The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-05-12
Jan s77smo=pd.
Court News.

From Wednesdays Daily
In the case of the State VS..
James Middleton upon indict-
ments for malicious cutting and
maiming at Valley City New
Years eve last, the jury yesterday
returned a verdict of guilty of
unlawful cutting.
From Thursday,a DaIly.
Josh Robson was fined twenty
dollars for unlawful retailing at
Valley City.
Case of the State VS.. Ned Solsby,
Valley City resulted in Solsby's
acquittal.
The Keister barn burning case
is still ON this morning, and will
take up the time of the Court
nearly the whole day.
ssLet's Find Another Hole
Down at the Phanix Hotel the
other evening, several gentlemen
were relating stories, and among
those present was local minister
and prominent presiding elder of
West Virginia. Several expert
ences" had been given, when the
..elder' related the following, which
is worth repeating. He said:
"Out here in one of the back
counties several years ago, a
Camelite preacher commenced a
serious of meetings, and among
those who came seeking spiritual
advice, was a man who said he had
tried all the churches to obtain re-
lligien, but had so far failed to find
the peace which he sought. He
also said he had been baptised by
several of the pastors of the differ
ent denominations, but all to no
avail, and he still felt very wicked.
He now came, he said, to ask the
brother what he must do to find
this much talked of religion. The
good brother informed him that
the reason he had not been sue
cessful in his quest, was that none
of the churches he had tried were
able to give him this religion he
was seeking, but that he must join
the ssCamelite Church. and be
baptised by him, and he would
then know that he had found re-
lligion indeed. After considering
the matter, the man decided to
take the preachers advice, and ac-
cordingly gave him his name and
was told that he would be baptised
the following Sunday after morn
ing services. At the appointed
time the Camelite preacher and
the expectant penitent, followed
by the congregation, wended their
way to the .'creek" for the purpose
of administering the rite of bap-
tism to one 'swho had been there
before.'
Having selected suitable place,
the preacher led the man down in
to the water, and after the usual
ceremony, immersed him. The
lpenitent upon being raised out OF
the water, caught his breath, dash
ed the water from his eyes and
4 nose, and seeming to realize that
he had not found religion yet, ex-
claimed, dip me agin." He was
thereupon put under the second
time, and on coming to the surface
wiped the water from his face with
both hands, caught his breath
again, and said dip me agin. :
The astonished preacher ducked
! him the third time, and on coming
ont he elected the water from his
nose and mouth, and gasped, lets
hunt another hole
The other day a number oi
!. ladies determined to earn a dollal
!. each for the church to which they
]. belonged, and when the collection
was made they met together and
| fold how they had earned the
/ money. One shaved her husband
another got Eve cents every time
she got up before her husband
another offered to wash for hei
lson. and got SIo0 for letting his
shirts alone; another assessed heI
husband S1.00 for shine; another
got 81 90 by not singing song
4 1another starved her husband till
The paid up. This might have
lbeen IN Point Pleasant- but il
wasn't