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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12
NOTICE.

All parties are hereby notified
that at specsal session of the
County Court of Mason County,
w, Va, to be held on the 18th :,
day of August, 1908, we will ask
the Court to grant us permission
to construct. operate and maintain
lines of telephone and telegraph
upon, along and over the public
roads and highways of the County
Mason, w. Va.
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND
TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
August, IL, 1903.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12

General Nelson A. Miles has re-
tired from the army. and with his
retirement goes the last one of the
distinguished Generals of the
Civil War.
Gen. Miles was a volunteer in
that war and rose to be a major
general before he was % years of
age. he and Custer being the only
two young officers whose brilliant
services received such early recog-
milton.
After the war he became the
most brilliant and successful of
Indian fighters. His army career
from his first enlistment to his re-
tirement has been honorable, bril-
liant and successful. In late years
Gen. Miles became an object of
dislike with Roosevelt, Root and
the other pink tea department
soldiers at Washington because
he always contended for the well
fare and health of the fighting
soldiers. while the others were
more interested in the welfare of
the contractors and the belaced
stay at homes.-Parkersburg Sem
tinel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12
Annual 10 Day Excursion to
Michigan Resorts via .. q.
Lines.

Thursday, Aug. 20. agents ofthe
.. g. Lines will sell excursion
tickets to Traverse City, Elk Rap
ids, Charlevoix, Petoskey and Bay
View, via Toledo and the PeFe
Marquette r.. r Fare for round
trip only 500. tickets good return
ing until Sept. ]. Call on agents
of o. @. Lines for hand bills Civ
ing full particulars, time of trains.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12
Efects of Cigaretts.

Mr. Stroke funston, of Weston,
is now in the asylum. He owes
his demented condition to excess
i've use Of cigaretts. He has been
under the treatment of physician
for more than a year. but his
condition grew SO bad that he had
to be committed to the asylum,
He imagines he is the superintsn-
dent of the asylum. and that he
has other important officials.
numbering eight or ten funston
was formerly in the hotel business
at Weston. and has an extensive
trade.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12
HON. A. R. BARBEE
Has Passed TO That Shore From
Which No Traveller Ever
Returns.


DIR. A. r. Barbee, the eminent
physician and surgeon, the af-
fable gentlemen. the generous
kind man is dead, his death having
occurred on the 5th, day of
August. 1908. at his daughters,
Mrs. 0. E. Darnall. at Pruntytown
West Virginia.
The world is better by suoh
men as DIR. Barbee having lived.
His life was one of universal kind
ness. manly deeds and industrious
honorable work.
He reached and more, the
biblical age of three SCORE and ten,
his age at death being rs years.
No man who has lived in Mason
County has left more friends, done
more for the people in his pro-
fession than DR.. Barbee. In his
active days. before cge crippled
his physical powers. no night
was two dark. no road too long or
dangerous. no weather too inclem-
emf to deter him from administer
ing to the affections of the sick
and unfortunate. s
In his professional work he
made no charlottesville poor and
bad, as well as the good and af-
fluent received the same skillfull
and prompt attention His make
up, was of that GLASS of men who
loved his fellow man, irrespective
of condition. He was ever ready
to oblige and comfort. The i'm
press of his keen intellect and good
intentions is found upon the
statute books of this state. The
Legislation of the state relating to
the medical profession; the es-
Establishment eleemosynary insti.
buttons of the state, and statutes
regulating and protecting the
public health are largely the work
of his progressive and analyitiate
n.ind executed both as legislator
and executive officer.
He was true and tender hus-
band. kind and generous father,
faithful and loyal friend and
neighbor sympathetic and able as
physician. He will be missed /;
his inagnaminous spirit has gone
to rest, to that bourn from whence
no traveller returns. His greatest
monument will be that he lives in
the memory of his friends. HALL
Farewell.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12
PhI Psis GIve keceptton.

The Phi Phis gave reception
at their house on Spruce street last
evening, at which Mics Elizabeth
Moore, of ElwelI. Mason county
this state was the guest of honor,
Miss Moore is the youngest
daughter of Judge Charles p. T,
Moore. of Elwell. who with Will
lam a. Letterman, founded the
Phi Knappa Psi fraternity at old
Jefferson College. Cannonsburg,
Pa, February 10. 1s52.Mr. Letter
man is dead. and Judge Moore is a
student in the Summer school.
About one hundred persons,
mostly students and instructors in
the Summer school, with a few
people of the town, were the guests.
Refreshments were served dur
ing the evening, Miss Margaret
Buchanan presiding at the punch
bowl. The evening was spent
very pleasantly by all.-Morgan-
town Daily New Dominion. -
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12
Everybody Invited to Meet with

The West Virginia Editorial AS.
ISOLATION hold their meeting at
Charleston. this beginning Septem-
Der, 9th, and counting three days.
At that meeting they will deter
mine when they will hold their an.
nuai meeting next year. It is now
probable it will be held early in
June and will be the largest meet
ing they have ever held in this
State. 1t will be the most desir-
able body to be brought to the
town as every one knows it is q
good thing. to have newspapers for
friends and such we may have
them, by making Editors wei
come within our gates.
Our citizens are requested to
meet att the Court House Friday
night August, 18th, at 7:3O p. m ,
for the purpose of extending to the
Editorial Association an invitation
from Point Pleasant to meet with
us next year.
All the citizens of our town and
vicinity are urgently requested to
be present at this meeting.
D. s. SNYDER.
j FRIEDMAN,
S. w. SwIsHER,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12

F Under the new law increasing
the number of State Cadets in
West Virginia University from
LA to 225 every member of the
Legislature has authority to
appoint one cadet. We notice by
the newspapers that good many
members have already made their
appointments and we hope that
the Mason county appointments
will be looked after.
These appointments are very
desireable as cadets receive free
uniforms, free books ane free
stationery in addition to free
tuition.
If it weren't for politics lots of
lazy men would starve to death.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12

. -'sS=--A---=----s-
''vice is monster of such a hideous
mein,''
"That to be hated, needs but to be
seen
'Yet, seen to oft, familiar with her
face
1--WE first endure, then pity, then
Embrace
Are not the newspapers doing
everything they can to familiarize
the public with every crime known
to the public with every crime
known to the Oecalogue, and some
that are not? A few years ago we
shuddered with horror at reading
of the burning of a negro for as
saulting white woman. Now it
is passed over and almost looked
upon as matter of course.
Whence this change? Merely
from the newspapers keeping these
things constantly before MS. Do
you not see that the mob spirit is
cultivated in the same wayP Men
reading every day of the doings of
some mob became so familiar with
the proceedings that they finally
make up their minds that is the
proper and speediest way to punish
criminals and SO the first crime
committed in their community they
having their passions inHamed
from having just read in the
papers of similar case and how
the mob wrecked gu mmary ven-
geance upon the criminal, proceed
at once to Ego and do likewise"
Heralding the news all over the
country that a brute has been
burnt 1t the stake in Alabama, or
that one had been shot to death in
California or that one had been
hanged to bridge and his body
riddled with bullets in Illinois,
with all the revolving and horrori-
flying details, cannot possibly do
any good and must inevitably do
great deal of harm and should be
refused q place in the columns of
all newspapers whose editors have
any regard for the welfare of their
readers.
hope that all Editorial Asso-
Citations will take up this question
and decide to fill their columns with
reading matter that will be en-.
nobling instead of debasing, up
lifting instead of degrading, edu-
eating the people in things that
will make society better and hap.
pier instead of keeping constantly
before them the doines of the
worst elements of our citizenship.
There are great many topics
that newspapers might discuss
which would result in great good
to the country. For instance, if a
governor or other public official,
blocks the wheels of justice, or al
judge on the bench should issue a.
blanket injunction infringing the
Constitutional rights of citizens of
the United States or when state
senator of West Virginia pro-
claims that when certain matter
is pending before the Legislature
in which every land owner in the
state is deeply interested, the best
thing a member of that body could
do would be to move an adjourn
ment SINE dee or where it is known
that appointments, nominations
and elections to office are bought
and sold like any other merchan-
disc, these and many other topics
with which the versatile newspaper
man is familiar, if taken up and
handled by the reporters regardless
of partly politics would make ex-
tremely interesting reading and
would result in a vast improve
ment in the conduct of public af-
fairs.
A RAMBLER
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12
Circus Train WrecIr.

Near Durand. Michigan, Friday
morning, the second section of the
Wallace Brothers. circus train
crashed into the rear end of the
first section. killing nineteen
people outright and iniuring about
twenty, some of whom cannot
recover. The wreck occurred on
the Grand Trunk railroad. and was
caused by the air brakes failing to
work. One elephant and two
camels were killed. This is the
second wreck that has befallen
this circus with in a mouth.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12
History Grea. kanawha Valley, Vol.

lHIstory Great Kanawha Valley, Vol.
Andrew r. Barbee, M. d., a
prominent physician of Point
Pleasant, w. Va, was SON of a
gentleman bearing the sam, name
as himself of French and Welsh
decent, and of Nancy (Brinton)
Barbee, who was of Irish q erman
decent. Our subject was born in
Rappahanock county, Va, Decem-
Der 9 1927. He was educated at
Petersburg, Va, studying medicine
under DIR. j. j. Thompson. of
Louray, in the sams state. He at
tended lectures at the famous uni
versity of Pennsylvania in 1913 40.
and at the Richmond Medical
college in 1S49-50, after which he
returned to the first mentioned in
stitution where he was graduated
as an NJ. d. in April, 1851. He
first located at Flint Hill, Va.
afterward removed to Madison
county, in the same state. and
subsequently went to planting and
farming at Poca Bottom, where he
remained until the breaking ont of
the civil war. After that event. he
went to Buffalo. in West Virginia.
and in 1886 removed PIT. Pleasant.
where he has since continued.
Though opposed to the doctrine of
secession, when his state left the
Union, he Joined the army of the
confederate states as captain of a
company of rifiemen, and took
part In the fighting in the Kama
wha valley. In 1862 he was pro
NOTED to colonelcy, and in 1868
was SO severely wounded in a fight
with the command of Gen. AyerilI
near White Sulphur Springs, that
he retired from active service in
January, 1864. He was afterward
assigned to the medical depart
ment, with the rank of colonel on
the staff of Cen. Breckiuridge.
his position being mixture of the
militsry and medical He served
with Breckenridge in the valley
during 1854, and when the general
was called to another department.
our subject was left as colonel,
commanding and chief medical
officer. AT later date, he was
given medical charge of the reserve
forces of southwestern Virginia.
and was in all the battles of that
department. He retained this
position until the time of Lees
surrender. He is the CAPT. Bar
bee referred to in the sketch of the
battle OF Scary Greek, in another
portion of this volume DIR. Bar
bee is a member of the medical
associations of Mason county, the
state, the Ohio valley and of Gal
liza county, and has also been a
member of the State Board of
Health since its organization. he
being the originator and introduc-
er OF the bill creating that board
In May, 1852, at PIT. Pleasant. he
was married to Margaret A. O.,
daughter of DIR. j. J. Thompson.
his early preceptor in medicine.
Their children are: John r. fde-
ceasedl. NJ BIanch, Kate l., Will
liam ldeceased), Ann r., and
Hugh A In 1881, our subie Of
was elected to the West Virginia
senate where he served one term of
four years. He has served on the
school board, and since 1885 has
been president of the United |
States Board of Pension Examin-
ers In 1854 he made creditabIe
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12

Senator German says it must
not be a question of individual
aspirations or ambitions which
denominates the democratic con.
vention, but that the party must
be the first consideration.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12
FfducIarY seffIemanfa-

The following nduciary settlements are be-
fore me Tor settlements
.. q. Bower, Guardian for Lorena Shirley.
& g. BoWyers Guardian for Thornn1 ~
s1Als aesz wks hANk com Mih1ls5:
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12

The following is list of names
of teachers who took June ex.
aminations here and their grades
as sent out by State Supt. Of
Schools:
First grade-Bertha A. Gibbs,
Jasper Rifle. Don Blagg, Chas. E
Blessing. Lizzie Hogg.
Second grade-M. E Roach,
w. f. Withers, Geo. B. Terry,
Geo. d. Todd. Sadie L. Grover,
Ernest Denny, Albert O. Jamison,
j. w. Foglesong, Julia Hunter,
Mary Hughes. Minnie knight.
Third grade-Probe E Roush,
Florence Rice, Louise M. Calhoon,
Edward E. Fisher. Virgil E. Here.
ford.
Five failures.
Examination at Point Pleasant,
in September.
n
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12

Every one has not cleaned the
cutters In front Of their property
as should be done, according to
the ordinance passed by the town
council recently.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12

A little son of Charles johnson,
oolored died Monday August 10,
1903, and was buried Tuesday in
Lone Oak cemetery.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12
A RAMBLER

Mr.. Q. Il. Bennett. living ON a
rented piece of ground of Hon.
Rankin Wiley's, raised a crop of
hill wheat this season that threshed
II bushels to the acre.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12

If there is nothing in a man it
is useless for q man to wait at
home for fortune to call aud knock
at his door.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12

1t begins to look as if President
Roosevelt would have a difficult
undertaking in his attempt to
drive the fractions congressional
team this winter. Each horse
seems bent on pulling in differ
ent direction.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12

Among the culprits recently
indicted for defrauding the govern
ment were. in addition to Machen,
"Clif" Long and several other
Ohioans- 1t was with this gang"
that ii. 81. Rand, confidential
clerk to the Postmaster General,
loved to train.
The Philadelphia RECORD,
comes to the help of President
Roosevelt. because of criticisms by
the New York "Sun" of the ex-
tent to which the President uses
naval vessels for his outings and
excursions for the benefit OF politi-
oians and members of his cabinet.
Tits a delicate subject to handle,
and while there may be abuses in
this way, no one cares to find fault
with our Woodworking and stren-
uous President for taking his days
off" in any manner that meets his
wishes and Tastes. The "Sun''
dips into the legal authority of
presidential excursions, and does
not find that the increased expendi-
ture caused by such orders is
necessary or expedient sin order to
execute the constitution, the treat
les of the laws" and it considers
as irrelevant. immaterials and in
consequential the question whelh-
er any previous President issued
similar orders in similar circum-
stances. We guess the people can
stand it without vigorous oom-
plant. The President. if he meets
his duties. is not confined to hours
of work and relaxation, and there
viii be little complaint if he uses
our great navy within bounds Of
moderation and property-P itts-
burg Post.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12

Pension Commissioners Ware
has been charged with violating
the Civil Service regulations.
That is natural. If We remembor
rightly the Hon, Clay Evans wac
crowded out because he wouldn't
violate these and other laws.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12

This is the season of the year
when you can eat what you don't
want very cheap.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12

Count the day completely lost if
you have not laughed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12
Supt. Schools. Mason Coun.

Rev D. Il. Reid will preach at
Beech Hill Saturday night and
Sabbath morning. At 800 O'Clock
he viii hold services at Three
Mile and in this city at night.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12

Man proposes. woman disposes,
and the reat of the world says II
told you so"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12
Order of Publication

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, To-wIr.
At Rules held IN the Clerks ONCE or The
Circuit Court OF Mason County. on Mondnr
the5 I'd day OF August, 4 g. the following or
Eari crsnsion and Eari Mcrauston.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12
Wyatt G. Pianlz "a wllIIala Harry. d.

Wyatt q. Piantz add William Harry. IL,
In Chancery.
The object Of the above entitled suit = 10
obtain a partition OF sale Of = tract OF land
nine and three-tenth poles, held By the par
ties thereto - tenants In common. which
triet- Mason County, West VIZ gfnia, nhort
distance below Mason CITY, the same beii,t
tnal portion OF the Efwls Anderson farl1
Wnicn was set apart 70 Ann Benan. And II
appear ng BY afifoavft nfed in this cause fhnf
~ yatt q Elantz and Wiiliam HARRY. u .nrr
non-resldenls Of this state, II - ordered ft1f
they DO appear here within one month aff0r
me date ofsfhe nrst publ icatlon hereof nud -
what - necessary 70 protect their intererfr.
\ copy -testes-A- L. EOGGE ~ lcIarf
y = Spencer and J. W English, sole.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12

Fish isn't coon brain food unless
it has something to assimilate with.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12

Often the widest colt turns out
to be the most valuable horse.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-08-12

If it weren't for politics lots of
lazy men would starve to death.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-20
Deafness Canuor I,e x,,reo

by local applications as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by consti.
tutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an
infamed condition Of the mucous lining OF
the Eustaohian Tube. When this tube is In
famed you have rumbling sound orimper.
feet hearing, and when 1t is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the infa.n.
nation can be taken out and this tube re.
stored to its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever. Nine cases out Of ten
are caused by catarrh, which Smoothing but an
infamed condition Of the mucous surface.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Cir.
culars sent free. FL CHENEY 4 Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-20
A VENERABLE PASTOR
CURED BY PE-RU-NA.

operation on all the mucous membranes
of the body. o.o.
One bottle will convince any one. Once
used and Peruna becomes a lifelong stand
by with old and young.
Mr.. Samuel Saunders, of Blythedaie,
Mo-, writes: "My disease was catarrh OF
the urethra and bladder. | got q; bottle OF
Pe-ru-na and began taking it, and IN fewy
days l was relieved and could sleep and
rest all night. think that Pe-ru-na IS a
valuable remedy. l had tried other very
highly recommended medicines but tOd tn %s
that / could not expect to be cured of my
trouble, as I was getting to be an Old man
(57 years.. / feel very thankful for what
Pe-ru-na has done for me-" r.,
In a later letter Mr. Saunders says, Il
am still of the same mind with regard to
your Pe-ru-na medicine"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-20
@OcQ)leADl
CANDY CRrh1RTiC
10, HlIS&3sI6ssI3#:!s! t1 All
$50. sos. aAa1Esazacsa12zs Druggists
Genuine stamped Ct C. Never sold In bulk.
Beware Of the dealer who tries to sell
".orething inst as good"
Exchange of Compliments.

The village sexton, iii addition to
being grave-digger, acted as stone
cutter, house repairer and furniture re-
mover.
The local doctor, having obtained a
more lucrative appointment in another
county, employed the sexton to assist
in his removed.
When it came to settling up accounts
the doctor deducted an old contra &C
count due him by the sexton. He wrote
at the same time, Directing to the
charge made for removing his furniture
IF this was steady, it would pay
much better than gravedigglng.
The sexton replied
"Indade, Oh would be. glad ave a
steady job gravediggin' is very slack
since you left"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-20
nor TaVg mic Cherokee Remedy Sweet and Mullen
uNt IA1 LUZ Coughs Colds Lairppe @

Live for something. Do good and
leave behind you a monument OF virtue
that the storm OF time can never de-
stroy. Write your name in kindness,
love and mercy on the hearts OF thouiS-
ands YOU come in contact with year by
wear; you will be as legible on the
hearts you leave behind as the stars on
the brow of the evening. Good deeds
will shire as the stars of heaven.