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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-12-28

Rev. c. H. Smith of West Brattleboro is
70 preach in the Congregational church next
Sunday.
The mercury fell to 24o below zero last
Sunday morning.
The Christmas entertainments passed Of
very pleasantly. There was family gather.
ing at L NJ. Walkers on Monday evening,
with singing, tree full of presents, good
supper, and merry time generally
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-12-28

All appearances indicate that Ben Butler is
playing his cards for presidential nomination
next year. When in Washington last week
he had a conference with the leaders of the
greenback- labor party. The plan is for the
greenbackers TO hold their convention early
in May and nominate Butler by reclamation.
This done, they think the other two parties
will be ''paralyzed,' and the Democrats will
be forced to accept Butler as their candidate.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-12-28

The Christmas exercises we're all that
could be desired. Two trees we're loaded with
presents for old and young
Rev. Mr.. Mackie and wife are visiting in
towD
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-12-28
Athens.


Last Monday evening Harry L., sged 10,
son of Geo. II. Howard, shot himself in the
back of the head and died before medical aid
could reach him. No cause for the act is as
signed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-12-28
GBeVermont 4Benit.
BRATTLEBORO:
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 49, 1888.
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We are the exclusive agents for Good Cheer in
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-12-28

The officers of the insurance companies
which issued policies on the life of Major
Dwight have resolved TO contest the recent
decision against them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-12-28

Wa.l Hrn,,I.I,nrn

There will be a stereopticon exhibition
for the benefit of the Sunday school at the
Congregational church on Monday evening,
Dec. 3lat o'
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-12-28

Both houses of Congress have adjourned
over 70 Jan. L
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-04-04
Trustees Sale Of Valuable Real
Estate,

DY virtue OF deed OF trust executed TO
ID the undersigned Trustee, on the l4th
day OF February, 1889, by D. II. 2. Van.
Matre and Miriam VanNlatre, his wife, and
duly Of record in the Clerks Office Of the
County Court Of Mason County, West Vir-
ginia, in trust deed book No. 6, folios s.,
&C., to secure the payment of one note to
Alexander Long for the sum Of three thou
sand and five hundred (SS,500,00) dollars
payable one year after date 1.-THE said note
bearing date February l4th, 1892 with
interest from date, and default having
been made in the payment Of said note
and its accrued interest, on the lawful hol-
der OF saidn requesting him to do 80,
the undersigned will sell at public auction
for CASH, on the 9th day OT Nay,
1853, at the front door Of the Court
House Of said county, in order to pay of
said note with it's legal interest, the follow
ing real estate, situate in Robinson Dis
triCt, in said county, containing 1876 acres,
2 rocds and % poles, being the same land
upon which the said o. II. P. VanMatre
now resides and which is morefully desert.
bed in said trust deed 10 which reference
is hereby made. Said land is in a high
state Of cultivation with large brick resi-.
dence thereon and necessary outbuildings
thereon suitable for farmers use; the
said land being well watured aud is in eve
ry way desirable farm, being only about
seven or eight miles from the Court House
and the soil OF said farm being fertile and
productive.
The title to said land being in said o. Il.
P. YanNIatre and is absolutely perfect.
ap.4-iw.
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West Htrqinta!

Test VtrginiG!
A T Rules held in the Clerks Office Of the
"A Circuit Court Of Mason County, on
Monday, April I'd, 1883.
Alex. Allen, VS.. a. Hoyt, Ed. Hoyt, An
ME Elmiston, formerly Brown and -
Edmiston, her husband, James Brown,
Jennette Brown, Vim. Brown, and Samuel
Brown, surviving heirs at law OF Samuel
H. Brown, who was heir at law OF Hugh
Brown, deceased.
The object of this suit is to correct 9
deed made by John Z. Timms, Commiss-
Toner, To Alex. Allen, and also to correct q
deed made by W. II. TOmlinson, Commits
sioner, TO Samuel Fl. Brown, deceased, so
as to embrace that portion Of said tract Of
land containing twelve acres, assigned to
thewidowof Hugh Brown, deceased, which
was left out by mistake in said deeds, and
which said tract OF twelve acres Of land is
fully described in Plaintiffs Bill.
This day came the complainant, by
Counsel, and on his motion, and itappear-
ing from an affidavit filed amongthe papers
OF this cause, that all Of the above named
defendants are nOn.residents OF the State
Of West Virginia, it is ordered that they do
appear here at Rules to be holden in the
Clerks Office aforesaid on the last Monday
in the month OF April, 1888, and do what
is necessary to protect their interests in
this suit. TESTE:
JN0. +; TIMAIS, Deputy
for Chas. B, Waggener, CLERK.
Simpson & Howard, Soils.
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EYGAI WOTTC1ce.


Pest Virginia:
Tsgles held in the Clerks Office Of the
n Circuit Court Of Mason county, on
Monday, April Cd, 1888.
L. II. Hopkins,
vs..
W. II. Hayman, o. F. stribling, Robert
SLribling, James Hereford, H. Hayman,
John sayre, John McOulloCh, A. A. Han
IL, administrator OF the estate OF John
Hall, deceased, Olivia Hall, L. j. Red.
monl and D. J. Redmond her husband,
Olivia A. Redmond, an infant, John A,
Redmond, Gn infant, and @. B. Waggen-
CT, Trustee.
In Chancery.
The object OF the above suit is To settle
the confusion OF boundaries between the
various tracts Of land set out and described
In complainants bill.
This day came the complainant by Coun.
sci, and on his motion, aud 1t appearing
from an affidavit fled with the papers Of
this cause, that Robert Stribling, one Of
the above named defendants, is q non res.
ident Of the State Of West Virginia, 1t Is
ordered that he do appear here at Rules to
be held in the Clerks office aforesaid, on
the last Monday in April, 1888, and do
what Is necessary to protect his interests
in this suit.
JNo. +. TTSiMs, Deputy for
Chas. B. Waggener, Clerk.
Simpson & Howard, Soils. Capr4w4
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-04-04
VEST YIRGIEIA,

A I q Circuit Court continued and held
n for the County Of Mason, at the Court
House thereof, on Saturday, the oath day
Of February, 1889, for the transaction Of
business:
Present, Hon. F. A. Guthrie, Judge Of
the It'll Judicial Circuit.
The Town Of Point Pleasant: This day
@. Sehon, II. r. Howard, w. II. Tomlin.
son, John g. Stortz and ]. j. Bright, pre-!
sented their petition, praying an Amend.
ment 10 the Charter Of the Town OF Point
Pleasant an Incorporated town in this
county, containing population OF less
than two'thousand, Of whiChthey are resi-.
dent free-holders, which Amendment reads
as follows, sO.wiE
"The Council Of said Town shall have
the sole power to grant all licenses within
the Corporate limits Of said town"
IL therefore ordered that said petition
be fled, and that copy Of thisorder duly
attested by the Clerk, be posted for four
consecutive weeks, at the front door Of the
Court House OF this county, and also pub.
lished for same length Of time, in the
weekly Register" q newspaper publish.
ed in said town.
A Copy from the Record.
TESTE
JOHN E. TIAlAis, Deputy
for Chas: B, Waggener, Clerk.
april 4-iw.
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1,api. phil. snyder.

& Az the Third District Democratic
Congressional Convention held in
Charleston last week, TO nominate a
successor TO Hon. John 3. Kenna,
elected to the United States Senate,
Captain Snyder received the nomin-
alton.
Heis a Democrat ofthe puresttype,
intelligent, active, energetic and ag,
gressiye.
His nomination was a fitting trib.
ute to his worth, and is hailed with
lively satisfaction by hismauy warm
friends in this county.
During the canvass, although out
~. $780,. ---I.-.l- -
nomination, not only from personal
reasons, but because we thought he
was deserving Of it, for his active
work for the "grand old party"
In his election the Democracy will
have a worthy successor Of the Hon.
John E, Konna
OF his triumphant election, we
have not the least doubt. We hope
that his majority may be 10000.
We congratulate you, Phil.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-04-04
Tl,e GrIlIlre.

INV OAoAAnNs
Jlr Eiaor Il has been some time
since anything concerning the
Grange appeared in your paper, and
the elections all being over, and the
Legislature adjourned, and things
quoted down to their usual tranquil
ity, / have concluded to give your
many readers a few items on Grange
matters.
The Oranges in this county, as far
as we know, are at present in good
condition, and the county Grange
recognized. Our own Grange is
still prospecting, receiving new mem
bers nearly every meeting. The in
terest in our section seems to be rath-
err on the increase. We have held
several public meetings in differ
ent localities, and tried to convince
the farmer Of the necessity Of their
organizing for mutual advantage,
aud find quite a number who appear
very much interested.
Now, Mr.. Editor, there can be no
question as to the propriety of a far
mer's organization for many reasons
that we have not time now to men.
ton, only few.
First. The per cent. Of taxation is
annually increasing, while the fertil.
ity Of the soil is decreasing.
Second. The men Of other profess
ions are adding larger per cent. to
their wealth than the farmer while
it is a fact that all real wealth is Gre.
ated by the farmer, mechanic and
other laborors. Fifty per cent Of the
property Of this country only be-
longs to the farmer, though in the
beginning of the republic it nearly
all belonged to hin. Farmers once
had a proper share of representation
in the law.making bodies Of the land.
Now in Congress out of S25 members
they have not enough to form COM
mittee of FIVE, and in our own Legis-
laLure before the last one, out of 81
members in both branches we had
Eve farmers. Il J,P.P.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-04-04
ALE OF DREDGE BOATS, &c.

THE undersigned will offer for sale at
public auction to the highest response
Bile bidder, in front Of the Court House in
Charleston, Kanawha county, West Vir-
ginia, Saturday, 10 q. M, April 9TH,
1883, two dredge boats, Sampson" and
Hercules" and all their tackle and outfit,
which are believed to be completes.
Length Of Hercules, 70 feet; breadth, "a
feet; depth OF bold, AZ feet; main engine, 2
cylinders 6xl2 inches; boiler vertical null
Tubular l2l-2 inch tube Independent
boiler feed pump 4 and q and 8 inch;
steam Capstan engine Gxl2 inches.
Length ofSampson, 60 feet; breadth, "a
feet; depth of hold A feet; main engine 2
cylinders 7xl4 inches, locomotive boiler Of
ample size; independent feed pump 4 and
q and Sinches; steam capstan engine 6xl2
inches. Also, | fuel boat and l skitf, &c.
TERMS;-0ne-third cash, balance in six
and twelve months, in equal payments,
with interest from day ofsale, represented
by negotiable notes with approved en-
dorsement.
The dredges are in good condition and.
have been engaged Id dredging in the Ka.
Dawha and Elk Rivers. The rapidly in
creasing demands for dredging in this sec
ton render this rare investment.
D. O. GALLAHER,
marl4w4l Receiver Of Kanawha Board.
Trustees Sale OF Store House and
Lot in the Town OF Leon, Mason
County, West Virginia.
TN pursuance Of the terms Of and provis.
i ions Of a deed Of trust bearing date the
Goth day OF November, A. D., 1882, and re-
corded in the Clerks Office Of the County
Court of Mason county, West Virginia, in
Trust Deed Book No. 8, pages 43S, &C., ex-
ecuted by A. 7. Sullivan, Nancy G. Sulli-
van and 0sceolR Burns, totke undersigned
Trustee, to secure certain creditors Of A. T.
Sullivan & Co., whose claims are mention
ed and described in said trust deed, and it
appearing that the personal property men.
toned in said trust deed is insufficient 10
pay off the claims OF said creditors, shall,
on Saturday, the 18th day Of April,
1888, on the premises, proceed to sell, for
cash, by way Of public auction tothe high
est bidder, all OF that lot or parcel Of land,
containing one-fourth OF an acre more or
less, situated in Cologne District, in said
county, below the Thirteen Milo creek
bridge, south side fths public road, being
part OF o tract Of land which was conveyed
to said A. 7. Sullivan and 0sceQla Burns,
by II. @. Brown and wife, by deed dated
October SOth, 1880, which deed is Of record
in the Clerks Office OF the County Court Of
Mason county, West Virginia, in Decd
Book No. "a, page 20. The title isbelieved
to be perfect, but selling as Trustee | shall
confer such title only as is vested in me.
G. g. WELLS,
mar7w4 Trustee. !.
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Commissiouer's Not,oe.
John H. Spencer, Administrator Of The
estate Of VIM. Spencer, deceased,

John H. Spencer, Administrator Of tie
estate Of VIM. Spencer, deceased,
VS..
G. W. Spencer, Josiah Spencer and othen.
DARTIEs in the above named suit, will
/ take notice, that pursuant to decree
Of the Circuit Court Of Mason County,
West Virginia rendered on the 18th day Of
February, 1883, in said cause, | will, on
Thursday, April 10th, 1883, at my Office Ia
the town Of Point Pleasant, in said county,
proceed to take, state and report IN Sc.
count and ascertain as follows:
First. What real estate Vim. Spencer,
died, seized and possessed Of
Second. The liens, II any, the amour.
thereof, and their priorities.
Third. The amount Of the indebtedness
of the estate Of the said VIM. Spencer, De.
ceased, to whom indebted, and the amount
due and owing each Of them.
Fourth. That he take an account aud
make settlement Of the Administration SC.
count Of John H. Spencer, the Admins.
istrator OF said estate.
Fifth. That he report any other matter
that he may deem pertinent, or that eth
erparty may require.
And, II from any cause, the taking Of
said account should not be commenced on
that day, or being commenced should not
be completed ON that day, the taking Of
the same will adjourned from time to time
and from day to day until completed
Given under my hand Us Commissioner
OF said Court, this 18th day Of March,
1888. JAS. H. COUCH, JR,,
Simpson & Howard, Soils. Com'r.
mch2l-4H,
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mar7w4
COlIMISSIONEI,S NOTICE.
Elizabeth Nease, ct. ais,
JoseDh III, Nease, Ell. ala,

DARTIES to the above named suit will
/ take notice that pursuant to decree
OF the Circuit Court OF Mason county, West
Virginia, rendered on the 9th day OF Feb.
ruary, 1888, will, on Tuesday, April 10th,
1888, at my Office in the town Of Point
Pleasant, in said county, proceed to take,
state and report the gross sum that said
widow would be entitled to receive in lieu
OF her said dover.
And il from any cause the taking Of said
account should not be commenced on that
day, or being commenced should not be
completed on that day, the taking Of the
same will be adjourned from time to time
and from day to day until completed.
Given under my hand az Commissioner
Of said Court, this 10th day Of March, 1883.
JN0. E. TIMSis, Commissioner.
Menager & Hegg, SOls. marl4w4
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-04-04
Hon. n. s. Walker.

This gentleman, who left the Dem.
ocratic party a few years ago, and
cast his fortunes with the Green,
back party, has returned to his "iirst
love" At the late Democratic Con.
gressional Convention for the Third
District, Mr.. Walker stepped upon
the platform, and made a stirring
speech, and paid a high tribute to
the nominee, Capt Snyder, and sta
ted that he and many of his Green
back friends would giyeto Mr.. sny-
der a warm, active and hearty sup
port. And further said that what
ever had been his shortcomings for
the past few years, that he was now
a Democrat, and intended to stay in
the party.
As speaker and writer Mr.. Walk
er has no SUPERIOR if an equal, in
this State. We congratulate him
upon his return, and extend to him
the hand of welcome.
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The Neu Pension Lay.

Knowing that many persons in
this county are interested in the
provisions of the new pension law
We give it below as compiled by the
New York Sun;
The act approved March 8, 1888
increases the present leg and arm
pensions ofS24 month to $50, and
those Of S1S o month to S24. AS is
veil known, the larger pensions are
given those who have lost a leg at OF
above the knee, or an arm at or above
the elbow; while the other elias;
comprises the losses of the limb be-
low the knee or the elbow, or foot
and band pensions. Nobody can
deny that these pensioners are treat.
ed literally BY the people; at the
same time il is clear that the $40
given TO the soldier who lost his leg
in battle is more worthily bestowed
than many a pension of IS paid to
some man who rests his claim on
some development Of constitutional
weakness Or disease which would in
all probability have attacked him
whether he had enlisted or not.
The regulations of the Pension
Office announce that the increase Of
existing pensions from S24 to $50
applies to "those who have been so
disabled as to be incapaciated for
performing any manual labor, but
not so much SO as to require regular
personal aid and attendance" while
the increase from S24 applies TO those
$50 disabled as to render their in.
capacity to perform manual labor
equivalent to the loss of a hand or
foot" Thus many pensioners who
have not lost oven a finger or q toe
may still have received injuries en-.
titling them to the increased pen.
siOns.
A striking provision of this act is
its ignoring Of pension agents.
Some preceding laws have been so
framed as to make an attorneys in.
iervention needless, though per.
mittcd, and by most applicants re.
sorted to. Under the present act his
services are positively prohibited.
THE Intervention Of an agent or at.
torney," say the regulations, Gin
such admitted cases as are affected
by this act, being unnecessary, viii
not be recognized" The reason Of
this rule is obvious. Since this law
is designed simply for the increase
Of pensions already examined and
allowed. all that the pensioner needs
TO do is to send his old certificate TO
the commissioner, and in return he
will get a new one at the increased
rate.
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State News.

The police force in Charleston con-
sists Of two men.
The Logan Coal and Salt Company
Of Maiden, has made an assignment.
Slower College, at Harper's Ferry,
has enrolled two hundred colored stu.
dents this year.
A board of trade for the city Of
Charleston has been duly inCorpor.
ated by the Secretary of State.
Ten thousand pounds ofwool were
shipped from the Kanawha Wooden
Mills to Cincinnati last week.
George Carey, of St. Adams, in a
recent wrestling match with John
Countz, had his leg broken.
Henry S. Pride, of Marion county,
died lust week at the extreme age Of
81 years.
Paul Borgess., son of. R. Borgess.,
of Harrison county, dropped dead
while at work at his fathers saw
mill.
Captain jeremiah Mason, an old
river pilot and master, committed
suicid6 last week.
A young mau named Towles, Of
Salem, Harrison county, was killed
on the Hempfeld branch last Tues
day. lie was freight breakman
and accidentally fell undSr the cars
A new Baptist church in Lewis
county was destroyed by FIRE on Sat.
urday Of last week. II had Just been
completed and was a very fine struc.
ture.
A premature explosion of a blast
in rock cut on the Grafton and
Greenbrier road last week caused the
death CT two employees aud the dan.
gerouS injury Of anOther,
The effort to build narrow guage
railroad up the West Virginia side Of
Big Sandy is meeting with consider.
able encouragement from the proper
ty owners along the route.
Monongalia county is going to try
once again on the railroad question,
and a proposition to subscribe $780,.
600 on the part of two districts to a
railroad to go through them will be
submitted to q vote in n short time.
John Burnside & Son, of Lincoln
county, W, Va, recently sold their
crop Of tobacco in Richmond at the
followingprices: $1l.00, $500, s37 90
$4,000, and 5000, and had it not
been too hard pressed, which is the
fault Of most planters, could have
been sold for $500 per 100 pounds
more money.
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Wei Yirrlnla RoneIa.

"
IN anarticlAon railroads in West
Virginia, the Wheeling Regi.sr states
that elhe Ohio Central Road, which
has been completed from Point Pleas
ant 10 Charleston, viii be extended
this season at least sixty miles fur
Their up the Kanawha, or 70 It's source
at the junction Of the Gauley with
New river 1t was at FIRST uncertain
up which river the road would go,
but IL has been definitely determined
to 60 up the New river The road
follows the left bank Of the Kanawha
to a point above the mouth Of the
Gauley, whence it will cross by means
Of an iron bridge, apdproceed by way
Of New river to Hawks Nest, where
IL will cross the New river and follow
its right bank to a point come forty
miles above Hinton. This is as far
as the road is projected just now,
and in all probability it viii go no
further Meantime the Richmond
and Allegheny Company is at work
extending its line toward this State.
Williamson's, east Of the White Sui
phur, has been reached, but as this is
'out Of line with the Ohio Central, a
norton of the Williamson route will
have to be abandoned and a line tur:
Their south run in order to join the
Ohio Central above Hinton. Thus a
continuous line will be established
from Richmond TO Lake Erie, in
North Ohio. The New River Valley
is Just beginning to develop, and
abounds with some of the best coal
and ore in the State. 1t is likely
that Mr.. c. P. Huntington will inter.
pose all the obstacles he can to the
extension of a road that promises
such formidable competition, but as
it does not trespass upon his right of
way, his opposition will not avail
him much. The rapidity Of develop
meut Of the Kanawha Valley and the
valley Of its infuents renders the
early completion of this road very de.
sirable. The approach of roads from
the north is also another incentive to
execution in the matter. The COM
pletion of a road from Pittsburgh to
cross West Virginia will throw open
a trade whose magnitude cannot now
he imagined. As a connection to
both the Chesapeake and Ohio and
Ohio Central roads, the advantages
of such a road are apparent Yves!
Virginia looks to Pittsburgh as the
great depot for her coal, coke and ore,
and the present anxiety is for ashort
line through the State to that city.
Had the people of Monongalia coun-
ty properly appreciated the import.
anee Of the measure they defeated
some weeks ago, they would have
paused before they would have voted
as they did. The construction Of the
line through Monongalia county
would have been the inception of a
scheme that was formulated to build
a narrow.gauge road clear through 10
New river, Befor three years mag
nifcent standard.gauge road will be
built direct to this very region"