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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11
Married.

The following is Clipped from
the Blue Mound (Nebraska) Sun.
AS it relates to former Mason
county citizen, it will be of inter
est to our readers;
Wednesday evening, November
9th, at 8 O'Clock, Rev. E III. Hus-
ton, of the United Presbyterian
Church, performed the ceremony
hat bound in wedlook two of Blue
Mounds most prominent citizens,
Mr.. Geo. w. Stephenson and Mrs.
Emma E. Wasson, widow of Geo.
r.. Wasson, late of Mound City
township. The wedding took place
at the home of the bride, on Kan
sas avenue, in the presence of the
near relatives and few intimate
friends of the contracting parties.
Geo. w. Stephenson, the groom,
is we'll known throughout Linn,
Bourbon, and Allen counties as
one of the leading merchants of
Eastern Kansas, and is genial,
wide awake and enterprising oiti-
zen, and has host of friends not
only in Blue Mound but in Bour-
bon and Allen counties who wish
him unbounded happiness and suo-
CESS, and all who know his bride
heartily approve his CHOICE and
congratulate him on securing suoh
an excellent life companion,
The bride is one of Linn ooun-
ty's most esteemed ladies, whose
friends and acquaintanoes are num-
bered by hundreds. She is an in.
telligent, accomplished and most
estimable lady in every respect,
and Mr.. Stepheson is to be con-
graduated in winning suoh bride
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephenson will join the Sun in
wishing them a journey of happi-
ness and prosperity down the path
way of welded life.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11
Exnoslng The Rlng.

ditor Hoffman, of the Observer,
ID staunoh Republican paper, is
% King it hot for the Republican
Ri1g which has been 80 long heeo-
ia the taxpayers of the county
th ongh their manipulations of the
Gently Court. The biggest steal
Ga has been exposed is that of
The s95 paid on October 10Th last, to
ths State Gazette for extra copies
of the paper containing the
"I nanoiel Statement of the Re-
csipts and Expenditures of the
County for the Year Ending June
3oth, 1901" when it had agreed to
do the work for $1499. The OBJ
SET 81 asks, and correctly too,
i.Where the Court found the law
Authorizing it to pay $50 for news
1t is magnificent steal
of peoples money, to keep up
a paper that has been dying a slow
death for year or more, and will
collapse completely when the Ring
that controls the patronage of Ma
son county is broken up.
This is no democratic lie" this
time. 1t is straight Republican
goods, from an honest Republican
paper called the Observer, printed
in this town, whose editor is not
afraid to expose the wrong doings
of the Ring.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11
city Advantages for. Rural
Homes.


Tho isolation of the farm house
lis fast disappearing. The closer
weaving of the web of transporta-
tion facilities by the continual con-
struotion of steam and electric
roads; of telegraph and telephone
lines, and the ever extending pos.
tai service is rapidly bringing every
farmers home within quick, low
cost, and easy touch with the world.
The farmer may read the epitome
of the worlds doings in his daily
paper almost as quickly as an ur-
ban citizen, and much more thor.
oughly, because there is less to de-
tract his attention when his hour
for reading comes, growth of
public improvements is rapidly
creating one great oity, cover
ing the national domain, of which
the states are but wards and the
cities but precincts. Under these
conditions the populations of cities
will be distributed over increasing
wide areas. The population tables,
to be correct, should chow the Same
population for the same areas from
decade to decade. If this were
done it might appear that the pro-
CESS of distribution from oongested
oentres is as operative as the pro-
CESS OF concentration around advan-
tageous oenters. When rural
homes have oity advantages more
homes will stay in the country
Public policy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11
Married.
at the Presbyterian ohurch this

at the Presbyterian church this
city, at $3.50 p. M. yesterday even
ing, December Sd, 1901, Rev. a.
q. Grover united in marriage Mr..
James B. Tippett and Miss Cor
nelia ID. Campbell, only daughter
of DIR. and Mrs. l.. r. Campbell.
1t was quiet affair, only few of
the most intimate friends of the
contracting parties being present,
and they stole in upon them, as it
was their intention to have no one
witness the ceremony. They left
on the 7:1O K. 6 Nj. train for
Charleston, and from there they
will go to Cincinnati. Ohio, and
tour the West. With them they
carry the best wishes of host of
friends and the congratulations of
the Register as we'll.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11
Important Decision.

A Washington dispatch says:
The Commissioners of Internal Rev.
enue, has rendered decision in
which he holds that bankers must
return for taxation capital, surplus,
undivided profits and borrowed
money used in the business of
banking. He holds that capital is
taxable whether invested as in the
case of United States bonds or
bank building or circulation, as in
the case of money, including money
borrowed, also surplus, including
undivided profits.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11
sariona Accident.

Conductor Walter O'Brien, Of
the K. & NJ. Railway, while lean
ing out of his oaboose window,
looking at his train in passing a
siding, car set out CLOSE to the
main line struck him on the back
of the head, with force that
fractured his skull, causing dan
gerous injury, that is feared will
prove fatal. The unfortunate ao-
oident to Mr.. O'Brien, occurred in
the Gauley Bridge yards at about
10 O'Clock Tuesday morning. The
injured man was taken to his par
ents home in Charleston.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11
When using baking
powder it is always econ
omy to buy the Royal.
Royal makes the finest,
most wholesome and de-
licious food.
Btrtnday surprise.
Oelayed.)


On Friday evening, November
29th, 1901, Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley
Mayes, of Pleasant Flats, hand
somely entertained a number of
friends and relatives with dancing
and games, the occasion being their
daughter, Miss Ida's 18th birthday.
A number of beautiful presents
were received, and at the usual
hour elegant refreshments were
served. Those present were: Mr.,
and Mrs. Ray SomerviIlo, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter MoCarley and sister,
Miss Grace, of Cheshire, Ohio,
Misses Mary ind zena Lathey,
Mittie Rodgers, May Caldwell, An
ma Cartmill, Leavie Hoffman,
Blanche Cartmill, Stella Rodgers,
Mary and Katie Eads, Lena Cart
mill, Messrs. Frank Carpenter,
Geo. Yansiokle, Lum Rodgers,
Thos. Eads, Don Gardner, Herbert
Eads, Newt Hoffman, Jas. Eads,
Walter Hoffman, Curtis Rodgers,
VIM. Fowler, Chas. Redmond. VIM
Rodgers, SAINT Hoffman, Fred La
they, Jerry Rodgers, Jas. Stewart,
Will Hoffman, Kemper Caldwell,
Johny Cartmill and Lewis Oald-
we'll. M. r.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

The goose bone sign this year
predicts a long, steady, cold winter.
In this, it is DING contrary to all
other signe, and we will have an
opportunity of seeing which is
right. The corn husks are thin.
Muskrats are few. The hornets
nests are thin, all of Which predict
q mild winter. Take your choice.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

The Adelphi hotel at Hunting
ton has been sold by Gen. John
Hoe Russell, to Col. l.. a. Daniel
and Hon. Columbus Sehon, The
Advertiser says: "Col, Daniel and
Mr.. Sehon are both hotel men OF
long years of experience and Hunt
ington may soon expect to have
another first GLASS hotel"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

Capt. Marlin Brown, has pur-
chased the Chevalier from the Bay
Bros, and will be put in the Point
Pleasant and Huntington trade,
arriving here about II a. m. and
departing about 1:3O p. m. daily,
except Sunday.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

Trouble is being experienced
in the timber camps of Lincoln,
Logan, Wyoming and Raleigh
oonnties, in securing feed for cat
tie during the approaching cold
season. There has been quite a
short crop throughout that entire
section of all sorts of feed, and in
many places corn is selling at 75
cents bushel, and by 1902 it will
be double that figure. Other feed
is hard to get in the mountains,
and operations may cease at a
number of timbering points as a
result.-West Va. News.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

Aguinaldo, so a dispatch says,
is to be brought to the United
States and confined in a military
prison. Thus we find ourselves
gradually and rapidly falling into
British ways. The deportation of
"rebels" is the atest.-Sentinel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11
Social session.

AT the home of Miss Willie
Gum last night, that new organi-
zation, known as the "Dorous Sew
ing Society,"" of the M, e Church,
South, held it's first social session,
and somo twenty-five young folks
highly enjoyed themselves, The
society will have weekly meetings
at the homes of it's different men,
Der, to which you are most cordial.
ly invited to attend.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

The Cincinnati Enquirer enroll
ed 247, 900 new subscribers with it's
guessing scheme, and it's weekly
edition is now only 1900 less than
100000. On the 247, 900 new sub.
scribers it received $247OOO with
which to pay "premiums" amount
ing to $4,000.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11
DnnY,s Pension.

The pension of Thos. Kearns, of
Flat Rook, has been raised from
SIT per month to $50 per month,
from April 10Th, 1901. He is de-
serving old soldier and a good oiti-
zen, and the Register oongratulates
him on this increase of his pen
sion.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

There are several men in this
town who fail or refuse to support
their families. They should be
made to do SO. A few arrests for
non-support of wife and children,
would soon put these fellows on
the right road.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

A company of Wheeling capital
lists have secured a charter for The
Charleston Water, Gas and EIec-
trio Lighting Company, principal
office in Wheeling; capital stock
one million dollars. Purpose of
company is to operate plant in
Charleston.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

The average man who has been
accepted acts a week later about as
cheerful as when he has caught q
bad cold
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

The change of fashions is shown
by the number of people now will
ing to confess that they have a
cold instead of la grippe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

No good housewife is ever salts
fed with her cook till she has dis
charged her seven or eight times.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

a man is never 30 bad that he
couldn't he worse, nor so good tha'
he couldn't be better.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11
Col. j. H. Mao Mullan, of Louie


Columbia, is in Mercy Hospital for
treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Williams
have returned from their bridal
trip,
Mr.. Thos. Wiudon moved his
family to Graham Station yester-
day.
Mrs. l.. A. Harper, we are sorry
to announce, is confined to her
home by sickness.
Mr.. G. FL. Shrewsbury, of Char
leston, was here yesterday. on lie.
gal business.
Mrs. Il. o, Hannis and Miss
Beard, of South Side, were in town
yesterday,
Mr.. T. M. Connor, train master
on the K. & M, Ry, was in town
last night.
Miss Name Malone is assisting
in tho Bon Ton, for the holiday
trade
Mrs VIM O'Brien arrived here
yesterday from Charleston on a
visit to her mother, Mrs. S. Vollert.
Mrs. q. L. Reece, of Charleston,
is here visiting her aunt, Mrs. r,
f. Chambers.
Gallipolis Journal: George Raw
sons little son, i'll for several
months with bowel trouble, re.
mains about the same.
Mr.. e. l.. Neale, of Ben Lomond,
Mr.. Robt. NeaIe, of Huntingdon,
and Mr.. j. O. Porter, of Hogsett,
were in town yesterday.
Miss Nan Harper arrived here
from Washington, d O., yesterday,
to attend the Lewis Neale wedding
the 11th.
We regret to announce that Miss
Carrie Kaiser is suffering from a
severe attack of inhammatory
IuOuuldIACuI'
Mrs. j. p. Reynolds and baby,
who have been here visiting re-
turned to their home at Quincy,
yesterday, accompanied by Miss
Anna Malone.
Mrs. M. e. Tracy and little son
Bonnie, who have been here on a
visit to her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben franklin, leave this afternoon
for their home in Wheeling,
Mr.. Claude Mitchell and two
children, of Putnam county, aud
Mr.. Jas. Mitchell, of SpiIman, re-
turned homo yesterday, after
short visit to their brother, Mr.. r,
E. Mitchell.
Mr.. AL. Hern, of Horn, p. o.,
one of the prosperous farmers on
that side of Kanawha, was in town
yesterday, and renewed his sub
soription to the Weekly Register.
Mrs. Hugo Juhling and baby, of
New Haven, accompanied by her
little sister, Miss Mamie Heslop,
who has been visiting her, arrived
here last night on visit to her
parents, Capt and Mrs. j. w. O..
Heslop,
Rev, Dr. d. S. Hammond, Pre-
siding Elder of the M. e. Church,
for the Charleston District, is in
tho city. He will preach in Trim
ity NJ e. Church Sunday night.
He is considered among the ablest
Ministers in tho West Virginia
Conference.
If the first three days of Decem-
Der rule the three months of winter
which they do not any more than
tie first three days of August, why
ono third will be mild and sun
shiny and two-thirds mild and fog
Icy, gloomy and depressing, and it
is quite likely that that will be just
the kind of weather we do have.
Secretary Wilson calls attention
to the farmer as a man whose
wealth and influence entitle him to
increased consideration in the con-
gressional appropriations.
The average man who has been
accepted acts a week later about as
cheerful as when he has caught c
bad cold.
No good housewife is ever salts.
fed with her cook till she has dis.
charged her seven or eight times
e1ttiIH1 .zgszSE7sHE
AlI
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

The "fre cracker" day is almost
here. 1t is to be hoped that the
council will not permit the prom
isouous shooting on the streets
that have annoyed the people in
past years.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

Everybody's memory is Rwfnlly
short about tho favors other people
do for him.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

The minister with the short SER
mon these days is the one with the
large congregation.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

Some children can respect their
fathers if they don't see too much
of them.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

There is room and great need oi
reform in this town.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

The Christmas tree is now sug-
gesting itself as national plant.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

General Kitchener desires moro
troops, He is in danger of beoom,
ing known as the Oliver Twist of
the South African situation.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

Point Pleasant is getting ready
to refund her bonds. She can't do
it too quick.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

The church in the country fills {
larger place in the life of the peo.
pie than it does in town.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11
Toys Of Every Kind,
We Have in Great Abundance

Ite!wondeul foreign make such teie
Moving Animals and them can't
begin to tell you about them
sizes Christmas HTe{thng print
stock There Wag9ns Horses Shoe
Wagons Engines Patrol Wagons Ice Wagons
Delivery Wagons Plush Horses Elephants Dogs Surprise Boxes
Freight Trains Passenger Trains Mechanical Sail Boats
Guns Toys Haqhes Magic Janterns Swing Horses t
Bells Carpenter Tool Sets all sizes Writing Desks Chair
it, If game is new and good we We have everything
games Parch and the Croinoe and Car
rom Boards
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

A good thorough organization of
the Democratic party in Mason
county, will bring success in 1902,
in local affairs at least.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

Some mothers allow their daugh-
ters to do the dressing for the
whole family.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

OF the women who recently took
competitive examinations in Wash
ington for positions in the Civil
Service over n per cent. passed, as
against 62 per cent. of the men.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

You needn't think for moment
that the Democratic party is dead,
and thing of the past. 1t is a
very live corps.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

Secretary Wilson calls attention
to the farmer as a man whose
wealth and influence entitle him to
increased consideration in the con-
gressional appropriations.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

West Columbia is showing great
Improvement. It begins to look
like the town it was back in the fif.
ties,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

"And still the wonder grows"-
that such good bargains contine at
the Rummage Sale, old postoffioe.
Those in charge can readily solve
the problem-tho counters are re.
stocked daily.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

It begins to look as if the Bull
garian brigands employed press
agent.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

1t seems to us that the County
Court pays a sufficient salary to
the Court House Commissioner
and the Janitor to keep the court
house yard clean and neat. 1t is
in a most disgraoeful condition at
present.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

When a young lover figures on
whether he can support wife, he
counts in everything except the
rent, butcher and grocer, clothes
and incidentals.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

The taxpayers will now get the
truth as to bow they have been
robbed by the Republican Ring
in this place. Since the Observer,
the Republican paper, has the
nerve and the courage to show up
how affairs are being conducted in
Mason county, at the instance of
the Ring. When the Register
made these charges it was de-
nouncd as Democratic lie."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

There promises to be some lively
kicking from now on against the
corrupt and tax heeoing Republi-
oan Ring in this county. The
honest Republicans are beginning
to kick at these wholesale robberies
of the people.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

from Fridays Daily
Mr.. j. b. Stewart, of Hunting
ton, is in town.
Mr.. Fl, G. Porter, of Hogsett.
was here yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Withee
moved to Parkersburg yesterday.
Mrs. Lizzie Risk, we regret to
announce, is dangerously ill.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

If the first three days of Decem-
Der rule the three months of winter
which they do not any more than
tie first three days of August, why
ono third will be mild and sun
shiny and two-thirds mild and fog
gy, gloomy and depressing, and it
is quite likely that that will be just
the kind of weather we do have.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11

John Miller, aged about 30, who
resides at Milton, met with the
misfortune of losing one of his
arms while working about saw
mill at that place last week.
They used to get married at sew
enteen and have seventeen children;
now they get married at twenty
FIVE, but they don't have twenty
FIVE children.
A deadly uninteresting play to
women is where the heroine is new
er misunderstood by the man she
loves.
Henderson seems to be one of
the Iiveliest little towns in the
county,
Timbering in this county is not
as brisk as it used to be in years
gone by.
The Thanksgiving jug and the
Christmas jug are identical, and
will cause the same sort of jags.
The sportsmen are making good
use of the time left them in which
to shoot quail.
The most effective voting ma
ohine1 yet invented is the ward
heeler.
The boy that never gives his
father any trouble is not found on
the street corners at night.
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we Have the Best of Each Best Makers Efforts
TOYS and Dolls From All Over the World.

Germany Toys France, Land OF Dolls has
delightful paythng All dolls we're carefully
order placed last February This
a saving We have them by the
nice doll For 24c have several dressed
have pretty and at 74c and 88c will
show you kid body bque head dolls
eseNle for
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-11
with. Every Doll Sale

Dressed Doll worth S6OO TINS doll VIII
given holding corresponding ticket to the one that
box Christmas Day See that you get ticket
with every doll purchase of 1Oc 80,
Doll Cabs Go-cars Beds Furniture Doll Houses, Doll Swings
Dishes Trunks and everything else Dolly needs for her
comfort is here.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-08
MILFC RID.

John H. Brown, of Meriden, spent Monday in town with his family. Mrs. Jane Benedict, of New York, has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. Henry J. Bristol.
 Edwin Hitchcock, of New Haven, was in town Sunday at his fathers home on North avenue
 George E. Shepard and his family, of Hartford, have moved into Miss Minnie F. Fords house on Ford street.
 Miss Mabel Ford, of Woodbury, is visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. Annie Ford, on Broad street.
 John I4arkin, of Ansonia, spent Sum- day at Fort Trumbull Beach,
 The Needlework Sewing guild meets at Mrs, Ralph Peck's Wednesday after noon.
 H. A. Taylor and F. Ross Gates, of New York, spent Sunday at Seven Ga bles'
 The Ladies' Aid society of Woodmont will give supper on Wednesday even ing an the chapel.
 Two more new cottages at Laurel Beach are being erected.
 Mrs. Mary Livingstone, of New York city, is cisiting H. A. Taylor, Jr., at his home at Burns Point.
 Harvey Merwin is visiting his parents, MT. and Mrs Dumond F. Merwin, at the Gulf.
 The monthly meeting of Arctic En- zine company will he held this evening.
 A. C. Tibbals, of Center street, is having his house painted.
 A handsome soda fountain has been put into Lauguer Bros kakery.
 The formal opening of Eldorado Park will take place on Saturday evening, May 18
 Frank C. Hine, of Fishers Island, was the guest of David N. Clark on Sunday.
 William Ingersoll has recovered from an attack of rheumatism.