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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01
Judge Tavenner Says Emphati-
calIy He Is Not a Candidate
for Governor.

The Parkersburg Sentinel says:
Judge Tavenner. whom the State
press has mentioned very generally
and quite favorably for the Demo
cratic nomination for Governor,
while approaching the nomination.
desires to nip it in the bud" by
declaring now that he is not cam
didate for the nomination and does
not want it.
81 am for Stuart Walker" said
he to a Sentinel representative.
Stuart Walker is good enough for
me, and he is good enough for
West Virginia. He is brilliant
and brainy young man, popular all
over the State, and would make q
good race and a good governor. He
could stand on the top of a Braxton
county mountain and makea speech
that could be heard all over the
State. When he talks he always
says something that is worth hear
ing and wherever he speaks what
he says will be heard generally"
When it was suggested to Judge
Tavenner that while. as he sug.
gested that Stuart Walker is good
man and good enough for the party
or the State, still there are other
good men and that he is being
talked about for the place he stated
positively that he was not to be
considered in that light at all and
that he wanted it understood in the
start that he is not candidate and
is for Stuart Walker for Governor.
Sand I Think" he added. that
Walker would accept the nomin-
alton"
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In Memory of john poss.

Mr.. John Doss, was born the
18th day of Sept, 1928. died June
"a, 1903. aged IA years, 9 months
and IL days. He was. married to
Nancy s Jordan in 1852, to which
union there was born one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Rebecca J. Bechtle, who
still survives him, and with whom
he made his home until he died.
He leaves besides his daughter, one
half brother, James Doss, and three
half sisters, Mrs. Sarah Neville,
Mrs. Nancy Roberts and Mrs. Re-
becca Meyer, a host of other rela-
tives and friends to mourn the loss
of kind and good old man. He
was buried at Bruce Chapel Fri
day, Rev. Denny conducting the
funeral at 2 O'Clock. A large CON-
course of friends attending, show
ing the love and respect in which
he was held. May he rest in peace.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01
Grange Meeting.

ASHTON. w. Va. June "a, 'O3.
Being absent from the meeting
of June 9th, 1 failed to report, but
the old proverb is true. "a bad
penny always returns" and here 1
am with a report of the meeting of
June 10th. which met in regular
session with Worthy Master in the
chair.
Opening song: Triumph of
Toll"
After going through the regular
routine of business the literary
programme was taken up. Sisters
Bess MoNeill and Pearle Keister
furnished us with a duet, 1.-THE
Dear Old Farm" Bro. j A George
read some select reading, 1.-THE
Farmers Wealth" Good Works.
mot Fair Return" after which
several of the brothers discussed
the different points of interest.
The 1st and End degrees were
conferred on ono brother. The
meeting was interspersed with mu-
sic throughout. There is quite an
interest manifested in our Orde,
considering the busy season.
Topic for next meeting. "Whai
can the Grange do to Improve the
Farmers Institutesq" "SmalI fruits
on the Farm"
I close hoping to see all present
at our next meeting. Y.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01
The New Hotel,

Ground was broken last week
for the new hotel ON west corner
of Main and Market streets
being erected by the Mutual Real
ty 90. The first floor will be
about five feet above the pavement,
and the first story is to be built of
Cleveland sand stone, the other
two stories of pressed brick. The
building will contain 60 rooms,
80 of which will have bath. The
Merchants National Bank will co.
cupy the corner room as their
banking house; there will also be
a barber shop, one large double
store room and two smaller store
rooms.
The building will be ia feet
front, 100 feet deep. In every re-
spect the structure will be modern
and up-to-date and will be classed
with the best hotels in the country.
A tower 30x30 will be built on
the corner over the bank and will
be leased by a number of our young
men for a club room.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01
A Handsome Compliment.

Hon. Virgil A. Lewis, of Mason,
ex-superintendent of free schools
of the state. has received an order
from the executive committee of
the st. Louis exposition for one
hundred thousand copies of his
new work. "The Story of the Lou
isiana Purchase" These books
are to be used to inform the peo-
pie of the country of all the pre-
liminaries, causes and legislation
for the purchases of this vast ter
ritory. all of which is wildly and
accurately described in this work
of Mr.. Lewis.
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Shot Intruder.

Mrs. George Palmer, the wife of
prominent timber dealer of
Green Shoals, Lincoln county,
this state. shot and instantly killed
an unknown negro as he was at
tempting to enter her home last
week. Mrs. Palmer who was alone
in the house. heard noise at the
window and raising her revolver
fired. The shot struck the bur-
glar in the forehead and he died
in few minutes. The negro is
supposed to be one of a gang en-
ployed by the contractors in the
extension of the Guyandotte Val
ley Railroad
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Correspondence 81
Thomas Pullins, of GunvilIe.
was visiting E A Slaughter and
family Sunday.
Rev Fisher preached very in
terestingly at the Baden Baptist
church Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs B A Armstrong has been on
the sick list for several days.
Miss Viola Sommer celebrated
her sixteenth birthday Saturday,
June 9th.
Miss Lena FLrget was calling
on Miss Ora burst. Sunday.
Mrs Nora Curtis and daughter
Jessie are visiting her mother,
Mrs Julia Walker.
Mr. ] 7 Tucker was a business
visitor at w ] @ Sommer's Friday.
Miss Emma Mckinney is staying
at Tom Pullin's this week.
Miss Clara Slaughter, who has
been in New Brighton, Pa, for
some time, returned home a few
days ago.
Mrs w 81 Sommer and daugh-
tiers. Misses Viola and Daisy, were
visiting Mrs V 81 McDermitt at
Deer Lick. Sunday.
James Wilson, of Letart, passed
through here last Tuesday.
Success to the dear old Register
is the wish of
PRETTY BLUE EYED GIRL.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01

West Virginia An Ideal State.
Speaking of outings, there is not
a state in the great union that can
offer better opportunities than West
Virginia. This is plainly evidenc-
ed by the fact that hundreds of
people come from all over the east
ern part of the country to the va
rious mountain resorts, where many
of them spend not only a few weeks
but the entire summer.
The mountain resorts of West
Virginia are particularly healthful.
and many invalids make yearly
pilgrimages to favored resorts,
where they spend months in gain
ing health and strength to renew
the battle in the professional world.
While the health resorts are all
right in great many ways, still
there are many people who cannot
afford to go to them and pay the
high prices which are exacted at
the hotels and boarding houses,
and it is to this latter class CT peo-
pie that this article is principally
addressed. The right way to go SO
that you will enjoy to the full
measure all the good things which
nature has in store for the weary is
to camp out.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01
a Fatal Wreck

AT Huntington at / O'Clock Fri
day morning seventeen persons
were seriously injured.
Charles Fahrlander of Colum.
bus, Ohio, was badly injured and
Charles j. Armstrong. representa-
tive of the Bradstreet Merchantile
Agency. had both legs out off and
died at nine O'Clock the next morn
ing from his injuries.
The accident was caused by q
car on the Camden Interstate car
line colliding with 9. 6 o.
freight train.
The disaster occurred in the
western limits of the city, and was
the most appalling in the history
of the city.
The street car was hurled over
an embankment a distance of 80
feet and landed bottom side up.
1t was fully 20 minutes before any
of the passengers could be ex.
tracted.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01
Sold WhisIxey at Fair.

Frank Baker and Charles Will
hanson were brought to Jail Mon
day by U. S. Marshal g. w. Sine
to serve 80 days sentence each.
They were convicted in the FEEDER
al Court at Petersburg last week
of selling whiskey during the last
fair and were fined 500 each in adj
dition to the Jail sentence. While
they had government license to
sell, they bootlegged it on the
grounds and for this they were con-
voted. Both are citizens of Tyler.
County Journal.
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Bought Property.

The Point Pleasant National
Bank closed a deal Tuesday with
Mr. John g Stortz for his lot on
corner of Main and 9Th streets,
fronting on Main "a feet. Con.
sideration 81 90 per front foot.
We understand the bank directors
will begin at once the erection OF
banking house, and Mr. Stort2
will build business room between
the bank building and the one oc-
cupied by Prices saloon.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01

Crows are reported to be doing
great damage in cornfeIds this
season. One farmer gets good re-
suits by sowing little corn broad
cast on his cornfields. and says that
where that is done the crows will
not pull the growing corn. 1t is
said that the scarecrow is played
out-that the crows have grown so
sharp that after little they mind
no more about it than if it were a
stump.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01
Notice to rax-Payers.

The city tax books are now open
and taxes can be paid any time
from now up to August 1, 1908.
The law gives 60 days time in
which to pay city taxes TO the
Treasurer the months of June and
July. After the last day of July
the unpaid tax tickets are made
out and placed in the hands of the
Marshal for collection and penalty
of 10 per cent. added on each ticket.
My office will be found at the
usual place in the Register office.
F. B. TIPPETT,
City Treasurer.
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Death OF e.Billy'' wilson.

w. A. Wilson, Familiarity known
about the city as BILLY" Wilson,
was found dead in his room yester-
day evening about six O'Clock, Mr..
Wilson had not been seen by any
of his friends since Wednesday
evening, and about six o'clock last
night Horace Brown went up to
his room in the Wilson block on
Virginia street, to see if he had
been there. and after some diff
GUILTY gained entrance only to find
him dead. Inasmuch as the de
ceased was subject to heart trouble
it is thought that heart failure was
the cause of his death. Evidently
death had beeu easy because his
bed was not all disarranged.
Mr.. Wilson vas one of the best
known men in the city He was
fifty-eight years of age and all his
life had been a resident of this
district. He was the son of Ores
tus Wilson, one of the pioneers of
Charleston. His father owned and
was manager of the old Wilson
hotel on Kanawha street long be-
fore the civil war. The family was
one of the most prominent in the
early history of the Kanawha VAL
ley. The son was lieutenant in
the Kanawha Riflemen of the con-
federate army under Capt. George
Patton.
He leaves one sister, Mrs. ]. II
Couch, four brothers, Henry Will
son, Ed. Wilson, of Raymond City,
Andrew Wilson, of Henderson, and
L. o. Wilson, of Spokane, Wash
ingten, and a son, Rex Wilson. of
this city. Besides the relatives
the deceased leaves large circle
of friends, among whom he was
very popular, to mourn his death.
The funeral will be held this after
noon at 2 O'Clock at the residence
of his sister, Mrs. ]. 81. Couch, on
Morris Charleston Gazette,
Saturday, June q.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01

The blood-ourdling, false and
unfounded stories sent to the city
papers from Gallipolis and other
points stating that they were pnr-
suing the man, who killed Capt.
Bert Faudree, through the West
Virginia hills with blood hounds,
is mot calculated to inspire an
abiding faith in the truth and
veracity of these news( p gatherers
The man never attempted to es-
cape, but courted arrest.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01

Much is said these days about
how to live on any given sum from
500 to $4,000 year. but the late
MAX O'Reel, one of the brightest
of French writer's once penned a
short editorial ON show to live on
what you've got" in which he
said: one-tenth for rent. one-tenth
for dress, two OF three tenths for
for housekeeping, one-tenth for
holidays and pleasure, one or two
tenths for contingencies and ONE
tenth to be saved. There is lots
in it, and the point is to live with
in your income.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01
Died.

Mrs. Annie E. Cherrington died
at her home at Mason Friday,
June 26th. 1903. and was buried
Sunday. June 2sth. Rev. j. How
ard Gibbons, Rector of Christ
Church officiating. The deceased
was 63 years of age and highly
respected by all who her. She
leaves number of relatives and
friends to mourn her death.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01
The Output OF West Virginia
Coal.


According to the annual report
of State Mine Inspector ] w Paul.
just issued for the year ending
June 30, 1908, the total output for
the year from all the mines in w.
Va, was %. 359,O85 tons, over 49,
600. 600 tons of which was shipped
out of the State. The output d.
vided into the districts was as fol.
lows:
Potomac district, 1,622.076 tons.
MonongaheIa district, 6.431. 7S4
tons.
Wheeling district, 444.57s tons.
Kanawha-New River district,
S,206, $50 tons
Norfolk 8 Western district, g.
473.s35 tons.
Fifty-three mining machines
were used which dug out four
fifths of the total output. Thirty
five thousand one hundred and
seventy-four men were given en-
ployment in and about thel mines
and they averaged 294 days of work
in the year. One hundred and
twenty men were killed in the
mines. IS of whom met death by
roof falls. There were 289 non-fatal
accidents. A large number of the
accidents are attributed to the mi.
ners themselves. who in their.eager.
ness to get out coal. neglect to fol.
low up with sufficient props. The
coal mines of West Virginia are
rated at being worth S21, 594, 74S 81
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BOARD.
Correspondence 20.

20.
We failed to get around last
week but here we are ready for a
new start.
Distemper is raging among the
horses of our neighborhood.
A B Roush, our hustling merch.
ant. is doing rushing business al
present.
The Excelsiors disbanded Sat.
urday. They will probably re-or-
ganize in the near future with q
few much needed changes
Harvest is past and now the bum
of the threshing machine is heard
Rev Board conducted services al
the First Baptist Church Sunday
morning and night.
Mrs Lydia MoMillin and daugh.
ter spent Sunday at her brothers
F M Roush, of Upper Flats
Many people from, here are ex
pectipg to spend the glorious 4th
at Graham Station, where a grand
time is expected.
Mrs John Schools, of Heights
was the guest of her sister, Mrs g
l. Blessing, the past week.
And now the first uniform exam.
ination is over, we wonder what we
will get. Oh, the dread suspense
PLATO.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01

On Sunday morning at 8 O'Clock,
Reverend Father GiIsenan, of st.
Joseph's Church. Mason City, oele.
brated Holy Mass, at the home of
Mr.. M. L. Moriarty. AS yesterday
was Father Gilsenan's last Sunday
here his sermon was farewell one.
His subject was: Zone True
Home" He exhorted his oongre-
CATION to make better preparation
for their future home. His sermon
was elevating and instructive.
Father Gilsenan is going to Blue
field to help Father Oliver in his
missions.
Everyone is indeed sorry to have
him go. while here he has done a
great deal by his example and
teaching and he will be greatly
missed,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01
A New Fair ASSOCIATION.


Quite a number of the citizens of
the county met at the Court House
Saturday afternoon, for the pur-
pose of organizing Fair Associa-
ton.
A temporary organization was
formed and enough stock subscrib-
ed to give positive assurance that
there will be fair.
The authorized capital stock is
$4,000 90, divided into shares of
$40 each, and every one interested
in the success of the fair is asked
to take stock in the enterprise. l..
n. Knight and j. F. Burdett have
subscription lists, and it is expect
ed that enough of the farmers will
interest themselves that the sue
cess of the fair will be greater than
ever before. Some of the most en-
terprising people of the country
have the matter in their hands, and
with all the oonveniences that
these grounds have, besides being
the most beautiful in the State,
there is no reason why there should
not be more encouragement given
to our people than ever before.
The stockholders will meet on
Monday, the 9th of July, at the
Court House. for the purpose of
completing the organization.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01
Death of a Fine Ola Man.

Mr.. John Doss, of Arlee, this
county, died Wednesday night,
June "a 1903. at his son-in. laws,
Mr.. John Beohtle. aged rs years.
The funeral services were held Fri
day at Bruce Chapel, by Rev Dem
ney. He leaves only one child,
Mrs. Bechtle. He was the foreman
on Col. Beale's farm for many years
and was a fine man.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01
The Encampment.

Adiutant General s. B. Baker
has arrived home from Charleston
where he had been in conference
with the other officials in regard to
fixing the date and place of the
encampment of the National Guard
of West Virginia. Huntington was
selected, and the date is from Aug
4th to the 14th. with the IL as Gov
ernor's Day.-Parkersburg Senti-
mel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01
Sleeping Car Service to Michigan.

Sleeping Gar Service 70 Michigan.
A through Sleeping Car leaves
Toledo at All p. m. for Charlvoix,
Petoskey. Bay View and Harbor
Springs via the Pere Marquette R.
R. Direct connections made at To-
ledo by trains Nos. i and % on the
Ohio Central Lines.
Call on Agents for full particu-
lars. rates. etc. in24inly3l
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01

The distance of the new star in
Perseus from the earth is estima-
ted at 4Oo0.0O0,0O0, 100000 miles
A railroad train travelling oontinu-
ously at the rate of sixty miles an
hour. would take more than 760,.
100000 years to reach the new star
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01
Accident.

On Saturday. June 18th, Mrs.
Isaac Long, eyed 70 years. fell to
the floor in the dining room at
her home up Kanawha, and was
badly injured. She is not able
to sit up at this writing. and sew
eral persons are required to as
sist her to turn in bed. Mr.. Long
who has been quite sick is much
improved.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01
Ohio State Teachers Meeting at
Put-in-Bay.

Agents Of the Ohio Central Lines
viii sell excursion tickets to Put
Inlay on June 80. July and 2
at One Fare for the Round Trip
from all stations in Ohio and Point
Pleasant for the Annual Meeting
of Ohio State Teachers Associa-
ton. Tickets good returning un-
til July 10, 1908.
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Cararrh of fine Stomach.

When the stomach is overloaded;
when food is taken into it that fails
to digest, it decays and infiames the
mucous membrane, exposing the
cret mucin, instead of the natural
juices of digestion. This is called Ca
tarrh of the Stomach. For years 1
suffered with Catarrh of the Stomach,
caused by indigestion. Doctors and
medicines failed to benefit me until /
used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.-J R
Rhea, Coppell, Tex. Sold by g. w NJ
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Put-in-Bay Excursions.
July Z to IO.

OHIO STATE BAR MEET
ING. One Fare for the Round
Trip via the Ohio Central Lines.
Tickets on sale at all stations in
Ohio and Point Pleasant, w. Va.
July 9th to 10th. good returning
until July 18th. 1908.
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Fourth ofJuIy.

One fare for the round trip via
Ohio Central Lines between all
stations, Tickets on sale July Bird
and 18th, good returning until July
9Th. Tickets will also be sold on
same dates. to points on connect
ing lines within 200 miles
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01

The death rate of the globe is
estimated at sixty-eight minute,
81, 920 day, or 80, 749,SO0 a year
The birth rate is seventy minute,
1o0,S0o day, or 36.972 a year,
reckoning the year to be 365 days
in length
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01

Huntington was visited by a
terrific electrical storm last Sun
day. there were over four hundred
telephones burned out and great
damage done to the electric light
plant and the street car plant.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01
Robinson's Circus at SIiddIeport
Tuesday, July 18th.

One fare for the round trip via
the K & NJ BY. from Point Pleas
ant. Hebbardsville and intermedi-
ate stations; tickets good returning
until the following day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01

We are under many obligations
to "Unole" Joe Rifle and his SON
June" Rifle. of Old Town, for a
large sack of fine new potatoes.
Our old friend "Uncle" Joe never
forgets the poor editor when
spring comes.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01

Ivory White Closet Paper. rolls.
z cents. or A for a quarter; other
brands 10 cents or for quarter;
packages 10 cents. samples 1.-Two
day treatment" Mi-o-na, now at
Van Gilders
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01

What is to be done with the
over-growth of weeds along our
sidewalks almost ss high as mans
headP For goodness sake some
one do something toward having
them removed. The weeds look
bad to strangers.
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Mofice.

All meals sent out in town from
the Phoenix Hotel will be charged
for at 70 cents per meal.
may 20 HOMER SMITH. Pro.
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Card ot rhanIxs.

Wa desire to thank the relatives
and friends who SO kindly assisted
us in the sickness and death of our
father, John Doss.
JNo w. BEoHTLE AND FAMILY.
Arlee, w. Va.
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Mr.. W. D. Hall near town has
our thanks for a lot of fine radishes
of his own raising. which we GER
tainly enjoyed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01

There are several dangerous
places on the sidewalks of some
of our streets to which the atten-
ton of the street commissioner is
called.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01

Over the Mason County Tele-
phone Cos line you can now reach
Letart and Red House and all
points between.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-01

The hens ought to have a dry
place to scratch and loaf in during
rainy weather.