The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1905-11-08

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w. A. McCorkle, who is such q
lover of antiques and the preser-
Observation-Disclosures that
his newly erected residence con.
tains stone from the most his
toric spots of earth His home
is a treasure store and that q
love for the historic things OF
the past may be fostered and
history be preserved in restoring
the Washington Spring, marking
the resting place where repose
the sacred dust of those who
shed the first blood of the Revo-
luton, that Anne Baileys grave
may be marked and the old
Mansion House bear tablet tell
ing of its early frontier life, that
Cornstalks grave may be no lon
ger desecrated, he generously
and cheerfu1ly contributes a per-
sonal collection to the splendid
collection already promised.
Every day come proffers of more
historic things.
Mr.. Joe French has promised
arecord of the births, deaths, reg
lister of the tempature each day,
and the stages of water, inc1ud-
ing height of floods from 1880, in
Point Pleasant to the year in
which Col. Sly died, he having
preserved that record of the
town.
Kiss the BIarney Stone
DIR. Jno. N. Simpson contribu-
ties genuine piece of the IBlar-
neY Stone taken from Barney
Castle in Ireland.
Governor McCorkle contribu.
ties the stone that Jefferson
Davis stood upon when he took
the oath of Office at President of
the Southern Confederacy.
A piece of stone from the
Devils Den, at Gettysburg, has
been contributed, piece of the
st. Johns Episcopal Church, at
Charlestown, built in 1910, the
oldest church west of the Allie
ghenies and now in ruins.
Prof. Albert Both, of Charles
ton, will contribute among other
valuable manuscripts, one from
Beethoven signed, 1917. He will
contribute coin collection,
among which is one in gold,
every coin artistically perfect
containing denominations as
follows: IS cents. so cents,
S1.OO, $3.50, $500, $500, $1,000
and $4,000. For years Prof.
Both has been collector of
foreign postage stamps which he
loans for the occasion. Also a
piece of meteor taken from the
ground at Palestine, when he
visited there nine years ago.
This piece of one of greatest
phenomina, is heavier than iron
and not like any substance
known before to earth.
Mr.. L. Shiflet lends a sabrer
and coin collection.
Hon. W. S. Laidley, of Charles
ton, promises collection among
which will be a sterling silver
bowl used in baptism, the first
one ever brought west of the
Allegheny Mountains.
For years Mr.. Laidiey was the
publisher of the West Virginia
Historical Magazine which I'M
fortunately the State has dis
continued and doubtless will
contribute many things of in
terest In a historical way. A
complete set of the West Virgin
ia Historical Magazine will be on
exhibit.
Mrs. P. G. Holloway contrib
utes a beautiful collection of
scarfs, 1aces, belts, a confeder-
ate flag and poems issued in
Baltimore after the first blood
shed of the Civil War. A bottle
of perfume IS years cid, rare
copy of Paradise Lost, old pitch
er and other articles of interest.
Mr.. Perry Gabbert will con-
tribute whip saw and three
pitch forks over 100 years old.
The exhibit will include
fac-simile copies of the Magma
Charter, with seals of King
John, and the mobiles of England