Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-09-28

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Col. John Kincaid, the genial and
popular bookkeeper for Treat &
Crawford of this city, who has been
the guest of relatives and friends at
Indiana, Pa, for a week, returned
last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reedy, who
have been the guests of relatives
and friends in Oil City and other
points in the upper country, re-
turned TO their home in this city
last evening.
T. H. Hamilton, superintendent
of the Ohio River railroad, with
headquarters at Parkersburg, was
in the city a short time today look
ing after the interests of his COM
pany.
Victor H. Dye, of this city, left
Yesterday for the Maryland Medical
College at Baltim ore where he will
complete his studies in medicine.
He has been under the tutor
ship of DR.. J. J. Gof, of this city,
for some time.
William Gorrell, of Wheeling,
former resident of Tyler county,
arrived in the city this morning on
his way to the interior of the coun-
ty, where be will be the guest OF
relatives and friends for couple OF
weeks.
Mr.. D. F. Dufur sold his cele.
brated saddle mare, Jessie, yester-
day, to E. Roome, or Sistersvllle,
for $50. Jessie has taken nine
first premiums as a saddle and
walking mare and won $40 in the
only trotting race she ever went in.
Marietta Register.
From Thursdays Daily.
Will H. Burns, of the National
Supply company in this city left
last evening for Wheeling where he
attended the Elks dedication last
evening, and from there he will 60
to Pittsburg to attend to some
business matters for his company.
The man in the harvest moon
made his bow to the world on the
18th. He will at once start to get
full, which will require from that
date until the 29th to accomplish.
We know plenty of men, not in the
moon, who could get fuller than a
goat in few hours and stay full
for month.
Floyd Foster, son OF G.. E. Fos-
ter. of the Atlas Oil company, who
has been keeping books tor the
company in this city, left today for
his home in New York, where he
will remain a couple of days, after
which he will 60 to Boston to at
tend Harvard College during the
coming winter.
The cook book which was edited
and published by the ladies of the
NJ. E. church, of this city, is now
out and being sold. 1t is a very
neat and tasty book and chuch full
of receipts specially prepared by the
ladies of Sistersville who are the
very best cooks on earth. You
should buy two or three copies at
least.
Prof. Dell Douglas and wife are
here making the decorations for the
Grand Lodge Knights OF Pythias,
which holds its annual session in
our city, Oct. II, IS, and IA. Prot.
Douglass is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
with local lodge, but is prepared to
do work for all parties. He will be
found In rear room of Davis Mil.
linery store.
Every good town in West Vir-
ginia ought to have two or three
factories built and operated by
home capital, says the Charleston
Gazette. Get practical men who
have some money and plenty of
skill to operate them. This is the
way Wheeling butt up her facto-
ries and became rich town.
The chestnut crop will be large
this year. The season for the ma.
turing of the burs has been very
good and the crop will be larger
than for, a number Of years past.
The crop will be general this year
throughout the mountain districts
and many people will find an oppor-
tunity OF replenishing their excheq'
uer by the sale of the nut.
The general public is notified