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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-07-15
from Wednesdays Daily.
LEG BHOKEN.

Am'OId Lady Falls From a Chair
and SustainsS Serious Injuries.
Mrs. Hogg, familiarly known as
Aunt Peggy Hogg, who makes her
home with Mr.. w. Fl. Hogg, at
River View, near this city, fell
from her chair yesterday, the fall
breaking one of her legs and dislo-
eating one of her shoulders, and
she is now in critical condition.
She is very aged lady, and it is
doubtful if she can recover from
these Injuries.
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DHMT1sTs.
DIR. d. 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 new and of the
latost improved. Ifyou want your
teeth Saved go see him. If you
have to have an artificial plato, he
can mako you tho best.
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Highest of all in Leavening ]
Tenchers Selected.

AT a meeting of the Board q
Education of the Independen
School District of Point Pleasan
held last night, the followin
teachers were selected for Poif
Pleasant High School, and fq
Langston (colored) Acadamy:
Prof. Nj. Bowers, Principal; PFC
L. q. Winget, Assistant Rgincipa
Misses Ada Gilmore, NAM
rett, Lizzie Hogg, Mary Work
j. Gibbons, Jennie Behan
tants.
Langston Academy. F.C.Smith
Principal; Hattie Alexander and
Bette Webster, Assistants.
Mr.. r. ID. johnson, was selected
as custodian of the High School
and Joe Lincoln, Janitor of the
colored school.
School begins September 7th
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A SERIOUS OHABGE
Brought Against -Four Persons
Who it is Alleged, Caused the
Death of a. Young Girl.

Brought Against Four Persons
Death of IL Young Girl.
On the night of June 81, last
Saturday week ago, Jennie
Clark, a young girl aged seven
teen years, died at her home back
of Spring Hill, this county, and
was buried day or so later.
Her death was rather uneXpect-
ed and, so it is alleged, her body
was found, in preparation for in
terment, to be black and blue and
there were finger marks about her
throat and neck that led some of
her friends to think that she had
been foully dealt with.
The matter became the talk of
the neighborhood and as time
grew on, ugly rumors were set
afioat connecting several parties
who lived in that section, with
having been the cause of the girls
death.
The more the matter was talked
about tho more convinced somo of
the neighbors became, and yes
terday Preston Clark went before
Justice Mooney, of the Southside,
and swore out warrants for Joel
Knuckles, Duck Knuckles, Liza
Knuckles and Helen Knuckles,
charging them with the death of
the CLARK girl.
Tho warrants were given to an
officer yesterday afternoon and he
was sent out to arrest the persons.
The charges are very serious and
if proven it will probably go hard
with the accused.
No arrests had been made, or at
least the accused people had not
been brought to the city late last
night.
1t will be several days, if the ar
rests are made, before tho prelimi-
nary hearing can be had, as it will
take some time to get the wit
nesses.- Kanawha Gazette, 7th.
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SwccDinws.

Patient man drive jackass.
Big blanket mex man sleeI
What cost notin get good
Too much sit down bT
ers,
Me dead hog n ready
min hot water.
One time fool no fool, two tile
fool him da fool.
Shut mout, no catch fly "a
plea for silence.)
Spit in dc sky, it fall in -
face. GA maxim of prudence.
Ebery day bucket go dn
one day bottom drop out.
When towel turn tablecl
dere's no bearin' wid it. (Pir
ed against Goldfish aristocracy.J
When cowtail cut off, God Az
mighty brush fly firhim. (Appart
emily another way of saying God
tempers the wind to the shoE
lamb.")
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How To Succeed.

Boys, this world is vide. II
you wish to be somebody ''pitcli
in" The brave always have
friends; where others have gone
you can CO. If the old tracks
don't suit make new ones. Sue
cess is never obtained without Of
fort. If you fail once try agail
If you fall down get up again. p
it's dark, strike light. Are you in
the shade? Move around, for Il
there is shade on one side there is
sunshine on the other. Take tiIaa
boys, don't hurry too fast, go slow
especially till you know the road
or become acquainted with your
team. Mind your business. Don3
stop to retail gossip, but go on
straight ahead and you'll gel
there.
Democrats are lining up in this
county. There will be no slumf
in Democracy, in November
Mason county.
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Fair Directors.

The Stockholders of the Mason
County Agricultural and Mechani-
cal Association met Tuesday and
elected the following Board of Di-
rectors: John r. Couch, G. w
Eckard, w. O. Roseberry, Samuel
Somerville and JAS Capehart
The Board organized by eleoting
Jas. Capehort, President; w. o
Roseberry, Vice President; A. Hor.
ton Roseberry, Secretary and
Treasurer. The date of the Fail
for this year was fixed for August
20, 26, 81 and %. Now get ready
to make this the biggest fair Ma
son county ever seen.
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a BIG ENTERPRISES.
A Coal ana Railroad scheme
That Means Much for Law
renee County.

Auditor Jones was up to Athens
Sunday to meet w. S. Nelson, of
Kansas City, railroadman who is
interested in the Waterloo and
Raccoon coal fields. The gentle
man has returned to Kansas City,
but when in New York recently he
arranged to have one of the best
lgeologists iii the u. S. to investiS
gate the fields and make full re-
port to his company in the next
thirty days -Gallipolis Tribune.
This enterprise contemplates the
building of railroad from Scioto-
vile to Point Pleasant through the
very valuable coal fields of Law
renee and Gallia counties, and an
pother road from Ironton to Well
ston intersecting the other line at
point in the back part of this
county. This gives about one
hundred miles of railroad through
valuable and undeveloped coal
lands and gives connection for the
output of these mines with seven
teen different railroads reaching
every point of the United States.
A Republican representative was
recently shown map of the pro-
posed lines to be built, with the
connections made at Ironton, Sci
otoville, Wellston and Point Pleas
ant, and was assured that investi-
cations and estimates were being
pushed and if these resulted as ex-
pected the roads would certainly
be built
1t is needless to refer to the
great Importance of such improve,
ments to this county. They will
not only develop our unproduotiye
mineral fields and give hundreds
of men employment, but will add
thousands of dollars to our tax
duplicate as we'll. The gentlemen
interested in the Investigation are
experts and are backed by sufficient
capital to carry forward any enter
prise that thorough investigation
shows will prove profitable Iron
ton Republican,.
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GEN &. w A'I'F
Will he NOIllilitet te d lsnA. $50,
mt the NHIleelilap GOltt
ffOn. AUGUST II sstil

Clarksburg News
From our
State we are
clusion that
nominated fo
acclamation ol
He unquestion
is the man for IN ,..-.l
ique in his strong fJ,srso sonali adj
mirable in the courage Of his cons
victions, marked in his own gaigi
nality, and always master Of his
own mind, irreproac achable IL hi
integrity and a Democrat II evan
pulsation of his heart a censtn
surprise in his versat lity q III
tai resources to his friends llil .l
confusion to his adyelFaries b q &
staid judgment and resolut his
ton. 1t is no wonder he &C.
lican press fear his b0niflis
because he justly chal the
respect of every inteilil and
fair minded citizen
what his political Opt
be. The man who cue sfiol
er his sincerity of motive 81
honesty of his conduct dis0re
both his own intelligence and
cerity. During the past week
addition to the counties hithefte
instructed for him, Clay, Re
hontas and Wyoming have
added to the list.
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NUMIBEIsING HOUSES.
Point pleasant Putting ON City
Airs,


Point Pleasant has grown SO
rapidly inpopulation and buildings
with the past four or five years,
that it has become necessary toput
up the names and numbers of the
streets, on its corners and squares,
and also tonumber all the business
houses and private residences in
the city. Won't it look big when
our letter comes to us directed to
our number. This will add digni-
ty to our pretty little city, and
bring it into prominence. Parties
are now in the city numbering the
houses. We have telephones, both
long and short distance, telegraph
service, electric light, and now we
should have water works and free
delivery, to complete our happi-
ness. Our electric street railway
will come after awhile. Point
Pleasant can't be kept in the back
ground, for she has too many en-
terprising citizens.
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A. R. RARREE, II. d.,

Northwest Cor. 9th and Main Sts.,)
POINT PLEASANT, WEST VA.
Office hours from 6 a. m. to p. m. and
s to 10 p. m. [may 8, 1882.
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A Pnrtisnn Neces

The revolt of then
from the Republican,
platform is another q
sins of thepmty returningtc
the sinners. The adnissio1
these states into the Union was
partisan necessity, and IL was
boastingly proclaimed by the part
leaders that they had insured 90
troll of Senate for next quarter
century. But Montana brokea
at the succeeding election, ais
Democrats carried eeougI
in '92 to give them control
Senate for the next two gears.
Senator Dubois speaks the trutb
when he says that u
have furnished the
with their majority IN RllSSl
State Senate wheneve1 y
had a majority, ever sinfo fLs
mission.
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should it be tho pleasure of the
to nominate him, We
believe he will be triumphantly
elected.
To democrats.
Democrats will remember that
their primary conventions, in the
several districts, will be held Satur-
dayaftcrnoon, July %, at theirusual
places of meeting to select dele
gates to the County Convention,
which meets in Point Pleasant,
August LIST, to nominate n full
county ticket. At the same meet
ings the several districts will nom
mate their full district tickets,
which must he certified TO the
County Executive Committee, so
as to certify them 10 the ballot
that the names may
be placed upon the Democratic
ticket
Every day news comes of prom
inent Republicans refusing TO in
dorse the ST. Louis convention.
Judge Scott, of Nebraska, a prom
inent lifelong Republican, has
published statement in which he
styles the gathering at St Louis
as n gold syndicate, tributary to
Wall street" The Judge says that
sit has bolted the constitution, the
American people, the American
flag and an American product sill
greater than that produced
by any other country, and then
gone wild in cheering for Ameri-
can protection"
On the gold basis of Europe the
United States Treasury has to pay
about S1.15 for every gold dollar ii
has TO borrow to maintain it's pal
try gold reserve. Who gets this
premium2 Not the people. They
have no gold to sell The gentle
men in London, Paris and Berlin
and their Agents in Wall street
could tell if they could be induced
to break their golden silence.
When State the size of West
Virginia can produce two candi-
dates for Vice-President, there is
nothing particularly wrong with
the Mountain State. The hope of
West Yirginions is, that both could
be nominated and elected. Oil
Review.
Two new Councils of the Order
of United American Mechanics
have been chartered in this State
recently. Griffithville Council,
No. 81, in Lincoln county, and
Elmwood Council, No. SO, at elm
wood, Mason County.
Hon. John fl. Holt, of Hunting
ton, is n candidate for Judge of
the Supreme Court of Appeals.
Mr. Holt is one of the brightest
and best lawyers of the State and
is eminently qualified for the posi-
ton.
If the silver men in this county
are true to their faith, the gold
bug" Republican ticket in this
county, will in November be
wiped from the face of the
earth, SO to speak.
A great many people understand
the is to 1 something like this:
The bankers and the money chang
ers hold the 16 and the other fell
lows the /, but most of the time
"none Pomeroy Democrat.
Judge Bennett of the Weston
Judicial District. was re-nominated
yesterday for Judge, by acclama-
ton. This removes him from the
Gubernatorial race.
Boring has commenced on Dan
Sayre No. 1, at Letart. Everybody
is expecting big results from this
well, and we hope their fondest
expectations may be fully realized
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PHxsxCxAMs.
DR.. L. v. GUTHRIE,

RAX8IO1AN and SOAGfAUNI
TTTHEN not professionally engaged
w can be found at Office OF residence
Residence on Main ST., between oh and
10th. OHic Q corner Main and 4th SITS.
junel3-ly'
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Gen. Watts.

Gen. Watts, who is candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Governor, has about 300 votes in
structed for him, besides something
near 100 pledged to him, giving
him in tho neighborhool of 400
votes in convention, enough to
nominate him on the first ballot.
To this may be added majority,
and possibly all of the vote of Ma
son county.
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From Fridays Daily.
WithNrnNNS.

Hon. Chas. e. Hogg, has With
drawn from the race for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Prosecuting
Attorney. He informs us that his
professional business is such that
he could not possibly make the
canvass if he were nominated, and
that The office would in a large
measure interfere with his law
practice. This leaves Mr.. Beller,
as the only known candidate for
the nomination, at the hands of
the Democratic Convention.
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THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR.
NATIONAL CoNVENTIoN.
Democratic National Convention G
Organized.

SAtSNhASEGN'
Special to Register.
CHICAGO, ILL, July 18th, 5 p. IN.
National Committee selected
Senator David b. Hill, of New
York, for temporary Chairman,
representing the gold men. The
silver minority of committee sub
stituted the name of Senator Dan
iels, of Virginia. Roll of States
called, resulting in 500 for Daniels
to $40 for Hill. A complete victory
for the free silver men.
For President Silver Dick Bland,
of Missouri, leads, with ex-Gov-
ernor Boise, of Iowa, a close second.
The nominee will be Bland or
Boise.
Hon. John II. McGraw, of Graf
ton, has been selected for National
for West Virginia.
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Hon. JAS. Capehart, of this place
came within one vote of being
selected for National Committee
man, by the West Virginia Dele
pation at Chicago.
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A Washington woman calls the
bicycle "the DEVILS advance agent"
Can this have any specific refer
ence to scorching?
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Lieutenant-Governor Day, of
Minneapolis, has made public the
announcement that he cannot act
with the Republican party on ac-
count of its position on the money
question. He is one of the Repub-
lican leader in the State Senate of
Minnesota, and editor of one of
the leading Republicans papers of
the State.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-07-15

VIM. West, colored, known as
"Spudix" had hearing, and plead
ing guilty to the charge of having
taken Mr.. r. E. Mitchell's gold
watch, and was committed to Jail in
default of $500 bail.
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The elements are causing much
damage to the Ohio River Rail
road. No mail was received from
Wheeling yesterday.
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The fight that the millionaires
and British bondholders are MAX
ing at Chicago, to have gold
standard platform, is enough to
drive every poor man and man of
moderate means. to the support Of
free silver at 16 to L.
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Harry, the four-year-old son of
Mr.. John f. Lewis and wife, near
town, was taken suddenly ill a day
or two ago, and is now in criti-
cal condition, with little hopes of
his recovery.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-07-15

Considering the stories told by
young love. how is it that artists
never show Cupid shooting with a
long bow?
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The Court House yard has been
nicely cleaned up, the grass cut out
of the walks, etc. 1t is now very
cool and inviting place on hot
daYs.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-07-15

We read in the May number of
"The Derby Game Bird" month
ly paper published in Indiana, a
communication from this place, de.
scribing cock fight between two
of Point Peasants young mems
game chickens, for $25 side. This
being a violation of our laws,
the police are onto the parties and
they had better look a"leedle out," /"
or they will be invited to an audi
ence with the Mayor.
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The selection of Hon. John i.
McGraw, as announced in our dis
patches, for National Committee
man, is an honor worthily bestowed.
There is not truer or more active
Democrat in the State. He is a
splendid speaker and good organ
izer, and commands an influence
and respect that but few possess
He will see that our State is
thoroughly organized.
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Boring has commenced on Dan
Sayre No. /, at Letart. Everybody
is expecting big results from this
we'll, and we hope their fondest
expectations may be fully realized
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A number of apple orchards in
this county seem to be afflicted
with the blight, the foliage on the
tip of the limbs turning brown.
1t is said to be caused by a little
white worm, which can be discov-
cred by cutting open the affected
branch.
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Do you think the millionaire
bondholder cares so much for the
people, that they would spend
millions to adopt gold standard.
in this county, if they, the gold
bugs, were not to be the real bene-
ficiaries?
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One, from reading the State Ga
zette would conclude the editor is
much troubled to take care of his
gold.
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The Gazette is one of the worst
papers in the State to misrepresent
the question now agitating the peo-
that of free silver, None of
the horrors that it predicts, should
free silver win, will ever come to
pass, but if the gold men win, God
help the Door man. then.
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We overheard some loung men
last evening, advocating the organ
ization of Suicide Club" i'll this
place, and all of them said they
would join such a society. We
looked at the boys, and could not
but help saying to ourselves, the
quicker they are "off" the better it
would be for their parents. Boys
who entertain such ideas never
amount to much.
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We are now engaged in printing
the constitution and bylaws for
Leon Council, No. AZ, o. U. A. M.
of Leon, this county. This Coun-
ell is one of the most fourishing
in this part of the State, and mum
bers among it's membership many
Of the best people of Leon and
Cologne District.
The record-union., 1896-02-10

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. Especial
correspondence of the United Press, per
steamer which arrived to-day from
Honolulu:
Diplomatic relations with the United
States have been somewhat ruffied by
the refusal of Minister Willis to partici-
pate in the celebration of the national
holiday, January 18th, the anniversary
of the birth Of the republic. Mr. Willis
also suppressed the invitations ex-
tended to Consul Mills and to Captain
Pigman of the cruiser Bennington.
1t is said that through his personal
influence he induced the British
French and Japanese Commissioners to
assume similar attitude regarding the
holiday. Considerable correspondence
has passed between Mr.. Willis and the
Hawaiian Government on the subject Of
the celebration, but no definite or salts
factory reply has been received from
the Minister in explanation of his ac-
tion.
An important Cabinet meeting was
held on January Doth to consider the
resolution submitted to the United
States Congress by Mr.. Spaulding. pro-
Vldlng for the admission of Hawaii as a
State OF the Union. President Dole was
absent, and Messrs. Thurston and
Castle were called into conference. 1t
was agreed that this Government
would be content with Territorial rec
ognition, providing special provision
could be made for continued autonomy
in respect to internal affairs
There is absolutely no foundation for
the report circulated that a movement
was on foot for the secession of Hawaii
Island from the republic. A proposition
to petition the coming Legislature re-
questing the power to divert the ex-
penditure of revenues raised on the
island was discussed but afterward
abandoned, it being clearly shown that
such action would be detrimental mas
much as most of the duties are collected
IN Honolulu, and all public money is i'm
partially distributed among the various
islands
President Dole's junketing trip has
been a great success from a social
standpoint, he being cordially welcomed
everywhere. His return is expected on
the 4th inst. and the Legislature will
meet two weeks later
The United States cruiser Boston ar
rived on January 30th She will con-
tinue her voyage to China on the 9th
inst
The lava lake at Kilauea is steadily
rising. and continues to attract a great
number of tourists.