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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-06
From Thursdays Daily.
Alarm of Fire.

Last night about IL o'clock an
alarm of fire was sounded, and the
hook and Ladder Company res.
ponded promptly. The fire was
found to be in tho kitchen Of the
house occupied by MIR. Marcus
Friedman, and was caused by not
ashes being left in a box under the
building The fire was getting uu-
der pretty good headway when dis
covered. A few buckets Of water
judiciously applied, soon put it out.
Damage small. It was lucky for
that part of town that the fire was
controlled so quickly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-06
Eremr,s Bullets in the Nfrlt.

Huntington Advertiser, 3Oth.
The Oak Grove school house five
miles cast of Hamlin in Lincoln
county is neat building, has large
attendance and is II school which is
much sought after by the teachers
throughout that county. During
the summer there were many appli-
cations received by the trustees for
the school and through some mis-
understanding among the trustees
the term of school was promised to
two teachers This caused much
dissatisfaction and ended in a long
siege of litigation.
The school, however, was given
to Miss Lemia Curry, an attractive
and vory intelligent young woman
who is just nineteen years of age.
She is the daughter of Ben Curry,
OF Hamlin, " ho is one of the most
prominet and influential citizens of
the county. Miss Curry entered
upon her duties a few weeks ago,
and has been boarding with the
family of John Edwards having
rooms down stairs in the front part
OF the house.
About o'clock one morning re-
Gently three shots were fired into
the bed room of Miss Curry from
the outside through a window. One
of the shots passed a few inches
over her head burying itself deep
into the wall. The other two en-
tered the casing of the window.
The shooting was done with 3S-
calibre revolver and it is claimed
that the man who did it is known to
the authorities, and evidence is be-
ing collected. 1t is thought the
shooting was not done with an in
tention of assassinating the young
woman, but more with view to
frighten her away so that she would
resign.
Deputy Sheriff Rolla Midkif was
here this morning. He said the af
fair had caused intense excitement
in that section, and Miss Curry's
friends may prove a terror to the
cowardly person who did the shoot
ing.
Train Master w. w. Wickham,
of the Ohio River Railroad, has
been furnished with an assistant,
in the person of Chas. Clayton, who
has held a position at the Ohio
River Railroad yards at Parkers-
burg for some time. The increas
ing freight business necessitated
the appointment. Mr. Clayton will
enter upon his duties to-day.
One week ago the ton- year old
daughter of ]. V. Davis, of Fourth
avenue, swallowed u pin. The girl
has suffered much pain since and
an abscess formed. Today Doctor
Pritchard was called in and lanced
the throat and removed the pin.
Ghe girl will soon Hunt
ington Advertiser.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-06
Accidentally Killed.

Special to the Register.
GAULEY, w. Va, Oct. 29.-Reed
Smith, the colored barber of this
place, went out hunting yesterday
afternoon. and by some means
both barrels of his shot gun were
accidentally discharged, the contents
entering his body just above the
hips, killing him instantly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-06
Miss Lulu CoMsTocK,
Our friend Deputy County Clerk

Our friend Deputy County Clerk
Joseph II. Holloway, is recovering
rapidly from his broken leg, under
the skilful treatment of DIR. a. r.
Barbee. He will be down to the
Office during next week. He is
able now to go around the house
on crutches. Everybody will be
glad to see Joe down in town again.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-06
Oil

The oil well out on Col. Sehon's
farm, is now down nearly 500 feet.
AT 2 depth of 400 feet considerable
oil was found 1t is what oil men
call surface oil. Experts give it as
their opinion from the formations
through which the drill is passing,
that this well will be a good one.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-06
From Wednesdays Daily.
THE EMPTY RIVER
Brings Up Evidence az an Awful
: Calamity.

bEIHSS Up Eatuence a. an AWIul
Calamity.
a dispatch from Lawrenceburg
Indiana says;
For the first time since the fatal
collision in lseS OF the steamers
United States and America, on the
Ohio river, near Bryaut's creek, the
wrecks OF the destroyed vessels are
plainly visible, and they are at
tracing unusual interest. Both ves-
seis took fire after the collision,
and burning to the waters edge,
sunk from sight in close proximity
of each other, AID now can be seen
lying close together.
The blackened hulk of the Ameri
ea can be plainly distinguished, but
no one gazing upon the water
soaked wreck can form correct
idea of the greatness of the majestic
steamer that was, IN its day, the
pride of the river. Nor can a full
conception OF the horrors of that
disaster be formed in gazing now,
more than a quarter of a century
after its occurrence, upon the slime.
covered skeletons of these noted
steamers. Ga that dismal night
162 human lives were sacrificed in
the catastrophe that ranks as one
of the greatest horrors in the his
tory of the river.
The Parkersburg Sentinel says
Col. w. N. Chancellor of that city,
and his friend, Capt. w. w. Han
ley, wholesale merchant of Gin
cinnati, were on the America at
the time and came near being
among those who were lost.
During the painfully protracted
season of suspension of navigation
on our rivers, Armstrong Bros.
have been improving the shining
hours. They have been industrious
in removing the wrcckage and de
bris which continually accumulate
in such places, and in cleaning out
the bottom of the harbor oF the logs,
&c, and in cleauiugdn their beach
They have very materially increas
ed their "holding" strength, by
planting several "deadmen" and
posts larger and more deeply than
formerly, and increasing their
equipment of lines, wire rope,
chains, &c. They have recently
built a larger and more powerful
pump boat which they have chris
tened the John A. with an A l
pump and three syphon "connect
ions and nessessary piping. She
can throw four large streams OF
water when an emergency may de.
mand.
They are giving the old reliable
"Hero pump boat thorough over
hauling and repair This will soon
be done and they will then have
two No. pump boats.
By these improvements and in
creased facilities they have very
greatly augmented their "holding"
strength, adding very much to the
security, and reducing to a mini.
mum the risks and dangers Incl
dent to holding numerous fleets of
heavily ladened coal barges.
They are amply protected against
ice as has been frequently and Sc
verely demonstrated. The Arm
strong Bros are to be congratulated
They have strong safe barber.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-06
DENTISTS.
DIR. D. W. Petty, Dentist,

DR.. d. W. Petty, Dentist,
of this city, has now one of the best
fitted Offices in the State. Every
apparatus and appliance in office
and Laboratory is new and of the
latest improved. If you want your
teeth SaUed go see him. If you
have to have an artificial plate, he
can make you the best.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-06

a very Perceptibie shock of earth.
quake was felt here carly this morn
ing, by number our citizens who
reside above the court house. In
some houses the windows ratified
and hanging lamps swaYed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-06

Two freight trains on the X. &
NJ. near Carpenter collided Wednes-
day night, and a number of cars
telescoped. The debris of the
wreck has obstructed the track and
the train yesterday mornir- was
sent via Hooking Valley.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-06
Highest of all in Leavening Power.

guishe rist and statesman, whose
opinioa are highly respected by
the Les Paternity of our country.
He accompanied by Hon.
Gilkese collector of Internal
Reveud for West Virginia, and
his gg dson, Randolph Tucker
Cormie Attorney at Law, of
Charlie W. Va. The party
left on noon train for Wheel
ing, wferc Mr.. Tucker will to-
night & Yer the annual address to
the Wee Virginia Bar Association.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-06

NJ. 81. McC artny, tailor in Chica-
go, is makir G $4,000 overcoat for
Gen. Terrence, millionaire specu,
lator. The collar will be of Russian
sable.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-06

A case of smallpox has developed
at Moundsville. Willard Dunlap
who worked at Wheeling, is the
victim The house where he. was
staying has been quarantined.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-06

On account of the droutb, all
trains except one have been aban-
doned on the West Virginia North
ern Railroad and the engine ofthat
train is compelled to run 90 miles
on the B. & o. for its water supply.
New maccaroni, all sizes and
Prices7at Bryan & fsouugs. "ora
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-06
New Dwellings i'm the Extension

John NJ. Adkins commenced yes
terday excavating the cellar and
foundation for dwelling he will
erect on the lot just above the old
vineyard.
G. w. Fadely is getting the lum-
Der on the ground for dwelling he
is going to build.
John Boggess' new cottage is now
ready for the plasterers.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-06

Miss Jessie Fabian Delightfully."-
entertained a party of her young
friends, on last evening at her
home above the locks. About
seventeen of our young people
went from here, arriving there
about $50 Social games were in
duIged in until quite late hour
when the guests departed, leaving
behind them the verdict of 4 de-
lightfnl time, aud wishing their
hostess many happy returns of the
day.
If You are in need of job work of
any kind, send your order to this
office. We will do the work in the
best style, promptly and cheaply-
We have just received and put in
cases, several fonts OF the latest
designs in job type. 16 syI1
.-1F ts--a-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-06

The West Virginia editors one
hundred strongi are-taking in the
Atlanta Exppsitions, this week, .,~.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-06

OLD Town Miss Ada Worley,
of Point Pleasant, was visiting
friends here, the first of the week.
Rev. P. S. Strader, is holding a
protracted meeting at the Bethel
church.
Mr. John Morris was visiting
friends at Addison, Sunday.
Mr.. Geo. Musgrave is quite sick
at this writing.
Mr., and Mrs. A. L :Boggess were
calling on friends in this neighbor-
hood, few days ago.
Mrs. Mollie YanMatre will move
her family to West Columbia soon,
where she will spend the winter,
and in the Spring will join her hus
band, who has been in Missouri for
some time.
Mr.. C. n. CartmiIl was here last
Sunday.
Misses Mollie and Kate Musgrave
and Ed. Foglesong and Ira Van
Matre were calling on friends here,
Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom. Rice and
family who were visiting relatives
near Buffalo, have returned home.
Prof. Jasper Rifle is numbered
among the sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Boggess and
family, spent Sunday with friends
in this neighborhood.
Success to the Daily Register is
the wish of POLLY.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-06

John IL. Shanklin, a farmer Of
Monroe county, was thrown under
his wagon while going down a
steep hill last Monday, the wheels
passing over his body. He sustain
ed injuries which resulted in his
death that night.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-06

The Webster Echo says: That a
poplar tree was recently cut on
the Bee land, in that county, which
contained by actual measurement
81 900 feet of good merchantable
timber, and that it took five men
from seven o'clock in the morning
until four o'clock in the evening to
cut this monster down.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-06

Uncle PretrelI, the accommoda
ting ferryman at Graham Station,
is one OF the veterans in the service
of the public, having ferried the
people over the river at that point
in sunshine and rain, in snow and
ice, in darkness and in light, for
twenty years, and in all that time
only missed duty seven months. a
pretty good record.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-06

More than 100000 acres of land
are advertised for sale by the sheriff
of Webster county as delinquent for
taxes. Each big tract has a law
suit as an appendix, as well as the
sheriffs tax bill.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-06

AMBRosIA.-Miss Mary Mitchell
is visiting her sister, Miss Morgan,
below Kanawha.
Mr.. Lewis Miller has moved back
to the VIM. Poffenbarger farm.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-06

a petrified stump taken from a
coal mine at Mt Carbon, Kanawha
county, has been placed in the
rooms of the State Historical Socie-
ty at Charleston. 1t is said to be
quite a curiosity.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
A Spool of Thread.

To make spool Of thread, says man
ufacturer, Is o complicated process. Only
the very best Sea island cotton can be used
for this purpose. The cotton is taken In
the raw state and torn all to pieces by a
machine called breaker" 1t then goes
through several other machines by which
it is carefully combed and freed from i'm
purities. A machine called a slipper"
takes 1t up and twists II out into soft
white yarn. This is carefully combed
again, and 1t Is taken into another depart
ment, where several small strands of this
yarn are twisted into one fine one. Three
of these are twisted together, and you then
have six cord thread, which, after 1t Is
bleached, is ready for the market An
other interesting thing is the numbering
of thread Every woman knows the size
of the thread that she requires for doing a
certain piece of work, but very few of them
know how 1t came to be so numbered
You see, when cotton thread was first
made, $40 yards of 1t weighed one pound.
THIS was called No. 1, and II pound con-
tained just twice this number of yards 1t
was called No. 2, and so Brooklyn
Eagle
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
Oil Paintings OF Dogs.

Dogs are great favorites with the early
painters. In Morando's "St. Rooh and the
Angel" we see a sweet little innocent look.
ing Scotch terrier, casting covetous eyes,
for some reason unknown to any one but
himself upon the fallen roses. Poodles are
very great favorites with many painters
and frequently take an active part In the
drama or symbolioally assist the princi.
pal actors. Thus in Bellini's Death OF
st. Peter Martyr" the poodle and the
sheep are asleep.
Does this not testify to the calm death
Of the martyr, who, in spite of his skull
being cleft by a sword, peacefully fell
asleepf Sympathetic animals may also be
seen In the Alteration Of the Magi," by
an artist Of the school of Barbarelli, and a
delightful little Maltese terrier sits up as
one Of the principal actors in the Warrior
Adoring the Infant Christ" ascribed &c
the school Of Bellini. Here, too, Is beau.
tiful caparisoned horse, as wise beast as
its master, the knight---wiser far than the
simple looking serving man who holds
him. The roguish little terrier pretends
not to SEQ what is going on. Good Words
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
DON'T DODGE "A BICYCLE.
q Only Confuses the Rider and May Cause
an Accident.


"Eeforo bicycling will ever become
success a meeting must be called for th,
purpose Of allowing the wheelmen and th,
pedestrian TO arrive at some understand
ing. l am In favor of convention OF
something of that sort" said prominent
wheelman to reporter.
Gas IL Is now, a rider comes down the
street and secs ahead Of him at a crossing
a man or woman who is supposed to be en-
dowed with reasonable intelligence. This
person Is in the act Of crossing the street
He looks up, sees the rider coming and
stands still right In the middle Of the
street. OF course he Is mentally calculat
Ing his chances for getting across safely.
One can see the workings Of his mind In
the muscular contortions of his face.
"In the meantime the rider Is getting
closer and closer and Is In a study equally
as profound as to what the person Is going
to do. The pedestrian takes step for.
ward, takes another glance up the street,
stops, starts back, makes an effort to reach
the pavement, stops again, starts forward,
stops
"Of course by this time the cyclist is al.
most at a standstill and Is also zigzagging
from one side to the other, waiting and
muttering. What he says depends upon
whether he is man or a woman. The
pedestrian seems to give up all possibility
Of escape, faces the rider, both arms ex-
tended, jumps from one foot to the other,
and the two collide. The cycllst Is thrown
to the ground, his wheel twisted, and he
gets the blame
"And how easily all this can be avoided
Let the pedestrian, instead Of performing
all these trying evolutions, merely walk
along as though there was nothing behind
him, keep his course, and the oyclist will
know what to do. He will turn his wheel
to one side and slide past with perfect ease
and safety. On the crossings let a man
walk along as though there were not BIZ
cycle In the state, and the wheelman will
judge his course accordingly. He has con-
troll Of his wheel and Is as anxious not TO
collide as the other fellow. That's all we
want. We merely ask that people walk
along about their business, and we shall
not molest them.
"In the case of horse which Is not
readily managed the rider or driver may be
on the alert and skillful, and there may be
a collision, but with bicycle the rider
has control, and II the pedestrian will only
go along and not get ratified there will be
no collisions. This Is what 1 want the
people to know, and the only way, 1t seems,
for them to learn this Is to hold conven-
tion or something. ."-Indianspolis SEN
tinel
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
A Remembranoe OF Sir walter SCOTT.

He had come for quiet and refuge from
visitors to my fathers house, where he was
as free.as In his own, but he said frankly
he felt unequal to any society but that of
his friends youngest child, who would
amuse him with her merry bavardage So
I was left alone with him that afternoon,
and the scene Is present with me as II 1t
were yesterday. Sir Walter, addressing me
with the gentle "dearie" he was won't to
apply to little children, told me that he
did not wish to speak himself at all, but he
would be glad to listen to some fairy
stories II had any to tell him.
Nothing was easier to me, as fairies and
hobgoblins were the constant companions
Of my thoughts at that period of my exist
ence and plunged at once into wild in
yention Of what imagined to be the man
ners and customs Of such frolicsome be-
ings, to all Of which he listened patiently
for a long time, and often laughed out
heartily In spite Of his overhanging gloom,
was very sorry when a grave person in
authority came to take me back to my
schoolroom and leave the greatest Of all
story tellers to forget the child's fantastic
romance In his own dark thoughts
Blackwood's Magazine.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
VEAL FlE ALL AROUND.
An Americans Tribute TO the Memory Of
Charles Dickens,

Charles Dickens.
There Is a pie shop In London that
Charles Dickens used to stand before when
AS child he drudged In blaoking fac
tory. Every day, on his way TO and from
work, be paused to devour viands with his
eyes, and sometimes, as he said, he pressed
his tongue to the window panes, as II by
doing that he got little bit Of a taste OF
the good things that lay so near, yet were
so far beyond his reach.
An American who admlres Dickens
hunted up this pie shop when he was In
London In order to crafty sentiment and
curiosity. 1t proved to be mere box Of a
place. in poor a. vi q the city, but the
original businessN, iconducted there.
AS the traveller peered into the shadowy In
terror voice piped at his elbow:
Please, sir, will you buy me a veal
pief"
The owner Of the voice was small, d.
shevoled person, with whom veal pie or
any other kind would have agreed right
we'll. The American replied
"How many boys do you suppose that
shop would holdS'
~ dunno. About 10 or l6, should
think"
"well, you go and get Is more boys and
bring them back here"
The boy studied the mans face for a
moment, as II to make sure he was In the
enjoyment Of his senses, then hurled him
self into side street with yell Hardly
minute elapsed before he returned, the
head of a procession Of 10 gamins assorted
as to size and clothing, unanimous In ap-
petite and hope. This ragged battalion as
sembled close behind the benefactor and
followed him precipitately into the shop
when he announced that he was going to
give them all the pie they wanted.
For quarter OF an hour the astonished
baker served "weal an am" pies hand
over hand to the 10 astonished youths OF
London, while the American sat and
watched the scene with hardly less aston
ishment. Few words were spoken. and the
onslaught was as fierce and persistent
while 1t lasted as the charge at Tel-el-Ke-
bir The exhaustion Of supplies brought
the banquet to an end, and the traveller
paid the score, thinking 1t little to pay in
view Of the fun he had had, while the boys
tumbled into the street cheering, and went
to spread the news Of this mirache through
the lanes OF London. n.-Phlladelphia Times.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
THE BOGUS CHECK DODGE.
How the shrewd Crook Worked Hote
Clerks to His Own Benefit.

How the Shrewd Crook Worked Hotel
Clerks TO His Own Benefit.
Ever get left on the bogus check rack.
etp repeated the hotel clerk. "Only
once.
"It was just after came here. A stran-
ger alighted from the bus and called me
by name even before he entered the door.
Hewas asking me how / liked Buffalo and
telling me that Jimmy, the bartender, and
Dave, the head waiter in the hotel where
used to work in Pittsburg, had sent their
regards to me even before he registered.
was kicking myself because I couldn't re-
member him, but Of course, I didn't give
myself away. The name he put on the
register didn't enlighten me any either.
"The next morning when / came on
watch my new friend was ready to depart.
He greeted me with Hello old mani Just
tell your cashier this check Is all right,
will your / want to settle my bill. I've
got to run down to Rochester, but I'll be
back with you tomorrow. The check was
for $50 and was signed by one Of the best
firms In Pittsburg. 1 told the cashier to
take 1t. He didn't happen to have enough
money at the time, and my gentleman be-
gan to bluster. If you don't want to cash
1t, be said, IN take 1t down to the Man
sion House, where used to stop. They'll
take 1t fast enough That ought to have
aroused my suspicious Men whose credit
is good are not ready to resent fancied
sights on their financial stability But l
argued to myself that the man had only
come to our house on my account and that
we should lose customer II he was not
accommodated, so was more anxious than
ever to oblige him. held him till the
cashier got the money and gave him his
change, s47.
"a few days afterward the check was
returned to us a forgery. have heard that
the fellow played the same game all over
the country. He evidently made a special
ty Of posting himself on the history and
personal appearance Of hotel clerks and
the desire Of our class to be known as ev-
erybody's friend did the rest buffalo
Express