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The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22
EXTRA SESSION TALK HL9THlED.
u IS unfortunate that agitation IS

Il Is unfortunate that agitation IS
continued looking toward the calling
Of an extraordinary session oftheles-
isIature. Governor Glasscock con-
tinues to disclaim any intention of
calling this session, and there seems
no good reason why the matter should
continue to occupy the attention of
political space writers and news
papers generally.
On the other hand there is good
reason why the agitation should cease,
and the people of this state be per-
mitted to attend to business, without
having to suffer the uncertainties
lurking in such contingency.
For several years past this state
mas undergone extra sessions, of the
state law makers. During that time
taxation, questions relating to cor
porations, railroad legislation, and
other matters which tend to unsettle
business conditions have been dis
cussed and laws enacted. At the
last session all the matters which are
now urged as proper subjects for
special legislation were thoroughly
discussed. The personnel of theleg-
islature remains the same, and there
IS scant reason to believe that should
an extraordinary session be convened,
these matters would meet different
fate. This has been stated by var
ious leaders of the last legislature,
who were in sympathy with the pur-
poses of the governor. 1t is ike
wise stated that state revenues are
in good condition. If this is correct,
it is time for the discussion to cease,
and the people be allowed to go on
about their business with the GER
tainty that for a year at least the
laws of this state shall remain I'M
settled and fxed.-Parkersburg
Daily News.
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SALE
OFCATTIE ANDLUlIBER.

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned Administrator of the
estate of Robert S. Hawkins, de-
ceased, will on the 18th day of
October, 1909, near the late resi-
dence of said Robert S Hawkins in
Robinson district, Masoncounty, West
Va, proceed to sell by way of public
auction, thirty-two head of three
year old steers, also several hundred
feet OF lumber.
TERMS OF SALE-Said sale will.
be made on credit of thirty days if
desired by the purchaser or pur-
chasers and bond with good security
bearing interest from the day of sale
will be required where the sele IS
made on such credit.
JOHN W. ENGLISH,
Administrators of the Estate of
Robert S. Hawkins, deceased.
Sept se-ew
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e, Thorn. White. 4 ,linao. IA

tee, Thorn. White, Of Alingo, and
White, Of Mcdowell, -or IL Repub-
Hcans and Democrat. The vote
being a tie the amendment was lost.
At the last session bill to tax gas
was defeated in the House where the
Republicans had two-thirds major.
ity. If Governor Glasscock desires
a tax on gas and has any faith in his
party he VIII call an extra session of
the legislature, for reasonable tax
on gas in weeks time would more
than cover the expense of an extra
session.
The Republican party has utterly
failed to keep faith with the people
of the state or to fulfill any of its
promises. viii the people be again
fooleds If the Governor can't trust
his party, will he again ask the people
to trust it, It's up to that party to
make good or-go out of business and
turn the affairs of the state over to
party that can be trusted. The
Republican party stands before the
people of West Virginia discredited.
Can it make goods
Very truly,
R. F. KIDD:
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THE RUSH TO THE FARM.
Pittsburg Dispatch.

PittSburg Dispatch.
IfSecretary Wilson is allowed to
stay in the department ofagrculture
much longer grass will be growing
on the main streets of the big cities
and the small ones, too. The exodus
from the cities and the rush to the
farm is inevitable unless something
is done to stop the press agent of
prosperity in the department of agri-
culture.
We have all read about the farm
ers in the west and their automobiles
and grand pianos, and most of US
have dismissed the tale as bucolic
humor. But when Secretary " ilson
is asked on his return FROM the west
if the farmers are really investing
such large sums in automobiles he
rises with uplifted hand and swears
there is too much truth in it. The
farmers are out of debt, have money
in their pockets and big crops con-
tinue to come on. Why, folks in the
east do not know what luxurieS are !:
they must go west to find out.
In time this official assertion of
bullying prosperity and lavish luxury
on the farm is bound to get on the
nerves of the urban population.
Some city, Cook or Peary, will go
west to discover if these things are
so, and if they are look out for the
back-to-the-farm movement becom-
ing stampede.
Really, Secretary Wilson ought to
moderate his zeal. If he succeeds in
draining the cities to furnish labor
for the farmers how are the turner's
to get the luxuries now made in
town. And if there are no big city
population to pay high prices for
food how long is the farmers pros
perity going to last: Let him, in
stead, use his influence with his rural
friends to keep the cost of living at
stage where farmer and city resi-
dent can both get share of the
luxuries. The prosperity of one is
the prosperity of both, and any such
lOb-sided distribution rs he reports
is bound to react one way or the
sher.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACT.
ORS.

Sealed bids will be received by the
undersigned clerk of The Town of
Point Pleasant, Mason County, West
Virginia, until { O'Clock, P. NJ, Oc-
tober 4th, 1909, for the grading and
paving of Wand street (brick furn-
ished by the town. from 7th to 18th
streets; number of cubic yards of
dirt estimated to be excavated and
removed 1850; and said excavation
shall not be less than 9 inches from
top of cement gutter, and the street
to have not less than s inches of
gravel and g of said thereon for bed
of brick. The street to have 5 inches
of crown and properly graded to edge
of gutter and brick to be sufficiently
coated with sand after being laid;
the dirt to be hauled by contractor
from two lower squares to a point on
Wand street between 1st and Srd
street, and from two upper squares
to the road near mud bridge, the dis
lance to either point about one-fourth
of mile, the dirt to be dumped on
street as directed by the street COM
missioner, but same to be spread by
him. All of said work to be done
in workmanlike manner under direc-
ton of the street committee; con-
tractor to give bond in the penalty
of 100000 for the faithful per-
Torrance of contract.
The Council reserves right to re-
ject any or all bids.
W. C. WHALEY. Clerk.
Sept ae-ew
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ARGUMENTS POSTPONED IN VIRGINIA
DEBT SUIT

At the request of Attorney Gener-
al Anderson, of Virginia, the argu-
ment in the Virginia debt case, which
were to be heard in the office of
Master Chas. f. Littlefeld in New
York City on September 81, have
been postponed until September "a.
The record, which the Master or
dered printed by the plaintiff has not
yet been completed and it is likely
that the West Virginia attorneys will
ask for another continuance in order
that they may acquaint themselves
with the record.
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The STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
To the Sheriff of Mason County,

10 the Sheriff of Mason County,
Greeting:
We command you that you sum
mon John Medley, if he be found in
your bailiwick, to appear before the.
judge of our Circuit Court for the
County of Mason, at Rules to be held
in the Clerks office of said Court on
the first Monday in May next to
answer Bill in Chancery exhibited
against him in our said Court by
Julia B. Medley, and unless he shall
answer said bill within one month
thereafter, the Court will take the
same as confessed and decree accord
ingly, And have then there this
WITH.
Witness: Chas. B. Buxton, Clerk
of our said Circuit Court, at the Court
House, this leth day of April, 1909,
and in the 49th year of the State.
Teste: CHAS. BUXTON, Clerk.
Sept. ] +w.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22
TWO KINDS OF REFORMERS.

Reformers may be divided into two
classes-the genuine and thespurious,
with the former greatly in the minor
ity. Externally and so far assurface
indications go, there is similarity
between the two kinds. In reality,
however, there is an ocean of space
between them.
The genuine reformer is an individ-
ual who first reforms himself, and
knows that he has made good job
of it, before he begins the work of
reformation amongst others. He is
usually level-headed, just and toIer-
ant, with the highest regards for the
rights of his fellow man, a decent re-
spect for the opinions of his peers
and an abiding faith in his ability to
accomplish his purpose by appealing
to the reason of the people, rather
than by an effort to force them into
the acceptance of his ideas and
theories. In short, he is neither
radical nor fanatical, because his
sense of the proprieties will not allow
the employment of such tactics and
because he realizes that he is dealing
with people of intelligence and en-
lightenment, who will not stand for
them. He is a sane, normal man
who knows the weakness of human
nature and knows that since the days
of Christ on earth, no man can get
himself up as a model of purity and
probity and say to the people that
unless you are like l am and do as |
do, you are lost.
The spurious reformer IS radical,
fanatical and intolerant in the super
lative degree. He is conceited, self
and bigot of the most
pronounced type. Those who have
the audacity to disagree with him, to
repudiate his ideas and refuse to ac-
cept his dictum as the quintessence
of morality, law and order, are cor
rupt and undesirable citizens. Heis
a meddler, an intruder, an interloper,
and often CRATER, who goes about
with long face and says tue town
is going to hell in a handbasket, be-
cause the people do not follow his
and will not be guided
by his standards.
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ATTENTION, SINGERS.
NJ. p. SHAWKEY.

All the members of the various
ehoirs of the town, pupils of the
high school and Others who will as
sist in the vocal music for Sunday
morning, are requested to meet at
The Spencer Assembly Hall, next
Monday night, at : 80 P. NJ, for
the practice. You are requested to
bring copies of the Battle Hymn OF
the Republic, The Star Spangled
Banner and America, with you, If
you have them. Members of the
orchestra who will, are invited to
assist with the music.
f. B. SrsLrR,
Chairman Music Committee.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22

A griculture is being taught in the
public schools, but it is a question
whether the modern public school,
with its high school graduate teacher,
can compare in the agricultural line
with the good old school of expert
enee in which our fathers learned to
farm.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22
TEACHERS AND PUPILS
OF MASON COUNTY TO HAVE HOL,
DAY.
Office of C. a. Green,
Superintendent of Schools,
Hon. NJ. P. shawkey,
State Sup't of Free Schools,
Charleston, West virginia,


My Dear Sir:-As you arc aware a
great battle monument has been
erected at Point Pleasant, in Mason
county, West Virginia, in commem-
grafton of the battle between white
men and Indians, fought October 10,
IVA. The exercises incident to the
unveiling of this monument are to
take place on the 7th, Sth and 9th
of the ensuing October, and because
of the Importance of these, it is gen
orally desired that the teachers and
school children of this (Mason)
county, may be permitted to
be present thereat, on Friday
and Saturday. am therefore writ
ing to ask information as to whether
the first named day can be declared
a holiday to enable both teachers and
pupils to do this. With the hope
that this can be done, and thanking
you for an immediate reply, l remain
Most sincerely and
Obediently yours,
C. A. GREEN,
County Sup't of Free Schools
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22
OVER ZOO LICENSED HUNTERS.

Not only does Fayette lead in the
number of licensed pistol toters but
is also ahead of any other county in
the state in the number of hunters
licenses issued. Up to this time the
county clerk has licensed 74O HINT
ers licensed.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22

Can it be that the state road tax,
which is not to be used for road
building, it to be diverted to the gen.
eral state fund to tide over the period
of storage until some new mode Of
taxation can be discovered to bring
state revenues up to the level of the
expenditures
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22
ETDUCIARY SETTLEMENT.

The account of L. c. SOmerviIle,
Administrator of the estate of VIM.
Brown, deceased, is before me for
final settlement.
GEO. G. SOMERvILLE,
Com r Accounts for Mason Co. w. Va.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22

On the line between Lincoln and
SagadahOc counties, Maine, is a set
Element of thrifty farmer folk pecu-
liar for the number of people in the
settlement who have six toes on each
foot.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22
FIDUCIARY SETTLEMENT.

The account of L. c. Somerville,
Administrator of the estate of Eliza
beth Brown, deceased, is before me
for final settlement.
GEO. G. SOMERvILLE,
Com r Accounts for Mason Co. ". Va.
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State of West Virginia,
Dept. of Free Schools,
Charleston, Sept. Ii, 'Oe.
Supt. c. A. Green.

Ashton, W. Va.
l am in receipt of your favor of the
18th relative to the exercises in con-
nection with the dedication of the
Point Pleasant monument. Reply
ing, would say, that there is a much
broader sphere for our schools than
simply to drill the BOYS and girls in
the rules and definitions of text books.
To be brief, | am of the opinion that
the good to be received from particle
pating in the exercises of the dedi-
cation of this monument will be
greater to the average child of your
county than the same number of
hours spent at the ordinary work of
the school room, and would there
fore recommend that the Board of
Education of your county, especially
those near Point Pleasant, treat Fri
day, the Sth day of October, per-
hitting teachers and pupils to at
tend the exercises at Point Pleasant
on that day in lieu of days school
work.
Very truly yours,
NJ. p. SHAWKEY.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22

1t will be of interest to people
of Lewis county to learn that the
house in which Stonewall Jackson
died is to be preserved as one of the
historic land marks of the Con-
federacy.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22

Practically every newspaper in
the state is discussing the matter
of conserving the gas resources of
West Virginia by placing tax on all
gas that 5 transported to other states.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22
FIDUCIARY SETTLEMENT.

The account of H. c. Skinner, adj
ministrator of James A Lanham, de-
ceased, is before me for final settle
ment.
JOHN E. BELIEF,
Com'r Accounts for Mason Co. WA.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-22

The Cook-Peary controversy will
at least boost the gum drop market.
IT'S an i'll wind ETC."
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E. B. SIsLrR .

Chairman Music Committee.
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what tragedy that would be!
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-01

-GeQe ont and see our ne
'glass Fo1kal0A aud our big line o;
LOO fenv Rgrydsw. West :EEotd
GrbdeN IS.
-MrsT. n. ;Anrasailb faurned
to Hlllsboro Hast week Don Rich
mond, Vs1y< maetk lie hid besnoader
treatment. OF Or. Walton 10 . private
sana,orium. Mr. Arrasnith's many
friends will be glad to learn that bis
health is very much improved.
Durham. is to haze a home
coming week the latter part oi
April. when Mr.. James L Carey IL
&c have in progress q high-class car
niyal Arrangements are expected
to be made with the various. rasl.
roads tor reduced rates 80 that old
Du,hamites all about the State may
make a trip home.
-Y'he Durham District Confer.
ence c, nyened at Carr Methodist
Church. East Du ham, Wednesday.
The following delegates were elect
ed from the Hil'sboro Cncuit N.
w. Brown, w. Fl. McDade, J. w.
Jordan and II. Lee Carver. Rev
NJ. M. Mcfarland, pastor of the
HiIlsboro Circuit, is attending the
Conference.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-01


Adahhat, a.
i q e ! ~ hf presfnnt Plans the Sprg
IsafFhif di ) i sa oG fugasasag, ApffiisB6 tff'E
TVS first tip will close nefpre the
Sab JoAn'ssD Day celebration at tss-
tod in Js,e. NeaTdheI last .tJai:
thi second or westego ton vii!
bekin.
Dur people rightly esteem tie i'm
poftanL service rendered by our .r-
phAns' homes aud hey are ever
reify to lend a helping hand TO this
noble work
About 325 Of the orphan children
OF North Carolina are nov RECEIVING
ths benefits Of this efficient ins,l,n.
tlor at Oxford Since it vas estsb
lisied in 1872 about $500 boys AID
giIs have been under its care. The
teAeicent results OF such work are
grsa. beyond measure.
Tie concerts Of the children are
Off high order. The en,erlainme. 1
delight our people, who have beer.
in The last. pieased to e,v4 them q
patronage literal indeed. The con
cert itself il worthy of hearty sup
port and tue great cause the Cjas,
represents makes the appeal to u.
doubly strong.
We aean comm mend this mos,
worthy enterprise aud bespeak 1ol
the concerts the largest patronage
they have ever .eDjoye ..
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-01
A
Bears the Tie Kind You Have Always Bought
"a &AHZzzM
CTATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, !
- ORANGE COUNTY. {

In the Superior Cowt-Specsdl
Proceedings.
j. C. Walker and wife Sallie B. Walker.
D. NJ. Walker and wife Mary A..
Walker, II. G. Walker and wife Hat-
tie Walker. r. L. Walker and wife
Estelle Wakes l.. S. Walker, Miss
vey Walker j.. N. Walker, 4. w.
Walker and wife Myrtle Walker. J.
N. Hester and wife Minnie Hester, !
Miss 5. ii. Paschal. Mrs. Jennie Ingle
and husband Alonzo Ingle. Mrs: En-
ma c. Cheek. Miss Matte Cheek,
Mrs. Bette Norris and husband
Raney Norris, Miss Agnes 7. Forrest,
S. C. Forrest and wife Carrie G. Fer
rest, Miss Annie May Forrest, T.
j. Forrest and wife Rubie E. For
rest. Junius A. Gay. G.. T.. Gray.
Miss emma A. Gray. j. F. Gray and
wife Margaret c. Gray, J.. P. Nc
Adams and wife Myrtle McAdams,
D. C. McAdams and wife Annie NJ.
McAdams, J. c.. McAdams, W.. NJ.
McAdams and wife Lizzie McAdams,
G. H.. McAdans. r. W. McAdams
and Miss Josephine McAdams, Plain
tlfs,
| AyUEISt
Mrs. M. Katherine Gregson, Virg. Mus
| Crawford. Mrs Lillian G.. Sa}ter and
husband, W.. Fl. Salrer, John K.
Crawford and wife. Fannie Crawford,
Fl. F. Crawford, w. G. Crawford and
wife, Carrie Crawford, s. T. Craw-
ford and wife, Lula Crawford, Walter
Crawford and wife, Susie Crawford,
Il. L. Crawford and wife, Annie
Crawford, Of full age and Estelle
Forest and Ernest Forest, minors, re-
siding with their father, Stephen
Forest, and 5. M. Gattis, their guard
ian ad Item, Defendants.
SERVICE BY PUBLICATION.
The. defendants above named will
take notice that an action entitled as
above has been begun in the Superior
Court of Orange County tor the pur-
pose OF selling certain lands in Cedar
Grove township in said county, tor
PARTITION, said lands having been de-
vised by the Late Johu q. Walker TO
Miss Cornelia f. Walker during her
life time with remainder to his heirs ;
and the said defendants will further
take notice that they are required to
appear at the Office OF the Clerk 81 the
Superior Court of said Orange County
on or before the End day of April, 1909.
and answer or demur to the complaint
III said action, or the pialntlHs will ap-
ply to the Court for the relief demand
ed in said complaint.
This the 9th day Of March. 1909.
CHARLES STRAYHORN.
Clerk of the Superior Court of Orange
County.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-01
SWEPT OVER IAaAR

This terrible calamity often hap
pens because a careless boatman 10.
rores the rivers wsrnings-growing
ripples and faster curreut-Nature's
warnings are kind That dull pain
or ache in the back warns you the
Kidneys need attention if you would
escape fatal maladies- -Dropsy, Dia,
hetes or 5right's disease Take
Electric Ri,ters at once and zee
Baokache 6y and all your bes. feel
.ngs return 'After long suffering
tom weak kidneys aud lame back
one 81 90 bottle wholly cured me-
writes J.. r. Blankensh,p, of Belk
Tenn Oely SOC. at w. A. Hayes
drug store.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-01

900 yards Of 10 cent bargains
in our new store. West End
Grocery Co.
Try just one gallon of our 40
cent Molasses. and see it yoa oont
come back. Soda 2 pounds for S
cents. West End Grpcery 70.
Room, ROOM, ROOM, W.
havethe room, the goods, the right
prices. Come to see us at the
depot. II will pay you. West End
Grocery Co.
The two negro consiots. Geo.
Merritt and Fuller King, who made
their escape from the chain gang a
HlIlsboro on Wednesday morning
March "a, were captured in the
afternoon OF that day in the Orange
Grove neighborhood, in Bingham
township, by Mr.. Ed Snipes, aud b,
night were brought back to the con
vict camp. Mr.. Snipes happened t
see them pass by his house dressed
IN the garb of %convio,s. and h
mounted his mule aud overlook an
captured them.
Mr.. David l.. Wells, a weil-to
do and we'll known farmer of thl
county, died very suddenly at hi
home three miles north of Ceda
+ Grove, 90 Saturday afternoon, Marc
: q, aged about So years. Mr.. Vel
t was 10 town two or three days b.
tore his death, and his wife was
. Hillsboro visiting her daughte
}, Mrs. B. B. Forrest, when a phor
= message was received telling her :
/ her husbands sudden death. TT
in,erment was rade IN the Coop
d buryiug ground Sunday afternoon.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-01
INVITED FoR
THE OND OF
THE TO OF
HILLSBORO.

TIE Board of Commissioners of
the Town of HiIlsboro invite sealed
BIDS for an issue of $4,000 Of the
bands OF said town. They are to
be coupon bonds, denomination of
$500 or $1,000. as the bidder may
designate in his bid, to run thirty
(3O) years. bear t5) per cent. interest
payable semi-annually, and are to
he dated April 18th. 1909 Bids
should be accompanied by a q per
cent deposit, as evidence OF good
faith, and should be sent to George
A. Durham. Treasurer of the Town
of HiIlsboro, N. c., on or before
April 5th, 1909. No bid less than
par need be sent Said bids will be
opened 10. The Office OF the Board OF
Con miss,oners of said town at 8 p.
m, Monday, April 5th, 1909 The
Board of Com missloners reserve the
light TO reject any and all bids.
Detailed information furnished, on
request, by Frank Nash, Mayor. Of
Hlllsboro, Hillsboro, n. G,
This March End, 1909.