The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-06-12
Poisoned Dog.

Somebody poisoned the Rev LIZ.
Murphy's dog, in New BrunswlrS'
N j., and the Doctor addressed the
following public letter ITO the
| Man who Poisoned My Dog
"whoever you are 1 do not know
neither do want to know for fear
that 1 should dispise you more
than Christianity admits. The
little dog never harmed you OF any
other creature. human or brute
Had you come here he would have
greeted you warmly. Why did you
do ftp Besides if it had to be
done, why not use ohloroform' why
use that terrible poison that gave
him two hours of agony before he
passed away, but which he bore
like the little hero that he WAS?
If there be dogs heaven and
who shall say that there is notT
the brave, honest, affeotionate
little fellow, is there, for he was
Just as good as it is possible Tor
brute to be; while you are still on
earth. Repent, sir, for as sure as
the God who created men and dogs
is righteous, shall He hold you 1e-
sponsible for such an unwarran-
table, cruel, evil deed. L say this
without any idea of vengeance, for
L have nothing but pity for such
as you. No more shall he accom-
pany me in my rambles, nor, when
left at home, run to meet me with
an ecstaoy of.delight on my.return!
Yet, much as 1 shall miss my little
friend, and he did comfort me in
my loneliness, L We uld rather be
the subject of his loss, with the
last lick of his tongue on my hand,
and the glance of his dying, but
loving, eye, in my memory than be
you, with the consciousness OF
your bad, black deed in your
heart.
Will some one who knows more
about the matter than we do
please inform us why it is that
people, as general rule, think
newspaper never needs any mon
ey? Nine men out of every ten
will pay every other account be-
fore those due newspapers. NoN
just suppose we should go out
and buy your calves, sheep, hoge,
chickens, egge, butter, corn, etc,
and then let the matter stand at
that until we we're ready to pay,
regularly taking your products
as fast as their profits, wouldn't
you get awfully tired of it after
awhile?
The freight charge on the $4,000
cargo of Pocahontas coal that will
be shipped at once by the govern
ment to Manila will be 100000, or
three times the value of the fuel
that the British steamship Ataka
will take to the fioet in the Philip
pines. The vessels now in Asiatio
waters require an immense amount
of coal, and it is all being sent
from Norfolk, and is mined in the
Pocahontas Flat Top Field. The
expense of the two months sea
voyage is enormous.
The tallest man in the United
States is said to be Lewis Wilkins,
who was born on farm near ST.
Paul, in 1874. Whom be was but
ten years old he measured six feet
in height, and now he has grown
to the tremendous height CT 1919
inches, just three quarters of an
inch less than nine feet, and weighs
364 pounds.
The Board of Directors of the
Point Pleasant National Bank
mot at their banking house Satur-
day, and elected Mr.. Andrew 5.
Alexander, of Putnam county, a
member of the Board of Directors
to fill the vacancy oocasioned by
the death of Mr.. w. L. Mccoy.
Forty years ago this summer,
Mr.. A. @. Van Glider was attend
ing the Academy at Cheshire.
Yesterday his old preoeptor, now
in charge of a church in Chicago,
preached at Cheshire, and Mr..
Van Glider went up to hear him.
1t was delightful occasion.
Quite number of Odd Fellows,
the ladies of the Rebekah Degree
and number of our people attend
ed the Odd Fellows Memorial
Services at Gallipolis Sunday.
The services we're very impressive;