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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-05-17
STATE MATTERS.

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Cart will IL beld IN. Grant county.
Nest VA on the 4th Of. .RlAe next,
far the nnrn,,se d trying W. S. Doug,
lass charged With the. murder Of
vounr Hiser. the mail cinicr
me Mason county Jolt9as man
ought TO use oet'er lpK:i'nu less oSu
grammar; ~ Wo9lu improve the
,'',S "a wv 'VS' ~ ~ r
P'e' .
There is to'be strawberry festival
1T Pt'Pleasant, and the Wheeling
Saaddrd is anxious to know where
t " S'fa"oerl'eS a'o coming 'o'''
- W. 90 oro ,o;r, - ,at tbom
WY w so s0'"s ~ ~ S
from MiIiers garden, az inns place.
and If our Wheeling friends want the
best strawberries ever grown they
can send their order down here and
it will be filed.
W. - - a. GA -,
a. we ieaIh lrGun ti'e 'o'',, 3o"n ,.
; ;aSy p s' ~ $50, cSont
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Trustees Sale Of Saw Mil !

TNtIE undersigned, Trustee, will, on the
| I'd day Of June. 1877, on West
Creek, near Thomas Sayre's residence, in
Mason county, proceed 10 sell At public
auction to the highest bidder, ONE CIR
CULAR SAW MILL, with all its appurte-
nances one log wagon and one set Of large
timber wheels, for cash us to so per cent.
OF the purchase money, and u credit Of
eight months allowed us to the residue,
with interest from day OF sale, the purclia-
scr giving bond with good security for the
deferred payment This sale is to be made
under authority vested in me by deed OF
assignment made to me by John d. Shan
non Tor the use and benefit Of his creditors
and now Of record in the Mason County
Court Clerks Office, in Trust Deed Book
No. 3, folio $50.
CAMPBELL McMlLLEN,
may 3-iw. Trustee and Assignee,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-05-17

Il pgctcxt. Blaine opened the bali,
during the last session Of Congress,
in which lie took the perfectly con
sislcnt .positon, that if Hayes did
not stand by Chamberlain and Pack
ard, he admitted that he hiinselfwas
not the legal President. The point
was we'll saken. The Republican
papers, from every part Of tho eoun.
try, have taken up the cue and are
showering down blessings on Hayes
head for my policy" Let them
apht.
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TRrSTEES' SALEL-

by virtue OF the powers vested in me by
ID deed OF trust executed by W. j. kal-
lam, james Karrick, Theodore Moore and
W. ii. Smith, late partners as "W. }. kul-
lam Il Co., bearing date on the 10th day
Of October, 1876, 10 secure payment OF ii
certain debt therein described, to Ellen j.
kallam, / shall on the lGllI day OF
june. 1877, at the front doorol the Court
House OF Mason County, proceed to sell al
public auction to the highest bidder, FOR
CASH, the following property nov in the
Shop and on the grounds OF the Point
Pleasant Machine Works, in the town OF
Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Nir-
ginia, situated on the south east corner OF
lot No. |, in the 4th tier OF the town lots OF
said town, to-wit: One large screw cutting
slide Lathe and appurtcnances; one Plain
or for planning iron, and uppurtenanccS;
one upright Drill Press, drills and appur-
tenanCes, all the pattern aud ilasts belong
ing to the Shop; one Cupalo Fan and APP
puricnanccs; one Bellows; one AkFil, tools
and stock belonging to the Blacksmith
Shop connected with said Machine shop.
All the stock and tools belonging TO said
Machine Shop at the date Of said trust
deed; three yises; one pair platform scales;
one large truck wagon; one clock, and one
grind stone and frame and appurtenances.
Said Deed OF Trust is OF record in Mason
County Court Clerks Office, in trust deed
book No. 8, page llj.
But this sale is tobe made subject to the
terms of prior deed OF trust executed on
the same property, by the same grantors,
to q. ?. Simpson, Trustee, to secure to the
New Haven Manufacturing Company the
payment OF $500 with interest from May
5tli, 1876, until paid, which last mentioned
deed is OF record in said Mason County
Court Clerks Office, in trust deed book
No. 3, page So. D. W, P0LSLEY,
muvl7-lw. Trustee.
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District Committees.

Az n,oot;nr ne tba Mason Comfy
"' " i''eY,"s VI '''' -I''0', o0|"''
Executive Committee for the loca'
ton of the Capitol, the following APP
pointments were made for the sever
a, n;st r;cts ofrbo county Tho Com.
81 D'''' rvs u Wv J'"''' ~ I''
lH'''7e earnestly nope 'hose mere
disappointed will use every effort to
bring out the full vote upon the 7th
,luy If Apnnst 1877
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aao. w. EIRRETT, nditOr.
The Capitol.

MN AoPAtOAs
The people have now an opportu-
nifty to settle forever a question that
has been q source of annoyance, strife,
contention and expense to the peo-
pie ever since the admission Of this
State into the Union. We mean
the question of permanently loca-
ting its Capitol. 1t has hindered
legislation, ruined localities, made
fortunes for u few Adventures and
schemcrs, and it has been on wheels,
as it were, and transported from one
point in the State to another, as it
happened to suit the whihs and de-
signs, (and perhaps, purses Of Leg
islators, until the thing has become
an intolerable and unbearable boar,
and the people have demanded that
they should be permitted, by their
votes, to settle it. The Legislature
has now provided for the submission
of this question to the people on the
First Tuesday in August Three
places are to be voted for, viz: Mar
tinsburg, Clarksburg and Charleston.
From the tone of the papers in the
different parts of the State, we are
led to believe that Martinsburg is
practically out of the race, and will
receive very few votes outside Of the
county of Berkeley, Hence the con-
test is between Clarksburg, in Har,
rison county, and Charleston, in Ka-
nawha county. Charleston can re-
: ly upon receiving from $4,000 to 3d.
600 majority in the Third District,
and with the very large number of
votes it will receive in the counties
outside of this District, will have a
good show of being selected as the
permanent Capitol on the first vote.
We believe the vote can be given to
Charleston on the first ballot if the
friends of Charleston will only or
ganize and thoroughly canvas the
counties composing the First and
Second Congressional Districts, and
the voters got out. There is more
work needed outside the Third Dis
trict than there is in it. The peo-
pie of this District will vote pretty
much one way, and will also turn
out pretty generally, without coax
ing. Then send your speakers and
workers to the doubtful counties, and
your labor will be rewarded by secu-
ring the vote of the people for the
city of Charleston.
Already healthy feeling in favor
of Charleston has sprung up in ma
ny counties in the upper part of the
State, and the Wheeling Rcgistcrand
several other influential papers in
that end of the State, have taken up
the cause of Charleston and are bat
thing manfully for. the location Of
Capitol at that place.
The location of the Capitol in the
Third District would tend greatly to
the development Of this section of
the State. which is not only the
richest in minerals and timber, but
the most fertile of any portion of the
State. Taking our vast undevelop,
ed resources into consideration, it is
to the material interest of the peo-
pie of the whole State, that the Cap
itol should be located at Charleston,
because its permanent location there
would be one of the means that would
help to develop the States richness,
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LEGIL NOTICES.
Public Sale
VALUABLE LANDS !

DY virtue Of dCCretal order pronounced
ID by the Circuit Court OF Mason county.
on the 10th day OF April, 1879, in cause
therein pending in which James 4. Glen
dincn, Guardian ofFmny Stevens, is Com
phinant and II. Il. Stevens, ct al, are De-
PENDANTS, the undersigned, Special Com
miSsioners will on
Monday. tlic @Ist day Of May, "a.
at the front door Of the Court House of
Mason County, sell at public auction, to
tlcNhghcst bidder, the undivided moiety
Of 972 acres bi land, lying on Crab Creek,
Clcndcnin District about two miles from
the Ohio River; is in fine cultivation, and
well adapted for grazing purposes; and
also the undivided moety OF 80 acres OF
land lying Immediately on the bank of the
Ohio River, being the same tractconveyed
to Il. A. & j. b. Stevens, by l.. S. MenNgcr
and wife in the year 1910 The last named
tract is among the best Of Ohio river lands,
The said sale will be made subject TO the
dover right of Mary Stevens, widow OF the
latc jno. b. Stevens, deed.
TERMS OF SALE-Onc-third OF the
purchase money cash in hand, and the
residue upon IL credit OF twelve and TWEEN
ty.iour months, taking from the purchaser
bond with good security for the deferred
installments and retaining the legal title as
anrther security.
JOHN Il. TNiNIs,
EDMUND SEIlON,
Special Commissioners.
April 10, lw.
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Letter From Letari.

y I'm Ais4f " 2 ~ 10y =
ttlillf legi.lsr
Ineolailiancc with my promise, !
8sIiali enBayor TO write you short
letter this ildrniDg, from our little
gillage Weare few il population,
.bnt inighiy'ih DOWNRIGHT llard'work
and ii evereing, iyeindGstry.
Indeed, sirs this is a center of BUSH
nessahd tRdo for about one,fcurth
(territorial) Of our large county and
also before tie destruction OF the
Tomlingou,s Run Bridge, of the most
Of that portion JACKSON county,
lying below Cottagesille and the
headquarters of Cow, Run. Just
here, / must inject an item of
news, that viii certainly interest
and please your West Columbia,
Mason City, Hartford City, and
New Haven readers, if none others,
the Bridge Commissioners have at
last commenced work for the piers of
this Tomlinson Run Bridge, and en-.
ergetic steps are now being taken for
a speedy completion of one Of the
nj lortaet bridges inst the coun-
ty. Thisbsilge has now been down
for nearly two years, and the conse,
quent loss in trade, to the towns
above named, and to this place, alto
gcther, has during that tine, amour
ted to over enc hundred thousand
dollars. This is no exaggerated es-
innate. For the people from Roane,
Calhoun, Writ and Jackson counties,
who have for years been in the habit
of hauling large quantities Of pro
ducc along this route, and exchange
ing them for salt, groceries, and 9th
ergoods at these towns, are now
compelled to Cross the Ohio river
above this point, and do their trad
ing in Chic
There are other roads, leading to
this point, which are sadly out of
repair, although many of them have
been partially kept up by the
thoughtfulness of our transfers, who
when they notice a soft place in the
road.bcd, where wagon wheels make
ruts, I'll them up wish small bits Of
stone, which they break up into
pieces of the proper size, with the
pole of an axe, a tool the good wag-
gonor never fails to have attached to
his wagon. Great quantities of
wheat, corn, potatoes, apples and
timber, are every year, dragged wca,
mly over these roads, and shipped
from this point to some Of the south
ern cities, in fat-boats, and OCCASION
ally on steamboats,, and were it not
that SO much valuable time and Ia.
Dor is lost to the farmers in passing
over ti4e+n i'll their wretched condi-
ton, the country around would be
flooded with money every Fall. For
in this ncighborhood, we have taken
Bob. Ingersolls adyico-turned away
from all speculations of the,nice dis
functions between hard and soft mo-
ney, and gone to work on mother
earth's generous bosom, to gather
from it, the most needed and safest
of all moneys.
But promised that my letter
should be short. l know not when
you will hear from me again; but |
think if ever do summon up cour-
age enough to write you another let
ter, | will try and say something
about our hopes from the Washing
ton and Ohio Railroad, which in no
event is to slight Lctart, and which
we know is to be the great panacea,
for our present system of (No) coun-
~, r,ods DOUGLASS.
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From the Charleston Courier.

We clip the following paragraph
from the "NIartinsburg Independent"
We will give it rerdatim, with one ex-
ception. Where the word MARTINS
burg" occurred, we willinsort Charles
ton"
"If every voter in the State would
take the trouble Uniform himsclfso
as to vote intelligently on the Capt.
tai location, and then vote without
prejudice or bias, Charleston would
carry the location by an overwholm'
ing majority. There is no rubbing
out the fact of her decided advantage
inseypryfespoct over her competi-
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CROQUET.

We have IN stock fine lot OF field cro'
quot, in four and eight ball sets, which wO
are selling cheaper than ever
Blank Deeds, Attorneys, Justices ana
ConsiNble's Blanks, always on hand.
Orders by mail or in person will receive
immediate aud careful attention, and viii
in all eases be executed ut the Very low
est Prices.
Correspondence is invited, and all letters
of inquiry will receive prompt and full at
tcnllon, Address
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-05-17

Council Bluffs Grange, Iowa, de.
chres by resolution that it is the du.
ty of Congress to enact a law for the
construction of Il dcuhla-track rail,
way for the transmission of freight
from the Atlantic Ocean to meet
with the Union Pacific Railroad at
Council Bluffs,
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To which are added the late works in each
department us soon as published.
WALL p APERS,

We have the lnrgest stock Of wall papers,
in Mason County, which will he sold lower
than ever before offered In this market,
and we are prepared to duplicate any bill
no matter where purchased To parties
purchasing large quantaties We will give
extra inducements.
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Van Matre Note PAPER. |"

We are the proprictors Of this fayoritc
brand Of note paper, which We arc having
manufactured expressly for this market,
and which for quality and fncness Of finish,
is the ne plus ultra OF the papers Of tho day,
and the browning feature OF all is that We
are retailing il ut regular wholesale rates.
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Commissioners Sale Of Town Lot,

NOTICE is hereby given that in pursu-
IN ance OF the terms and provisions Of u
decree OF the Circuit Court OF Mason coun-
~, West Virginia, rendered on the 18th
day OF April, 1877, in CERTAIN Chancery
suit therein pending in which G. sehon,
Executor Of the last will and testament OF
Henry MiddlecoH', deceased, is complain
ant, and Susan AIiddlecof and others, are
defendants. | shall on the
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-05-17
rino rirnra and ChowinE TobaeoO.

Gentlemen who indulge IN tho. weCIn
should not forget the fuct that they will ~
ways find at the Book Store the chCiccs'
brands VI cigars, and fine Virginia cncN'
Ing lnbnrrn
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lNth day Of June, 1917,

1T the front door of The Conrt House Of said
county, proceed to sell by way OF public
auction, 10 the highest bidder, the south
casterly quarter OF lot number -, in sec
ond tier ofthc town lots OF the town OF
Point Pleasant, fronting Wand Street, and
containing une-fOurth ofan acre.
TERMS OF SALE,-Cash us to one-third OF
the purchase money, and us to the resi-
due on n credit OF six and twelve months,
bonds with good security will be required
Tor the deferred instruments, bearing inter
est from the day OF sale, and the title will
be retained as 4 further security,
JOHN W. ENGI ISL.
may l7--4w. Special Commissioner.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-05-17

Peace and quiet everywhere pre-
vail in South Carolina and Louisiana
since The general government with
drew its soldiers and ceased to inter.
ferc with their State governments
Industrial enterprises are springing
up with renewed energy, property is
rapidlyrising in value and confidence
in a future of prosperity and growth
is manifested on every hand. Could
there be better evidence oftho sound
ness and wisdom of the policy adyo,
Gated by the democratic party since
the close of the war?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-05-17

Ah.exchangc does a great injustice
incaihng Ben Wade o. brokcn'wind-
ed politician" Ben, as u politician,
may be bandy-lcgged, l;nock-knced,
tcrooked-spinod, sploy.foo'ed, big
headed and Cronin-nosed, but wind
is stillthis strong point.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-05-17
LN.AL NOTICES.
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE /

ADMlNISTRATOR N0TlCEl
.NTOTIClSi- hereby given ihat J. W Mil
IN er, Of GWhmn station, Mason County,
Mcst Virginia, has been appointed and
qualified as Administrator Of the estate OF
aud as Guardian OF the minor heirs OF
James Ewing, deceased Allperons ow-
ing tie estate are required to make imme-
date settlement; and those having claims
against the estate are requested 10 present
them ior settlement.
may l0-4w. j. W. MILLER.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-05-17

Thcro were at the date of the last
rcnStt 1896 Lodges of Odd Fellows in
thelrailod states, including 5O5,5ll
uislpbers, over 10000 members of
.tlTltnvmber have been received dur
past year.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-05-17
D. 6. VAN MATRn,

Point Pleasant, West Virginia
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-05-17

All the Name Oranges. report a
gratifying increase Of membprs and
interest, ~
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(, DECISION FOR 5000 DAMAGEs,-Mr.
Vim. A, Wightman was one of the
victims of the Narrow Passage Bridge
disasterin Shenandoah in MarchlS76,
Geo. W. Koontz, the admir- of his
estate, instituted suit for damages
against the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
f6ad company. The trial which
rDrhmanced in the Circuit Court OF
Shenandoah on the 18th day ofApriI,
was rot concluded.t till the 2nd OF
May, when the jury rendered u YER.
diet Of $1,000 damages against the
Railroad Company,
Tho more Importance was attached
TO this trial as there are u number OF
other similar eases to be tried
StdNtibp Spectator,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-05-17

Silas N. Patterson, a son Of the
Radical South Carolina Senator, is
in Washington He declares that
Hayes has sent the Radical party to
the devil, and that republican Con
vention will never be held in that
state again. He says the South Car
Dina negroes are very bitter against
Hayes, and that if he should under
take tour Of the State, they would
pelt him with rotten eggs. Patter-
son says he is mortified to think that
his father is obliged to nlingle with
such men as Hayes and Evarts, both
of whom think Returning Boards are
good enough to make Presidents, but
not decent enough to make Govern
ors.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-05-17

Hayes policy is as condomnatory of
Grants as'anything can be, lie not
only royorsos the Southern policy
but restores men to Office removed by
Grant, turns out Grants cronies,
abolishes useless offices and develops
rascalitics so often charged by Dem
.ocrats.
--f---a--'-es-a----a---
Go to Lambrcchts when you arc
looking for nice candies, nuts, &C.
Here you will find also a choice lot
ofbToad and cakes.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-05-17

George Butler was dismissed from
the special agency of the postofIice
for getting drunk in the' cars and
acting most disgracefully.' The Post:
master General, in discharging him,
said no drpnkard can be employodin
his department,
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I,rllts orDcmocrnlic poilcN.

Tpl,a NJ, N,rl, V;,,n, bne hnon .fnr
my .NV" ~" "''' 80" -
years the ieaaihg bloody .hlr' or
gan in the whole country. !. During
the last campaign its columns sup.
nIio6 tho smaller class of organs in
l''', cs,.a,sitl, L., ,,,,,,a,t;o, az
every 2'"'e ~, "4N'so P'oPo' W. -
their blood and horror IN me south
In an article recently published 1t
acknowledges the trunquilizing and
,i,,orot;nc effect If The dcnocrat;o
H.. NJ, s. Ell.
policy aPpiieu " ii"yes ~ '2ot'"
Carolina and Louisiana as follows;
Still, after the due exercise Of caus
ton, the tidings that, come, from
South Carolina are suggestive of bet
ter times. Business is improving
Capital is emerging from its hiding
places. Real estate is once more ac'
quiring a market value. Confidence
is generally manifesting itself in
forms that indicate faith in the in
dustrial and commercial future Of the
State, Nor are the reports marred
by any sign of unpleasant relations
between whites and blacks in regard
to labor. On the contrary, there
seems to be good reason for the be-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-05-17

The conflict thickens in the east
and the probabilities increase that
the war will be one of long duration
in which several European nations
will eventually become involved
Both Russia and Turkey are very
much in earnest, and the marshall
ingof forces proceeds on grand scale.
The latest dispatches indicate that
Austria will very soon enter the list,
and this will increase the complica.
tions 4., ~.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-05-17

"a gsS'sl'sS
? Senator j. d Cameron tf Penney
yania is still Whiting. to see {hoE
Hayes policy is going to turn out =.
He was in in Pittsburg d. day or two
ago and. said to a commercial report,
or that he was not yet prepared to
risk an opinion upon a policy which
he had not time fully to understand,
and which. was itself not yet develop
ed.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-22
THE OLDEST WOMAN.

/ Probably the oldest human being in
the world is Sonora Peras Glenn, a
Mexican woman, who lives in San Cab
riel Mission, California. She is one
hundred aud forty years old. Her age
is declared to be matter otundisputed
record. She was born in Lower Cali
lornia, and removed to San Diego in 1888,
and her name was then registere in the
books of the old mission. In ITO she
removed to San Gabriel Mission, where
she has lIYed ever since in an adobe
house, with only a ground floor.
She eats only. the plainest food, and
has, been tobacco smoker all her life
until fifteen years ago when she turned
over new leaf, signed the auti-to bac-
co pledge, and quit drinking wine at the
same time., She was married at thirteen,
aud has had eleven, children. She is
now living with her youngest, a baby of
elghty-tnree. A photographer in R,ches-
ter, New York, has paid visit TO the
ancient dame and taken series of pho
tographic and stereoscopic views Of her.
1t is a singular fact that her hair, once
white as snow, is now turning black
and silky. Ii she lives another half
century or SO she will, at this rate, be
restored to blooming girlhood again.