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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-06-24
The Strlbllng-Long MrddIng.


The happy event which made
Geo. w. Stribling and Annette X.
Long husband and wife, took
place at the beautiful home of the
BRIDES parents, up the Kanawha,
on Wednesday, June 18th, at p.
IN. There were quite n few friends
of the groom and bride, who gath
cred at an early hour to witness
the acknowledgment of the pro-
viously made VOWS. AT four o'clock
the friends were invited into the
handsomely furnished parlor. A
few moments and the bride and
groom entered preceded by two
sisters of the bride. They adj
vanced to the center of the room
and were met by Rev. j. w. Simp-
son, who gave them the marriage
VOWS according to the beautiful
and impressive ceremonies of his
Church. Immediately after they
were pronounced man and wife,
the guests were conducted to the
dining department where a most
excellent dinner was served.
Mr.. Stribling is man of high
responsibility, Industrious, sober
business man and christian
gentleman. Miss Long is highly
educated, a lady of commanding
intelligence and agreeable manners
one of the fairest daughters in
the Kanawha valley. We bespeak
for them a happy future. They
received many and valuable pres
.enfS
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Latest us. Govt Report

q oe to the silver question whore
fl Democratic party has always
Isl its friend and advocate. l
ID not stopped to deny the false
81 Is circulated against me upon
t nestion or upon other ques-
III / may say to you in this
b. elton that 1 have heard it
Is and claimed that 1 am
a as having given an inter
Ia some newspaper, hostile to
isIs SsS never saw the purported
interview nor even took time to
look it up; but since certain per-
sons in this State have given in
dustrious circulation to it, to my
injury, 1 take this occasion to state
to you that 1 never at any time, in
any interview or otherwise, express
ed myself as unfriendly to silver.
L never gave the interview, which
/ am told is imputed to me.
/ will now say in conclusion,
that L am in favor of the free coin
age of silver at the ratio of 16 to l
without reference to any other
country, and of it's complete res
toration in all respects to the posi-
ton it held prior to its demoneti-
zation in 1873.
1 do not wish to be misunder-
stood, however, on another propo-
sition, and that is, that am a
Democrat, and that upon this, as
upon all other questions, shall
act with my party, with an un-
faltering loyalty-born of faith in
it's wisdom and conservatism in
whatever position it may take,
when it's assembled hosts in con
vention shall have declared it's
policy and promulgated its plat
form. There is no longer any
doubt what that policy upon the
silver question will be, and there
fore see no impropriety in my Civ
ing public utterance, MS candi-
date, to the views which as citi-
zen L have always entertained and
still adhere to.
You can make such use of this
letter as you may deem proper. 1
am, with great respect,
Sincerely yours,
@. G.. WATTS.
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From Fridays Daily.
Funeral or GeO. ID. EIStIlam.

From Fridays Daily.
Funeral OF Geo. ID. EIStham.
The funeral of Mr.. Geo, d.
Eastman, yesterday afternoon, was
the most largely attended ever
witnessed in this section of the
county, in paying the last sad
tribute of respect to the mem
ory of this most excellent young
man, who was cut down in his
young manhood. The religious
services were conducted by Rev.
A. G.. Grinnan, of Christ Church,
of which congregation the deceased
was member, assisted by Rev. A.
e. Grover, of the Kanawha Pres
byterian Church, of this place.
The pail bearers were selected from
among his young gentlemen asso-
ciates, and were as follows: Messrs.
Chas. @. Lewis, Homer Smith,
Horton Roseberry, Tol Stribling,
Lewis S. Pomeroy, VIM. Steen
bergen, .Chas. II. Beale, F.. b. Tip
petit, DR.. John Moore, and DIR.
Hugh A. Barbee.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-06-24
Death Of Hon. II. j, Greer.

Death OF Hon. II. Js Greer.
We are panied to announce the
death of Hon. H. j. Greer, which
sad event occurred at his homo,
near Flat Rock, surrounded by his
family, on Tuesday morning, June
10Th, 1896, after an illness of
twenty-three days. The deceased
was man of much prominence,
and served three terms in the Leg
islature, from this county. The
Register extends its deepest sym
paties to his wife and children and
to his old father, Maj. Greer, The
funeral services will take place to-
morrow at 2 p. m., from his late
residence. The services will be
conducted by his Pastor, Rev. A.
G. Halterman. Intorment in the
burying ground near his home.
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'rom Wednesdays Daily.
Anklo Cut.

Geo. RAIDER, of ST. Albans, while
howing timber at Lock II, yester-
day, his broad-ax glanced, striking
him on the left ankle, cutting it
very badly. He will be taken to
his home to-day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-06-24
Run Oyer.

John Hampton, of Addison, was
run over by a north bound passen-
ger train on the Hooking Valley
yesterday morning just this side of
Gallipolis. His right leg was cut
to pieces, his head badly cut, and
otherwise badly hurt. The en-
gine had to be ''jacked" off of him
before he could be extricated.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-06-24
DENTISTS.
DIR. ID. w. Petty, Dentist,

of this city, has now ono of the best
fitted offices in the State. Every
apparatus and appliance in office
and Laboratory is now and of tho
latest improved. you want your
tceth Sdued go SEQ him. If you
havo to have an artificial plato, he
can make you tho best.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-06-24

doubt whatever as to the views he
entertains on this all important
subject. Mr.. Watts gives as his
reasons for his delay in answering
the letter of Mr.. Mitchell that he
was absent when it came and did
not return till last Saturday.
Mr.. Mitchell's letter reads as fol
lows:
ELIZABETH, w. Va, June 8.
GEN. G. G. WATTS,
CHARLESTON, w, VA
DEAR SIR: Are you in favor of
the free and unlimited coinage of
silver? Very truly,
S. II. MITCHELL,
Chairman of Democratic EXecu-
tive Committee of Writ County,
West Virginia.
Gen. Watts Reply:
CHARLESTON, w. VA, June Id, '96,
Hon. S. II. MITCHELL,
Chairman Democratic Executive
Committee of Writ Co., Eliza
beth, w. Va.
My Dear Sir:-Upon my return
ing homo this morning from the
upper part of the State, [ found
your letter of the 9Th inst, in which
you PROFOUND the following ques-
ton, "Are you in favor of the free
and unlimited coinage of silver"
Replying to the Same l will frank
ly state to you that am. Further,
that / have been advocating the
of silver ever since
it was demonetized by the Repub-
lican party in 1873. 1 cnnvassed
the southern portion of the State
in 1876 for Samuel j. Tilden, our
Presidential nominee, and in all
my speeches denounced the de-
of silver. In 1878 /
canvassed this congressional dis
trict for Hon. John e. Kenna,
Democratic nominee for Congress,
and on every stump denounced
the decentralization of silver and
demanded it's restoration. In
Raleigh county, l had joint de-
bate with the late Hon. H. s.
Walker, who was then the candi-
date of the Greenback party, and
by my advocacy of silver and the
presentation to the people of
the record of the Democratic
party on that question, pre-
vented the organization of a Green
back club at Raleigh Court House.
Two years ago, ], at the Hinton
convention, made a speech advo-
eating the free coinage of silver as
to sufficient currency
for the transaction of our business
with other nations, with this nation,
and with our own people, between
the States and among ourselves,
without international agreement.
My position upon this question
is no new position, and the people
down in this end of the State,
where some dozen counties have
already instructed for me for Gov
ernor, and for free silver at 16 to
1, have known my position and
not hesitated to endorse me.
Upon this question | am simply
in accord with the Democratic
party as it managed the finances,
from the days of Thomas Jeffer-
son until the Republican party
took charge of the government
and, in 1878, struck down and
assassinated the silver coin money
of the people.
The Democratic party, as par
ty, has from that day to this de-
manded the free coinage of silver
as we'll as gold, and the remoneti-
zation of silver. AS L recollect,
every national convention of our
party has declared in favor of sill
yer as we'll as gold, without sim
gle solitary exception.
1 have not gone around the
country paradng my position for
the purpose OF self glorification, or
cheap political sentiment
in my behalf; but being Demo
crat 1 have always stood with ref
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-06-24

DIED Miss Virginia e. New
man, died at her home i'll Pleasant
Flats, Wednesday evening, June
18th, at 8 o'clock. Funeral from
her late residence, at 8 a. III. Fri
day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-06-24
NO 4.

OTIS. I1e is u tIu6 DluS silver lJeulo-
crat, and is more than likely to be
selected as one of tbs delegates to
Chicago.
Clyde b. johnson, of st. Mary's,
la prominent young Attorney, is
among the delegation from Pleas
ants. He is power, and will
make himself felt in the conven-
ktion.
r.. Il. Horner, of the Parkers-
burg Sentinel, who never misses u
convention if he has pass on n
railroad, was an early arrival. He
lis II strong friend of Hon, Ill. ).
y5lson, OF Moodsc2nnty, Tor dele
eSste e iSsiltses.o;
g; g. Sweeilys OF l'leasents is q
candidate for District delegote TO-
Chicago, and has n good following.
lie ana ms friends are WORKING
hard for success.
Nj. @, Mckay, of jackson, who
is always so active in politics, and
for his friends, that people know
he rs around.
MAJ u, a. Bennett candidate
for the Legislature from Cabell
county and eN-State Auditor, is
among the Caoell delegation. Iho
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The Manufacturers Record says
the production of coal in the South
last year was 29,36O,0OO tons, and
of this West Virginia mines yield
ed 1 ,O63,OO0 tons, or nearly forty
per cent. OF coke the output for
the South was 3,453,OOO tons, of
which West Virginia's share was
1,2O4OO0 tons or over 33 per cent.
These figures give some idea of the
magnitude of the coal and coke in
terests.of the State, but that pub
LEGATION goes on to say thnt they
are small compared with what we
shall have to chronicle few years
hence. The Record goes on to say
that during the last five years the
Goals of West Virginia have been
making name and finding con-
suming markets. West Virginia
coal and coke are known. their
,,nn+itios oro fnIlv undoratood the
""'i.l9'3 e,[, %lo s 80, iS y, 80,
VAST liela ior increase III niiilihe 10
realized, the assurance that many
of the very best sections of the
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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-06-24
Gen. Watts Position.

In this paper will be found let
ter from Gen. @. g. Watts, Demo-
cratic candidate for the nomination
for Governor, defining his position
on the silver question. This he
does in plain and unmistakable
language, and which should be
satisfactory to every free silver
Democrat in this county and all
through the State.
The letter is full explanation
itself. However, we have always
known Mr.. Watts position upon
this question, and in all the years
we have know him, we have known
him as free silver coinage man,
at the ratio of Is to- 1. He has
from the stump and on every oc-
casion, denounced the demonetiza-
ton of silver by the Republicans
under the leadership of John Sher-
man in 1878, and has always de-
manded that silver be restored to
the position as a money metal, it
occupied prior to the crime of 1878.
For bare-faced and inexcusable
falsehoods and perversion of facts,
the State Gazette, in it's report
of the convention, of last Saturday,
"takes the cake" But then the
Republican party papers live and
thrive on misrepresentation. 1t
is no use, you can't turn the silver
tide, dear Gazette, by any such
articles, when everybody, even
members of your own party, know
that your report was falsehood
from beginning to end.
The many friends throughout
the State of Prof. Wilson M. Foulk,
of Piedmont, are urging him for
the Democratic nomination for
State Superintendent of Schools.
There is not more energetic, in
telligent, wide awake school man
in the State, nor one who would
more efficiently fill the office. Min
eral county will give him her solid
vote in the State Convention
Keyser Tribune.
Soon the overworked profession
al, who has the money will be hunt
ing the springs and mountains, to
recreate from his arduous labors,
while us poor devils will remain at
home. and swelter away at hard
work from day to day, in this torrid
region. But we envy no man who
has the means to take these pleas
ures, but rather rejoice at his good
fortune.
The prospect for good crops in
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-06-24
DR.. L. v. GUTHRIE,

PHYSICIAN and SURGEON,
w can be found at Office OF residence,
Residence on Main ST., between OH and
10th. Ohic corner Main and 4th SITS.
junel3-ly'
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-06-24

The following marriage licenses
were issued Wednesday: Edmond
Bates and Virgie Thomas; Herman
E. Van Mntre and Amelia Harris
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-06-24
PHxs1C1AMs.

DIR. L. F. CAMPBELL,
Physician and Surgeon,
Tenders his professional services to the
citizens OF Point Pleasant and vicinity,
and can be found for the present at the
house formerly occupied by Hon. Jas.
II. Couch, Jr., until suitable rooms can
be procured for an office. jan lO.3m
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-06-24

The committee on resolutions
submitted the following reports
The Democracy of the Fourth
Congressional District in Conven-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-06-24
A. II. BARBEIl, M. D.,

Northwest Cor. 9th and Main Sts.,)
POINT PLEASANT, WEST VA.
Office hours from 6 a. m. p. m. and
s to lOp. IN. may 8, 1882.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-06-24

We think too much of our en-
vironment and not enough of our
destiny. Wealth has very little to
do with happiness. Money gives
nothing to the heart, can purchase
neither n moral principal nor an
aspiration. Strip the millions from
ono man, take away the poverty
from another, pull off everything
until you get down to the naked
soul, and you will find that the
only real difference is difference
of character. Environment counts
for nothing, but character counts
for everything.
The Gallipolis Tribune in re-
porting the Eagle Entertainment,
speaks thus of one of our young
artists:
"Mr. Geo. NJ. Simpson, of Point
Pleasant, in his recitation "How
Salvador won, twas n great success,
and at it's conclusion he was COM
pelled to respond and brought
down the house in dialect recita-
ton. Mr.. Simpson is pupil of
Mr.. Eagles and one of great prom
Use"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-06-24

The prospect for good crops in
this county, were never better than
now.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-06-24

Every day some other branch of
trade complains about the bicycle
hurting ii. Still, the wheelman
probably run over the list with
out noticing il.
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Attention is directed to theIu.q
nouncement of that sterling Demo-
crat, VIM. A. Seamons for Assessor
of the Second Assessment District.
No better man for this position can
be found in the Democratic party.
The dog law of our city needs
closer attention on the part of-the
authorities A much larger reve-
nue. should come from this source,
than now finds it's way into the
city treasury.
Why is it when your thoughts
come thick and fast you are always
cursed with hard pencil2
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-06-24
GENERAL c. G. WATTS.
STATES HIS POSITION ON THE
MONEY QUESTION
And in Terms Which Cannot Possibly
BE Misunderstood or MlscOnstrued
He is and Has Always Been
FOTthc Restoration ORSilVer.
Knnawha anzette, 18Th.

Knnawha Gnzette, 10TH
Or yesterday Gen. g. @. Watts,
candidate for the nomination for
Governor on the Democratic tick-
ct, furnished the Gazette the fol-
lowing letter from prominent
Democrat of Writ county, asking
his views on the money question,
together with Generals reply there
to both of which we publish below
and it will be seen that Mr.. Watts
states his position so clearly and
SO plainly that there need be no
doubt whatever as to the views he
entertains on this all important
subject. Mr.. Watts gives as his
reasons for his delay in answering
the letter of Mr.. Mitchell that he
was absent when it came and did
not return till last Saturday.
Mr.. Mitchell's letter reads as fol-
lows:
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-01-16
Lloyd Montgomery's Case.

Action has been taken by Lloyd
MOntgomery's attorney, which will,
no doubt, prevent his execution the
3lst inst. The time had expired in
which u bill Of exceptions could be
filed, but Prosecuting Attorney Nc.
Cain to-day signed stlpulations ex-
tending the time until January 20 fol
perfectiDg an appeal. The case will
then be appealed to the supreme court,
and Montgomery's attorneys expect q
stay of execution until the appeal for a
new trial can be heard. The main
poilt upon which the defense will rely
in the appeal will be the claim that
the court erred In admitting in evi
dence Montgomery's confession before
the grand jury.
No credenee is placed in the conflict
ing stories Of the murderer for bis
statement that he only killed Nc
Kercher and not his parents. The
general impression is that the appeal
II allowed, will only POSTPONE the day
| of execution.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-01-16

Our citizens are still enthusiastic
over the project of establishing more
direct route from here to the Quartz
vile mines. If this can be done we
would be able to get great deal of the
travel this way, it being q much
nearer route.
About two inches of snow fell in
this city Tuesday night but by n'orn-
ing a rain set in and on Wednesday
night slcet and freeze set in and the
ground is now covered with about an
inch Of ice and sleet
The heavy sleet and ice broke down
one of the electric light poles on main
street last light but no wires broke
and the lights ware not molested.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-01-16


A. +. Stowe, formerly Of this CITY,
delivered O lecture In Salem last Sun.
day afternoon, on the subject, "From
Bondage to Freedom Mr.. Stowe was
recently patient Of the Keeley cure
for the second time. His record is
well known in this community as
drunkard who has reformed many
times, only to so back again. This
last reformation may be genuine, but
he will have to stay with it long
time before the people Of Lebanon will
believe 1t.
In reference to bis lecture the Salem
Post says:
"The address was an argumentative
one from beginning to end, and at its
conclusion the speaker received o
shower Of compliments from his many
listeners. The hall was packed on the
occasion, and the young attorney pre-
sented his subject In new as well as
attractive manner. He argued that
drunkenness was disease, and said III
there IL q disease, what national
shame and sin! What travesty up
on national honor and justice to license
thousands Of low groggeries and gilded
palaces to spread the germs OF the
disease broadcast through out the land
And, what was II finitely worse, tt
imprison the poor, unfortunate mar
who happened to contract the disease
That IL it was o disease we have nj
right to hit the poor drunkard ovel
the head with policeman's club and
lock him up, unless we lock up ply
sician with him to attend TO him. HI
said drunkards were without the pale
OF The church and that the Kelley
Cure placed him where the church
could reach him. He also stated thai
there were so many troubles In thu
life, we needed all the help we coult
get, both human and divine. w
needed the grace of God, the church
the w. g. T. U. and the Good Tenn
plars, but then we also needed medi
cine, surgery and the Keeley Cure
His position was that you must frs
get ~hiskey out Of a man before yol
can yet grace in, and you must keeT
whiskey out il you keep grace in. Tha
whiskey and the grace of God will no
both stay in the same hide at the sam,
time. He paid All earnest tribute Il
the W. q. 7. U. and proved by man.
illustrations that noble women hat
always been equal to the emergenc!
when men had proven powerless u
defend themselves and their countr,
against moral or physical foes"
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-01-16
A Pioneers Monument.

Al the Lebanon cemetery to-day we
noticed beautiful double column
monument, of fine workmanship and
material, being of the finest grade Of
imported Italian marble. A closer in.
spection showed it to he at the graves
of two Of our old pioneers, Moses
Bland and wife, and it is fitting trib'
ute of respect to that class of pioneers
who braved the dangers and privations
incident TO the settlement OF this
country, but who are now fast passing
away. ...
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-01-16

Four prisoners escaped from the
Oregon City Jail last week. They were
Tom Clarke, an ex,convict, Walter
Wyland, horse thief, VIM. Orsterlee,
held for rape, and Will Moore, a
swindler.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-01-16

The second term of Santiam Acade-
my will open next Monday, Jan. Goth.
The primary grade will be excused
until the public schools uegin.
s. A. RANDLE,
Prinrinal
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-01-16
Cut This Out.

1t will count you so cts. on every
$500 worth Of work, If presented at the
Lebanon Art Gallery any time be-
tween this date and March lst, 1896.
H. ]. BOYD,
.. Photographer