Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-19

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company, with headquarters at
Pittsburg, was in the city today.
Miss Josephine Carroll. who is
employed at Parkersburg, arrived
in the city last evening and will be
guest of her parents for few
days.
Mrs. F. F. Dunlap returned
yesterday to her home in Sisters
vile, after visit of several days
with friends in this city.-Marietta
Register.
Miss Maggie Powell, a most
pleasant young lady of New Mar
tinsville, is in the city and will be
the guest of Miss Bertha L. Werle,
for a few days.
Samuel Nissan, the we'll known
postal clerk, has purchased the
Jonathan Rice farm near Kidwell
and will make this place his future
home. Consideration, 81 900. We
are glad to learn that Mr.. Nissan
will become a permanent resident
of our county.
The indications are that two of
our best looking girls will shortly
become residents of Sistersville. 1t
is about time for our boys to get a
hustle on and bring a pair of the
best looking girls in Sistersville
here, or we will be ,eft.--Wetzel
Democrat.
Joseph Hedges. of Wheeling, re-
turned from the interior of the
county last evening on his way
home. Mr.. Hedges represents the
we'll known firm of M. Gutman &
Co., of that city. He has been on
the road tor over 20 years, and as
he grows older his popularity in
creases. He is interested in the J.
B. Smith store of Shirley, this
county.
A letter was received from Geo.
M. Mccoy this morning, to the eff
feet that he and his family have ar
rived in Denver, Colorado, and
will remain in that city for several
days or weeks. He is located at
the Belvidor hotel. He says they
had a very pleasant trip lout. He
did not stop in Texas as he con-
templated doing, on account of the
yellow fever scare. He. is feeling
very we'll, and the trip promises to
be very beneficial to him.
The Sistersville public schools
are in fine condition. A new four
room building has been erected in
South Side and will be occupied at
the opening of school. Three
teachers have been added to the
teaching force, making in all six
teen teachers. Mr.. J. M. Skinner
was reelected principal by the un-
animous vote of the Board and his
salary increased to SLIPS. AL
most all the teachers of last year
were reelected. One-fourth of the
teachers hold State certificates.
The Principal spent his vacation at
the State University. School
Journal.
Mr.. Jas. K. Hill and his charm,
ing daughter, Miss Mary, passed
through the city last evening on
their way home from Beverly, 0.
Mr.. Hill purchased a fine stock
farm two miles north of Beverly
and 20 miles west of Marietta,
known as the c. Z. Smith farm;
consideration, $4,000 cash. Mr..
Hill informed us that he has had
more than one application to lease
his farm for oil and gas but de-
cllned the offers. 1t IS his 1nten-
ton to form a company and drill it.
The tract contains 400 acres. It is
not his intention to leave old Tyler,
we are pleased to say. 7r
An appeal has been granted in
the case of the County Court against
Jas H. Strickling. The appeal was
granted last Friday. The bond is
three hundred dollars and has been
executed and filed with Clerk May
field. Judge Jacobs presented the
record and secured the new
trial. 1t will be we'll remem-
bered that Mr.. Strickling was found
guilty ofimmoral conduct. Whether
it is immoral according to the high
standard of Middlebourne, where
the morals of the whole county are
run, or just plain, every day i'm
morality, we are not prepared to
say. 1t is an awful small crime
after such terrible charges were