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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-13
eo,.r.h 20 Fifth Grade q.

Honorable mention-Arthur Prince
49,. Gordon Hiner. leaders. Martina
anson THOMAS Cunningham, PAM
Dyummcnd. Milton Hatch. GoIuo,.
tEnc, william Hudg;ns. Arthur
prince WhitmeIl Ransone. ChareS
wilIiamson. Enwood Wallace. 500
mon Weger- c..
Ga-,;f;catc-EarI Britton. George
Bentley. Pard Barney. oSero''. -
nipebam. Pcndiei"n Jones: barsr
phillips. Emil Trssman. Easar
mis- morris Weger. Arthur W'rSc!'Hs'
Ernest Wood. .,S,
pr,,,,;cn-AIva Cooke. Clarence
D;yrs E,wood Hozier irving Lttie
and Herbert Morton.
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Second to Third Grade.

With honorable Whitley
Digs. leader; Aubrey Andrews. Earl
Andrews. Beatrice Parker. Ella Belts
Virginia Crone. Edward Davis. Hlida
Davis. William Davis, Whitley Digs
Gladys Harley, Henry Harmon. Annie
Lake. Virginia Jarvis, Lottic johnson
brooke Jones. Horace Jones. !.ucien
Jones. Hattie Kirsncr. Ruth LINDSAY
Vera Mcdonald. Bertha Mocers, MI
ton owen, Lois Phillips. Virginia Kan
some. Mary SaSer, Ada Scott. Ella
Tcssman. Grace Walker. Evelyn war
rener. Eddie Wallace, Georgia Wiley
Holman Wood. Richard Wood.
On certificatc-Louise Allen. Robef'
Dobson benjamin Fortunate. Lewis
Er,pcis Anchel Gold. Roy Little. Rop
ert Masscnlrrg. Eva May Richardsoh'
Aubrey Slaughter.
On probation-Hunter BOOKER anu
Rennie West.
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held In the assembly hall OF the acad'
envy.
The pupils receiving certificates or
promotions and honorable mention
are given below:
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HIGH SCHOOL HAS
THIRTEEN GRADUATES

Continued From Sixth PageD
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-13

Take your prescriptions to Hu!fs
Cut Rate Drug Store. Il
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-13

Prof. John II. Bowen awarded the
II. ii. S. Pennt nj. bearing the colors
If the school. red and white. to the
ollowing for their good work in ath,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-13

Fourth Grad" A Promrfrd-N'sS
p.~sic Tennis. Iea~hcr.-Pcarl Po""n'
i,,acr. Rctife Hunt. sccssd 7!o$'-
nh,nc puIitan,. third Frank CUMMING
,anp,b mildred Rulifant. Ruth Crurk'
e,, Nina crockeii. Auu'e Conshns.
poJIy Moor. nessie Patrick Nau'
pou,tsu. Escisc Ross. Ida sinclair
Nshj. Thomas, Paul Burbaut- Henry
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-13

Seventh Marrow Davis. An
=, R.azIic. leaders: Virginia DAVIS
r.I,, Tennis. Ncn Hudgins. Mary Cros
nv Edith Dudley. Rrba keetcr. AnI'
CARTS Gertrude Mii'cr. Hattie roro
Iu,ia nottingham. Roll" Hunter: NHn
do,nh Tucker. Marion Ransohe' f'A""
Vaughan. viTsi" Davis. -
-, .,;,,-N myrtle Nottingham, N'o
10, Powell. Clarke Thompson.
c,,ait;oncd-HazeI Miles. Mafiida
,o,;rs,n Carlisle Francis. Leroy
Crccscr. Morris Sr~ncrr.
Neither ia-dy nor absent d"I'ns wv
,o,r VIRGINIA Davis. H'zc' Mies
Matilda Robinson Trma Ph''Hps.
No drmcriis during ;he year ana
-,i,cd boncrabI. mention ON cond"cl
-Narv crosby Marrow pavis. Nrsi
nj, Dayfs Gcrtrud" NiIlcr. MARION
Ransnne Margarc' Trurhiood.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-13

During tn" morning hours yesterday
me pupils Of the various grades in the
West End Academy were given their
certificates of promotion and honora-
BE mNntIOM as follows:
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-05-27
West Virginia pOstmasters.

A recent bulletin of the census
bureau announces that West Viz
ginia has 2213 postmasters and 235
of them are of the weaker sex
There are but four postmasters in
West Virginia who get over three
thousand a year. and but two of
the women get as much as four
teen hundred There are 1882
postmasters in West Virginia who
gel less than one hundred dollars
a year and they like the honor of
the job. West Virginia has 1867
Federal employees outside the post.
masters and 360 are employed in
Washington, There are $4,000
soldiers on the government pay
rolls and West Virginia has but SO
of them. Only 2OS negroes in the
United States are postmasters, and
West Virginia has few of that
mum Der.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-05-27

Now, will some tariff expert get
busy and explain to us why wool
prices should drop 40 to 90 per
cent in one yearH We have all
the tariff protection asked for the
manufacturers of woolens are like
wise blessed with an abundance of
protection. Why, therefore, do we
have suoh a frightful slump in
prioesP
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; those in trouble or distrese, his

to those IN IrOuOle OF ulStTeSeI LILO
manly, outspoken way of express.
ing his views, drew to him all With
whom he came in contact, and
endeared him to mis- associates and
otb ora who knew him best His
friends were legion, and his death
is one of the most regretabIe which
we have ever known to oocur in
this county, and has cast gloom
over this community. As evidence
of the high regard and esteem in
which he was held by our peopie,
we mention the fact that all bust
nesa ceased by closing stores. eto..
during the time OF the funeral.
The funeral took place Friday
afternoon at 2:3O O'Clock, May %,
1908, from the Episcopal ohurob
and was in charge of the Knighte
of Pythias. of which order Capt
Gum was Pest Chancellor Com
mander. Besides the largo attend
anoe of the knights of Pythias,
the funeral was attended by mem
bers of the bar from this and ad
Joining counties in body, dele,
CATION of twenty-five from the
Confederate Camp at Huntington,
who we're joined by many Other
Confederate comrades from differ
emit parts Of the State. the Town
Council and Town Officers in 3
body, and an unusually large num-
Der of citizens from the country
near whore be formerly resided
and from the county and town, all
of whom were preceded from his
late residence to the Episcopal
church by the Point Pleasant Band
playing solemn funeral dirges.
The burial services of the Episco
pal Church we're read over the re-
mains by the Rev. j. Howard Glib
bons, and the Knights of Pythias'
burial services by Rev. K 2. Bell.
The honorary pail bearers we're;
Lieut.. Q A. Reeoe, james Miller
Col. j. o. Anderson. Gen. John
oCauslaud. Judge Il. Fl Harvey
DeKalb Hughes. Dol. II. r How
ard, Hon j. s. Spencer, Judge j
L. Whitten, Judge j. w. English
B h. Blegg. j M. II. Beale, Col
J. P. r. Il. Smith. A. S. Alexander
We join with our citizens gener
ally in rendering our most sinoere
sympathy to the stricken family
and friends in their sore bereave
ment and grief.
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rRIBUrE
10 tile memory of Capt. w. II.
Gum.

RESOLUTIONS OF TOWN. COUNCIL
at a meeting of the Council of
The Town of Point Pleasant, held
at it's Council Chamber, on the
2Oth day of May, 1908, for the
transaction of business, present;
A quorum
The following preamble and res
olutions were adopted;
WHEREAS, 1t has been announ-
ced . this Council that Capt w.
& Gum, one of it's members, de.
parted this life on the uiorning OF
May 10. 1908. at his home in Point
Pleasant, West Virginia. and
WHEREAS. The members of this
Council desiring to make express.
ION of their deep regret at the
Heath of Capt. Gum and also to
express their sympathy to the fam
lily of their friend and associate, do
adopt the following resolutions:
BE ii Re$01oe6, That it is the
unanimous feeling of all the sur
viving members of this Council
that in the death of Capt. Gum
The Town of Point Pleasant has
lost q most valuable Citizen and
most excellent officer; that the
individual members of THE Coun-
oil have lost an advisor and asso-
oiate upon whom they could al
ways safely rely to do what WAS
right and expose what he thought
was wrong; that he WAS kind, oour-
teous, courageous and persevering
and that in all his official career
as member of this council he
had in view the good of the town
and outside of our official position
have lost friend-one of the
truest and best; one whose heart
was ever ready to respond to the
appeal of those in distress, and one
who in every respect filled up to
the measure of man:
BE II .further ,'e$ohed, That we
recognize the fact that upon the
bereaved wife, children and sister
of Capt. Gum the blow falls most
heavily. and to extend to them our
deepest sympathy in this the time
of deepest effliotions:
BE 1t .fi@ther re$O1Uo6, That we
L
attend tho funeral of Capt. Gum
in body and that we request all
the other officers of the town to
Join us in paying our last r., ,,ots
to our deceased friend AID brother
Upon motion, it is ordered that
u copy of these resolutions be fur.
nished the family of Capt. W. II.
Gum. attested by the Mayor and
| Clerk, and under the seal of the
town, and copy be furnished to
suoh of the papers of the town as
may desire to publish these reso
lutions.
81. Il. HOWARD, Mayor.
w. o. WHALEY, Clerk.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-05-27

The Philadelphia Press gives an
account of the heroic rescue by
Lientenat Guilford Darst. of q
sailor who fell off the battleship
Mississippi at League Is and Ma
Wy Yard recently. Lieutenant Darst
is son of j, S Darst, of Ravens.
wood. The navy department. for
warded letter to Lieut. Darst.
commencing him for the GOODNESS
and judgment exhibited in resouing
the sailor
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-05-27
A HARMONIOUS CONVENTION
Largest and Most Enthusiastic Con-
vcntiOn Ever Held in the Fifth
Congressional District.

The Fifth Congressional District
Democratic Delegate Convention
which was held here yesterday war
one of the largest, most enthusias
tic and harmonious conventions
ever held in this district. a large
crowd, and every time the name OF
that peerless one, William a.
Bryan's name was mentioned the
convention would go wild. The
delegates were Instructed to vote
for Bryan all the time.
Maj e. a Bennett, of Cabell
county, called the convention to
order and named Hon. }. r. Bea-
vers, of Mcdowell, as Chairman,
and Mr.. John w. Miller, of Put.
nam, as Secretary, which organiza.
ton was made permanent,
Rev. j. Howard Gibbons, REQ.
tor of Christ Church, this CITY,
opened the convention with prayer
Several good speeches were
made.
Hon. Joe e Chiffon, of Char
lesion, was present and pleased the
convention with a good sound
Democratic speech.
The delegates chosen were Hon.
w. r Thompson, of Cabell, and
DR.. L H. CLARK, of Mcdowell,
Their alternates were Lewis Barn.
hart. of Putnam, and w, w. Mar.
cum, of Wayne.
At the beginning of the oonven-
ton, Mr.. w. F. Cromley, formerly
of this county, now of Cahell, pre-.
rented Hon. VIM. Thompson, of
CabelI, with fine large boquet
"beoause he was to be delegate to
90 to Denver and vote for Bryan"
The following resolutions were
adopted:
First: We do reaftirm our allie
glance to the principles of the
democratic party as enunoiated by
the Fathers of Democracy.
Second: Believing in Vim. j.
Bryan as a great leader, a typical
Democrat, man fair to all men
and all interests. we, the Democrats
of the Fifth Congressional Dis.
triot, in convention assembled, do
endorse his candidacy for the Dem
ooratio nomination for President,
and instruct the delegates this day
chosen to the National Convention
to be held at Denver on July Z, to
oaet their votes for him az long as
he shall be candidate.
Third: We condemn the Ma
tionel Republican party, through
it's President and Congress. for
bringing about the widespread
business depression now existent
for it's utter Disregard of the rights
of the constituted and unpreoe-
dented efforts to perpetuate itself
in office by the ruthless use of
government patronage.
Buy your oorsets and hose at
Mrs L j Williamson's
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scherr Assaulted.

Frank Shuttleworth, an alleged
employee of the Fairmont Company
struck Hon. Arnold Soherr at
Clarksburg, Thursday evening, and
afterwards kicked Mr.. Soherr, it ID
alleged, and then made his escape
Sbuttleworth it is said was drunk
and full Of quarrel.
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CARD oE THANKS.
Clifton, West Virginia,
A. 20 tnnO

Clifton, West Virginia,
May 16, 1908.
Editor Republican,
May the blessings of God abide
with those who so kindly assisted us
during the illness, death and burial
of our beloved wife and mother,
Julia Edwards-Hinkle. Their acts
OF kindness will never be forgotten.
j. Robert Hinkle,
Frank Hinkle.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-05-27

Seven years of Roosevelt and
ten years of Republican rule and
Dingleyism have bred innumerable
trusts and eliminated in a finanoi.
al panic and prolonged business
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-05-27

That immenee Rat, pictured in
the window at Van Gilder's Drug
store, is only to remind you that
Rat Bis Kit is sovereign remedy
for that pest to humanity, the rat,
and his near relative, the mouse.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-05-27

Buy at home. Give me your
business. / oan do better than
you are getting and for less money.
[ guarantee satisfaction. Q O Tip
petit, tailor.
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And now onoe more we are to
have summer when the fat man
goeth forth oonventionalIy attired,
and secretly oondemneth the man
who invented belts.
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TO Whom 1t May Concern.

NV wife, Sophia Devault, has loft
my home, bed and board, without
cause or reason, hereby notify every
one not to- harbor, keep, or give credlt
to INV snid wife on my account, or
expect pay therefor from me. ,ooo
Witness my hand this May 20, 1908.
ELMUS w. DEVAULT
Chestnut, w. Va.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-05-27

A child just born to Nc. aud
Mrs Charles Kuenhle, at Buoyrus.
Ohio, is it's own uncle. Its father
is also its grandfather. Figure 1t
out.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-05-27

We don't carry shoddy Hate.
Every hat trimmed in our work.
Dom by experienced trimmers.
.Mrs, L. j. Williamson.
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Visiting Knights to Our City Next
Sunday,

On next Sunday the knights of
Pythias lodges of Rayenswood,
Winfield and Gallipolis will visit
Point Pleasant by invitation of the
local lodge, and take part in dec.
Grating the graves of deceased men,
bers in the morning, and memorial
services will be held in the M. e.
Church, South, in the afternoon.
About 400 knights will be in town
and will give a grand parade. Our
citizens should see to it that these
visitors are extended every courtesy
and hearty welcome.
Has anybody yet found out why
that fleet is going round,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-05-27

Meantime, the grass is growing q
good deal faster than you're push.
ing the lawn mower.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-05-27

Michigan and Missouri State
unanimously instruct
ed their delegates for Bryan.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-05-27

h. Il. HOWARD, Mayor.
w. o. WHALEY, Clerk.
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Buy your oorsets and hose at
Mrs L j WiIliamson's
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MayM.iw
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-06
\. s. Powell WIthdraWs

Camden, February 5.-Hon. H. $. Powell, prosecuting attor- ney for this district, this after. noon made public a card ad. dressed to the voters of the 7th congressional district, announc. ing his withdrawal from the race for congressman. He as signs as a reason, that the death of Col. Speade,, with whom he was in partnership since 1893, has left large number of important cases on his hands, and these together with his duties as prosecuting at torney and other personal mat. ters will engage his full time for several months.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-06
May Enter ihe Race

It being rumored that Sena tor c. R. Haynie would enter the race for representative from Ne vada County, we interviewed that gentleman this morning, and found that he was seriously considering doing so,
 Mir. Haynie said that a num- Der of his friends had asked him to make the race, and that it was not unlikely that he would announce in few days.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-06
HOPES SCHOOL HOUSE
Contract Let Yesterday for a $22, ,72O
 New School Building

Yesterday afternoon at } o'clock, in the city of Hope, Messrs. J. H. Arnold, J. D. Got ton and J. H. McCollum, the committee appointed by the school board to receive and open the bids for a school building in that town, met and awarded the contract to J. $. Pugh, of Texar- kama for $22,72O. The other bids were:
 Prather Construction Co.,, of Prescott, S25,591.
 Hendrix & Wilson, of Pine Bluff, $25,6
 J. Sullivan, of Hope, S24,75O.
 Van Dyke. of Hot Springs, S25,7O0.
 J. J. Appel, of Conway, S26,- |OOO.
 The building is to be of brick with 12 rooms, comprising two stories, basement and auditor jam.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-06
C.. inns law Is Not Valid

Little Rock, February 5.-Ad- ding an amendment to the peti- ton already filed in the United States Circuit Court, asking for an injunction restraining the Arkansas Railroad Commission from enforcing or insisting in enforcing suits against the iron Mountain Railroad Company for alleged discrimination in the Sprada and Coal Hill Mines, the attorneys for that railroad this morning accused the railroad commission of acting under a law which is unconstitutional.
 The attorney for the railroad, in lengthy addition to the com plaint, first go on to say that the Arkansas law under which the commission acted was not con- stitutional for it tended to give it dominion over the interstate as well as intrastate business. Then comes the real addition to the ,complaint. The attorneys claim that the law which provides for the meetings of the commis- sion, and for it to pay S1.50 per day for witnesses, and 5 cents a mile each way for the witness to come and go, provided that the person is not a railroad or cor poration man, or has stock in any of the companies, or rides on free transportation.
 The attorneys say that it was at a meeting held under this law that the railroad was found against for the alleged discrimin- ation in the placing of coal cars, which is a clear violation of the fourteenth amendment, inas-
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-06
Bryan's Box Sale.

Beginning Saturday morning T. $. Bryan will inaugurate a box sale that will be well worth your time to investigate.
 In hundreds of closed boxes he has placed different articles car ried in his stock, none of which sells for less than 25c, while the contents of others are worth as high as $500 or S6.00. The boxes ell for 25c each
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-06

much as it does not give the railroad equal right to summon witnesses and have them before the commission.
 The amendment to the com plaint will come up here before Judge Trieber, with the origin al application for restraining order on February F.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-06
''Free Silver Not an Issue"

New York, Feb. William J,Bryan was asked today wheth- CT his Carnegie hall speech of last night had been intended to include an intimation that free coinage of silver was still a pub lie issue. Mr. Bryan replied:
 No, free silver is not an is- sue. What I said last night had no connection with the silver question. I simply referred to it to show the change that had taken place in the arguments that are being made at the pre- sent time.
 The silver question was an issue in 1896 because prices were falling and there were no other relief in sight. Since gold pro- duction has materially increased prices are riSing-Or Were until the recent panic-and will again as soon as normal conditions are restored. The silver question, therefore, will not be an issue.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-06
CONTRACT TO LET 26th
The County Judges of Clark and Nevada
 Advertise for Bids on Bridee.

Notices are being issued by Judge Denman of Nevada Coun- ty, and Judge Hardage, of Clark, advertising for bids for the con- struction of a steel highway bridge over the Little Missouri river at Mcintosh Bluff. The contract is to be let at the court house in Prescott, on the 26th day of February, 1908, and the bridge is to be built according to the plans and specifications on file in the clerks office of each county.
 The bridg dge is to consist of two spans, one 175 feet long, and one 102 feet long, the short span on the north end.
 The piers are to be steel cylin- ders; the first pair or the south end to be 3S feet long and 42 inches in diameter, and steel 1 4 inch in thickness; the second pair to be of same diameter and thickness as first and 40 feet long; the third pair shall be 30 inches in diameter, and same thickness as others, and IS feet long,
 Piers tobe filled with concrete, composed of one part Portland cement, threeparts clean sharp sand and five parts stone or gravel.
 There are to be eight lines of steel floor joists.
 , Roadway to be Is feet in clear.
 Floor to be of 3 inch heart pine No. 1, rough; laid 1-2 inch apart.
 WOrKmanSnlp 10 De hrSt class i'll every particular.
 Contract to be completed by the 18th day of October. 1908, and contractor to give bond in the amount of his bid.
 All bidders shall deposit with the commissioners the sum of $800.00 or a cert'i fed check pay able to their order in said sum, before he shall be entitled to bid, and the check of the successful bidder shall be retained until he enters into contract and bond
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-06
Nothing Doing.

Little Rock, Feb. 6.-Con- gressman $. Brundidge Jr. was asked to become a candidate for governor at caucus of a num- Der of well known Democrats of the state held in the Hotel Marion yesterday. Those who attended the caucus are known as anti Kirby and and anti-Donaghey men and were anxious to get Mr. Brundidge into the gubernator. ial race. Mr. Brundidge was present at the caucus and stated that he would take the matter under advisement, but it is prac- tically understood that he will not be a candidate.
 According to the statements of various men who attended the conference nothing was discuss ed at the meeting but the race tor governor, in so far as a possi- bility of entering Congressman Brundidge wus concerned. Ac- cording to Ollie Killough, who was at the meeting, the men present at the caucus asked Mr., Brundidge to become candidate for governor, and outside of that nothing was done. Mir. Killough, stated further that the name of no other possible candidate had been taken up, and that no other candidates for any other office,
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-06
The Kentucky Deadlock

Frankfort, Ky, Feb, 5.-The Senate and the house in joint session took a formal ballot for United States senator without result today. The ballot follows:
 Beckham, !59; Bradley, 5S; Blackburn, 1; McCreary, 8; Al. len, }; E. M. Flexner, 1.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-06

such as senator, had been men. toned, According to the state ments of all who were present and interviewed afterward the sole topic of discussion was the possibility of entering Congress- man Brundidge as a gubernator- ial candidate in the present cam paign.