The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-11-13


Pleasant, and Miss Burton Carpent-
er and Mrs. Lou Bowling, of Poea,
have been visiting Miss Emma Nor
gan, at Grimm's Landing, during
the past week.
Mrs. Blanche Hoy, Of WelIston,
Ohio, is here on a visit to her par
ents.
Mr.. 81. E. spilman, of spilman,
Superintendent of the Consumers
Coal Company, was down the other
day, and dropped in to see US. He
was mighty happy over the defeat
of Malone, in Virginia.
Rev. Junius b. Newman, of Bra
I'll, South America, with his family,
arrived at the residence of his broth,
ersMr. 1. ". Newman, in the Flats.
last Wednesday. BE has been a
Missionary in that country for about
twenty five years, but has returned
to this country for permanent resi-
dence.
Mr.. John S. Miller Of this place,
was up to Buffalo last week, looking
up oil territory.
Mr.. y. II. Ferguson, of Leon, was
down Saturdays s'indignate,'' but
said the turn the elections had tax
en- had made him docile, and he
Thought the best thing he could do
was to order the REGIsTER sent to
his address for . year
Charleston Star, Saturday: "Miss
Jessie Armstrong, of Arbuckle. and
Miss F. M. Maupin, of Maupin Sta
ton, were. in the city, to-day.
Robert Conley, Esq, offC6opsr,
was caller. at this office Saturday,
as was also Mr.. Marion Fry, of the
same District. a fis
Mrs. Margaret Kimberlingy OF, this
place is visiting her brother, Nj.
Frank Jones, Charleston.
Mrs. A. sR. Bafbee returned home
last Thursday from Raymond City,
where she had been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Blanche Harper.
Misses Amelia Sehwertzfeger and
Jennie Pharr, of Wheeling, who
have been visiting Capt. John A.
Armstrong; family, loft for home,
Monday.
Miss Jennie Harper, of Jackson,
Ohio, spent. few days here last
week, with her brother, Mr. %. B.
Harper.
Mr.. Alex. Purdy, of Moundsville,
spent several days: in our town, last
week.
Senator Bob Carr, of Charleston,
was in town, Thursday.
Miss HELEN Hale, of this city, has
gone to Neodesha, Kansas, to visit
an aunt. -
Hon. 81. R. Howard and B. Frank
lin attended the Masonic Grand
Lodge, at Wheeling, this week.
We had a pleasant call from Mr.
John Francis, of West Columbia,
Monday. He was feeling mighty
good over thelresult oflthelate cleo
tions. z Fss 11ss /
Hon. John NJ. Collins, of Char
lesion, was in town monday after
noon, on his way to Wheeling-to
the. Masonic Grand Lodge.
We had pleasant call Monday,
from Messrs. Robert and Joseph
Brown, of MERGERS Bottom.
Farmers take your tax receipt
and the prices of the neeessaries of
life in one hand, and, the prices you
are receiving for your stock and
whatever you have to sell, in the
other. Compare them, study them.
Is it free trade or protection that
hurts2 Cattle at from q to 3 cents
and sugar IL cents Is protection
the "fount of every blessing2" Is
the present. administration giving
you what yourwere promised Do
you want more protectfon?" You
owe 1T to yourselfand your children
to answer the question soberly.
A sUaaEsT1oN.-The farmers of
this county are taking greater in
terest in raising horses than they
did a few years ago, as evidenced
by the increase in number and quail
ity of the horses shown at the Fair,
while they appear to be losing their
interest in their exhibits of cattle at
the Fair. Would it not be we'll to
leave out the premiums on cattle
entirely, and increase the premium
on horses2 ~
DIR. W. S. Hoy, of wellston, Ohio,
was called here on Saturday to see
several very important cases. The
Doctor was formerly resident of
our town, and his reputation as a
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