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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-11

OF Allen E. Parker; i live with my par
ents in the town OF Point Pleasant. Ny
mother and sfep-father have been hav-
ing trouble ever since we left Long Bot
tom, Ohio, and while there they had
some trouble. As far as Mr.. Charles
White causing trouble between Ma and
Allen, it is not so. Mr.. White has treat
ed US lik gentleman; he has been good
TO us; he would let us have coal and
would wait on Allen until he could pay
him. IS for him bringing MS medicines
as was stated in the Gazette, it is false;
there is not a word of it true; never
saw an nngentlemanly act out OF Mr..
White while lie was around our house.
[Signedl MAGGIE CURTIS.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 9thsday OF March, 1891.
W. E. BELLER, n. P.
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We are soliciting Agents for Messrs.
JAMES E. McELRoY & CO, of Chic
ago, the largest Real Estate firm in the
West. Parties having land for sale; and
particularly Mineral and Timber lands,
will do well to call on or address u.s.
We have also for sale valuable improv-
ec and unimproved Chicago property
Lots for investors, on monthly pay
ments. Respectfully,
TIPpETT & HUTCHINSON
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RIVER NEws.-The rivers are
rising again, at the rate of about 6
inches an hour.
Capt. VIM. Bay of 1ronton, was
on our streets, last Saturday.
Capt. Aaron Williamson, spent
Sunday at home.
Capt. Lafe Crawford, of the for
~ boat Transfer, from Huntington,
and which has been overhauled on
Cole Heatherington's dock, was
here Saturday to receive his boat.
Jim Hooff is now cub pilot on the
steamer Henry NJ. Stanly.
The d. Il. Lane, VIM. Ernst, Coal
Bluff and Iron Cliff, out Sunday
from the mines, with coal.
Capt. E. IL. Armstrong left Tues
day for Gin innati.
The Annie l.. arrived Monday
from Cincinnati, with tow of empt-
les.
The Nail City left for Cincinnati
with tow of coal, Tuesday.
The Benwood left for Cincinnati
Sunday, with tow of coal.
The John Dana arrived from
Cincinnati Monday with tow OF
empties.
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her
[signedl NANCY G x PARKER.
mark
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 9th day of March, 1891.
w. E. BELLER. n. P. !.

State of West Virginia,
Mason County, to-wit:
/, w. E. Beller, Notary Public, in
and for the County and State aforesaid.
do certify that Maggie Curtis. personal
ly appeared before me, in my said coun-
ty, after first by me being duly sworn,
says as follows: I am the daughter of
Nancy G. Parker, and the step-daughter
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-11

We are about to contract for the
erection of Il two story brick build
ing for the use of this Office, and
we would be pleased to have those
who are indebted to this office, call
and settle their bills and help us to
pay for the construction of the
building. The amounts you owe
are small, but if you all pay it will
give us a coupteof thousand in cash.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-11

JOHN NJ. ADKINS is a candidate for
Councilman from the Second Ward.
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We are authorized to announ, e
WIN. CHAMBERS as candidate for
City Marshal, at the ensueing elect
ion.
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INK Acres, lying II miles from the
| 10 Kanawha River; partly improv.
ed; new dwelling house built last fall;
70 acres good timber; about 40 acres now
under cultivation. Will be sold at
bargain.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-11

PERsoNAL.-John H. Gilmore, of
this place has purchased the Crooks
farm opposite this place, in Ohio.
Gran Kiger and Harry Cable
were up from Gallipolis Sunday, Wis
ting their parents.
Griff t. Smith, of the Secretary.
of States Office, Charleston, spent
Sunday with his parents in this
city.
DIR. Will Bickel left Sunday for
Colorado, on a lookout for loca-
ton.
Geo. W. setszer, will start to- day
for the Shenandoah Valley to visit
his brother.
Col. A. G. Stage, is back from
Duluth. He says there is too much
winter there for him.
Mr.. John G. Stortz was out to the
lakes last week, contracting for his
summer ice supply.
Bryan & Rayburn have moved
their insurance Office to the Bickel
building.
Mr.. A. G. yanGilder has boon re-
appointed q. S. Express Agent, at
this place.
Misses Lena and Loui yollert
made flying trip to Gallipolis, last
Friday.
w. E. Beller was in Gallipolis day
before yesterday on legal business.
Will Howard, General Agent of
the Ruttan Manuf curing Company
South, of Admission, Ala, left Mon
day evening for Durham, N. G.
Mrs. l.. T. Pilchard entertained a
party of young ladies last Friday
evening with progressive crokinole,
Miss Lizzie Tulley and Mr.. Pilchard
winning the first prizes, while Miss
Lucy Sehon and Miss Paulena
Bridgeman, of Syracuse, Ohio, car
ried off the honors of the BOBBY
table.
PLEASANT FLATS ITEMs.-The
weather being SO ehangeable it is
difficult for farmers to proceed with
their work.
Thomas Ball is attending school
at Huntington.
Misses Kate Stewart and Ella
Somerville, visited Misses Katie and
Mollie Musgrave, during last week.
Misses Bette and Blanche Sebrell
visited Miss Ella Roseberry, Sunday.
Miss Annie Somerville visited
Miss Myrtle Knopp on Thursday.
We learn that Bob Somerville
will soon leave for Huntington to
attend school.
Several young men have left this
neighborhood, and this accounts for
some of the girls looking so sad.
Pete Roush's school closed Friday
of last week, with the trustees and
large number of patrons present.
The spelling school at Clay Bank
was success. AT the close of the
exercises we were favored with an
address by Thos. Fisher.
Rev. Halterman could not meet
his appointment at this place Sun
day, lie being called at that time to
preach a funeral in Point Pleasant.
Will johnson, of Camden, was
down calling on his best girl Sun
day eve.
We think there will be we'd
ding in the neighborhood, ere long
A READER.
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ARBUcKLE ITEMs-W. III. Gist. of
South Side, was seen here Friday.
Mrs. Mahon, of Middleport, Ohio,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. G. r.
Maupin, ut South Side.
Miss Georgia SulIivan's school at
Union closed Saturday. Miss
Georgia is one of our best teachers.
q. W. Knapp was down to Point
Pleasant Saturday, calling on his
best girl.
The meeting at Union closed last
week.
Miss Ncttie McCombs, of Pliny,
is visiting in the neighborhood.
Miss Annie Lanham was visiting
her sister Mrs. w NJ. Dunn, last
week.
J. B. McGuflin, of South Side,
was here Sunday enroute, for Char
lesion.
Rev. r. W. Davis filed his
appointment ut Harmony Sunday
John Corfee's little son is very
sick at this writing.
Myers Openhimer, of Mason City,
is pruning trees in the neighbor.
hood. Myers is a good one.
Miss Maud Frazier visited Miss
liza Armstrong, Sunday.
d. W. Maupin met with serious
accident one day last week while
handling coal.
o. Douglas has returned from
Jackson county.
One of Lit Jordan's children died
with the measles, Friday.
Joe Eckard, DIR. GilIispie, Ed.
Eckard and Lon Gillispie, of Pliny,
are making hoops for Robt. Arm
strong.
Miss Lizzie Maupin is visiting
at Charleston. JEANE AND BESSIE.
John Mecs, former resident of
our city, but for years past residing
Mt Mason City, W. Va, died on
Sunday. The deceased had been
person of influence, having founded
the planning mill and boat yard at
that place, beside being interested
in several business interests in the
bend. AT one time he was mana
ger OF the German Salt Works, which
position he filled for years with
credit. BY his death Mason City
loses one of its most cnterprising
1Hiddleport Herald.
Why isn't this n good thing? DR.
Fcnner's Kidney and Backache Cure Is
warranted to give satisfaction in every
case or money returned. Such prop
ositiOn conldn't be thought of il the
medicine wasn't suiieri ,r to all Others
For sale by a. G. NanGilder, Druggist.
During the absence of ten Repub-
liean Senator's, who werc attending
their state convention, the Demo-
Gratis of the Michigan Senate de-
eided two contested election cases,
seating Democrats in both Instances.
Suah ONCA 0OCo Il OIiI
Pleasant need live, energetic, GO
ahead men in the Council. Our
town is ON the eve of a new era.
There is evidenence of general
revival in all branches of business,
and the interests of the town must
be carefully looked after, therefore,
let men of integrity, men of good
business qualifications men full of
push, be put in charge of the city
affairs. Look well to your Council
ticket
This is the time to boom our town.
Put up tenement houses that can be
let at from "a to SO per month.
There is big demand for such
houses We need them, and must
have them, and they are what helps
to build up the town.
All kind of Grass Seeds, at Bryan
d Young's.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-11

The following appropriate tribute
to the memory of Mrs. Annie v.
Johnston, of Huntington, is taken
from the Presbyterian Evangelist,
written by Rev. ]. NJ. Sloan. Mrs.
Johnston was well known in Charl-
eston as Miss Annie V. Laidley,
daughter of James NJ. Laidley, Esq,
of this city:
"Mrs. Annie V. Johnston, wife
of James L. Johnston, was born Mt
Glenwood, near Charleston, West
Virginia, Oct. 6, 1857, and died Feb.
II, 1891.
She united with the Presbyterian
church at Charleston just as she en-
tered young womanhood. From
this to the time of her death her
Christian life was consistent, adorn-
ed by meek and quiet spirit, an
abiding faith and godly walk and
conversation.
She was we'll worthy of the re-
spect, admiration and love of her
many friends. Modest, unassuming,
quiet and retiring, affable and cour-
teous, kind and obliging, tender
hearted and charitable, self sacrific-
ing and devoted to duty, she found
pleasure in serving those whom she
loved and sought to help. True
and faithful in all tho relations of
life, she will be sadly missed.
Her bereaved husband and four
children, and her parents, brothers
and sisters have the deep sympathy
of host of friends. May the Lord
comfort them Gazette.
Route Agent Sheldon, of the, U.
S. Express, is happy. Since MIR.
Illusions store was burned, and it
became evident that he would go
away from here, Mr.. Sheldon has
been greatly worried about what to
do with the Office here. True, there
was plenty of applicants for the
place, but all were men of no expert
ence, and to train new agent every
little while, is serious job. But
he finally persuaded his former
agent, Mr.. A. c. VanGildcr, to take
the place again, and now feels re-
lieved. Mr.. YanGilder gave up the
Office six or seven months ago, be-
cause he was tired out, and wanted
to rest, but now feels able to take
the additional burden, and thinks
himself equal tsthe work. Friends
of the company will now find tho
business carried on at the old stand,
VanGilder's Drug Store.
Go to steinbach to get good
] shave.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-11

Let us organize an ice company
in this town. The plant will cost
$4,000, and they are making big
money wherever located.
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State of West Virginia,

State OF West Virginia,
Mason Couny, to-wit.
/, w. K. Boiler, Notary Public in.
and for the county and State aforesaid
do hereby certif y that Nancy C. Parker,
personally appeared before me in my
county and State, aforesaid, after first
by me being duly sworn, makes the fol-
lowing statement: am the wife of Allen
E. Parker. Mr.. G. H. White las been
n good friend to our family. We have
been acquainted with him since last
November. He has been good friend
OF ours, but as far as him and me being
intimate with each other, we never
have been. He never spoke an un-
gentiemanly word to me in all his life.
He never did have any criminal or
Illicit intercourse with me. No never.
As for him bringing me medicine or
furnishing me with coal, it's as false as
false can be; of course he had his teams
to hanl us coal, but he would charge it
to Mr.. Parker, and Mr.. Parker would
pay him for it along as he could. We
owe him some now for coal. Mr..
White has an Office upstairs over my
dwelling house. lam almost exhausted
/ can't say anything more. Mr.. White
is a gentleman.
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Mr.. Thos L. Bell, the miller of
the Point was in town Wednesday.
When seen he was near Meals mill.
The superstition is he was placing
an order for flour. Come again Tom,
as our latch string is always out,
and we like to assist our neighbors
in distress. 1t is great pity that
Point Pleasant does not stand on
high ground.
We clip the above from the
Gallipolis Tribune of March 4th.
The imaginations of the city report
er of that truthful sheet must have
been stimulated by the use of some
liquid other than "high water" when
he penned the aforesaid.
The facts are that during the late
rise the water was two or three feet
deep in the engine house of Meals
Mill, whilst it lacked about twenty
feet of being on the floor of the
Equity Mills, at this place, of which
Mr.. Thos. l.. Bell is the miller; so
it will be seen that whenever the
high water begins to creep into our
mill building here, it will be closely
approaching the roof of Meals Mill.
The disastrous flood of 'S4 at it's
highest point lacked nearly eight
feet of being on the ground where
the plant of the Equity Milling Co.
is now located. From these circum-
stances; and inasmuch as the mill
here had several hundred barrels of
-four on hand at the time of the
recent flood, ''the supposition is"
that Tom was down in GallipoIis
assisting" his brother millers sin
distress" at the time referred to by
the Tribune.
Alexander's army knew no defeat.
The same is true of DIR. Fenner's Gold.
en- Relief. 1t Is warranted to relieve
toOthache. headache, neuralgia, or any
other ain in to minutes. Also
bruises, wounds, wire-cuts. swellings,
bites, burns, summer complaints, collie,
also i'll horses) diarrhea, dysentary and
fiux. Ii satisfaction not given money
returned. For sale by A. q. VanGilder.
There is no other class that wor-
ries the average postmaster moro
than school children. Take family
of FIVE attending the temple of
knowledge. Each regards himself
duty bound to task for the mail"
four times per diem, although it is
well known that the family rarely
receives letter once in two weeks.
One out of the family should be dele
gated to transact business with the
postmaster with the strict injunction
not to call more than twice between
mails. 1t would be saving oftime
and patience, besides manifestly
lessening tho large crop of gray
hairs that usually characterizes
retired postmaster.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-11

At a meeting of the County Court
held Monday TO consider the plans
for the erection of new Jail for
this county, the Commissioners after
thoroughly Investigating the Rut-
tan system of heating, ventilating
aud dry closets as found in our new
school house, adopted the system
for the Jail, and awarded the con-
tract to the Ruttan manufacturing
Company South, of Admission Ala,
represented by w. II. Howard, Esq,
of this place. In adopting this sys-
tenn the Jail will be free from all
odors, and the ventilation will be
perfect, Wecongratulate the Court
upon its good sense in adopting this
system, and also congratulate Mr..
Howard upon getting the contract.
We may be little partial to this
system, but we know a good thing
when we see it. No school house or
any other public building of any
large dimensions ought to be erect
ed without providing for the "Rut-
tan System" Our people can hardly
imagine how well it does its work,
and it will pay any of them to make
a visit to our new school house, and
examine it and make thorough
investigation of its work, and the
most skeptical will be convinced,
that the County Court did the prop
or thing in adopting it.
The court is now preparing an
advertisement for bids for construct
ing the Jail in accordance with the
plans they have adopted, which ad.
vertisement will appear next week.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-11

We return thanks to Henking,
Bowie & Co., Gallipolis, Ohio, for a
nice thermometer, to be placed in
our new office.
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Why isn't this a good thing? DIR.
Fenner's Kidney and Backache Cure l.;
warranted to give satisfaction in every
ositiOn conldn't be thought of il the
medicine wasn't superi " to all others
For sale by A. c. NanGilder, Druggist
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-11

Our people ought to get together
and try and induce small manufac-
turers to locate in our town. A
number of small factories employ ing
from ten to twenty men. each, are
worth more 10 the town, than the
larger ones. Reach out for the little
ones, and let the big ones alone,
that we have not the means toreach.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-11

During the absence of ten Repub,
lican Senator'S, who werc attending
their state convention, the Demo-
Gratis of the Michigan Senate de-
eided two contested election cases,
seating Democrats in both instances.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-11
ArrEMprED MURDEn-On We'd


ATTEMPTED MURDER.-On We'd
nesday morning last, Allen L.
Parker, who resides with his family
on the corner of sixth and Main
streets, got into quarrel with his
wife, in which examinations and re-
ordinations were INDUCED in.
Parker who has an uncomfortable
temper, became furious, and picked
up a Matched and struck his wife
several times on the head with the
blade, cutting to the brain, besides
wounding her on the arm. She is
now in a very rscarious
condition, but the chances are that
she will recover. Parker imme-
diately gave himself up, and was
committed to Jail by Justice Beller.
DEArH.-Lcvi james, died Fri
day, at his home in this city, and
was buried at Chambersburg, Ohio,
on Sunday. He was in his SID year,
and leaves family of four children
TO mourn his death.
Mrs. James Neal, of Glenwood,
died on Wednesday last, and was
buried on Friday. She was in her
Seth year, and leaves husband and
several children to grieve over her
death.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-11

OO7 Acres lying on the Kanawha
OOl River, miles above Point Pleas
ant, and close to X. & o. Railroad. One
of the best farms in the Great Kanawha
Valley. Very easy terms.
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Northern Seed Potatoes, at Bryan
s Young's.
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All kind of Grass Seeds, at Bryan
& Young's.
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Go to steinbach to get good
shave.
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Mr.. Marcus Friedman, buyer for
J. Friedman & Co, this city, is now
in the East purchasing new spring
goods. 1t is the intention of this
firm to buy the largest stock they
have ever had; and they hope to
buy at such rates as to give their
customers lower prices than ever.
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FOR SALE

= 9HREE Houses and Lots, in a desirable
~ fR9rtlon Of the city. Apply to DIR u. ".
GUTHRIE Point Pleasant. IfebIi-tf.
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Northern Seed Potatoes, at Bryan
& Young's.
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This is the time to boom our town.
Put up tenement houses that can be
let at from "a to SO per month.
There is big demand for such
houses. We need them, and must
have them, and they are what helps
to build up the town.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-11

900 ACRES; haIf-mIIe from Kerr's sta
XIV tion, Gallia county, Ohio. Price,
SI,OO0; One-half cash; balance and years.
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All Kinds of Insurance
Placed at Reasonable
RATES.

1OL.1 ACRES; so acres bottom and 49,.
1AO2 hill land: on Great Kanawha river;
miles above Point Pleasant. Price $2.5OO
terms easy.
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D. w. PETTY.
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o VACANT Lots in the Extension to Point
~ Pleasant; 40x3O0; close 10 the Ohio River
RnilrOad Depot. Price, $40 each.
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00R ACRES finest land in Perry Town
E1FS0 ship, Ohio; miles from GallipOli8:
300 grape; $40 apple and 200 peach trees. now.
bearlng; minerals-coal and lime; timber
oak and poplar. Price reasonable; terms to
suit purchaser.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-13

majority Of the public do not know how to
take care Of their savings and are easily in
duoed 70 put them wherever they are prom
ised big per cent interest.
1.-THE truth is, as stated by q statistician
friend. that there is only one man out Of
q. 600 who is at all capable Of caring for
himself This accounts for the few wise and
clever men becoming presidents OF corpora
tons, Of railroads with a system, OF banks,
or trust companies. These men, as the Irish
man has aptly put it. ride in chaises' while
the others must walk by clazes.'
However all this may be-" and Uncle
Rnfus looked very serious. under any and
all events. keep out of Wall street Teach
the public to shun its precincts. IL Is
simply suicide for man to 60 into Wall
street with 500. II he had 100000. 900,
that might do. My advice TO thrifty per-
sons Is to keep the 800 saved and keep add
ing to it until it has accumulated to a
amount Buy then an annuity
for life. or a paid up life insurance for your
wife and children"