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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08
TOUCHED FOR $27b.
A FARMER in THE TENDERL8INI
DISTRICT
Relieved of His Money by Two Tough
Characters.

Parkersburg Sentinel, Saturday, Jan. 4.
A farmer, with 5000 on his FER
son, takes chances when he visits
nortorious places.
An unsophisticated individual
from Valley Mills named William
Smith arrived in town yesterday
with the above mentioned amount
on his person. He started out to
see the town and finally landed at
Lillie Cox's on Second street. Be-
sides the Cox woman there wero
two others in the house, Peter Lou
ter. and Lizzie Nichols, the former
an unsavory tout, who has been
putting up at Lilies for some time
and the latter was an inmate of the
Miles house the night that Chad.
dock killed man, and has been
around here ever since.
After drinking together for 'some
time Smith retired, putting the
purse containing the money 1nder
his pillow.
When Smith awakened and coun-
ted his money he found that s276
was missing. Tho people of the
house denied knowing anything
about it, Smith went to police
headquarters and notified the
officers about 1:3O this morning and
McNerney and Helmick visited the
place and arrested tho Cox woman,
but tho others could not be found.
Capt. Heaton was aroused and,
on inquiry it was ascertaihed that
two people had got aboard of No. 1
west at 3 o'clock. Hcaton tele
graphed along the line and also to
Cincinnati. s
About IL o'clock Heaton received
telegram from police headquarters
at Cincinnati that the two parties
had been arrested and would be
hold until the arrival of the Park
orsburg officers.
Capt. Heaton loft for Cincinnati
on No. this afternoon and will
probably return tonight with tho
prisoners.
Tho Cox woman, who was arrest
ed on suspicion of committing a
felony states that she wakened
Smith up after Loutcr and the
woman left her place, and asked
him if he had lost anything, as she
suspected that they had touched
him, and it was thon that ho diacov
ored that no was robbed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08
Creditor's Notice.

IOMe crediiOr8 Of iSusdn II. IY3IIidmSI de-
cCdsfd.
Court 1,r tiic Conntv az MnsoI1 Innde in n,
cause therein pending, TO subject the real es-
payment of her debts, you nre required to
present your claims against the estate Of tho
said Susan E.WIillams, for adjudication tn
John r.. Beller, Commissioners, Mt his ofilce
In the said county, ON or before tho 0lst day
of January. 1886
Witness; robert Y. Mitchell. GleIk Of said
Court, this the nth day of December, 1893.
doc lS.GM. NJ. ". MITCH FIJI. CIerk. .
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

Tho finest and largest towboat
ever built at Pittsburg, is tho James
Moron. The Moren is 1856 feet long
by 81 feet breadth of beam, and is
equipped with engines 81 inch CYL
indors and 10 foot stroke. She has a
battery of 6 boilers, each 40 inches
in diameter and % feet long. Her
cabin decorations are equal to a
first. class packet, and the whole
boat is rosplendont in tho whitest of
paint. She mado her first trip last
week.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

Sivler is good enough for the
peoplel Why not good for the
bondholders2
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

a metal workers magazine says
that platinum wires have boon
drawn SO fine that two of them
twisted together could be inserted
lin the hollow of human hair.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

1t looks now as if Spain would
soon recognize the Cubans as bel
ljgerents, and brave ones at that.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

1t is surprising how anxious the
average American is to twist the
tail of the British lion.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

Girls and billiard balls kiss each
other with just aboat the same
amount of real feeling.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

Cubans arc ready to attack Hava'
ma. and the Spaniards are likely to
be defeated any day or hour.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

\ Tho price of wheat is stiffening-
I'VE hope our farmers will soon got
a dollar a bushel for their wheat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

The president has signed the
proclamation formally admitting
Utah to the sisterhood of States.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08
Calre for IIendnchc.

ache Electric Bitters has proved to be
the very best. 1t effects n permanent
cure and the most dreaded habitual sick
headaches yield to its influence We
urge all who are afflicted to procure a
bottle, and give this remedy q fair trial.
In cases OF habitual constipation Elec-
trio Bitters cures by giving the needed
tone to the bowles, and few cases long
resist the use of this medicine. Try II
once. Fifty cents and Sl.OO at Ho2ffs
Drug Store.
Capt. W w. Colo, Saturday owe
ming about Z o'clock, won't to cross
little culvert going into tho gate
at his home, when he slipped and
fell, dislocating tho ankle of his
right leg. DIR. w. p. Ncale render-
cd tho necessary surgical aid, and he
is resting as woll as possible this
morning.
Advertising is tho soul of bust
moss. 1t is that which meets the
public before the public meets tho
goods, and if it fails to make good
impression tho goods will never
havo q chance
Schiovley e. Tippett have purchas
cd tho tailoring establishment OF
Mr. II. S. Bickol, and commenced
business at the stand January LIST.
Our people should give them good
patronage.
Where it is desirable to see the
tongue OF a worry small child, tho
object may DO accomplished by
touching tho upper lip with bit OF
sweet oil, which will cause the child
to protrudo itslonguo.
What has become of the Monu-
mont Committee? IIavo you made
settlement, gontlomcn? The peo.
pie are anxiously awaiting your re-
port Let them have it.
Miss Nollo Earhcarl, eldest daugh.
tor of Capt Nat Earhoart, who was
well known to many OF our readers,
has been admitted to practice law
at Sacramento, California
Jewellers declare that the regu.
Iarity of tho running of watch de-
ponds upon tho magnetism of the
man who carries is.
AS leap year wags along some of
our old bachelors grow moro OK.
oitable, and tho ladies had better
keep their hands off of him.
Robert Frey, aged 11years, was
drowned at Bellair, Ohio, Friday,
while skating,
Marriage license issued by the
County Clork: zeno zeppericle and
Emma b Wesson.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

In addition to the two specials, we carry
at all times the largest And most complies con- y,
can be found anywhere, With, the right
prices aS we'll.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

New HAvEN.-Esley Kay had his
log broken by fall of slate in the
SPilman mino last Thursday inc
injured member was set by Dr.
Roush.
Misses Mildred Hanna, Nellie
Clifton, Alice Brown and Anna
Peck, accompanied ny Messrs' John
q. Sayre, Hugo Juhllng, Jrp I'
WannamaKef hann" anu ~ ~,
Iranam' composed F" JollS cro"u
from Hartford VINO were more oaV'
urday evening 10 "''on" inc 'f"
nam reception
Rnda R"ush has moved his lam
ily to thus place from Camden
Miss Hattie Richard, the oblig-
ing postmistress at LongdaIe, spent
Thursday with the family OF Dr.
Housh'
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

HARTFORD soireo and dance
given by tho Minute Club in the
spacious rooms of tho Hartford Ho-
tel on Now Years eve was by far
the most brilliant affair of the sea
son. The enliving music, blending
with the elegant decorations, en-
HANGED in q great measure the
beauty of tho graceful dancers as
they proceeded through tho popu
lar two steps, etc. AT tho proper
hour tho collation., which was per-
feet in ovory detail, was served by
Host johnson and his able assist.
ants. Those so fortunate as to share
in tho festivities of this assembly
wero, Misses Alice Brown, Mildred
Hanna, Nollio Clifton, Zua Schank
Anna Peck, Matte Wetzel, Elva
Chapman, Anna and Elizabeth Big
ginswiller, CLARA Kraft, Nell Mar.
tin, Mac Sayro, Miss Edna Roush
and Miss E6io Mugridgo of New
Haven, and Messrs. J. G. Sayre,
Charles and Hugo Juhling, George
w. Hanna, Senator Honsloy, DR..
Charles w. Petty, Mayor schank,
Harry Brown, Il, Napoleon Ora,
ham, George w. Kraft, Dick Chap.
man; Messrs John Sayre, of Lotart,
Ohio, and Edward r. Juhling and
DR.. Frank Roach, of Now Haven.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

Tho Navy Department has prac.
tically concluded contracts for about
100000 worth of projectiles, of 8,
IL and ID inch calibre.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

Washington City has gained 12,'
600 in population in three years
and tho total is now placed at go,
600.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

. For the sake of Humanity, VIC
hope that all this war talk will be
but talk. Yot we have planted our
standard right on the Monroe Doc
trine, as interpreted by the Presi'
don't and understood by the people,
and WOO to the nation that attempts
to haul it down.-Wotzol Demo.
crat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08
Notice

Frank a. Stortz, Administrator of Henry
Weaver, deceased,
John McCulloch, ct al.
In Chnnccry.
To all the parties to the above entitled cause
NZOU AND EACH OF YOU WILL TAKE
I notice. that the above entitled cause
OF Mason County, West Virginia, by de.
e eaSs OF on sSi the S6tR day Of 1885, FOR
the purpose OF taking, stating and reporting
an 4GSouFS en- reai estate estate Of Which
Weaver died, seized and pc ssesscd, giving a
the a5 SPH IL 9GS SI9n tee eStasf
thereof and to whom due. -, 49,,
Weaver deceased, and what Indebtedness Is
entitled to preference In payment out OF MS
FonfthGThe heirs and distributes OF said
Henry Weaver, deceased.
Finh-To settle the accounts of Frank "A.
Stortz, administrator OF the estate of Henry
Weaver deceased; -.
Weaver weaver as administrstoT Sf Henry Weaver,
deceased, and to report tile amount of perso-
nat INTO the hand 81 Of said John &eS
YER from the estate OF Henry Weaver, de-
ceased, and not accounted for by said John
weaypr, as administrator OF the estate Of
said Henry Wsayer deGeSsed and ne i shf ha
may think proper, or that any party In IN
teFSss ST Win the OF
d1eGTee hsX S 1ed g5SR ths h 6 SeY ma
to commence said account, ind at the law
office of John T.. Beller, in Point Pleasant,
Mason County, West Virginia, as the place
for taking account. The proceedings under
said decree before me VIII be adjourned from
time to time until the same are fully COM
You and each of You are therefore hereby
notified to appear at said time and place II
Given under my hand this 18th day of De-
ee'"Oef' 0 JOHN e. BELLER. !.
CommissioneI in ChanseES Of ne Circuit
las. B. MEHA GER, Sol.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

- During the yoar ending Dec. l.
1895, tho Brooklyn Bridge railroad
carried 44,564,339 passengers-an
increase of 2,95O,O94 ovor the mum
Der carried for the previous year.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

AS lion tamor Uncle Sam has
mover failed yet. The trouble with
the beast is it gets forocious whom
left at largo for awhile.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08
Creditors Notice.

Court OF the County OF Mason, made in q
cause therein pending, to subject the real al
ment OF his debts, you are required TO pre-
sent youF claims against the estate! OF the
said Henry Weaver, for adjudication to
John T.. Beller, Commissioner at his ONCE
in the said County, on or before the S0th day
OF January, 1895.
WITH ESS: Robert y. Mlthellt CLERK OF
said Court, this 18th day Of DeeembeT. 1888.
ROBERT r.. MITCHEDD, Clerk
Dec. ls-4w.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

Tho tidal wavo of reform that
struck Now York seems to bear no
good fruit. Tho Republicans elected
everything under tho Lexow spell.
The Democrats that were elected
were SO few that they were regard
cd as objects of curiosity. The
official machinery was put to work
10 clean out tho rascals and to stop
rascaIity. Over 100000 has boon
spent in prosecuting and prosecut-
ing Tammanyitos, and not single
person has yet been sent to states
prison. The work of the Lexow
committee was ono of the most sue
cessful political coups ever attempt
ed in this country, but the results
are barren. Parkersburg Sentinel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

The Executive Council of the
Ohio River Improvement Aassocia-
ton has formulated their plans for
their work in Congress ana have
delegated Elk Congressman John Il.
Vance, of Gallipolis to go to Wash
ington TO manage tho affairs in
person.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

= Great Britain has 81 vessels OF
war whose draft will allow them to
pass through tho Wolland Canal.
One of these carries IL inches of
armor and tho others have unpro
tected sides.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

During tho 900 years that the
Pekin Gazette has beon'in exist
anco over 1 1900 of its editors have
had their heads cut off for disobey'
ing instructions.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

The silver craze does not seem
to be subsiding with thirteen ma
jority in the Senate and control OF
the FINANCE Committea.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08
Trustees Sale of a House and
Lot in the Village of Leon
West Virginia.


DY virtue of the authority vested in me by
d a certain deed of trust executed by j. O.
RIrker and FilenR NJ, Kirker, his vic, to the
undersigned Trustee, bearing date the;l0th day
of September, 1872, and is OF record In the
office OF the Clerk of the County Court, OF
Mason county, West Virginia, in Trust Decd
Book No. II, pages 5l5 and 5l8, TO secure the
payment OF g promissory note therein de-
scTlbed for the sum OF one hundred and
eighty dollars with Interest from date, dated
September 10Th, 1892, and having been re-
puested by j. NJ. Brown, the owner and hold
or of said note to make sale OF the property
in said trust deed de scrlbed, the undersigned
Trustee will sell Mt public auction, at the
front door of the Court House, OF Mason
County, w. Wa. on
Saturday, the 25th day of January, 1896.
at 10 o'clock n. m, OF that day, the following
real estate for the purpose Of paying off said
note, Interest and costs of sale, which real
estate is described as follows: All of n GER
tain tract or parcel of land lying and being
in the village of Leon, county OF Mason,
and state OF West Virginia; bounded on the
West end by lots owned by w. j. and Il. +.
Brown, and on the North by Main street,
and on the East by Thirteep Mile creek, and
on the South by the pubic road, and the
land of Luther Hand, andis the South hall
Of the same lands with dwelling house
thereon. Said property is set forth I'm said
trust deed and described therein.
TERMS OF SALE:-CaSh in hand.
Ianl 1-w
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

Tho mon selected by President
Cleveland for the Venezuelan Com
mission give general satisfaction. 1t
is an exceptionally strong commiss-
ion. It's membors are known to tho
country as mon of scholarship and
ability. Moreover, thoy are mon OF
calm judgment, and will not haston
to conclusions. 1t is an admirable
commission, and what it may say
on tho disputed question will do to
bank on and stand by.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

Hero's 1896. Trot out tho candi-
dates for this year. All wo want
for tho Eastern Panhandle on the
State ticket is tho Governorship for
'HSn. A. S. neutrality-suspicious.
townItegister.
Sorry for you, indoed. But the
fact is wo have about concluded to
offer tho Govcrnorship on FREQ
silver platter to Hon. William Mol.
son Chancellor of Parkorsburg,-
Parkersburg Sentinel.
Aud down this way wo have
about concluded to prosont either
Hon. Rankin Wiley or Hon. Jas.
Capohart to the Convention for
Governor. Tho nominee of tho
Democratic party in this State must
have "Silvor Lining"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

We bought at a sacrifice on dozen mems
silk scnrfs IN all the latest de- hmA
We arc disposing of thcm at the nH1
absur1ly low price w
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08
,TIIy51 WIIfI5SirIsnIlGnEITs.
GAI ARRar

ELYiS CItEANI HAHN |Opons NllU CIelhbes
the Nasal Passages, Allays Pain and 1nham-
brane nom colds. Restores the Senses of
Taste and Smell. The Balm Is applied di:
and gives relief at once. ELS'S P1NEOLA
BALS.AM is II sure cure for Coughs, Colds,
eists or by mail. ELY BSoTHE RS, 90 War
ron street, New York.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

While the foregoing statement
shows that there was gold coin to
the amount of s475, 1a1 ,593--that is,
outside of the Treasury vaults-yet
scarcely mono oft was in active use
in traffic or in transit from hand to
hand like other money, but nearly
all of it was boarded by the banks,
national and State, as a part of their
reserve.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08
Tie Cost Of Bad Roads.

IL is estimated that the yearly
cost of transportation by public
roadsrin this country is s946,414,-
665, which allows cost of s13 to
every man, woman and child in the
United States. 1t is further esti-
mated that two. thirds of tho total
outlay in transportation is money
wasted.
These plain facts give some idea
of the Importance of securing good
roads.
Such is the character ofthe roads
in the majority of the States that
the cost of transportation is a most
serious drawback to the farmers in
bringing their produce into market,
No stronger argument than this for
the Improvement of common high
ways could be presented. While
the outlay for good roads might in
crease taxes for a short time, every
individual who has occasion to use
the market at the large centres
would speedily be relieved from q
very heavy burden.
Some Charleston papers are max.
ing faces at each other. And
while the Mail Bimetalist are
scrapping, the Gazette offers itself
for sale. Journalistic roses in old
Kanawha do not seem to bloom in
super. abundance. Indeed the jour
nalistic field in general is not 80
prolific in wild flowers, daisies,
clover blossoms, violets, waving
grasses and luxurious mosses as
tho Imaginative too often dream.
He who travels it's sbadelcss OK
pansos grows familiar with briar
patches, the burdock, tho jimson
weed, cobble stones, gnats and
humble bcos Rarely an oasis is
found in tho desert, whore the
weary traveller can turn aside,
"drink of its pure waters and muse
among its rocks and pines."-
Huntington Herald.
200 Savage, fifteen-year old
boy, of Huntington, and a bright
little follow attended tho theatre
Friday night, and near tho Opera
House no found pocket bookwhich
contained twenty-five dollars. He
mado known his find but no one
claimed it, and on his way homo he
noticed a man following him. When
he roachod 18th street on Third
avenue he was Knocked down by
this brute and dragged into the
alley whore no was relieved of the
pocketbook and some change of his
own. Ho was afterward found and
doctor summoned who restored
him to consciousness. No clue to
tho guilty party.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

sandy Williams l.. V. Guthrie, l.. r. Pll.
chnrd, trustee, Point Pleasant Building &
Loan Association, ana X. Wiley, Jr., Trust
ee, defendants.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

AS leap year wags along some of
our old bachelors grow moro OK.
citable, and tho ladies had better
keep their hands off of him.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08
ommissioner's Notice.

g. II. Gardner, SherIn of Mason County,
and as such administrator of tho personal
estate OF Susan H. Williams, deceased,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

Robert Frey, aged 11years, was
drowned at Bellair, Ohio, Friday,
while skating,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

Marriage license issued by the
County CIerk: Heno Heppericle and
Emma B Wesson.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-23
THE TRANSFER SYSTEM.

The spectacle of large body of digni-
fed, useful, influential and public-spirited
citizens being compelled to appeal to The
manager OF street-raiIway system for a
simple act of business justice is not pleas
ant thing to contemplate. That the Mer-
chants Association of San Fra ncisco is
willing to place itself in such an attitude
must be CALLING to the individual pride of
its members, and for such sacrifice in the
interest OF the public they deserve the
warmest thanks and consideration of the
people. But we cannot conceal the fact
that the necessity for such an attitude is
confession that the Market-street Railway
Company is stronger than the City; that
it has the power of determining whether
IT shall build up or pull down this or that
part of the town, and that 1t is wholly
above and beyond any municipal power or
the influence of any consideration that
does not spring from regard for its own
convenience and income.
Mr.. Vining is now asking who it was
that promised on behalf of the company
to issue transfers interchangeable between
kearny street and Mission, Market, Sacra-
mento and Clay streets. There is not a
more notorious fact than that such a
pledge was given in consideration of the
withdrawal Of the injunction suit that put
temporary stop to the building of the
Kearny-street line. But apart from any
such pledge and manifest disposition to
ignore 1t are the two considerations that
the people have right to the transfers