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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-04-09
A Valuable Dwelling House In
Point Pleasant for AnlfI

r OFFER for sale OF q bargain, my.late
i residence, on the East side Of Wand
Street, Just above Sth street, in the town
Of Point Pleasant The lot Is "a feet
front by 1872 feet deep, and eontais q
little more than one.sixth Of an acre.
The huuss Is q twoistpry frame, and con.
tains iotir rooms and two halls, wit han
L containing four Fuulns, oil In good re-
pair there Is d goodcellar, 1878 feet
under the Kitchen, and also 4 good sta.
BILE and buggy.honse, with other letesl
sary outbEildings. Terms 10 suit puts
chGers.
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We regret TO learn Of The acct
dental shooting Of Mr.. Parke'
Willard, son Of D. H. Willard, al
Charleston last Sunday, which re.
suited in his instant death. BE
was out on the hill in company
with a young lady, and be had in
his possession a revolver cane,
which he extended to the young
lady to assist her in climbing up a
precipice, when it exploded send.
ing the contents into his heart
The many friends Of Mr.. and Mrs
D. H. Willard, in this place, ex.
tend to the bereaved parents theil
heartfelt sympathies.
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QuARrERIY MEETlNa.-The first
quarterly meeting Of the West Co.
lumbia circuit Of the U, B. Church,
will be held at Bethel Church, Ap.
ril 18th and 18th.
L. NJ. CARDER, Pastor.
il GRAHAM, P. E.
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NO." says FitskinS, l don't
think 1 shall try to join the Ma.
sons. It's too dangerous" Danger
ousl" "HOwH" "oh, you see we
hear about so many murders in the
first, second and third degrees tina.
l don't dare TO try t."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-04-09

1t lisa mistake to suppose the
people do not read the advertise
ments 10 a newspaper They do,
and that is the reason live mer.
chants advertise.
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The firm of McCOwn, Spencer &
Co., has been dissolved. The new
firm will be known as Mccown &
spencer. We wish them abund.
ant success.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-04-09

SELECT scuooI,-Mrs. c, M, Cole
will open a private school for chill.
dreu on Monday, April 7Ih, She
occupies room G in the public school
building, lw
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as there a dude club in this
city," asked a stranger, entering
The editorial room. "There Isl" re.
..sdthe editor, as he produced
d toOthpick from his pocket and
laid it on the roll.tOp desk; that's
it, and the first dude that shows
his face in this Office will be brain.
ed with IT," With a deep sigh
the stranger turned and disappear.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-04-09

The Lower Presbyterian Church
having been cleaned out and putin
order, services will be held there
next Sabbath, morning and eve.
ming, by the pastor, Rev. DR.. Young,
who will take occasion, it being
Easter Sunday, to preach in the
morning on the Resurrection.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-04-09

Attention is called to the adver.
tisement of stOckhoff Bros, Gal
lipolis, Ohio, in this issue. They
are selling a Roller -four at $3.50 q
barrel.
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cunllhl..lonefa.

Incorporated In iSCs for 25 years by
the Legislature for Educational and
Charitable purposes a capital OF
81, 0O0, O00-to which a reserve fund Of
over $3.50 1000 has since been added.
BY an overwhelming popular vote Tia
franchise was made part Of the present
stAte Constitution adopted December "a,
A. d. 1870.
Tie only lottery aer tgttd on and an.
do1cd BY The Td6pk Of any SIdie.
Nnera Gedlea Dr ibaIIOnea.
Its Grand Single Number Drawings take
4 sPLESDID OPPORTUNITY TO
WIN A FORTUNE. FIFTH GRAM
DRAWING, Glass e. IN THE ACADE.
MY OF MUSIC, NEw 0RLRASs, TuH:
DAY, May IL, lss4-16sth Month.
ly Drawing.
CAPITAL PRIZE $4,000.
100000 Tickets ut Five Dollars Each,
Fractions, IN FiithA In proportion.
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Don't you think, gentlemen Of
the County Court, that good main
roads through the county would be
Of great helpS
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A valuable mule, the property Of
Mr.. E. L. Neale, Of MERGERS Bot
tom, was killed one day last week
by a dead tree falling on him.
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We direct attention to The adver.

We direct attention to the adver.
tisement of M. A. Cox, in this
issue. A bran now, and big stock,
Of Dry Goods, and carpets will be
found az this store; aud those who
go to Gallipolis to do their shop.
ping can find no better place, to
deal than at NJ. A. COx's GallipOlis,
Ohio.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-04-09

The County Court has under con.
sideration a change Of the ClarEs
burg road near John S. Millera
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Anew post Office has been estab.
lished in Mason Co. W. Va. in what
is known as the Tadely settlement
Clendenen District, with Mr.. Josh.
ua L. Thorn, CknoWn to many in
this city and county, as post mas.
ter. The name Of The Office will be
-wyoaSa. nfr. Thorn received his
commission from Washington last
evening which will take effect on
Monday April Z. An Office has
long been needed in that section
and the people will hsil the news
with joy.-Hraa.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-04-09

Workmen are now engaged in
repairing Three mile treStle on the
line Of the Ohio Central.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-04-09

Dr.C. ". JamisOn has for sale
Russian whits-oats and Burbank
and Mammoth Pearl pOtatoes-all
for seed. wv
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From the Reports Of the various
Road Surveyors to the court, pre-.
scented at this term, PURSUANT to no.
tice published in this paper, the
roads and bridges throughout the
county are in a very deplorable
condition. twill take a good deal
of money and labor to put them
even in passable condition. We
hope the court will not be back.
ward in taking the case in hand,
no matter what it costs, as We
must have good roads if we ex.
peCt the county to prosper.
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q MNouMcnnrn1rTa.
ROE GIIeriM.
70 as Toir,ot Naoa County:

10 ae Iotrsof NaDa County;
] lake this means Of informing you
that am Q candidate for tile office Of
Sheriff Of our county, subject TO the de.
uision Of the Democratic County Con.
yention, hereafter 70 be held.s II nomi.
mated, Twill DO all In my power 10 be
elected, and i elected, viii serve the
people faithfully.
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sloea Pay mr. AgsaiA 400 % eaee per
Hais . !. Z nsSsrSs ! Co.. fiiISasIpEIsS'1sa.
Inch 10-ly.1
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]
out an umbrella.
Miss Mary sterrett Is saleslady
IN M. A. coxs store, Gallipolis, o.
There will be a full delegation
from this county 10 the State Con-
yention on the 10th.
We ought to have more brick
buildings in town.
Marrying a widow may properly
be styled "unveiling a statue Of
grief"
The town is getting a general
cleaning up.
Candidates are numerous and
the returns are not all in yet.
Several weddings are on the to.
pis, IL Madam Rumor is correct.
POlsley & Shaw now occupy the
room formerly occupied by the PEG.
PIES Store.
The cooling Of the turtle doves,
and the presence Of the house mar.
tin, tell US that spring is here.
Our railroad is not yet in run.
ming order, nor will IL DO for some
time to come.
Prof. Kenny opened his select
school Monday. There are a large
number Of students in attendance.
DR.. Barbee has moved back into
his office.
It is thought the price Of wheat
will get down to rs cents a bushel.
Occur d. Alene is the new gold
country in Idaho to which many
seekers Of that precious metal are
now rushing.
The circus is now on It's animal
tour.
A great many buildings look bet.
ter than they did before the food.
Another wharfboat for this place
is being agitated. The one here
now hardly makes a living.
The town scales are in a bad con.
dition.
There we're lots Of people in town
Monday.
Point Pleasant now lacks proper
hotel accommodations.
1t is hardly necessary for us to
allude to the silly twaddle Of last
weeks Gazette.
The indications are that The Ma.
son county Fair will be the finest
this year ever held.
The financial condition Of this
town is in a somewhat chaotic
state.
An important notice from The
Point Pleasant Saw and Planning
Mill be found in this paper.
Miss Sarah Bird, Of Arbuckle
District, is visiting friends in this
place.
If there is anything more detest'
able than a water.soaked piano,
what is it2
There seems to be q general de,
preston Of business throughout
the country.
The relief committees money
has all been expended, and much
work to be done yet.
Whenitems and news gets scarce,
we will then write a flaming arti.
Gle upon the late Cincinnati riots,
There is no cooper shop in this
place.
1t takes a dollar and a half IL
pay for this paper one year, and in
advance at that.
April 18th is Good Friday.
A factory for the manufacture Of
"butterine," is to be started in this
place.
Now is the time for Democrats 10
induce their neighbors 10 take the
REGIsrER.
Hon. e. W. Wilson will address
the voters of this county next Mon.
day at 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
The temperance cause is no. in.
creasing much 10 this place.
Quite a large number Of our
county people contemplate going
West.
"Ill teach you how 10 tear your
pantsI" said an irate parent, swing.
ing a strap; "I'll teach you" Don't
bit me, pal know how already.
Just look ut 'emI"
The River Railroad is somewhat
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For AssessOr.

M. EiitDr You will please say to the
voters Of Mason county, that will be q
candidate for denomination at the hands
Of the Democratic county convention,
for Assessor Of District No. /.
CHAs. v. STEWART.
G. B. Rayhurn will be a candidate for
assessor Of District No. !, Mason coun.
y, subject to the decision Of the Demo-
cratic County Convention.
MANY vorERs.
thereby announce mysclfas candi.
date for Assessor Of District No. ],
Mason county. 1 will cheerlully abide
by the decision Of the Democratic
County Convention. &E
CnARtEs NJ. WHALEY.
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StraYed.

A YOUNG male hoy Of tic AtGcd
"a breed, BLACK With white streak
down The forehead; win weigh dbnnt l7D
pounds. any persnr htdfniig him ID
me, or giving inc information ~ that [
can get hlth, will he rewarded for theft
trouble. 4. II. hAiBURk,
iRaf9Iw2'
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LlsT oR PRlzN.

1907 Prizes amounting 10. ....... S265,5Oq
Application for rates to clubs should
be made only to to tue office Of the Coln'
pany in New Orleans.
For further information write clearly
giving full address. Make p q. n,s''sy
.ns.la.-- T-1.-Li.-- -tdufesS Registered
Letters 10
NEw ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans, I.0uldAAa.
POSTAL NOTES and ordinary
letters by mail or Express (all sums II
S. and upwards by Express at our Ia'
pense)to ...-,.,,a
Or N. A. DAJtPHIN,
6oi seventh ST. Washington. DO.
Abfl0-iw
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weunderstand that cabell coun.
ty has completed'a turnpike road
from Guyandotte to the Little Guy.
an, the line between Cabell and
Mason, and is willing to pay one
halfof the expense Of q bridge
across the Little Guyan, il Mason
will doher portion. Our County
Court should take favorable action
upon this proposition from eabell,
and besides should build a turn
pike road from the Kanawha Ferry
10 Little Guyan, at least as good
as the Cabell road.
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From Capt. James B. Morgan
we learn Of Che death Of VIM.
Hereford, Esqs If Putnam county,
which sad event occurred al The
residence ofMr Barny Morris, on
Sunday morning last. He was
among tisOldest citizens Of che
Great Eanawha Valley, and was
a native Of Mason county. He 70.
presented this county in the Legis.
lalure Of yirginia, and also served
a term as Sheriff ofthe county.
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LUTTERY.
Louisiana State Lottery Company.

"Hsdo hereby certify lat ,y supervise tht
arrangements for all ne Monthly and Sami.
annual Drawings Of The Loiisiana StaH
Lottery Company, aid in ptrDn managsanf
control he Dral6ings IlsBlselres, aud hnt M6
same are conducted itih honesty fainlo.,
and in go0d taiA toirdrd all pariirS, and mf
authorize lIe Company 10 tSe The certificate,
irih fuc.similes Of orr signatures attached,
IN is dduqti@hllhtt.n
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Bicycling at the Roller Skating Rink


Mr.. Fournier appears to be deter
mined to furnish amusement for hi,
many patrons, and last Saturday even
ing he secured the services of Messrs
Dudley and Fink, of Detroit. These
bicyclists gave very interesting ex'
hibition of fancy bicycle riding, that
was much appreciated by the many
citizens present at the rink. They
performed all manner of difficult feat:
riding sideways; on one wheel
standing on the bicycle when in mo
ton, and the two bicyclists rode on
one bicycle in various positions. Dud
ley would bring his bicycle to stop
then climb down and pick up a hand
kerchief from the floor, and regain
his seat without touching his feet tc
the floor. Fink would jump on his
bicycle, landing OH the saddle on his
knee or foot, rs he wished he also
mounted his bicycle with Dudley
seated on his shoulder. In the double
riding, Dudley was sometimes on the
front part of the wheel sometimes
on Fink's shoulders, and sometimes
the bicycle was propelled by each OF
the bicyclists using a foot. The var.
ious feats were well and gracefully
done, and well worth seeing.
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Meteorological Report.

During the week ending Monday
July 18th, 1884, the meteorological
report of the weather at Alpena city
was rs follows:
Highest temperature, So degrees, OH the list.
Lowest temperature, Il degrees on the eth
Average temperature, co., degrees.
Highest barometric pressure, 30.o95 inches.
Lowest barometric PRESSURE 29.5S2 inches.
Total rain fall, Os0 inches.
Prevailing wind from the west.
Highest velocity of the wind, 30 miles, frcm the
west on the jth.
Total movemeu of tho wind during the week
1,6s5 miles.
Greatest daily rainfall 0.66 inches, on tho It'll.
During the month ending June 30th, 1851, tho
meteorological report is as follows:
Highest temperature, IS degrees on tho 30th.
Lowest temperature, 40 degrees on the llth.
Average temperature, els degrees.
Highest barometric pressure, 30.i6 inches.
Lowest baromctric pressure, 29.735 inches.
Total rainfall ?67 inches.
Prevailing wnd from tho southeast.
Highest velocity of the wind, % miles, from the
southeast on thu 7th
Total movement of wind 4 1862 miles.
Greatest daily rain fall 0.s0 inches the 9th.
JAMES J. FITZGERALD
Serg't Signal Corps, U. S. A.
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had the remainder of the week. To
be on the safe side man had to keep
a light overcoat handy where he
could get it at moments notice.
Extra covers were also needed at
night, and fires in the stoves were
agreeable and necessary. The chanc-
es of refreshing slumber were at pre-
MUM, and a man could sail into the
land Of Nod at the rate of sixty
miles minute. The summer so far,
in this city, has been doleful one
for mosquitoes. The climate is too
healthy, and the breezes too much
tinctured with the polar regions to
allow them to flourish.
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room was then turned to the voting
for the silk quilt. The vote for the
two principal candidates, few min
utes before the polls closed, was 447
for Mrs. Mock and 1850 for Mrs. A.
w. Comstock. A number of Mrs.
Nock's friends gathered a large sum
and voted just as the polls closed
Mrs. Comstock's friends were as
prompt with their contributions.
Mrs. Nock's vote was raised to 1,447,
and when the votes for Mrs. Comstock
had been counted, she had total of
3,10S, and was declared the success
full candidate. The total vote cast
for the quilt was 4,702, and brought
Trinity society $4,000. The quilt is
composed of large number of pieces,
all silk, and each part is beautifully
and deliberately embroidered.
In the Armory large number Of
persons enjoyed themselves with dane
ing at the hop given by an Assembly
Of the Knights of Labor.
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A Premature Fourth.

Id. Partridge had little prema-
turo Fourth of July celebration on
the third. He was showing how a
certain fire work was to be used, and
the said fire work shot into a box
full of rockets, Roman candles, fire
crackers, etc, that were OH exhibition
in front of his stand on Second street.
The said frework impaired the news
to his relations in the box, and told
them that the glorious Fourth was
coming. The news so elated the rest
of the fireworks, that they went off
they were not going to wait for the
Fourth. There thus occurred q gen.
eral jubilee; rockets danced Yankee
Doodle across the street Roman
candles shouted Hail Columbia at the
sawdust niger chasers went for the
horses that happened to be near at
hand fire crackers sang America,
It's Of Thee" and general hubbub
ensued. Horses were almost amazed
to death, and one distracted horse is
said to have got down on its knees on
the street and prayed for safety, while
tears of anguish rolled down it:
checks. The animals could not UNI
derstand what the celebration was
about, neither could the citizens. One
thought that the dynamiters had
broke loose T; another that the Oscoda
strikers had come; a third that Ga.
briel was blowing his trumpet, and
amidst all the racket, the rush OF
rockets, the shooting of Roman can.
dies and the explosion of fire crack
ers, was a general fear that something
had come to an end. In an adjoining
barber shop were several citizens,
when the explosion was taking place.
To run out of the front door was but
to run into the midst of the missiles.
They had to leave-something wits.
pered to them that their presence was
suddenly needed in other parts of the
city, and the back windows furnished
the safest mode of escape. Two of
them undertook to 60 through at
once, but found it would not work.
When the celebration was over, it
was discovered that no damage had
been done, except to Mr.. Partridge's
Fourth of July profits. Some Of our
readers may not take in that part of
the story about the horses, but such
persons should remember that strange
things sometimes happened in this
world, and they can't blame horse
for becoming raving wild, when sud-
denly bombardcd by a pyrotechnical
gattling gun, and there are rockets to
the right, rockets to the left and rock
cts all around them, fixing, buzzing,
rushing. screeching and behaving
generally in q manner not allowable
by the rules and regulations of the
Honorable, the Common Council of
the City of Alpena, State of Michi-
gan, United States of America, and
so forth.
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Fourth of July in Alpena.

When the morning of July 4th ar
rived, it was raining heavily, and tho
prospects for pleasant day were very
gloomy. The rain did not, however
effect the patriotic ardor of the young
boys, and they kept up considerable
banging with fire works and torpedoes
About noon the weather cleared up
some, and many of the citizens ad-
journed to the fair grounds to witness
the base ball match between the Al
pena and Altoona clubs. The result
of the game was 26 runs for the AL
pena boys, and 10 runs for the Altoona
boys. The base ball ground was in
bad condition, owing to the rain in
the forenoon.
The steamer Golden Eagle gave
excursions to and from Sulphur
Island during the day, making trip
about every hour.
At Lcins' garden many persons ell
joyed themselves with dancing.
in the evening, Morgan u Mason's
troupe gave the never dying drama,
"Uncle Toms Cabin" at the Opera
House. The hall was jammed full of
people; extra seats were placed in
the hall, and yet many people had to
stand. The troupe rendered "Unole
Tom" as well as 1t was ever rendered
in Alpena. Their band was a good
one, and consisted entirely of colored
persons.
In the evening there was a regular
fusilade of fire crackers, rockets,
roman candles, ETC., and considering
the many persons who were on the
streets, it was wonder that many Of
them were not injured.
The Alpena Guards, in full dress
uniform, paraded on some of the
principal streets in the evening.
The ladies of the Baptist and
Catholic societies served ice cream
and refreshments at their various
churches during the day.
About seven o'clock in the evening,
Will Anderson gave very good ex-
hibition of rope walking. The rope
was stretched from the top Of the
Johnston block, across Second street,
to the Comstock block.
The two stores in the Mason block,
nearly opposite the post office, were
occupied by the ladies of Trinity
church. In one were several tables,
and warm meals, ice cream, ETC., were
served to those who desired them. In
the adjoining room was their bazaar,
and art loan. In that room much
interest was manifested in voting for
beautiful silk quilt and a large doll.
For the doll, the principal candidates
were May Kelley and Ethel Warner.
BY ten o'clock the vote fer o c was
1913, and when the polls were closed
the result was declared a tie. The
total number of votes cast for the
various candidates for the doll, were
1920 and the sum Of $4,000 realized.
The attention Of every one in the
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Entertainment by st. Agnes Guild.

The young ladies of st. Agnes
Guild, assisted by friends, gave very
pleasant entertainment at the Opera
House, last Wednesday evening. The
program was as follows;
Music-Quartet.
Pantomime-"Lovo Under Difficult
ties"
Music-Song Brown Eyes has
the Little Maiden"
Pantomime Song--"Villikens and
His Diniah."
Music-Duet.
Observation-Disclosures Wooing."
Music-Quartet.
The pantomime sketches were adj
mirably rendered by the young ladies
and gentlemen who took part therein,
and were much appreciated by those
who saw them.
The quartet was composed OF
Messrs. Scagc, Warren, Phillips and
Wean, and their singing was especial
ly entertaining. Miss Sewall presid-
cd at the piano.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-07-09

if they had enjoyed their visit to this
city. They left for Altoona last Sun
day by steamer City Of Cleveland.
The Alpcna club is going to try
and get several base ball clubs to
come to this city and play games with
them, among which are the Bay City
and Cheboygan clubs.
Harten, the Altoona catcher, has
been secured by the Alpena club.
The citizens who bet OH the Alpena
boys are well satisfied. They believe
in the motto "Stick by your fellow
citizens.
The Altoona club appeared in n neal
uniform.