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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-13
TO ELECT A T
First Lieutenant Luffsey to Com
mand Company H, of Regiment

Company n. soVenfIoth VIrr1nIo D--,-
ment, Will meet IN its compauy's room
tonight 20 elect a successor T. Captain
T. Johnson. who resigned his Office q
Few weeks ago No names have been nut
Forward by the men yet although n =
SAID that First Lieutenant Lufsev will
proDahiy be elected TIE election of OH
weekly drill a full attendance IS reqlest-
90. A second lieutenant will also be elect
ed ga The meeting.
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CAR CATCHES AFIRE.
Crew Get Water and Extinguish
Blaze.

Car No. 1os. - the Broad ana Main street
lines. ia tow ~ car No. l4. caught fire lae,
night at about $40 o'clock when near the cor
ner OF Linden and Main Streets. Tho blaze
was caused by a hot box. and tho Flames enot
ont 90 q considerable height. Tho car crew
ran into n nearby huus. ana got water and
soon eNfinguiHhed ire fire. There vcrc no pas
seurers aboard. Tive car Rad broken down az
Eighteenth and Main stress. and was being
taken 20 tho sheds BY car No. zoe when IL
caught aIre.
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Odd-Fellows to Meet.

A meeting OF the officers and members
or the Abou Ben Adhcm Lodge. 40. POO.
/. O.. O. T.. Will Dee held Tonight in me
odge rooms ia the Smithd-al building.
thc object of watch VIII be the discussion
OF proposed amendments 20 the bylaws
OF the lodge. A fun attendance OF mem
bcrs is requested.
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VELVET BONNETS I'm red,
blue and white. with white
faille silk double ruffle and
strings-S2~
VELVET BONNETS i'm red,
navy and white. puff crown and
full poke front faced with white
silk-S2.25.
PANNE VELVET BONNET
with shirred crown and shirred
poke front. faced With white
SILK chiffon and chiffon rach-
S2.75.
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Pale Blue VELVET BON
NET with round crown, poke
brim, faced with white and
trimmed with blue satin rib
bon-S5.5O.
Tan PANNE VELVET BON
NETS, Colonial style; corded
crown with rose pink facing
and pink satin ribbon trim
uing-$6.
40 two Of these Bonnets
alike.
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Miller ca Rhoads.
Miller ca Rhoads.
Velvet BOnnets 5Ps the Little
4 Mother Would Appreciate
One Of These Bonnets as a Christmas Gift

Like everything else in this department., the standar,
OF value IS high in these articles.
That doesn't mean that the prices are exorbitant-quit
"a. ~o,tr,r-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-13

Governor swanson yesterday issued the
Following proclamation concerning the
one hurdredth anniversary of the
birth Of General Robert T. Lee:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-13

Captain C., I. James. chairman COM
mittee. Captain c. b. Icdbetter, Sergeant
IL. Smith. Private n. L. Parker
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-10-17

instance, look at one drift pile in
ID mile creek. One man offered
to take it out for Sc, but he did
not stand in with the court, and
the job went to the other man for
$l2. Is that businessP And
member of the court made two or
three trips to look at it. >Is that
the way to save money for the
people? We know of some men
getting their wages raised fifty
cents per day and did not ask for
it. Will you let this go on {?
A Republican administration in
this county has been very poor
thing for the tax. payers. Now, the
people in Union district give to the
county, four years ago, their work
to build country road from A W.
Riff e to Waterloo. Tax payers
gave the work and the land owners
gave the handmade the road :;
gave it to the OF unity. and now we
cannot get it worked. There has
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-10-17
WATERs-M cCULLoCH co.
LEON
Corresnondence. Is.

SOITcSpOnOcuCO, ID.
Mrs. Ethel Jividen Wolfe, who was
born June II, 1882, was united in mar
riage.to Chas. w. Wolfe, Jan. 10, 1900,
and on Oct. II, 1906, passed from this
earthly home to her heavenly home
where there are no sad paintings. She
was kind and loving mother and
companion, and when the morning of
her life should have shone brightest,
in spite of all that loving hands could
do she sank to rest, She was a good
christian woman, being converted
about seven years ago, and was good
and kind to all who were fortunate
enough to know her. She leaves a
husband and three children, besides
many relatives and friends to mourn
her loss. We extend our heartfelt
sympaty TO the bereaved husband
and relatives.
Frank Brown. of Charleston, spent
Sunay with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Brown.
Mrs. McThena and daughter, Hat
tie, and Charles McThena. spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs B. 4. Bell, of
Couch.
Mrs. B, Spurlock was visiting her
brother, at Beech Hill, Sunday.
Scott Smith, OF Hobson, spent Sun.
day at home.
Miss Eulah Smith is visiting Miss
Grace Greenlee this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Morrison, of
Point Pleasant, were visiting at this
place, Friday. Sioux.
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we'll. he is able to pay for having If
done we'll. He spent weeks and
weeks with space in the press of
this state trying to show how he
stood with Roosevelt, and he has
some people-principally the offioe
holders-who believe that he was a
loyal patriot. He is the most loyal
fellow to Elkins that ever sat in
the United States Senate. He has
a political machinery in this state
equal to Platt's in New York, OF
what Quay once had in Pennsyl-
vania. He keeps the machinery
we'll CREASED. He oan afford to. He
is liberal along about election times
but the people pay for 1t all after
wards. Upon reflection then. why
not. vote for able, honest, oonscien-
tious, and deserving men for the
legislature like Ruttenoutter and
Campbell, and not be blended by
craftsmanship. OF man worship. by
thinking the country will go to the
dogs if Stephen fails to rehch the
coveted goods, where he may still
labor for his own interests.
A READER.
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GLENwooD.

SOETeSpO1Q0nc0O cG. 10.
Mr.. Editor:-I noticed some little
time ago, an article in your valuable
paper about some potatoes raised by
Mr., Paul Schools, Those were Ger.
tainly fine taters, and we know Mr..
Schools Is noted as an Irish potato
raiser, and he ought be, for isn't he
Irish himselfY Now / want to tell
you a sweet potato tale that is also
true. Last week while serving my
mail route I passed where Mr.. A..
Meadows was digging sweet potatoes.
he had nice lot of potatoes, but had
two exceptionally fine ones. One
measured three feet from where the
vine began to the end, and the other
one would have made an ordinary
family meal We had no means of
weighing those ':taters," but thew
were the largest we have seen this
year.
The tobacco warehouse at this
place is about completed and is a fine
large building.
People are prophesying all kinds of
things for the future of GIenwood.
Mrs. vesta Walters has been sick
for some time, and at this writing is
no better.
Boley Mayes' b4by has been very
sick, but Is better now.
Gus Young, who has for some time
been living about three miles out of
town, has moved into town.
Russell White, who has been to Old
Town, Cottageville and Debby visi-
ting relatives, returned last week.
Several of the young ladies and
gentlemen gathered at the home of
Miss Pearl Boggs and Russell White
last week and spent the evening in
music and games ON the occasion of
the home coming of Russell
Mrs. E. F. Wickline, of Huntington.
spent few days last week visiting
her father, Henry Gwinn.
Several of the girls and boys went
chestnut hunting last last Sunday but
got no chestnuts. guess they were
looking for them ON oak trees.
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A strange argument is being ad.
vanced with reference to the new
tax laws. 1t is claimed that the
fevies throughout the county are
lower. Now, will some kind friend
please advise us, what makes the
difference about the per cent that
is levied if there has to be more
taxes raised? Here is plain pro-
position: If farmer is assessed
with 5000 worth of property in
1905, and the levy is 81 so on the
hundred, he will pay less taxes
than if he is assessed with $500
worth of property in 1906, and the
levy is only 81 25. Aud it is
equally ole ar that if there is more
taxes raised in 1906, than there was
in 1905, that somebody is paying
more taxes without somebody pay
ing them. What is the difference
about reducing the levy il your
property has been doubled, as it
has been in many instanoe2s Some
may say their taxes are lower
That may be true, but ask that
same fellow if he gave his property
in st its true and actual value, !"
and he may "wriggle and twist"
and finally put it all off on to the
Assessor. The whole object of the
new tax laws was to raise more
revenue. and to do that people
have got to pay more. but if the
laws have not done that there has
been failure in the scheme. You
see that this thing of getting more
money without raising the tax is q
mere sham.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-10-17

There is one office in the county
directly identified with the inter
ests of the taxpayers and property
owners which it were best to keep
as far as possible away from parti-
zan politics. The office of County
Commissioners is distinctly bust
ness Office and has to do with the
interests of every taxpayer in the
county. During their term the
county court lays the levies and
dispenses the taxes of the people.
They have control of the roads,
bridges and all other property be-
longing to the county, and admins
ter all the affairs which have any
relation to county matters.
The importance of the cffice is
not fully appreciated by the people.
who allow themselves too often to
bury their own interests, and bring
harm to themselves by putting
politics to the front as the thing to
be subserved rather than>the best
interests of the people. Too many
voters feel that they owe q greater
duty to their party ticket regard
less of who the candidate on it may
be, than they do 10, themselves,
their families, CT their interests
which are affected by the levying
and expenditure of taxes
The kind of man needed to .ads
minister the affairs of the county
is one of business experience. OF
integrity. of firmness. and who is
not afraid to assert himself. Tne
Democrats have nominated suoh a
person in Mr.. Robt. j Patterson,
than whom no better fitted oandi,
date was ever presented by any
party in Wood county for tho flee
of county commissioners. He is q
strong, able, honest and aggressive
citizen and would carry suoh equip,
ment with him into the office. If
the people appreciate fitness and
ability, and desire their interests
conserved in the best p ossible man.
ner, they will forego the gratifioa-
ton of voting for the person they
do not want because he is on their
ticket aud vote once for themselves
and their own interests
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not been one lick of work done on
it just because a member of the
court did not want it built. What
is the rest of the county court do
ing to let the people be treated
this way? The first year of this
members term we get the road
worked and then he had the brass
to come around and say the hands
could not gst their time because it
was worked on the new road, and
he was opposed to it from the first
1t is all the road the people have
in winter to go to the postofioe.
store. and river; and is the mail
route in the winter time.
This all true. A REPUBLICAN
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EoKARD CHAPEL

William See is visiting his daughter.
Mrs. Edward Buckelew.
The Harmony School is proer sssipe
nicely under the care of Prof. Frank
John Foglesong has returned home
from Columbus. Ohio.
The District Institute at Flat Rock
school house was quite success.
William Mckinney, of Flat Rock. is
quite i'll at this writing.
Alfred Powell and vie were busi-
ness callers to Point Pleasant Satur-
day.
Prof. G. A. Green the County Super
1ntendent was visiting schools in this
vicinity last week Blue Bell.
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OLD TOWN
Correspondence, 10.

correspondence, 10.
Mrs. L. NJ. Carder and daughter.
Miss Laura, were both pretty badly
but not seriously hurt last Thursday
morning. They had just started to
go down the hill from their home
with me produce IN buggy, when
the horse began to run and kick. He
had gone but few rods until he rad
kicked loose from the buggy. which
then upset, and throwing both wo-
men out, jarring and br1sing them
both considerably, but fortunately no
bones were broken, and we hope that
they will soon recover from the teri
bic fright and injuries received.
Mr.. Lafayette Sayre, of Evans.
Jackson county, spent Sunday after,
noon as the guest of Mrs. M Win
ger. "
Rey. J. W. Wingrove preached an
excellent sermon at Bethel SUNDAY
morning. The Rrecent session of his
annual conference sent him back to
this circuit for another year, and the
people have given him a welcome
reception.
Miss Susie Blagg, of Heights, who
S was C ne KIND and after tive nurse of
Miss Eliza YeaRer during her recent
school. CIV
Miss Ruby, Clendenin has been en-
ployed by ]. B. Yeager to assist him
IN teaching at Lone Oak this year.
Earl FogIesong was recently nomin-
ated by the Democrats as a capdi-
date for School C. mmlssioner of Rob
inson district.
Esley Oliver moved Saturday from
house on Uncle Asa Museraye's
farm to house on E. B. Jones' farm.
viii Elliott moved last week from
Hickory Chapel to a house on the
farm ofG. NJ. Parsons.
Geo. e. Johnson is the happiest
man in the Flats. and the reason ia
obvious. A fine little boy appeared
at his house last week, and he IL 40
highly pleased that he wears a con
slant smile. and steps lightly.
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VIRGINIA:

At a County Court continued and held for
the County of Mason, al the Court HouSe
theIe of, on Wednesday, October 3rd, 1906
the following entry was made:
whereas. q petition has this day been
presented to the Court signed by at least .
voters of WagRener Distr ct, in Mason coun-
", praying for the discontinuance of the
method OF constructing and keeping In re-
pair the County roads of said District as
amended by Chapter 80, Acts OF 1851. II Is
therefore ordered that the said method of
constructing and keeping in repair the
be submitted to the voters of said district
lor ratinca, lon or rejection at the next en-
system shall have written or printed on
tnelr ballots, For the new road law and
tnoSe voting against said road system shall
nave written or printed on their ballots
dA ARain MS. the new road law And 1t Is or
In the newspapers of this County.
A Copy-Teste:
oct 10 ]. p. r. B. SMITH. Clerk
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EDITOR REGIsTER:-We have
heard some good. substantial Re-
publicans cay, within the past few
days. that they would vote the
Democratic Ticket this fall if it
were not for the election ola United
States Senator. That matter has
impressed ne no little, and when it
is considered how serious it is to
send men to the Legislature. with
out capacity or honesty and that
they must be there simply because
their constituents want Republic
can to be elected to the United
States Senate, it makes matters
more serious, for>you must then
determine whether you are voting
for the interests of the people of
your whole state, or for the interests
of one man. Many men have been
swept int, the Legislature. year
after year, in this State, who were
no more capsule of representing
the interests of the people than the
Senators when they voted for,
simply because a vote for that can
didate was vote for Scott or q
vote for Elkins, whichever one
ohanoed to be the candidate.
Now why all this worship of
SCOTT or ElkinsP l want to enquire
what they, or either of them, have
ever done for the great masses If
the people of this State. This
time they want you to vote for Har-
per and Embleton, because Elkins
must be returned to the Senate.
Now, you huskey horned tiller of
the soil, you laborer who sweats in
the factories, you toiler in any vo-
cation of life, Just rise where you
sit and tell us one thing that Mr..
EIkins has done for you. It may
be if you have tried to get some
little appointment. to help support
yourself and family. for the servi.
ces you have rendered him, that
he has done enough for you as to
give you promises that he
thinks ought to last you for six
years; and he expects you to thrive
on that. Did you ever go to him
and ask him for anything that he
didn't promise you that he would
get it for you? OF course. you
didn't, and you never will. He
will promise you the earth before
his election,-and afterwards if
necessary,-and then conclude that
he may need it to build railroad
on to ship his GOAL over and keep
it himself. Your Uncle Stephen
Elkins is in the Senate for his own
sole use and benefit He is there
for the interest of the capitalists,
not for the farmer or the Iaborer.
He has no interests in common
with the masses of the people He
has already amsssed a fortune run
ming up into the millions, and what
he wants, what he is after, is to
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-10-17
To The Taxpayers of Mason County

UNION DIsTRIcT, Oot. IL, 1906
Why will you submit to overy-
thing that is inp ,ssd on your Did
you notice in your county papers
an item about the burial of Mr.
D. E Hill, the expenss of which
was paid with his property, then
two years afterwaId the court
makes his wife an order for $35. 90,
when his burial expenses were only
$18 90? We have elected q county
court that can spend all we can
raise. If We do not get it on the
roads we get it in the salary We pay
the court. You can see that when
you read the expenses of thst body.
as shown in the last financial state
ment published. Why is it that
they draw $4,000 year when WE.
the Republic n party. 81 lined that
when j A Dunn was a member of
that body that it was the most ex
pensive court that We ever had, and
the biggest pay that was drawn by
any member of that court was $3.50
year, and that was the year they
built the Jail and redistrioted the
county. 1t was the custom then
to have county court three or four
times year; now we must have ii
every week and get nothing done.
Then we got our roads worked; We
had bridges built and something
to show for taxes paid; but today
the only thing we have to show us
where our taxes go to is the ex
penses of the court and mud holes
in the roads Do you stop and
think of the time that must be put
in to draw $400 apieo>P You
must work one hundred and thirty
days at $500 per day. Is the bust.
ness of the county growing SO great
that it takes that long? No! You
can see that one fifth of that would
be sufficient to do the business.
Then, why should the farmers cub
NIT to itP This is the first time
in the history of the county that
We had to have a member of the
court go out on the road and see
every overseer at work. 1t looks
like they have appointed one to fill
that place who is not cspb bic. If
that is the case, turn them out.
We pay this overseer 81 per day to
see that the hands on his road get
in their time. Then we pay the
court So day to chow the over
seer what they want done. They
have ordered them CHE overseers)
not to fix any place on the road
until they the county oou1t) come
and see it. If it can be fixed for
81. you wait and let them see il
and add So more for the tax-pay ers
to pay.
We read in the Bible that the
Lord Loveth Cheerful Giver."
If that is the case, the tax payers
of Mason county have grand re-
ward. for they have given freely to
the county for four years. Let the
coed work go on. The money
must be spent. and why not pay it
out as salary to three men? Must
the people submit to this, or will
you elect men to look after your
business who will do it in a bust.
ness wayf Come. let us be men. and
assert our rights as the Taxpayers of
any county should. We know that
things could have been better. For
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1t is too we'll known to be dis
puted that Elkins was not in favor
of Roosevelt's policy. and that he
tried every way he could to have
the law amended 30 it would not
be effective when the railroad rate
bill was before Congress. and that
he was finally brought to time only
through fear that it would cost him
his election. The newspapers con
tain nothing but Elkins. Do you
know the reason why? Because
he is able to buy space in them,
which he uses just as his press
agents desire. He puts things in
there to puff Elkins. He does it
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-10-17

Mason County was this year
honored with the naming of the
candidate for State Senator. She
presented the name of Hon. War.
rem Q. Whaley. who is known far
and wide as man most capable of
represent the Fourth Senatorial
District in the West Virgins Leg
islature. We again invite oompari
sons. Can you for an instant doubt
that he will not represent you bet
ter than his oompetitorP He be-
longs to no ring or clique, he rep
resents no function, he is able,
worthy, and honest. If you want
truly representative citizen to
attend to the interests of the State
send Warren Q. Whaley. and you
will not regret your CHOICE.
"NO Doodle, no bottle, no .jugr'
is Mr.. Whaley's campaign motto
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Permits to Many.

The following marriage license
have been issued since our last report
Oct. 10th, Jacob E. Sheets and Mat
tie E Garlic; 18th, Clarence NJ. Bur
dett and Rosa Sayre; 18th, Friedrich
Buckle and Lula Casey, Augustus F.
Burnider and Ivie L. Fisher, Harry
Hobbs and Mettie Collins.
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Voters! Look at the men who
are on the Republican Ticket. then
look at the ones on the Democratic
Ticket. Compare them, enquire
into the fitnesss of each and every
one of them; do it calmly and dis
passionately, then make up your
which should fill the positions to
which they have been nominated
Shame on you Republicans, that
you don't put up men that the
members of your party cannot sup
port without blushing. You have
been saying you would vote for the
hest men, now do it. and you will
never regret it g.
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LITTLE GUYAN.
irrespondence Oct.I3.

Correspondence Oct. Is.
Things are Frightening up on Guy
an. ]. r. Holley & Son have made
several Improvements in their store.
Lumas Holley has position on
White Blister.
Miss Maude> Holley is teaching q
splendid school at Guyan near the
big store.
Chas. Jenkins is talking of moving
to town.
Wonder Who.