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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-12-15
Public Library for Point
Pleasant.

If there is one thing we need in
this town as much as anything
else it is public library; and if
the people want a library they can
have it; but they must want it.
IF we are merely satisfied to toler-
ate the establishment of library,
which we will condescend to use if
we should happen to find time and
occasion, and are far from intend
ing to give the matter any of our
time and attention, the town can
get no library and will deserve
none. IF, on the other hand, each
individual will say to himself, "I
am not able to contribute In pro-
portion to my wishes, but if sympa-
thy and the sacrifice of a little
time and effort on my part will do
anything towards securing such an
institution for Point Pleasant she
shall have it." Then we will soon
see what splendid fruit an energet-
ic and patriotic public spirit can
produce without burdening any
body. The way to get anything
that one wants is to go after it, and
the way communities accomplish
great actions is by shoulder to
shoulder" cooperation on the part
of all its members. The doubters,
the Indifferent, the lazy and all
such people are worse than useless;
but without such, if there any are
such here, we really ought to have
enough people in Point Pleasant
who care for their town; care for
themselves and for their children,
and who appreciate opportunities
of public improvement to get to-
gether and see what can be done
in this most important matter.
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Ambrosia.

Correspondence, November sth.
Mr.. Jas. Pullin, who has been
sick for some time, we are glad to
announce is some better.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robt. Childs, who has been very
sick with pneumonia for the past
two weeks, is improving.
Little Miss Merle Howry, of
Dyesville, O., was visiting her
aunt, Mrs. VIM. Childs, Saturday
and Sunday.
The.inspectors are here now in
specting the lumber that is being
sawed at Mr.. Y. Pullin's mill.
There is much talk of having a
christmas tree at Rock Castle
school house. We hope it will
prove a true saying, and will meet
with success, and I think it will,
as there is no reason why it should
not. It is time we were having
something to iven this place up.
Success to the Register is the
wish of HAPPY JACK.
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Good scheme of Hers.

A Cincinnati woman has found
out how to utilize a drunken hus-
band. Every time he comes home
with jag on she makes round
of the saloons he frequents. of
which she keeps a list Sooner
than stand suit for damages the
saloonists compromise ON cash
basis and she who scarcely had a
decent meal for years is now wal
lowing in the lap of luxury.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-12-15

A few days ago at Moorefeld, a
squirrel was captured in store, a
partridge was caught in the vault
of the bank; also one in James
Kuykendall's house, and pheas-
ant was captured in the Methodist
Episcopal church. In Winchester
a pheasant new through the plate
glass window into a dwelling and
was captured.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-12-15

Business men who advertise
should be interested in the welfare
of the home newspaper. and so far
as possible assist in increasing its
circulation, because in doing
they are directly helping to spread
their own announcements before
the public. They suffer when the
home paper is displaced by city
papers in which their advertise
ments do not appear, but which
contain the advertisements of for
eign houses bidding for the local
trade. Isn't this plain?
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PERSONAL.
,dnesday,s Daily.

from Wednesdays Daily.
Messrs. George and Jas. Long.
of South Side, were in town yes
terday,
Mr.. 6. q. Miller, with Col. D
Sealy, of Charleston, is here load
ing railroad ties.
Miss Dosia Hawkins, of Flat
Rock, has returned home after
spending several weeks with hen
cousin, Mrs. d. w. Brown.
Mr.. Chas. Buxton, an enterpris-
ing merchant of Waterloo, Union
District, was caller at this Office
yesterday.
Mrs. B. Gilmore who has been
visiting her daughter Mrs. Moody,
at Schenectady, N. Y, returned
home yesterday.
Miss Nellie Moore, of Troy, Mo-,
who is visiting Mr.. Shepperu Moore
and wife near Elwell, is in the
city the guest of the Misses Nc
CulIoch, for short time.
DIR. and Mrs L. V. Guthrie, of
Spencer, accompanied by Miss
Clara Mathers. of Spencer, Miss
Vause Beale and Mrs. S. 81. Rey-
nolds, leave today for trip to
Washington.
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Mr.. 3. Laline. the new master
mechanic at the o. R. r. shops as
sumed full charge on Saturday.
He is a pleasant and courteous
gentleman and impresses favorably
all with whom he comes in contact;
while he is fully competent to fill
the responsible position to which
he has been appointed. .-Parkers-
burg Sentinel.
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Round GuiIty.

Young Wolcott, who recently
murdered young Webb at Hunt
ington, and on trial in the Crimi-
nal Court of Cabell county for
some time, was found guilty of
murder in the first degree Wed.
nesday, with recommendation
that he be confined in the peniten-
tiary. The result of this finding of
the jury is life sentence.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-12-15

Hon. Byrd Hill has purchased a
house-boat which he has put in
charge of Mr.. John Hayman, with
a crew of men, and will go up and
down the Great Kanawha river
rafting ties.
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&c Cnrreney schene.


ecretary Gage is reliable and
hful national banker His re-
to Congress. which we print
morning is an elaborate docu-
t, and leaves no doubt as to the
lude Of the secretary He ia
the single gold standard and
ional bank note currency He
6rs the retirement of the green
IS, Of the silver notes, and of
species of government paper
10 circulation. and the substitu-
of national bank notes as the
medium of exchange. It will
nonceded. no doubt, that the
2 ional banking system is sub
ntial and safe, but we think that
people are not yet ready, that
ey never viii be ready, to sur
der to the national banks the
right to issue and regulate the
fsncg Of the country
issuance &c money isa tune
ton Of sovereignty It is as much
sovereign right. inherent in the
state as the raising and mainten-
ance of armies and navies. The
expansion of the national banking
system cannot be affected without
an enormous issue of bonds. No
matter how plausibly Secretary
Gage may argue, the substitution
of national bank notes for green
backs would mean the substitu-
ton of interest-bearing obligations
for ornon-interestb bearing obligations.
The greenback is as sound as a
bond. The honor and credit of
the government are back of both;
both are on the same pedestal;
both are sustained by the sweat
and blood of the American people.
To question the soundness of the
greenback is to doubt the integrity
of the government. To substitute
bonds for greenbacks is to lay an
additional burden of from $50, ,O0O,-
600 to s3o,ooo,0oo a year on the
backs of the people.
We do not believe that there is
power enough in the Mckinley adj
to plant the Gage cur
rency scheme i'm the statute book.
We even doubt if the Republican
party will adopt the plan as par
ty measure. The western Repub-
licans will be compelled to revolt
against it if they hope to continue
in political life. Democrats, and
their free coinage allies, will have
none of it. The Gage scheme,
like the numerous schemes of Car
Isle, all directed toward the re-
tirement of the greenbacks, will
fail. The issues of '96 will be
fought over again at the congress
electionsl2..next fall.-Char-
lesion Gazette.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-12-15

The Republican Congress is
tinker1ng with the pension law,
trying to cut off every soldier now
drawing a pension, who is able to
earn a living, and all young widows
who have married old soldiers, to
get a widows pension.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-12-15

The statue of the late Senator
John e. Kenna has been sent to
Washington and it is ready to be
placed in the stationary hall at the
Capitol. 1t will be given a posi-
tion on the west side of the hall
between the statues of Lincoln and
Hamilton.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-12-15

We overheard few young ladies
telling each other what they ez-
pected to receive for presents dur
ing the holidays, and from the
number of presents and cost of
same, ne imagine their sweethearts
must be interested in the rich gold
feldsof Klondyke.
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Eve Hurt.

A clod thrown by playmate
struck Master John Hall, the 13
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. M.
Hall, in the left eye hurting it
real badly.
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From Fridays Daily
The many friends of Col. D.
Sealy, of Charleston. will regret to
learn that he is seriously sick at
his home in that city.
Misses Margaret Neale, of Ben
Lomond, and Kate Neale, of this
city, leave today for Charleston, to
be present at the marriage of Miss
Nell Couch.
Mrs. A. R. Shaw, accompanied
by her sister, Mrs. Sheldon Ways,
of Parkersburg, leave today for
Huntington to visit friends. and to
consult physician regarding Mrs.
Shaw's health.
Mr.. g. K. Blackwood will leave
for his home at Lock z, Monday,
to remain there permanently. Mr..
Blackwood has made numerous
warm friends during his stay here,
who regret to see him leave.
Miss Mollie M. Moore, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Moore,
cf MERGERS Bottom, who has been
on visit for the past three months
to her aunt, Mrs. @. w. Maupin, OF
Maupin's Station, returned to her
home to-day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-12-15

Once in a while stranger gets
within our gates, and takes
drink or two, is.run in by the po-
lice, and does duty on our streets.
We ought to have few of them
now to take the mud off the streets.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-12-15

From Thursdays Daily.
Mr.. B. a. Blagg, of Capehart, is
in town.
We learn that Mr.. VIM. Hoover,
who was dangerously sick with
fever at Columbus, has so far Sc
covered as to be able to go to work.
Conductor Benz. Switzer leaves
today to take charge of run be-
tween Athens and Columbus, and
Conductor John Wills will take
charge of the Gauley accommoda-
ton.
Mr.. Jas. Van Bostiok, more fa-
milarly known as "Jim Fuzzy" a
good old soul as ever lived, and
who was ever ready to do his part
in anything he undertook, left with
his wife yesterday to make his fu-
ture home at Elk City.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-12-15
Governor Atkinson hrs appoint-

Governor Atkinson hrs appoint
ed Mrs. John K. List, of Wheel
ing, and Rev. L. e. Peters, of
ParkersbGrg, as delegates to the
eighth national convention of the
Boys and Girls National Home
and Employment Association
which viii meet at Indianapolis,
December 18th.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-12-15

A coal bank is being opened out
ON what is called Lees Cave,
and a fine quality of coal is being
got out. The projectors have
hopes of striking a good vein.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-12-15

The business men are now crowd
ing our columns with their an
nouncements. They know a good
advertising medium. when they
see it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-12-15

The practice the boys have of
hanging on to the rear end of wag-
ons and buggies, is very danger
GUS proceeding, that will some
day lay them up with a broken
limb.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-12-15

/ Married Thursday night, Decem-
Der 9th, 1897. by Rev. s. a. Dona-
hoe, Mr.. Chas. E. Knapp and
Miss Birdie Mcdaniel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-12-15

They talk about a new gospel, a
new theology. and all that. Why
my friends, it is the old gospel we.
want; that old Pentecostal fire that
will waken men up Moody.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-12-15

A corn cob factory is now seek
ing location in West Virginia
somewhere. Can't our Board of
Trade reach out after it. 1t would
make a market for corn cobs, that
are now burned up by our farmers.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-12-15

a nice new paper cutter and
lot of new type. has been received
at this office this week. If you
want up-to-date job work, send us:
your orders.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-12-15

As the holidays approach, local
items become scarcer and scarcer,
no doubt because people are SO
busy preparing Christmas gifts for
sheir friends, they have not time
toE1o wrong
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-12-15

What to give is an important
question just now. Why not solve
it by deciding to send this paperto
some one for a year No better or
more appropriate gift can be found.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-12-15
HorrfbIe Death.

Z Hugh Miller, a young man 70
years of age, son of Mr.. Lewis Mil
Ter, of st Albands, went to Char
lIeston. Monday evening to attend
a show, and after the show was
over, he and another young man
boarded freight train on the @.
& O. Railroad, TO return home.
The train did not stop at st. Al
bans, but slowed up somewhat, and
the young men jumped off. Miller
in alighting struck post and was
thrown backward. His body fell
outside the track, but one arm lay
on the rail and was cut off. In
some way or other his whole body
was dragged across the track, the
wheels passing over it and cutting
it in two. The young man was
very popular and a favorite among
his associates This should be a
warning to the many young boys
Of this place who make practice
of Jumping on and off moving
trains. or they may be crushed to
death or made cripple for life.
The Louisville Courier-Journal
says: The famous whistle of the
Telegraph is now on the Bostona.
The Bostona will be the compan-
ion boat to the City of Louisville
in the Cincinnati and Louisville
trade. The whistle of the Tele-
graph has become so well known
that Commodore Laidley decided
at once to retain it in the trade.
The famous whistle has been in
constant use for over forty years.
We realize that our success in
the newspaper business depends
upon furnishing the people with a
good local paper, and to this end
we are bending every energy. OF
course we have to contend with
many difficulties.and be governed
by circumstances. Little irregu-
larities will occur in a newspaper
Office just the same as they happen
to the merchant, the farmer. the
mechanic and all other people.
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in way to help others as We have been"
Dr. Miles Remedies are sold by all drug
eists under positive guarantees first bottle
benefits or money refunded. Book ON
Heart and Nerves sent free to all applicants.
DIR. MILES MEDICAL co.. Elkhart. lad.
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The Riverside Brick Yard, at
Middleport, was sold Saturday at
Sheriff's sale to the Merchants
National Bank, of Point Pleasant,
for 81, $50. 1t cost only few
years ago s47, ,Ooo.-Pomeroy Lead
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-12-15

wife had q sewers at
eSck of La Grippe
which brought on
troubles peculiar to
her sex. The Restor-
ative Nervine IS the
only thing that has
helped her. We both
hone Won VII use thIa
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-12-15

Hooff's livery stables were sold
yesterday to Jas. b. and o. M.
Tippett. New horses and new rigs
will be added to these well eauip-
ped stables. and IN time a harness
shop y he added.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-12-15

The =. .'of theU. S. Treas
nry has order that all clerks
who receive a regular salary must
pay their debts or lose their posi-
tions.
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HMR- MURRAY, engineer for Keet =
slN Rountree Mercantile Co., Spring
~ = field. No., writes: II suffered from
dyspepsia. was unable TO eat any ythfng with
llysiclaLs VII tnoue Denencs I Decalne al1lc4t
q physical wreck ana unable 70 attendto
my work. took DIR. Miles Restorative
Neryine and I'm six weeks was we'll Ny
The herald., 1897-11-29
DoWNEX

DOWNEY, Nov. 2S.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) At the stockholders meet
ing Of the Arroyo Ditch company 1t was
decided to ascertain whether the corpor-
alton can be put into the hands of a re-
ceiver in order to compel all who derive
the benefit of the water to pay their pro
rata Of the expense of the company. The
directors were instructed to devise plans
for the development of more water.
About sixteen old ladies have been re-
moved from the county hospital to the
county farm and placed in the woman's
annex building. lately erected on the
farm. Mrs. Agnes Benbrook has been
appointed matron Of the institution.
Clinton Blythe is expected home soon
from Texas, where he has been visiting
for the past few weeks.
D. F. Woods is recovering from a Sc
we're illness.
Joseph Dismukes has purchased the
Holman place, south Of town.
J. r. Kirkpatrick has bought the Cuth-
bert property on Fifth street and Cot
tage avenue.
Elder R.. B. Chaplin Of Wilmington:
preached in the Christian church today.
Orange buyers are paying $l.25 per
box for navels and 65 cents for seedlings.
The herald., 1897-11-29

preached by Rev. I. L. Spencer Of the
Methodist church.
Preparations are being made for the
annual school entertainment, which will
be given about the 23rd of December. A
Thanksgiving entertainment was held
at the school Wednesday afternoon, at
which a large number Of visitors were
present.
Andrew Spence, who left Duarte for
the east year and half ago on mis-
slonary tour, has returned.
Miss Spence Of Los Angeles visited
with friends in Monrovia this week.
1t Is expected the new Presbyterian
church will be completed by Christmas
J. s. Killian Of El Monte has filed q
petition for insolvency.
At the conference Of pastors and work.
ers at the Baptist church last Sunday
afternoon Rev. M. H. Wolfe Of Alham-
bra, Rev. George Taylor Of South Pas
adena. Rev. e. G. d. Groat Of Covina
and Rev. Mr.. Cain Of Azusa and Los
Angeles, as we'll as large delegations OF
Baptists from these churches, were
present, all the pastors giving addresses.
This conference will meet with the Azusa
Baptist church week from today.
The herald., 1897-11-29
AzUsA

AZuSA, Nov. 28.-(Regular Corre-
spondence) The A. o. u. w. organized
lodge Monday night with a member
ship Of forty-two. There were about
125 visiting members present from Mon
rovia and Covina. and all enjoyed the
evening. The degree of honor furnished
an excellent supper at the close Of the
institution Of the lodge, The officers
elected for the first term are; w. E.
Parker, P. NJ: w. P. Parker M. W.; j.
w. Jeffrey. foreman; r. M. Sippel over
seer; c. V. Cain. recorder; c. D. Griffith,
financier; F. l.. Wade, receiver; D.
Crawford, guide; Cary Peck, I. W.; c.
w. Hanes, John OFT, trustees. The in
itiatory work was done by the Monrovia
team, splendidly drilled body of men.
w. H. Evans installed the officers, as
sisted by W. E. Parker.
A union temperance meeting will be
held at the Presbyterian church tonight.
The principal address will be made by
the Baptist minister
DR.. Henry Cox died at his ranch home
last week, aged II years, month and IL
days. The body was embalmed and sent
to San Francisco for burial. The funeral
was held at the M. e. church, Azusa, on
Monday afternoon, underline auspices
of the Masons. A large attendance of
brother ministers were present, as also
a number Of his former parishioners at
Glendora.
This afternoon there were services for
the children at the Presbyterian church
and these services will be continued once
a month hereafter.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. w. Crowell has been critically i'll with
pneumonia for several days, but it is
hoped the worst danger is over,
The herald., 1897-11-29

of the carnival time bad for regular busi-
ness. But Tucson, the ancient and hon.
orable pueblo, pushing forward in mod
ern ideas and substantial prosperity. has
taken up the banner and is preparing for
winter carnival that is to excel any
think of the kind ever known to Phoenix
and that is to abound dn curious and
original features. At least so the pro-
moters say, and they have cash and en-
ergy and intelligence to back them. In
early days the fiesta of St. Augustine at
Tucson in November was an Institution
of high repute in the southwest, and at
tracted throngs from even California and
Mexico. But the foundation of the old
time Fiesta was gambling and the legis-
lature of Arizona finally prohibited the
Fiesta altogether The prohibition, it
should be incidentally told. was not for
the advancement of morality particular
ly. The bill was engineered through the
Legislature by the professional gamb-
lers Of the territory. headed by Fred G.
Hughes. then president of the territor-
iai council and now defaulting fugitive
in Sonora. The professionals objected
to the Fiesta because. forsooth. it
brought a horde of strange, itinerant
sports" from other lands, and to them
went the cash that might otherwise
have stayed at home.
But the modern Fiesta has none Of
these features and the man who wants
to gamble will be compelled to hunt for
his game in a regularly licensed house.
TUCsON'S AWAKENING
Tucson, to first sight. is a sleepy, adobe
built town, that looks very much like the
Sonoratown of Los Angeles. The streets
are narrow and tortuous and there is
conspicuous lack of sidewalks. It might
be said that the streets are all sidewalk.
But plans are now perfected for the wild
ening of the principal thoroughfare,
Congress street, by the demolition Of
the WEDGE" a narrow block of build
ings backed by an alley. When this has
been done, Congress street will be a noble
one, well worthy Of the substantial brick
business blocks that are now being erect
ed along it's frontages. A late improve
ment, too, is street car line, already in
operation from the center of the city to
the railroad depot and in construction
to the territorial university, a half mile
or more further out.
A CLOSE CORPORATION
The annual election of the Santa Fe,
Prescott and Phoenix railway was held
lately at Prescott. The board Of di-
rectors was reelected. ensuring the
same management that now so Efficient
ly conducts the road. This line is a curl
Gus one in several respects. It pays no
taxes, under dispensation Of an act Of
the territorial legislature, and, possibly
materially aided by this fact, is under
stood to be one of the most profitable Of
western lines. But the most curious
thing is that the Chicago millionaires
who built the line at an expense Of $4,-
100000 or so, have themselves retained it's
bonds and themselves collect the inter-
est that usually goes to third parties af-
ter the bonds have been foated by we'll
paid promoter. The road has lately put
on two trains day each way and is
otherwise manifesting indications that
the winter business has come unto It in
abundant measure.
JAMES H. MCLINTOCK.