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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-11-25

According to the surveys which
have been made and plans which
are being laid. a new railroad, lead
ing to the GOAL fields of the south
ern section of the state, is to be
constructed within a few years,
From all indications the road is
backed by the Baltimore 6 Ohio
Company. which has heretofore
been shut out of this rich field of
developments. According to the
plans now made. the new road will
leave the main line of the Ohio
River division of the Baltimore &
Ohio in the vicinity of Glenwood,
will skirt the upper end of Cabell
county, hitherto without railroad
facilities, thence to the waters of
Mud river, and up that stream, to
an unknown destination.-Wheel-
ing Intilligenoer
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-11-25
Stories of Bill Arp.

bboAA0c VI DILL AIp.
| Melville d. Landon eli Per.
kins) publishes in the Atlanta
Constitution of the following rem
iniscenoes of Major Charles 81.
Smith (Bill Arp) the famous
Southern humorist who died Au-
gust "a in Atlanta.
The whole life of Bill Arp has
been humorous and no man would
stop. work quicker and more cheer
fully than he to hear good joke.
When 1 asked him. one day if he
really ever killed many Yankees,
he said:
well, I don't want to boast
about myself, but I killed as many
of them as they did of me-"
Speaking of pensions one day.
Mr.. Arp said every Yankee soldier
ought to have pension.
"But they were not all injured
in the army, were they?" I asked.
"Yes. they all did SO much hard
lying about us poor rebels that
they strained their consciences."
Bill Arp told of an occurrence in
New York when he went there to
lecture in Chickering Hall. He
said he was standing on the steps
of the Astor House one afternoon
with friend, when a man with a
decidedly military bearing hobblsd
up. He greeted my friend as he
passed.
"That's fine soldierly looking
chap" 1 said
"Yes. he's a Colonel
Jones. of the Grand Army of the
Republic"
"Did he loose his leg on the
battlefeld2"
Eyes; at Gettysburg"
"Ahl repelling Piokett's charge
I suppose"
mo; monument fell on it."
They tell this story in Rome,
Ga, about the major. They say
that in the summer of 1868 he was
in a Richmond hospital. The hos
pital was crowded with sick and
dying soldiers, and the Richmond
ladies visited it daily, carrying
with them delicacies of every kind,
and did all they could to cheer
and comfort the suffering. On
one occas on a pretty miss of 16
was distributing flowers, speaking
gentle words of encouragement to
those around her, when she over
heard soldier exclaim; ooh, my
Lord"l> 1t was Bill Arp.
Stepping to his bedside to re-
buke him she remarked: Didn't ]
hear you call upon the name of
the LordP L am one of his daugh-
ters. Is there anything 1 can ask
Him for your"
Looking up into her bright,
sweet face, Bill replied:
81 don't know but you could do
something for me if 1 wasn't mar
ried."
"Well." said she. "what is itP"
Raising his eyes to hers and ex.
tending his hand, he said:
"As you are daughter of the
Lord, if 1 wasn't married i'd get
you to ask Him if He wouldn't
make me His son-in-law."
Major Andrew, a Yankee cap-
tain, was telling some jolly Reba
in Georgia about his experience at
Bull Run.
"The only time that I ever really
felt ashamed in my life was in that
Bull Run battle" said the Major
my horse fell under me, and ]
was obliged TO ride an army mule
during the rest of the engagement
He finally carried me clear into ths
rebel lines"
"Yes. remember tho incident
WE'LL" said Bill Arp, who wal
standing by. 81 found that muls
with a q. s. brand on him tn.
next day after the battle"
"You did, really3" said the ma
jor. hardly expecting to be cor
Tobornted 80 promptly. .Wher'
!. did you find him9'' asked the ma
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-11-25

Congressman woodward has al.
ready introduced one bill. 1t was
to pay somebody a pension. When
ever you hear of the Hon. Harry
rising in his seat in the nations
congress you will be safe in swear.
ing that it is in connection with
some sort of raid on the govern.
ment strong box.-Charleston Ga.
zette
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-11-25
Here's to the Horse.

The Horse:-"Here's to that
bundle of sentiment nerves, with
the heart of a woman. the eye of a
gazelle, the courage of a gladiator,
the docility of a slave, the proud
carriage of a King, and the blind
obedience of a soldier; the CON-
panion of a desert plain, that turns
the moist burrows in the spring in
order that all the world may have
abundant harvest, that furnishes
the sport of Kings. that with blaz-
ing eye and distended nostril fear
lessly leads our greatest Generals
through carnage and renown,
whose blood forms one of the in.
gredient that go to make the ink
in which all history is written, and
who finally, in black trappings,
pulls the humblest of us to the
newly sodded threshold of eternity.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-11-25

have on hand four hundred Pthouo-
and red cedar shingles, one hundred
and fifty thousand white Is-inch hem
lock shingles, two hundred thousand Of
the Baily cut poplar and one hundred
and fifty thousand 16-inch white pine to
take the place of poplar, for 25c moro
than poplar. This makes the cheapest
shingie ever offered in the market. /
have dimension cedar shingles, plast-
ering 1ath, general hardware, doom sash.
glass, paints, oils and varniBhes.
Come TO the factory to buy funeral goods
and save the jobber's profit. You can
select from three hundred finished cas.
kets and finer goods. Embalming and
the best attendance with fine hearBea
and good hacks, fine horses and plenty
OF men. make fine @. A. r, casket fn
the national colors, for soldier burial. 1
am the only maker of this casket in the
state. have one Of the finest under
takers rooms In the state. All under
takers goods delivered at all points free
OF charge. I am closing out 80 sots Of
buggy harness below cost.
B. H. BIGG9.
Ro1aexoy, . Ohio.
July - lmo.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-11-25
Tie Trying Tine

n young Eiriss life is reached when
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