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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

Pomeroy Democrat: 1.-TWO barns
belonging to Alfred Bing, of Chesh-
ire, were burned early Saturday ev-
ening. Four horses and about six
hundred bushels of wheat were
consumed. Loss $1,000 with an in
surance of $780,"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

Never, our merchants tell us, has
the fall trade been SO good, and pri-
ces SO low, as it has been thus far
in this season.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

Fifth street has been raised about
four feet, from Main to Wand; and
is to be graveled, and brick side
walks are to be put down on each
side of the street.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

The Laugblin Mill at Wheeling,
made last week, IL, 1925 kegs of nails,
which is the largest output ever
achieved.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

Observation-Disclosures Har-
rison has issued a proclamation des-
ignating Thursday, November 24th,
as a day of Thanksgiving and Pray
er. We hope our people will make
preparation to properly observe
this day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

The Opera House should be filed
to its utmost capacity next Friday
night, on the occasion of the Epis-
copal Concert.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

The fires in the hills on the lower
side of Kanawha, which ragged ALI
last week, did considerable damage
to the standing timber and to fenc-
ing.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08
just received to day one half bar
rel of Thurbers fine Maple Syrup.
Try it. BRYAN & YOUNG.

AS the campaign is now over, and
politics is relegated for time, the
REGISTER can devote more time to the
gathering of local news. Our coun-
ty correspondents are requested to
renew their letters, giving the local
happenings of their respective
neighborhoods. We want to make
the REaIsrER as interesting as pos
sible,and to that end desire a cor
respondent at every postoffice in
the county. Each correspondent
will receive the paper free.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

We ask attention to the new adj
vertisemento of Harry Franks Sons,
Clothiers, Gallipolis, Ohio. They
have the largest as well as the lead
ing store in Gallipolis, and sell all
goods down at the lowest, notch
When in Gallipolis, drop in and
see them, as you will find them
pleasant and accommodating young
men, and reliable.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

Fire-bugs are Mt work in Hunt
ington, and several attempts have
been made to burn the city. Seve-
raj valuable buildings have been de-
stroyed by incendiary fires during
the past two weeks.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

Call at Vollert & Riedel's and
learn their prices before purchas-
ing elsewhere.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Petty desire
to return their sincere thanks to
their neighbors and friends for their
kindness and sympathy extended to
them during the fatal illness of
their daughter.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

Don't forget the Episcopal Con-
cert at Hooff's Opera House, next
Friday night. A splendid and in
teresting program has been prepa-
red. General admission % cents;
reserved seats 10 cents extra.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

Harry sebold, convicted of en-
bezzlement at Wheeling, in March,
1891, has been pardoned by Gov.
Fleming.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

We understand that arrangements
are being perfected for a grand
Thanksgiving Ball, to be given in
the new hall of the Order of Elks,
if the room can be gotten ready by
that time. 1t will be tony affair,
and ono of the most enjoyable dan
ces ever given in this place.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

Main ST., Robt- U Brooking, Rector. ServI-
ces every LIST and Sd Sunday, n a. nn- and ev-
cry sunday 20 p IN. Holy Communion Ist
sunday In each month Sunday School at
70" a. IN oetl-tf.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

You will be highly entertained if
you attend the Episcopal concert
at Hoof-s Opera House, next Fri
day night.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

We received to day one barrel
Fancy New Crop of Orleans Mo-
lasses, strictly pure.
BRYAN & YOUNG.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

Capt. Holmes has his wharfboat
on the docks, undergoing repairs.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

For a good shave go to Henry
VOLTS new barber shop.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.


The Point Pleasant Foundry and Ma
chine Shops and Mr. Sam Wheaton's
Residence Totally Destroyed.
On Monday night about o'clock
our town was visited by one of The
most destructive fires that has &C.
CURED here for several years.
When the alarm was sounded by
the ringing of bells and the blowing
of steam whistles, the people sprang
from their beds and looked out only
to see the town in one glare of light
as if the town was all on fire.
The Hook and Ladder Company
responded promptly, and soon hun
dreds of people were on the grounds
working in harmony with the fire
company whose efforts were being
directed toward saving the adjoin-
ing buildings, as the foundry and
machine shops and Mr.. Wheaton's
fine residence was too far under the
flames to be saved.
The loss to Messrs. Heslop &
Price, proprietors of the foundry
and machine shops, is the neighbor-
hood of $4,000; insured for $1,000.
The loss to Mr.. Wheaton ON his
residence and household goods, is
$4,000; insured for 81, 800.
These losses fall with q heavy
hand upon these men, and particu-
larly upon Messrs. Heslop & Price,
who have expended a great deal of
money upon their shops, and had
reached that point where they
could handle any work that any
other machine shop could handle.
They wee doing a good business
and were crowded with orders.
Contractor Pete Roush is pushing
the work on the Kisar and Order
of Elks' building, to got Mr.. Kisar's
room ready for him to open up his
jewelry store for the holiday trade.
MIR. Kisar is going to put in hand
some counters, show cases, &C., and
everything about the internal ar
rangement will be of modern and
improved style. He will have as
fine a room and as good a jewelry
store as will be found anywhere in
the Ohio Valley.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08
OLDEST CoULpE ~ wEsr v1noINIA

OLDEST CoULPEIN WEST VIRGINIA.
Seventy five years ago Colonel
Napoleon B. French, of Princeton,
W. Va, married Jane Armstrong,
daughter of Governor Armstrong, OF
North Carolina. Recently they eel.
ebrated their diamond wedding.
Colonel French, at one time, was
candidate for governor of West
Virginia, and came within few
votes of being elected. He is SO
and his wife 50 years old. M
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

New Currants Raisins, Citrons
&c, at Bryan & Young.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

A big lot on new hats just receiv-
ed at YoIIert & RiedeI's.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

Merchants who have holiday
goods to sell, should be preparing
their advertisements for insertion
in this paper. 1t is a splendid me-
dunn through which to reach the
people. Special rates given to hol-
iday advertisers.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

For week or more a couple of
street preachers have been hold
ing forth daily in our town. They
are good takers as well as singers.
Their mission is to reach that class
of people who never go inside of a
church. We wish them success in
their efforts TO convert sinners.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08
cemetery

Quite large number of people
have been receiving the REGlsTEB
for the campaign, whose time expi-
red with last issue, and all with this
issue. We would be pleased to en-
ter them on our books as regular
subscribers. Those who desire to
have the paper continued to them
will please notify us ut once. No
money can be spent to better ad-
vantage for your family than by
subscribing for your county paper;
as it keeps you and your family
posted on all county and state
affairs.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

Spencer Bulletin: We are inform
cd that a Mrs. CottreIl, who lives
with her husband on Henry Hughes
farm, about mile from Spencer
was seriously burned Monday even
ing while looking after fire that was
burning in the woods, and there is
not much hopes of her recovery.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

There is a rumor, that has not
yet been officially confirmed, but
from what we learn, we believe to
be true, and it is, that the Kanawha
and Michigan Railway Company
will move their car and repair
shops from Corning and Charleston,
to this place. Should they do so, it
will give this place a great boom,
and soon build up a town on the
Company's lands, adjoining town,
on the Kanawha. Our business
people should lend every encourage
ment toward getting these shops To-
Gated here.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

The sale of the Furniture Factory
has been adjourned until date In
December, as will be seen by the
advertisement which is continued
in this paper. Bids were made up
to s1S,70o for this property, but it
was SO unreasonably low that the
trustee would not let it go at that
price.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

The election is now over with its
qualifications and it's disappoint-
ments, and men will again settle
down to business, until another
campaign rolls around. Whatever
of bad feeling has been eDgendered
between neighbors, growing out OF
the heated campaign, just closed,
should be forgotten and forgiven
During this long campaign the
REGISTER has aimed to be honest
and fair, and has no regrets for its
utterances during the campaign.
The quail season opened on the
1st inst, and the nimrods are now
overrunning the county, TO the an
noyance of farmers. We warn all
of them to be careful how they
trespass upon posted lands, without
permission. The season is short,
lasting only month, but that will
be long enough for the birds are
said to be plentiful. Everybody,
black and white, who has a gun and
a dog, is out for sport, and if some
of them don't get their hides filled
with bird shot, they will be fortu-
nate.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

New goods just received at Vol
Iert & Ridel's.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08


THE ONO CENrRAL.-Judge Stew
enson Burke, President of the
Toledo and Ohio Central, in his an
nuaIreport, justissued, says: aThere
has been spent in the last year for
constructing new bridges and new
culverts and for general repairs on
bridges and culverts, $40, 346. The
company has recently increased the
equipment by the addition of loco
twenty fve-ton coal cars and ten
heavy locomotives under car trusts.
This has been done since the close
of business for the year ending
June 80, 1892. The work of con-
structing the link between the old
terminus of the Kanawha and
Michigan and the line of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio is progressing salts
factorily, and it confidently expected
that before the beginning of another
year the road will be connected on
the southeast with the Chesapeake
and Ohio, giving connection with
the seaboard by the route, and what
is much moro important, with the
coke, coal, lumber and other business
of West Virginia. Athens Journal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

Capt. Will D. Graham has been
offered thirty thousand dollars, over
and above all cost, on the apples
that he bought over East this fall.
He will not sell, but is holding them
for a profit of fifty thousand dollars,
yet we have some lean gizzards in
the world that think it wrong to
speculate. 1t may be hazardous,
but it is not wrong to speculate
with your own money, and the
finest fortunes in the world are both
made and lost that way, just as they
are in all varieties of business trans
actions. We hope Capt. Will, will
go on until he's worth million.
1t is said he made $4,000 clear at
one fell swoop two years ago on
potatoes.-G allipolis Journal.
1t may be good thing for the
Captain, but it is hard on the people
who have to buy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08
A pair of steps have been erected

By the president: John w. Foster. Sec
retarv of State.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-11-08

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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-11-19
Low Wages and Tip..

II was the opinion Of John Stuart Mill
that tips tended rather to lower than to
raise the average of wages. Some light
was thrown ON this subject by a case heard
at Thames police court, where n man
named Brown, porter at Fenchurch Street
Railway station, was charged with desert
ing his wife. IL was stated that defend
ants wages were lss "A week, but that tips
from passengers brought up his income to
~. Substantially this was correct, for
Brown admitted that on an average a gen
erous public contributed 9Cs weekly toward
his pay. In his case Stuart Mills theory
received some confederation, for, being a
steady man, he was now employed as a
timckeeper, and getting fewer presents was
worse off than he would have been II the
tipping system did not exist. Ii will con.
tinue all the same. Notwithstanding its in.
congruities, which led the magistrate to re-
mark that II promotion for being steady
led TO diminished pay, 1t seemed rather the
interest of the men not to be steady.-I,on-
don Telegraph.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-11-19
A chamelean's lsiaa.

The bite even of the largest chame-
leon does not fetch blood, though the
teeth leave indentations. often pro-
woke them to bite me In order 10
observe their habits, and only once,
when one caught me between the fingers
where the skin is tender, was really
hurt On this occasion the thing held
on so persistently and firmly that 1
could not for some time free my finger.
At last was obliged to call some one to
get 1t off by forcibly opening its mouth.
Even then il did not pierce the skin; tia
teeth are too fine and regular, but the
dotted triangular impression of the lit
tie teeth was very red and distinct for
some minutes. Forest and Stream.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-11-19


you speak truly Mr. Yorick The an
plause of the critical public is gratifying 10
me as an artist, but IL does not touch the
heart Nothing 81 moves me as the unob.
trusive admiration and affection Of my true
friends-those who value me FOR myself alone
as expressed IN the warm grasp OF the hand,
the kindling eve and the svmIraihetic voice .
i am glad To hear yea say ~, Miss Cecilia
u may venture To- address you In NJ familiar
a way, responded the young man, somewhat
tremulously. 1T gives ne courage To speak
OF a subject that has long been uppcrmost in
my thoughts.
Alaspor YOrick hitched slightly forward In
hischair, swallowed u large hunk that in some
unaccuuntabc manner was obstructing his
throat, and continued:
The multitude Is wildly demonstrative.
but tickle II is no wonder your glorious
voice stirs NIL hearts aud moves TO rapture
the listening thousands who hang, ms it were.
upon your lips. Yet IL you should lose tha,
marvellous voice you would he IN the-er-you
would cease to bc a popular idol You would
soon be only leeting memory But the de-
yotion OF true heart is something that out.
lasts the ravages of time"
The lovely prima donna, her lustrous, soul.
ful eyes gazing dreamily into those ~ the in
Aubua1eA gouhu a. u heF VISION penetrated
through them into his inmost being aud out
over the landscape beyond for miles and miles
bowed her beautiful head slowly, but made
no reply.
Emboldened by her manner the young man
threw himself ~ her feet and burst forth;
Cecilia Won Dumpenshleiger, ! am only
one of your hosts OF passionate, devoted ad
mireTs but not one OF them would cherish
you with tenderness surprising mine. No,
one of them IN million has the capacity 10
love you ns do II the refuge OF fond.
faithful, deathless devotion can console you in
the hour when your matchl,ss soprano voice
With It's tanltlcss upper register and chest
tones of unequaed tiinhre. kind of-aw-
peters out, you know, and when the pearl
like radiance OF your complexion fades into q
leathery hue
Mr. Yorick, murmureI the prima donna,
still looking dreamily through him into va.
caney, believing YOU, as | do TO be a true
friend, wish TO ask your advice upon a mat.
ter of some moment"
is II possible, /" he gnsped, that you have
not been listening to what r.
My friend, said the gifted queen OF song,
her eyes luminous with unshed tears, and her
liquid, sympathetic voice tinged with an In.
detinable shade OF melancholy, thrilling him
to the SOUL "tho manufacturers Of the Sure
Death-to- Freckles toilet soap have offered me-
the pitiful sum OF 81 900 for my signature tes.
tifying To its merits Would you take il. MIR |
Yorick, or stick out for $5,OOOf'-Chicago |
Tribune
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-11-19

Il was one of party Of eight once held
up by lone highwayman" said u. j.
Martin, a bridge contractor, to n Nc. Louis
reporter the other day II WAS travelling
by stage in Montana. The party consisted
OF TWO army officers, Speculation four
miners and myself The stage had been
held up pretty frequently, no we all went
fixed for trouble. Every man had brace
oil SIX shooters, aud We were just aching to
have the road agents tackle us. AT least
we talked that way. We commented very
untasorably upon men who yielded To the
demands OF the freebocters without a strug-
gle, aud promised them warm time II
they tackled us.
'One man had little to say. He was the
speculator, redheaded man with d sauint.
Finally one OF the army officers asked him
what he would do II the robbers attacked
us, and he replied that he did moi know.
As we swung around sharp bend in the
road the stage pulled up with a Jerk, the
driver threw up his hands and almost be.
fore we knew IL we were looking INTO the
barrel OF Winchester. Well, Mir, that
lone robber marched us out and ktood us
up In line with our hands above our heads
Then he threw each man small sack and
made him pull IL over his head We all
complied but one The redheadeA specu
lator pulled his gun aud shot the bandit SO
fun OF holes that he died before lie could
touch the ground. Then he climbed up,
knocked the driver Off the box and drove
the stage into the next station with the
most crestfallen lot OF braggarts aboard
that ever wore guns and neglected to use
them"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-11-19
Counting Diamonds.

A South Side jeweler has inaugurated
novel scheme to attract attention to his
wares. Several hundred diamonds, vary
ing in size from the most minute stones to
those of the size Of n pea, are placed on a
white sheet of paper in conspicuous part
Of the show window. Above them a large
card is suspended which notifies the pass
ing pedestrian that the person making the
nearest guess To the actual number of
diamonds in the display will be entitled to
ownership in any diamond he or she may
select. The novelty Of the guess attracts
the attention Of hundreds OF people daily,
and II looks so easy that nearly every one
who comes TO IA halt will endeavor to count
them; but right here is where the "laugh
comes in" as the diamonds glitter so brill
iantly that by the time the counter has
about half completed his task the whole
collection becomes mass OF glittering
colors, thus making il an utter impossi,
bility TO complete the count Chicago
Evening Post
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-11-19
NO. 26.
No Hard Feelings.

A man about forty-tive years old. hav.
ing three new scythe stones tied up
with string under his arm, got aboard
the train at Smiths Centre, and as he
passed down the car to find seat, a
passenger who was considerably young
er, and who also appeared to be a far
mer, called ont:
Wall, declar'. but who expected to
see You here, How are ye. Jim Tomp-
SOM"
"Oh, toler'ble we'll. considerin," was
the reply of the newcomer "How's all
your folksy'
Able to be around. thank ye. Get.
tin ready to sharpen up. seeg''
"Ya-as.
Look here. Jim. | want TO talk to ys
a bit Folks is tellin round that you'n n
me is mad at each other an ready 10
fight"
''YE,as, I've heard it,
But 1t amt so amt mad, and
don't know what you've got to git mad
over"
oh, never thought Of gittin mad"
Its jest the gossips. who want sum-
Phi' " bio" uuuut. i tuaTfleu MARY
Jane Hopkins. We didn't hitch yerv
well. and got divorce. Then she
married you, and that set folks to
thinkin we orter be mad at each other.
Lands alive! but it would take more'n
that to make me madr'
And here too"
How IL Mary Jane nowY"
"Fust rate-fust rate"
Does she git mad and go into hyster-
icks."
Hasn't yit. !"
"How's her breath.r
''lmprovin right along all the time"
Glad to hear it Willin to git ND in
the morniny
Perfectly willingr
Kick any bout milkin the cows and
feedin the hogsy"
Not kick"
WAL, I'm glad on 1t. We couldn't
hitch, but amt got word to say agin
Mary. Somebody had to marry her,
and 1t might as well be you as any one
else. Don't you mind what folks say.
! amt mad nor goin to git mad Jest
cause you married my old wife. I'm
after another. and as soon as git her
youn Mary come over and stay all day,
and well make II pleasant for ye."--
New York Herald.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-11-19
I.o.t = Valuable Relic.

When the Army of the Potomac.
in the spring of 1889, moved into the
fortification at Manassas and Centre
vile. the boys spent much Of their time
gathering relics from the battlefield OF
Bull Run to send home to their friends.
One day gawky member Of the
Fourth New York brought in an unex-
ploded bomb and started to extract the
load before sending 1t away. He should
have taken 1t to an artilleryman, but i.,-
stead took it to blacksmith shop and.
with hammer and cold chiseI. sat
down on the floor. took the bomb be-
tween his legs, placed the brass screw
at the point and gave it heavy blow,
The nest instant the atmosphere was
dense with disintegrated blacksmith
shop. A section of the batting roof had
business over in another country, and a
chunk of the side wall went down 10
visit the neig camp. Pieces OF
iron and steel that were once tools took
an immediate vacation and fed to parts
unknown.
When the boys rushed to see what
was the matter there the man sat holt
upright IN the midst of the debris, with
his legs stretched out. hammer in one
hand and ehisel in the other.
Gosh, he said. as he slowly crawled
to his feet, Il gness the folks Z home1l
have to get along thout that she'll"
The only injury that had been done
him was the singeing of his hair and
whiskers. He wasn't even very much
frightened till the next day.-New
York Recorder