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POINT PLEASANT REGISTER.
VOLUME 47. POINT PLEASANT. VT. VA.. WEDNESDAY. JULY 2S. 1909. NO. 3
BROTHER AND
SISTER RE-UNITED
SEPARATED SINCE BABYHOOD THEY
FIND EACH OTHER IN STORY-BOOK
STYLE.
Quite a peculiar and romantic story
has developed at Mason City in the
reuion of a long separated brother
and sister.
Nearly 14 years ago Mrs. Iduma
Hall, wife of Alien Hall, died near
Pliny, Mason county, leaving* three
weeks-old daughter, later christened
Clara, and a son, Carl, aged about 6
> ears. Mrs. Hall s maiden name was
Iduma Caldwell, daughterof Mrs. L.
M. Caldwell, now residing at Mason
Citv.
At the death of the mother the
father sent the son Carl to live with
his grandmother then living at Hen
derson, and placed the baby girl with
his sister, Mrs. Maggie Harris. He
kept the baby there three weeks and
then gave it to Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Priddy at Arbuckle. The Priddy
family moved about from place to
place on the Kanawha River from the
mouth to its source, living part of the
tiine in Charleston. The child grew
up as Clara Priddv and until very re
cently regarded her foster parents as
her real parents.
About nine months ago Mrs. Prid
dv left the house one afternoon and
told Clara if she was not back by six
o clock for the child to get supper.
Mrs. Priddy never came back, having
concluded to leave Mr. Priddy and
her family. Clara then went into the
family of Alfred Hollev back of Buf
falo. By that time she knew she was
an orphan but didn't know where to
find any of her people. She did not
know that she had a brother or what
had happened to her parents.
Nine years ago the coming August
the father, Allen Hall, was killed in
a fight on the packet Clara Belle near
Point Pleasant. He was a mountain
bully and quarrelsome when in his
cujk and met the usual fate of such
characters.
At the age of l.S years the son Carl*
went on the river in order to make
his own way in the world, and now
at the age of is years on the 27thof;
next month the desire of his brief!
life time has been gratified in the re
union of himself and sister. Until I
last week, he had never seen her
since an infant in arms. He had
kept up a diligent search, however,
and finally located her by the merest
accident. The young man is now a
striker on the towboat Gilliam, en
gaged in towing coal out of the Ka
nawha river, with Capt. Ed. Burn
side in command, Recently a young
man named Jordan came onto the
the boat incidentlv learned the name
of the young striker. "I know a
girl at Ashton named Clara Hall""
said Jordan in conversation, '"who
very much resembles you."
I have a sister Clara, who I have
not seen since she was a baby, and
who I should very much like to find,*"
was the eager response of the young
river man. The upshot of his con
versation was that yomig Hall went
to Capt. Burnside antMisked a week's
leave of absence. The commander
demurred on the ground that he was
needed on the boat, but when the
matter was fully explained the Capt
tain said:
^ es, go and take all the time
you need to find your sister."
Young Hall went to Buffalo by
train crossed the river there and se
cured|a rig and drove across the coun
* O" to Ohio Sixteen. Then he found
the Holly home and a girl whom he
took to be his sister. Going up to
her he extended his hand and said:
"How do you do. Clara!"
1 he girl backed away and refused
to have anything to do with him.
Why, I am your brother Carl,"
exclaimed the young man, and 1
have come to take you away."
The girl turned scarlet in confus
ion at the announcement, but still
refused to believe what was asid to
her.
When a full explanation had been
mack* she consented to leave with her
brother, but at that |x>int Mr. Holl
ey stepjxrd forward and refused to
permit her to leave. He said he
could not spare her as the blackber
ry season was on and he needed her
to pick berries, milk the cows. etc.
The brother insisted, but Mr. Holl
ey stood firm. Thereupon young
Hall drove back to Buffalo and board
ed a train for Point Pleasant, where
he consulted an attorney. The law
yer told him what to do and he re
turned, this time accompanied by an
officer. When Hollev found that he
could not hold the girl longer he de
manded $15 for the clothing he had
bought for her. This Hall refused
to pay, and brought her away in the ?
clothes she had on at the time, land
ing with her at Mason City last Sat
urday, a proud boy and a happy sis
ter. She was first taken to the home
of her grandmother, Mrs. Caldwell,
when there was a joyful reunion,
and they went to the home of Sam
uel Siegrist, Mrs. Seigrist being her
aunt, sister of the dead mother,
where she will make her future home,
watched over and clothed by the de
lighted brother.
The girl is a bright, pretty, little
thing, timid, but as wide-awake and
keen-eved as a forest creature. She
has a little booking, but thirsts for
more, which she will get in her new
home.?Middlei>ort Republican.
LEGACY FROM SWEET
HEART.
GETS SI,800 IF SHE PROVES HER 1DEN
THY.
Sistersville, \V. Va? July 22.? ]
Miss Margaret Gillespiv, a well
known young woman of Pleasant j
countv, will, within the next few
days, l>e the recipient of a legacy
which amounts to about 81,800,
which has been left her by a former
sweetheart, if she is able to prove!
her identity to the Fidelity Title &
?Trust Co., of Pittsburg, which is the
will of the late F. J. Doyle, of Pitts
burg. An attorney who represents ,
the executor of the will has been
here for the past three or four days,
looking for Miss Gillespie, and finally
located her at her home back of St.
Marys, with the result that he got
into communication with her and she j
is now on her way to Pittsburg for 1
the purpose of establishing her claim i
to the fortune which has Wen be
queathed to her by her erstwhile |
sweetheart.
It seems that several years ago
when Miss Gillespie was in Pitts-1
burg, employed :\t one of the depart-1
ment stores of that city, she anil
Doyle became acquainted and were
sweethearts for several years. The 1
young woman finally became ill and |
returned to her home in Pleasants J
county. They kept up a correspon
dence for a time, but finally quit writ- j
ing, and Miss Gillespie next went to j
Cleveland and from there to several i
other towns, finally returning to her j
^home again some time ago, where
j she has been located since. J
On May 8 last, Doyle, wh<? was
in the employ tf an electric company
! of Chicago, died at the Mercv hos
pital in Pittsburg, and when his will
was o]>ened it was found that he had
made Miss Gillespie his heir. So far
as the executor of the will has been
able to ascertain he has no other liv
ing relatives, so that the entire es
tate, which amounts to almost
000, will go to her.
UNDERWENT OPERATION.
Mrs. C. W. Hogsett. of Hogsett,
I Mason county, underwent a very seri
ous operation at the Kessler hospital
Monday morning performed by Dr.
Lesage and Dr. Radcr. She rallied
' very nicely and the prospects are ex
cellent for her recovery.?Hunting
ton Herald-Dispatch, 27.
i Buy your corsets of us, we have
the latest. Mrs. L. J. Williamson.
WEST VA. FAIR '
B. & 0. WILL RUN SPECIALS ON ALL
DIVISIONS.
From present indications excursions
will be run to Parkersburg on Wed
nesday and Thursday during the
West Virginia Fair by the B. & O.
railroad on the different divisions
entering the city, which will afford !
plenty of opportunity for people re
siding at various poiiits to go to the
fair and return home the same day. ?
Tliis Fair will be held on August 16,
17, IS, 1!1, SO, and preparations are
being made to make it the best in
the state. They have already the
finest track, barns, amphitheatre,
and buildings in the state, and the j
floral hall in all its departments will
surpass anything ever In-fore ex
hibited.
MYSTERY IS SOLVED
ARREST HERE CLEARS UP MYSTERIOUS
BURGLARIES K PARKERSBURG.
Prosecuting Attorney H. (). Hite
shew, of Parkersburg. and Charles
Franklin, of the Perkins Detective
agency, Pittsburg, returned this
moming, July 20th, to Parkersburg
after a day's visit in this city, where 1
they obtained "valuable informa
tion," as they say, regarding the
diamond robberies in that town
While here they caused the arrest of
Carl Howard, alias the "Mysterious
Kid,'" and Louis P. Frobe, who oper
a salinin in tin- Second ward. Frobe
is charged with receiving $1,800 j
worth of stolen goods. Detective
Franklin and Constable Johii Nau
made the arrests. The men were
taken before. Justice Gorri|>ers and
put up bond for their appearance.
Sam Johnson anil Smith are bonds
men for Frobe, while Griifith, who
owns some property corner of Twenty
seventh and Chapline streets, went
on Howard's bond.
A Telegraph reporter called upon
Detective Franklin and Prosecuting
Attorney Hiteshaw, who were stop
ping at the McLure. They would
give out no new developments in re
gard to the case other than to state
they have at last solved the mystery
which has puzzled the Parkersburg
authorities for some months.
They stated about $14,000 worth
of diamonds have beep stolen in num
erous burglaries in Parkersburg and
already seven men have been arrested
in connection with the crime. Five
men have made confessions and
?5l,SOO worth of diamonds have been
traced to Wheeling.
Last Friday, as was exclusively
stated in the Telegraph, J. 11. Green
lee was arrested here by Detectives
Kelly and Fraziercharged with being
implicated in these robberies. He
was taken to Parkersburg w here Roy
Deem, Goldstein and others, charged
with being accomplices, are incarcer
ated.
Robinson and Robinson have been
engaged as attorneys for Howard:
jand Sam Bovce for Frobe. It was
stated today an effort will be made
| to prevent the men being taken to
j Parkersburg for a hearing in regard
to this case.
[From the Parkersburg Sentinel.]
Contrary to expectations, several I
of the men in jail who were arrested
in connection with the recent robber
ies in this city were given a hearing j
before Squire Butcher on Wednesday
afternoon.
Milt Brown, the negro who is
j charged with complicity in the rob
bery of the residence of Gilbert L.
Watson several months ago, was
the first to be brought out. Brown
was represented by D. C. Casto and
1 James A. Watson. He plead not
guilty to the charge when the war
rant was read to him, and, as Mr.
Watson was not present, the justice
j inquired of the defense whether they
? were willing to admit that the home
of Mr. Watson had been robbed.
| They refused to do so, and conse
?qocntly Mr. Hitcshew, tor the State,
?skcd that the hearing he adjourned,
"?i >t goes over until next Monday,,
in order to get Mr. Watson here, as
he is out ot town at present.
Smoke Marshall, who was also
one of the parties brought out and
who is connect d with the dfamond
robbery at the Jackson home, waived
examination and was remanded to
j*il- Marshall, it is said has con
fessed to his complicity in the affair
and will be ready to tell on the
stand all he knows alxrnt it.
Ro-v D<*m, who was arrested in
Huntington, where several of the;
Jackson diamonds were recovered by '
Detective Frai.klin, plead not guilty '
?hen he was arraigned before the
justice. However it was proven
that he had the .jewels in his |n>s<cs
sion, and they were in evidence at
the hearing. He was held to await
the action of the grand jury and the
matter of fixing the amount of the
bond will be taken up later.
The Prosecuting Attorney and his
assistant are going at the matter in
thorough earnest and are getting
their evidence in splendid shape in
each of the several cases. On ac
count of the desperate character of
some of the men injail.no chances,
are taken jJVid Jailer Gabbert is keep
a careful watch on them.
[.Mr. Roy Deem, who is mention
ed in the foregoing account is not
Mr. Hoy Deem, who was a former
resident of this place, but is now
working in Maryland.]
DON'T FLY TOGETHER
WHEREFORE WRIGHT BROTHERS FLY
' SEPARATELY.
It is a grewsomely interesting fact
that the Wright brothers never Al
together. I he reason is simple. An
accident, such as occurred last sum
mer, when _OrvilIe Wright and Lieut. .
Selfridge were hurled to the earth,
might kill both the brothers. This
is a tragedy they are guarding against.
Orville Wright has declared that dur
ing their long course of experiments
in the development of an aeroplane
lie and his brother never attempted
to fly together. The Wright broth-'
ers are a close cor|ioration and they
have not communicated to anybody
the scientific discoveries made during I
their long investigations of the prob
lem of aerial flight. If both should
be killed by an untimely accident,
their secret would die with them,
and they have wisely decided not to
risk annihilation at a single disaster.
1 hey arc unemotional young men
and realize that death may overtake
them at any time. If it should come
it would visit them singly.
WRONG BODY IS
SENT RELATIVES
FAMILY WAIT AND MOCRN FOR LOST
ONE ONLY TO FIND COFFIN DID NOT
CONTAIN HIM.
Parkersburg, W. Va.t July 25. j
There has been sorrow in the home ;
of Mrs. Ester Galvin here since the
receipt of word that her son had been j
killed last Friday night in a railroad
accident at Curtin, this state. They
tearfully awaited the arrival of the :
remains and today when the casket
arrived it was opened in the little i
home. To the surprise of Mrs. Gal- I
vin and family it was found the body j
was not that of her son, but that of
an unknown man. Whether Galvin
was really killed and some mistake
made in forwarding the casket, or |
whether it was a ease of mistaken i
identification has not develo|ied. The
remains were takcrvto a local morgue
[lending an investigation further in
to the case.
At a point about midway between ?
Floodwood and Beaumont Saturday
on the K. & M., two trains collided,
engineer Ed Mankin, of Middleport,
sustained painful injuries, receiving
a number of deep scalds.
MASON COUNTY FAIR
MOST BEAUTIFUL GROUNDS IN THE
STATE ARE TO HAVE A FAIR
THAT IS A FAIR.
WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
SEPT. 1ST. 2ND AND 3D
hiive been fixed for the dates of the
Mason County Fair, to be held at the
beautiful Grounds, near Point Pleas
ant. The Point Pleasant Develop
ment Co.. the owners of the Fair;
Ground, have a force of men at work |
putting in thorough repair the grand ?
stand ami other buildings and put
ting the grounds in order and everv- j
thing is being put in readiness for j
the kind of a Fair in Mason. County j
that made the Fair famous through -1
out three states years ago. We arc
coming back this year to the kind of|
a Fair that had to be brought to our
peoples own doors and thev did not
go out of the state to find entertain
ment. This time it will he soat- j
tractive that, while Wednesday will
lie the opening day, when business
will be transacted, here will be
swo big Fair days, Thursday and
Friday. Hates are being negotiated
on all railroads, while the farmer]
and his family and many visitors will j
bring well laden baskets and picnic'
with their friends. There will be on
the ground ample provisions for all. i
The Hotel accommodations in the j
town are not to be sur|>asscd any- j
where. The road from Point Pleas- j
ant to the Fair Ground will be kept
sprinkled as will be the track for the
races. The purses offered are good
anil the horsemen of the County will i
find the management so absolutely;
fair that it will be a delight to enter
horses here and our people can look
for the best races in years.
While the interests of the farmer,
the horticulturalist, the stock raiser;
will be provided for in the competi
tion exhibit the Ladies will have a
prominent place in this Fair. Floral
Hall will be turned over to Miss
Lillie Lee Hogg, who will be assisted
by Mrs. Anna Jones Ryan, and with
their experience and wide acquaint
ance among the ladies who are able
to compete in this exhibit together
with the interest already manifest
and the abundance of material al
ready promised, there will be the
most artistic display of art and needle
work and plain and fancy sewing,1
photography and Moral display, both \
cut flowers and [lotted plant*. All
plants sent from Point Pleasant en- ?
tered at the office of the Secretary,
prior to September 1st, will be called
for and returned free of charge.
The gentlemen who have undertaken
this Fair have entered it determined
to raise the standard and that no
discreditable conduct from any source ;
shall be tolerated but that the moral j
and progressive spirit shall prevail.
They are backed by the best busi
ness men of the town and the most
progressive farmers of the County, ]
and if you are not already enlisted
for the success of the big Fair, Get [
busy. See what you have to send for
the exhibit. If you want any privi
leges of any kind write the secretary, i
Tell your family now you will bring j
them that they may get ready.
Come dressed for the picnic, good |
times. There will not be any prem- i
ium offered on fine dresses and be
sides they are out of place. Come
dressed to enjoy yourself and be sure ?
and write your friends to meet you j
at the big Mason County Fair.
Mr. W. S. Tully has been elected
President; Judge Bvrd Stone, Vice j
President; Geo. Walter Cossin,|
Secretary; Wallace B. Barnett,1
Treasurer. Mark it down, the Big I
Mason County Fair will be a go and,
everylnidy will lie there, and say
"1, too."
Little Joe Kay burn, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Ray burn, who had
one of his legs badly scalded last
week, is improving nicely.
BASEBALL
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The- Syracuse team played here
last Sunday, and the game was the
best exhibition of good ball we have
vet seen on the home grounds. Tfie
game was a tie until the 3d inning,,
when Point Pleasant squeezed in
two runs, much to the delight of the
fans. This score stood until the
latter part of the 8th when Syracuse
by brilliant work at the bat put two
runs over the plate, amid much ex
citement. Harrison was substituted
for Dashner, in the pitchers Iwx in
the !>th and the visitors were blanked,,
but the home team went them one
better in this half of the inning and
the agony was over, the final score
being 3 to 2 in favor of Point Pleas
ant. Dashner was in the box for
the home team, striking out !> men,
Duckworth for Syracuse fanning !*
men. The grounds are in splendid
condition and visitors are highly
pleased, now that they can see tlie
game, the crowds being kept within
the line.
Rutland vs. Point Pleasant. Sun
day, August 1st.
DANIEL B. LUCAS DEAD
FORMER SUPREME JUDGE, LAWYER AND
DEMOCRATIC LEADER PASSES AWAY
Saturday evening at 7 :30 o'clock,
at his estate Rion Hall, near the his
toric town of Charles Town, this
state, Daniel Bcdlinger Lucas, aged
7:i, for inanv years one of the fore
most democratic leaders in West Vir
ginia, anil formerly supreme court
justice and for a short time l?nited
States Scnator'bv appointment, |wtss
L-d away after an illness of several
weeks. His condition during this
period has been such as to cause gen
uine alarm among his family and
friends. His last visit into town was
nearly a month ago, and since that
time lie has "been confined to the
house, occasionally being carried out
on the porch.
DREAM
SHOWS MURDERER AND AVENGER
STARTS ON HIS TRAIL
New York, July 21.?' 1 am g?ing
to Paris at a certain cafe. There I'
shall find a man sipping absinthe.
He will be the man who murdered
my sister's husband. Then I shall'
shoot him like a dog. What the law
does to me, then, 1 do not care."
With this startling declaration. C?
H. Janney, of Montgomery, Ala.,
sailed on the steamer Campania for
Kuropc to seek the murderer who
was revealed to him in a dream.
K. II. Spencer, of Danville, Va..
married Janney"s sister. A year ago
Spencer's family was going away for
the summer and asked Janney to oc
cupy their home while they Mere
away. He had a strange foreboding
of evil and refused. Spencer remain
ed behind until he could secure i?
caretaker.
That night pistol shots were heard
in the house, and neighbors found'
S]>cncer dying. Before he expired
he said he had been awakened by arc
intruder and shot down.
Janney blamed himself for the
death of his brother-in-law. He
started a search for the murderer.
Three nights ago he had a dream.
In it, he-says, hesaw the whole mur
der committed. He saw the mur
derer flee to New York and board a
steamer. He saw himself following
and finding the murderer in a cafe.
He saw himself kill the man. S?
vivid was the dream that he has gone
to Paris to find the restaurant and
the man.
"And I shall kill him like a dog,'*
added Janney.
LAWN SOCIAL
There will be a lawn social at Uie
residence of Mrs. I E. W. McKintev.
Thursday afternoon and night, for
the benefit of the Baptist Church.
Everybody made welcome.