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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-01-15
TAcKEY pARTY.

Mrs. ]. e w. Mckinley, on last
Saturday afternoon, from 2 to 4
O'Clock entertained with Taokey
Party a number of little folks in
honor of her two little guests, Misc
Margaret Miller Morris, of Gauley
Bridge, and Miss Edith May Bow
en-. of Hinton. The afternoon was
one continuous two hours of pleas
ure for the little once; all kinds of
games being INDUCED in. Refresh
meuts were served which is useless
to say was greatly enjp by the
children. Misc Stella Gibbons was
awarded the prize, box of oan-
dies for wearing tho most tsokey
made up ocstume. Mrs a. l. Ro.
boy, Misses Edith Tippett and
Gertrude Howard acting as judges
Those present were Stella Glib
bone, Josephine Nourse, Burnios
Tippett. Natalie Bryan, Marion
Burnside, Hilda and Helen Stein
bach, Irma Friedman, Ruth Har
per, Joe Tippett. Nathan Poffen
barger, Perry Poffenberger, Oar
Gardner. Lyle Burdett, Oven Rose
berry, John Smith. Bealo Rose
, berry, Harold HayneV, Kirkb!
Fenton, John Fenton
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Gone to New York.

Mr.. Thompson Beale, of THE
city, who recently went into the
hotel buslness in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma, has sold out his interest
in the hotel and has gone to New
York, where he has accepted q
good position with large DON.
traotiug company that has the DON
tract for building a reservoirs for q
new water works system for the
city of New York. The reservoir
is located near Rockville, about
fifty miles from the oity. The con-
tract price for the construction OF
it ia S16O.OO0.O0O. After it lie oom-
pleted it will submerge eight towns
and villages.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-01-15
Ere Christian storta Dead.

Just before going t. prese the
sad news reaches US of the death
of Mrs. Christian Stortz, of this
CITY, who has been yisiting her
daughters. Mrs. Phillips and Mrs,
Foster. at Pittsburg, for several
.nonths. She had boon reported
ali, and her two sons, Messrs. John
and William Stortz, of this place.
were about leaving this morning
to 90 to her bedside when the sad
news of her death reached them
She was about 80 years of age
Mother Stortz was known by al
most every oitizen, and beloved By
all for her great kindness of heart
and womanly qualities.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-01-15
A Freak Month is February.

February is freak month, in
that it will have five Saturdays. 1t
comes in on the last day of tht
week and goes ont the same way it
oame in. Laborers will have FIVE
pay days and the unmarried wo-
men will have FIVE Saturdays in
which to propose-for this is leap
year, you know. Allthis will hap,
pen in the shortest month too,
and when it will ooour again de
poneth sayeth not. but it would
not be bad idea in proportion for
some of the high school scholars
to solve.
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Much Improved.

Mr. w z Blez4r. of Glenwood
Sas in town yesterday on his re-
turn from Pittsburg, where he took
\ lot of produce. Mr. B: z'r is fast
recovering from the tooident he
mot With the Saturday before New
Year in which he had two ribs
broken, the muscles in his left arm
badly bruised and his left should
or hurt. He WAS engaged in load
ing oar of turkeys whom the local
freight made a flying switch oftwo
oars which bumped the oar hewss
in throwing him violently against
the end of the car with the above
result.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Rogers were
ylsiting her sister, Mre. Ellie Gard
ner, Friday and Saturday.
Mr. Chas Buxton, of Waterloo.
was in town yesterday.
Mrs John II Stone and son, Mr.
Mr. Russell Stone. were called to
Wheeling last Friday by the death
of her sister. Mrs Sarah Alexan-
der. who died Friday and was bur
led Monday.
Mrs. II M Kuhn and daughters
Misses Helen and Kate. of Column
Gus, are here TO spend the winter
with her son, Mr. L p Kuhn and
family.
Mr. w o Jordan was business
victor in Parkersburg yesterday.
Mrs w o Jordan and baby and
brother, Mr. Marcus Chambers, whC
nave all been siok for several days.
are very much improved, we are
glad to report to their friends.
Miss Mae Lynch has returned
from visit to Mr.. and Mrs. w O..
Jewett, at Huntington.
Mrs. Harvey Gibson returned
Monday from Charleston, where
she was called to see her brother,
Mr.. Ben Middleoof, who fell three
stories through the elevator shaft
in the Tribune Printing Co.'S
building and narrowly escaped be
ing instantly killed.
The many friends of Capt. w &
Gum through the county and
State will be glad to learn that he
is able to be out after several days'
sickness, which confined him to
his home.
Mr.. w. w. MoComb. of South
Side, was in town Monday.
Florence, the six year.old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs Hugo Juhling,
of New Haven, who has been eiob
for several days with soarlet fever,
we are pleased to announce is very
much improved She ID grand
daughter of Capt and Mrs j w Q
Heslop, of this oity.
Mr. P M Kerwood. of Hender.
son, called at this office yesterday
and renewed his subscription to
the Register.
Mr. E D Fell, of Marietta, Ohio,
ig the guest of Mr. Robt Lynch
and family,
Mr.. E B. Jones is visiting
friends in Virginia.
Sr VIM O'Brien, of Charleston
WAS here yesterday.
Mr. w r Tippett. in Charleston,
for few days on business, will re-
turn today.
Mr. j B Tippett, looking after
the furnishing of the hotel OF
Quintimont, returned yesterday,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-01-15
KISSING AT LONG RANCE.

"Trying to do business without
advertising is as foolish as trying
to kiss girl over the telephone. "
according to a philosophic COM
temporary. If anything, this
falls short of putting the case
strongly enough. For a girl with
ordinary acute hearing can divine
the would-be kisser's agreeable
intentions by the smack of his
lips; but how on earth are buy.
ers to know of the existence of 8
business man who shows no outs
ward sign of life?
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Prof. Jasper, Rifle. of .Boeoh

Prof. Jasper, Rifle. of Beeoh
Hill, who has been visiting relatives
ont in Pleasant Flats, called at this
office yesterday on his way homo,
renewing his subscription to the
Register, also that Of his unole, Mr.
John w. Woods. of Kansas City,
Mo. Mr.. Woods left this county
about fifty years ago and has new
or been back, and he is now about
10 years old When young man
he was race horse rider, having
rode horses for Peter, Cory and
Jim Hogg, Chas. T. Beale, Dol g
B. Thomas, Joseph Windon, Geo.
Rifle, Jr., and number ofothers.
The first race he rode he was but
seven years old and rode horse
named Jessie, owned by George
Rifle. Jr., and won the race on the
Sam Windon reoe track in Robin
son DISTRICT. From that time he
became one of the greateat horse
jockeys of those days. He wou
most every race he rode with such
/ horses as Big Jim, Red Sarah
Billy johnson, Postum Tail
Woodpeoker and many Other
horses which were the best ant
fastest thoroughbredS in tho ooun
try at that time.
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DEATH.

Miss Kate Dorkiugs, died at
her home in Macon City, Friday
morning. after couple of days of
sickness Her death oame as a
great shook to her relatives as we'll
as friends She was "a years of
age. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Blagg Sunday
morning, interment in Odd Eel
lows cemetery.
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sKIppBD WITH WOMAN
And Left Numerous Unpaid Bills
nahind.

And Left Numerous Unpaid Bills
Behind.
j. M BaTnes. car inspector for
the b. g. o and K. s. M Hailroads
at this place. and a member Of sew.
eraI OF the secret 81 cites and 9
great ohuroh worker, is reported to
have absoonded with funds of the
Maoabees Lodge and other funds,
and left for parts unknown. and it
is said with woman, leaving HE
wife and two children behind
Almost every merchant in town
wac caught for greater or lesser
amount. He has been here for
several years oonneoted with the
above named railroads and stood
well in the community. He left
here over the K. & M. for Hobsop,
from there to Toledo, then to Kan
sas City, where he was last hoard of
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-01-15

One of the saddest events of re-
cent date occurred at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. w. B. Hicks, on
TyIer's creek, in Calhoun ooun-
ty, Jan. 9th, at 5 O'Clock, when AL
lie, their ten. months-old daughter,
was fatally burned. A sister of the
baby about nine years, had rocked
the little one TO sleep, and warm.
ing blanket in front of the fro in
the CRATE, wrapped the baby in it.
placed it on the bed and left the
room. The blanket had become
ignited from the Ere and in few
minutes the helpless babe was en-
wrapped in flames
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-01-15
OBITUARY.

Alfred Ham Yonker was born
in Philadelphia, Pa, Got ID. 1880,
died Jan 4 1908. aged " years. 2
months and 81 days. Fifty.two
Years ago he moved from Phila-
delphia to Mason county, w. Va,
where he has been resident ever
since, loved and respected by ell
who knew him. he leaves to
mourn: wife. three sone, two
daughters. twenty eight grand.
children, seven Rreat-grand ohil-
dren, two brothers and one sister,
besides a host of other relatives.
The funeral was conducted by Rev
Farmhouse, at Vernon church. he
was laid to rest in the family bury
ing ground in a beautiful oaske'
almost covered with flowers. lie
was a member of the U. b. Church
for a number of years. a FRIEND
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No Trace Yet.

1t is very much regretted by our
oitizens that Capt. Jno M. Bur
dett has up to this time been I'm
able to find any trace whatever of
his son, Howard M Burdett. who
disappeared from home on Mon.
day night, Dec Both.
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Personal Mention.

Mr. w M Long, of Beech Hill,
was in town Monday.
Mr.. r. p Shinn, of Ripley, wes
in town on buslness.
Messre. r L Rogers and II Nj
Gellston, of Ripley, were here
Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Maude Shi6et spent Sun
day with Mise Jessie Stevens, at
Middleport.
Mrs w. S. Reed. of Long Bot
tom, Ohio, has heen here for sew
eral days visiting her sister, Mrs.
e McEltresh. Mr. Reed came
down Sunday and accompanied
her home.
Mr.. d. l. Lsppen. of Logan. o.
and Miss Ad4h Hodger, of Colum-
bus, were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. r Tippett. Sunday.
IE w Mckinley, mailagent
on the K. & M Ry., between here
and Gauley Bridge, 10 spending
this week at home
Miss Lille Hogg has returned
from visit to her brother, DR. o.
o Hogg. in Huntington.
MIR. Benz franklin. Jr, spent
Sunday with Mr., Jas, w Long
and family, at South Side. Mrs.
Franklin who has been visiting her
parents for several days returned
yesterday.
Prof. A L Rymer, of Winfield,
was here few days last week. He
has almost recovered from the fall
he received at Kansas Oity, Mo-,
several weeks ago in getting off a
car. in which he received broken
arm.
Mr. T q DAvis, of Middleport,
WAS here Sunday night.
Gen. G. O. Watts and Mr.. Lloyd
Smith, OF Charleston. wore here
Saturday evening calling on Mr.
Robert Liter,
Mr.. w. B Brown and Miss Bes.
eie Armstrong, of Ravenswood
were visiting friends here Sunday
Prof w. j Kenny spent Setur
day here with his son, Mr. w. }.
Kenny, Jr, and fumily, returning
to Maggie Sunday morning.
Mr.. j II. OsLel, of Gfimm'e
Landing, was here last Wednesday
DIR. Lusber, of Ben Lomond. was
here last Wednesday.
Messrs l.. N Knight and g. G.
Patterson. of Maggie, we're in town
Friday night and Saturday.
Mr.. Jas. George, of Ashton, was
here Saturday.
Mr.. Henry Calderwood, of Leon
was in town last Friday.
Miss Charlotte MoCausland
from up Kanawha, was here Sat
urday visiting friends,
Miss Josephine Howard left THU
morning to visit her sister, Mrs
w. A. WilliRuls. at Mt Vernon
Ohio, and Mr.. and Mrs. j. E
Charles OF Columbus.
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Mr.. u. a, BIain, of Fay, called al
this office Saturday and renewed
his subscription to the Register.
Dol. n, Il. Wallis. of Olarksbnrg,
was here last night the guest OF
his son, Mr.. Former Wallis and
wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Binar Nutter. OF
Sullivan. Ind, were in town Last
Thursday the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. q. e. Mees They are visi
ting relatives at Mason. Mrs. Nut.
ter was formerly Miss Agnus
Young.
Mr.. j. 81 Locke. of Upland, was
here Friday and Saturday. the
guest of Judge and Mrs. j. L
Written.
Miss Alvena Hess returned Sat.
nrday from a visit to her brothers,
Mesers. Carl, Frank and Fritz
Hess, in Huntington.
Mr. Nj o Byers arrived here Sat.
urday from st Louis, Mo, to so-
company his wife home, who has
been here visiting her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. John MoCullooh. They
left Sunday, accompanied by Mrs.
Byers' sister, Mrs. VIM. Steen.
bergen, who will make them visit
for few weeks
Mr.. Geo. A. Greenlee, of Bright
on, made this offio pleasant visit
last Wednesday.
Mr.. w. M. Wallis, of Ashton,
was in town Saturday.
Miss Lille Huber. here visiting
her sister, Mrs. Geo. Bruestle, has
returned to her home at Middle.
port.
Miss Murl Denton, of Gallipolis
Ferry, was here last Saturday visi.
ting friends.
Mr. d Keister, of Glenwood.
was in town Friday. While here
he made this office a very pleasant
oall
Mr.. L j Roush. of Old Town,
called at this office and paid foI
6is paper three years in advance
Mr. James Oornwell, of Glen.
wood, has been quite sick since
Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hess came
up from Huntington Monday tc
Welt his parents, Capt. and Mrs
| o. F. Hess. Mr.. Hess returned
while Mrs. Hess will remain here
for few days,
Miss Velme Kisar is visitinR
friends at New Lexington, Ohio
Messrs James Yonker and A. j
Mees. of Mason City, we're in town
Monday.
Mr.. Ttos. a Kemper, of Hart
ford, WAS business visitor here
Monday.
Mrs. Henry Bennett, near town
has been visiting her sister, Mrs
jennie FoIden.
Mr.. Paul Gygex has resigned
his place with the B. & o. as olerl
and baggagemester and at present
is at his home in Mason City.
DR.. e. j. Moasman was called t.
Huntington Monday in oonsulta
ton with DR.. Viokers over Donald
the little son of Mr.. and Mrs. G
Mott Mossmsn, who is seriousl!
i'll with typhoid fever.
Miss Lucy George, who ha
been visiting her neioe, Mrs j "
Hagen, at Huntington for som
time, returned to her home up tn
] Kanawha, Monday.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-01-15
CHRIST CHURCH.

REV. ,. HOWARD gibbons. Rnoron.
Service at Christ Church to.
night 1880 O'Clock Choir practice
after service.
Service Sunday IL a. m.
Service at SpiImen Chapel Sum
day 7:30 p M You are invited.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-01-15

There's something wrong With
the mind of child that refuses to
mind its parents.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-01-15

DR. II. 8. Thomas. one of the
best known physicians in the state
died at his homo in Charleston last
Wednesday morning of pneumon
10
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-01-15

On account of light traffic the O.
& o. Ry. has closed seven teIe.
graph offices between Charleston
and Hinton.
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AT THE n. r. CHURCH, SOUTH.
u. =. BELL, PASTOR.

u. n. Dill, PASTOR.
Sunday School Sunday morning.
$50 O'Clock.
Preaching Sunday morning at HOO
O'Clock, and Sunday evening at 1880
o'clock. Youa invited to be present.
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THE CHURCHES.
pREsBYTERIAN OuUROH
Main street, between 9TH and sth sl

Main street, between 18th and sth Sta
Rev Carl Barth expects to preach
at the Point next Sunday morning
aud night.
Saoramental services at West
minster In the afternoon. An op.
portunity will be afforded to any
one Wishing to unite with tho Pres.
byterian church at that time.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-01-15

Read the advertisement of the
wonderful CLOAK sale of u. B. Sic
Ter & Co, in this PoPeE.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-01-15

Speak word for your old re-
liable home paper. Show it to
your neighbor and induce him to
subscribe. If every subscriber
would secure one new subscriber
it's circulation would be doubled.
There isn't subscriber on our
list who could not secure one new
subscriber if a little effort was
made. Let every reader try it
and the result would be great
big boom and better paper than
ever before.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-01-15

Ribbons and feathers marked
down to make room for eprine
goods. Mrs. L. j. Williamson.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-01-15

Rev. and Mrs j. Howard Glib
bons, will entertain the members
of the Episcopal Church choir at
the Reotory with dinner Thurs.
day evening.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-01-15

Hose and underwear reduced at
Mrs. L j. WiIIiamson's.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-01-15

Mr.. Harry w. Smith. of Middle
bourne, lie writing a history of Ty-
Ter county.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-01-15

Ten oents worth of any kind of
postage stamps insures special de-
livery nova days, provided "de,
livery" is plainly written on the
envelope.
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LOST

A barrel of lamp oil with my,
name and address on head was
carried away from my landing by
the sudden rise In tho Kanawha
river December "a Anyone catch-
Ing came will please notify mo and
receive reward for Same.
b. ) CossIH,
Debby, w. Vas
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-01-15

Every married woman knows 90
least half dozen men who, sho.
envy hex husband,
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Fell Three Stories and Narrowly
Esoaped Sudden Death.

Mr.. Ben Middleooff. of Charles
ton, formerly of this oily, en-.
ployed by the Tribune Printing
Co.,, of Charleston, narrowly esoap-
ed death one day last week while
assisting to move their printing
plant into new quarters. In hoist
ing a folding machine to the third
story through the elevator shaft by
means of block and tackle. Mr.
Middlecoff was on the second floor
WhOn the machine fell from near
the third floor to the basement.
In some manner Mr.. Middlecoff
was knocked through the shaft and
fell to the basement on top of the
machine, aumber of timb fall
ing upon him. breaking several
ribs and otherwise badly injurinR
him. He was removed to Mo-
MILNE hospital whore he still re.
mains. He was unconscious for
some time. The extent of his in.
juries are not fully known, as .
Thorough examination has not been
made by the physioians owing t.
the fact that he has been in suoh
. critical condition. He has re.
gained consciousness and the
Iphysioiane have hopes of his re
covery. 1t is a wonder that he
escaped sudden death and althonRt
he received serious injuries h'
might consider himself fortunate
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Getting Better.

Mr. Lon Carpenter was in town
yesterday on two orntches. He
had the two bones broken in his
left leg. between the knee and an.
kle the night of Dec. 22nd, while
attempting to put horse in the
barn on Mr. w. 81. Hogg's farm
near town, He stepped in hay
rack which caught his leg in suoh
a way as to breat it when he fell
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A heavy snow fell last week IL
the mountains.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-11-26
IOWAS DELEGATION.

Cedar Rapids Republican: When the
new congress meets next spring there
will be in the Iowa delegation a num-
Der of younger men as well as new
men. The Second district will have
Mr.. A. +. Dawson, a young man VINO
has already made a record for him
self as working member Of congress.
He is not an orator but a worker. He
learned his lessons first from the late
Senator Allison and he''believes in
many of the methods which made that
statesman great The third district
will have Mr.. Pickett of Waterloo, a
clear thinker and a brilliant orator.
In many respects Mr.. Pickett will be
the foremost orator in -the delegation
i'll the lower house. The fifth district
will have Mr.. Good, worker and an
organizer as we'll as a man who can
make a speech and make himself felt
as well as heard. Mr.. Good will prob
ably not make his place in the house
as an orator. He will succeed on 9th
err. and we believe still better lines.
In the sixth district Mr.. Kendall has
long been prominent as speaker and
his day of achievement. in national
legislation has at last come to him.
He will probably divide the oratorcal
honors witt Mr.. Pickett. The ninth
district will continue its own young
man, Walter |. Smith, the substantial
and achieving man among the young
er men in congress. He has already
been mentioned for the high honors of
the speakership and that office is
neither beyond his grasp or beyond
his; capacities. * The tehth district
also has a>yomg man to represent it,
Mr.. Wood, not so we'll know, as some
of the others, except as a campaign
manager for the party. 'N g.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-11-26
a SAD COMMENTARY.

Postmaster General Meyer has
caused a study to be made of the
ground covered by the carriers of the
rural free delivery system, and to his
bewilderment has had it forced upon
him that the improvement of the
country roads would work such an
immediate benefit that not only would
the farmers gain UNNECESSARILY, but
the annual appropriation of his de-
partment would be made stronger by
approximately $7,0O0,00O a year.
When the great demand for better
thoroughfaresi forced itself upon the
head of the postal service, he con-
ferred with Director Page, of the Office
of public roads, and asked for so,
luton of the problem. Mr.. Page told
of the fight that is being made to
convince the people Of the land of the
Importance of the work and he took
up an investigation of the rural routes,
His findings show that there are at
the present time 37,72S rural delivery
routes in operation and that the men
who travel them average twenty-four
miles a day. Many are only able to
cover that small mileage with the
greatest difficulty because of the
awful condition of many stretches.