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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-11-07
n New Conlnany.

The Secretary of State has issued
a certificate of incorporation,to the
West Virginia and Wyoming Petro-
leum and Natural Gas Company.
The company is incorporated for
the purpose of carrying on gener-
al gas and oil business, for mining
and drilling for oil and gas and
transporting same to market.
The principal Office is at Will
Jamestown, Wood county, w. Va,
and the charter expires Oct. Is,
1888. s37 800 have been subscrib-
ed to the capital stock and So, T90
paid on SAID subscriptions, with the
privilege of increasing to one mil
lion dollars. The names, residence
and number of shares of the stock
holders are as follows: T. F. MulIin,
Bradford, Pa, $50 shares; r. Mullin,
Jr., Marietta, o., 125 shares; Ben F.
Hall, of Williamstown, w. Va,
shares, and G. NJ. Mckenzie and
Andrew HazIerig, of same place, l
share each.
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AneeedFouIPIaT.

We are sorry this week to be
Obliged to chronicle the sad death
of an old citizen Of, peasants county,
Mr.. Nutter Malone, of Hoeseneck.
1t appears that Mr. Malone, in, COM
pany with n man by the name of
Colt and another party, whose name
we have failed to learn, left VIII
liamstoTn for their home ON Bull.
Greek, on last Friday evening, in
wagon, and in crossing Big Rnn,i
the water being very high, Malone
slipped or felr from the wagon and
was drowned. The other parties
arrived at home in rather used up
condition, one having his head badly
cut and the other with his eyes
blacked, as though there had been
a big row. somewhere. We under
stand that Mr. Malone's body was
found in the Ohio river on Tuesday.
There are rumors of foul play in
connection with the matter, as he
was supposed to have had con-
siderable sum of money with him
at the time. We suppose the whole
matter will be investigated and the
facts of the case brought out. All
the parties are said to have been
under the influence of liquor at the
-MdrgS Oracle.
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E1rocIa n,,i1ion.

I'D
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The fol-
lowing is issued from the White
House: A proclamation by the
President of the United States,
Constant Thanksgiving and graft
tude are due from the American
people to Almighty God, for His
goodness and mercy which have,
followed them since the day He
made them d nation and vouchsafed
them a free government With
loving kindness He has constantly
led us in; the way of prosperity and
greatness. He has not visited with
swift punishment our shortcomings.
but with gracious care. He has
warned us of our dependence upon
His forbearance and has taught us
that obedience to His holy law is
the price of a continuance of His
precious gifts. In acknowledge
ment of all that God has done for
us as Nation, and to the end that
on an appointed day the united
prayers and praise of grateful
grace, /, Grover Cleveland, Presi-
dent of the United States, do hereby
designate and set apart Thursday
the twenty ninth day of November
instant, as day of Thanksgiving
and prayer, to be kept and observed
throughout the land. On that day
let all our people suspend their or
binary work and occupations, and
in the accustomed place of worship
with prayer and songs of praise
render thanks to God for all his
mercies, for the abundant harvests
which have rewarded the toll of the
husbandmen during the year that
has passed, and for the rich rewards
that have followed the labors of our
people in their shops and their
marts of trade and traffic. Let us
give thanks for peace and social
order and contentment within our
borders, and for our advancement
in all that adds to national great
ness. And mindful of the affective
dispensation with which portion
of our land has been visited, let us,
while we humble ourselves before
the power of God. acknowledge His
mercy in setting bounds to the
deadly march of pestiIence, and let
our hearts be chastened by sympa-
thy with our fellow-countrymen
who have suffered and who mourn.
And as we return thanks for all the
blessings which we have received
from our Heavenly Father, let us
not forget that He has enjoined up
on us charity, and on this day of
Thanksgiving let us generously re-
member the poor and needy, SO that
our tribute of praise and gratitude
may be acceptable in the sight of
the Lord
Done at the City of Washington on
the first day of November, eigh-
teen hundred and eighty-eight,
and in the year of independence
of the United States the one hun
dred and thirteenth. In witness
whereof / have hereunto signed
my name and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed.
SEAL GROVER CLEVELAND.
By the President:
Z. F. BAYARD,
Secretary of State.
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Claim Eve
rything as Usual
But Well Get There
all the Same!
The States.

The news from the States show
that in New York the Democrats
have lost heavily. The Republicans
at 10 A. NJ. this morning were
claiming Harrison's election by 239
in the Electoral College.
Indiana is merry close, but Dem
ocrats have probably carried the
State by from 1000 to 1000 majority.
New Jersey Democratic by about
7OOO-majority.
Connecticut is claimed for the
Democrats by 1900 majority while
the Republicans claim the state by
1000,
In New York the Democrats have
gained two congressman.
Illinois gives her Electoral vote
to Harrison, while the State is
claimed for Palmer Democrat for
Governor.
Hamilton county, Ohio elects the
Democratic county ticket.
Democrats make large gains
throughout, Ohio. The majority
viii not be over 5000 either way.
Democrats gain one or two Con-
gresham.
News from over our State, West
Virginia is encouraging, and our
whole State ticket is elected by an
increased majority.
jackson is elected to congress in
this District by a good majority.
We do not place much eredence
in the claim of the Republicans of
the election of Harrison. We still
have hopes of the final triumph of
Cleveland, for the reason is that all
our news is from the Association
Press a Republican institution. Be
of good cheer, for we have faith in
the final official count.
WEST Observation-Disclosures ma
jority in the Fourth District will be
about 500.
Wilson is elected in the Second
District.
Pendloton probably elected in the
First District.
Anderson elected in the Third
District.
The Legislature will be Democrat
ic on joint ballot.
The race for Judge in this Circuit
will be very close between Guthrie
and Green. 1t depends upon the
vote in Kanawha county, where
Green's friendsare claiming 700 ma
.iority.
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suicide of a Charleston PrIn-


The news that Willis G. Hall had
committed suicide spread over the
city last night at II o'clock, and
from what Gazette reporter could
learn, it appears that Hall, who was
employed as foreman of the book
binding department of the West
Virginia Printing Company, had
taken, about $50 o'clock a quantity
of diluted oxalic acid with suicidal
intent. He took the drug at place
where he was employed and short
" afterwards was found by others
who worked in the same place and
taken to the st. Albert hotel and
placed in, q room.for medical treat
ment. DIR. Evans, who boards at
the hotel, was called to attend the
dying man, and when informed by
him that he had taken oxalic acid,
the Doctor went to the billiard
room of the hotel and secured chalk,
which he prepared and Immediately
took to the room, on the third floor
of the hotel where the sufferer was,
but the deadly acid had done its
work, and the patient died in a very
few minutes.
It is said that deceased had
trouble with his family, whom he
loved dearly, and owing to disa-
greeable father-in-law, he left Gin
cinnati, his home, and came to this
city three years ago, where he Sc
cured employment with the West
Virginia Printing Company. In
Cincinnati, where he leaves wife
and daughter, the latter nine years
old, he was highly respected. Dur
ing his residence in this city, he
gained many friends.
Frequently deceased had talked
to friends in this city about com
hitting suicide, but it was not
thought that he contemplated kill
ing hirnself.-Kdna,CIta Gasette.
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The wagon of Goldberg and
Greenberg was broken into at the
Valley Hotel stable last Sunday
night and about $500 worth of goods
We're taken. The goods stolen
were fourteen overcoats, eleven
suits, two gold watches, and large
amount of other jewelry. Sixteen
dress coats were found Monday
morning concealed in tho field east
of the school house. Messrs Gold
berg and Greenberg will pay S25
for any information that will lead
to the recovery of the goods.-Ran-
doLph Enterprise.
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-There was a hiph-handed attempt

There was a high-handed attempt
made to swindle. Mr.. VIM. Shoe
maker, of Cheshire township, out of
$1,000 last week. Two weeks age
last Sunday, two men, claiming to
be from Middleport, called to see
him and expressed desire to buy
his farm. Mr.. Shoemaker owns
several farms and is probably worth
S75, 900 or more. He invited the
men back, and they procuring a
team at Green's livery stable here
went back on the following Monday
Mr.. S. got in the buggy with them
and they all went out to look atsthe
farm. About mile from the house
they met "a fourth party, stranger,
who. accoSted and carried on con
versation with them. The stranger
finally pulled some cards, and in
manipulating the game permitted
the Middleport parties to, win first,
SIS and then more, and finally 81
900. The Btipulations of the game
were that the one drawing or win
ming must show the amount of his
own before he would be allowed to
take his prize To make a long
story short they finally got Mr.
Shoemaker into the game and he
drew $4,000, but only having some
$1,000 by him come down to CALI
polls after the balance to show.
One of the parties came with him
and left the team at Schaat's drug
store. The bank officers told Mr..
Shoemaker that the parties were
about to swindle him, and so the
police were called to take in the
rascal, who was in waiting at
Schaafs, but he had decamped, pro
badly having seen the officers with
SIR. Shoemaker Gotttpogts Journal.
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Hon. James Moreover.

The many friends of this distin-
guished and cultured gentleman
will deeply regret to learn that he
returned to his home on Tuesday
evening without, perhaps, a ray of
hope for his recovery. His ailment
is paresis-a giving way of his men.
tai and physical functions. He has
long been a sufferer from insomnia
and in addition to this dyspepsia
has for years done much to run
down his system. In fact, as we
understand it, these are probably
the original causes of his trouble,
for without, sleep, refreshing sleep,
and without the ability to digest
food no one can enjoy health. And
then his great energy and active
brain have spurred him on to do
more work in the line of his pro-
tession than he was able to bear.
His tired brain at last failed to re-
spond and temporary delirium fol-
lowed. a consultation of various
physicians advised that he be sent
for examination to DIR. Conard, a
distinguished specialist IN brain
trouble. This was done. Mr.. Nor
row was taken to DIR. Conrad's In
Urinary, at Relay Station on the B.
& o., near Baltimore. Here a most
careful examination was made and
the conclusion Reluctantly reached
that the distinguished patient was
afflicted with paresis, and that it
was incurable. Doctor Conrad, as
if to guard against the possibility of
a mistake, kept Mr.. Morrow .under
his immediate observation for sew
eral weeks, and when it became
manifest to others, as it had been
to him from the first, that the case
was Enthusiastically ineurable, advis-
ed his family that medical aid could
avail nothing, except the admins
tration of hypodermic injections to
produce sleep. In this view and for
the purpose of having his family
with him, where loving hearts and
willing hands could minister to his
comfort, it was concluded to bring
him home where it is greatly feared
that his disease will soon end a nse-
full and honorable life.-Fairmont
Inder.
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The venerable Ephraim Bee, of
Doddridge Co, w. Va, is doad at
the age of eighty-seven. He was
once a wealthy man, and a frequent
visitor at Jackson, c. H., w. Va,
where he founded the celebrated
az Campus yitas" fraternity. We
understand that Elihu Reed of this
place was member of the order,
which originated, SO Mr.. Bee said,
in Hong Kong, China. He was the
Grand Ho- tote of the order, and
conducted the candidates over the
"thorny path of life" and found out
whether they had "any of the blood
of Ham" in them, etc. The "E
Campus yitas' had quite run in
Meigs county years ago, and it is
said that no man who once had
been initiated was ever scared again
in all his life.
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LARGE TREEs-There are two
locust trees standing in Mr.. o. E.
Bush's yard, near this place, that
are not very diminutive, to say the
least of them. One of them meas
urers A #. and 10 in. in diameter;
the other, A #. II in. in diameter.
Mr.. Bush also has an apple tree that
is 2 #. 103 inches in diameter.
These trees were planted by Mrs.
Handley, mother of Alex. Handley,
deceased, many years ago.-Ceredo
AdUance.
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Will Stafford, young man form
erly living in this city, was killed
in railroad accident at Evanstown,
Wyoming Territory. Word reach
ed here last week of his death. His
relatives in this city requested that
the remains be shipped here at once,
which was done, the body arriving
here on Tuesday evening at $40.
The funeral took place on Wednes-
day neutrality-suspicious. Sentinel
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Adleburt Romine and Sarah r.
Chapman, couple from Kanawha,
came down on the Claribell last
week to be married Romine be-
ing the possessor of a revolver
could not resist showing it to his
fellow passengers and others whom
he met. This coming to the ears of
our enterprising police they i'm
mediately went in search of Mr..
Romine and landed him before the
Mayor on II charge of carrying CON
ieealed weapons. The Mayor fined
him $50, which barely left him
enough to pay for his license. He
did get them, however, and the
knot was tied, but went vowing
that the next time he had occasion
to get married he would not come
to Gallipolis to do so.-JourtodI.
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S. W. Anderson, Esq, shipped
from Fort Springs on the 18th inst,
fifty-fve head of four year cattle,
bought of Baldwin Ballard, this
county, which averaged in weight
fifteen numbered and twelve pounds.
They were shipped to Philadelphia
and from thence by steamer to
London, Eng. This is the best lot
of cattle that has been shipped from
this quarter of the State during
the present season.-Monroe Watch
man
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-11-07

The boiler of an old engine used
at a saw mill near Jane Lew ex-
ploded yesterday morning about
nine o'clock, and killed Albert
Flesher and Frank Goenour. The
body of Flesherswas horribly mutt
lated, parts of which were found
400 feet from the mill. The body
of Goenour was discovered rs feet
away. Both victims are young and
unmarried drks5Myg Mems,
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One day last week, we are inform
ed, Curt Morris, of Pullman, went
to West Union on business, and
while there traded saddle, etc, for
a sulky, and in paying the differ
ence he exposed his money to lot
of by-standers. That night he was
attacked by FIVE or six masked men
in or near the town, knocked down
and otherwise roughly handled, re-
ceiving an ugly wound on the head.
The robbers took $50 from him, all
he had, and with which he had in
tended coming to this place and
making payment on his land. No
clue as yet.-Rttchie Re0ie,c.
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a Meigs county girl, Miss Annie
Doefer, 20 years old, has gone to
Todd county, Mimi, to marry Bern
hardt Detterman, whom she has
never seen, but whose matrimonial
advertisement she answered last
July in the meantime aseertaining
that he was merchant in good
standing. If she don't like him
when she. sees him she will back
water.
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Col. w III CIarksons died at 81

Col. w ii Clarksons died at bis
room IN the Merchants Hotel this
morning about O'Clock The Col.
was complaining for several days,
but only confined to his rooms since
Friday last. The immediate cause
of his death we hnderstand was
from neuralgia of the heart. The
Col had been a citizen of this city
for the last two years, and was
about ID years old Weunderstand
that he leaves wife and four grown
children, who live in Richmond, Va.
He was an officer'in the Confederate
army during the war, and served
conspicuously in several battles.
His friends have been telegraphed
to, but no news has been received
from them up to this timo.
Col. Clarkson was a native of
Albemarle county, Va.
LATER.-A dispatch was received
by R. w. McWilliams, from Mrs
Clarkson, saying to hold the body
until her son arrived Huntington
Times.
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Last Sunday, after Mr.. Philip
Keesecker and mother, who live
near Petersburg, in this county,
had returned from church, the
young man was examining revol-
yer, and by some means it went off,
and the ball struck his mother in
the forehead penetrating the brain
and causing death Immediately.
The young man is nearly crazed
with grief at the dreadful effect of
caretessness.-M Harrisburg States
man.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-11-07

A sad accident occurred in this
vicinity last week. Elias Moreland,
an aged gentleman of 81 years, liv-
ing back iof willow Island station
about two miles, on the 18th inst,
started to the postoffice to get some
mail which he had learned was
there for him. He got over all
right and got his mail (which proved
to be voucher for his pension.
He Started home in the rain, and it
being very late and he very feeble,
lost his way home and wandered
into the woods till he could prob
ably go no further on account of
being SO fatigued, and when found
he was dead. He was lost on Fri
day night and not found till Satur-
day about noon. He was seen by
several parties on his way home
who wanted him to stop over night,
but he said he must 60 on home
st. Mary,& Oracle.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-11-07

1t is only sixty years ago this
month that the first stage CARRYING
the United States mail westward
passed over the Allegheny noun
tains. The road taken by thestage
was from Cumberland. Md, to
Wheeling, a distance of, 100 miles.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-11-07

Geo. P. Sargent, of Barbour coun-
ty,. is thinking of leaving his snug.
place as proof reader on the Con-
gressional Record to accept a fiat
tering offer from one of the, great
Boston dailies. He leaves for Bos-
ton soon to look over the situation.
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Rev Matt. S. Hughes. formerly

Rev Matt. S. Hughes, formerly
city editor of the State journal, but
now a minister of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, in Iowa, has
taken unto himself a wife. He was
married about two weeks ago, his
bride being young lady of Iowa
whose name we have not been able
to learn. Matt is located at NAL
colin, Iowa, and is said to be meet
ing with success in his chosen field
of work. His large number of
friends, in Parkersbnrg offer con
ordinations. The news of his mar
riage comes through his brother
who rs attending school at Della
ware, 0hio.-lStdte Journal.
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For Sale

A LARGE, valuable two-story brick
II building. containing twenty rooms.
buTit for and used as a hotel, known as
the Virginia House" and situated ON
LIST Street, on the Ohio river baHk, IN the
town OF Point Pleasant, West Va. Il lso
another large and valuable tyo-story
brick building, known as "Beale's Hal. 81
used as warehouse and business house.
situated on the corner of Main and Ist
streets FOR SALE1CHEAP.
For any information az to prices or
Otherwise, call on or address.
j. S. SPENCER,
Point Pleasant, West Va
]. n. THOMPSON.
Raymond City, West Va.
or j. b. MORGAN.
Grimm's Landing, West Va.
March 81 - =
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-11-07

ALREADY the Republicans here
are beginning to fight for the spoils.
But it IS not for them. Cleveland
viii dispenee the offices for four
years more.
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On Tuesday afternoon, Harvey
Morgan, colored man working for
Mr.. ]. NJ. Kerr, went to the landing
just above the railroad incline to
wash off buggy. He either drove
into the water too far, or the horse
became unmanageable, it is not
known which, but the current took
horse, buggy and man down stream,
and all three sank. The buggy was
afterward recovered, slightly dam.
aged. The body of Morgan has not
yet been found. MIR. Kerr's loss is
about $780, the horse. being a young
and valuable ones GdHtpotiss Bulte-
fin sys aff .Tl-Gg ~ Iir $ = .-tas = ,75ss
!. .s1 - 81 e4 ~
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The GalEfpolis Bulletin tells of a
little girl that was sent from Eng
land to friends at Middleport by
express. An express tag was at
tached to her dress, and she arrived
at her destination all right, stating,
that she bad been well treated on
the trip.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-11-07

The Republicans may not be
smiling so much tomorrow Re
member yonr fate of 1884, friends.
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If our chicken, growing so Justify
now, does not keep up his courage,
we have one of another breed that.
wewillrun. out next week.
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The storebouse of Mr.. Milo IT,
Guthrie, at Cheshire, was burned
down on Thursday evening last.
The fire occurred about 10 o'clock,
and its origin is a mystery. The
stock of goods, mostly hardware,
was destroyed, and is a complete
loss, there being no insurance on it.
The building was insured for $500
in Wallis agency. The drums and
torches of the Republican Club
were in the building and they were
burned up. Mr. Warner had a
barber shopin the house and his
entire lot of chairs, tools, &C., was
destroyed. Several citizens of
Cheshire raised a subscription for
Mr.. Warmers benefit and he will
open out again in a few days.
GalLipolis Bulletin.
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Our paper has been delayed this
week in order to give the election
news.
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Eddie Elkins, aged about thirteen
years, son of James Elkins, of Guy
andotte, met with a fearful death
yesterday evening about six o'clock.
The boy in the kindness of is,heart
was driving COW off the railroad
track to prevent her from being run
over by a backing Ohio River Rail
road engine, when in attempting to
cross the track himself was knock
ed down by the tender and almost
cut in twain by the wheels. He
only lived fifteen minutes after be-
ing run over. No blame is attach
ed to the engineer or fireman, and
no inquest was held. His father
and family have the sympathy of
all their friendsin their sad bereave-
ment.-Huntipgton Times.