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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-07
Mrs. Florence Stewart Is quite I'M
CHESTNUT.

Correspondence Feb. 2.
Miss Ida Atenis teaching Mt Flower
school, Harry McKoWn having 10
signed.
Meeting was closed at Mt. Olive
Andy King attended church as
Harvey Chapel, Sunday, and on his
jured his arm.
Mrs: Jake Rif1e and little daughter
nave been visiting relatives at Letart.
George Snyder has returned from
his work up Kanawha-
J. E. King has just received a nice
stock of goods.
Jerry Graham returned home Sun.
Day night from Pittsburg where he
mas been employed. Blew Bell.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-07
Our NoighbOr'e Grief.

MRS. E. G. WINaER.
There is sadness and sorrow to-day,
In the house just over the way;
So close the death angel hath lowered,
That by it's dark shadow is covered,
Our homes, and our hearts filed with
gloom,
That we, too, must bide it's sad
doom.
Where the music once rang on the air,
Now the curtains are drawn over
there;
And we kneer with our Father IL
To protect the grieved ones with
His care.
Come, the motherIess children pro-
tect,
And the grief-strioken father direct;
May there be from their hearts to the
Like phone that win hear each
low cry,
A communion with Jesus by prayer,
Reaching Heaven by this unseen
STAIR
To the gates of the City of gold,
Whose great beauty has never been
While lett the angel. sing anthems. be
holdi
On the river her bark nears the fold.
ITiddleport Republican. Feb. @
Mrs. Jake Lsgg has been very
sick.
George Wiudon. of the Flats.
was in townSunday visiting friends
Capt Will HaptonstslI left Sat
urday for his employment down on
the Mississippi river.
Miss Ella Chambers, of Point
Pleasant, was here Sunday visiting
her cousin. Mrs. Robert HarFie.
Mrs. James Carr, after a weeks
visit to Mrs Hsrrie, has returned
to her home in Point Pleasant.
Mrs. T.W. Field and mother
Mrs.. Wilson, spent several days IN
Charleston this week visiting Fels-
tives.
Mrs. Gilbert Rayburn, of Point
Pleasant. is here at the bedside of
her daughter. Mrs. Jake Legg.
Miss Mary SeIbe. of Point Pleas
ant, and Miss Anna Van Glider, Of
Cheshire, were In town over Sun
day visiting Mrs. P. II. Wilson.
O. W. Middleton and wife, of
Muncie, Ind were here Sunday
heracousin, Mira. T G. Mid
dleton, on Second street.
n NS n C-..t
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-07
Big Land Deal.

We learned Wednesday of big
land deal, one of the very biggest
in this section of the country, in
which John Matt Plymale and Lee
Arlington purchased of George q.
PulIin. on Kanawha, at Beech Hill.
tract of land between three hum
1dred and four hundred acres of fine
timber land The consideration
was SIC, 600 spot cash.
They will, we are told, locate on
the land by March LIST. and with
their sawmills proceed to work up
the timber as fast as possible.
They are now and have been for
several months on the lands of P.
S. Lewis, and we understand have
been doing we'll. Both are gentle.
men of wide business experience
with plenty of energy and discre.
ton and no doubt will do WE'LL
Gallipolis Tribune, Feb. L
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Ex-Governor white Goes Into Life
Insurance.

Ex-Governor A. B White has
just accepted lucrative position
as superintendent of as encies for q
newly organized life insurance
company with headquarters at
Charleston. The company is known
as the Southern States Mutual
Life Insurance Company, and will
have headquarters at Charleston.
1t was incorporated but few days
age.
Governor White is the vice.presi.
dent of the concern. With him
are associated Henry q. Devils, Col.
Tom Davis, Governor W. NJ. o.
Dawson, and other prominent state
men, as we'll as some eastern capt.
talists. The position Governor
White will hold will take him to
Charleston for the greater part of
the Understanding Dispatch
News.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-07

What is known as society is no
great help to the right progress Of
d community. It lacks moral pur-
pose. It is guided too much by
wealth and fashion. It Affects to
be unfriendly to common. Ordinary
folk who have to work for their
bread. Its wines, cards, horse
races ETC.. have put giddy notions
into its head and the serious, stable
part of life. is ignored.
All this seems to be quite logical
Nobody complains. We don't
suppose anybody else cares to Iget
into society except those who are
there. if really there is such divi-
sion of the human race. But what
society should be. if there is really
suoh a thing, is potent force to
lettering the conditions of oom-
munity. not only the people in
their moral bents, but in their ma
terial conditions as well We take
so little account of these except in
selfish way-in building fine
homes and filling them with rich
furniture.
But elegant homes on neglected
streets, dirty alleys, rough and
patche l sidewalks and a dreary
aspect of neglect all around, are a
poor compliment to the occupants,
1t is the broad, generous view that
commends one, in whatever sphere
of life one happens to be. The
contracted view is the selfish view
The point is, that society which
exists simply to indulge itself,
loses its Importance and makes itl
lack of influence its weakest point
Society men and women. who flare
up in wealth, and fashion, and gor,
geous ways. and who draw lines oil
conventionality, sacred to them.
selves, might be to a community
its greatest acknowledgements
than the adventures. the heelers
the political intriguers and tn,
snarlers at the public weIfare-if i
would only direct the power, i
really has, toward lettering thr
conditions of life.
Why not take on serious mooC
now aud then, and declare thil
community shall be the fairest
happiest, most attractive in all tn,
country; that our taxes, and al
that is needed, too, shall be vel
spent on those things that max,
the public view, lovely and beauti
fulP Why not these women Wit
rule society-these women of dash
of vigor, of bright eyes and warn
hearts, be the heroines of the pub
lilo good, and declare. before tn,
affairs of pleasure and fashion, tina
they will not only be happy bu
useful -Parkersburg Despatch
News.
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LIE. TaYlOr eibbs Dead.

Mrs. Taylor Gibbs, age 90 years,
died at the home of her father, Mr..
Sam Roush. near Sassafras, Thurs
day. Feb. 1, 1906. of consumption
and was buried Saturday at the
Ball burying grounds. Funeral
was preached at the house by Rev.
Fry. of the Lutherm Church. Mr.
and Mrs Gibbs had been married
about five months and had made
their home in Illinois until she
was taken sick in December and
accompanied by Mr.. Gibbs return.
ed to this county. She leaves 6
number of relatives and host Of
friends to mourn her death, She
was a good young woman and
loved by all who knew her,
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MASON.
Correspondenee. 5.

Correspondence, 5.
Prof Karl Jansen, of Huntington,
was in town Tuesday making arrange
ments for a lecture to be given Feb.
"a, under the auspices of the teachers
of the graded school for library fund.
Marion Mumaw, who has been suf-
fering from sciatic rheumatism for
some time, is some better.
Mrs. Sophia Heslop, of New Mar
tinsYille. is visiting her sister-in-law,
Mrs. r. r. Lehew and family, also her
brother Mr.. Renter, at Middleport,
who is Ill.
Miss Nellie Greenlee entertained
eight couples at Pedro and Whist
Wednesday evening. Dainty refresh
ments were served and good time
reported.
Claude Ryan, superintendent OF
Fairmont Coal Works, leaves this
week for Bridgeport, Ohio, to take
charge of similar business
Little Miss Mary Moore IS quite sick
with chicken-pox.
Miss Sue Lehew, of Carnegie, Pa,
is home for a two weeks vacation.
Her many friends are glad to see h. T
Frank Kirkpatrick, baggemaster
and express agent, is visiting friends
in this vicinity.
John Cariens. of Petersburg, spent
Sunday visiting friends here.
Miss Katie Ruttencutter left Mon
day for Jackson, o., to visit her cous-
ms, Miss Morgan
Misses Sue aud Mable Lehew, Frank
fitzpatrick spent Thursday in Hunt
ington, visiting friends.
Prof. Ray Morgan spent Saturday
and Sunday with relativesat Ravens
wood.
Miss Grace Mathews, of Cincinnati,
is visiting her mother and sisters at
this place.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-07
ST. ALBANs FIRE SWEPT.
An Acre of Buildings Go to Ashes
and Smoke.

SAAA A4NAS W 0SA1N-4AAe9s -
and Smoke.
Fire destroyed about thirty five
buildings, covering an area of two
squares, in the thriving town OF
st. Adams, Kanawha county, last
Wednesday. Loss about $4,000.
The fire started in a grocery store
and soon spread to the small frame
structures adjoining. The town
has no water system or fire depart
ment and the fire stopped only by
their inability to reach across the
streets. A fire engine sent from
Charleston was upset and rendered
useless in taking it from the cars.
Insurance companisshaRe for ysass
refused to place risks in the town
because of the lack of fire peoteo-
ton.
Mr.. o. D. Hereford, we'll and
favorably known here, and one of
st. Adams wealthieet and most pro-
gressive citizens. was a heavy loser,
but Mr.. Hereford knows no such
word as "fail," and from the ashes
of his burned buildings will soon
arise better and more costly struo.
lures. However, We deeply sympa-
thize with st. Adams citizens in
their loss.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-07

1.-THE sole mbition of Henry Ct.
Davis, the grand old man of West
Virginia, ia the construction of a
railroad through the Allegheny
Mountains, which will pass into
the Valley of Virgins" declared a
prominent business man of Elkins
who is close to the former oandi.
date for the vice presidency.
a rich mineral and lumber Sec
ton between Elkins and the state
capital has been opened, and the
promoters are seeking the quickest
route to the seaboard. The route
for railroad through the Alleghe-
ny mountains to the valley was
surveyed several years ago, and it
is said that options on the right of
way through a portion of Pendle-
ton county, W. Va, were secured,
and are being carefully preserved
with view to their value in the
near future.
1t is the general opinion in Ell
kins that Messrs. Davis and Ell
kins desire to interest the Wander
bilts in the scheme, and propose
to connect with the Chesapeake
and Ohio at or near Staunton. In
this connection the valley railroad
is named ss the link between Iins
and the Chesapeake and Ohio.
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Brave Nan Saved Five.

Father Gilbert, of st. Bede Col
Iege. of Lasalle. Ind, and thre,
students of that institution wer
drowned Saturday while skatiH
on the Illinois River.
Several boys were standing t
gether to have a photograph taxi
when the ice broke and they
sank.
Father Simon plunged into 4
water and saved five of the DO
but on re-entering the 10y river
the sixth student he became
hausted and was drowned wi
three of the boys. The four bod !
were recovered.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-07
q RoossvsIt and Demoerats.

- A@OaOCAntAC puDAAodllOu pllul-
ed in Illinois warns Democrats and
Democratic editors against ..the
habit of giving utterancs to full.
some commentator of the policies
and acts of President Roosevelt
and his administration" That pub
blication says "Mr. Roosevelt was
elected as a Republican end if he
ever shows leaning toward Demo
CRATIC policies it is because he
finds it convenient to adopt them
temporarily for Republican purpos-
es." It adds:
LAS president of the United
States Mr.. Roosevelt is entitled to
fair treatment, but every Democrat
should remember that in giving
way to sentimental utterauces of
the presidents policies he is laying
the snare that will compel an in
glorious backdown or taking back
of utteranoes aud he is violating
his duty to his own party"
"Fulsome commendation should
not be INDUCED in with respect to
Mr.. RooseveIt's policies or those
of any other man But SO far as
We have observed Democrats have
followed Mr.. Roosevelt only as Mr..
Roosevelt has followed Democracy.
Whatever Mr.. Roosevelt may do
Democrats generally wilfhave moth
ing to retract unless it be the ex-
preston of confidence in Mr..
Roosevelt, which expression was
given under the impression that
he meant Rhat he said,
Even though there may be "an
inglorious baokdoWn", on Mr..
Roosevelt's part. there will be none
on the part of Democrats who have
rushed to his support when he has
declared in favor of some reform
along Democratic lines.
Democrats who have given Mr..
Roosevelt encouragement when he
has declared himself in favor of re-
forms for which Democrats have
all along oontended have not violat-
ed their duty to their own party
They have discharged their duty
as citizens as Democrats, and they
have shown that they are more in
terested in obtaining "the greatest
good to the greatest number" than
they are in the triumph of any par.
ticular party or individual.
The day has gone by when g
party may be strengthened by the
refusal of its members to support
their principles simply because
those principles are advocated by
men of an opposition party. Demo.
Gratis have had the right to take the
president of the United States al
his word, and in all of his propos
ed reforms Mr.. Roosevelt has had
the consistant and patriotio sup.
port of Democrats generally. Moth.
ing will arise, nothing can arise
but the demonstration of the claim
that Democratic reforms are unwise
which need cause any Democrat
who has encouraged Mr.. Roosevelt
to regret the position he has taken
Even though Mr.. Roosevelt does
not justify the. confidence which
democrats aud men generally have
placed in him, there will be no sin.
glorious backdown" on the part Of
those good citizens of all political
parties who have encouraged the
president in every instance when
he has proclaimed the good Demo.
cratic doctrine that the corpora.
tions are the servants rather than
the masters of the people.-Bryan'E
Oommoner
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-07

Harmony Quartette Company
gave best of satisfaction. One of
the best musical programs given in
the course-J. r. MoCollum, Say
brooy, Ill.
The Harmony Concert Company
is combination affording a really
enjoyable and diversified entertain
ment.-Libertyville. Ill.
At Hooff's Opera House Thurs.
day night, under the auspices If
The Four O'Clock Club.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-07

Government local weather OBJ
server Captain W. D. Holmes re-
ports the coolest weather of last
week being Saturday when the
thermometer registered 9 degrees
above zero. The snow fall from
Sunday night at II O'Clock, until
early Monday morning was 2 in.
The thermometer registered 2 de-
gees above zero Monday night and
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-07

They have been invoicing at Van
Gilder's Drug Store. and find a
good deal of paper of various kinds
that they don't need. While they
have plenty of really first class
writing paper. they have other
kinds they will sell very low. If
you are looking for bargains" in
paper. try the old reliable place.
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LEON.

Correspondence, 5.
There viii be preaching at the II.
z. Church Saturday night. Sunday
morning and Sunday nfyflf bY ReT.
Arnold. All are invited to attend.
Miss Ella Smith, who has been NJ
9allipolis for some time. returned
home Saturday.
Harrison Sayre, who has been IT
Columbus for some time, returned
home Monday.
Mrs. WILDER Ferguson, is We are
sorry to ssV quite sick ct the home Of
her hueband's parents, Mr.. and aErs.
). h. Ferguson.
Miss Nellie Knapp was visiting her
friends at Ambrosia last week.
Miss Marie Spurlock entertafnod
quite number of her young friends
Tuesday night. Several different
games were played and all report =
good time
Allen .Spurlock, who has been at
home for quite 6 while returned to
his work Monday at Athens, o.
Mrs. Fannie Kelley and family are
visiting friends on Thirteen, at this
writing.
A. A Parsons, C. z. Thomas and
Grant Beaver were visiting friends ct
Mason City Sunday.
Little Miss Merrel Amos is visiting
her grand parents Mr.. and Mrs. J. II.
Ee1RuSon- sioux.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-07

In addition to the eclipse
foretold in the slmanacs there will
be one next November. Tax Re-
form will enter the shadow early
on election day and by the time
the vote is counted the eclipse will
be total. 1t will likewise be per-
manent.-Pennsboro News.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-07

If ever the need of good roads
was brought foroibly home to the
people of Point Pleasant and Mason
county, it is now, when several i'm
portant sections of the county are
cut off from communication with
the county seat by reason of the
impassibility of the roads which
furnish the only means of com
munication between country and
city. Just what the loss OCCASION
ed by this condition will amount
to in cold cash, it is difficult to
estimate, but that it would go q
long way toward building of SUBJ
stantial roads which could be ira
versed at all seasons of the year is
a self-evident proposition. There
should be q movement for the
building of good roads inaugurated
at once.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-07
WATERLOO

Corresp ondence, 8.
Mrs Asbury Slower Is quite III with
hamatory rheumatism.
Mrs. Ollie Rines spent several DAYS
OF last week with relatives In Char
Mrs. Chas. Buxton and mother. Mrs.
Andy Pickens, of Philoah, spent one
day last week with Mr.. and Mrs. Y. o.
Smith, of Gallipolis-
Mrs Florence Stewart is quite i'll.
Quite a large congregation attend
ed services at Rifle Chapel Sunday
night. Cleopatra.
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Commissioners Sale Of Real
Estate.
The John Hauer Brewing Company.


The John Hauelr Brewing Company.
Joseph Helm, and Others,
In the Circuit Court Of Mason County,
sIys virtue Of 4 decree rendered Il, the above
1905. ] the Underlined special conmissioner
appointed for the purpose BY said decree,
VIII, on
Saturday, March 8, 1908.
door OF the Court House. in Point Pleasant in
said Mason County, sell At public auction, TO
the highest bidder, the following property,
in said cause, ali OF the certain lots OF parcels
OF land situate in the town OF Point Pleas
BENG IAN 20 iot Firs 4qer a. t 9ne ln d3s
of said town, and bounded on the north by
lot owned by George and Livia 8. Poffenbar-
BY lot formerly owned by Tie Merchants
National Bank of West Virginia at Point
Pleasant, now owned by Minnie Burn
tanning one-half an acre more or less; also
one lot oflRnd bounded and described as fol-
lot now owned By ). W. ish, " and runninH
northerly along Main street twenty-eight
feet, t6e6ee easseEly sigety ping feet Ss In
southerly along said line tgenty-eight feet
to said 1sh's line, thence westerly with the
same being part of Lot No. IL of the Eec-
ond Tier OF the town lots OF said town, an
Sy Geo oe save tTf n s1d 70 vie dee
bearing date the stu day OF November, 1857
and recorded in Deed Book No. q, folio 1872 OF
lot of land in said town OF Point Pleasant
which was conveyed to Joseph Helm by ]. F.
Henderson and wife by deed dated August
go, &C., OF the records of said Mason Coun-
ty, which lot ofland is bounded and des-
cribed as follows: Beginning At q stake cor
ner to John @. Stortz lot, ON line of Court
House lot, thence with said line twenty nine
and one-half feet, thence Boutherly tparelle
to Main street forty feet, thence westerly
one-half feet TO corner of said John g
Stortz line, thence forty feet to place of be-
ginning Part OF lot No. 8, First Tier OF the
sold In two parcels, that part fronting or
Main street, being the easterIy one-haIf Of
said part OF lot Nc. 8, wiz be sold as one lot
No 8, First Tier, will be sold as one lot, each
acre.
Terms of Sale.
For cash as 70 the easterly-one half of part
OF lot No. 8, First Tier OF lots of said town
and also for cash as the westerly one-half o.
part of said lot No. 6, First Tier OF lots; anC
also for cash as to part Of lot No. IL, OF the
Second Tier Of town lots OF said town o
Point Pleasant as above described; and as tC
lot described above as adjoining lot of Johr
g. Stortz and Court House lot being 2e1S By
40 feet the terms are one-third of the pur-
chase money cash on day of sale, the residue
IN TWO equal payments In six ard twelve
months from date of sale, the purchaser exc
cutting interest bearing notes good security
Tor the deferred payment, and the title there
of to be retained by the special commissions
RANKIN WILEY,
Special Commissioner
It is hereby certified that the above named
special commissioner has given bond as re-
as required by law.
jan. 81, Az. A. L. BoGGEss, Clerk.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-07

It should be the pride of every
girl to know how to cook and cook
right. There are girls who boast
of their ignorance of domestic
science and treat the subject as
though the knowledge will be de-
grading. Such girls make poor
wives even for rich men, and are
no earthly good for poor men.
The girl who aids her mother and
studies to excel in home life is q
girl good enough for any mans
wife.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-07

Who viii have the nerve to say
that the Grounding doesn't know
his businessP
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An editor is a millionaire with

An editor is a millionaire with
ont money, a Congressman without
. Job. & King without a throne.
He constructs without a hammer
or saw builds railroads without
rails OF spikes, and farms without
3 pillow. He runs a butcher shop
in the journalistic world, and deals
opt brains for cash or credit. The
editor is teacher, a lawyer, a
preacher; he sends truths out to
save souls and gets lost himself
Elk.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-07

Tax reform has not yet arrived.
1906 taxes are on the old basis.
There is a wide difference between
the flower and the fruit. Crab
apple blossoms are mighty sweet.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-07

With our paved streets and nat
ural gas you can look for a big
boom for Point Pleasant this spring
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Lost.

A tail eff of an Isabella Fox Fur.
Finder please leave at this Office
and receive reward.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-07

z boiler exploded in a saw mill
plant on Twelve Mile Creek, on the
Guyan Valley Branch, of the o. &
y BY, 40 miles south of Hunting
ton, last Wednesday, killing four
men,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-07

A correspondent signed "For
Get Ne Not" from Chestnut, this
week was NOT published because
the writer failed to sign their name.
Correspondents must sign their
names.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-02-07

The sooner 9 young man learns
that merely letting bad things
alone will not make a man of him
the better. He must not only
avoid the bad, but he must also
choose to do the good. If he must
become strong, he must do noble
things, not merely avoid doing
ignoble things. The best way
to let bad things alone, is
to be 80 busy and preoccupied
doing the good things that there
will be no desire to do the others