The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-06-10

One OF our exchanges contains
the following interesting statement
which we reproduce with the hope
that it may impress our business
men and citizens generally, and stir
them up to greater efforts in behalf
of the newspapers of the town:
''The people of Tuscon, Arizona,
by public subscription, buy 5000
copies of their local paper every
month for the purpose of sending it
abroad, and, in addition, pay $500 a
month for the expense attending
'swrite ups of their city. Lamar,
Colorado, pays 81 800 for "write
ups" in the local press. The Moni.
tor, of Fort Scott, Kansas, is paid
$1,000 for talking up the advantages
of that city. Hutchinson, Kansas,
claims to pay the News $4,000 for
running a morning paper, and
Newton does better by subscribing
$4,000 to have the Republican
boom the place. Such as this is
what has made the West, and a
similar policy would go very far
towards making this city what it
should have been fifty years ago. "
1t is lamentable fact that our
cities and towns of the South do not
give their local papers the support
to which their services entitle them.
There is no agency so potent in adj
yancing the interest of a community
as live, well conducted local paper.
1t is common occurrence to hear
of large sums of money being sub
scribed by towns and cities to secure
the location of some industrial plant,
yet the business men of these same
communities give but scant encour-
agement to their local papers and
drive hard bargains with them for
advertising and job work, forgetting
entirely the valuable services which
the newspaper has rendered in adj
vancing the general good. Tho
prosperity which attends the newlA
papers is fair index to the business
and spirit of town. 1t pays to
patronize your home newspaper for
it more surely advertises place
than all other agencies combined
Huntington Advertiser.
A big stock of Furniture at
Adkins.
MASON CITY.-Dear Editor: The
REGISTER got matters little mixed
last week on the Mason City items.
Allow me to say, that Decoration
Day was observed with unusal in
terest by soldiers and citizens. The
graves of the heroic dead were beau
tifully decorated with flowers
There was also a disposition upon
the part of friends to strew the
graves of their loved and sleeping
dead, with emblems oftheir affection.
Quarterly meeting was held in
the NJ. E. Church, May 30 and 31st
The Rev. G. B. Graham p. e. con-
Quoted the services, preaching on
Saturday night and Sunday morn
ing. This being his first official visit
to our town, we are glad to say, he
gave general satisfaction.
AT 3 p. m. on Sunday of quarterly
meeting, the Post of the G. A. r. of
Mason City, assembled at the NJ. E.
Church, which had been beautifully
decorated with flowers by the young
ladies, and the large audience of
soldiers and citizens was addressed
by DR.. A. j. LYDIA, ex-chapline of
the army, and pastor of the church.
The choir acquitted themselves well,
and the entire service gave general
satisfaction. All being delighted,
the doxcology was sung, benediction
pronounced and the congregation
dispersed.
On Saturday night last, the ladies
of the Clifton NJ. E. Church gavo a
festival, which was handsomely got
ten up, largely attended, went off
nicely, netting about $4,000. Eco.
We keep the stock and prices to
suit, at Adkins.
ARBUcKLE ITEMs.-Mr. G. S.
Eastman was in our midst first of
the week.
Miss Francis Maupin, of Maupin's
Station, is visiting in Charleston,
this week.
Miss Lou Jones left for her home,
at Buffalo, Monday.
Miss Matte Dunn is visiting this
week, at Pliny.
MIR. Cooper, of Union District,
met with a painful accident last
week, having three of his fingers
sawed off in saw mill.
Miss Louise Bettinger spent Sat
nrdau aUaninn with Nj. T:,..: