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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-10-08

EDITOR REGIsTER:-I remem-
Der reading an item some time ago
on the subject of good roads. 1
think it was last March, when the
mud was SO deep person could
not get to the post office but once
a week. Now as all we farmers
have had a fine season for our
crops, and our dirt roads and mud
holes dried up through August and
September, we have forgotten the
road question. We have had Pc
tition before the Hon. County
Court and they have granted us a
vote to bond the county for the
purpose of building turnpikes. /
find some people not in favor of
bonding the county, they say it
would break them up in paying
taxes. l must say right here,
which is the worst, to pay from
$4,000 to $4,000 every year and
have the same mudholes in the fall
that we had in the spring, or pay
a little more and get road we can
drive to town or haul a load of
corn to market the year around?
To every voter that has team,
to every voter that works by COM
mon labor, to every voter that
wants to build up and not go back
ward, to every voter that looks al
the county's interests, to every vo.
ter who has a horse and buggy
and wonld like to keep it and not
be paying for repairs. should vote
to bond old Mason and get good
roads and not be one hundred years
behind her sister counties Gallie
and Meigs.
My voting precinct is Woods
am proud to say Woods will give 6
nice majority to bond old Mason
and come to the front.
Let us here from others on this
question.
Yours Truly,
III. Ct. PORTER,
Hogsett, w. Va.
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The Republican Bosses will open
their campaign in this County on
next Saturday night. and they seem
to have a speaker for nearly every
school house. Among them we
notice Mr.. E. 81. Fitch, a govern
ment employee from Washington
City, also Mr.. D. j. Foster a Con-
gresham from Vermont, also Con-
gresham James A Hughes, also
Mr.. John L. Written Prosecuting
Attorney of this County, also Prof
Echols, Principal of the High
School in this town, also Prof. b.
81. Blagg, Superintendent of Free
Schools in Mason County, also
Rev. j. w. Griffith, Janitor of the
Capitol building in Charleston, W.
Va. also Chsrles j. Hogg. 1t is
to be observed that with one ex-
ception all of the above distin-
guished orators, who are to enlight-
en- the people of this County upon
the momentcus questions which
are agitating principally their own
brain. are public officials, and are
drawing their pabulum from the
public crib. We wonder what 9TH
or source supplies the ammunition
of their warfare. We are satisfied
that none of it comes from the an
thracite coal miners of Pennsyl-
vania, or the coal diggers of West
Virginia, except such as is drawn
in that mysterious way that the
great Trusts are capable of gather
ing in.
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College at Charleston.

From the present Outlook, tue
city of Charleston will, within a
few years, probably be the home of
one of the foremost colleges in the
state One of the most important
actions of the conference which
has just adjourned in this city was
the adoption of resolution recon-
mending the location of an insti-
tuition of high grade in Charleston
and the appointment of commit.
tee with full power to act in con-
junction with like committee ap-
pointed by the citiz"ns of Charles
ton Tho members of the COM
mittee -Are Gen q Q. Watts of
Charleston, Rev b F. Gosling and
Rev. A. Lee Barrett.
For a number of years there has
been s eady and persistent effort
on the part of the Southern Meth
odists in this state to found an ecu.
oational institution in Charleston,
and it now begins to look as though
their efforts would be crowned
with success.
They come to the city of Char
lesion with simple business prop
osition. A prominent member OF
the church has already promised
$4,000 as start for the endow-
ment of school. They expect to
raise fund of $4,000 to 100000
more this year. They ask Char
lesion to assist them either with
land or money.
There are academies at Paints
vile, KY, and Rupert, Greenbrie1
county, w. Va, and a college al
Barboursville. 1t is the intention,
if the present plan is carried out,
to make them feeders for central
university.
1t is not the intention of the con.
ference to do away with the college
at Barboursville. On the contrary
they are constantly improving the
new Barboursville school, both in
equipment and in the quality OF
the work done. A new dormitory
will be erected soon at a cost of sew.
eral thousand dollars. lie the new
school at Charleston materializes
Morris-Harvey college will be one
of its most important correlated
feeders.
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WEST VIRGINIA:

A T n County Court held for the County of
Mason, at the Court House thereof, on
Monday October 9Th, 1902 the following was
entered of recored:
Upon petition of % voters of Lewis District,
Mason County. West Virginia, this day pre-
scented to the Court praying that the Court
submit 10 the voters of said Lewis District at
the next general election the question OF en-
forcing the provisions OF Chapter IS OF the
Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia for
year 1885, in said District. 1t is therefore or
dered by tie Court that said Act be submit
ted TO the voters of said Lewis District at the
next general election for their adoption OF re-
lection. At such election those voting for
the enforcement thereof shall have written
or printed on their ballots, "For Stock Law
and those voting against the enforcement
thereof, shall have written or printed on
their ballots " gainst Stock Law" And IL
Is ordered that a copy of this order be certi-
ned to the Board of Ballot Commissioners OF
this County so that said question can be
properly submitted on the legal ballots of
said election. And IL is further ordered that
a copy of this order be published in the
newspapers of this county for four success
sive weeks preceding the day of said election.
J.. P.R. B. SMITH, Clerk
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Henderson.
Correspondence, Oct. 9Th.

correspondence, ocU. OCn-
Rev. John w. Carroll, of this
place, has been transferred from
this conference to the Ohio CON.
ference, and will take charge of the
Cheshire. Ohio, M. E. Church,
The People of the community re.
greet very much to loose Rev
Carroll.
Mrs. John Gibson is quite sick.
Mrs. Pearl Solidine, of Pittsburg
is here visiting her parents Mr.
and Mrs. Jas Darst, and other rel.
atives and friends.
Mrs. Jane Pullins' little son is
quite sick.
Mr.. Joe Dabney, of Hogsett, has
moved to this place to take charge
of the End room of the Henderson
public school.
Mr.. Hiram Brown and wife. of
Apple Grove, have been visiting
friends at this place for the past
week.
Mr.. John L. Dabney, who has
been at Toledo, Ohio, for the past
three months. has returned and
takes charge of the Henderson pub
lilo school as principal.
Success to the good old Reeiste,
is the wish of FRfTz
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1000 Rolls of Wall Paper at 10
the roll.
1000 Rollsof Wall Paper at 20
the roll.
1000 Rolls of Wall Paper at Sc
the roll.
1000 Rolls of Wall Paper at SO
the roll.
No pattern of Wall Paper of this
lot sold without the proportionate
amount of Border.
These are all good stylish pat
terms. New goods and standard
stock. Finer papers at proportion.
ately low prices.
A good Felt Window Shade on
Spring Roller 60.
A good Cloth Window Shade on
Spring Roller loo.
This stock reducing sale will al
so affect our other lines suoh as
PICTURES and FRAMES. A
nice Picture frame Ike with mat
and glass such as usually sells at
ESQ for Ito. A beautiful 1920
Framed Picture regular price s1.OO
for 100.
In our Stationery Department
we offer good box containing 1S
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BOY Lost.

Elery Mayes. SON of Frank
Mayes, of Arlee, P. o., this
county. has been missing since
last Sunday morning. He is
II years old, low. heavy set,
and had on, when last seen, blue
overalls, black coat and gray
cap. Any information leading
to his recovery will be thank
fully received by his parents.
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Waterloo.

Correspondence. Oct. 6.
Mrs g M Fenimore, formerly of
this place, but for the last two
years a resident of Iowa, has re-
turned to visit relatives in this vi
cinity.
The many friends of Allen Wolfe
and Miss Belle Krebs were much
surprised to learn of their marriage
which took place Thursday, Got.
I'd. All join in wishing them all
the JOY possible to mortals while
journeying through life.
Mrs Will Rifle stepped on nail
a few days, infiicting very pain
full wound. -,
Miss Frances Stone, of Stevens,
is- the guest of relatives here.
VO Smith and Miss Ann Pick.
ems were married Thursday, Got 2.
Their friends wish them success
while floating down the stream of
life.
81 s Wiuget and wife of Putnam
county. are visiting Mr. and Mrs
Chas Winget. They will send their
nephew and niece, ages 10 and IL
to their parents in Oklahoma.
E A Cossin began his school at
Union Monday.
There will be preaching at the
Rifle Church Dot 18th.
Miss Alma Miller will begin her
school at Rocky Fork, Dot. 18th.
Mrs P B Buxton, of Buffalo, was
the guest of friends and relatives
here Sunday. CLEOPATRA.
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The Mason County sunday
school Convention.


school Convention.
The Mason County Sunday
School Convention was called to
order at 2 p m Sept. oath, by the
Rev. @ q. Cox, Chairman of the
County Executive Committee.
The Secretary of the Executive
committee was appointed to act as
temporary secretary. The regular
order of the published program
was then taken up, beginning with
the prayer and praise service con-
Quoted by the Rev. Mr.. Manley,
from 1st Cor SO. Then followed
an open conference upon the ques-
ton why am 1 here" The Rev.
Messrs. Miller, Gibbsn., Grover,
M4nley and Cox, and other dele
gates each speaking few minutes
in reply to the question. State
Secretary W. @ Shafer spoke on
the importance of the Normal Ses-
sion, advising that the Superin-
tendent have every Sunday a five
minutes talk to the School. The
chair then appointed the following
committees:
To nominate officers for the en-.
suing year, Rev Miller, Rev. Gro
yer and Rev. Manley. To report
on County Organization, Rev. Glib
bons, Peter III Steep bergen, G. E.
Childs.
Adjourned to Z o'clock p. m.
The Convention was called to or
der at 1880 p. m. by Chairman Cox
and in the absence of Rev. D. 81,
Reid. Mr.. Shafer conducted the
prayer and praise service, reading
for the less; IN the 103rd Psalm.
Rev. Miller followed with a brief
summary of "What Sunday Schools
have accomplished"
The session closed with talk on
the international Sunday School
Organization" by Mr.. Shafer.
AT $50 m. Thursday, the Con.
vention met again and was opened
with prayer and praise service con.
Quoted by Mr.. Shafer, this was
followed by Bible reading by Mr.
Shafer. A testimony talk on
"What the Bible has been to me, >
consisting of two minute speeches
by a number of the delegates was
an interesting feature at this par
of the program. Rev. A. E. Gro.
YER gave an interesting discourse
on "How to study and teach les
son." showing the great need Of
thorough preparation by the teach,
or before coming before the class
The following officers were elect
ed: Pres. Rev. Q. q Cox. Vice
Pres. Mr.. d. s Snyder, Sec'y. Mr.
Peter 81. Steenbergen, Treas. Mr.
P. O. Eastman. Supt. Primary
Dept. Miss Willie Webb. Exeou
tive Committee. Messrs. Stephen
Capehart. John w. Thevenin and
x. L.. Hutchinson
AT the afternoon session Rev. j
ID. Gibbons conducted the prayer
and praise service. Mr.. Shafe1
discussed the What? Why2 and
How? of County Organization. and
with two primary classes from the
public school, gave an example oil
how to teach primary class.
SrNDurAnu
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Appointments Made by U. b.
Conference.

Huntington, W. Va, Dot. s.
The West Virginia annual Confer.
ence of the United Brethren
Church, which was in session in
Huntington last week with Bishop
Mills, of Pa. presiding, adjourned
Sunday. Grafton was selected as
the meeting point next year. The
following appointments were an
nounced by the Bishop:
Huntington District-W. A.
Davis. Presiding Elder; Hunting
ton circuit, A. W. Phillips, Glen.
wood, W. D. L. Parsons; Point
Pleasant, g. W. Pugh; New Ha,
ven, w s Holderman; Union, g.
Robinson; CottagevilIe. F. b. Ry-
mer; Ambrosia, A. s Rifle; Buff.
alo, E. Radsbaugh; Thirteen, j. W.
Wingrove; Old Town, J. w. Craw-
ford; Ravenswood, ]. A. Blagg;
Ripley, E. D. Bertram; Belfegrove,
81. B. Amos; Havertown, T. w.
Williams; Queen City, j. Slaught-
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GOAL! COAL!

1 am prepared to furnish coal
to all consumers and owing to the
strike we have been compelled to
advance the price of coal If the
miners return to work and coal
goes down, we will also drop
with them. We always aim to
sell at very small margain
Raymond City lump, 50 81 load
Raymond City nut, 81 IS load
Raymond City Pea, $3.50 load.
Ohio River lump, $500 load.
Orders promptly attended to.
G. III. VARIAN.
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Flat Rock.

Flat Rock.
Correspondence &.
Hurrah for, our next County
Superintendent, @ E Roush.
Vinson Edwards and wife left
Saturday for Gsllipolis, where they
went to receive medical treatment.
Bert Ankrom has returned from
Indiana. where he has been en-
ployed for the past three months.
Miss Ellis Long and daughter,
and Mrs Jennie Luton were visi.
ting at Vinson Edwards Sunday.
Mr. Len Gill returned from the
west last week.
George Garland and wife will
leave for there home in Pennsyl.
vania this week. HoMLY Boy.
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Washington, D. C-The annual
report of the Paymaster General
OF the Army made public to-day,
shows the total disbursement of
$52. 523. 479 35, decrease over the
previous year of S919,919. The
actual cost of the war with Spain
is given at S73,688, 44O.4O The
aggregate cost of the war in the
Philippines from May 1, 1898. TO
July 1. 1912, is given at S64.759.-
037 40. Total disbursements of
the army from April 81, 1898. to
July 1, 1902, was S2Oo,O51 ,267, of
which it is declared every cent has
been accounted for.
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The town of Middlebourne, Ty-
Ter county, is being annoyed to a
great extent with the wild animals
coming into the town from the
wooded hills near by and killing
the chickens. The polecats have
become so bold that they enter
houses and forage from the cup
boards. The loss of eatables is not
80 Objectionable as the other effects
of the visit.
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The K. of P. Grand Lodge of
West Virginia met Tuesday in
Grafton and will be in session for
three days. Its every official &C.
ton will be of Importance. Many
weighty matters are to be consid-
cred, and the meeting will be of
great benefit to the lodge of the
order all over West Virginia.
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GOLD PAN MINING COMPANY
sUMPTER MINING DISTRICT OREGON
CAPITAL sTeDCK 100000

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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-10-08

The coal lands back of Mason
City known as the Dutch Flats"
are to be tested by syndicate of
eastern capitalists to ascertain the
depth of the vein there. If the
vein is of sufficient thickness and
the quality of the coal is what they
anticipate it to be, the company,
We are informed, will put down a
shaft at once.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-10-08

Very recently the deposit of GOAL
along the proposed line of the
Charleston, Clendenin & Sutton
railroad, and above the completed
line of the Big Otter, in Clay coun-
ty. have been inspected by experts
sent into that territory by capital
lists in Ohio and Pennsylvania, and
they found that the supply of a
splendid quality of ooking coal is
enormous.
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Special Term of Circuit Cour,

An entry made in the Circuit Court Clerks
ONCE of Mason County, West Virginia, in
TENDER, 1902.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
COUNTY OF MASON, IS.
To Il. U. Mitchell, Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Mason County, West Virginia.
The last term OF said Court having ended
without dispatchlng all the business OF said
Court. this, therefore, is my warrant, where
by, call and appoint a Special Term of said
Court to be held on Monday, the 10Th day OF
October, 1902.
A:Petit but no Grand Jury is to be summon
ed to attend said Special Term.
Given under my hand this 9th day of
september, 1902. F. A. GUTHRIE,
Copy-Tsste: r. K. MITCHELL. Jerk.
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Farm for Sale.

Containing 221 acres in
Gallia County, o., one and
one-half miles from Kerr's Sta
ton, on H. v. R. R. 1e5
acres cleared and in grass.
Good dwelling house, good
water, &c. Call on or address
R. S. WATTS,
Kerr, Gallia Co., Ohio.
Oct. IsS
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Don't fail to read J. Friedman G.
Co.'S announcement.

w. A. Cracraft, for 26 years
chief clerk of the auditors office,
under Democratic administrations,
died suddenly Sunday evening of
heart failure, at his home in Char
lesion. He was native of Wheel.
ing, and widely known throughout
the State, especially am ong polite
ians.
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Look Ont For Fever.

Billiousness and liver disorders at this
season may be prevented by cleansing
the system with DeWitt's Little Early
Risers. These famous little pill do moi
grippe. They move the bowels gently,
but copiously, and by reason of the ton,
ic properties. give tone and strength
to the glands. q. w. M.Hooff.
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A delegation of 20 women from
the Century Club. a society organ
ization of Buokhannon, made a
raid on their town council last Fri
day night in regular Carrie Nation
style and demanded the passage of
and ordinance prohibiting expec-
torating on the streets and also
asked for the removal of some of
the billboards.
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Hogsett, w. Va.
Ont or DEATHS laws.

"When death seemed very near from
a severe stomach and liver trouble, that
had suffered with for years, " writes P.
Muse, Durham, N. g. "Dr. Kings
New Life Pills saved my life and gave
perfect health" Best pills on earth
and only % cents at G. w. NJ. Hooff's
drug store.
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A Word 70 Travellers

The excitement incident to travelling
and change of food and water often
brings on diarrhoea, and for this reason
no one should leave home without a
bottle oil Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale nv a
w. NJ. Hooff, druggist
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Corn is almost am ont mo,

Corn is almost all cut now. The
next thing on the program now is
the good old fashioned "husking
bee" where all the boys watch for
the read ear. OF course you all
know the reward for the one that
finds it.
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w. Q. Stats, formerly If Jack.
SON county. now of Mason, and
popularity know as one of our most
successful and shrewd business
men, was greeting friends here last
week. Mr.. Stats closed a deal re-.
Gently with j. W. Nevill, of Beale.
Mason county, whereby he became
the owner of the Nevill farm of
235 acres of valuable land This
adjoining and added to the farm
he already owned, makes him over
500 acres of the very choicest Ohio
river bottom, and hill bluegrass
land, in high state of cultivation
and we'll improved. Mr.. Stats has
made several very successful deals
in real estate during the last two
years, few men realizing more
handsomely in profits than he has.
.-Ravenswood News.
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See the Infants Headwear at
Q Mrs. l.. j. Williamson's

The City Council, owing to the
lack of a quorum on last Monday
night, did not meet and the Mayor
Mr.. Somerville, adjourned the
meeting until Monday night, Osto-
Der 18th
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Farm Sold.

Mr.. Ray Somerville, of Pleasant
Flats, has sold his farm to Messrs.
George and Sam Windon. He
left last Saturday for Trinway,
Ohio. which place he will make
his future home.
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A delegation of Mormon elders
have called upon T. Q. Miller, the
State Superintendent of Schools
at Charleston. and asked him to
reverse his ruling shutting them
out of the school houses of the
State. He declined to comply with
their request.
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When you wake up with a bad taste
in your mouth, go at on. to Hooff's
drug store and get free sample of
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets. One or'two doses will make you
well. They also cure biIiousness, sick
headache and constipation.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-10-08

Get free sample OF Chamberlain IS
Stomach and Liver Tablets at Hooff's
drug store. They are easie to take and
more pleasant in effect tnan pills. Then
as is often the case with pills. Regular
size, 25c. per box.
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The Lincoln Coal Company of
Huntington. has sold 500 cars of
soft coal to New York parties for
$500 per ton at the mines, which
is probably the highest price at the
mines ever obtained in West Vir-
ginia. The mines are on the
Guyan river.
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A we'll organized and thoroughly
equipped band of burglars and
safe crackers seem to be touring
the state. Reports of their dep
relations come from every section.
Merchants and other business men
should be prepared for a raid from
these professionals.
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Friday Nipht

The Social League of Trinity M.
E. Church will be entertained by
Mrs. ID s. Snyder, at her home on
Upper Wand street. You are most
cordially invited to attend.
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Among the most prominent ar

Among the most prominent and
worthy theatrical offerings of the
year is rip Van Winkle"-a play
that has won favor amidst thous-
ands heretofore. There is a vast
difference between this production
of rip Van Winkle," which will
be seen at Hooff's Opera House,
next Friday night, October 10th,
however, as this dramatization of
the Irving story is different. The
scenes are laid in and about the
Catskill Mountains and many nov
ell effects and striking sensations
are introduced with the assistance
of electricity. The scenic sur
rounndings are most beautiful, be-
ing one of the heaviest and most
elaborate ever carried on the road.
The presenting company is one of
of unusual strength, it's embers
being we'll known people of the
dramatic profession. A better
Rip" has never been seen in this
fine play than j. A. Simon, who
was especially engaged to appear
In this fine presentation.
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Messrs. Homer and Grit T.
Smith received last week by ex-
press a pair of fine bred and we'll
broken pointer dogs from Lincol-
ton, North Carolina, for which they
paid 500.