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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-01-22

A gentleman informed us that he
killed a large black snake, on the
Clarksburg road, near Waggeners,
Sunday. We know he does not
drink
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An ABSTRACT OF THE PRocrED-
ISGs OF THE County CouRr, JANu-
AIRY TERN, ls9O--Upon petition of
r. w. Davis and others, for a change
of road in Arbuckle District. III.
Bird, W. H. Hambrick and A. l..
Borgess., appointed viewers and to
report to next term.
Upon petition of S. ]. Jordan and
others, for the discontinuance of a
public road leading from near VIM.
Hambrick's IN Arbuckle District.
across the hill through the lands OF
VIM. Hambrick and others 70 the
Big 10 road near S. ]. Jordan's in
Clendenin District, being part of
road precinct No. IL Road discon-
tinued.
Upon petition Of. Peter Cremeens
and others for the establishment of
public road in Hannah District.
Petition re committed to viewers
John Bryan, C: A. HolIey and
Henry Gwiiin for a report as the
law requires
Upon petition of w. p. Williams
and others for the establishment of
a public road in Hannah District.
Road established in accordance with
report of viewers; damages allowed
land own r., attached TO precinct No.
9 and $500 appropriated to open
same
Upon application of the Point
Pleasant Bridge Company to cor
rect assessment Of property for the
year 1889. Assessment corrected
from 1925, GOO to $4,000, and com
pany exhonorated from payment of
taxes upon excess.
Upon petition of b. A. Armstrong
ct. ais. for establishment of road in
Cologne District. Petition dismiss
ed.
A. IL. Borgess., q. J. Zuspan and
w. H. Mnchir, appointed viewers
to view change of road in Cooper
District, upon petition OF J. C. Pick
ems and others, leaving present road
in the bend west of Albert Roush' s
orchard, thence through David
Rousll's farm and intersecting the
present road on the corner of j. l..
Rice's farm, by the bridge near
Robert Roush's house. Viewers re-
port made and confirmed, and David
Roush land owner, summoned to
appear at next term.
John Kinney appointed Survey
or of road precinct No. II, Glen.
denim District, in lieu of John
Woods not in precinct.
T. C. Wood, Surveyor of road
precinct, No. l6, Cologne District,
authorized to purchase pillow and
scraper for use Of roads in his pre-
cinct.
III. G. Nease, ex sheriff, settlement
of 1888, confirmed.
! Mary Errett exonerated from
payment of taxes on as acres OF
land in Clendenin District, for year
1889.
w. f. Boiler qualified and gave
bond as Notary Public for this
county.
Archibald crany, Physician, W.
r. Gum and Edmond Sehon nomi-
mated as suitable persons to act
with President of this Court and
Prosecuting Attorney as a local
board of health of this county.
Upon petition of w. III. Garland
and others, for a public road in
Cooper District: Road established
in conformity with viewers report;
damages allowed to land owners,
and $50 appropriated to open same
attached to precinct No. IL.
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day.
Giving full weight to what has
been done by the railroads for this
place, the beam in the scale of mu-
tual benefits drops TO our towns
claims in this regard. From the
earliest days of railroad life along
the Ohio and Great Kanawha Riv-
ers, up to the present day, spirit
of the utmost liberality, patience
and conciliatoriness has been the
course of Point Pleasant toward
the Hooking Valley, the Kanawha
and Ohio, and the Ohio River Rail-
roads; many valuable franchises
have been granted to them; multi
form privileges extended; varied in
ducements and facilities presented.
Point Pleasant now makes request
of the Ohio River and the X. & o.,
founded not alone upon her claims
to consideration at the hands of
these roads, but as we'll to the inter-
ests of the roads themselves. She
asks especially of the Ohio River
Railroad, that this towns made the
terminus of a division of the road,
with round houses, repair shops, car
shops, &c. Her location at the con-
fuence of two great navigable riv-
ers, the junction of three railroads,
with magnificent bridges, ought to
be an inducement to locate their
shops here. Changes of divisions
are now being considered by both
the X. & o. and o. r. Railroads,
and Point Pleasant is an applicant
for these favors. In this place both
of these roads possess ample proper
ty for the location of their shops,
and for yard room. Our merchants,
and manufacturers, and every citi-
zen should take an active interest
in having this place made a division
and the railroad shops of both roads
located here. These things would
materially benefit the town. To
this add the considerable increase in
population, resultant from railroad
men living at the division point, and
in prospective hope ofsecuring these
things there ought to be a great in
centive to earnest action on the
part of all our people.
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THE undersigned offers his house and lot
] In the Extension, for sale, cheap. The
house Is a cottage OF i've rooms, and bath
room, aud all necessary out-buiidingE. For
further Information call on J. D. JONES, at
Point Pleasant. TianI5-Sw.
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NOTICE.

aHE annual meeting Of the share
y holders OF the Merchants National
ant VIII be held at their Banking Hous...
IN Point Pleasant on Tuesday. fhe I4tI,
day OF January. 1890, for the election al
directors and the transaction Of such
other business as may come before them
T. STRIBLING, Cashier.
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The Putnam county authorities
arrested and fined one J. w. Winter
for profanity on the public highway
short time ago. A few arrests by
officials of this county for like
offense would have a good effect on
the rising generation. :
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Gov. Wilson will accept our
thanks for a copy of his message,
printed in pamphlet form.
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NOTICE

THE regular annual meeting Of the STOCK
holders Of the Mason County BuiIdIns,
snrance ONCE Of Bryan q Bryan their usual
meeting place. In the town OF Point PIeas-
anti AasoI Oonnlys " est lrKtn1a, on Thurs
day, February 6th, $50, at go u. m for tine
election Of a Board OF 1ye Directors for the
ensuing year, and the transaction or sfIcf
other business As may lawfully come before
them All nominations for said Officers mus
be made on Thursday, January 30fs Isss1 Al
the same place C. C. BOWER
Janl5-zW. Secretary.
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1t has been trying to get cold
ever since Sunday evening, and to
a certain extent it has succeeded,
but yet the weather is not as cold
as it should be; for health. fio55 4
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The first Quarterly Conference,
for this year, will be held in Trinity
Church, at 3 p. m. Saturday, Jan.
18th. Public preaching Sunday
26th, IL a. m. and Z p. M, by Pre-
siding Elder.
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1t is rumored that the Louis A.
Shirley collided Sunday, with one
of the piers of the B. l. o.. bridge,
at Parkersburg, and went to the bot
tom. We hope that the rumor will
prove untrue. 80
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Notice 10 sfocklnolderr.

The annual meeting OF thestoekhoIderz OF
derson, West Virginia. viii Be held at the
Headqnarters OF said Agency, at Henderson,
Tuesday, the 2sth day OF January, IsQ0, for
the transaction OF such business as may
properly come before said meeting.
W. W. LEE,
tan.Ia-w. President.
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MERGERS BoTToM.-Your CORES.
pendent is sorry indeed, to report
that Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. II. Bcale and
family, Col. Chas. L. Beale aud fam
lily, John W. steenbergen and fami-
ly and their respective tenants arc
nearly all down with the la grippe,
as is also Mrs. Susan Spencer, OF
your town, who is visiting at Col.
Beale's, as well as nearly everybody
else, down this way. b.
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A COOP SHow.-The Boston Ora
matte and Comedy Company, which
performed last Friday night, the
18th isn't, at Hooff's Opera House,
in this place, was not only one of
the best companies that ever ap-
peared before a Point Pleasant
audience, but the very best. Owing
to a delay in billing the town, the
audience was not as large as it
would have been, but still they had
a fair audience. We hope this Com
pany will return to our town again,
and if they do, they will have a
jammed house.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-01-22

Look we'll to your salted meat, if
you don'tit will spoil on your hands.
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Mr.. SOL. H. Reel. Jr., superin-
tendent of the Liberty St, N Y.
Bridge Co, is spending the week
with friends in this town. 1t will
be remembered that Mr.. Reel was
an employee on the Ohio River
r. r. Bridge at this place.
Mr.. bud Bryan, who has been
attending school at Chicago, Ill,
returned home Monday night, to
spend his vacation.
Billy Howard is happy man
all because a new republican boy
has taken up residence at his home.
He arrived Monday night.
Hon. John NJ. Collins, of Charles
ton, was a caller at this Office, Tues
day.
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The Weekly Register
POINT PLEASANT, WEST VA.

The farmers of Arbuckle District
met at Oak Hill school house, last
Friday, and organized a District
Farmers Club. W. III. Poffenbar-
ger, was elected President; T. ].
Sanders Vice President; Rankin
Hill, Jr., Secretary; John R. Couch,
Assistant Secretary, and Samuel
Sterrett, Treasurer. 1t was resolved
that the club meet on the third
Saturday in each month, at Oak
Hill school house. The meeting
was very earnest and interesting
one. The farmers are beginning to
see the urgent necessity of organiza-
ton against their oppressors-the
robber tariff and the trusts. A re-
view of the condition of the agri-
cultural interests of the State for
the past year does not present an
encouraging aspect. While it is
true that, to some extent, the year
has been one of an unusual amount
of unfavorablc weather and it's sub
sequent disadvantages in the plant
ing and gathering of crops, as well
as its effects upon the quantity and
quality of products, which may be,
or is not likely to be encountered
again in the near future, the gener-
al tendency of dee rease in the val
ne of the products of the State, to a
point below present cost of produc-
ton, and ordinary farm expenses,
is too real to be overlooked, and
leaves but little to be hoped for
from continuation in present
methods and upon present reliances,
and it seems to us that farmers
should no longer be blinded by
party prejudice. 1t is time for
them to get their eyes open.
We copy the following compli-
mentary notice from the Lancaster,
(Ohio) Gazette. 1t refers to a form
er Point Pleasantonian:
'We can say to our readers with
great deal of pleasure, that, al
though Capt. Barrett has been with
us less than year, he enjoys the
full confidence of our people, has
maintained his contracts and prom
ises in manly, straightforward
and prompt manner. His bills
have been promptly met, and pros
perity during the last year has
been largely due to his efforts. We
can safely recommend Capt. Barrett
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Until the 10Th of February 1 will
offer my stock of Furniture at cost,
to make room for a large stock I'm
the spring. w. B. CABLE.
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Orders Promptly Filled and
Goods Delivered Free.

am also prepared to furnish Coal in
any quantities, and respectfully solicit
your orders sa c. E. wRAY.
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Chronic Nasal Catarrh positively
cured by DIR. Saye's Catarrh Remedy.
90 cents, by druggists.
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Stand From Under

TRESPA SSING in any manner. either
i by hunting, shooting. ranging. tran.
ping. fishing, berrying, nuttin9, or cnt-
ting timber, is hereby strictly Forbid den
ON our premises in ArbuekIe and TTnion
Districts, without our consent, as we are
determined to prosecute all, without re-
gard to who they may be, who violate
this notice JOHN ARMSTRONG.
nov2O-ly- G. w. AAUPIN.
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LUCILLE.

Took CHARoE.-Mr. r.. NJ,
Whaley, our new Postmaster, took
charge of the Office Sunday
morning. We had hoped that Mr.
Hoy would have held over until
his commission expired, but as. a
change has been made, we congrat
ulate Mr.. Whaley upon his appoint
ment, knowing and feeling that il
could not have fallen into better
hands. He has had experience, in
this office and everything will go
along smoothly with him; and he
will be pleasant and accommodating
official. His assistant is Miss Grace
Gibbons, ofthis place.
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The Ohio River Railroad Express
which arrived here at noon,
Sunday, going North, jumped a
frog at the round house throwing
all the coaches and the hind wheels
of the tender from the track. The
train was detained here until after
3 o'clock, and the down train due
at 2:15 p. m. was delayed for an
hour or more. No one was hurt
fortunately.
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At meeting of the shareholders
of the Merchants National Bank,
of this city, held at their banking
house, January 18th, the following
named gentlemen were elected as
directors for the ensuing year: Jno.
McCnlloch, p S. Lewis, C. Sehon,
Jas. Capehart, J. D. McCuIloch.-
The directors then met and re-elect-
ed Mr.. John McCuIloch, President;
Mr.. T. Stribling, Cashier, and Mr..
C. C. Bowyer, Assistant, Cashier.
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Curt Nutter was unfortunate in
losing his horse Thursday night.
He had worked him in his express
all day Thursday, and the horse
when put in the stable in the even
ing showed no signs of aiIing. On
Friday morning when Mr.. Nutter
went out to hitch the animal up, he
found him dead in his stall. The
loss of the animal was quite a
severe blow to Mr.. Nutter.
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A. L. HUGHKs, Pastor.
The morning call., 1890-08-03
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Seating of the New Commissioners-No
Parade Admission Day.
The Board of Fire Commissioners met
yesterday and L. J. Parsons and q. P.
Clark. the Governors appointees, were
present and took their seats. They sue
ceeded Frank G. Edwards and Daniel j..
Mahoney. The latter, by request of Chair
man Newman, remained during the meet
ing.
Commissioner Schmidt read a series of
resolutions expressing regret ut the sever T.
ance of the connection of Mr.. Edwards
with the board and complimenting him
upon his past services. The resolutions
were adopted.
a communication was received from
Charles l.. Tiden, Grand Marshal of the
Native Sons of the Golden West celebra-
ton on September 9th, asking that the
board allow the department 10 take part
in the Admission day parade.
1t was decided to return an answer to
Mr.. Tilden, thanking him for the invita-
ton but expressing regrets that as such
turnout of the department would leave the
city unprotected it would not be advisable
to grant the request.
AlopZ0 Brandt, engineer Of Engine 15
was dismissed from the service for in
subordination, and thirty days leave of
absence was gran ted John Dougherty Of
Engine II.
Henry f. Hahn of Truck resigned and
Cornelius Dugan was appointed to fill the
vacancy. Thomas Ryan was appointed
engineer of Engine Is and Mike 0Connell
stoker Of Engine 10
The morning call., 1890-08-03
GOING OVER TO THE ENEMY.

While the American press generally ana
without distinction of party has COM
mended Mr.. Blaine's treatment of the Behr-
ing Sea case, there are several notable eX-
ceptious. The most prominent Of these are
the Herald and World of New York. These
two papers take the British view OF the
case. The Herald says: EITHER the Uni
TED States has exclusive jurisdiction in
Behring Sea OF it has not. If the
jurisdiction Of the United States is not ex-
elusive, the waters are open, as high seas,
20 the nations Of the world" This is an
Endorsement of the position Lord Sails
bury assumed at the dietatiOn of Canada
In the early part of the controversy, when
Mr.. Phelps was his opponent, Lord Sails
bury admitted the right of the United
States TO exercise such police control over
tie disputed waters as would preserve the
seal fisheries. Canada was not satisfied
with this admission, and Lord Salisbury
changed his ground. 1t was manifestly in
possible, at the stage of the controversy at
which Mr.. Blaine took it up to change the
American claims. Ii the closed sea con-
tenliOn had been put forward at the first,
Mir. Blaine might and probably would have
maintained it, but after negotiations had
been nearly concluded on the basis of the
right OF the United States to preserve the
seals, to have changed the ground of dis
pute would have been regarded as purposely
camplicating the issues. But Mr.. Blaine
continued the correspondence on the origi-
nal lines. and the two papers we have men
toned hasten to take the ground that it is
all or uothing-that Mr.. Blaine must claim
that Behring Sea is closed sea or abandon
the American claim of right to prevent
She destruction OF the seal fisheries. If the
United States had taken the ground that
Behring Sea is a closed sea, our position
would have prevented a submission Of the
claim TO arbitration. Every power in En-
rope, except Russia, would have taken the
English view of the ease. Russia, of course,
could not be the arbiter, as she holds the
part Of the Behring Sea she did not sell to
the United States on tile closed sea ground.
To have left the case to arbitration,
under such circumstances, would have been
a practical abandonment of any right in the
sea beyond the thTee-mile limit. The Her.
aid claims that the plea Mr.. Blaine advanced
was an admission that the United States
could not maintain tie claim Of exclusive
jurisdiction. In this the Herald is unjust
to Mi. Blaine. What would have been said
if Mr.. Blaine had changed the ground of
contention In the face of Lord Salisbury's
admission Of its justice2 The very papers
which now contend that he has conducted
tie controversy on untenable grounds
would then have denounced him for throw
ing a new claim into a controversy that
seemed on the point of amicable adj
G justment.
The morning call., 1890-08-03
DEPEw IN LONDON.

Mr.. Chauncey NJ. Depew might do we'll to
heed the suggestion of Assistant Postmas-
ter-General GARRISON, that Eastern public
men should make at least one trip to the
extreme West in the course of their lives.
Mr.. Depew is loqua cious when the subject
of his London acquaintance is introduced,
but he sees no importance in national
question whose center of base is in the West.
Mr.. Depew belittles the Behring Sea con-
troversy because London society has not
yet awakened to its importance. He nnds
all his titled acqaintances disposed to re-
gard it as Of little real Importance, not at
all worth the fuss the newspapers have
tried to make over it. All England, he says,
looks with horror upon the idea that ANY
such petty difficulty should lead to serious
misunderstanding between TWO nations
bound together by such tremendous ties of
common interest as the United States and
Great Britain" This is the view Lord
Salisbury would like to have President
Harrison and Secretary Blaine take of the
controversy. If these American statesmen
could be induced to regard the matter as
unimportant, he would go on and fix up a
treaty that will be satisfactory to Canada.
Most Of our treaties with Great Britain
tiers of national Importance have been sub
ordinated to small social ambitions. 1t may
be said of Mr.. Bla inc that he has kept the
interest and the honor OF the American
people in view. He does not appear to be
especially DESTROYS of making the acquaint-
ance Of Queen Victoria or the Prince of
Wales. He does not propose to give up a
right. however trifllng its pecuniary value,
TO enable the British Ministry to keep peace
with British colony. 1t is probable that
some way will be found to settle the Beh-
ring Sea controversy. 1t will be found when
the British Ministry admit that the United
States has the same rights in the Behring
Sea which Russia maintained and trans
ferred to this Government 1t was an in
suit to the American nation that the British
Ministry should have adopted policy
against the United States it did not dare to
adopt against Russia. Meanwhile, let us be
tn ankful that Mr.. Depew is hobnobbing in
London instead Of dealing with national
questions in Washington.
The morning call., 1890-08-03
LET TnEm COMPROMISE.

1t is quite natural that the defeated
claimants in the Blythe case should declare
their purpose 10 continue the case to the
higher court. An admission that they are
disposed to compromise would reduce the
pecuniaIy value of their claim. Under the
decision Of Judge Coffey, Florence Blythe
is sole heir. There is probably an under
standing between her natural guardian and
the attorneys who have conducted her case
that in the event of success they should be
well paid for their outlay and professional
services. This is the only claim on the
estate arising from the litigation. The
other claimants having lost, their attorneys
lose also. They entered into losing Specu-
lation. Under the decision but one set OF
claimants have any standing i'll court All
other claims than those known as the Will
Jams claimants are declared to be fictitious.
If there had been no Florence and no Will
Jams claimants the estate would have es-
cheated TO the State. BY an expenditure of
considerable money and work the case can
be continued Oh one preteXt and another
some years longer. If in the end the de-
cision of Judge Coffey should be sustained,
the other claimants would then have no
ground upon which to base proposition to
compromise with the successful claimants.
AT present they have. By combined action
they can confirm the title of Florence at
once and thus place the estate in position
to be handled, when the owner becomes of
age, without the order of court. No prin-
ciple would be sacrificed by compromise.
The several claimants had eases which they
thought might be established, but, having
failed, they can withdraw from the contest
with such compensation as may be agreed
upon. 1t is better for the city that the case
should be compromised. The Blythe block
will become Il blotch upon the street before
the case can be taken through all the legal
phases of which it seems susceptible. 1t is
mostly occupied now with one-story build
ings, which form an ugly contrast to the
substantial structures further up the street.
The necessity OF settling up the case is so
apparent that parties to the suit who hold
out On the flimsy hope OF reversal of Judge
Coffey's decision will appear somewhat in
the light OF public enemies. While it is
possible that Judge Coffey'S decision may
be reversed, it is not probable that the case
will receive such patient and intelligent
consideration in another court as it has in
his. The public is satisfied with the de-
cislon and wants the case settled.