Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-01-12
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

Capt. Reedy as "coon" is all right.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Rev, T. A: Anderson returned to-
day from short visit with Pennsyl-
vania friends:
Mrs. L. A. Rariey, Miss Lucy
Ramey and Master Cliff have re-
turned from their sad trip to Otta-
wa, O., to their home in this CITY
w. G. Hays, manager of the
West Virginia Tool company lett
this morning for Pittsburg on nusi-
ness.
Misses Maggie and Clara Wells,
of Wellsville. w. Va, who have
been the guests of relatives here
and at Long Reach, returned yester-
day afternoon to their home.
Eph Wells new business block
has been contracted for and Will
cost when completed about $4,000
Nearly, if not quite all the rooms it
will contain, have been leased for a
term of years already.
We understand that our enter
prising citizen, Mr.. Ralph Broad
water, will erect handsome brick
business block where the Blue
Front store now stands, sometime
early in the spring.
DIR. w. A. Kahle, who has been
taking past graduating course IN
a New York medical institution,
has returned home, and will be
pleased to see his many friends.
Miss Josephine Riggs, of Par
kersburg, has accepted a position
as book-keeper and stenographer at
the Daily Oil Review Office and be-
gan work Monday last.
A. w. Lewis, of Pittsburg, gen
eral superintendent for I. N.
Barnsdall, was in the city last
evening looking after his employ
er's Interests here.
That cat which wandered into
the Victor Oil company's office is a
Mascot. A decree had been made
by Col. James Evans condemning
it to die, provided that the Arm
strong Smith we'll was dry. The
cat will live and be fed on sirloin
steak.
Ifvou want to buy an oil lease,
oil production, real estate, or Sc
cure loan, read the advertisement
of T. ]. Anderson, and give him a
call. stating your wants. He has
a suite of rooms on the second floor
of the Masonic Temple. Ifhe does
not have what you want he will gel
it for you. He also secures sltua
tons for work of all kinds at a
nominal cost.
Mr.. Levi Ankrom, one of the
substantial farmers of our county,
and on whose farm oil has been dis
covered on Elk Fork, passed through
the city this morning en- route tc
Middleton, Montgomery county,
Missouri, to visit his brother, Mr.
Rodney Ankrom. He will also
while absent, visit his brother, Neil
Ankrom, who resides at New Hart
ford. in Pike county, Missouri. He
will be accompanied as far as St.
Louis by Mr.. R. A. Martin, who is
going to Washington state to visit
some relatives for few weeks. We
wish the gentlemen safe journey
and a pleasant visit.
From Thursdays Daily
A big freeze in Florida has played
havoc with the orange groves and
pine apple fields. Florida has been
stricken in this mannerbefore and
has generally recovered rapidly.
Miss Jennie Aiken, of Venango
county, Pa. is the guest of Mrs. J,
F. Sutton on Virginia street.
/, Joshua Russell, one Of the sub
stantial citizens of Sistersville, was
here today on a business trip
Parkersburg Sentinel.
Dan Curran returned today from
Scranton, Pa, where he has been
visiting friends.
Mrs. VIM. Neuenschwander, u
Charles street, is visiting with Pitts
burg friends.
Miss M. T. Wells left this morn
ing for Pittsburg, where she will