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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07
Ren.Lonond.

Correspondence, 9Th.
The farmers have began thrash
ing in this part of the country.
Rev. @. IT. Roberts preached at
Zion Sunday.
Prof. Samuel Priddy will WELD
the iron rod at Crab Greek the COM
ing winter.
Mrs. DeKalb Hughes was called
to Huntington Sunday on account
of the iIlness of her little niece
Irene Bowen.
w. E. Wheeler, g. @. Cottle and
Miss Lutillie MoAboy, Miss Stella
Chapman, of Huntington, were the
guests of Misses Mary and Nellie
Hughes, Sunday.
Rev. Gibbons will preach at
Bruce Chapel next Sunday, Aug
11th, both morning and night.
The festival given at Westmins-
ter Tuesday, was grand success.
Success to the dear old Register
is the wish of Shy.
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Mr.. Dan Mossman, wife and
son, of Huntington, we're here
yesterday the guests of DIR. b. j,
Mossman and wife.
Mre. j. Lewis and children and
mother-in-law, Mrs. Lewis, left
yesterday for Cincinnati. Their
future il mo will be at Williamson
MI. Henry Johns, of Will
mington. o, was the guest of his
cousin, DR.. L. F. Campbell, Sun
doy,
Capt. S. N. Park, of the Euro.
pean Hotel, has been quite sick
for few days, but is better this
morning,
Rev. and Mrs. j. FL. Gibbons
entertained few friends last night
at tea, in honor of their guest, Miss
Anderson, of Virginia.
Mr.. Joseph FL. Holloway and
little son, Sammy, returned from
visit to friends at Columbus, Ohio,
yesterday.
Miss Julia e. Kirby, of Cinoin-
natl, arrived here yesterday even
ing on visit to her sister, Mrs.
NJ. l.. Moriarty, accompanied by
her nephew, Master William Bar.
rett.
We regret to announce this
morning that Mrs Geo. o. Com
stock who has been SO i'll, is not
improved this morning, and her
friends are alarmed at her con-
dition.
Mr. and Mrs. George Engle, of
Fargo, North Dakota, who have
been here on a visit to their cous-
ms, Col. 81. r. Howard and family,
left yesterday for Cincinnati,
From there they will return to
their home.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07
TRAGIC
Was the Fate of a Lady, Her
Daughter ana Two Grand
children.

Huntington, w. Va, Aug. 2 =
One of the most distressing aooi.
dents ever known in this State, oc.
CURED at Central City, last night
In it Mrs. John Il. Hemming, OF
that place, her daughter, Kathleen
Hemming, and two grand children,
one four years old and the other
I've, were drowned. The tragedy
occurred in the Ohio river, near
the landfng.of the o. & o. Railroad.
Mrs. Hemming, her two child
rem and two other persons were out
in the river in frail boat, when a
steamboat running rapidly, passed.
1t caused great oommotion in
the water, throwing behind it i'm
mense waves. These overturned
the boat in which the parties were
seated. The resultwas the terrible
disaster named above. Mrs. Hem
ming, her daughter and two grand
children sank to rise no more
alive. The other persons we're re-
scued.
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nIonument commission AIet no.

day.
Charleston Gazette, Aug. LIST.
The commission appointed under
an act passed by the last Legisla-
ture to see to the building of a
monument to commemorate the
battle of Point Pleasant, met at the
capitol to-day in conference with
the Governor and Secretary of
State. The commissioner stated
that they had not sufficient money
to build monument that would
be oreditable, and proposed that
the general government be asked
to give some aid in the matter.
They asked that the Governor and
Secretary of State go with them to
Washington when Congress assem-
bles and assist in getting through
a bill making the necessary appro-
priation, and the gentlemen 80 So
Looted agreed to render all the aid
they possibly could.
The commissioners said they had
secured all the ground neoessrry,
at the proper place about 300 feet
square on the point at the inter
section of the Kanawha and Ohio
rivers.
The commissioners present were
Hon. Virgil A. Lewis, of Mason
CITY; Hon. John p Austin, of Red
Mud and Hon. @. @. Bowyer, of
Point Pleasant.
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AnnuaIPicnic,

The annual picnic of the Epis-
copal Church Sunday School, OF
this place, will be held at Hickory
Chapel Grove, Thursday, The
members of the church and the
congregation as we'll as all Sunday
School scholars are requested to
meet at the church at 8 a. m. Thurs
day next
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When He's HaDpfest.

Ole ksburg Post. aiT
A man may grow old, but tue
memories of his boyhood days new
er vanish, The happiness of the
little one in their childish plays
sometimes almost bring tears 10
our eyes and cause us to wish we
were young again-and sometimes
wish we were not.
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In Good Shape.

The roads are in fine shape just
now, but that won't prevent them
from being seas of mud next win
ter. There should be some effort
made to adopt permanent sys.
tenn of road improvement. 1t
don't cost much more to start and
it is vastly cheaper in the end,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07
OIL.

The general belief is, that there
is plenty of oil deep down in the
bowels of the earth, il Mason
county, whenever the Standard
Oil Company will permit it to be
DEVELOPED.
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Labor Day.

Gov. White, by proclamation,
has fixed upon Monday, Septem-
Der End, 1901, as Labor Day in
West Virginia. This day will be a
general holiday.
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EstablisIl a Grade.

There are a number of property
owners who desire to put down
the cement pavement in front of
their property, and will do 80 if
the council will appoint oompe-
tent engineer to establish grade.
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quito Warm.

A dispatch from Chicago says
that commission merchant was
surprised on opening some egg
crates 10 find that 80 chickens had
been hu'ch,d. Other commission
mon report similar finds, and sew
eral of The commission houses have
been turned into poultry farms
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07
HURT Himself

Charles Thorp, with the stone
mason Grew on the Ohio River
Railroad, while lifting rock yes
terday badly strained himself, and
had to como home to lay up for a
few days.
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NInrricd.

at the County Clerks office on
Monday afternoon at l O'Clock,
August 9Th, 1901, Rev. S. j. Mil
Ter, Pastor of Trinity NJ. e, Church.
this city, united in marriage Mr.
MoClurg Watkins and Miss Pearl
A. Chayes.
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a Cold Day.
Wheeling Register.

Wheeling Register.
1t is a cold day when some one
OF the Pittsburgh papers does not
have a homily on lawIessness in
West Virginia, entirely to the
neglect of their fruitful field fol
observation at home. Sweep your
own doorstep.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07

Marriage license issued since our
last report, July Both: William
e. Riddle and Annie Rayburn,
Jones E Thompson and Emma
F. Rickard; August 3rd, John
Gard and Iva Coleman; 9Th, Nc
Chung Watkins and Pearl a.
Chaves.
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Accident.

Mr.. Albert German, brakeman,
in the K. & M. yards, had the mis-
fortune yesterday to be thrown
from his train, and sprained his
ankle very badly, and will lay him
up for several days.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07
Ola Man Hurt.

Mr. David Rhoades, who lives
on First street, while out on the
porch yesterday evening, stepped
from it, and broke the point of his
left shoulder bono. DIR. Mossman
attended him.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07
WIN GET tic Money.

Every one is glad to know that
after this time the man who carries
the mail in Mason county will get
the money that there is in it and
will not have to give the greater
part of it to some specuIator who
has in turn taken the job for even
less than than it is worth.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07
Gets n Job.

Mr.. John X Foster, we'll known
printer of Charleston, and former
Mason county boy, has been APP
pointed by Governor White, AS
sistant Labor Commissioner for
the State. The Register oongratu-
lates him,
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Died.

at his homo at Ona, Mason
county, August I'd, 1901, of typhoid
fever, Mr., D. Ell. Shelf, and was
buried Sunday at Moore's Chapel,
The deceased was a good, honest
man, and we'll liked by all who
knew him.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07
A lJGG j s
Is the Month
For a General Clean
Up Of all Sum
mer Goods
Here.

Lawns, Dimities and
Mercerized Cottons are sell
ing regardless ofcost. Also
Shirt Waists in coIors at
greatly reduced prices,
One I9t of 25c and 35c
HOSIERY at l9c per pair, in
blacks and fancies.
One lot of SOC Hosiery
at 29cts per pair-ENtra
Values.
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Fatality FoIlowsFailure

to use Foley's Kidney Cure in time.
III taken in earlier stages of Bright's
disease and diabetes, it is certain
cure. You have noticed the high
death rate from these diseases, and 1T
toms when a medicine like Foley's
Kidney Cure can be had.
A, @. Van Glider.
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PotntO Enn1ino.

A potato famine is one of the
probabilities for Mason county, if
not for the whole country. Pota-
toes about as large as marbles,
bring S1.OO q bushel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07

The Point Pleasant
National Bank The
New Banks NOV
open for business in
the Kisar block, Main
street. Don't forget
the name.
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Robbed.

Mr.. Frank Parsons, of this place,
and fireman on the K. & M. Rail-
way, was robbed at his boarding
house in Charleston, Friday night.
losing $50 watch and $23 in cash.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07

The most disgusting feature of
the newspaper work is for pat
ron to take the paper year after
year, and refuse to pay for it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07

In former years the owners OF
Summer resorts have been COM
planning of the scarcity of young
men. This year they are com
planning about the scarcity of all
kinds of Summer boarders.
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Badly Hurt.

Fred Stafford, brakeman on
the K. & NJ. Railway, was caught
under an engine in the yards ct
Gauley Bridge Saturday, and wao
dragged quite distance before lie
was released from his perilous po-
sition. One leg WAS badly injured
and two bones broken in it. He
was brought here yesterday even
ing and placed in Mercy Hospital.
This delightful weather is enough
to make the boys tired who post
poned their vacation until August
and sweltered through the hot days
of July while their companions
we're enjoying the delightful
breezes of lake and ocean and
mountains. A vacation in wealth
or like Tho seems superhuous.
Some time ago the business poo
pie of this town were enthusiastic
and ready to give of their means to
start factories in this place. All
this seems to have died out, and
but little is heard of efforts to get
men interested in starting indus
tries in this town.
The most popular County Clerk
in the State, as we'll as the most
widely known, is Col. j. p. r B
Smith, of Point Pleasant.
If you don't believe local news
are scarce, get your book and take
run oven the town and play re-
porter for a day, and you'll find out
A new brick floor is being laid
in the basement of the High school
building. The Mountain State
Brick and Tile Works are furnish
ing the brick and doing the work
The City Council did not meet
last night for want of quorum,
several members being absent
from town.
Our grooerymen have time get.
ting enough vegetables to supply
their trade.
There is talk of issuing $4,000
in bonds to pave the streets of this
town. It will be move in the
right direction.
|
The influenza, or epizootic, has
appeared among the horses il
Chicago, and hundreds are affect
ed, many of them dying from it,
effects.
The strike of the sleeping cal
porters for bigger tips is the mos
serious affair the American people
have been called on to face since
Powhatan started in to club Johr
Smith.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07

a million aud half of Bibles
were sent to tho Philippines from
this country during the last.'year,
along with that other great
"Christianizer," the Krag- Jorgen.
sen.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07

When Point Pleasant gets it's
asphalt paYements all down, it will
be the prettiest and most inviting
place on the Ohio river.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07

An English lawyer has written a
book on "How to Avoid Paying
Debts" Some of his clients will
probably take hints therefrom that
will make him wish he hadn't writ
ten it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07

Mr.. Newton u. Mauck, aged
about so years, ono of the oldest
residents at Cheshire, Ohio, died
last Thursday.
Bishop Geo. w Peterkin has
just issued from the press Ills.
tory and Record of the Episcopal
Church in the Diocese of West
Virginia." and before the forma-
ton of the Diocese in 1879. Rev.
Peterkin is the first Bishop of the
Church III West Virginia. It is a
very interesting work, and should
have large sale among the mem.
bers and congregations of the
church. Price $500, prepaid
If Mason county don't have the
best Fair this year. ever held in
the county, it won't be the fault of
President Duffy or Secretary Cot
trill. They are doing all mortal
men can do to get attractions on
the grounds that will please both
old and young.
We have just printed tabulated
pedigree of the splendid stock,
for Messrs. P. S. Lewis g. Son.
Proprietors of the Beeohwood
Stock Farm. We believe the
work will compare favorably with
that done in any printing Office in
the country.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07

Our women wear tho prettiest
hosiery of any set of women in any
town, or in any State, and besides
have the smallest and prettiest feet.
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Rev. ID. FL. Reid will leave Mon
day for Russell, KY, where he will
address meeting for ten days of
the Q. g O. Railroad Y. Nj. @. 4,
Prayer Meeting and League SER
vices at his church will be contin-
ued in his absence.
From Monday Daily.
Mr. Robt Brown, of Apple Grove,
was in town Saturday.
Mr.. A. Il. Scott and son, Mr.. U.
V. Scott, of Settle, are in town to-
day on business.
Mrs. David Bailey, of Leon, was
the guest of her sister Mrs. Robt.
Young, Friday.
Miss Kate Hannis has gone to
her home at South Side, to spend
a months vacation.
DIR. O. A. Kent, of Letart, was
the guest of Mr.. j l.. Whitten and
family over Sunday.
Mr.. VIM. Shelf, of Colorado, was
called home on account Of the
death of his father, Mr.. d. FL. Shelf,
at Ona.
Coils. Frank Ulsamer and Thos.
L. Bell, of Gallipolis, we're here
Sunday, shaking bands with their
many friends.
Mrs. Mary Jett who has been
visiting her brother Mr.. j. w.
Bryan, has returned to her home
at Kanauga, Ohio.
Mr.. John Faudree of Hern, was
was in town Saturday and called
and removed his subscription to
the Weekly Register He will
leave about tho middle of August
for Sweet Springs, Monroe county,
Hon. Q. e. Hogg left this morn
ing for jackson CONT y to attend
tho Circuit Court. Mr. Hogg is
The loading council in tho Miller
murder trial which is to be tried at
this term of court.
We regret to announce that Mr.
Art l.. CottrilI, Secretary of the
Mason County Fair and Driving
Association, is quito sick at his
home in this place, threatened with
fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.iPAnderson
and daughter, Mrs. John Minor
and two children, of Pennington.
were here last night the guest of
Mrs. Anderson's sister, Mrs. A. r
| Vickers
From Tuesdays Daily.
Mr.. II. K. Lindsey, of Charles,
ton, is in town.
Mr.. JAS. A. Beverage, wife and
son Harry, are Mt Penoes' Springs
Mr.. @. Scholz, of Mammoth, is
tho guest of Hon. and Mrs. j. S
Spencer.
Miss Emma Stagg returned yes.
terday morning from weeks visit
to relatives in Parkersburg.
Mr.. Geo. Gable arrived here
from Marietta yesterday afternoon
on a visit to his parents,
Miss Maud Burdett returned
yesterday from visit to friends al
Leon.
Mrs a. e. Grover left this morn
ing TO visit Mr. j. w. Steenber
gen and family, at Gallipolis Ferry
Mr.. L, E, Musgrave, who hal
been in Mexio for little over two
years, returned home yesterday.
Miss Byrd Williams has beer
employed to teach school at Lon,
Elm, this season.
Mr.. MCson Long, from up Ka
nawha, was a business visitor il
town yesterday.
Miss Alvena Hess left this morn
ing on a visit to Capt. w. j. Keis
ter and family at Ashton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Vest and LITTLE
son Harry, will leave to-day for
visit to his relatives near Hinton
Mrs Richard JefTeries and fou
ohildren, of Elmwood, were tn,
guests of Mr.. and Mrs, Eph Loom
is, Sunday.
Mr.. q. Q. Bowyer, Cashier of the
Merchants National Bank, left yes
terday afternoon for Anderson, t,
spend his vacation.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07

The man who predicts four hot
summers like this had better not
run for president.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07

The strike of the sleeping car
porters for bigger tips is the most
serious affair the American people
have been called on to face since
Powhatan started in to club John
Smith.-Sentinel.
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You Should Leave Your Gems
at Home.

dU I1OInCs
Huntington II erald.
Ben Trippet, young man whose
home is at Glenwood, Mason ooun-
ty, while indulging in drink in
Flave McGinniness saloon yester-
day afternoon, dropped a revolver
from his hip pocket, and as it hit
the floor it was discharged, ball
from it entering the right leg of
the poung man, between the knee
and hip, passing entirely through,
making serious but possibly not
dangerous wound. The wound
was dressed by Doctor Grover, and
the patrol wagon conveyed the
wounded man to relatives in the
west end where he will likely re-
main until he is sufficiently reoov-
cred to return to his home. No
blame is attached to anyone but
himself, no quarreling being the
occasion of the mishap.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07

The influenza, or epizootic, has
appeared among the horses in
Chicago, and hundreds are affect
ed, many of them dying from its
effects.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07

The most popular County Clerk
in the State, as we'll as the most
widely known, is Col. j. p, r B
Smith, of Point Pleasant.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07

There is talk of issuing $4,000
in bonds to pave the streets of this
town. It will be a move in the
right direction.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07

Our grooerymen have time get.
ting enough vegetables to supply
their trade.
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PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
what They are Doing and
WHITTIER They Go.

from Saturdays Daily.
Miss Margaret Moriarty has &C
cepted position as saleslady, a
the Bon ION store.
Col. j. H. McMullin, of Louis.
vile, Ky. is in town visiting
friends.
Editor Birohinell, of the
Moundsville Herald, was visitor
in town yesterday.
Mrs. A. r. Shirley, of Sassafras,
was pleasant caller at this Office
yesterday, aud renewed her sub
soription to the Weekly Register,
a letter from Anderson states
that Mr.. Chas. Filsop, who is in
camp at Wolf Greek, on Green
brier river, has been so sick, that a
Doctor had to be called for him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Gibson and
son Clarence, and Mr.. and MIS-
VIM. Tully returned yesterday
from Eight.mile, whore they have
been camping out for the past week.
Miss Ella and Master Eddie
Howard, daughter and son of
Capt. and Mrs. w. II Howard, are
both quite sick, threatened with
typhoid fever.
Rev. d. FL. Reid will leave Mon
day for Russell, KY, where he will
address a meeting for ten days of
the O. & O. Railroad Y. Nj. O. 4.
Prayer Meeting and League SER
vices at his church will be contin-
ued in his absence.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07

The ball player should remem-
Der that hitting a high ball doesn't
improve his average.
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New Officers.

At a meeting of the Boerd of
Directors, of the B. & o. Railroad,
held in New York City, Thursday,
the following officers we're elected
for the Ohio River division:
Hon. johnson N. Camden, w.
w. Van Wrinkle and Geo, A. Burt,
Directors; L. f. Loree, Presi-
dent; @. w. WooIford, Score
tary and j. V. Mcneil, Treasurer.
Col. Geo. A. Burt was reelected
Vice. President and General Man
ager, the same position he now
holds. This is quite compliment
to Col. Burt, and an endorsement
of the able manner in which he
has conducted, heretofore the
affairs of the Ohio River Railroad.
The Colonel is known as one of
the best railroad men in the coun-
try, and the B. & o. did will in
retaining him in charge of the
Ohio River Division of it's road.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07

No, the slang word rubber" did
not originate in a Turkish bath.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-08-07

Evans Fair, August
30, 81, 90 and %, 1901.
For Premium List or
information, write to
T. J.. Sayre, Secretary,
Angerona, w. Va.
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The City Council did not meet
last night for want of quorum.
several members being absent
from town.