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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-08-21
Personal Mention.

Mr.. Homer Shifett will leave
today on Welt to Pence Springs.
Capt. P. 7. Burdett arrived here
yesterday from Kentucky river on
visit to his wife and relatives.
Mrs. Nj. E Tracy, Miss Alice
Kimberling and Miss Waddell,
have returned from trip to James
town and Washington.
Miss Minis Cation of Huntington
is the guest Of the Misses Com
stock, this city.
Mrs. ] NJ. Barnes is visiting
her psreatS in Petersburg
Mrs Clyde johnson of Florida,
is visiting her father, j. " Steen
bergen, at Gallipolis Ferry.
Prof P q SteeDbergen returned
Monday from Pence Springs.
Messrs A. o and t. L Wsg-
gener and sister, Miss Sue, left
yesterday for a few days visit at
Pence Springs.
Miss Maude Sbifett has re-
tnrned from visit To friends at
Middleport.
Judge q. D. Wright and wife,
here visiting his cousin, Col H.
R Howard and family, returned
Sunday TO their home at Dayton
Mr.. L Shifstt has returned
from a business trip to Logan
county.
Mrs. P. G, Holloway, sick with
typhoid fever, is improving.
Mr.. Hunter Hale has recovered
from an attack of typhoid fever
as to be able to be out.
Miss Lizzie Miller is visiting
friends at Carlyle, ". Va.
Mr. Mace Msupin, of Arbuckle,
was in town yesterday
Mr.. ]. W. Rhoades has moved
into the fat over his hardware
store. Mr., Fcrman Wallis will
move into the cottage purchased
from Mr.. Raoades.
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Pilot F. O. Sanders, Of Charles
ton, is in the city.
Mr. j. F. Halstead of Stockton,
was in town Saturday.
Mr.. T. O. Fowler. of GAINESVILLE,
Ohio was here yesterday on a short
visit and to accompany his two
daughters home, Misses Mildred
and Oloutt. who have been here
visiting their aunt, Mrs. Robt.
Shanks.
Mr.. John D. Hager, a promi-
nent attorney of Logan. w. Va.
here for the past few months on
legal business, returned to his
home yesterday. While here he
made many friends.
MIR Henry b Eastman. of Rob-
ertsburg, was caller at our office
this morning, renewing his sub
scription.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. E. B.
Young, near Marshfeld. O., Aug,
8, 1907, a son-Kelvik Stewart
Young. Mrs Young was formerly
Miss Addie Baker, telegraph
operator of this place.
Mr. s. E Haynes formerlygof
the Point Pleasant Telephone %.
is business visitor in town.
q Mr.. Geo. w. Pullin, of Debby,
is in town today on business. :
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Miss Maude Burdett returned
yesterday from a visit to Miss
Margaret Couch, at Couch.
Miss Mona Sayre returned Sun.
day from visit at Ravenswood.
Mr.. Harry Wells of Huntington,
is here on a few weeks vacation.
Miss Cora Bryan. of Chicago,
is here on a visit to her cousin,
Miss Mary Bryan.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. E Charles Of
Columbus, are visiting his mother
Mrs. j. l.. Charles.
Mrs. j. B. Gilpin and nurse
came up from Gellipolis, today, to
visit her daughter. Mrs A. Hutch
inson, this city.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Carlisle Whaley
are home from q weeks trip to Gin
oinnati.
Miss Della Cation, daughter of
Rev. Cation, formerly of this oity.
now of Huntington, is the guest
OF Miss Gala Oomstock, this CITY.
Miss Anna Park is home from a
ten days visit TO Columbus, o.
Mrs, j. L. ooley and daughter,
Mise Retta, have returned from a
visit at Prestonburg, KY.
Mrs. o. Sehon and Miss Alice
Neale left Monday to spend few
days with Mrs. VIM. Vaught, up
the Kanswha.
Misses Bertha and Kate Stein
bach left Saturday for a visit at
Pence Springs.
Mrs. Mary M. Bryan and daugh-
ter, Natalie, are visiting relatives
at friedrich County, Maryland.
Kiss Lyde Waggener is visiting
relatives at Ben Lomond.
Mrs. E. L. Neale of Ben Lomond
and little grandson, Neale Black
wood, leave today for two weeks
stay at Pence Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Thomas and
Capt. end Mrs. Ohas. Morris are
spending a couple of weeks at
Pence Springs.
Miss Bessie BsaIl of Gallipolis,
is here the guest of her aunt, Mrs,
r. Wiley,
Miss Rebeooa Vanmeter of Gal
lipolis Ferry, was the guest of rel
atives here last week.
Mrs. Q K. Blaobwood is spend
ing the week at Ben Lomond.
Mr.. j. A. Dunn, of ArbuOkIe,
was a business visitor in town
Monday, and gave US a pleasant
call
Pilot Jas. NJ Hooff, of the j. B
Lewis, is here at his home for a
few days visit,
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NOTICE.

To THE TAx-PAYERs OF The Towv
OF POINT PLEASANT:
The Town taxes for 1907 ara
now due and in my hands for
collection, at the Office of the
Point Pleasant Trust Company.
Pay promptly and save penalty.
Aug. 6, 1907.
q. L. RoBEY, Treasurer.
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Notice to Fireman.

There will be meeting of the
Point Pleasant Fire Department at
the City Council Chamber on next
Friday night, August %. All
members are requested to be pres
emit, to make preparations for
Labor Day, Sep. 2.
SECRETARY.
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A GOOD LOCATION,

Wanted, Doctor of Medicine to
locate at Wyoma, Mason county,
W. Va, A good house, barn, horse
and everything to mare it pleas
ant. Write to j. L. Thorn, Trust.
ee Wyoma church, Wyoma, W. Va
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-08-21

What will probably be the last
Open Air Gospel Meeting of the
season will be held on the Court
House Square, next Sunday even
ing at seven O'Clock. The address
will be given by the pastor of the
Baptist Church of this CITY. 1t is
hoped that a large and enthusiastic
audience may gather to take part
in this service.
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PROGRAM

PRUGRAM
For Epworth League Service Sun
day, August 25, 500 P. NJ.
Hymn (Maroh).
The Apostles Greed.
Hymn.
Scripture Reading.
Prayer,
Piano Solo-Emma CLARK.
LEAD Kindly Light Quartet,
Reading-Kate Oomstock.
p;, Nat. Mary Lewis
PIANO Due'' Mary Hayman.
Solo-Softly Now the Light of Day
Gala Comstook.
Reading-Ella Haynes.
Hymn.
Solo-Sweet Spirit Hear My Prayer
Alvena Hess.
Honorary Service.
League Benediotion,
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NOTICE TO TAKE pEposrrroNs

John H. Erskines: Take Notice: That
on the Both day Of August, "A. D. 1907, between
the hours Of Q O'Clock a. m, and o5eloeE
p. M, at the law office of Bomerville & SOM
erville, In the town Of Point Pleasant, Coun-
" OF Mason, West Virginia, win take the
NJ. Erskines and others, 70 be read m
evidence in my behalf In certain suit In
Chancery now pending In the Circuit Court
OF the County OF Mason, and State Of Wet
Virginia, In which ] am plaintif and Won
are defendant II from any cause the talin9
OF said deposition shall not be cornmepced
completed on the day Aforesaid. the Saros
shall be continued from day 10 day. or frono
time 70 time, at the same place and between
the same hours, until the same shall have
beGn completed. - =
KATHARINE ERsRIHEs. (
someryille q somervIlle, Soils. un'si'
July 3l-1w.
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MEIGS
COUNT
FAIR
IL g. 10.
Alarm Clock
Alarm Clock

Sounded at Midnight Suddenly
Took Away the Blindness of
War Veteran.
Totally blind for four years, Da.
vid Rissle, aged IS, of Parkersburg,
a veteran of the civil War, had his
sight restored TO him few days
ago. He was in bed asleep when
an alarm clock at the hour of mid
night suddenly went off, and wax
ing suddenly, the old man could
not belive his eyes, for he could
see everything in the room. Rissle
had been drawing a pension of $50
per month for blindness, but he is
glad to make the exchange of mon.
ey for sight.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-08-21

Mr., Marion Foglesong has re.
moved his family from Hunting.
ton to this place, and has purohas.
ed the property just above Mrs.
Bsums's, on Kanawha street, in
the Extension.
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Mason County Fair
%, 90, 81, 'o7.
Price of admission 25c. for per-
sons or teams. Children under
IL years old admitted free.

If the man who wrote that SOUL
stirring ballad, 81 Guess I'll Have
to Telegraph My Baby" should
drop in some Office and try to do it
about now, he might find that he
is due another guess,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-08-21

Aged and Respected Citizen Dead.
Mr.. John Harrison Chattin, born
February %, 1888. died August 10,
1907, aged IA years, 5 months and
IL days. He was married to Eliza
beth Philips in the year 1856, and
to this union ten children we're
born, eight of whom are still liv-
ing, five girls and three boys. He
was constant sufferer for FIVE
months though his death was ex.
peoted it came as shook. He was
a kind husband, a loving father
and good neighbor and will be
missed by all who knew him. He
was member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church 80 years. Dur.
ing his illness his prayers never
ceased for the dear ones left be.
hind that they might meet him in
that bright celestial CITY where sor-
row, parting and death is feared no
more.
Farewell to wife and children dear
Shed not for me single tear,
ALPS been done that could be done,
And my crown in heaven is won.
His remains were laid to rest at
ddaOhapel burying ground Mon.
day, the hands that tenderly bore
him away was three sons and three
grandsons namely, Squire VIM.
and james Chattin, John Rice, Or.
vile Hayman and John Rice. Ser
vices by Rev. Baker, To the be.
reaved ones We extend our heart.
felt sympathy.
Tell all your friends to come to
town Labor Day and have good
time. There will be plenty of
amusements Of all kinds; big par
AIDE and good music.
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Death at New HaYan.

Mrs. Eva Frances zerkle, of New
Haven, died Sunday evening at the
age of eighteen. The funeral took
place Tuesday afternoon at 2:50,
the services being held in the
Zion church and interment in the
New Haven cemetery.
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TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL

TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH,
Wand Street, between 9th and 7th.
Services for Sunday, August 25;
Preaching by the pastor at IL q
m and SPIN.
Sunday School at $50 a m.
Ohildren's Meeting at 2:30 p m
You are cordially invited to at.
tend these services.
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M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH.

ME-, CHURCH, SOUTH.
ROBERT P. BELL, PAsToB.
No League Friday night, but
special Legue service Sunday
evening
Sunday School Sunday morning.
No preaching Sunday,
Quarterly meeting Saturday ard
Sunday at Beech Hill. DR.. Wade
will do the preaching.
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THE CHURCHES.
CHRIST CHURCH,

REV. j. HOWARD GIBBONS, RECTOR.
Service at Christ Church tonight
8 O'Clock; choir practice after ser
vice. Service of Song Sunday
night, 8 O'Clock. At this service
Mrs, Forman Wallis will sing a
solo.
There will be service at Bruce
Chapel Saturday night aud Sun
day morning.
Come and worship with US.
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Miss Nettie Holloway has re.
turned from a visit to Pittsburg,
Mr.. Griff T. Smith was visitor
at Huntington, Thursday.
Miss Ora Carpenter is at Par
kersburg attending college.
Mrs. Charity Ann Smith return.
ed Monday from a two weeks visit
to relatives and friends in Oolum-
bus and Chillicothe, Ohio.
Mr. Y PuIIin and DR. 7 j Brady,
of Ambrosia, were in town yester-
day on their return home from a
few days visit Mr. Pullin's relatives
at Waterloo, Ohio.
Mr. Ohas B Smith and wife left
today to take in the Evans Fair.
Mrs. W. B. Roberts and daugh-
ter of Cincinnati, are visiting Mr..
P. M. Kerwood and family at
Henderson.
Mr. j. E W. Mckinley, mail
agent on the K.& M. is spending
this week with his wife who is at
Bargus Springs.
Mrs. T. F. Marks. nee Miss Jo-
sic Bird. will leave tomorrow for
her home at Walton,
Mr.. John Price Of Huntington,
is home for few days.
Miss Mary Leftwich has returned
from visit to st. Adams, Maiden
and Charleston.
Misses Birdie Spencer and Der.
tina Hager, of Charleston, spent
Sunday here the guests of Miss
Mary Leftwioh.
Messrs. Benz franklin, Jr and
G.. M. Harnsbarger, returned Mon.
day from two weeks business trip
to Texas.
Mr.. Ike Arlington, of Kanuaga,
Ohio, was in town yesterday.
Mrs. E B. Sisler left yesterday
on visit to relatives at Akron, o.,
and other places.
Mr.. John McCullooh of Column
bus, is home for a few days visit.
Mr.. George Childs was in New
Haven Monday on business.
Mr.. John Hutchinson returned
Sunday from trip to Chicago.
Miss Emma Price, sick with
typhoid fever, we are glad to an
nounce is improving.
Hon. Jerome budding, promi-
nent attorney of Winfield, was in
town few days ago on business.
Mr. j. B. Tippett. wife, baby
and Mrs. Archie Campbell will re-
turn tonight from Pence Springs.
Mrs A E. Ayers returned Fri
day from a visit to relatives at
Chillicothe and Logan, Ohio.
Mr.. Marion Foglesong has moved
his family from Huntington to
this place.
Mrs. David Price who has been
quite sick, is much improved.
DR.. Earl Musgrave and bride,
visiting his father Mr.. Asa Mus.
grave, left for their home at Stan
derd yesterday.
Mr. Marcus Friedman is in Mari.
eta on business.
Mrs. D. Z Kearns, of Gallipo.
liz, was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fogman Wallis Sunday,
Mr.. Will Gardner left Monday
IN fishing trip on the Green
brier river.
Mrs. Annie Dabney of Leon, re.
turned from Cincinnati where she
has been visiting her cousin, Mr..
Hamp Smith and wife; her two
little boys will make their home
with her uncle, Mr.. Mack Martin.
Miss Lucy Couch, Miss Nettie
Kate Means and Miss Dorothy
Dyer left today for the Couch
farm in Mason oovnty to spend
several daysp-Oharlestan Mail, 10
Miss Mae Lynch and brother
Chester, we're visiting relatives in
Charleston Sunday and Monday.
Miss Violet Weaver. employed
by the Shilito o., Cincinnati, is
visiting her brother Mr.. John Wea.
yer, in Pleasant Flats. She will
leave in a few days for Parkers-
burg to visit her sister.
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With this weeks issue the Point
Pleasant Register enters upon the
forth-seventh year of its existence.
If DR. Osler had included newspa-
psrs in his forty year limit he
would have missed his guess on the
Register. It is all right and one
of the best county papers in the
state and forty.seven years young.
-Bluefeld Telegram.
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$4,000 Reward.

A reward of One Hundred Dollars
100000 is offered for the arrest and
conviction of party or parties who
burned my mill and coal bank works,
Tuesday night, July 2Srd, between 10
and II o'clock.
W. j. KEIsTER, Ashton, W. Va.
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Capt. O. F. Hess has secured s
contract from the town of Win
field, for lot of cement walks and
ourbings.
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ROOF PAINTING

l am prepared to do all kinds Of
roof painting. Country work SO.
Iicited. b. L. WHALEY.
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Apples are selling from wagons
in this palace al 40 and 300. per
bushel.
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Mason County Fair,

Sept. 25, 96, ~, 07.
Price of admission CSC. for per-
sons or teams. Children under
IL years old admitted free.
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WANTED-Room and board with
private family. References ex.
changed. Box 173.
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Do You w ant
$1,000 FOR $3.50?
$1,000 FOR $3.50?

IF so, don't fail to attend our Great Mid-Sum-
mer Sacrifice Sale of Mems Summer Clothing
and Boys and Children's Suits
Hundreds of people have taken advantage
of this sale and in order to give you chance
to profit by it we are going to continue our
rs Percent Discount Sale For Ten
Days. Only Ten Days
in which to buy suit at half price. Our cloth
ing is good at all times at Is percent less than
others as ask. Add to this our IS percent dis
count and you have reduction of one half
An extra suit at these prices is not an ex-
an investment. Many Many
bargains left in our Clothing and Dry Goods
Departments, all at half price.
Remember that you have but TEN DAYS,
during which you can buy at these prices.
]. FRIEDMAN & co.
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The ladies of Westminster church
at Gallipolis Ferry will give an
ice cream supper Saturday night
August Oath. A cordial invitation
extended to all.
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Fiduciary Settlement

Fiduciary Settlement.
The account of oretha Hanly Exc.
cutriX of John S. Hanly, deceased "a
before me for final settlement.
August Bird, 1907.
JOHN E. BELLER,
Commissioner Of Accounts for Mason
County, W. Va. Aug. Z, 2w pd.
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On Saturday, August 81, there
will be an all day grand reunion of
christian people at the Presbyter-
ian church at Wyoma. A choir of
fifty voices will be present. Every.
body in the neighborhood will be
there, and those from distance
are cordially invited.
Rev JOSEPH PATTERSON, Seoy.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Main Street, between 7th and Sth SITS
The pastor expects to preach
next Lords Day morning at IL
Services Sunday night 8 O'Clock
The music being the leading fes.
ture.
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Buy Summer Dress Material
Them Now! At Stock
Wreckiug Prices.

10 and 12c Lawns for the yard 10c Dress Gnehams
&c the yard 10 and 12c Duckns &c the yard sc chales
Sc Great quantities of better grades Wash Materials White
and CoIored that will sell rapidly when you the price
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Let every business firm in Point
Pleasant, North Point Pleasant
and Henderson, turn out in the
Labor Day parade and advertise
your business.
r. P. Liter received Tuesday the
fast pacing gelding Harold Brooks
2:099 to train and condition for
racing next seeson, He is owned
by l.. E Smith, proprietor of the
Kanawhs Hotel, Charleston. Mir
Liter also received Moon MAIDEN to
race this season.
Capt. Ed Msddy has resigned sc
master of the steamer Kanawhs,
and has assumed the duties of gen.
eral manager of the Monongahela
river line of boats and will be sta.
toned at Pittsburg.
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JUST DON'T FORGET

that you'll travel to find Hosiery Department to equal
ours Here two specials that will folks sit up and
take Lot Ladies and Chdrens Hose and Mems Half
Hose 10 and goods for t. Another lot worth 15c for
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-05

We soon made her out to be frigate; and,
on getting nearer, she fired shot ahead OF
US that went skipping along from wave to
ways making the Hsaxa Tster % t0 and f
we've got to do it. said Captain Bowen.
so we backed our maintopsail; but it was
with heavy hearts, as you may well believe,
for we could guess what was coming.
We had lost man at Havana by the
yellow, fever, SO that there were only three
mates were rather oldish men for sailors,
and less nimble than /, there could be little
doubt as to which Of us would be taken. Nor
had the British lieutenant been on board
three minutes before even that small doubt
was removed.
"He eyed me from head to foot, paying
hardly any attention to the others. Worse
still-one of the Britons came up, wanting to
had kept myself since he and sailed together
in the old. Sheerness, seventy.four. had
never heard of such ship, and l could have
knocked that fellow down with a good heart.
''The lieutenant tore up my protection
S s ron Ss sSs " 'ne service 9U U
shielded by lying Yankee paper, Then, at
his command, / was fairly pushed over the
briggs side and into the boat by half-circle
of bayonets.
before the mast, to get home as she could.
But the British officers were always utterly
careless in this direction often leaving a YES
sci in actual distress for want of men.
From the first moment to the last, Cap
tain Bowen had done all he could by way Of
protest in my behalf, but he could not save
me.
81 was hurried on board the ship of war,
and, looking back, saw the Ophelia fill away
her sails for home.
"You can imagine something of my feelings
at this sight. I thought of my mother and
sisters, and Of the terrible shock that awaited
them. / pictured my father and my young
brothers going down to the wharf to meet
me, on hearing that our brig was coming up
the harbor. It was dreadful! / was upheld
only by burning resentment of the wrong i
was suffering, and a determination to make a
dash for freedom at the very first opportunity.
"It was my hope that the frigate would en-
ter some port where there would be at least
desperate chance of escaping from her. But
for days, weeks and months she continued at
sea, cruising against the French; her crew all
| the while living under tyranny that it
makes me sick to think of even now.
"Floggings took place almost daily, and of
ten for the most trihing offenses. But with
myself it never quite came to this or ] should
not now have been here to relate my ex-
perience.
at was my firm determination that, rather
than submit to such torture, would resist
il to the death-and should have done so
"The English sailors had become SO accus-
toned to the thing that most of them re-