory, Secretary,
Treasurer, Chief and Assistant Marshnls,
and awarding Committees Of the AsSocia-
ton. ought to receive a need Of praise
from all for the conception aud execution
of those features which rendered the Occa-
sion preominontly onjoyublei nor should
we fail to give just credit to tho Captain. Of
police and his Aids for the good order pre-
served on the grounds each day.
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Here's Yer Mule.

A farmer in NCwberry, South Carolina,
says the Progressive Age. has mule so
contrary that he can do nothing with it,
Put him in harness, and it is hard to say
which way he will travel Put a saddle
90 bin, and he appears to dozc; but try to
mount him, aud he will all Of sudden
kick every way, straight out, strAddIe bug
with every leg at once As to eating, be
will eat anything, from his feed through
up to wooden saddle The owner took
a notion to have him sbod, but he kicked
out Of the blacksmith shop and returned
home.
The owner tried to kill him some time
back, so he tied his ear with trOce chain,
and rode him Tor six consecutive days and
nights as hard MS he could under whip and
spur. The fact is he nearly killed him.
self 10 tho effort, and had to bo carried up
stairs to bed, and bis firm belief was,
that tho mule wO'd die that night but, to
bis astoDishmOnt, the next morning he
found that the mule had kicked to death
Chester hog weighing three hundred
pounds, bit a piece out Of hiD horses
shoulder, eat up saddle blanket, and bri-
die, tore down the fence, aud was Uplurg'
ing about more dovilish than ever. to fud
something clsC meanCr to do,
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See what pluck aud enterprise will do.
An indoleut sort Of a chap in q neighbor
county, who having the reputation Of nov
er having earned cent in Lis life went
into the poultry business tho other day aud
raised City fuo chickens in one night
There were moro on the roost. but some
got away.
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THE FIRST DAY.

The first dav was taken up in arranging
Tue entries, aud Of course there was but
slim attendance. But the gOodly number
who visited the grounds on Wednesday
was an earnest Of what might be expected
for the other two days Indeed the ab'
sence Of a jam on that day afforded a bet
ter opportunity than could afterwards
be obtained for an exhaustive examination
of lhe various objects on exhibition =
These we're Of character to amply repay
the most leisuroly inspection. The total
number Of entries was about 500, not in
Guiding those for trials Of speed, number
greatly in advance Of expectations
The cattle entries we're very large, and
in which natives" showed marked i'm
provement over former occasions Of the
kind in this county, AS speciality in
this department, Col. Vance, Of GallipoIis,
Ohio, exhibited herd Of full blooded AL
deruoy's which attracted great attention.
In the department of Agricultural and
Mechanical Implements there we're about
twenty i've entries, consisting Of reaperS,
mowers, plows, coru.plauters, farm wag'
ou8, spring wagons. tubs, churns, wash
ing machines, sewing machines, DC -
The interest manifested in this depart
ment was an evidence that the people of
The county are seeking to cvaa themselves
of all the latest improvements and facilities
10 the mechanical arts and agriculture
During the entire fair there was an uOu-
sual number Of people who attended the
exhibitions in this department, and were
only called away by tho greater excitement
Of the race course. The household de.
partmeut was decided success. 10 no
fair in this section has there ever been q
better display of choice fabrics and deli
cate haudwofk. Dainty garments, artic'
les Of household ornament, and wearing
apparel, received the general admiration,
while the tables loaded with jeIlics, pre-
serves, wines, marmalades, &c, would
create IN any but melancholy dyspeptiC
an immediate and omuivorous appetite
This department was fatal to old bnchel.
ors; it carried too rare an aroma Of home
for their peace Of mind
The departmental of fancy work, such as
paintings, Chromos, drawings, wax.wOrk,
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SECRET SOCIETIES.

Masonic -Minturn Lodge No 10, A F. and d
A. NJ, meets monthly ,on the night OF the iGII
moon, the same beng Tuesday, or on tGe
Tuesday night Immediately preceding WI.
KENNY, Secretary. NJ
10. .. F-ThG Point Pleasant Ledge No.
33 o, 0, F.. meets evev Thursday night
al Fishers Hall. JOHN MASON Secretary
POST OFFICE uOURS.--The Office lS
open from O'Clock a. M. to 3 o'clock P. NJ
ON Sundays from o'clock a. m''to y u NJ
WM. FRENCH, Postmaster.
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A Danbury woman shot burglar
about midnight last week aud lodged q
load Of buckshOt in her husband, whom
she was not expecting till morning.
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OUR FIRST FAIR.

October 18th, l6lh and 18th, 1878
will be memorable days in the history o
Mason county.-a county not only th'
richest in minerals, but county destined
in a few years to be the greatest in wealth
and the leading county in point Of popuIa
tiOu, Stretching as she does over so miIe'
on the Ohio river and embracing some q
miles Of the Great Kauawha Valley, COM
prisiug an area Of over 4jO square miles
of the best farming, grazing aud timber
lands in the world--all Of which is under
laid with coal, iron, salt, and other mine
rals,-with Point Pleasant, the county
seat situated about the center Of the coun'
ty, at tue confluence Of the KaDaWba AID
Ohio rivers, our prediction as to our Coun'
ty's future, must come true. With this
brief pre- face, we enter upon our subject;
"The best Fair We have ever seen," wa;
the summing up of the popular verdict
over the exhibition, which packed our
streets with thousands upon thousands oI
visitors from every quarter, October 18th,
10th and 17tb, as has never been called
together before in the streets Of our plea
SAINT little city Amid The mass Of mere
Iy pleasure seekers, who fitted to and fro,
oD the grounds, there was large substra
tum Of solid ycomaury aud substantial
business men from adjacent counties, oI
both Ohio and West Virginia- men whc
could be seen where the mechanical aud
agricultural implements we're exhibiting,
looking OF With delighted comprehension
who could "talk stock" With critical dis
crimiuation-in a word, men who had
eyes to see, and saw. Itis this class oI
observers whose fattCring words of com
meut have been highly gratifying to Our
citizens 1t is gratifying to know thai
not only we're the many bent ou light en-
joymcnt made merry and jocuOd by 'heil
visit, but that the character Of the cxblbi
tiou was such as 10 furnish invaluable
focta and suggestions to the sIght-seer
who came on more sober considerations =
By q good,bap the weather was beautltu
aud pleasant during the entire tbrco day
Of the Fair. The bright blue sky wa
bont on prevailing, and it did, |
touched the roads, green fields qud woods
klhrpsghsHtick Ibsfrssp0 beFsias tAei
we're @a6iug lHem zee
| Ilight.hearted and ready for the days sport
Wo had Indian Summers best days giveI
US again, and nobody could do otherWis'
than take eDiovmeDt in the blessed sun
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A girl in Stratsburg Pa, agreed to
kiss youog-mSu STe9 dA5 fm two ysar'
ifhe would leave off smoking He agreed
to it, and went for his smack regularly for
the Grst six months, bat his breath smelled
of whiskcy, she began to tire Of tho bar,
gain, aud so went to eating onions and
garlic. That young man give up going
for his "buss" and she gave up her per-
fumery.
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artificial flowers, feather flowers, &c, was
well supplied In waz'dOwers, Mrs Jas
H. Couch, jr Of this city, carried off the
first premium, aud for wax.crOss, the red
ribbon But the wax cross and wax aoW.
ers, presented by Misses Blanche Bar
bee, Josie Deem, Ida Wuggener, Alicc
Kimberling, were worthy competitors aud
each were awarded Diploma
The various other departments were o
equal excellence, but we have not tint to
itemize. John S. Miller, of this city re-
ceived eleven premiums en- bis entries Of
wines, vegetables, barrels, &c; while G.
Z Downing, of Clifton, was awarded sew
cral blue ribbons, one for the largest pie
pumpkin, one for cabbage, Que for best va.
riety Of apples, and so on, Other gentle
men received premiums on fruit, We do
not attempt to partioularizo, as the prcmi-
UNI list, which we hope to publish in this
issue, will, we trust, do Justice to all
In making special mention OfthOsc above,
and those whom we may mention in the
course Of this article, we do not wish to
be understood, as being selfish in the mat.
ter, for where all done so well, We could
not wish to disparage the claims of any
one.
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Vandorwerkcn was philanthrOpist, but
he was apt to be impraCticable He heard
the other day, that a poor widow woman
was starving to death IN Mulberry street,
and in bis eagerness to DO DonethiDg Tor
her hc went out aud bought Ter second
hand piano and eight dozen clothes.pius
and seut them around on a dray, Then
he went home and cried to think bow be
had made that desoIate old person comfort.
able and happy, 1t was VaUderwerken
who, when he learned that female semi.
nary in Ohio had been burned 10 the night,
the two hundred pupils escaping with but
a single garment apiece forwarded three
gross of elastic suspeDders and some silver
plated earrings to make the party com.
Portable until they could hear from home.
Vanderwcrkcn inherited this tendency
from his mother II is said that that ex-
celIcpt lady was awakened one night by
frightful earthquake Dashing out ofbed,
she opeurd tho closet, seized her gum
shoes, grabbed an umbrella, and sat down
in shivcr waiting for the destruction Of
tho universe which she certainly expected.
She thinks to this day that il the end had
come those gum shoes would have been a
great comfort to her.
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SECOND DAY.


This was also a most beautiful, sunshiDy
DAY. At an early hour the RaVenswood
Brass Band, which is acknowledged by all
the best Band between Pittsburgh and Gin
cinnati, was enlivening the town with ex'
celIcnt music, and shortly after the city
was thrOngcd with thousands of people
Main street was one jam Of people, horses
and vehicles. An extraordinary feature
of this day was to he the visit aud address
of Brick" Pomeroy, and wns one Of the
causes Of the great rush Of people to the
Fair Grounds. But about 8 a. m. dis
patch was received from Mrs. Pomercy
announcing the dangerous illness of her
husband, and bis inability to fulfill bis en-
gagement This caused great disoppoiut-
ment. The Directory had acted in good
faith 10 this respect, as the correspondence
in this paper will fully show. While all
we're disappointed in this respect, the will
Of Providence must be obeyed. There
was no address delivered,
This day was taken up in exhibiting
cattle iu the ring, and awarding premiums
The stock exhibited, was as fne as could
be found iu The world. The premium list
will show who received the blue ribbons
Where there we're so many entries, We re-
frain froa making special mention Of any
one. In horses, cattle, sheep, aud swine,
the unanimous opinion Of everybody was
that Mason county was ahead Of anything
in the State.
AT 2oclock q trotting race was aunoun-
Ced to come OF. The distance was one
mile two best in three. There were but
two entries, Whorley's mare and Lindsey's
mare, both of Middlcport The race was
won by Whorloy's mare in two straight
heats. First heat, Bill; second beat,
3:12. Purse $40,
This ended the sport on the track for
the second day, with the exception Of a
few scrub races, of which we took no &C.
count. Thus closed the programme for
the second day.
SPECIAL MENTION.
Capt Ford had on exhibition a model Of
bis new invention, tho "Ico Monitor" to.
gelher with bis "Letters Patent for the
same, which attracted no little attention.
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iight-hearted and ready for the days sport
We had Indian Summers best days given
US again, and nobody could do otherwise
than take enjoyment in the blessed sun
light
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At the Gallia county (0hiol Fair, Capt
Ford was awarded unanimously by The
Directory, special diploma Of merit for
his invention. We are informed that a
special diploma Of merit was awarded the
lice Monitor" at our Fair We make
this special mention because it is an inveu-
ton Of one Of our own citizens, aud is de-.
serving Of more than passing notice
Some Indian relics were exhibited by
Misses Fanny and Lucy Ford, which were
quite curiosity to many
DR.. Shaw's POlilan, also attracted
much attention.
Judge c. P, T. Moore contributed to
the occasion an old survey laid by DanicI
Boone. The transfer was in BOOne'' own
hand writing, which we copy below, yer.
batim.
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Men are sometimes kind to their moth
rsin-law 10 spite Of what some people say
to the contrary A man Who bad to pay
the fare Of his wify's mctber as she was aC-
compayug him to bis home, began to in
quiro the price. When tod hedcmurrcd,
and priced the second class accOmmoda-
tion, Even this appeared to be too high
and he asked her if she wouldn't just as
leave 60 by freight, for the sake Of saving
something for ber daughter. THIS man
lives in Columbus Ohio.
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TIE RACES.

THE RACES
1T was beautiful day on beautiful track,
And il cost but quarter to go there and back
In hlavy swell style in ricke,y hack"
At q p. M, large crowd assembled
along the track to witness the trottlns'
match, double team, mile aud half dash,
between Mr.. Whorley'S team, MiddIePort,
and Mr.. B. j. Redmond's team, Of this
county. The start was good one. The
purse was won by Mr. WhOrlcy. WOaro
unable to give the time.
This ended the performance of the first
day. aud those who remained on the fair
ground after the race, interested them
selves in admiring the fnC bIooded stock,
which was to be presented in the ring Oh
the second day. Ida Osa, Annie DIcEen'
sou and Minnie Moore, owned in thit
county were the running horses entered
aud Ida Osa, six years old, and Annie
Dickcnson, three years old, seemed to be
the especial favOrites Of all Grey Hornet
two gear old, weight 1900 pounds. sired
by Salem, dam by imported English
Draft HOrso-horse for all work k--was the
lalaiI ID Ihs ground anl
was 50 pronounced BY all who looked up
on him; aud Grey Hornet carried of The
Blueribbon, when exhibited in the rinl
on tho third day.
Mr. Asa Musgravo, jr was awarded
the first premium for the best sucking
colt.
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LINE I'm 1871.

Laide Of for William Allin ten acres o Land
Situate on the South Este SIDE Of Clucked
Crick in the County of Cophawwha and boun'
dcd as followeth viz Beginning Sta Red oEe
aud Hickury thence North Sc West % poles
10 stake thence North 81 Este 80 poles to a
stake thence South "a West 5S poles to the
beginning n,o,,,
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SPECIAL MENTION.

Capt. Ford bad on exhibition a model of
bis new invention, the "Ico Monitor" to,
gelher with bis "Letters Patent for the
same, which attracted no little attention
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HorEn ANYWAYS. July '3,-Hsndris
Ao,.ss-F Smith, Charleston; @ 81 Slosnr
T n Park. N Y; F B Cloud, Ridgeway;
8 s Hamite-. R!chlsad; 2 2 Dalton, II
q; a Robins. Walhalla; 9 N Oliver, Ga.
Wheeler House, 81 McDevitt, F a
BeilRnger, Edgefield; Mrs Bratton and
two children, Miss N Hardy and child,
Mrs M l. Moore, Ga; r II Hand, N G.;
J L Clarke. Md; II T Peake and son.
Snmmesville; J w Browning, Charles
ton; I W Woodward. Winnsboro; W II
Whitsitt, Greenville; 81 II Adams, q S
A; T d Cooke, st Matthews; Mrs NJ 3
Levy. Charleston; Mrs Nathans, La;
J z Low, j D Pope, city; G Marsh, n
9; J 3 Moore. Statesburg; Nj W Abney,
Edgeield; B G Ford, Mrs Nj Pope, Ala;
Mrs A Mann, Va: Miss Portoraald.
Pa; E NJ Johnston, NY; Budds.
a 9 kaufman, ] A Fairly, Charleston; J
A Barker, Edgefeld
colum0ia Hotsl-July and 3-JD
Gardner, n @; s g Gilbert, G; s. Nor
Edgeield; Gray. F P Gray. Ga; JD
Williams, N G; L D Crenshaw, Miss z
Crenshaw, Miss G Hefinger, Miss jose
phine Wilson, Va; 4 j frederick, " H
Evans, S G; W T Barton, Oraugeburp:
T j Goodwin and wife, s 6; G NJ
Douglass. Gadsden; T E Flowers. Sum
ter; NJ Baxter, Newberry; VIM Hood,
Due West; Miss NJ E Gray, Ga; George
Cooper. d Sproull. N Y; A II Waring,
8 C; Miss G E Bray, Miss NJ E Davis,
Augusta; s Kahn, Pa; WI Sprinkle,
city; J VanTassel. Orangeburg; Thomas
Dodamead and wife, city; J Z Newman,
j j MurrelI, Charleston; G P Gardner,
Ohio; T W Pratt, n c; WI Crosswcll,
s @; " D Kennedy, J E Thames, j
Roumillat, Charleston; G. E Reab, Ga;
f a Conner, Cokesbury; B B McCreery
and wife, city.
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LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Convention Myrtle Lodge. No. 8.
Cbas. Barnum-Proposals for Beef.

DISCIPLINE THE L1vRR.-The liver is
t.uly an "anruly member" Some
times it is torpid and secretes too slowly,
at other times it is unnaturally active
and sends forth perfect freshet of bile.
Regulate this organ with Hostetter's Bit
ters, not with oalomel or blue mass.
Mineral excisants. in stimulating the
liver, poison the blood, and their ulti-
mate effect is tor.ible. The Bitters, on
the other hand, have vitalizing and
purifying. as we'll as stimulating effect.
They not only regulate the how Of bile,
but infuse new life into the whole sys-
tenn. A good appetite and perfect diges-
tion, regular, natural habit OF body,
sound condition Of the nervous system,
vivacity of spirits, increased bodily
strength and power of endurance, anu
refreshing sleep, are among The blessings
they promote. The temperature of sum
mer is severe tax upon the digestive
and secretive organs, and the Bitters are
never more indispensable than at this
period of the year. J29t3tl
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Mn. EDITOR: In the local columns Of
yesterdays PHOENIX appeared a compli-
montary notice of the Charlotte. Colum-
bia and Augusta Railroad and its manage
mcnt. The freight and passenger busi-
ness of the road is managed by Col. r.
r. Bridgers, assisted by Mr.. Anderson,
tho Supcrin' endent, aud Col. Dorsey,
tho General Freight and Ticket Agent;
aud to them belongs the credit of the
improvement mentioned particular
attention being given to tho financial
department.
JOHN 3. PALMER, President.
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STANFORD, CoSN., July l, 1873.

Editor Columbia Ph0nir-DEAE SIR.
Tie jolly little PuGNIX has again mado
its appearance. and I heartily accord it
welcome. I look upon i. as essential to
tho best interests Of your plundcred
State as Is a throttle valve to steam en-
Hinc.
l notice that your people are waking
ap to the Importance Of Immigration,
with view 10 increasing the wealth CT
the State. 1t is capi.,i idea, but you
can never make it work until you send q
couple Of honest and intelligent men,
who would spit upon bri6c, offered
from whom it may. with powor to look
into I0M SETS OF kimpton's books, md
report to tho public what he has done
with the proceeds Of the State securities
placed III lis hands to negotiate as trus-
tee; how much. if any. he has divided
with his Columbia partner and tho ring.
How many bonds have been stolen aud
hc1 oM. i'll the hope of ringing them in
under the Morton, Bliss & Go. suit, now
being vigorously pushed by kimpton's s
partner in Columbia and the Ephraim
Smooth Of the State, In fraud of an
ove:.taxcd people, who held these bonds
under the false prctence OF being inuo.
cent holder. bought them in tho open
market" Perhaps Leanncll or MAIDEN,
"A couple Of clerks ut salary of $500 or
$500 year! III short, the debt OF
South Carolina must be determined and
honestly set forth to the public. whether
the thieves nrc punished or not, before
o healthy immigration will ever consent
To make that State their home. OF that
you may r-st assured. Yours truly.
STEAM
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COLUMBIA, S. G.
Friday Morning, July 4. 1873.
Fourth OF July.


The recurrence OF this anniversary
once gladdensd the hearts OF men and
boys throughout all this vast country.
The celebration is now largely disconti-
nued, and where it does take place at all,
it is generally tame or hypooriticaf at
fair. There is an irrepressible feeling
that the significance of the day has been
lost; that it is. in fact, no longer inde-
pendence day. The glories OF Bunker
Hill. OF Eutaw, the Cowpens. yorktown
and all the other celebrated battle-felds
OF the revolution, are, nevertheless, che
rished in the hearts OF the people. But
they will not make mookery of cole
brating them in the circumstances in
which they now are. The heel of the
oppressor must be lifted from their
necks. before they can again take part in
day which they once delighted to ho-
nor. They leave it to those with whom
profession is as good as practice, and
who fnd political and personal advan-
tage in keeping up the hollow oeremo-
uial.
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The Vallandigham Democracy Of. the
Dayton District in Ohio have either got
tired Of the original "new departure" or
think it has hopelessly gone astray. They
are, therefore. for starting another en-
tirely fresh-one trammeled with no
old party traditions. ologged with no un-
popular antecedents, burdened with no
paat. The Dayton Herald, advocating
such movement, asserts all the exist
ing parties are corrupt and untrust-
worthy, and that the only way TO accom-
plish political puriaoetion is for honest.
unselhsh and patriotic men OF all par
ties to unite and work together for that
end. This looks more promising than
the practical form into which eager po-
liticians resolved the original new de-
parture. In that case. they "were for
anything to beat Grant," anything to
get the asoendancy. The exigency calls
for some higher principles Of political
motive and action than unconditional
opposition on the one hand, and mere
lust OF success for its own sake on the
other.
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Before the war of 1872. the pay Of
Congressman was Sc per day. It was
raised after the war, and then reduced /.
In 1856 the pay was raised to $4,000 per
year, the members taking their back pny
for that Congress. In 1856 it was raised
to $1,000. the members again taking
their back pay. In 1873 the pay was
raised t. $500, with the accompanying
''salary grab"