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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18
THE SUMMER

is almost past. We have in stock
and at LOVES PRICES, Stone
ware of all kinds, quarts to gall
Ions. Fruit jars, a speciality
Mason's Glass Fruit Jnrs-pints
to half-gallons. Stone churns B
and 5 gallons, with lids. Best
grades of Glover and Timothy
Seeds, Blue Grass and Red Top
Grass Seeds Best grade of grain
bags, always on hand. Best as
sortment of Bread Crackers and
Cakes. The best and finest line
of Candies and Confections; and
remember you can buy the cele-
brated Princess Coffee, only of us,
also Java and Mocha and Golden
Rio Cottees direct from the i'm
porters, thereby giving our GUS
toners the profits that go to job
bers. Remember the Princess
Coffee is only 1Oc. pound and
far superior to any package coffee
at that price. Don't fail to ask
for Princess, and an endless va
riety of all kinds of fresh Goods
at prices to suit the times. High
est market prices paid for all
kinds of country produce. Re
the place 514 Main st.
ID. S. SNYDER,
The GROCER.
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ArIee Items.


correspondence, 10.
Mrs Hugh Jorden spent Sun
day with Mrs. Thomas Henry.
ID. Il. Potts and wife were guests
of friends on Sixteen Sunday.
Fred Kanode, of Postum Branch
was visiting friends at Hog Slide
Sunday.
Topsy Fadley spent Sunday with
Jas. Maddy,
Quite a number on Sixteen at
tended church at BrucelEChapel
Sunday.
Mrs. Robt. Dabney spent Satur-
day with Mrs. @. g. Dabney.
G.. NJ. Bechtle, of Crooked
Branch, spent Sunday at Pleasant
Valley.
Mrs. Joseph Bechtle was the
guest of Mrs Q. Gorden, Sunday
AN OLD FASHIONED GIRL.
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t4rinlm's handing.

Correspondence, 18th.
Miss Oma Cooper and brothers
had quite merry crowd meet at
their home Thursday evening, to
pare apples, and just before leaving,
was surprised by a bountiful sup
per awaiting them.
Miss Alta Cooper was the pleas
ant guest of Miss Marcy Holstein,
Friday.
Mrs. Riddle is the pleasant guest
of Mrs Downs.
Mr.. VIM. Green, we'll known
young man of this place, left for
Iowa, Tuesday. He leaves many
sad hearts behind.
Mr.. Bob Riddle, of Pine Grove,
moved into our neighborhood last
week.
Mr.. Love Gilispie, who has been
suffering with dropsy for some
time, died last Wednesday. His
son William, died Friday, and it was
sad sight to behold both father
and son buried at the same hour.
Mr.. Robert Green, of this place.
began his school back of Frazier's
Bottom Monday, known as the
Hodge school.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Patohell and
Mrs. Alice Suratt, were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. p. r. Holstein a
few days last week.
MIR. P. E. Holstein has finished
seeding.
Mr.. Tom Poffenbarger threshed
Mr.. p. S. Oouoh's clover, last week.
MOSES
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Mason.

Correspondence, 14th.
Last Wednesday evening hap
ply scene was enacted at the home
of Rev. o. O. Phillips, who has
been pastor of the M. e. Church
here for year past, and who is
now about to- move to Spencer,
there to take up more extended
work. The members of Bro. Phil
lips church, desiring to do him the
honor he merited, came in with
baskets, pals and other receptacles
that fairly groaned under their bur
den of things good to eat and wear,
and deposited them before the
astonishod but highly pleased min
lister. Tho good man did not lose
his presence of mind, having been
used to good things in many an
other nook of the moral vineyard,
and Immediately busted himself at
making his unexpected guests com.
Portable. The baskets and other
receptacles were then opened and
additions made to the wardrobe and
larder, after which feast, such as
would do honor to royalty, was
spread and partaken of with cheer
full zest. at late hour the band
of cheerful givers departed to their
respective homes, all wishing the
ex-pastor and his family much hap
piness in their future home.
BY the way, your correspondent
would like to add that it is hardly
in keeping up with the eternal
fitness of things" to allow minis
ter to reach the point of departure
before taking measures to make
him "feel at home" in COM
munity.
Rev. Phillips desires to have us
mention that he, and his family as
we'll, are very grateful for this re-
memberanoe by the people of his
charge.
Mrs UnderhiIl, who has been in
Cleveland, Ohio, for some time, has
returned to her home here.
Col. r. Speaker, a prominent
timber dealer, of Athens county,
Ohio, was visitor at this place
last Sunday.
Rev. "a. @. Neptune, who was
selected from a constellation of
bright stars of the ecolesiastical
platform, to fill the pulpit of the
Mason M. e, Church, during the
next conference year, preached to
a large audience Sunday morning
Hon. William johnson, of Spill
man, was business visitor in
town, Wednesday evening.
CRITICAL OBSERVER.
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FORSALE.

piaaaant Vest " Va on south side
of Kanawha river, with either 05 acres
of SS{ as the buyer>chooses, with four
room house. double crib, small barn,
orchard and good garden and water
that was never known to fail. Also
some good timber with crop Locust
under same which will make fence
posts. Coal under the land, and all
ground lays so it can be tended eX-
cept about one acre, and all down in
grass. Also river place of "a acres on
Kanawha river near Look II. Write
for full particulars and price to
II. C.. FOWLER,
july 25 d & Zanesville, Ohio.
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Jericho.

Correspondence, 10Th.
Mr.. Chas. Clendenin is unable,
on account of sickness, to resume
his duties as school teacher at Mil
ler's School House, and Mrs. Car
rie Kinoade will take charge of the
school until he gets better.
Mrs. Ida Bennett, of Three Mile,
was visiting her mother, Mrs. O. p.
Eads, to-day.
Mrs, Maggie Doolittle was visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Eads, one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Folden were
visiting Mr.. @. w. Eads and wife,
to-day.
@Rev. Ernest Cartmill and Rev.
Eddie Rifle, preached at Miller's
School House, Sunday, in Rev.
Butdette's place.
Some of our men have a habit of
going to town, getting dru TX and
stopping every one they meet for a
fight. and if they are not more
careful they will get in trouble.
Mr.. VIM. Milford, of this place.
is moving his family onto his farm,
near Eckard Chapel. M.
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The sea is cruel doubtless; but
it must have been deeply moved
when the large fish took Jonah
down.
A kings conclusion is aroyaI
flush. 1t don't confuse some of
our fellows when they @hold it,
An eminent and able nFree
Thinker, is soon to lecture in the
Opera House in this CITY.
The leaps of impulse are consids
erably farther than the bounds of
reason.
The only chance for some thco.
ries to attract attention is to be ex-
ploded.
1t won't be many days until the
company will be able to furnish
water.
Ten million dollars comes into
West Virginia annually in theway
of pensions.
eff you want good business adj
vertise and get it; if you have a
good business. advertise and keepit.
One of the drawbacks (2l to
this town, is, that we have no base
ball club.
If our merchants would do more
advertising, they would have more
customers.
Be wise in when burning
oil her father pays for it.
Political organs seldom play in
harmony.
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nInotxnc Invcntnr nl.

Baltimore, Oct. lG.-C%,mar Mtrgen-
thaler, the inventor of the linotype, is
seriously i'll at his home harc. Mr..
Mergenthaler has been afflicted with
pulomary trouble for some time. and
for the last three weeks has been con
fined to his bed. He was born in
Wurtemburg. Germany. May 10, 1864.
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Don't Notice Then,

Tt may be an oversight in the
State Gazette, but it looks mys-
teriously strange that 1T never
mentions the name of any of the
candidates in the Fourth District,
who are mentioned for a place on
the Republican State ticket. No
tably remiss is the State Gazette
in regard to DIR. A. r. Barbee, who
has been spoken of SO compliment
tary by the Republican press of
the State for Governor. DR.. Bar
bee is neighbor and a fellow
townsman, and the Gazette SO far
has given him the "snub" by fail
ing to mention his name in this
connection. The Register, his po-
litical opponent, has done better
than this by him.
Mark Hanna Calico Down.
In his address at Sioux City, Ia,
Saturday, Hon. w. j. Bryan took
occasion to pay some little atten.
ton to that eminent statesman and
friend of the common people, Hon.
Mark Hanna. In reply to the
parrot-like Republican cry of
"demagoguery" Mr.. Bryan said:
al am called demagogue, and
if it is demagoguery to be friend
of the people, l am demagogue.
Lincoln was a common man him
self, and the greatest friend that
the common people ever had.
"The statesman is now the man
who listens to the pull. atoms of the
pocket book; he who strives to hear
the beatings of the heart is a dem
agogue. Once Lincoln and the
Republicans feared capital and
wealth. To-day the dollar mark is
visible on every Republican policy.
Mark Hanna declares the English
government as good as this, and
other Republicans follow in his
footsteps"
The definition of a modern Re-
publican statesman" fits Hanna
like glove, and the picture pre-
sented in few words by Mr..
Bryan will be universally and read
lily recognized.
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Tacoma, Wash, Oct. l6.-A terrible
epidemic of dysentery Is sweeping over
Japan with fatal result. Official sta
tistcs how that of about $4,000 perons
attacked up to Sept. IA. nrarly 10000
have died. The authorities estimate
that 100000 cases will be reached by
the end of October.
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street I,nII,vnv Mon.

Chicago, Oct. 16.-The members OF
the American Street Railway associa-
ton will meet here. The program com
bines the reading of papers on street
railway topics and large exhibit.
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New York, Oct. 16--Iawrence Gron-
lund. 53. the Socialist writer, died sud-
denly. His most celebrated work was
"The Cooperative Commonwealth"
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Special low prices on Crown and
Bridge Work. Porcelain Crowns,
Gold Plates, etc.
Drs. Minturn 3 cowden,
state Street, over Post once;
GAILIPOLIS, OHIO.
mny 30.
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a New York business man, now
under arrest, is said to have made
more than 100000 by removing
cancellation marks from war reye-
nue. stamps and selling the stamps
to employees of big establishments.
He was, of course, in favor of in
definite retention of the war taxes.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

If a picture were painted of
South Perkersburg's improve,
ments within the last year it would
contain as it's subjects the large
number of really fine residences,
we'll laid walks, streets and avenues,
all named, houses numbered, free
mail delivery, new road and last,
but not least, n strenuous attempt
to secure graded schools for the
benefit of the younger generation.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

The Palace Hotel at Clarksburg,
on Sunday morning was touched
up for quite bit of booty by nervy
thieves. They succeeded in get
ting away with $50 in cash, three
gold watches and three revolvers,
and probably if they had had more
time, they would have tackled
tho safe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

IT the other nations of the world
were not also engaged in land piracy
they would cry out against England
and stop her from stealing the land
from the Beers, but what can we all
sav2
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Squirrels are plenty in the woods
adjoining town, and hunters are
bringing them in by the dozens.
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The financial affairs of Mason
county are in very bad condition.
The taxpayers can remedy this by
voting against the gang when the
election rolls around.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

Somebody has figured out that
more than so per cent. of the cost
of running this government is
caused by wars. past, present and
prospecpeotive.
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w. Ie. Thompson TO Marry.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Dot. ID
VIM. r. Thompson, a prominent
lawyer of this city, is to be married
on the 18th instant to Miss SaIlie
Helena HUE, of San Rafael, Cali
fornia. They met two years ago
in Washington.
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There is now considerable adj
vance i'll the price of salt. Result
of the "dead renting" in tho
Pomeroy Bend.
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The new Court House now
building at Parkersburg, will be
one of the finest, if not the finest
in the State. Horner should be
proud now. He has fought many
years in his Sentinel for new
court house. GAIL things come to
him who waits"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

The Southern Industrial Con-
vention at Huntsville, Alabama,
elected ex. Governor MacCorkle as
it's presiding officer.
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wealth To-day the dollar mark is
visible on every Republican policy.
Mark Hanna declares the English
government as good as this, and
other Republicans follow in his
footsteps"
The definition of a modern Re-
publican Statesman" fits Hanna
like glove, and the picture pre-
sented in few words by Mr..
Bryan will be universally and read
lily recognized.
w. IL. Thompson To Marry.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Dot. IA
VIM. r. Thompson, a prominent
lawyer of this city, is to be married
on tho 18th instant to Miss Sallie
Helena HUE, of San Rafael, Cali
fornia. They met two years ago
in Washington.
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee should begin to perfect
plans for the thorough organiza-
ton of Mason county. Get this
done, and it will go long ways
in helping the Democrats to win
in this county. Matters of grave
importance to the people will pre-
sent themselves in the campaign of
1900, and no Democrat can afford
to be a laggard.
The Stove Manufacturer trust
are notifying our founderies that
they are about ready to consolidate
the different foundries here with
$50 others. The trust has options
on each cf the works here and
when consolidated will be under
control of the consolidation for fif-
teen years,-Gallipolis Tribune.
The report current in the papers
to the effect that VIM. L.. Wilson,
President of Washington and
Lee University, at Lexington, Va,
is failing in health is denied, He
has had lung trouble and has been
under treatment but is attending
to his duties and is now in good
health.
1t is now given out by the press,
who arc in a position to know, that
the U. S. will interfere in the
South African war, and then John
ny Bull will haul in his horns.
He should not be allowed to stiHe
a Republic.
Militarism may be demanded to
uphold trustism, but-will the peo-
pie surrender their Americanism
at the demand of the trusts? Let
them answer at the polls in No
vember, 1900.
Hypocrisy is the great mother of
all those spiritual evils which emas-
culate the sentiment of honor and
dethrone the sense of manhood.
Littleness, narrowness, bigotry and
dishonesty spring from her internal
loins, If people would live more
freely and more natural we would
have moro mon, and less forked
radishes of the genus homo
Clarksburg News.
Seventy per cent. of all success
full men in the great cities are farm
er's sons. The old homestead with
it's traditions, it's we'll sweep, it's
corn-huskings, its rich and varied
experiences, will never be forgotten.
Isaac FL. Kooken, of Piedmont,
has discovered what he believes to
be very rich silver ore. Kooken is
confident that he has made val
liable discovery. For several years
silver ore has been mined in this
section both in Mineral county,
West Virginia, and Garrett county,
Maryland, but the venture has not
been profitable. Kooken's find is
in Garrett county.
The Palace Hotel at Clarksburg,
on Sunday morning was touched
up for quite bit of booty by nervy
thieves. They succeeded in get.
ting away with $50 in cash, three
gold watches and three revolvers,
and probably if they had had more
time, they would have tackled
tho safe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

Everybody is for GriF Smith for
the House of Delegates. He will
be one of the Democratic nom.
inees, and will be elected, too.
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The latest candidate for the Dem
ocratio nomination for State Audi
tor, on the Democratic ticket, is
Hon. James A. Miller, of Hinton.
He is hustler, popular man, and
would make a good candidate. He
is at present chairman of the Third
Congressional District Democratic.
Executive Committee.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

Militarism may be demanded to
uphold trustism, but-will the peo-
pie surrender their Americanism
at the demand of the trusts? Let
them answer at the polls in No
vomber, 1900.
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We are informed by Republi-
can sage that the tariff has nothing
to do with trusts and that they are
the legitimate outgrowth of mod
ern. business methods
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wheat-No. 2 red. T2c Corn = No.
mixed, 30c oats-No. mixed. 25Xd25MC
.Rye-No 2, Csc
SO 20.
Hogs-$s so0l4 60. cattle-s2 5oa5 q
sheeP-S2 oOas 50 Lapbs-Ss 9Oa5 90.
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New York

Cattle-steers 81 soa5 20; oxen and stays
SO o5d5 20 bulls, 81 5oa4 3Oi cows. 81 IL
a. 10.
Calves-veals, 81 6Oa7 so; grnssers. 50 .,
Gl3 l2h
Sheep and Lambs Sheep, So 75d5 25s ex
ports. SO 90; lambs, 81 26GII 40.
Hogs-$5 90; choice state pigs, 50 10.
wheat-No ? red, 76Hc. Corn-No. 2
4lhc. Oats-No. 2. 29c.
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The Republican party has no
regard for the judgment and con-
science of the American people;
therefore we don't expect the as
sertion that it is outraging their
judgment and conscience in at
tempting foroible conquest of the
Filipinos to result in any good.
Ladies' Misses and childrens'
Underwear and Hose, and also a
nice line of Under Skirts at
Mrs. l.. j. WILLIAMsoN's.
Farmers are putting in their
time during this very fine weather
to great advantage.
The reservoir is about excavated,
and the walling and oementing will
commence this week.
Better to state matters mildly
than wildly.
Mrs. l.. j. Williamson's is the
place to buy your winter hats.
The Sheriff is now hunting up
the Taxpayers. Like death, you
can't escape taxes.
Give us more public spirit and
Point Pleasant will soon become
much more prosperous, than she is
now.
Everything new, cheap and styl-
ish at
Mis-. l.. j. WILL1AMsoN's.
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Hogs = 81 eoa4 Go: good to best pigs.
81 4OqL4 90.
Sheep aud Lambs-Good to choice lambs,
81 0Od5 90; fair to good 81 5OdI rs: good
TO choice wethcrs, 81 o0d4 20; fair to good
mixed sheep So 5od3 so.
Cattle Good to choice dry fch steers.
So OOat5 %; fair to good butcners'. 81 5O6l
70: fair to handy weight grass steers,
81 2OdII so; common heifcrs, 81 25Gt4 90,
fair to good butcher cows. SO Ood3 30; fair
to good bulls, SO 00d3 90. Calves-Best,
50 1916 20
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Farmers are putting in their
time during this very fine weather
to great advantage.
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Be wise in when burning
oil her father pays for it.

Political organs seldom play il
harmony,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

If our merchants would do more
advertising, they would have more
customers. !.
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The Stove Manufacturers trust
are notifying our founderies that
they are about ready to consolidate
the different foundries here with
$50 others. The trust has options
on each cf the works here and
when consolidated will be under
control of the consolidation for fif-
teen years.-GallipoIis Tribune.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-18

Seventy per cent of all success
full men in the great cities are farm
er's sons. The old homestead with
it's traditions, it's well.sweep, its
corn-huskings, its rich and varied
experiences, will never be forgotten,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-05
A Golden Wedding.

Enterprise Journal; On Wednes-
day Of last week occurred an event
which we take much pleasure in
chronicling. The occasion was the
fiftieth anniversary Of the marriage
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Conant, and a
golden wedding surprise party was
gotten up at the home Of their son,
Ed Conant, just south Of town. There
were fifteen guests present at the
bounteus dinner, and to say that the
old folks were happily surprised
would be putting it very mildly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-05
FIREWORKS TO BIZ GREAT.
Carnival Committee viii Give q
Great Night Show.

The executive committee Of the
Corn Carnival last night decided tc
have q much finer display Of fireworks
than was at first intended. An add.
ed appropriation was made and sew
eral set pieces will be secured, making
this feature Of the day the finest
thing Of the kind ever seen in central
Kansas.
The committee has arranged for
the use Of the ball park for the fire.
works display. The Athletic associa-
ton has donated it but will erect
seats for 5000 people and charge ten
cents therefor. Admission to the
grounds will be free and those who
do not wish seats need not take them.
The bombs etc. will be fired from the
northeast corner Of the grounds, in
front Of the set pieces being the
club display. 1t will be
much safer and better than to have
the fireworks in town.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-05
THE KANSAS GAME LAWS.
Interesting to Those Who Enjoy
Gunning-Fish Law.


The open season for shooting
grouse, quail and prairie chicken in
Kansas is October and November
only. Other birds cannot be killed
at any time, under the law passed in
1897 for the protection Of game. In
order to shoot grouse, quail and
prairie chickens even during the open
season it is necessary to get permits.
sion from the owner Of the premises.
The Kansas law is SO strict that per-
sons cannot buy nor sell game birds
during the closed season. For this
reason it is necessary for the big
hotels throughout the State to pur.
chase their game in other states. all
constables, policemen and marshals
in the State are made game wardens
for the enforcement Of the law.
The law relating to the protection
Of fish passed last winter is not so
stringent. 1t permits the catching
with hook and line of black bass, rock
bass, croppie, pike, rainbow trout or
other game fish at all times of the
year except from March 10 to May /.
Fishing with nets, traps, firearms,
gig, spear or snare is prohibited at
all times. Heavy penalties attach for
the violation Of either the game or
the fish law.