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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-09
Flat Rock and Vicinity.

j B Love and son Arthur. of
Eaton, Ind ;. are here ON a short
visit to DIR Love and friends.
VIM r Hawkins and wife spent
Monday afternoon with Perry LIE.
master and family.
Mrs Maggie Musgrave spent Fri.
day afternoon with DIR Love and
wife
We had quite rain and wind
storm Thursday morning washing
out the small bridges. but we saw
Mr. johnson out repairing the dam
ages this morning.
The youngest daughter of Geo.
Nj Eckard and wife is somewhat
improved after a severe attack of
whooping cough.
Perry Lemaster is very poorly at
present with severe cough.
JEFF Eokard is On the sick list.
We hope for his speedy recovery.
The district school are all CLOSING
and we country girls are all look.
ing forward to the good old sum.
mer time.
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Ash.

ash.
L A Cottrill of New Brighton,
Pa. is moving to his farm near
this place.
Mrs Philip Thomas, who has
been confined to her bed with fe.
yer, we are glad to say. is better.
Mrs Mary Thornton has been
suffering for the past few days
from severe pains in the eye.
James Mattox has returned home
from his work up Kanawhs.
John r Thomas and KEY Tho.
mas were calling on friends near
Letart. Saturday.
George Smith of Dsbby, is Wis.
ting at his grandfather's, Levi
Thomas, this week.
Chas Parsons and wife are happy
over the arrival of fine baby girl
We are sorry to cay that Mrs.
Hattie Mattox is confined to her
bed with fever, snd is no better.
Mrs j T Fisher of Sassafras, is
visiting her parents this week on
account of her sick mother, Mrs.
Philip Thomas. BLACK EYES.
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The aspirants for the RepubIi-
can nomination for the office of
Sheriff of Mason county are nu
merous, They are all good men
and good citizens, but this is GO
ing to be Democratic year. and
the honors Of this office will be
handed to the Democratic nominee
who. as we'll as the Republican
nominee, has not yet been named.
Conversing with a number of
the leading Democrats of the
county, as well as those less inter-
ested in political affairs, one is led
to believe the success of the party
this fall is assured.
Many opponents of Democracy
throughout the county, have open
ly declare their intentions to right
the wrongs which have existed in
the county for the past few years
under Republican administration.
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RIVER NEWS.

The Ohio and Ksnawha rivers
have both sorely broken their new
year resolutions. They have both
been full" since the first of Jan.
Lary-ioe or water.
The Annie L. took Messrs Phil
Eiliott's and Peter Bentz's pro.
duoe boats to Pittsburg from Mid.
dleport last week They expect
to go south have been ice bound
and it is now too late for the
southern markets.
The handsome steamer Virginia
struck submerged bridge pier at
Stenbenville, o, Thur day morn.
ing of last week, and came near
sinking. She had just landed and
vas backing out when she struck
the pier, which had no signals on
it; it was dark and very foegy
She was landed and the Ironsides
and Raymond Horner came to her
rescue and kept her af1oat until
necessary repairs could be made.
There were about sixty passengers
aboard and the widest excitement
ensued and fearful panic was
averted only by the prompt action
of the officers in command.
The women aud men rushed
sbrieking from their staterooms in.
to the main cabin in their night
clothes. Several women tainted
A number of men attempted to
jump into the river and swim
ashore, but the officers, headed by
Capt Pennyweight, remained cool
and went among them pacifying
and assuring them they would be
landed safely Men and women
prayed and shrieked alternately,
while some put their arms around
the officers necks and pleaded 10
De taken on before the boat sank,
To add to the excitement several
of the deck hands wanted to take
the boats and gosto shore without
the passengers, but threats of
shooting made them desist and 90
to work helping the boat to be
made fast after it was finally land
ed.
The hole which was knocked in
her was II feet long She was re.
paired and continued her trip, pass.
ing Point Pleasant Saturday morn.
ing.
Capt NJ NJ Laidley. of Madison
Ind, is going to build new wharf
boat to cost $1,000
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TRUSTEES SALE
Of Valuable Real Estate in the
Town of Point Pleasant,
Mason County. w va

Under and by virtue ola certain deed NJ
Mary e Rayburn. his wife. to the under
signed Trustee, dated the 18th day of June.
Nv, recorded in the office OF the Clerk OF the
county Court of Mason County, West Vir-
ginia, in Trdst Deed Book No. q, page 20.
etc, 70 secure the payment of certain debt
therein fully described, in favor OF the Mod-
ern building q Loan Association in manner
ana FORM ana according 70 the terms and
Provisions In said trust deed specified and
sald debt having become due and payable
ana default having been made in the nav
tnent thereot and being required by said
Mouern building Loan Association. fine
credltor secured by the deed OF trust afore-
sald' IL the undersigned Trustee, shall on
Saturday, April End, 1904
commencing at II o'clock a. M, sell Mt pub
nc auction, at the front door OF the Con ri
th9use OF said Mason County, to the highest
nloaer, the following property, situated in
tne state OF West Virginia, County OF Mason
ana Iown OF Point PIE SAINT:
certain lot or parcel of land known and
numoered upon the plat of the Point Pleas
snt Manufacturtng and Extension Compa-
ny1 recorded In the Office of the Clerk of the
SounIy Court OF said county I'm Deed BooIS
40. ~, page lS2, etc., as lot No IN Block
Lstter u fronting fifty (5O) feet ON Ohio
StIeeI ana rnnntng back one hundred (IOOl
leet 70 q twelve (l2D foot alley.
SS3d dwelling house and out buildings on
Terms of sale:-Cash.
J.. s. SPENCER,
war 7"k Trustee,
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Caddie.


Mrs Lena Canterbury wss visit
ing her aunt. Mrs Hugh Jordan al
Fay. Friday.
Mrs Eliza Halfhill and daugh
ter, Lola, were calling on friends
at Arlee, Friday.
Edward Lambert and wife, were
visiting George Halfhill and wife,
Sunday.
Maggie, little daughter of G W
Cawdill, is ill with pneumonia.
VIM Steed will move his family
from Alonzo Kelly's farm to his
own farm on sunfiower ridge.
Mrs Lucy HalfhIll was visiting
her sister. Mrs Ina Halfhill, Sat.
urday.
William Fife is carrying the
mail for T A Canterbury this week.
Phillip Bugg, of Midway, was
calling on James Canifax, on Five
mile, Saturday.
j d Canterbury will close a, sue
oessful term of school at Fadely
No. 5, next Saturday, with an in
teresting entertainment.
John Halfhill, who has been
employed since last July outing
timber for Duffy & Selby on Ohio
Sixteen, will complete his job this
week.
Ernest johnson and wife left
last week for Independence, Pa,
to make their future home.
FARMERS Rest.
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ElWell.

Mrs. Eldrig Blain has returned
from visit to her daughter, Mrs
Print Holloway, at Washington o
81, Ohio.
Hugh Jordan and wife, of Fay,
were visiting at j w Bechtle's,
Sunday.
Rev Gibbons will preach at
Bruce Chapel, next Sunday.
7 Miss Lida Henry is home from
visit to her sister, at Gallipolis
Harry Morton, of Fay, was here
Saturday.
Miss Nellie Stats gave birth
day party last Thursday night,
which was very pleasant affair.
Those present were: Misses Lola
and Annie Reece, Norma Allis,
Francis Van Meter, Mollie, Matte
and Maude Stats; Messrs Wa.
Blain, Claude and Verna hilbert,
Reginald and Ernest Archer, Gro
yer Bechtle, Tavener Van Meter,
Frank Nibert aud Clint Stats.
Bird Blain has returned to Wash.
ington @ A., o.
j w Archer and son, Reginald,
were at Gallipolis, Saturday.
S W Moore will leave in April
to resume his duties at the Saint
Louis Fair.
Quite a crowd attended the tele.
phone meeting at Grab Greek, Sat
urday night.
Newt Long of Central City, has
moved to Beale.
Ben Neville Of Gallipolis, was
visiting his parents last week.
Luther johnson. who is en-
ployed by the Whitmer Medicine
Co is visiting his father at Beale,
this week.
Mrs Ella Vanmeter, who has
been sick, is some better.
Bazs hilbert made a business
trip to Greeuup, Ky. last week.
John jackson has moved on S
" Moore's place.
Wine buckley was calling at
Fay. Sunday.
Sam Wallace is our up-to, date
Merchant.
Virgil Hereford closed his school
Friday with good time.
Emmett Martin has got a large
rder to fill for Philadelphia Fur
Company.
Dick Martin will leave soon for
illinois.
Mrs j w Bechtle, who has been
lick, is much better.
81 @ Morrow made a business
rip to Greenup, KY, last week.
Mrs Jim Litrel of Ohio, was Wis.
ting her father here last week,
The Register has been a regular
isitor to our home for the last
quarter of a century. May it al.
ways come to brighten our home
the wish of
The Black Eyed Boy.
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Rayburn Chapel.

The quilting at T. j. Windon, g
last Wednesday was quite success
Those present were Mesdames
Harvey Rsyburn, Thomas Ray.
burn, Alex Rifle, @. 81. Mccoy,
Q. Q. Rawson, Miss Georgia Hill
Washington Rayburn, still con-
tinues quite i'll.
Messrs. Dawson Kincade and
George Rifle left Monday for
Greenbrier county.
9 81. Mccoy. made business
trip to Ripley last week.
William Rayburn aud Roy Kin
oade were visitors at Q. 81. Moi oy's
Sunday.
There was preaching Sunday at
the U b. Church by Rev. Pringle.
We bad quite rain here last
Friday morning.
The Plain Valley school will
close Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rawson
and little d lighter were the guests
of Q. Q. Rawson Sunday.
DAISY.
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Ambrosia.

The Quarterly Meeting will be
held at Brighton M. E. Church
March II, Is. and 18th. All are
invited to attend.
Prof. Oliver Phelps and son
Willie of Leon, were visiting al
this place Friday.
Maggie Pullin, is we are sorry
to say. on the sick list this week
Mrs. Mary Thomson, and
children who have been visiting
her mother Mrs. E. S. Bright re.
turned Tuesday to her home al
Middleport.
o. A. Malone, of Charleston, was
the pleasant guest of friends at
this place, Friday.
William Pnllin, was a business
visitor at Point Pleasant, Friday.
James Mash, is confined TO his
home with measles.
Mrs. Rhoda Childs is on the
sick list at this writing.
Prof. John G.. Aten. spent Sat.
urday and Sunday with his parents
at Chestnut.
Robert Gillespie. of Leon, was
visiting at this place last week.
Prof. Q. A. Green was here
Thursday.
DR.. w. T. Gray, of Gallipolis, o.
was business visitor at this place
last week.
Mrs. Tom McDermitt, who has
been visiting Chas. MoDermitt.
and wife, returned to her home at
Central City, Tuesday.
Mrs James Pullin, gave a Taffy
Party Tuesday night, There being
quite number present, all report
a good time.
Weston L. Duff. was a business
visitor at Point Pleasant Thursday.
John Crooks, of Santown. was a
business visitor at Point Pleasant.
Saturday.
Allen Spurlock, is visiting his
brother, Writ Spurlock at Ashton
this week.
Mrs E s Bright was shopping
at Point Pleasant Saturday.
James MoDermitt, was business
visitor at Point Pleasant Saturday.
The Ambrosia school taught bv
Kate billiard. is progressing nicely.
E s. Bright. who was hurt z
weeks ago in Pittsburg, by a street
car hitting him, arrived home Sat.
urdsy; and will soon be able to be
out again.
Lum Burns, has removed his
family from Brighton. to the place
he recently purchased of DIR.
Brady. A MoUNrAINEER.
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Miss Mauie Meadows. who is
teaching the. Rocky Fork school.
will attend Marshal College at
Huntington.
Mrs Walter Fletcher has been
quite sick but is rapidly recover
ing.
Mrs Jane Hannah is very ill with
pneumonia fever
Settle needs good blacksmith.
A good man will do we'll to locate
here.
Grandma McCollister was buried
last Saturday in the MoCollister
graveyard. She was only sick a
few days. She was 81 years old.
Born to Mr. and Mrs j 81 Mccoy
March LIST, a son.
Ad Tolliver has rented the Hen.
~ Griss farm, and will farm this
year. PATSY.
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A New Church.

The U. B. Church congregation
in the neighborhood of Greer post
Office, is going to build church
to cost $1,000. The building will
be 2sx40 and IA feet high. The
Ladies' Aid society is doing every
thing in their power to raise the
money and are meeting with good
success.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-09

The President is not the only
person in Washington who fears
trace suicide" a little man who
lives at the other end of the avenue
from the White House is the faith
or of four pairs of twins and one
set of quadruplets-"four of a
kind" Mr.. Roosevelt will probs
bly, call in his walks about town to
review the kids and encourage the
progenitor.
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Lawre6oe Wbittinsb.d ,ha m;s

Lawrehoe Whiting bad the mis-.
fortune Thursday morning to fall
in the creek. He run a narrow
risk of being drowned as the creek
was very high.
We was glad to welcome Master
Herman Kincade in our last day of
school. He has missed several
weeks of school on account of
whooping cough.
r o Kincade's school closes Sat
urday.
Daisy Wilmington and Blanche
kincade were visitors of Mary
Greenlee also Lucy Jones Friday
evening. CRICKET.
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Longdale.

j P MoMillin and wife. of Steu.
benville. Ohio. who have been yisi.
ting relatives here for two months
returned home Friday.
Rev @ E Robson, of the U 3
Church, preached at Vernon Sun.
day.
CB Rickard and j G Brown
were the guests of Hugh McMill.
in Sunday.
The sale of F G MoMillin's was
we'll attended and was quite a sue.
cess.
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The Oaksford Hotel, Capt. S N.
Park, proprietor. is opened and
ready for business

AT the election in Cuba last Sun
day the Liberals gained several
members of Congress, giving them
a two thirds majority. They favor
aboIishing the Plat amendment
which makes of Cuba a mere star.
apy and destroys the possibility of
independence.
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Notice.

At the tailoring establishment
of Q. @. Tippett. on Saturday,
March 18th, there will be conduct
ed an Exchange by the ladies of
Christ Church They will have on
sale cakes. candy. chicken salad,
fancy desserts and good things
generally Come and get some
thing good for Sundays dinner.
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Having had 80 years experience
in the manufacturing of funeral
goods, and carry 500 baskets in
stock, L have dropped out all the
old factory styles. 1 have all new
designs, and sm selling all the old
factory styles at net wholesale
prices, if on want that kind.
L am the only manufacturer in
the State that does not wholesale
goods to undertakers-I sell di-
rect to the people, giving them the
advantage of the extra the iobber
has te pay.
You don't have to hire a middle
man to watoh the shop. 1 can save
yon all the middle man gets, and
give you finer goods for your money
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The following phones have been

The following phones have been
installed by The Mason County
Telephone Co, since Feb LIST:
133, Capt W. d. Holmes resi-
dsnce; 119. S. N. Parks Hotel Of
fee; 12S, Knight of Pythias Hall;
127, Tippett & Hutchinson office;
104. Drs. Petty office; 13S. a..
Kerwood, residence; 140, Captain
Hughes residence; LAT, K. T. Mo-
Kinstry residence; 1O4, Ed. Greer
residence.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-09

Subordinates in the various de-
partments at Washington keep 80
carriages at cost of $4,000 and
supply them with coaohmen who
are on the payroll as messengers.
Most of these officials never rode
in a carriage habitually until they
came to Washington and set up an
establishment with the public
money.
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Debby.

Gretchen Pullin who has been
quite sick, is some better
Mr.. Hall has moved his boat to
Beech Hill, where he will farm
this summer. We wish him sue.
cess.
Mrs. G W. Pullin is some bet
ter at this writing.
A. l.. Mattox has moved his
fsmily to Lewis, W Va.
Ora Hsrpold was visiting her
parents. Oottageville. last week.
John 81. Taylor has been having
quite time with measles in his
family.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-09

Charles F. Dick was declared
elected U. s. Senator by the Ohio
legislature on last Wednesday to
fill the place of Mr.. Hanna, de.
ceased, for both the long and short
term.
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In W. Va. Prison

The postoftioe defrauders will be
confined. Maohen. Lorenz and
Croft. were each sentenced to two
years imprisonment in the peni.
Tertiary at Moundsville, this state,
and to pay a fine of $4,000
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-03-09

Mr.. George E. Thornburg. of
Bsrboursville, has been presented
by the Grand Lodge of Masons, of
West Virginia with a medal which
is very handsome in design and
rich in artistic work. The medal
is in commemoration of his services
as Grand Master of the W. Va
Grand Lodge in 1864-S5 The
medal is thing of rare beauty and
MIR. Thornburg is justly proud of
it.
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1 WILL PAY

all ferriages, furnish horse feed.
give your dinner and deliver ali
goods to any station free of charge.
Drive your teams over, 1 will paw
the fare by rail or street car, give
you better attention and save Won
money.
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There is no State as young and
OF the same population that has a
greater hand in the aft airs of the
National Government than our
own.
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No trouble after this by ice and
high water, as / will have a stock
of goods at New Haven aud Mason
City, and keep hesrse and hacks
at Mason City.
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The Cheshire Postofioe, was
robbed one night last week. They
received about three dollars They
also out open a mail sack aud
rified it. A great many small rob-
berries are said 10 be taking place
along the Z. & NJ. r. R
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Five Hearses, Three in
Black and Two
in White.
Good Hacks,
Plenty of Horses,
Good Men.

Ihave in stock a full line of
Metallic Caekets and Zinc and Cop.
per lined. A full line of Metallic
Grave Vaults. make full line of
Couch Caskets in all styles. NV
children Caskets are much finer
than any others and all new de-
signs, and cannot be bought outside
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70 the Republicans of Mason

hereby announce myself as candidate
for the office OF Assessor OF the second Dist
riot, subject to the decision OF the Republic
can Convention, when the same shall be held
In this county. should my friends and the
Republicans of Mason County see Mt To place
my name upon the ticket, and should be
elected. I promise faithfully to do tn
work and to do all in my power TO show my
appreciation by attending To the duties OF
said office in such careful manner as will
reflect credit TO myself and those who rely
'-' '''' L.. aBURDETT
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am making a new cask ct called
the Hartford SpecisI." tie cheap
est and best for the money ever
made IN the state. have bought
a new set of heHrse barr ess, SIS
per set, the finest ever used in the
country.
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On the 9th day of April, 1904,

between the hours OF one O'Clock. p. M. and
-FOUR O'Clock. II. NJ, of said day sell AT publle
aucuon 70 the highest bidder, at the FROM
10or oIIne Court House of Mason County,
" est Virginia, the eight-tenths Interest Ia
me following real estate, situate in Cooper
Dlstrlct. Mason County, West Virginia: be-
slnnlng at small white oak, corner IN SIS
acres OF land belonging 70 Thomas Ball.
lnence with his line n 81 so 81 poles to n
et take corner to + Gill, thence with his line s
- -. ~ ~ - poles to a stone in the line OF J ,
Stokeiy, thence with his line s los poles TO a
sake L. line Of ]. Hswthorne, thence with
nts nne , o. w 20 poles to a pine in the line
% sald hawthorne and corner 20 =. Kerney-
nan, thence leaving said Hawthorne and
with line OF said Kerneynau N w ISL
poles 70 the place of beginning, containing
lOO acres more or less
Inc eight-tenths Interest in said land to l. e
sofa Is the interest owned by John Weigand
at the time OF his death
TERMS OF SALE.-One-third cash on
day of sale, the resi- ne in two equal pay
ments in six and twelve months, the p1r-
CHASER giving notes with good personal se-
Surlty Ior the deferred payments; and the
until all the purchase money Is paid.
RANKIN WILEY,
Special Commissioner
Bond in the penalty of one thousand dol
lars has been given by the said Special Conn
missioner as required by the decree of SALE
Attest: A. L. ROGGESS, Clerk
OF the Circuit Court ofMason County, W. Va.
March 9-4w
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Mfs.Bsn Davies and little daugh-
ter, of Wheeling, are visiting her
grandmother, Mrs @ McMillin.
q Hoffman has moved from Ma
son to this place and is occupying
Q. B Rickards new house. Mr..
Hoffman is employed on Mr..
Richards telephone line.
The school at this place " i'll close
Thursday with appropriate exer-
cises A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN.
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Dealer in Shingles, 18th, Cen
eral Hardware. Paints, Sash, Doors
ID. #. BIGGS.
POMERoY, OHIO
Mar e4mo
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Special commissioners Sale.

RY virtue of a decree OF the circutt Court
on the 18th day or anuary IeOf in a sniff in
SStnlaneery therein pending in which Adam
~ Mreiganq ana others are plaintids and Belle
Welgand and others are defendants / viii