Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-24

couple of weeks.
Edwin Fischer returned home
this morning from New York and
Philadelphia where he has been fol
the past ten days, buying his fall
and winter stock.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Shannon
who have been visiting relatives
and friends in New York for a
couple of months, have returned to
their home in this city.
Mrs. Susan T. Wells, of Wheel
ing, who has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. K. S. Foreman, at
Middlebourne, passed through the
city enroute for her home.
Sheriff Pyle has been tried on
the charge of letting prisoners out,
and has been found not guilty. 1t
took the jury but very few mo-
ments to settle the matter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Sanders, OF
Altoona, Pa, who were the guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Phillips, of
Catharine street, for week or ten
days, have returned home.
Harry Work, of the firm of A. D.
Work & Sons, starts today for New
York City and other eastern mar
kets to be gone about two weeks,
buying goods for the fall trade.
Drs. J. F. Means and J. A. Grier
left today for Ravenswood where
they will join a fishing club and
spend couple of weeks in trying
to catch members of the fnny tribe.
Mrs. Uric Randolph, of Catharine
street, has returned from an eX'
tended stay at Mountain Lake Park
Md. She also visited Washington,
D. c., ard other points Of interest.
Thomas Garland, the we'll
known producer who has been at
Parkersburg and Whiskey Run for
week looking after his interests
in that section, has returned to the
city,
George Graham. book.keeper at
the First National bank, who has
been on a ten days vacation during
which he visited Atlantic City and
other points east, has returned
home.
From Thursdays Daily
J.H. Caldwell, a pioneer oil
operator, of Titusville, Pa, is in
the city on business this week. He
is a member of the oil producing
firm of Caldwell & Boyer, and have
a large production in the Sisters
vile field.
H. H. Currie, who has been in
the employ of ]. M. Gufey & Co.
for a long time, has severed his con
nection with that frmand will III
the future contract for the South
Penn Oil company.
T. J. Andrews, formerly of Stur-
geon, Pa, has moved to this city
and is making preparations to start
a shop tor repairing boilers. He al
so buys and sells second handed
boilers, and will have a shop over
by the O, R. R. depot.
The Offices in the Masonic Tenn
pie that were soaked by the rain
while the roof was being repaired,
are plastered again, and are being
handsomely papered. When COM
pleted, they will be about as hand
some offices as there are in the
city.
There is a good demand in town
for houses to rent that are houses,
not few boards nailed together and
covered with cheap wall paper. A
fairly good house, in good loca-
ton. with a few modern improve
ments can be rented at good prices
any day in the week.
Miss Eurie Stanberry who has
been visiting friends in this city
for several days left this afternoon
for her home in McConnelsville, o..
She was accompanied by Miss
Annie Elder of Main street who
will visit with Miss Stanberry for
several days.
Miss Gertrude SHERWOOD, OF
Marietta, arrived in the city last
evening and will be the guest OF
Miss Sara Agnew, of Brown Betty
street, for a short time. Miss Ish-
erwood formerly lived in this city,
and has host of friends who will
be pleased to meet her.