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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-28
VITRIoL VICTIM.
VIM. L. Beatty, the Oil Operator
Dies From His Injuries.

VIM. L. Beatty, the Oil Operator
Dies From His Injuries.
PARKERsBuRG, w. VA, July 22-
VIM. L. Beatty. the oil operator,
and the victim of Mrs. Edna Hitch
ems, who threw vitriol upon him
ON the third of the present month,
died this morning. A determined
effort is being made by the police
to locate the Kitchens woman, who
has thus far managed to keep her
whereabouts closely concealed.
since she was at the home of her
victim at Meadville. Pa. since the
throwing of the fluid occurred.
Beatty made a will bequeathing,
it is supposed, the larger portion
of his property to his son.
Beatty had deserted his wife and
took up with the Kitchens woman.
But when he grew so much worse,
his wife came here from Pennsyl-
vania with her son, to see him, but
he refused to allow her to come to
his room, but admitted his son.
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az E1PENsIvE WIG.
Two Boys Steal a Lot Of Tele-
phone Gable and Get IN
Trouble.


The O. r r.. about week age
completed the laying of a half inch
Telephone cable across the Ohio
river at Gallipolis, and the line had
been working several days. Last
Friday evening the communication
was interrupted and an investiga-
ton disclosed the fact that about
one hundred feet of the cable where
it leaves the river and runs up the
bank, had been cut off and had
mysteriously disappeared, Capt.
J. R. Mehen, special Q. r. +. de-
tective at once began an investiga-
ton with the result that the miss
ing line was found in possession of
two boys, about 10 or II years of
age named Graham and Smith.
who live same distance back Of
Gallipolis Ferry The boys had
come to the ferry Friday and while
along the river had found
the cable and taken part of it to
make swing. The boys parents
agreed to settle the damages which
are quite heavy and no further
action will be taken in the matter.
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Captain John r. Selbe has re-
ceived from his friend, Mr.. Gran
vile E. Taft, clerk of Barbour
County Court, beautiful litho-
graph picture of the Court House
and adjoining hill of Phillippi,
where was fought the first engage
ment in the civil war, on June 3rd,
1851. Accompanying the picture
is an interesting account of visit
paid to that historic spot by Mr..
g. w. II. Kemper, of Muncie. Ind,
who took part in that engagement
and revisited the scene a few
weeks ago for the first time since
the war. Both have a special in
terest to Captain Selbe, for when
he was in the army he marched
through this famous place, al
though he did not take part in any
military operations there.
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Runaway.

Last Sunday, as Mrs. g. w. King
and her sister, Mrs. John Kimber-
ling. were out driving, their horse
became frightened near the resi-
dence of MIR. b. II. Blagg, near
Cupehart, and ran away, upsetting
the buggy and wrecking it bae-ly.
but fortunately they escaped un-
hurt,
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Go to work, Young MAN.


There are more young American
men in the penitentiaries in this
country learning trades than there
are outside of them, says a recent
writer. The principal cause of
this is that we are educating our
young men for gentlemen-trying
to make lawyers. preachers, doctors
and clerks out of material that ma
ture intended for blacksmiths, car
penters, sailors and other honest
'.hewers of wood and drawers of
water" lisa mistake, a big one.
to teach the boys and girls to be-
lieve that to labor is disgracefu1,
and to do nothing for living is
more becoming thesociety in which
they expect to move and have re-
spect. Hang such societyl It is
rotten to the core to-day, and there
are many mems sons and daughters
who are now being educated to
play the parts of leading lady
and walking gentleman. in the
great drama of life who will light
! out for poor house or peniten-
tiery before they have played theil
| parts and the curtain drops. &c
to work.
The Missouri fruit crop IS esti
mated this year to be worth s20,.
100000.
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Mason City.


Special Corre espond J uly 2z
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo Collins, Of
Racine. o., are the guests of Hon.
J. u. Myers and family
Prof. j. Il Rainey. of Letart, is
in town.
Mr.. W, @, Stortzs of Point Pleas
ant, is spending few days with
Mr.. Henry Schwartz.
Mr.. Peter Bettinger. the popular
salesman, is the eguest of his parents.
Mrs. Harry Shrewsbury accis
dentally cut the end OF her finger
off Tuesday, while cutting grass
Misses Flora and Katie Bletner
left this morning for Cincinnati
Mr.. Arthur O'Leary, of Ravens
wood. spent several days with his
parents. this week.
Mrs. Jessie Redmond and son
Ben, have moved back from Charl-
eston.
Miss Sue Lehew, accompanied
by her sister Mable. viii leave in a
few day for an extended visit to
Chicago.
The Mason Greys cross bats with
our sister town to-day, and with
Syracuse Sunday.
Mrs. S. e. leaves Thurs
day for Charleston, to attend the
NJ. r. S. S. Convention, where she
has been sent as delegate.
BRoveSs EYES
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AS none as the blessings have
materialized, which we were as
sured would follow the promise of
a revision of the tariff, what assur-
ance do we have that the passage
of the bill will open any new fac
tories or set any more spindles in
operation.
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We have a much better grade of
horses in this county, than we had
a few years ago. We probably
now have the best stock of horses
in Mason county to be found in
the State
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-28

Lakewood Park is again open to
the public. Mr.. McHale has con-
cluded to run it as temperance
resort. No intoxicants of any kind
will be allowed to be sold on the
grounds.
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From Thursday 3 Daily.
We are panied to announce the
death this morning, Of Mr. Wm.
Gray, which sad event occurred at
his home, near Sassafras. at 300
p. m. Wednesday. July 81 1897
He would have been 95 years old
had he lived until August 10Th.
He bad been sick for some time,
aud his death was not unexpected
to his family. The deceased was a
good, honest Citizen, and Christian,
being for many years consistent
member of the Presbyterian church.
The funeral viii take place this
afternoon at 8 o'clock. Fnneral
services by Rev. w. r. i, d. Argent.
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Died

At his home, in Pleasant Flats,
Tuesday, July goth, Mr.. Jacob
Morley. of typhoid fever. He was
about So years old. He will be
buried today in the Van Sickle
grave yard.
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in a way to help others as We have been.''
DR.. Niles, Remedies are sold by all Drug
gists under positive guarantee. first bottle
benefits or money refunded. Book ON
Heart and Nerves sent free to all applicants.
DIR. MILES MEDICAL CO.. EllLhart. lad.
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wife had a severe at
tack OF La Grippe
which brought on
troubles peculiar to
her sex. The Restor-
ntiye Nervine Is the
only thing that has
helped her. We both
hone vot, will nsa this
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-28

The Trustees of the Fair Grounds
school, Lewis District, composed
of Messrs. g. F. Crtmill, Samuel
Luton and Vim. Doolittle, met
Monday, and selected Capt Oliver
Phelps for teacher.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-28

IF Republican tariffs bring on
prosperity why is it they are always
followed by strikes? The McKin-
ley tariff law of 1890 was followed
by the Homestead outbreak of
1892. 1t is possible that the Ding
ley law of 1897 may be followed
by even graver troubles. The coal
miners strike. gigantic as it is,
may be but the beginning of Sc
ries of more serious troubles.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-28

Mr.. w 81. CLARK, of Graham Sta
ton, was caller at this Office yes
terday and renewed his subscrip-
ption to the Weekly Register.
Mr.. Jacob Roush, of Mason, who
has been subscriber to the Reg
lister ever since it was founded, in
1862, was in town yesterday.
Miss Edith Harden, one of Mid
dleport's charming and accom-
plished young ladies, is here on a
few days visit to Misses Carrie and
Nell Gilmore.
Mr.. NJ. G. Tyler, General Mana
ger of the Camden Clay Company,
located at Spilman, Mason county,
was pleasant caller at this Office
yesterday.
Mrs. @. E. Gwinn returned to-
day from visit to Glenwood.
She was accompanied by Miss
Gwinn, her sister-in-law.-H Hunt
ington Herald, 22d.
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Q. o. =.
An Enjoyable Evening Spent
with Merriam Lodge, No.
IS1, Leon, w. Va.
From Wednesdays Daily.


Several members of Point Pleas
ant Lodge, No. SO, I. o. o. F.,
paid visit last night to Leon for
the purpose of initiating some can
didates into the mysteries of the
Order. Those who went from here
to take part in the ceremonies of
the occasion were Messrs G. b.
Smith, j. S. Wheaton, w. B. Hus-
ton, VIM. Fry, Will Gardner, Robt.
Kiger, VIM. McGufin, A. w. Asher
Robt. Haptonstall, w. w. Bryan
and A. i. Cottrill, while those
initiated into the Order were
Mes8rs. w. III. Holstein, John r.
Knapp, w. H. Summers and j. b.
Thomas The proceedings occupi-
ed the attention of those concerned
until as te hour, and at midnight
the ladies of Leon entertained the
visitors and the local members of
the craft at a splendid supper, to
which the most ample justice was
done. Soon afterwards the Point
Pleasant contingent started for
home arriving here at about four
O'Clock this morning, somewhat
tired out but unanimous in the
conclusion that they had had a
most enjoyable time.
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From Fridays Daily.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Emery
Smith, of Henderson, last night, a
daughter.
Col. N. P. Baker and Capt. G. e.
Fultz, of the K. & NJ. R'y., were in
town last night.
Mrs. Henry Murry and little
son, visiting Mrs. Spencer Adkins
and family, returns to her home at
Parkersburg to-day.
Mr.. w. G.. Yielding, book-keep-
er at Lock IL, leaves today to visit
his wife and children at st. Cath
arine, Ont.
Mr.. Fred MoCulloch left this
morning for Camp Blues" on
Eight-Mile to spend few days
with the boys.
Mrs. John G. Porter was called
to Gallipolis yesterday on account
of the sickness of her grand daugh-
ter, Miss Edith Kuhn.
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PERSONAL.
From weinesday' Daiiy-
Hugh Juhling, of Hartford City
was here yesterday
Mr.. w ] Brown and wife and
Mr. s. Morgan, of Ravenswood
were in town yesterday
Mr. 81. NJ Holderness. who has
+ been visiting Mr.. Fred McCnlloch
leaves today for his home at Bos
ton, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo w. Stribling
leave today on a visit to relatives
lat Martinsburg and Webster
Springs.
Mr.. John w. Love, who has
been confined to his home with
rheumatism, is able to be on the
streets this morning
Miss Hattfe Parsons, of Hunt
ington, who has been here on a
visit to her grandparents. Capt.
VIM. Parsons and wife, returned
home yesterday
Mr.. w. e. Ruttencutter, a prom
inent business man, of Mason, was
in town yesterday, the guest of
Capt. j. W. Heslop and family.
Before returning he paid years
subscription to the Daily Register.
From Thursdays Daily.
Mr.. J. ii. Long, of South Side,
was in town yesterday.
Miss Isabelle Hysell, of Middle
port, and Miss jeanette Mobiles, of
Columbus, Ohio spent yesterday
with Miss Lucille Long, at Maggie.
U. s. Marshal, Capt. Jno. K.
Thompson, was in town yesterday,
on visit to his sister, Mrs. DR.. A.
R. Barbee.
Messrs. Ben and Ernest Frank
lin left yesterday at noon for Old
Point Comfort and other points of
interest in Virginia. When they
return they will ride through on
their bicycles.
Col. H. r. Howard returned from
Spencer yesterday, where he had
been attending meeting of the
executive committee of the board
for the Second Hospital for the
Insane.
Rev. j. j. White, Chaplain of
the Second Asylum for the Insane,
was in town yesterday. on his way
to Charleston to attend the Ep-
worth League meeting. Miss Pearl
Chapman, of Spencer. delegate to
the League, accompanied him.
Miss Virginia Wiley returned
yesterday from a visit to relatives
at Charleston She was accom-
panied home by her cousin, Miss
Edna Young, who will make her a
two weeks visit They went out
to Miss Wiley's grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. 9. @. Miller, last night.
Prof. John NJ Simpson has been
elected Principal of one of the
Huntington schools. and Miss
Mabel Gibbons, has been selected
as one of the assistant teachers in
the public schools of that city.
Both of the appointees are Point
Pleasantonians.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-28

Spain and Japan might unite in
war on the United States and be
joined by several allies, without
getting what they want. They
might. however, get what they de-
served.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-28

This town affords a good open
ing for a canning factory. a planning
mill and numerous other Industries.
That .henest dollar is the best
arbitrator that the operator could
possibly send to the starving miner
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TRY Aliens Foot Ease.

A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
At this season your feet feel swollen and
not, and get tired easily. Ir you have
smarting feet or tight shoes. try Aliens
Foot-Ease. 1t cools the feet and makes
walking easy. Cures and prevents
swollen and sweating feet, blisters and
callous spots. Relieves corns and bun
ions of all pain and gives rest and COM
fort. Try it to-day. Sold by all drug
gists and shoe stores for 25c. Trial
package FREE. Address, Allen s. OHM
tead, Le Roy, n. y.
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There are 250, 600 words in the
English language, and mostof them
were used on Sunday by woman
who discovered after coming out 81
church that her new hat was adorn-
ed with q tag on which was written.
Reduced to S2.49n
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-28

When Chicago highwaymen take
to holding up the trolley con-
ductors, it's time that some excusa-
able knocking down might be in
dulged in.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-28

William j. Bryan has offered an
annual prize of $40 to the students
of Illinois College, Joliet, for the
best essay on American history
and 1,oIitical ECONOMY.
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Il Kin Yiel6.

Mr.. e. 81. Mayes, living on Mr..
John BechtePs farm, near Elwell,
had a 7-acre field of wheat which
yielded when threshed SO bushels
to the acre. His whole crop aver
aged 253 bushels to the acre. This
is about the biggest yield in that
part of the county.
The following conversation took
place in Point Pleasant not long
ago. A saving husband said to his
wife: my dear, don't spend a
cent of money with a man who
don't advertise in the Register. /"
The wife, who was a business wo-
man, replied: "Oh, L learned bet
ter than to go where I was not in
vited long ago. You would be an
old bachelar now. if you had not
invited me to be your wife. Catch
me going to store without an in
vitation; I guess not"
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Alnnr t.Ile I3enfl.

Twelve thousand dollars will be
the capital stock of the horse shoe
factory TO be started at AEiddleport.
King, Gilbert and Warner owners
of the old nail mill site give the
use of the groundsrent free for ten
years.
Mrs. Capt }. G. Cerriens, Mrs.
Geo. Tucker and Miss Jennie
Hutchinson, of Mason City. are at
tending the meeting of the Ep-
worth League meeting at Charles
ton.
a Jr. o. q. a. M. has been insti-
tuted at Mason City, with s6mem-
bers.
Quarterly meeting at ~. E..
Church at Letart. o., Saturday
and Sunday next.
Miss Mary Hayman, of Apple
Grove. o., viii visit with relatives
at MERGERS Bottom.
The SpiIman coal mines have
been put in repair and work begun
again.
The coal miners at the Hope
have been given an increase.
Hon. JAS. Capehart sold valu-
able horse to q. ID. Roush, New
Hgyen.
Mr.. VIII Sebom, of Pomeroy.
is prospecting for gold in Alaska,
and party of Pomeroyans are
fixing to join him.
Hartford City school building
gets new bell.
Mr.. Sidney yarian has returned
to his home in Ietart, after year
spent In the South.
Mrs. Nancy Baker, of Letart
received 81 600 life policy held by
her son John. deceased
Miss Bessie Roush, of New Ha-
ven, is visiting her uncle Luttier.
at Guyandotte.
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Evidently Mark Hanna hasn't
the influence over the coal miners
that he exercised at the ST. Louis
convention.
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Filson Bros, of this city, have
the contract to furnish the silver
ware, queensware, graniteware and
tinware, for the Second Asylum for
the Insane. at Spencer. This is a
good and reliable firm, and the
Register congratulates them ON Sc
curing this contract, against SO
much competition.
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There are still los, 600 applica-
tions for office ON file ct Washing
ton. Seems there are still several
patriots out of a Job.
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AIlIe 70 60 Home.

Mr.. Ed. Baldwin, who met with
an accident on the Ohio River
railroad, on train he was brake
ing on, near Coxs Station, by which
he lost an arm and a leg, and who
has been at the Park Hotel in this
city since the accident, left yester=
day for his home at Parkersburg
A letter from Parkersburg to Drs.
Barbee & Barbee, his physicians,
says he arrived home all right, and
stood the trip well and is getting
along nicely.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-28

What has become of the FIRE en-
gine, the town was going to pur-
chase some time ago? Are We
waiting for another fire?
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Let the monied men, who are too
old to go themselves, form "Grub
Stake" company and send some of
the young fellows who want to go
to Alaska, but have not the means
to 90 with.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-28

Big Sale of Timber Lands.
On Tuesday j. B. Ellison, of
Logan county, made sale of four
thousand acres of fine timbered
lands lying on the waters of Buf-
falo creek. He received as a COM
pensation $4,000, this being at a
rate of So per acre. This price
seems very low, but when it is
known that the timber is twenty
miles from the Guyan river, and
thirty miles from a railroad, the
price is very reasonable, after all.
The new purchasers will build
tram road and put large force of
men to work at once preparing the
timber for market.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-28

The Board Of Education should
have the fence around the school
house lot painted. 1t is rnsting
badly.
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After years of hypocricy the
Now York Sun has openly an
nounced itself as Republican
newspaper. Now let's have no
more lying about it being Demo
cratic.
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If the trusts have overlooked any
of their tariff wants they should
hurry up and make them known
before the bill is finally disposed
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-28

The Democrats of Ohio are
great fighters. and they were never
in better trim than now to fight the
enemy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-28

Lyman Gage is certain that pros
perity has returned. He becomes
more certain at each recurrence Of
pay day.
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The K & N. Railroad is reaping
a rich freight harvest now. Hum
dreds Of cars Of coal are passing
out Of the valley daily and going
to the lakes over this popular road.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-28

Those who eat the least in hot
weather and make fruits and light
foods their principal nourishmept
are the most comfortable as well as
the healthiest
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-28

The Point Pleasant Furniture
and Carpet Company, o. b. Har-
per, Manager, was awarded the
contract for furnishing iron bed
steads for the Insane Asylum at
Spencer. Point Pleasant seemed
to be in this competition to win,
and succeeded admirably.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-28

Alaska with all its mountains Of
gold and lakes Of oil is achieving
wonderful notoriety
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just now this Office is crowded
with job work, but has room for
more orders Our facilities for
turning out nice work rapidly, with
no appointments to our custom
ers, is known to everybody and
coupled with ourIow prices. brings
us the work.
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A Hcnderson IEnterprfse.


The r.. +. Morris Manufacturing
Company, of Henderson, is an in
dustry that the people of chat
growing and progressive little
town should delight in. Here
tofore the Company has been
engaged in manufacturing lumber
and building material, but re-
Gently went extensively into the
manufacture of furniture. The
Company now works quite a large
force of skilled and unskilled
workmen, and is crowded with or
ders for bedsteads, and has orders
for thousands of them. The Reg
lister hopes that the r. F. Morris
Manufacturing Company may con-
tinue to prosper, until its plant
will become the largest establish
ment of the kind along either the
Great Kanawha or Ohio Valleys.
j. b. Tippett returned yesterday
from Spencer, where he was one of
the successful bidders for the fur
niture, mattresses. etc, for the Sec
ond Hospital for the Insane, hav-
ing received six contracts, out of
nine bids placed. Selling them
So hair mattresses, 125 hair pill
lows, bed springs, bed room
suits and eight dozen chairs. In
view of the fact that competition
was strong. this was quite con-
quest for our Point Pleasant firm.
There were parties representing
manufacturers from Baltimore,
Pittsburg, Louisville, Cincinnati,
Columbus, Wheeling, Dayton. Par
kersburg, Charleston, and other
important places.