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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01
Father Shoots Son ana Daughter
in Central City.


Central City. Dec. 23rd. -Satur.
day evening one of the most seri.
Gus shooting scrapes occurred in
this place for long time 1t was
a duel with the father arrayed on
one side the son ON the other.
Four weeks ago VIM. Lafferty
who resides near the Q. & o. sta
ton separated from his family,
since which time Mrs. Lafferty. her
SON Burt and daughters have been
residing with the family of Charley
Hancock, Mr.. Hancock being a
relative of the Laffertys.
Mrs. Lafferty claims that on Sat
urday evening her husband sent
for her, stating that he wished to
have a reconciliation. It seems
that Mrs. Lafferty was no sooner
inside the house until her husband
began abusing her and it is said
was striking her, when her screams
attracted the SON and daughter.
The SON ran to his mothers rescue
with revolver in hand. At the first
sight of his father he opened fire,
shooting three times. MIR. Latter
ty seized shot gun in the room
and fred at the son as he was at
tempting to escape. the contents
OF the gun entering the sons back
between the shoulders, making
very serious wound.
Another shot from the gun in
jured the daughter who was run
ming to the scene in an attempt to
quell the disturbance. Her injury
is TN the left arm. Mrs. Lafferty
was almost completely overcome
by the shook and is said to be in
rather serious coHdition.
The shooting attracted the oiti-
zens of that part of the town and
it was not long until large crowd
had gathered. Mr.. Hancock, a
son-in-law of Mr.. and Mrs. Lafferty
hearing the trouble took his revol-
yer in hand and started running
toward the Lafferty home. but he
ran directly into the arms of Mar
shall Il. w. Bailey, who was also
headed for the scene. Mr.. Han
cock was arrested and looked up, as
was also Lafferty.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01

We are in receipt of handsome
engraving issued by the Passenger
Department of the Southern Pa
cific Railway. The engraving con-
sists of one of the Sierra Nevada
giant trees, surrounded by Troop
F., Sixth U. s. Cavalry. The
height of the tree is 400 feet
and is 11U feet in circumference.
The age of the tree is said, will go
up into the thousands. Ten mount
ed cayaIrymen stand abreast at the
trunk of this giant of the forest.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01

From Fridays DAILY
Mrs. L. Windon, of Graham
Station, is in town on business.
Mr.. Frank Hess returned to
Huntington last night.
Miss Maude Kisar is suffering
with bealing on her left hand.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virton Hartinger,
of Charleston. are here visiting
relatives and friends.
Miss Hattie Parsons, after a few
days visit here, has returned to
Pruntytown.
Mr.. Chas, Newbraugh, of Col.
umbus, Ohio, is here visiting his
parents.
Master Fred Sharp, of Spencer,
is here on a visit to his uncle, Mr..
George Hooff.
Messrs. W. A. Mahan and II. B
Buster. of Charleston, were bust.
ness visitors here yesterday and
last night.
Mr.. Griff T. Smith returned last
night from visit to Parkersbure
and Marietta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Steenbergen
of Gallipolis Ferry, are visiting
relative here.
Mr. G. L. Brown, of Thornville
Ohio, has been here on business
trip.
Mr. and Mrs, Ed. Charles, o.
Columbus, are here visiting Capt
lJ. L Charles and family.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01
REMARKABLE CURE OF GROUP
A Little Bows Life Saved.

1 have few words to say regarding
Cbamberlain's Cough Remedy. II
saved my little boys life and / feel that
l cannot praise it enough. 1 bought a
bottle OF it from A. E. Steere, OF Good
win, s. D., and when got home with 1t
the poor baby could hardly breathe.
gave the medicine as directed every ten
minutes until he "threw mp" and then
thought sure he was going to choke to
death. We had to pull the .phlegm out
positive that if l had not got that bottle
OF cough medicine, my boy would not be
on earth to-day.-JoEL DEMoNT, Inwood,
Iowa. For sale by g. w. NJ. Hoof,
Druggist.
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Miss Helen Rowley, of Marion

Miss Helen Rowley. of Marion
1 Ohio, who has been visiting be-
parents at Leon Will return oay
Mrs. Peter Bettinger and two
daughters. Misses Caroline and
Lizzie, of Mason, are here on q WIS.,
- 70 'e'es's -
MI 1eorge Long g Sop.n s",.
SIDE, was IN town yssssrosy' N e
mas just returned 'rom a business BUSINESS
trip TO Indiana
Mr.. j. b. Brown and deughter
Miss Lizzie viii return 70 their their
nome '' at ooutn oide To-Day aise1 q
1e~ asys v'sit'nere
DIR. Claude Petty, wife and neice,
Of Ripley, will return home to-day,
after a short visit here with DIR. d.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01

During family quarrel Christ
mas day, in Hannah district, this
county, John, son of John e. HoI-
ly. shot three sons of VIM. Holly,
one of whom will probably die
John R. Holly's wife received 8
severe blow on the head making an
ugly wound. The trouble is said
to have been started by Frank
Lunsford, step-son of Mr.. Holly,
and before the trouble was settled
there were ten persons implicated
Holly. who did the shooting, wal
arrested and will be given hearing
to-day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01

Parkersburg Sentinel: How
would the President like to give
out to the public the suppressed
"Round Robin" letter which was
written by the volunteer officers of
the army at San Juan. From it
the President might learn some
thing about Roosevelt's manner of
"criticising coordinate branches of
the service" on which subject the
war department is just now spend
ing SO much ink and gray matter.
That Round Robin would make
mighty interestin' readin.'
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01
a Good Recommendation.

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets is almost invariably to those who
have once used them," says Mr.. J. n.
Weber, prominent druggist of Cascade,
Iowa. What better recommendation
could any medicine have than for peo-
pie to cali for it when again in need OF
such remedy? Try them when you
feel dull after eating, when you have a
bad taste in your mouth, feel bilious,
have no appetise or when troubled with
constipation, and you are certain to be
delighted with the prompt relief which
they afford. For sale by G. w. NJ.
Hooff, druggist.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01

The many friends of Miss Teress
Tully in this city, will read with
interest this announcement of her
marriage, which will take place
December Both. 1901. in Coving-
ton, KY.
Miss Tully is sister of Mrs. w.
w. Bryan, Of this city, and has
many friends here. who extend con.
gratulations in advance.
The groom-to-be is Mr.. Joseph
Flanaghan,, a popular young bust
ness man of Coyington.
The ceremony will take place in
the Catholic Church, that city,
Bishop Mackey officiating.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01
Gsn. Miles is abused bitterly

Gen. Miles is abused bitterly
and officially by Secretary of Wa
Root for saying in effect that be
believed the opinion of Dewey in
the Schley case would be accepted
as the verdict of the people, but
Maclay stands unreproved for say
ing that Schley was a "poltroon,
coward, caitiff." Official proclama-
ton has been substantially made
by the administration that any one
who stands up for Schley is to be
condemned and reprimanded. but
any one who abuses, vilifies and
SANDERS him will receive protec-
tion, promotion and the personal
thanks of those in authority
Parkersburg Sentinel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01
My Lady i'm Her Furs.

When in her mannish shirt waist
With forearms bare and brown
L VOW my lady's fairest
OF all in field or town.
When autumn burns the mountains
With flames of rudy fire
My lady in her sweater
Awakes my muses. Tyre.
But when the bitter north wind
Old winters wroth bestirs
1 swear there's naught can equal
Ny lady in her furs.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01
His Proud Boast.

mo sirr' exclaimed the loud
voiced drummer in the smoker,
I'm proud to say that no house in
tho country has more men pushing
its line of goods than ours"
What do you sell?" aeked q
curious one.
"Baby carriages"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01
John BrannOn Dead.

Weston, w. Va, Dec. 26.-Hon.
John Brannon, former Circuit
Judge, for years a Democratic
leader in the State and twice the
nominee of his party for Congress
in the First District, died Tuesday
night, so years of age.
John Branuon was bern in Win
chester, Va, October 19, 1922. His
grandfather Brannon, was native
of Ireland. He received an acade-
mic education, obtained law IL
cense in 1S47, and began practice
in Weston. He served in the Vir-
ginia House of Delegates from
1853 to 1857, and later in the State
Senate. In 1872 he was elected
Judge of the Sixth (W. Va.) judi
cial circuit, served eight years, and
declined denomination. He was
an ardent old line Democrat and
an able lawyer. He was twice a
candidate for Congress but met de-
feat at the hands of General Goff
On two occasions he was promin-
emily before his party as candi-
date for the United States Senate.
He was brother of Judge Henry
Brannon, presiding justice of the
State Supreme Court of Appeals
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01

Argentina and Chill, the two
strongest of the South American
republics, have been on the brink
of war fer some weeks. bot happily
have thought better of it, have sus.
pended their warlike preparations
and agreed to refer the territorial
rights in dispute to the award OF
the King of England. A war be-
tween these two powers would
probably involve other South
American states, and might have
resulted in a continental conflict
Argentina and Chill are pretty well
balanced as to POPULATION, finance
and trade. Argentina has A, 100000
population and foreign trade OF
S300,00O,000. Chill has a popula.
tion of 3.110,o00 and a trade OF
S270,000,000. Both nations have
been buying ships and war mater.
ial, and their people were rapidly
getting to the fighting point. Ar
bitration is the better way, for the
territory in dispute is not worth q
day of war.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01
More Harmful
Than Alcohol
Overeating Worst Form
of Intemperance.

Iyourfood is undigested. you are un.
dcrfed, no matter how much you eat.
And the underfed man is, to the extent
of the undertaking, crippled for the
battle OF life. On the other hand,
there is such thing as overeating.
The harm done by Indigestion caused
by overloaded stomachs exceeds that
from the increased heart beats caused
by the use of alcohol or whiskey.
Eat as much good food as you need
but don't overload the stomach. II
your stomach is weak it may refuse to
digest what you eat. Then you ought
to use good digestant like Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure, which digests what you
eat without the stomach'S aid. This
rest and the wholesome tonics con-
tanned in KOdol Dyspepsia Cure soon
restore health. You don't have to diet.
Don't eat too much. That's harmful.
But eat enough and of sufficient varie-
ty. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will digest
it. 1t quickly relieves the sensation
OF fulneSS and bloating from which
some people suffer after meals. It
prevents belching and absolutely cures
Indigestion and other stomach troub.
les. Equally good for children.
Lemuel James, Marysville o., says: II suf-
tered from dyspepsia for thirty years but Q
all sufferers from this disease"
kodoI Dyspepsia Cure
Cures all Stomach Troubles.
Prepared only by Z. @. DEWITT & Co., Chicago.
The 81. bottle contains 2H times the soc. size.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01

Messrs. j. w. o. Heslop. Q. F.
Hess and L. Shifiet have organ
lied stock company with thirteen
members to finish boring the oil
well on John Austin's farm below
Kanawha. The company will be
known as the Point Pleasant Oil
and Gas Co. They will begin to
bore for oil at once.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01
joke ma NeeaI.,. Pei.t.

Some 80 years ago a firm in San
Francisco sent to a Chinese house IN
Canton the smallest and finest kind Of
needle as a sample Of our skin In deli
cate handicraft. 1t was returned to
them with n hole through the point.
which could only be sean with q micro
scope.-stereoscopic Photograph.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01

President Schwab of the steel
trust, and Boss Mark Hanna, of
the coal trust, and assistant general
push-em- along for all the trusts,
are on committee to regulate labor
troubles throughout the country.
1t is not explained how they come
to leave Pinkerton off the CON-
mittee -Parkersburg Sentinel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01

The Mic Mac Indians of North Amer
lea have an instrument known as the
moose call 1t u a birch barr horn.
1nd when blown By an expert gives q
fairly good Imitation Of the beIIowfn9
OF a moose.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01
Cure For Inmharn-

w. G. Williamson, of Amherst, Va,
says: For more than year suUered
with lumbTgo. finally tried Cham
berlain's Pain Balm and it gave me en-
tire relief, which all other remedies had
failed to do" Sole by g. w. NJ. Hoof,
Druggist.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01

The women of Finland Of the
lower classes perform arduous la
Dor that in other countries is usual
~ assigned to males. They wheel
handcarts and barrows of various
descriptions containing heavy bur-
dens, They also sweep the stresis,
act as boatmsn and egsh sss.ss "a
loading chips.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01

In India II you see a quantity of
strings tied from side to side OF the
street with three comered pieces of
paper fastened to them you may know
that birthday is being celebrated N
one OF the houses. feG
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01

The government pays 81 per ton
for coal to use on it's warships.
The miner receives something like
81 or s1.5o for mining this coal and
loading it ready for shipment. The
coal trusts and the railroads, after
deducting the wages of the railroad
employees. receive about So per ton
for the coal to divide among them.
selves. This is not SO bad for an
infant industry like the coal trust
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01
Mid Winter Excursions.

On January 10th and Feb
ruary 10th, 1902, the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad will run two mid
winter excursions to Washington,
d. O., end return, from Parkers-
burg, Huntington, Kenove and in
termediate points, at very low rates
for the round trip. Tickets valid
for return ten days, including day
of sale.
Ill luck is worse than found
money.
Often drunk, and seldom sober
falls like the leaves in October.
One eyewitness is better than
ten hear-says.
The way of the fool is right in
his own eyes.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01

Parties living in Graham Dis
trict, who offered their coal lands
for sale to Eastern capitalists, were
made happy Thursday by receiv-
ing checks for same at the rats OF
$15 per acre.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01

The Treasury Department has
drawn a warrant for So, 1884 in fa-
vor of Admiral Schley, as the
share of the bounty for the de-
struction of the Spanish feet at
Santiago. A warrant for Admiral
Sampson for $25. 900 was sent to
him month ago.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01
ASHTON. w. va. peo. 26. 1ec

AShIONS w. v De- OSC. AOs 1oOI
Mr.. EDIroR:-On Saturday
night of December 7th, a strange
man called at my house about
dark, stating that he had had been
on wild goose chase and had been
sick and was out of money and
wanted to stay all night. / told
him / had never charged any one
for staying with me, so / gave him
supper, talked till retiring time,
took him to the bed room, told him
to put out the light when through
with it. l heard him go out of the
room about midnight and return.
So next morning when breakfast
was ready / called him and found
he had gone and taken my razor
and some toilet soap. Missed moth
ing else until my daughter, Mrs.
Frank Risk, came down from Point
Pleasant and went to room, found
that he had stolen her banjo and
guitar. The banjo was a fine one
with clear dark spot on the seal
skin, size of a dollar, and was q
valuable present from her brothe,
one who is dead. Both had her
name on them. Any information
in regard to them weuld be thank
fully received and rewarded, not
withstanding the mistake we made
in entertaining thief.
A. COBB.
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W ultuer Lucy Go.
~
Mr.. r. w. Bateman. of ArIee. il
in town.
Mr.. T @. Fowler, of Zanesville
Ohio. was in town Tuesday.
Mr.. &. t. Lusk. of Parkersburg,
was in the city yesterday.
Miss Maude WhaIey is visiting
her parents at GallipOlis Ferry.
Miss Sadie Sniffen, of CoIum.
bus. o.. is here visiting her sister,
Mrs. Il. a, Harper.
Mr.. Ira German spent yesterday
with relatives and friends at New
Haven.
Mr.. Harry Ellison, of Charles
ton is here on visit to hts broth
er, Mr. A w Ellison and family.
Mr. Frank Hess came up from
Huntington Tuesday evening 10
spend q few days WITH his parents
Miss Lola Bowl, of Ceredo, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Ben
nett, Ohio street.
Miss Tena Gwinn, of Glenwood,
is here visiting her sister, Mrs. j.
l.. Written.
Mr.. d. A. R. McKinstry return
ed to his home at Athens, yester-
day.
Mr.. Thos. Moriarly. of Column
bus, is here visiting. his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ L. Moriarty.
Mr.. Mike Donovan, working at
Findlay, o., is here on visit to
his family on Ohio street.
Mr.. o. j. Chambers, of Spencer,
here Tuesday and Wednesday, has
returned home.
Mr.. BENZ. Hall, of near town has
been quits sick for several days
past with neuralgia and rheuma-
tism.
Mrs. Aphia Miller of Akron,
Ohio, here visiting her sister Mrs
j. r. Filson, will return to her
home tomorrow.
Misses Nettie, Edna and GoIdey
Moore, of McConnesville, o., are
here visiting their cousin, Mr.. l..
B. Moore and wife.
Miss Maude Burdett is spend
ing a few days with her uncle, Mr.
j. F. Burdett and family nea1
town.
DIR. Mullen, here on account OF
the sickness and death of his
brother, Mr., Geo. Mullen, return
ed to his home at Indianapolis
Ind, yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ham Parr, OF
Great Bend, Ohio, are visiting
Mrs. Paris parents, Capt. and
Mrs. W. o Roseberry. near town
Mrs. Elmer Withee, and cousin
Miss Annie Collins, of Parkers.
burg, are here visiting Prof. w. j
Kenny aud family.
Miss Mamie Nease, aooompan.
led by Misses Nora and Jessie
Somerville, went out to Pleasant
Flats to spend Christmas with Mr.
s. p. Somerville and family.
Mrs. w. w. Bryan left this morn
ing for Covington, KY, to attend
the marriage of her sister, Miss
Teresa Tully to Mr.. Joseph Flana.
CHAN, of that city.
Mr.. W. @. Washington, of Hunt.
ington, Principal of the Central
City school, and his sister, Mics
Margaret, stopped off hare Tues.
day to visit the family of Mr. a.
e. Nease. They left Christmas
morning to visit relatives in Pleas.
aut Flats.
From Fridays DAILY
Mrs II W;ndon of Gob
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01

half a pound Of coffee emptied on
hot embers win be sufficient to destroy
mot simply cover up-the worst smell
arising from decomposIng matter.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01

Judge Chris Summers. of the
Police Court, Charleston, was
struck in the eye by a fragrant
from a cannon cracker thrown at
his feet by a lad Christmas, and
will probably loose.the sight.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01

Hungry Horaee-Kind lady, can't ye
gimme somepin ter eat7 / aIn't ate
nothIn sence day before yesterday.
Kind Lady-And what did you ea
then2
Hungry Horace-Nothin but de mai
ket report in an old paper.zBaltimore
American.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01

The starting of a new steel plate
mill at Parkersburg was the signal
for lot of rejoicing but nobody
rejoiced when the gas went off and
the rest of the factories had to shut
down in that city. In many places
gas has been short during the past
cold spell which has been one of
the most severe that has visited the
state for long time.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01
Christmas at reform school.

OhtiSphhS at IsclOTm ScnOOl.
The Christmas entertainment at
Pruntytown, planned by Superin-
tendent o. E. Darnell, for the Re-
form School boys was huge sue
cess and an innovation thoroughly
enjoyed by the boys.
The chapel was beautifully dec
GRATED with holly, pine and laurel
by the skillful taste of Bandmaster
Hilleary and assistants, fine
Christmas tree, laden with pres
ents for the boys from parents and
friends stood on one side. The
following program was rendered
without break from start to fin
ish. each member was good, but
one number, "The Honeysuckle
and the Bee," sung by two colored
boys dressed in costume, took the
house by storm. They were en-
coured again and again. The whole
program was good. The boys then
1
sang Christmas song while the
sound of sleigh bells grew nearer
and nearer and fiually in popped
Santa Claus" in the person of
Officer Mcmillan of No. 3. His
impersonation of Santa Claus
charmed the boys. and when the
candy, nuts and oranges were dis
tributed all-hearts were made hap
py. 1t is vast amount of work
to get up such an entertainment as
this for the boys, and Superin.
tendent Darnell deserves many
thanks for his untiring efforts to
lido good to the Reform School
boys and to make them happy and
oontented.
PROGRAM.
Overture by Band. Pagoda-J.
B. Hilleary, Bandmaster.
Song-Joy to The World, school.
Recitative Song-Marshall Hobs
Music by Band. .Konorah March
Recitation-Night Before Christ
mas, Daniel Clay Smith.
Duet-The ''Honeysuckle and
The Bee," Chas Patterson and
Chas Howard.
observation-disclosures in Camp.
Harry Quinn.
Song-Iceland Choral, School.
Recitation-A Good Christmas,
Miss Eileen Batson.
Music-We Are Delighted, school
Distribution of Prizes, etc.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-01-01

II suppose people around here raise
their owD vegetabIesT
Some do; others merely plant them. Z
Puck.