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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-08
A Few Rarrels

Of specksd apples left yet on hand, at
the Fort Worth Grocer Co.'S
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-08

Before you buy your spring suit call
and examine the new stock OF Malone.
Waller IL Co
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-08

Paints, oils and brushs, Z
low prices. o. M. Ws'siis|
Main
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-08

Mocking bird food, bird gravel and
bird seed at Turner d McCiureIs.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-08

Received Saturday evening for Sun
day mornings trade at the Fort Worth
Grocery Co.'S.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-08
2O,OuO

Dozen eggs wanted at the Fort Worth
Grocer company's.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-08
Fine Lot Of V. cetahIes

Picked pork at Turner d McClure's.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-08

dies and gentlemen and numbered sew
ersl hundred. The majority were
strangers.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-08
10000

Dozen eggs wanted Mt the Fort Worth
Grocer compaDy's
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-06
telling the Old, Old Story.
LSomerville Lournan

should Si ba1 IN The Current suggests that we
lone gu ba nave a language of chairs We have
storv - tS a Language of chairs; and the
sn6la LAT LAT. Is told by the position of two
fardiiiao1 uuInb pieces of furniture when nster
morni" Ts comes into the parlor early the nat
strikinpSIvc' ~ sometimes more thriliingly and
in our Is1d impressive than the greatest epic
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-06
NOTICE.

THROM 1ST OF JULY CHUNG CHAN CEASES
4 to be partner in the firm OF Tai ChOug &
Co. G.. Akiona & Chung Wal wiz carry on the
business under same firm name, and c. Akiona
viii settle all debts due by Chung Chan.
3lO-iy1e
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-06
NOTICE.

ON AND AFTER THIS DATE ALI. OUR
~ accounts will be rendered MONTHLY instead
OF quarterly, as heretofore.
-. J. LEVEY & CO.
Honolulu, Feb. End, 1888. 497t
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

FRANK LEsLIE's SUNDAY MAGA.
ZINE, For October opens with the
first installment Of a new serial by
Fannie Aymar Mathews, entitled
"Dilettante Days" a. bright and
taking story Of travel. The three
chapters given take the reader
across the Atlantic, through Liver.
pool, Chester and Warwick; the il.
Illustrations are appropriate and
truthful. The two stories, "Loye's
Harvest" by Farjoon, and what
She Made Of Her Life" by Mrs.
Farmer, go on enlerlainingly.-
Two Of Chnst's PARALLELS are given
in that series, and Ignaz soyfried,
sigismond Neukomu and Conradiu
Kreutzer are sketched in the Sac.
red Musician series. The Bible
History article treats Of the King.
dom Of Judah from the fall Of sa
maria TO the Babylonish captivity,
The Rev, Edward A. Rand contri.
bu.es a pleasant and readable arti.
Gle IAN Autumn Pilgrimage" and
there is a good sketch, with extracts
and illustrations, of Tennyson's
latest dramatic poem, "BeCket."-
There are also portraits and
sketches Of DR.. HasbrouCh, of the
New Jersey Normal School; II. H.
Bancroft, the Pacific Coast his!or.
ian; Archbishop Walsh of Dublin;
aud Sir George Esrington; besides
many interesting shorter articles
and poems. Published by Mrs.
Frank Leslie, So, IS, and 81 Park
Place, New York City, at 25 cents a
number, OF 81 50 a year, postpaid.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

THASKs.-our good old friend
and patron, John somorville, Esq,
of Robinson District, has placed us
under obligations to him for a box
Of nice peaches, the finest and larg.
est of the season. May he live
many years yet to enjoy the lusci.
GUS fruit Of his peach orchard.
Mr.. W. D. Hall, also has our
thanks for a nice largo watermelon.
Our friends have been exceedingly
good to us this year, and it is max
ing the editors Of this State envious,
because their communities are not
like ours-liberal,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

New School HOUSE. The Board
Of Education of Lewis pursuant
to previous notice, met on the 9th
inst. and opened sealed proposals
for building, furnishing material
and completing the double story
frame school house 22x42 feet on
the lot recently purchased from G,
sehon, Esq, in Ellinipsico; and
also school house 22xS6 feet in sub.
district No. 4, on the lot recently
purchased from Mr.. Perry Lemast,
or. There were some ten or fifteen
bids for the erection Of these sew
eral school houses in our District,
Finally tho contracts for the two
houses we're awarded to A, H, Ora
ham, Of Clendenin District for the
sum Of 5000. Bond was required
from the contractor. which he fur
nished.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

Country correspondents would
confer a favor upon newspaper edi.
tors, feel a greater certainty that
their manuscript would appear in
print and obtain a higher standing
for intelligent collection Of news, if
they would state simply facts; re.
frain from personal illusions of q
iacetious, offensive or silly ObaruO.
ter and prepare thoir manuscript
with correctness and precision.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16
The Weekly Register.
POINT PLEASANT, WEST VIRGINIA

HExDERsoS ITEMS. Mr.. Sample,
fatherin Law Of L. =. Fry, islying
dangerously III at Mr.. Fry's home
in this place, but he Is now much
better
Charlie Morris has been right
sick for the last week; but is now
able to be AZ work again.
Hutchinson & Co, have put a
new force pump in their cistern TO
be used 10 case Of ERE.
N. Gibson has built a neat little
addition to his house in this place.
Jas W. Smith threshed his
wheat last week, and had over GOO
bushels from rs acres Of land; this
10 . much better yield than The
majority ofiarmers have had this
season.
John Gibson and family are visit.
ing friends in Athens county, Ohio.
Robert Waugh. left Friday morn.
ing for Nashville, Tenn, 10 attend
the Vanderbilt Medical College
He expecisIo graduate this year,
aud briag his sheepskin home with
him.
Andrew Wilson has started q
wagon aud carriage shop in con.
noction with his mill, and is now
prepared 10 build new as well as re.
pair old wagons.
MI. Henry Fry's residence is be-
Ing pushed toward completion. It
will DO a handsome house when
completed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

SERIOUS ACCIDEST.-Mr. Thos.
Leopard, a tenant on the farm Of
Isaac Long, Esq, Of Arbuckle Dis.
trict, met with a most serious acct.
dent on Wednesday afternoon Of
last week. He was working in q
coal mine on the farm, when tho
walls caved in, catching him, and
fracturing his thigh and tearing
the muscles from the calves Of his
legs, exposing the bones. He is
now in a critical condition and Is
suffering from internal injuries
He was attended by Dr.. Hoy, and
assisted by his student, Mr.. Robert
Vaught.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

The Board Of Education Of this
District, at a recent meeting, ap.
pointed MessrS. John Hamilton,
Luther LoOmis and Robert Keiger,
Trustees for the Ellinipsico school,
which will be known as sub, district
No.7.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

On Thursday last the oxamina'
ton, for the Peabody Scholarship
to the Vanderbilt University, was
held at this place for the Fourth
Congressional District Of this State.
The examination was conducted by
Prof. J. F. Clark, Of the Office State
Superintendent Of Schools, assisted
by Prof. John E. Bellerof this place.
Mr. ]. W. Barnett, Of Wood county
and Messrs. Cash Hogg and s. A.
Roush of this county were the only
applicants that entered the exami-
nation. The examination was a
very difficult one; embracing Geol.
ogy, Physiology, Rhetoric, Algebra,
U, S. History, English Grammar,
Arithmetic, orthograpy, Reading,
Poumanship and Geography. Ills
not known yet who Is the success.
full one, as the State superinten.
dent Of Schools passes upon the
merits Of the applicants.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

AHPuTATED.-Mr. Robert Neale,
q merchant Of MERGERS Bottom,
this county, having had the bones
IN the little finger Of his right hand
fractured, some two weeks ago and
an erysipelatous inflammation set.
ting up in the injured finger ex,
tending along up the arm, with
threatened gungrene and blood poi
son, be came TO our town last week,
stopping with his brother, DR., W,
P. Neale. Dr.. N. invited some Of
his medical friends to see his broth
er, and In consultation 1t was deem.
ed advisable toamputate not only
the injured finger, but the entire
bones Of the same up TO the wrist
joint, which was done, and we are
grati6ed to learn that our young
friend is doing quite we'll and
promises soon TO be out aud on duty,
with very little, if any deformity
Of his hand, save the loss Of The
little finger.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

An excellent road has been open
ed in ArbuCkle District, leading
in from the river road to the Kan
aWha, opposite Leon. The work
was done by surveyor Samuel Van
Sickle, and is one Of great advan'
tage to the neighboring country,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

The Parkersburg Sas Journal
says; "What this country needs
is less bowling and more payingup
Of little debts" That is just the
trouble with the deficiency in the
distributable school fund. If the
disgrunled Republican papers
would let up on their "howlingn or
else howl at the Republican sher.
IFS to pay up the "little debts
they owe the State, the matter
would all be right.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

G, A. R. NorlcE.-Tharo will bo
a meeting of the John j. Polsloy
Post, No. II, G. A. r., at the Court
House, inext Saturday afternoon,
the 10Th inst, at 2! o'clock, A full
attendance is requested as business
of vital importance is to be traus-
acted.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16
THAT Dirty Dandrun.

Dandruffis dirty and disagreCablec in
every way. It soils the clothing contin.
ually, and accompanied by a hardly
less annoying sensation Of itChing, The
scalp Ia diseased. There is nothing in
the world so thoroughly adapted to this
trouble as Parker's Hair Balsam. II
cleanses and heals the scalp, stops the
falling hair and restores It's original soft.
ness, gloss and color Is not oily, high.
y perfumed, an elegant dressing. Very
economical, as only a small occasional
application keeps the hair imperfect con.
(iilion.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

The last quarterly meeting Of tho
Point Pleasant charge NJ. Z. Church
South, will be held at Beech Hill,
next Saturday and Sunday, 10Th
and goth of September. Services
each morning at lO5 o'clock. Bask,
OF meeting Sunday.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

ATTEMPTED sUlCIDE,-one day
last week, Austin Neville, who 70.
sides on Ohio Sixteen, on the lower
side Of Kanawha, made an attempt
to take his own life by cutting his
throat with a razor. Friends dis.
covered him in the act and took
tho weapon from him, but not un'
I'll after he had inflicted very SO.
we're injuries upon himself. He
had been sick for some time, aud
his friends think he is deranged.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

The steamer Minnie Bay entered
the Parkersburg aud Gallipolis
trade last Monday, and will make
daily trips, She is a nice boat and
has gontlemanly officers.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

~ r . II
IN THE HANDS CT THE PrAsrRR-
ERs.-The new rssidence0f 1T H.
]. Stone on The corner Of First and
Main street,, has jus! been compile.
ted on the outside and turned oyor
to the plasterers. This handsome
ly erected building, was designed,
and the work superiDtended by
Nj. John F. Phillips Of scarey,
PutnamIcounty. Some Elk weeks
ago, Mr.. Phillips contracted for and
purchased all the lumber, and Of
lirstclass, for Mr.. Stones building,
and on the 9Th inst, the plsslerers
began their contract on tho inside.
If the plastering and inside work
Of Mr.. stones new house is execu.
ted 10 the same mastery workman.
like manner, as the outside has al
r,ady been done, he will have the
noalest, most handsome and conye.
nient dwelling house in town.
Mr.. Phillips having received Che
contract for experimenting the
wood work Of Gen. John A. Nc.
causland's large stone dwelling, in
Arbuskle District, this county, has
gone tbither, where he will remain
engaged with the General until
the plastering Of Mr.. stones house
shall have been completed, when
be will return and complete unfn-
ished work on Mr.. stones house.
Mr.. Phillips il not only a very ac-
complished architect, but q num-
Der one workman.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

Frank Finn, who was sent up
from Mason county, on a charge Of
murder, has completed his sentence
and was discharged from the Peni.
Tertiary last Monday.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

PERsoNALs.-Miss Minnie Maup.
in, of Crown City, Ohio, is visiting
the family Of Mr.. W, J. Allen, on
Wand street.
The young friends of Mr.. Jesse
R, Allen, will regret to learn that
he is confned to his home by sick
ness.
Public Printer Chas. H. fancy,
ESD, was in town Saturday, and
spent several hours in our Office
lie was on his way home from the
State Fair.
Mis- Maud Hale left for Texas,
Tuesday morning, where she has
been engaged to teach music in a
College at Burtville.
Messrs. George and John j. Dash
uer, who have been visiting their
mother and other relatives, in this
place, left for their Western homes
this morning.
Capt. E. Il. Wells, Of Moroer's
Bottom, W. Va, left for Arkansas
yesterday morning, The Captain
intends to make thorough exam.
ination Of the Arkansas country
during his trip.-GaiIipO Bulletin,
John McCulloch, Esq, Mrs. S. v,
Spencer, Mrs. Catherine Neale, and
Miss Marian McCulloCh, returned
last week from the Springs.
Mr., W. R. L. sterrett, Of Logan,
Ohio, is here on a visit tohis many
friends,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

MARROW E.cApE or Mr. A. A
HANtY AT WHEELfSG- Wheeling
Sunday Register What narrowly
escaped being fatal accident &c
Cured on the race track, at the
State Fair Grounds, about half past
two o'clock yesterday afternoon, the
victim being o we'll known West
.yirginian, Mr.. A. A. Hanly, Of
Point Pleasant, ex.Sheriff Of Mason
county The mishsp occurred just
attle close Of the first heatin mile
heat running race, under the FOL.
lowing circumstances Mr.. Hanly,
who is the owner Of Jessie H., the
PAGER entered in the 2;25 race Of
Thursday, was standing inside the
enclosure IN front Of the judges
stand when the running race was
called, aud, in company with a
number Of other horsemen, climbed
to the top of the fence when the
animals got away, to &c! a better
Wow ofthe track, When the horses
came down the home stretch on the
mile, Eloxor and Kansas lead, there
being an interval Of probably fifty
yards between them and the third
horse, Judge spoford, who was in
turn closely followed by Alouise.-
When the leading horses passed the
stand Mr.. Hanly sprang down into
the track, and endeavored to run
across toward the grand stand,
thinking, no doubt, he could get
across before the rear horses came
up. If this washis idea he mistook
the distance, for he had barely
made half a dozen stops when Judge
spofiord struck him heavily, send.
ing the unfortunate man to the
ground with terrible force. Helay
PROSTATE and motionless directly
in the path Of the last horse,
AlOuise, whose rider, turning aside
being impossible, attempted to
clear him by u jump and succeeded
by a close call while a cry Of horror
went up from The grand stand
Friends at once ran to Mr.. Hanly's
aid and carried him to the room
beneath the judges stand, where a
hasty examination OF his injuries
was made. A severe scalp wound
was found on the right side Of his
head, aslighter one on the forehead;
while the RICH! shoulder was found
to be badly hurt, he having receiv-
ed a terrible blow in the back,
which had torn the stout fabric of
his coat like paper. Mr., Hanly
was speedily restored to conscious.
ness, and later, when he had some
what recovered from the shock, he
was removed in a carriage to the
New Mcclure, where DR., Frissell
attended him. Last night he was
reported 10 be doing well, although
suffering great pain, lie will
leave for home to-day, if
able to travel,
Mr., Hanly came to the city Tues.
day morning, and had intended to
60 home yesterday morning, pay
ing his bill and making every prep.
aration for departure, but at the
last moment changed his mind.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

The many friends Of Capt. FleIch
Lanham, will be pleased to learn
that he has once moro returned to
tho county. He will make Clifton
his home, and assume the manage.
menl Of The Bedford snIl Fntnaae.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

No year in the history Of the
county has witnessed so much til.
ing Of lands as the present. many
miles are being laid on tho Kama.
wha bottoms aIono.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

The statement in our paper 70
garding the assessment in the Sec.
Ond District, seems to DO attracting
consideral attention from our citi
Gems, regardless Of politics
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

Mr.. Fred. Bauer, guard at the
Penitentiaty, came down to Mason
City las! Sunday, for the purpose
Of moving bis family to Mounds.
vile.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

Several Mason county inventors
have taken out patents the present
year, We hope they mayall make
fortunes.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

The Messrs. Armstrong, ofWheel.
ing, brought their docks and barg.
es to this place last week. 1t is
the intention of these gentlemen
to establish a secure landing on
the Kanawha, for barges and steam
boats, hire barges, do towing, and
do a general barge building and
repairing business. Capt. Billy
Parsons will be the Superintendent
Of the Docks.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

Hon. George Rowley The efficient
agent Of the oxley Slave Co.. Of
Cincinnati, will for the present
limit his operations TO the Kama.
wha Valley.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

The Western Virginia annual
Conference, NJ. L. Church, South,
will convene at Ashland, Ky, Oct.
7Lh. Bishop Eooner will preside.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16
Foesp HANdIyo n fAE NVooD..

s-a--------7-A-la-4
FoesD H4SegG III The WOODS.
Monday morning q man was
found hanging, ina nude state, by
Tho neck, to a limb Of a tree, 10
the woods on the back part Of Mr.,
John R. COUGHS farm, near Concord
Church, and a short distance from
the Five Mile road. Our inform.
ant says he thinks il was a DELFT.
crate case Of suicide, as the uniOr,
tunate man had stripped himself
of all his clothing and carefully
laid them on a stump close by, and
took his shirt and handkerchief
and tied them together, and with
these hung himself. The horrible
deed must have been committed
several weeks ago, as when the
body was found it was very much
decOmposed, and the lower portion
Of his body had been eaten away
by the hogs, and his face mutilated
by buzzards. he Is evidently o.
stranger, as no one has been miss
ing in that neighborhood. We
suppose that the coroner's inyesti.
cation may reveal his identity, for
at the time we write this, his
clothes had not been examined.
Since the above was in type, the
Coroner furnished us with the in.
quest, as follows:
State of West Virginia, Mason
County, to.wit: An Inquisition TAX.
en- near Concord Church, on the
East eide Of Five Mile Road, on
the lands Of John r. Couch, in the
District Of Arbuckle, County Of
Mason and State aforesaid. on the
14th day Of September, 1885, before
W. c, woodward, a Justice of said
county, upon the view Of the body |
Of a man unknown, hanging there
by the neck, dead, the Jurors sworn
to inquire when, how and by what
means the said unknown man
came 10 his death, upon their oaths,
do say that the said unknown man
came 10 his death by some cause to |
them unknown. The said man
was a common.sized man, with
dark sandy hair, a little curley and
mixed with gray, and short stubby |
beard, supposed to be 45or50 years
old, and supposed to have been
hanging there six or eight weeks;
the legs Of said man from the hips
had decayed and dropped of, also
his hands from the wrist the rest
of the body still hanging; his shirt
Of was Of blue and white cross. bar.
red Cheyiot which was cut into
strips to make the rope with which
he was hanged; his pants and vest
were the same, Cheviot scotch pat
tern with red specks, vest being
bound in wide braid; his hat was
brown wool; shoes No. Cor I, Elex.
is tie; coat was brown striped cot
ton goods, sack cut; the said man
had nothing on his persian but a
knit undershirt; the rest of his
clothing was found close by him,
hanging on a hanl.spike stuck in
tho groundand his hat on the top |
Of them and shoes laying on the
ground by them. Nothing was
found on his clothes by which he
could DO identified, exCepta pair Of
steel spectacles in a morocco case,
which bears tho brand of Moses
Smith, the Jeweler, Fostoria, Ohio.
Signed by the Jurors,
TT. Sanders, Wilson Day, Frank
Day, W. Dabney, Isaac F. Dabney,
J. l. woodward, G. Haulslead, Dan
dy Mitchell, j. W. Jordan, J. R.
Couch, Isaac Fadley aud c. BeChtle,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

WYoMA ITENs.-Thore has been
q general rain throughout our sect.
ion Of country, the past week.
Mr.. S, G. Priddy is having a new
house built on his farm.
Mr.. John King, Of Texas, and
Miss Jessi Fadely, were united in
marriage, September Sd. They
will make Texas their future home.
Messrs. W. H. Blaine & Bro.
have put up a store near swishor's
Mill. They have laid in a large
stock of goods,
This part of the county is rapid.
ly filling up with people from Ohio
and Pennsylvania.
School opened at tho Fadely
School House last Monday.
Rose BUD.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-16

A child fell into the Kauawha,
the other day, and would have
drowned, but for a man over in
Henderson who saw the child fall
into the river, and gave tho alarm.
The mother fshod the child out of
the water, and then cursed the
man for his kindness. It is said
she made the air blue for awhile.