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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25
WOMAN WILL HANG FoR
MURDER.
Mother Of Six Children, One Born in

Mother Of Six Children, One Born in
Reading. Pennsylvania. january
21.-Mrs. Kate Edwards is pre-
pairing death in the county Jail
here. She will be hanged Thurs
day, February Is. for the murder
of her husband, John Edwards
three and half years ago. Mrs.
Edwards and her associate in crime,
Samuel Greason, will be hanged
together.
While under a terrible mental
strain Mrs. Edwards bears up we'll
She was greatly disappointed when
the Pennsylvania State Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs through
its President, Miss Kate Mcknight
of Pittsburg. refused to make an
appeal in her behalf
Her greatest concern is for her
child Alma. 3 IL years old. born
in her cell, who has never been ont
of prison. Alma will be taken
from her mother in two weeks and
sent to a Southern State, where
she will be placed in good home.
Mrs. Edwards FIVE other children
have been sent to the West.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25
Pannilaas Family.

Sherman Warfield and his wife
and two children, of Petersburg,
arrived in the city on the B. & o
Wednesday evening after having
three times secured railroad trans.
portation from the authorities of
towns along the B. & o The fam
lily lost all of their belongings in a
recent FIRE and decided to go 10
Evansville, Ind, where a brother
of Mrs. Warfeld promises aid. APP
plying to the Parkersburg authori-
ties the family of four were Civ
en- transportation to Ravenswood.
There they were furnished tickets
to Point Pleasant. When they ap-
piled to the authorities at the lat
ter place for means to get ont of
town. transportation over the B. &
O. to Huntington was furnished
them.
Overseer of the Poor r NJ. Eat
on this morning gave Warfield tick
cts over the @. & o for him and
his wife and little boy and girl to
Cincinnati and they left for there
this afternoon. It is expected that
the Cincinnati authorities will give
them rsilroad transportation to
their final destination. The War
field family arrived in this city
penniless and were fed by the
overseer of the poor during their
stay here. Huntington Herald.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

Nathen Mckinney left this part
of the woods for Iowa lest week
Rev Day is holding a reSval
meeting at Smith church.
Rev Dell Upton is holding
meeting in Ohio.
We are glad to announce that We
are having very moe literary at
Union school house this winter
JUST ONE GIRI
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25
OLD TOWN

Miss Dora Machir has been
somewhat indisposed for week OF
two.
Elmer vanSiokle is building a
new dwelling house.
Aunt Sarah Yeager, wife of Am.
brose Yeager, has been in poor
health the past two weeks.
G Clendenin snd wife, of Mag.
gle. spent Saturday with r B
Knopp and sisters, of this vicinity
Uncle Gus Rifle, of Flat Rock,
paid visit to his brother Joe, last
week They both have lived tc
a ripe old age Unole Joe is sc
and his brother is 93
George Carder and Miss Ella
Rice drove up to the parsonage on
Union Circuit on last Thursday
and were married by Rev O Robin
son Their many friends wish
them long life, prosperity and
much happiness
Oscar Yeeger and sisters, Mrs
Maggie johnson and Mrs Laura
Ball, spent Sunday with their
parents in this vicinity.
Alex Rifle. of Flat Rock, attend.
ed the church services at Bethel
Sunday morning.
John Rsyburn's wife. of Ray
burn Chapel, is seriously ill.
Rev o B West will preach at
Bethel on next Sunday morning.
and begin a series of meetings at
Sand Hill on Sunday night.
Let any reader of this item who
would like to be entertained at the
checker board, call on j S Bran
non, j o Yeager, g Clendenin. or
the writer. K.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25
p1NsIoN81LL.
Representative Dayton introduces
Important Bfll for the Veterans.

representative Dayton introduces
Important Bill for the Veterans.
Washington. D O, Jan 28-
Representative Dayton appeared
bafore the committee on invalid
pensions TO day and urged the pas
sage of his bill giving tho volnn-
teer regiments of West Virginia
who served during the war of the
rebellion the same rights and priv
iIeges under the pension laws as
though they had been regularly
mustered into the service of the
United States at the time The
committee will shortly favorably
report the bill. This will enable
large number of West Virginians
who served in independent compa-
MES to file applications for PEN
sions. likewise their widows de-
pendent children
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

Some of the weather prophets
predicted mild winter. others a
hard one We are neither a pro-
phet nor the son of a prophet,
but so far We are prepared to state
that We have had an old time win
ter. suoh as the old people talk
about, with the Thermometer all
around zero, and unless the ground.
hog, when he appears on the End
prox, changes this weather bust.
ness. our coal pile will surely give
out.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25
NotIce 70 Take Deposttions.

To Abby Craig. take notice, that on the
lsth day Of Eebruary- A D.. 1906, between the
at the law once OF Belier a Blagg In the town
OF Point Pleasant, West frEinf1, I win faite
the deposition Of myself and others, 70 be
read In evidence in my behalf in certain
suit In chancery now pending IN the Circuit
Court Of the County OF Mason and Sfafe N
West Virginia, in which am plaintiff md
you are defendant
II from any cause the taking ofsafd demo.
stttou ehal not be completed on the DAY
aforesaid, the same shall be continued from
day TO day, or from time TO time. at the Rerne
place and between the same hourB, until the
same shall have been con pleted.
LEWIS 3. CRAIG,
BELLER BLAG0, sola. -.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

A Pittsburg man was very much
wrought up because the preacher
was smiling and happy while per-
forming the marriage ceremony,
while he himself was nervous and
as pale as sheet. That is plain
enough, it was all profit and no
risk fofNthe parson..
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

The Japanese have been fight
ing for their own country; the Rus
sians, for somebody else's coun
try. Some difference.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

The Washington Post suggests
that you show this to your wife:
A prominent actress says that the
wearing of diamonds destroys the
best expression of the face, dlms
the fire of the eyes. and makes the
flesh look like chalk.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

Cassie had little CHECK.
And bankers never said no."
And every place that Cassie went
She always got the dough.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

Last winters session of Con-
gress was the shortest "long ses.
sion" in ninety years If the
President carries out mis- threats
about forcing the railroad freight
rate legislation this will be the
longest "short session" on re.
cord
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

A young man out in the eastern
part of the State Rugged an elderly
lady so hard that her COLLAR bone
was broken. Better stick to the
young ones. they don't come apart
3D. essily.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

Having accepted President
R6oseveIt's invitation to the Pesce
Congress. Great Britain now pro-
Deeds to get her navy in better
trim than ever New York Press.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

It has been costing Russia mil.
lion dollars a day to get licked
But the Japs are doing good job
of it. strictly according to the plans
and specifications.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

The strongest flag under which
men ever fought is that of the
Macedonian insurgents. 1t is red
on one side and black on the other.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

Something over two years ago
the people of West Virginia by an
overwhelming majority adopted an
am, ndment to the consultation
providing for registration of the
voters of the state. and requiring
the legislature to enact law to
carry it into effect. The present
one is the third session of the leg
islature since the amendment was
adopted. and there is no registra-
ton law yet -Parkersburg Senti-
mel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

Wanted an automatic kicking
machine for Republicans to use on
themselves for voting a more than
double tax out of their pockets.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

When Wall Street operators get
to calling each other liars and talk
ing right out loud, the applause
they hear is intended for both
sides.-Washington Times
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

Nan Patterson looks like a great
many people, according to news
papers. No two of her portraits
look alike.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

1t is said that a machine has
been invented for counting and
wrapping coins that handles from
four to Eve hundred a minute.
This machine will doubtless
have a large sale among newspape r
editors.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

When it becomes universally
known that only ten States cast
more prohibition votes than Ken
tdoky Colonel Watterson will prob
ably decide to make France his
permanent residence.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

Central City is to have a new
furniture factory in the near future,
which kilI employ quite number
of men and add much to the manu-
featuring interests of that place.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

The lobbyists are in Charleston
in large numbers, and are handling
the long green and booze Man
hatten cocktails prevail on all CO.
casions.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

People are warned against hun
ting anything at present as the
close season for all kinds of game
is now. To range the woods with
a gun is an offense against the law
and may result in fine for the one
who does il.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25
WATERLOO.

Robert Refer has opened up
two GOAL mines on his farm this
winter
g W Knapp is drumming for a
Medicine Company.
B s Smith made a business trip
to your city yesterday
We are sorry to say that James
Bakers children are not any better
from SCARLET feaver at this writing
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

Aphotograph of the survivors of
the celebrated Hatfield Mccoy
feud is on exhibition in the Histor-
zeal Department in the capital at
Charleston.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

A talking tree has been discover
ed in Kentucky. This suggests
how unfortunate it might be if
other trees, say those in the Park,
were to acquire the power of talk.
ing and begin to tell what they
had seen and heard.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

Subscribe for your local paper,
pay for it, read it. and you will be
the better for 80 doing Every is
sue contains many things advanta-
geous to the town and county, mat
ters in which every citizen is vital
ly interested.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

Master Smith Caldwell the
eleven year old son of Hon. James
L. Caldwell, the Huntington mil
lioneire was by resolution made an
additional page in the Legislature
Tuesday. Thousands of hungry
boys go out in the cold crying for
25cents day to provide food and
clothing for themselves, but the
millionaires are provided for by
the Legislature. Yet this is a
poor mans administration, we are
told.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25
Another Extra.

She was a sweet young thing,
and they had found a cozy corner
behind the senes at the opera
house during the last dance AS
HE arm stole around her soft
mousseline de sole waist she muir
mered: Am 1 the first girl you
ever huggedf" He was a news
paper man and therefore could not
ell lie, 80 replied: No sweet
lesrt. you are the third edition 1
have put to press tonight -
Western Publisher.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

Not long since, the writer had
the pleasure of spending the day
at the home of old Father Diefen.
bach. near Bryan postofice Ma
son county, and while there, heard
letter read which came from a
sister in faraway Germany The
old gentleman left the fatherland
in his youth, and the sister SEEM
ed overjoyed to know that she still
had brother living, as she was
the only living of the family ex-
cept him She thought it to good
to be true 1t seemed like voice
from the grave. as each had mourn
ed the other as dead. It was in
teresting to hear him read and
translate the writing into our Ian
guage. She asked him if he re-
membered the book he gave her at
the parting. in which he had writ
ten the following words:
Have hope; though clouds may how
er round,
And gladness hides her face in
scorn,
Put thou the shadow from thy brow,
No night; but hath its morn.
1t was with tremulous voice and
tear bedimmed eyes, that he finish
ed reading the letter. No doubt
recollecticns came to his memory
of happy days gone by He is now
IN his 80th year. aud go years have
passed since be took passage for
America.-CabelI Record.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25
AsH ITEMS

JAS Bnrria and his friend Daniel
Board left last week to 60 steam
boating.
Miss Clyde Howard is i'll at this
writing
Leonard Roush. of Harrison
county. was visiting his parents at
this place week before last. He
was accompanied on his return by
Geo Burris.
Miss Fannie Howard at this
writing is very ill.
John Enhisstle, of Illinois has
returned to his home.
Miss Myrtle VanMeater is vely
ill at this writing. A FRIEND
BEALE.
Q BechtIe spent Sunday at
Arlee, with his sister, Mrs W
johnson.
L Clark and Mae Keoce spent
Sunday with DR. Hoge and wife of
Wyoma.
Luther johnson will leave
Tuesday for Portsmouth,. Ohio,
where he will go into business.
Mr. Stats moved his family to
Dayton. Ohio
Rev E L Diokerson filed his ap.
pointment at Jordan Church Suns.
day. q
Mrs Eldridge Blain, of Elwell,
spent Saturday with Mrs E john
son.
Mrs E johnson, who has been
sick for some time we are glad to
say is improving.
Born to Lacy Long and wife,
Wednesday. January 18th. son.
Miss Muriel Denton, of Hunting
ton, is here visiting her mother,
Mrs Joe Cromley.
Success to the Register is the
wish of xxx
UPLAND AND EIGHTEEN.
A g and A Young have returned
from the west after weeks vaca-
ton there.
Why is it we never hear of
Eighteen" alone
The White Oak school is pre-.
nafinO fo have anallincy rnafch
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

When a man is too old to be
made fool of by q pretty woman
he's certainly in the centenaEian
GLASS.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

Japanese warsbips are capturing
British merchant vessels loaded
with goods for the Russians at
Vladivostok at a rate which is
oalcuIated to make Join Bull feel
most unhappy. It is not pleasant
to be caught furnishing ri and
comfort to the enemy of an ally,
and then there is also the loss in.
volved by the oonfiscstion of the
vessels and goods The crew of
one British ship engaged in this
oontraband trade have just forced
the captain to enter a Chinese
port. fearing capture if they pro-
ceedei on their journey to Vladi
vostok. 1t is evident that the
japanese cruisers are keeping a
vigilant lookout for blockade run
mere, and that they are meeting
success in catching
them -Pittsburg Post.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25
Abby Craig,
Ank.--
Lewis R. Craig,

The object ofthe above entitled suit IL to oh
tain divorce from the bonds OF matrimony
from the said defendant.
An IL appearing by affidavit fIed In the
papers IN said cause that the said defendant
Abby Craig Is nonresident OF the State OF
West Virginia. Il Is ordered that said Abby
Craig do appear here within one month
after the first publication hereof and do
said suit.
a Copy-Teste: AL. BoG1Ess,
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Mason county
BELIEF & RLAGG. Sola.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

A bill will be introduced at this
session of the Legislature provid-
ing for a work house in every coun-
ty with 10000 population or over
in which petit offenders may be
employed during their imprison-
ment. Several years ago a law
was made directing that persons
in the county Jail on misdemeanor
fines be required to work on the
public roads. but as there were
never but a few SO imprisoned at
one time. the cost of guarding and
and overseeing them cost more
than their labor worth. 1t might
be different with a work house
where no guards are required.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

The Huntington Herald says:
Bert johnson got just what was
coming to him this morning be-
fore Squire Hutchinson for hun
ting rabbits out of season and with
a ferret johnson knew it was I'm
lawful to use ferret and that the
closed rabbit season began with
the first of January. yet he went at
it just as though there was no law
in the land and the matter was re-
ported to Deputy Game Warden
Merriok, who placed him under ar
rest for the legal fracture. He was
taken before Squire Hutchinson
and fine of $50 imposed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

The pending state dispensary
law is crime without palIiation
or excuse Substantially it is as
follows:
First, there shall be state liquor
boss at $4,000 year who shall
have furnished him everything he
requires for the business at state
expense
Second, there shall be deputies
in every county of the state in the
proportion of one to every 5000
people at salary of 81 200
Third. there shall be dispensary
saloons in every county. irrespeo-
tive of the wishes of the people.
Thus whiskey will be forced on
the people whether they want it or
not.
These provisions are enough to
condemn the whole measure be-
yond hope of redemption.
The bill is merely the putting
in ofanother cog to the political
machine which is being builded in
this state -Parkersburg Senti.
mel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

John Sharp Williams, of Miss
issippi. the Democratic leader of
the House of Representatives. of
fered this toast at dinner at
Washington last week: Here's to
Teddy Roosevelt" he said, 1.-THE
man who as an author has been
grossly overrated by the American
people, bu. who as a politician has
been grossly moderated by the
Democratic party The toast made
a great hit with the dinner compa.
ny.
DR.. Lanham. a member of the
house of delegates from Taylor
county has introduced a bill in the
legislature prohibiting railroads
from charging more than two
cents a mile in West Virginia.
Such laws ere in force in many
other states, and are not found to
be oppressive. nor, since they be.
came effective, are they objection
able. And besides the railroads
are now charging only two cents a
mile to those patrons who will pay
a premium for getting this rate.
The law is not arbitrary, and does
not apply to short lines. nor to
interstate commerce. 1t is be-
LIE. a. Lo.I
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

As usual there have been hun
dreds of bills introduced at the
Legislature in Charleston. many of
which will never get beyond the
committee room. Some of them
are probe bly, all right, but there is
some little doubt but the majority
are simply for some petit fad of
the member who introduces them
But, of course. the members must
make showing so that their oon-
stituents will know they are doing
something
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25
Order Of Publication.

COUNTY OF MASON. SIS:
At Rules held in the Clerks once Of the
Circuit Court of said Mason County at Jan
uaTy Rules, 1905, the following order was
entered: $1,000
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-01-25

Rev o B West will preach at
Bethel on next Sunday morning,
and begin series of meetings at
Sand Hill on Sunday night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-26
BOARD LACKED
The BACKBONE
asuaY AosoNisHen THE CONTRACTORS WHO ADMITTED
MAT THIN ARE BREAKING THE EeHr.HouR LAW

rae board OF works met Tuesday
morning and once again declared
officially that violation of the S-hoar
law Rmons city contractors must
cease. The board ala not pick up
enough back bone TO cancel the eou-
tracts OF the lawhrcakers. but it id
monlshed them with kind words %
behave better Ia the future.
y. J, MeHugh. A. e Ge"rig and
Josiah Jones the three contractors
who had been placed on the carpet
smiled and walked away. other con-
tractors WHO were present were sore.
we expected the hoard 60 cancel
the contracts one of them aAtd.
we who have been oheyiug the
law do not believe that We have
heen getting a fair shake iu the mat
ter We do net only want the board
10 enforce the law IN the future. but
we want redress Tor the wrong that
has already been done ua They
have been working fer the past
month on the io-hour basis. We who
have hid 90 per cent higher than We
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-26

otherwise would on the assumption
that we would be compelled to OBJ
serve tlss S-hour day have been
beaten b. the lnW breakers l my
SELF. have lost two contracts on that
account
~ the board Is going 10 be 90
lcnlrnt.s observed Contractor John
Kalberg. Il would like 90 have it
give me special permission to work
10 hours / have a better excuse
Tor doing 50 than the contractors
" no have Just appeared before YOU
and have been let of with a simple
warning not 90 break the law IN tho
future The harm has already been
done. The law abiding contractors
have gotten the worst OF the deal
give us redress. Il IL allowing the
law breakers 90 profit hy their I'M
fanny IL II not right"
Joe Frank. another contractors who
has been observing the law. made a
complaint but he Acknowledged
that he would be pretty well salts
fled even II the beard enforced the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-26

law in the futuree.
The board was positive In stating
that II would do SO but II was un-
willing 90 cancel the contracts 81 the
three mon against whom evidence
had been secured. Had Il done 20,
the surety companies would have
been compelled to proceed with the
contracts, aud the other contractors
would have obtained small eonsola-
tiou, the board argued.
oeorir brought In the excuse that
he did not know no was violating
the law when he worked his men 10
hours a. long az they were during
the eNtra sNo hours carrying dirt
from the private property to make
fills IN the street lilo VIII be Elve
len a chance week from today 60
make further explanations, provid-
ing he observes tho law LEA the msnn-
time. At that time he viii prob
ably Hfesa up" tell the board he viii
be very good IA the future and 30
hla way rejoicing.
MeHush'n plea was that hia scrap
era did not work well and that he
had 70 break the law TO make up
Tor the trouble. The excuse Of Jones
was equally amusing.
4 have been up against Il hard
ON my contract. both literally and
ueuratively speaking be whined.
"MY men have been on the Job 10
hours but they have only Rot In =
hours work. The ground II 80 hard
that It takes most Of their time
sharpening the pioWa shares
Everybody laughed