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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-12-07

would be captured burned their
money and jewelry in nearby gull
ly up the creek from the river.
Since then number of citizens
thereabout have been searching of
and ON for the spot without sue
cess, until recently one of a num-
Der of gold watches buried has been
found. and the search continues
with renewed activity. Not long
ago a dying Southerner descri ed
the place and told of the boring
of a hole in a beech tree close by
and the placing of a sum of money
therein and plowed over. But as
yet the heart of the .crumbling
beech has not given it up-though
there are several of the old mon.
arohs of the forest about there.
Perhaps the most religious SEQ
ton of our river bend country is
Graham Station, which in the
pioneer days one Rev. Graham,
coming from Virginia. penetrated
and located a mission. He went
back to his old home on a visit a
few years after and died. There
are none living now who can recall
his memory, but the faith he had
in him abides in the hearts of the
people there and they have always
maintained good church in the
community. 1TEMIzER.
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West Virginia Coal Go To South
America.

Fairmont. w. Va, December 8
The first cargo of coal sent from
the mines of the Fairmont Coal
Company to a South American re.
public left today for Buenos
Ayers on the steamer San Quentin
from Baltimore. bound for La
Plata. Buenos Ayres is the capi-
tai of the Argentine Republic and
is also it's principal city.
One hundred and thirty-two Car.
loads, aggregating in all $4,000
tons, were loaded on to the steamer
and consigned to the Buenos
Ayres Western Railway Company,
limited This company will test
the GOAL in every conceivable man.
ner and if it is found to be salts
factory will adopt it for use along
its lines.
Coal from Cardiff. Wales, will
also be entered in competition
with Fairmont GOAL, and it is bust
ness of K. G. Bailey, of this city,
representative of the Fairmont
Coal Company, to demonstrate the
value of his product SO that the
South Americans will be able to
see nothing in the proposition but
the black diamonds from the hills
of West Virginia.
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Send Us the News.

If any Of our readers are inter
ested in any news concerning them
we will consider it a favor if they
will call us over the phone and fur
nish the particulars. In most pla.
ces the majority of local news is
furnished the papers by. their
friends in this manner. It rs our
desire to cover the local field as
well as it can be done. but with the
assistance of our friends we can do
it so much better. We would also
like to have a correspondent in
every neighborhood in the county,
because the people want to see the
happenings of their vicinity APP
pear in their favorite journal. So
let some young man or lady. in
every section of the county take up
the work at once. and assist rs in
giving to the people a paper that
covers the field completely.
"ls your father riohf" some one
asked five. year.old girl and the
little one replied confidently.
why of ooursel He's got me-"
And she was right, too. for the
father of sweet. loving, helpful
little daughter is richer than some
millionaires whose money cannot
buy them the love of sing g loyal
heart. How. about your father?
Does he feel that he is rich man.
because of the daughter at homer
Thereare households where it is
hard "to make both ends meet"
but where there is plenty of love.
and kindness and loyalty Is yours
one of them Y-Ex.
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SANToWN.

A large crowd attended meeting
at Eddy Chapel. Sunday night.
Rev. E L Hicks. brother of
grandma Mckinney. of this place.
VINO is a devoted christian, visited
Eddy Chapel Sunday night. He
gave one and all good fatherly adj
vice ITO shun the company of a
drunkard.
Walter Crooks was visitor to
friends at Ambrosia Sunday eve
Thomas Selbe of this place, is
painting for j L Selbe. of Heights
w E Selby left for Yellowtown,
Ohio. to work for j q Selby. saw
milling
HAPPY JACK.
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ASHTON

Rain is badly needed in this
part of the country.
E Harbour has resigned his DO.
sition as CLERK in Keister and
Waugh's store and Miss Zadie
Finley has taken his place.
q A Meadows is pressing hay
on his farm back of Ashton.
Arista Harrington, of Alaska and
sister, Mrs Mary Gilmore, of Ohio
were the pleasant guests of Mrs
Julia Burnett. Mrs Effie Meadows
and e ID johnson the latter part OF
last week
Mrs Pearl White who has been
seriously ill, is slowly recovering
Miss Essie Meadows was calling
on her uncle A Meadows Sunday
Telephone bells are ringing day
and night
Miss Maude + Meadows spent
Saturday and Sunday with her
parents and returned to Cabell
county where she is teaching
W White has built an addition
to his house
The Burns school is progressing
nicely under the management of
Miss Hattie Keister
Mrs Josephine Carroll AMI Mrs
Jennie Withers and children of
Columbus. have been visiting their
brother, j E Hunter
Mrs Geo Young and Mrs Jose
phJne Carroll were visiting at A
Cobo's last week CYPRESS
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Get Ready for the Legislature.

get Ready for the Legislature.
1t will be Legislative time before
you know it and in order to keep
yourself posted on what our State
Solons will do you shonld sub.
scribe for the Daily or Semi. Week
ly Mail The Mail is large eight
page paper and is full of news every
issue. The price of the Daily
Mail is 40 cents a month. The
Semi Weekly (two issues per
week. is 81 90 per year or 25 cents
for three month. Send in your
orders early. Address the Mail
Charleston, W. Va. We will take
two cent stamps for small amounts
MAIL PUBLISHING Co
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-12-07

The American Federation of
Labor repudiated socialism at its
st. Louis meeting, but INDUCED in
several long continued cheers when
= vas announced that the eocialist
vote hsd increased FROM 10000 TO
100000.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-12-07

David B. Hill now comes for.
ward to make peace. Who was it
that said that his function seemed
to be to make pieossp Wasn't the
Peacemaker the name of that dan
gerous cannon that exploded so
unexpectedly?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-12-07

Judge Parker has already So.
CURED two jobs that will pay him
about $4,000. and both of them
together won't involve half as much
labor and trouble as the appoint
ment of one postmaster.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-12-07

1t is said that owing to the pc.
ouliar construction of her form, a
woman is unable to jump-exoept
at an offer at marriage,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-12-07

Having received the interest
payment on the bonds bought in
Lombard Street. England an
nounces in loud tremolo that her
sympathies are still with Japan.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-12-07

1t is said that the Government
is at last getting ready to go after
the beef trust in earnest. Com
missioner Garfield upon his return
from his trip to Chicago will be
in position to make his report,
which. it is said. will be of such a
character as to make the trust come
to terms and obey the law or be
prosecuted The trust has long
been under the shadow of the law,
but il has thus far been able to
escape the penalty of its ill doing.
If it now has to face the music
it will be interesting to see what
the result will be. The Govern.
ment will have to make good in
this case or else abandon all pre-
tense of enforcing the antitrust
law. The meat trust has been a
particularly unpopular one, and
there will be general rejoicing if
some way can be found to make it
keep strictly within the law and
from mulcting the consumers as it
has In the past.-Pittsburg Post.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-12-07

A man walked into the office of
a Charlton county editor the other
day, says the Kansas City Star,
and paid up 81 worth of back sub.
scription. Then he paid for the
paper for five years in advance
After he got the money the edito-
sent the man nome IN oarr,ase.
The man was drunk
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-12-07

Mr.. Hugh Day, who was com.
mitted to the Asylum was taken to
Spencer yesterday.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-12-07

The most Important office to be
filed is that of land assessor. This
assessor is to be appointed by a
stranger who will have no personal
knowledge of the qualifications and
fitness of the applicants. He should
De selected with an eye solely to
his qualifications and sound iudg.
ment. 1t is not an office hunter.
Wayne News.
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Saturday, 8lst day of December,

at II O'Clock a. M, expose 70 sale t,v vvas .,
pa6llc auction, a. the front door OF the
GINA, the following property, or so much Of
~ as may be necessary 10 pay the afore-
follows: A lot or parcel OF land situate in
the town OF Point Pleasant, Mason County.
said lot aud lot belonging to l.. '. e;uIhrie
on the East side of Main street. thence east
feet, thence northeriy 81 feet and a inehes-
tnence westerly lS2 feet and thence souther-
s',y ,s MAIN =. strestW feet and inches TO
nine-tenths Of an acre more or less and he
i y tne individual property OF said Emma L
Sew man. also, all OF the right, title and In
terest OF said Emma l. Newman in and to
IA me ioi.io2wlng mentioned real estate situate
Is an undivided two-ninths one in and 70
Two several tracts OF land situate in Robin
a = OF land contains 3S4 acres more or Tess
and which was conveyed 10 the said Emma
Mary Newman dated january Ist 1850 and
recorded in the Mason County West Viz
ginta, County CLERKS ofilce, In deed book No
-. pages $50, &c, and the other tract Contains
ia acres more or less and was conveVed 10
Gideon Rhine Dy deed bearing siate al, t ~
ilth day OF November, 1865, and recorded in
the "a CLERKS ONCE OF the Mason County Court
IN Deed Book No. lss pages 90, &c, the SAID
two last named tracts OF land tIeinr known
a. me l; V. Newman farm and 20 which
same force and effect as n said deeds were
herein copied and the land particularly des-
rlgnt, title aud Interest OF the said Emma r..
Newman and Susan A. Newman In and 10
the following mentioned real estate, situated
IN Mason County West Virginia, which In
Lersst Is an undivided four-nfntns IN and 10
Two several tracts Of land conveyed 10 said
In ma L. Newman, Susan A. Newman and
9oLners, p deeds OF Mary Newman, dated
september lst, lso5s and recorded in the ONCE
OF the Clerk OF the Mason County (ourf n,
Deea BOOK NO. 10 pages As O. one Of said
tracts Of land containing 2i2 acres and the
y merely made TO- have the same force and
eject as II said deed was herein copied and
bounds. = - $50
Terms OF sale-Cash.
h r HOWARD,
nov. XIV. Truafao
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-12-07

The ship-subsidy investigation
does not seem to make much pro.
gress at Washington. The Com.
mittee has adjourned quite dis.
gusted by the fact that all the
practical merchants who appeared
before the Committee declared that
the United States does not need
any flags in foreign harbors and
that our people cannot afford to
to own ships or run them in com.
afition with the pasper labor of
Europe, but should continue to do
'as they have done in the past, let
drudges of England. France, Hol-
land, Italy and Spain, still serve
us as the porters of the sea, while
We engage in more profitable bust
ness.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-12-07

The Presidents safety on his
st. Louis outing was guaranteed
by one extra track patrolman for
each mile. crews on presidential
train and pilot train. secret ser.
vice men, and extras. in all total
of 1928 extra officiaisI Our peo-
pie would not begrudge ten times
the expense for the adequate pro-
tection of its public officers, but
problem still remains for solution
whether conspicuous protection
really serves to protect.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-12-07

1t is to be noted that the st.
Louis Exposition has paid back to
the United States treasury the last
of the 100000 borrowed there.
from. This fact alone testifies for
the exposition a greater success
than most people anticipated for
it There was fear in government
circles and elsewhere that the Sec
rotary of the treasury might be
RUNNING the exposition as reoeiv-
or before the summer was over
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-12-07

.'Usona" sounds like a Battle
Greek patent to usona breakfast
table. but it is as a matter of SOL
emn fact the name proposed by his
British nibs. Sir Edward Clarke,
for the country of UnoIe Sam,
having been constructed from the
initials of UNITED States of North
America" Even if John Hay
should approve of it and write a
poem about it, which is likely
enough, the people of the United
States will still bitterly resent
being christened with any such
D asano-culinary pseudonvm.
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TRUSTEES SALE
Of Town Lot, Farm and Coal Land.
in Mason County, W. Va

pursuant TO the terms and provisions of n
= deed OF trust executed by Emma l.. New
InaD ana susan A Newman, 10 the UNDER
signed, n: X Howard, Trustee, bearing date
on tne zOtn day of September, one Thousand
eIght hundred aud nIenty-eIght, and duly
Ia CLERKS Office In Trust Deed Book No 81 .
pages zzo-1-S-S, To secure to Jas. W Long
.he PaS ment OF certain promissory note
therein mentioned for the sum OF $4,000.
payable Two years after date, with interest al
oper cent. payable annually. and tine said
note with the interest thereon since the 2Oth
gay OF september, 1900, being due and un-
palo ana being required by the said Jas w
to do, shall ON
Saturday, 3Ist day of Dscamhar
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Mrs Geo Young and Mrs Jose
phine Carroll were visiting at A
Cobb's last week CYPRESS
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Mrs Josephine Carroll AMI Mrs
Jennie Withers and children of
Columbus, have been visiting their
brother, ] E Hunter
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-19

Wesley M. Seaver and son-in-law.
Leslie Williams, recently dug out nests
of seven young foxes, realizing y lit
tie over So bounty for the scalps. With
Mr.. Sewers new incubator - well
might these foxes have starved to
death later, had they not come to
their violent end, as they did. Who
knows? Tho hole in which they we're
found and where former litters had
been raised was near a line fence be-
tween Mr.. Soaver and neighpor.
The body of Charles CLARK, brother
of Dan CLARK, and who died here last
winter, has just been taken to 81.
Johnsbury for burial by undertaken
o. M. Edison.
Our flourishing Grange will take in
eight new members at their regular
meeting this week, and on the ocoa-
sion Strawberries, ETC., etc.. will be
served.
The body of Mrs. Enoch Martin was
brought here Tor burial in our village
cemetery last Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Martin was Elizabeth, daughter
of the late Levi Whitney. For years
she had lived in Washington and more
recently in the township OF Oorinth
we believe. At this writing we are
| without particulars of her life for
| some years past but we hear her death
| was caused by shock at the home OF
| a daughter. She must have been in
the seventies as to her age.
| The purchaser of Frank H. Martin 3
farm is Alec Ogston of Barre.
| Mrs. Joseph Gauthier, who died SO
suddenly last Saturday, was fifty five
years of age and was buried last Tues
| day. She left twelve children.
Andrew Burnham was led, year be-
fore last, to invest 1926 in gold mine
scheme in California that man by
the name of Baker induced certain
men IN Barre to take stock in. The
outlook in the meantime has not al
WAYS seemed bright of getting back
what was put in hereabouts, but Mr.
Burnham has inst been fortunate
enough to get back the $125 he invest
ed with interest for twenty months.
MORETOwN COMMON.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hathaway visited
at Charles Hathaway's on Tuesday.
Mrs. Bridget Honan is i'll with the
grip.
! Or. Bidwell of Waterbury was il
town on Tuesday.
Mrs M. A. Nelson visited at FL. A
Bronsons on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs e. A. Foster were IL
Waterbury on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. J. Jerome of Mont
pelier and Mr.. and Mrs. l. Il. Dens
more Of Middlesex visited at t. W
Somers' on Sunday.
Della Foster was at home iron
Waitsfield on Sunday.
Mrs. Peter Berno visited Mrs. Ma
, son Boyce on Tuesday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-19

Stowe Post, Sunday, May 30, at Memo
rial Hall, North Calais.
WAITSFIELD.
The ladies of the Home Circle will
serve ice-cresm and cake on their
church lawn, Memorial Day.
NEWBURY.
Richard Darling is home from Bur-
lington University for few days.
Mrs. H. f. Stone Of Saginaw, Mich,
is in town for few days, the guest
of Mrs Fsyban.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Deming OF
Montpelier were in town day or two
last week the guests of Mrs. Wallace.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. o. Reyes went to
Boston Monday to be absent few
days on business.
The Peoples telephone line is being
put through to the Ok Bow district,
as several residents there intend to
put in phones.
The boys club has hired the Leslie
shop for their club room and printing
Office, and are to make some necessary
repairs on the building during the
summer vacation.
Mrs. Eliza Bailey of Lancaster, N.
H., is in towr for few days visit
among friends and Miss Amanda Bar
net, sister who has been visiting
her, came to her home here for the
summer.
The ninth grade entertainment in
Seminary hall last Wednesday evening
was largely attended and proved to be
grand success in every way, over
So was raised to meet the graduating
expenses.
A reception was given to Mrs. Stone
Saturday evening in Chadwick Hall.
This was in honor of the one who had
given so literally 10 construct this
new building. The hall was tasteful
ly decorated and light refreshments
we're served.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-19

DR.. George Darling was called to
She remains about the same. Her son,
Milo Coruth, of Munroe, N. H., is at
home for the present
Mrs. Nettie Scruton and daughter,
Flossie, were in Bradford on Friday.
Mr.. o. d. Willy and Mrs. N. r.
johnson were in Wells River on
Thursday.
Miss Blanch Wood was at home
from Orange over Sunday.
Miss Oracle johnson has returned
from Brooklyn, N. Y, to spend the
summer with her mother.
G. W. Merritt is building a barn.
Everett Sawyer and daughter of
Oorinth were in this place on Friday.
Clarence Lang has moved to his
mothers farm.
We hear that Mr.. H. B. White is to
occupy the parsonage soon.
Mrs. o. d. Willy visited her
daughter, Mrs. J. +. Nolan, Thurs
day.
Mrs. Edward Pero died at her home
on Zion's Hill last week. She leaves
besides her husband little baby six
days old, and several older ones.
Much sympathy is felt for the family
as Mr.. Pero lost an arm some years
ago, and is not able to work much.
Hon. j. r. Nolan and wife was in
Newbury last Tuesday.
Miss Goldie Smith has returned
home from her work at W. T. Jack
mans.
will Simpson and wife of Water.
bury visited at Putnam Hayward =
last week.
Earl A. Wellington, our teacher
here, had the misfortune to sprain his
ankle lately.
CALAIS.
r. H. Lyon Of Montpelier and ..
W. Scarf of Burlington were in town
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-19
Relief in Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder
Disease relieved in six hours by New
Great South American Kidney Cure. -
1t is a great surprise on account OF
it's exceeding promptness in relieving
pain in bladder, kidneys and back, in
male or female. Relieves retention
of water almost Immediately. 1t you
want quick relief and cure this is the
remedy. Sold by Harry A. Slade
Druggist, Montpelier, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-19
PARsoNs-PALMER COMPANY
Summer Street and Dorchester Avenue, BOSTON, MASS.

one day last week in the interests of
the New England Telegraph and Tel
ephone Company.
M. A. Kent of Montpelier was in
town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mcknight of
East Montpelier visited at H. A.
Kent's recently.
Patrons of the Calais Creamery AS
ISOLATION received twenty lone cents a
pound for April butter.
The Relief Corps has recently Sc.
cured the flags for the schools where
they we're needed. 1t is hoped that
arrangements may be made so that
they may be on the school. houses by
Memorial Day.
Rev. John A. Waldron of Hardwick
will preach the Memorial sermon for
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-19
THETFORD.

School at the academy closes next
week. Rev. Wilson Farnsworth, re-
turned missionary from Turkey and a
native of Thetford, will deliver the
bacalaureate sermon next Sabbath at
three O'Clock. Graduating exercises
in the church on the following We'd
nesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
Mrs. Whittier and daughter are
visiting at the Hill.
Eta CLARK is visiting her sister,
Mrs. William Coombs.
Memorial services will be held at
Post Mills this year.
James Cummings, who has been at
the hospital at Hanover all winter,
has returned to his home and is gain
ing slowly.
Ed Uoombs from Milbury, Mass,
is visiting his brother, William
Oooinbs.
CORINTH.
Fred E. Brockway of Newport, N.
H., has bought the farm once owned
uy W. M, Flanders.
Mrs. Mary A. Colby arrived home
on Tuesday after spending several
months in Massachusetts, and New
Hampshire,
f. H. Durham is sick at the home
of his father.
DR.. and Mrs. Richard S. True. who
accompanied the remains of his moth
err from his home in Marblehead,
Mass, to the Meadow cemetery last
! Tuesday, have been calling on rela.
tiyes ard friends. 1t has been about
| twenty eight years since he had visit
| ed his native town.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Winch with
their little grandson made his mother,
Mrs. Jane Winch, short visit recent
ly.
| Erastus Dickinson of Chelsea visited
at Mrs. M @. Munson's ON Sunday
Frank p. Bliss and bride are guests
of his father. W. r. Bliss.
EAST ELMORE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Lawson o.
Hardwick visited at W. r. lawson
Sunday.
Hon. G. A. Morse and wife OF Nor
risville were in the place last Friday
calling on relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Brown of Worces
ter called on their niece, Mrs. b. +
Morse. last Saturday
Miss Edith Mudgett OF this tow
has entered the Pentecostal school a
North Scituate, r. l., also Miss Ger
trude Haskins of Hyde Park.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-05-19
EAST BROOKIELD.

Tom Kelley is working tor W. f.
Medcalf.
J. W. Blanchard of West Brookfield
and W. H. Sprague were in three ad'
Joining towns last week buying wool.
DR.. and Mrs E. G.. Sprague OF
Barre city were guests at j. II.
Sprague's on Sunday.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. E. l.. Marshall of Williamstown
last Friday. Mr.. Marshall was form
erly an East Brookfield boy.
Oliver Dutton of Concord. N. H..
arrived the first of the week for 9
short visi it.