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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-06-18
IOur9 Very truly,
HENRY J. FISHER, JR.

TO tbs Voters Of Mason Comfy. The Leg,
stature at its last session. passed an Act,
entitled an Act TO modify and alter the
County Court in the County of Mason, I'M
der the Saith section of Article s Of the
Constitution OF West Virginia. The Bill
abolishes the present County
Court in this County, and substitutes in
lieu thereof County Judge, and Board
OF Commissioners. This Bill will be sub
mitted to you on the first Tuesday in Au-
gust next Tor adoption or rejection, and at
the same time you will be called upon to
vote for County Judge and Board OF
Commissioners. 2
At the solicitation.of friends / have CON
cluded to submit my aspirations for Judge
to the generous suffrage oil the voters OF
this county. Very respectfully,
JOHN Il. T1MNIS.
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Dirty Deyiltry.

The Greenback League and Courier
has page Of its paper devoted to
Mason county news and has a Mason
county editor. From this page we
make the following extracts, this
week. The editor of this department
lives in Point Pleasant, is well
known, and we want the people to
see what kind of doctrine he is dis
seminating:
l'If you have family and wish to see
them starye or even if they should escape
starvation, they would only live to grow to
manhood, slave to those powers whom
you have helped create and maintain,
keep voting with either OF the old parties.
Fellow laborers, can you vote for any
party or parties who by unequal legsla-
ton have reduced your wages fifty or sixty
per cent. on the dollar? Can you vote for
those parties whose leaders, on various
occasions, have declared that "sooner or
later the working class OF this country will
= be on level with their European broth
ers, and they may us well prepare for it,
for we have the power and we intend to
force them to it,"
III wishevery laboring man in the United
States would take the following oath:
81, II. B., do solemnly swear that | will
nevervote forany bond holder forany posi-
tlon Whatsoever, nor will vote for any cap
ltallst whose real and personal properly
amounts to over five thousand dollars, and
VIII use all honest means to induce 9TH
ers to do the same"
II you do not take such an oath or vote
IN accordance herewith, then | can truly
say you are voting against your own inter
est This land was once land OF liberty.
what is 1t to-day? A land OF misery,
want and care Twenty or thirty years
ago the sun never shone on grander or
nobIer Republic; to-day il shines on the
same Republic in u state Of anarchy and
The Greenback party arose in Ohio,
its progenitors, George II. Pendleton
and Tom. Ewing, are members and
leaders of the Democratic party. In
the extracts we make from the "Ma-
son County Department" there is
neither political principle, sense or
fun, nothing but dirty deviltry.-
That the country twenty or thirty
years ago was The best the sun ever
shone upon, and that to-day all are
seeing hard times, is true. Twenty
or thirty years ago the country was
under Democratic rule, both execu-
tive and legislative, and that is ex-
actly what we are trying to return to
in 1880
If no one who has $4,000 dollars
worth Of property, should be voted
for, why should not the standard be
lowered? Why not one thousand2--
Why not placed at the true dividing
line Of something or nothing9 And
if no one owning anything SHOULD be
voted for, why should they be allow,
ed 10 vnle7 Ard ;r rot oiiSl
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Notice 10 Rridge Builders.

THE undersigned, Special Commission.
L ers, will receive sealed proposals until
10 O'Clock a. NJ, on the 2Ssh day OF
June. 1879, ut the Law Office OF Simp-
son q Howard, Point Pleasant, West Vir-
ginia, for the building OF two stone piers
with wing walls. Stone to be laid in good
Hydraulic cement, tstone OF old piers near
the site, can be used,) and the construct
ion OF wooden covered bridge 100 feet
long, over Salt Creek, about two miles be-
low the Month OF the Kanawha. Bids
win be received for wood and stone work,
separately. Plans and specifications may
be seen ut the above named office. The
contractor or contractors will be required
to give bond and security for the faithful
performance OF the contract, and twenty
five per cent. Of contract price will be re-
tanned until the work is received by the
County Court. The said Commissioners
reservethe right to reject any or all bids.
Bids will also be received at the same time
for making the dirt fills at the ends ofsaid
Bridge.
j. h CLENDINEN,
Gf.P. SIMPSON,
june ll-Sw. Commissioners.
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Notice 10 bridge Ruilders.

THEundersigned Special Commissioners,
i willreccive sealed proposals until IL
o'clock NJ, on the 27tlI day efJUNE.
1870, at Apple Grove, ?. O., Mason coun-
'ty, West Virginia, for The building Of two
Stone Piers, and the construction of o
Wooden Covered Bridge, about SO feet long,
over the Ohio 1B Mile Creek, at or near the
mouth of Jerry's Run, on the Buffalo road,
in said county. Bids will he received for
stone work or wood work, separately, or
together. Plans and specifications may be
seen at the above named Postotfice. The
contractor or contractors will be required
to give bond and security for the faithful
performance OF their contract. The said
commissioners reserve the right to reject
any or allbids.
-',s-s w. R. GUM. 4-a
A. COBB,
june 4-4w. Commissioners.
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aMwoywc nasEaTns.
Fnr Co,,ntY Iualge.

TO he Iotrs Of Mason County: Beliey-
ing that the Judiciary OF our country ought
to be free from all political bias; that in
such elections, party lines should not be
drawn by party conventions, the aspirant
for judicial honors should not be the IA
vorite Of a selected few, nor the exponent
Of rings, cliques or wire workers for future
political honors. therefore declare my
self a candidate for the office OF County
Judge Of Mason, and ask the citizens ofmy
county, regardless OF their former political
affiliations, to support me ut the coming
August election.
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Democratic County Convention.

In pursuance Of the call of the Ex-
ecutive Committee, the Democratic
and Conservative party of Mason
county, met in Convention at the
Court House on the 18th inst. The
Convention was called to order by c.
E. Hogg, Chairman of the Executive
Committee, who stated briefly that
the object of the Convention was to
nominate candidates for the offices of
County Judge, Commissioners, and
Superintendent of schools.
Upon motion of W. J. Kenny it
was resolved that the Convention 60
into permanent organization, where
upon DR.. Geo. J. Hamilton was elect
ed President and II. N. Perkins, Sec.
rotary.
Upon motion Of G. E. Hogg, com
mlttees were appointed upon basis
of representation, credentials and
order of nomination, consisting of
one member from each District.
The Committee on Credentials
through its Chairman, DR.. J, NJ. Nc
Copihay. reported rs follows: "That
all persons who were appointed as
delegates at the primary Conventions
held on the 7th inst, and all persons
(known to be Democrats or Conserv-
atives) who are present from Dis.
tricts that did not hold primaries,
are entitled to seats in this Conven.
tion," which report upon motion was
adopted.
The Committee on basis of repre-
sentation, through its Chairman, J.
J. Bright, Esq., reported that each
District be entitled to ten votes,
which was adopted.
The Committee on order of nom.
ination, through its Chairman, Jas.
Capehart, reported as follows: LIST.
Judge of the County Court; I'd two
Commissioners; and 9rd, Superin.
tendent of schools, which was adopt.
ed.
The Chairman of the Convention
announced that nominations for
County Judge, were now in ORDER
whereupon WI. Kenny in brief
but eloquent speech placed Hon, II,
r. Howard in nomination, and Ran
kin Wiley, Jr., in 3 like eloquent
effort placed D. W. polsley, Esq, in
nomination. No other nominations
being made the Convention proceed
cd 10 ballot. with the following
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ed 10 call uncle Jerry, by cause OF his Kind
paternalcarc aadsnperyision 81 everything
about him; fortunate Indeed IS the travel
worn, mountain tourist, who shall iall into
the hands and under tlie fostering care Of
uncle Jerry Nutier and his good wife; and
our wish is that as they now walk together
hand in hand down the western slope OF
the rugged hillside d life, that they may
approach the twilight 81 existence, under
the shadow Of that wing which secures a
comforting Rod and staff TO the finally
faithful.
Here we established headquarters for a
weeks stay, It being a good place from
which to radiate, webbing at or near the
point on which the counties Of Nicholas,
Fayette and Greenbrier corner. He who
visits Meadow River in June, stthis point,
will wonder why, atits christening, il was
not called Florida. so profuse and various
are its brilliant flowers, there being some
twelve different species Of wild honey
suckle, with their great, richly colored,
trumpet shaped blossom OF almost every
shade and hue, with these, the forests iook
perfectly gorgeous
Coming down from the mountain forest
to the clear cold mountain stream the eye
is delighted at the Sunday clothes the banks
nave put on; tne Ivy Laurel with IS lslll
blown scolloped blossoms, looks NE splue-
eyed Mary dressed IN her white lawn
dellcately licked with PINK, whiie tAe
hal1t-opened bud would remind you Oh una.
orlght-eyed dasliing Miss with the red
Josey on Win Wloh you 50 necn Misheu
70 dance me T'aaef, NJ tte last eiltis'li'as
pan; out os'eh'a1iously in'erspersea
amongst s'iese' stafes una. May-aueeN u
the mountain stream the Nououehpoh'
with its great cluster OF scarlet corals rs
large az the crown of your No. n editorial
bot. 81. +bon, ,,o,, s,oya I'M vo,r oastr;nom.
~ 60, ~. -, -.
les aamollsh you tllaV me Is ioe a,'.low-
.ers, but that IT is real, and al stated inter
walls REQUIRES substantials, we'll then step
a..oss thot inv r;,lat s+oon. dovrn md mart
""' 70, ''''' Wy $3.50 ssyS 20,
the piue grass ana slhk-nelu WIN your
hands, and then you will find that humble
little wild strawberry. with thousands OF
Ia i;..o ts;si.sa1 ,a,,,,a,;o,s ~ !. X
MS 'i''ic esieN,eu oonit'''ill1i'' pv' ~ -
cents quart, put you may nave tilelii Just
& A, ii,
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The Ohio Democratic Platform.

The Ohio Democratic platform is
significant from the fact Of its flat
uncompromising acceptance of the
issue made up in Congress between
the Democrats and the Republicans
on the subject matter Of the recent
vetoes. The value of the issue to
the Democrats consists in the fact
that it is one upon which they can
unite, with good hope Of being sup
ported by the conservative sound
sense of the country, while upon the
currency question they are hopeless
ly divided. Sherman's stronghold,
in case he should become the Repub.
lican candidate for the Presidency,
would naturally be found in the cur
rency question, and he could make
his best fight on the issue Of main
tanning in tact the present general
financial policy Of the Government.
II, on the other hand, Grant should
be nominated, stalwart platform
would be too strong for the Republi-
can situation. Hence the Democrat
ic platform, so far forth, seems to
score one for them in the great polit-
ical duel which the two parties have
entered upon in Ohio. That plat
form is very emphatic andaggressiye
in the positions it takes. II de,
nounces military interference with
elections because that tends to pre-
vent them from being fair and free.
1t claims that the present Federal
election laws are made the instru-
mentalities of fraud, force and cor
ruption, "by which the party in pow.
err uses the money of the people to
corrupt and thousands of irresponsi,
BILE officers to harrass and coorce the
voters, and especially by force and
fraud to deprive our naturalized cit
liens Of the right to vote, land hence
that they ought to DO repealed. 1t
denounces these laws, moreover, as
unconstitutional, and incompatible
with the existence of free institu.
lions; IL declares that the Federal
Jury law lmpaIrs the reservations Of
liberty and the administration OF
justice ny making impartial Jurlcs
impossible; that the attitude OF the
President and the minority in Con-
gress IS factious and partisan; that
the late vetoes are unprecedented,
ana show an utter disregard of the
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Want 10 Fuse.

The Republicans are making an
effort TO fuse with the Greenbackers
and Working;men in the coming
August election, with some show Of
success. We have been telling Dem.
ocrats all along that this Greenback
or Third Party movement, was a Re-
publican trick to divide the Demo.
cratic party, in the hope Of defeating
its nominees, We are only surpris-
ed that men who had seen service in
the Confederate army, and who had
been subject to every species of in
suit at the hands Of the Radical par
ty, even to being disfranchised,
should now lend their assistance to
help this party again into power
but inasmuch as this is free coun-
try, nominally, and every man has
a constitutional right to be something
or nothing, as he elects, we do not
enter any serious objection to their
going into this proposed movement,
for the Democracy is better without
them than with them. They have
always been malcontents and sore
heads: and all we do care TO do is TO
warn Democrats against their willy
tricks, and the trap set by them to
catch the unwary, So far as we are
able to judge this movement will
affect nothing in this county if Dem
ocrats will stand firmly together, for
their ticket nominated last Saturday.
The Greenback party will never as
sumo more substantial shape than
that of air, for the American people
will never venture upon an expert
ment SO wild and unreasonable as
that proposed by these Greenbackers,
as they call themselves, and who
like all new parties, modestly claim
that they have in their ranks, all
the wisdom, virtue and honesty in
the country. They appeal to Demo
Gratis to join them, and use the bas-
est misrepresentation to effect that
end, They are all abuse of the Dem
ocratic party, but never have u word
to say against the Republican party.
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To de Voters Of Afason County: BY the
request OF number OF teachers, / hereby
myself as candidate for the
office OF County Superintendent OF Free
Schools, at the pending August election
Ii am elected, shall discharge the du-
lies OF the Office to the best OF my ability,
and will not be a candidate for reelection.
REED TEAGER.
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NOTICE.
citing of Board of Oyerseers

Meeting of Board of Overseers
of the Poor.
THE Annual Meeting of the Board Of
i 0yerseers of the Poor for Mason Coun-
", will be held at the Court House, on
Monday, July 9TH, 1879. All per
sons having claims to be audited by the
Board, must present them to the Clerk at
least five days before the meeting, in order
that they may be arranged and classified,
otherwise they will not be considered,
This rule will be rigidly enforced regard
less OF persons, BY order OF the President
M JOHN L. TISIaIs, Clerk.
iune f-3M.
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TRUSTEES SALE or A yALu-
able tract of land in WaggeDer
District, inctntsiBgtllc siaitE'ur.
nace known as the jackson
Furnace.
DY virtue o.a decd OF trust, executed to
10 the undersigned, trustee, by V. b. Hor-
ton, jr., onthe LIST day OF July, 1915, to ~.
cure to Thomas Gibbs and james X. Raw
burn, the payment Of two certain single
bills therein mentioned, for the sum Of
eleven hundred dollars each, bearing even
date with said deed, due respectively
twelve months after the date thereof,
which said deed OF trust is duly OF record
in the Mason County Court Clerks office.
in trust deed book No. ., folio $50, &c.
And being requested by the holders OF said
single bills to make sale OF the real estate
and premises in said trust deed mention.
ed, ] shall proceed to sell by way ofpnblic
auction, at the front door OF the Court
House Of Mason county, on Monday,
the 2lst day of July. 1879. tile tract
OF land therein described, containing 2!6
acres, lying in the District of Waggener in
near proximity to tho town OF Hartford
City. There is underlying the surigce of
this land valuable seans4of. eoal, andtlare
is also situate upon said farm OF 20G acres,
u valuable suit furnace, known as the
Jackson Furnace" The above farm is
also in good cultivation.
The above sale will be made subject 10
deeds OF trust heretofnre executed by said
v. B. Horton, jr., TO John W. English, to
secure to the McCulloch's certain debts
therein mentioned, amounting to about.
S25, 10000.
Terms of Sale CisI, on llie Spot.
JN0. L. TIsfMs,
june 1Si-w Trustee.
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aeO RuYsI tllis Style.

New agents wanted inevery town. Sam,
pie machine furnished on application. s.
to be forwarded with order aS a guarantee,
OF good faith-the balance, SIS, >te,be pau
alter five days trial. Every machine war
ranted, and a written guarantee given win
each machine 10 keep in order for TWO
years. Two machines, one address, SSsi
three machines, SOL; four,macliincs, I0 iiye
machines, Ss5. Special prices on large OF,
ders. PARSONS, FOSTER 4 CO., 10 ana
l27 Clark St., Chicago, Ill. Tmay 1-Ssl'
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result Polsley, 62l@12; Howard,
q 1lA12- necessary to a choice, 49,
whereupon Mr.. Polsley was declared
the nominee for the Office Of County
Judge, which nomination, upon mo-
ton Of Joseph Daigh, Esq was made
unanimous.
Nominations for the two Commits
sioners being now in order, W. FL.
Clarke, Esq, Augustus Cobb, Esq.
and Major J. w. Smith, were placed
in nomination, and the ballot being
taken, resulted, for Clarke, 70; for
Smith, 81; for Cobb, IL; whereupon
Messrs. Clarke and Smith having re-
ceiyed a majority of all the votes
cast, were declared the nominees for
Commissioners, which nominations,
on motion, were made unanimous.
Nomination for Superintendent Of
Schools being now in order, R. o.
Kincade, Esq was nominated by
reclamation.
Politically, California will soon be
all stirred up and boiling. Besides
the regular four Congressman to be
elected in September, the new Con-
|stitution provides for the choice Of
Governor Lieutenant.Gove Sec
rotary of State, Comptroller, Treas
ufer, Attorney-General, Surveyor
General, Superintendent Of Public
instruction, Clerk Of Supreme Court,
three Railroad Commissioners, seven
Justices Of the Supreme Court, TWEEN
~ members Of the Senate, eight
members Of the Assembly, and all
the municipal officers in fifty-two
counties-in fact, all the State and
local officers. There'll be lively
times.
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Commissioners, sale OF Real Els.
lnhni

7 IN pursuance OF the terms OF decree OF
i the Circuit Court OF Mason county, rem
dered at the April term, 1879, in chan
Gerry cause therein pending, wherein Y.
Pullin, who sues for the use OF w. II. Tom.
linson was plaintiff and Samuel Morgan
and Isaac AIinturn were defendants. /,
the undersigned special commissioner,
shall on the -
,2Ist day, OF JULY, 1879,
sell nj public auction, at the front door OF
the Court House of Mason county, the fol-
lowing tract OF land, containing so acres
and the same land upon which said Min
turn now resides. .,e.,,
TERMS OF SALE;
One half cash in hand and the residue
upon Il credit OF one year. taking from the
purchaser bond with security, bearing in
terest from day OF sale and retaining the
title us Il further security.
D. w. P0IsSLlsY,
juno lSl-w. Special Commissioner.
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in ACT TO establish county court and
board OF commissioners for The county
of Mason, under the thirty-fourth sect
ion OF the eighth article OF the constitu-
ton OF tho State OF West Virginia, in lieu
of the present county court Of said
county.
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june 4-4w.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-08
HER PRAYERS aNsUERED.
a Mother Embracing her son who was Taken
from her Forty Year. Ago.

NEwBURG, Ind. June 1.--During the Lcx-
ington Conference (eolOredl OF the Methodist
Church Rohed Buckner was appointed 70
preach NJ this plncr. week ago to-day he de-
lV"red two sermons in which great interest
was manifested 10y his auditors-the pastors
night George Winfrey invited the preachor 10
accompany him TO his residence and remain
until morning. Arriving ut the house - Uncle
George" asked his wife Tor matches that he
might light lamp. addressing her as " Caro-
Parson Buckner remarked: Il have heard
that my mothers name was Caroline"
What was your Erandmothers name? p sho
Rachel. ." replied tho preacher.
This is my child" wildly cried the happy
woman, as she, threw herself into, her sons
mother and son having been parted when tho
latter was a babe
Aunt Caroline" who Is n faithful member OF
the Baptist Church, Is a large healthy old
woman, possessed OF wonderful vitality. Her
son is well educated and prepossessng mu:
latto. Burkner was the son of white man Of
that name, Il cousin Of Buckner of Conted-
crate fame When Robert was but nino
conveyed to his mother That she had been
sold. and must leave her babe forever. Her
new home was eighteen mixes distant Sho
her way North with him. but was arrested
jailed. aud subsequently, again sold and taken
10 Skuilletown. KY. where she was married 10
George Winlrey. her present husband. The
latter is a devou, and honest colored man pos
sassing the good will OF all his neighbors. Mrs
Nlnirry had never seen her boy after the occl-
sion above alluded TO- and had only heard OF
him once, and that thirty-tve or thirty-six years
ago She never abandoned hope, however, but
prayed constantly that she might meet her boy
again in this world. And now. said she TO
end Of my strength. dc blessed Lord hnb come
to de rescue. and hab made 1t all right" Tho
husband chimed in with the statement that
many and many time. in the darkness and
stiffness Of the night. has he heard tho old wO-
man praying To be permitted 10 see her child
Robert Burkner was n soldier in the late war.
and while In barracks. attended school for nino
months, subsequently,. Studying whenever he
got chance. While soldier he attended a
pastor concluded to become minister and
embraced the Methodist faith. Tho war over
he WAS licensed to eXhou at his old homo in
Green County. Kentucky. Buckner afterward
united with the Conference To which he now
belongs. and during the last light years he has
accomplished much good. He has always lived
in the expectation OF meeting his mother.