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The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-10-27
ODD FELLOWS HOME
HASBEEN ACCEPTED FROM CONTRACT.
ORS.

The building committee ofthe Odd
Fellows Home at Elkins on wednes-
day formally accepted the new home
from the contractor, c. P. Howell.
The committee is composed of
Hon. o. S. Mckinney, Hon. septi-
mus Hall, John Book, John Beckley
and Morris Chapman, and the COM
mittee from the state assembly is
Mrs. T. NJ. silcott, of Parkersburg,
and Mrs. Sadie Ruttencutter, of Ma
son City. Grand Master j. D. Mar
steiler and the other grand officers of
the grand lodge met with the COM
mittee, also Mrs. John currence, OF
Clarksburg. who is president of the
state assembly, and other grand of
ficers of the same.
The committee has a number of
important duties to perform in addi-
tion to that of receiving the building
from the contractor. Among them
will be to select superintendent for
the home to arrange for the furnish
ing of the home in mannern keep
ing with the splendid building pre-
paratory to receiving those who will
seek admission.
1t is not generally known who
will be selected as superintendent
but it is predicted by many that Hon
septimus Hall, of New Martinsville,
will be called upon to fill that i'm.
portant position. Mr.. Hall is past
grand master and has been actively
identified with every proposition
working towards the building of tn,
home from its first inception to it.
completion and he is therefore class
ed as being the best equipped ODD
Fellow for the place in the state ant
his appointment would be received
with appreciation by the thousands o
Odd Fellows throughout W. Va.
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WHAT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT MEANS

In an address before the Mayors
Association ofTexas, held in San An.
gelo, Jewel P. Lightfoot, assistant at.
torney-general of the Lone Star
State, emphasized the need of fuu--
biased administration. Said he:
If there is place above another
in our system of government calling
for the exalted and unbiased admin
istration of law and unselfsh deyo-.
ton for the public veal, it is in the
exercise of the wide powers and dis
cretion vested in municipal govern
ment.
''In order to secure thepeople the
full enjoyment of their rights, the
highest efficiency and economy should
be employed and it should be the ann
to return to the people the largest
possible proportion of their taxes IN
the form of substantial and perma-
nent improvements.
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Huntington to visit her foster moth-

Huntington to visit her foster moth,
ier. A few days ago they came or
up to Middleport to visit Mrs. Glover
and family. All these years she beni
her energies to find her sister and
was particularly strong in the search
after her spiFtualistic experience.
Early this week she made search
of the children's Home records, by
which she found out who had adopt
ed her sister. Wednesday she and
Mrs. Glover went down to the West
Virginia Flats to see whether or not
they could unFavel the mystery.
At first they were baked by the
fact that two Musgraye families in
that neighbOrhoOd had adopted child
rem from the Home. The first clew
run down revealed the fact that it
was a. Hysell child that they were on
track of. A new track put them on
the right course and they soon found
out the history and postofEice address
of the lost sister. They returned to
Middleport where long and loving
letter was dispatched to the Michi-
gan sister, stating the plans for an
early reunion.
A representative of this paper met
Miss Virginia at the home of Mr..
Clover Thursday morning and gath
cred the above story. She hesitated
somewhat about permitting the egg
episode about her sister going in, but
we think it adds to the romantic
features, will do no one any harm,
and therefore set it down.
Another strange feature of this
story is the fact that both foster
mothers of these girls are now em-
pIoyed at the Home for Incurables at
Huntington.
Miss Virginia is a handsome young
woman, well-traveled and used to
the world, tall, well-built, round
faced and with fine head of beauti-
full light hair. She remembers her
sister as a little girl with curls.
Miss Arnold left for Huntington
Thursday and from there goes to Ma
rion, where she will probably meet
her Michigan sister.
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MRS. JOSEPH MILLER
WELL KNOWN ENOVA LADY PASSES
AWAY.

Mrs. Florence Miller, wife of Hon.
Joseph S. Miller, died at her home
in Kenova last Wednesday. Mrs.
Miller had been i'll since June, and
for several weeks her condition had
been regarded as being practically
hopeless. Yesterday morning, how
ever, she appeared to have become
stronger, and showed evidence of i'm
provement. This appearance proved
deceptive, and early in the day Mrs.
Miller began to sink, and by $3.50
o'clock in the afternoon she was
dead.
Mrs. Miller was, prior to her mar
riage. Miss Florence Tice, of Hagers-
town, Md. In 1875 she was united
in marriage with Joseph S. Miller,
and during the more than thirty-four
years of their married life was ever a
faithful and devoted wife. Two
children were born, daughter, Mrs.
George D. Shelley, of ReidsvilIe, n.
c., and Lee A. Miller, of Baltimore.
For more than fifteen years Mrs.
Miller had resided with her husband
and family at Kenova. During that
time she formed wide acquaintance
with the people of this section ofthe
state and had many friends in Hunt
ington. The Miller home was roted
for the genuineness and graciousness
of its hospitality. She was thor
oughly domestic woman and was
deeply devoted to her home and
| family. Hers was a beautiful char
acter and beautiful life. And the
husband and the children who STR
vive her will receive all the greater
measure of sympathy from. those who
judge their loss by an intimate
knowledge of Mrs. Miller's worth a.
wife and mother.-Huntingtor
Advertiser.
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contemporaries Of Lord Dunmore
were mistaken when they praised
him for his defense Of The western,
border against the sasages, and that
they did not read his acts and mo-
tiyes Alright until their eyes were open
ed by the. after events of the ReyO--
luton, by making allowance for pre-
jjudice and the natural suspicion that
attaches to the acts of an enemy,
with the likewise not unnatural M
elination to blacken the memory ofa
bitter foe, the historian must care
fully weigh all the facts before COM
ing to a conclusion; and in. this case
with all the facts, it is hard TO figure
out how the Point Pleasant battle
was Revolutionary struggle. Had
it gone adversely, it is stfil probable
that the battle of Lexington would
have occurred just as it did, and that
the result of that first fight would
have had the same effect. The only,
bearing the battle at the Point coaldi
have had, would have been the pOss-
ible after effect on the result of the
Revolutionary war, and this is invad-
ing province that is distinctly in.
the hands of Providenee.-charIes-
ton Mail.
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v. I. EATON
PASSES Away VERY SUDDENLY AT
PARKERSBURG.

W. T. Heaton, who has written
the obituary of many of his friends,
in which the good deeds of the de-
parted were extolled and words of
comfort were said to their afflicted
families, lies cold in death at the
family home, 1907 Covert street,
and expressions of sorrow and regret
over his death are heard on every
side. for he was a kind, genial and
big-hearted man, the friend of every
one. 1t was only a few days ago that
he penned beautiful tribute to bis
friend, the late Rev. Father Hickey,
one that was couched in language
that indicated the depth of kindly
feeling that he experienced for the
departed.
Mr.. HeatOn's death was due to a
stroke of apoplexy, which occurred
Unexpectedly shortly after 1oo'clock
Wednesday night. Although he had
been quite i'll two years ago, and
was confined to his home for several
months. since then he had been en-
jjoving excellent health, apparently,
as he never complained of feeling
badly. He was at his desk in the
internal revenue Office all day We'd
nesday, was in particularly good
spirits, and left there at the close of
the days work with no warning that
it would be his last day with his CO.
workers. He ate hearty supper,
enjoyed it, and spent the evening
with his family. In few minutes
afterward he had coughing spell
and soon complained ofa smothering
sensation. He arose and descended
to the living room for drink of
water, Mrs. Heaton going with him.
1t was soon apparent that his condi-
ton was very serious, and neighbors
and physicians were called. Mr..
Heaton spoke only few words after
being stricken, and these were: 81
am going; it is all over Then he
lapsed into Inconsistencies and in
few minutes after the arrival of the
physicians his death occurred. His
going was as in gentle sleep, pain
less. He was surrounded by the
members of his family, all of whom
had been -Parkersburg
Sentinel.
How strange itseems, with 50 much
gone
OF life and love, to still live on
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-10-27

Poison from mushrooms is frequent-
ly reported, but only ignorance and
prejudice prevent them from being
an article of every day food. In
Europe, declares the New York Press,
there are some thirty or more kinds,
which are eaten in summer either
fresh orpickled in vinegar and oil by
thousands of peasants. The money
value of mushrooms far exceeds that
of any other vegetable or fruit.
Mushrooms growing is profitable also
for the preparation of catsup.
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CHARLESTON ToBE DRY FORONE YEAR.

Charleston, Capital City of wes.
Virginia, will remain dry until July
l, 1910, at least.
Friday afternoon at the Kanawha
courthouse, when twenty membersof
the Charleston city council said they
would vote dry on the elicense question
hereafter, Judges Shepherd and Mot
tesheard stated that the county court
would not consider the license ques-
ton again during the present license
year which expires on July /, 1910.
On the call of the roll of the coun-
cilmen, twenty members announced
that hereafter they would continue
to vote dry and it was upon this de-
cision of half the members of coun-
ell that the court announced its de-
termination not to grant liquor IL
censes during the present license
year.
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year.
LOCKS AND DAMS.

The Gallipolis Tribune has the fol-
lowing to say concerning the work of
the engineers:
Several new Locks and Dams for
this territory were located Monday by
the Pittsburg Pilots Harbor s5. Dam
ee was located at Apple Grove, O.,
along the farms of c. H. Chapman
and Robt. Sayre. Dam es was located
at Volts Bar one mile below Racine,
o. Dam "a at Cheshire, and Dam s5
at either one quarter above the
mouth ofthe Great Kanawha river or
one quarter mile below. The pilots
did not definitely decide the question.
This will mike S dams within fifty
miles. Each dam will cost one mil
lion dollars or more.
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Mr.. Noah S. Vance, of Frazier's
Bottom, was here Tuesday greeting
his many friends. Mr.. Vance was for a
long time one of our city fathers and
looked after the interests of the First
Ward with a jealous eye, and made
a good councilman. He is now en-
gagged in farming and has plenty of
this worlds goods.
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The fruit growing industry in West
Virginia is not only proving attraction
to our own people; but thousands of
dollars of money is being brought in
to the state for investments in or
chapds. In common with other or
carnations of the state the Berkeley
county Horticultural Society is en-
deavoring to establish such standards
for West Virginia fruit and to so ad-
vertise her fruit growing advantages
as to attract capital for the develop
ment of the thousands of acres of the
finest fruit lands now lying dormant.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-10-27
ESCAPE
OF GENERAL JOHN MORGAN FROM OHIO
PEMTENTIARY.

Toledo. Ohio, Oct. sl.-' Two
Columbus women, whose names re-
fuse to divulge, paid $50, 900 in gold
to secure the release of General John
H. Morgan and his companions, the.
famous Southern raiders, who were
confined in the Ohio Penitentiary, =
was the startling statement made to-
day by Capt. John B. Gibson, ofthe
first Kentucky Cavalry. Union army,
during the Civil War, andwho helped
capture Morgan in Ohio.
Captain Gibson states that the.
hole was dug in the cell, and the tun-
mel made clear past their chamber,
but it was bluff. The prisoners
we're simply turned loose by the
soldiers who guarded them, and when
they got outside the walls they were
hastily driven to place where they
changed clothes. Morgan was then
quickly sent out of the state to the
South.
Gibson says the money for Morgan's
release was raised by Southern women
sympathizers, who considered it terri
bic that Morgan should be confined
in the little cell in prison stripes
Gibson futher states that Morgan's
three brothers, now living in Ken
lucky, have the whole story of his
escape and viii verify his statement
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oped in this county, says the Mid
dleport Republican. with the Child
sen's Home and Middleport as set
ting.
Two orphan sisters, separated for
81 years, are about to be reunited.
The story, in detail, rivals the Wild
est fights and romance.
In 1888 two little girls were taken
tothe Meigs County children's Home
from Portland, their parents being
dead, their father being Hudson Ar
mold, and their mother Virginia Bir-
cher Arnold. One, Pricey Arnold,
was SIX years of age, and the other,
Virginia Arnold, was four years of
age.
On May 4, 1888, Preey was adopt
ed from the Home by DR.. E. E.
Musgraye, of Maggie, W.. Va, a
postofice short distance from Point
Pleasant, in Mason county, where
she resided until some fourteen years
ago. One day in packing eggs, she
jckingly wrote her name oman egg.
This particular box of eggs went up
into Michigan and happened to fall
into the hands of Mr.. Bushall, a
young man then in the grocery busi-
ness in Marquette County, Michigan.
In a spirit of fun he wrote the little
West Virginia maiden, and in due
course of time their friendship ripen-
ed into love and he came down from
his northern home and they were
married. They now live at Sherman,
Mich, have fine family of FIVE
children and have plenty of this
worlds goods.
Virginia relates that she remem-
bers distinctly the day her sister was
taken from the Home. 1t was
dark, rainy day, and DR.. Musgrave
appeared in closed cab. Pncey
was made ready. kissed her little
sister good bye, and was taken to-
the waiting cab. Those in charge
would not permit her to go out, so
she stood on her tip-toes at win
dow, with the tears streaming down
her cheeks, and saw her sister being
driven away in what she took to be
little house on wheels.
Shortly afterward, Virginia was
taken from the Home by Mrs. Pow
ell, Of Clifton. Later she was adopt
ed by Mrs. NJ. L. Lusker, of Hunt
ington, mother of Mrs. John W.
Glover, ofMiddlepOrt. After reach
ing womanhoOd, she went to Marion,
Ind, and for years was nurse in
the National Military Home there.
One evening, three years and four
months ago, she and several other
nurses, to amuse themselves, gather
ed about a table and began calling
up spirits in the regulation way.
Finally, Virginia asked:
Have l sister,
She remembered that she once had
sister, and she further remembered
that she had called her Pricey, but
she could not recall whether it was
her real name or nick name.
The reply from the spirit was three
raps, meaning Yes"
SIS she marred?'' was the next
question.
The reply came back promptly,
.t'Yes."
HAS she any Children
YES"
"How many
Three"
"will ever see herr"
'.Yes."
How long will it be-"
Three years
That was three years and foul
months ago. The sister now has
FIVE children. How many she had
at that time is not known at this end
of the line.
From Marion Miss Virginia wen,
to a nurses training school at SAUL
Ste Marie, Michigan, where she
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-10-27


Pocahontas county paid bounty ON
81 wildcats killed last year. It
amounted to see.5o at 81 so foreach
cat. These were the real thing. too,
NOT house cats run wild. There
are probably more bear, deer and
wildcats in the wilds of Pochontas
county than in any other comfy IN
the State. Back in along the Ale
gheny range there are many spot
where the foot of man has neyertrod
and the eye of God has never pen-
rated.-west Virginia News.
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Indian summer and squaw winter
don't mix very well.
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nent Improvements.
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LONG LOST SISTERS
TO Be IEUNIIED-A TRUE STORY OF.
INTENSE INTEREST.

Quite a romantic story has devel-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-12-04
TIE
Exceptional
Equipment

Of the California Fig Syrup Co. and tho
scientific attainments Of its chemists have
rendered possible the production OF syrup
of Figs and Elixir OF Senna, in all OF its
excellence, by obtaining the pure medic
inal principles of plants known to act most
beneficially and combining them most
skillfully, in the right proportions, with
its wholesome and refreshing Syrup OF
California Figs.
As there is only one genuine Syrup OF
FIGS and Elixir Of SIENNA and as the gen.
uine is manufactured by an original
method known to the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, it is always necessary to buy the
genuine to get its beneficial effects.
A knowledge of the above facts enables
one to decline limitations or to return them
if, upon viewing the package, the full name
of the California Fig Syrup Co. is not found
printed on the front thereof =
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-12-04

age. the boy sat down to begin the
work that should make him what his
grandfather would have wished.
But instead of opening the brown
covered book he sat with it in his
hand. thinking of the new life its
} thinking of the new life its pages
were to open up to him. Life crowded
before him. College-new faces-new
-study-success. And Emily
would be-she would not know-or
care. She would marry Edwards. She
would not know whether he succeeded
or failed. Was it worth while?
Something flashed upon him and
startled him. II she had cared, he
should not now be planning new life.
Il should have been as happy as
Uncle Eben," he thought with a half
smile.
To-day he did not resent the implied
disloyalty to his idol. He was not
thinking of her SO much as of Love,
the power that holds all men in its
grasp and bends them to its will. till
each soul longs for nothing SO much
as that Love shall take human shape
and dwell beside him. Dimly 1t fitted
before him-luminous but indefinable
filling him with wonder Uncle
Eben married the woman he loved
and his life had been dwarfed. Seth
Kinney lost the woman he loved, and
his life was warped. distorted, and
spoiled Was it fate? Life without
love was hard and cold. He opened
the grammar and began to read. Six
teen Greek letters-yiz.:
a, e, b, e,l, o, d, K, l. M, II, b,r,s,t, n
were introduced into Phoenicia by
Cadmus fifteen hundred years before
Christ"
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Discovery That Must Have Come as q
Great Relief to the Young
Lawyer.

One rainy day recently. q young
lawyer. thinking he would like to take
a little flyer in stocks, called at the
office OF his broker. who happened to
be his most intimate friend. When
he reached the office a new clerk
whom he had never seen before told
him that the broker was engaged, but
would be at liberty in few minutes
While sitting idly in the waiting room
the young lawyer noticed something
that made his eyes almost drop out
The gloom of the day necessitated the
use of artificial light in the brokers'
private Office. Silhouetted upon the
ground glass partition between the
two rooms the lawyer saw thu shad-
ows of a man and a woman. They
were both seated, the broker at his
desk and the woman beside and fac
ing him. Every moment or SO the
lips Of the shadows seemed to meet
affectionately. Something about the
profile Of the woman struck the law
yer as strangely familiar. He rose
instantly and threw open the door.
Sure enough 1t was his wife. but she
was sitting decorously in a chair two
or three feet from the broker. but
almost in line with him, engaged in
an animated discussion.
Both looked up at the intrusion. but
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-12-04
Plot to Kill Rockefeller.

Cleveland.-Acting upon informa-
tion given by a man who said he
overheard conversation in which
plans to assassinate John D. Rockefel-
Ter were discussed, the police guard
ed Forest Hill, Mr.. Rockefeller's
home. all night. The information was
given by Sawyer Smith of Minerva,
Ohio. who said he heard the plot dis
cussed by two men at Alliance, o.,
Sunday night.
I'VE might as well get our money
for killing old John D.. one of them
said, according to Smith, for we will
get what is coming to us, whether
we kill or kidnap him. Bill and the
other fellow have plenty of money and
are willing to pay well for putting
him out of the way"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-12-04
CHAPTER ~.

you must get a man to work the
farm on shares. He will make it pay
you better than ! have am no farm
er" The tone had no note of dis
couragement; it had rather the ring
OF success.
Mrs, Derring looked up from her
sewing. Richard had never said
must" to her before.
What is the matter, Richard?'
She looked at him searchingly
Il want to go to college. l shall
never do anything at farming. but
might at something else If l had the
chance" He spoke impersonally. as
II they were talking OF some one else,
We'll, perhaps it is the best thing
to do
Mrs. Derring sewed on for few
minutes in silence; then she said
slowly, as if the plan were forming
itself Il guess Tom. Bishop would
take the farm on shares and they
could go to housekeeping in the l.
part. The rent would bring in lit
tie something. He and Mary have
wanted to go to housekeeping ever
since they were married. She ended
with a questioning infection. submit
ting the plan.
She was not a capable" woman.
The queerness of Godfrey Crane had
descended to the daughter. and she
was conscious that her plans were