The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-07-27


Arrested-
Saturday Constable Jas z
Monroe, Of this city. and Air
Worthy Jordan started on tbs
hunt Of the tlsieyes who broke
into the latter house IN Hender
son, and stole several dresses and
suits of clothes They returned
Monday night with one. Ellen
Short. who had made her home IN
Henderson, and who they arrested
about % miles back of MiIlers
port. Ohio. in Lawrence county
She had an accomplice In the
robbery, but from whom she says
she separated at Henderson She
is now confined in iail at this
place.
When the Ohio river gets low
enough so parties can work about
the sand bar at California rock, OPP
posite the Ensign Car Works at
Huntington, several men propose
to dig down In hunt for treasures
supposed to be buried there. 1t Is
alleged that am iron safe that be-
Ionged to the steamer California
that oollided with another boat in
the high water of Is4s was buried
at the rock. and thai it contains
considerable gold.
Monday night some one attempt
ed to enter the residence of Mrs-J-
W. Misner, on First street Its
the opinion of the police that these
night providers are citizens of our
town. and one OF two suspicious
characters are now being watched.
Lodges must remember that the
Register charges 3 cents a printed
line for all resolutions of respect.
and for all resolutions of thanks.
and that none will hereafter be
published unless paid for. Lodges
and other socities have no right to
ask our labor without compensa-
ton.
The war tax on beer is already
in evidence in theway of new de
vice known as the optical illusion
beer glass. 1t contains about three
quarter of the contents of an or
binary glass, but to the deceived
customers, 1t appears TO hold just
as much as the old kind.
Never in the history of our little
city, were there ever so many hand
some. charming and cultured young
ladies visiting within its borders,
as there is at this time.
A man who would get drunk end
go home and abuse his wife and
children, should be tied up to a
whipping-post and given a sound
cow-hiding.
The following marriage license
was issued from the County Clerks
Office, Saturday, July 23d: Dan
lei Windie and Fannie Workman.
In some parts of this county
they are having washouts. and in
other parts of the county the
crops are burning up for the want
of rain.
The Keyser wooden mills will
supply the government with S15.-
600 worth of goods.
Mr.. John L. Written is adding
another story to his residence in
the Third Ward.
If there is anything on earth
that will scare horse into fits it
is a steam threshing machine.
Politics will soon be running
high, and the voice of the ,telo-
quent'' stumper viii be heard.
nightly.
''Our customers say you manu-
facture three of the best remedies
on on earth. said the mercantile firm
of Haas, Harris, Brim & McLain,
of Dawson, Ga, in a recent letter
to the Chamberlain Medicine Co.
This is the universal verdict
Chamberlain Pain Balm is the
finest preparation in the world for
rheumatism, neuralgia. lame back.
quinsey, sore throat, cuts, bruises,
burns, scalds, pains and sWellings.
A % cent bottle of this liniment
in the house, will save a great deal
of suffering. Buy it at Hoof s
drug store.
This part of the country was
visited with a copious down pour
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