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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-06-28


it-,a-5a-e Al departments will sp-
pear So usual hereafter. Miss Maxim's
rsX- .,.,er takes the reader 10 the prin-
e.Pl. points Of interest in Edinburgh.
Fine new dressmaker wishes 10 express
beg hsuks 20 the undertaken and the
Democrat for the advertising which she
received last week. The result OF II hss
been 90 establish her in new industry.
F5- .he past week she has been kept busy
with samples OF cloth sent in from all
quarters for her 10 locate the "up and
down" Of the figure. Fee for each sam
pie, 10 cents. Anv kind Of goods from
blue drilling to silk brocade. Office
hours, An tO9P.M.
10 paws % advertise in the Democrat
bur in this case IL didn't pay the pub
fishers Saturday morning man came
mo the Democrat Office TO advertise :
pocketbook which he had picked up on
che street. Two hours later another
Nan came in 20 advertise a pocketoooi
which he had lost, and for which he hac
hunted from North Paris 10 Oxford
He was directed 70 Advertiser No. /, snc
went 70 see him. Result: the pocket
book was recovered, two souls wer'
made happy. aud the Democrat didn'
get half dollar out Of it. Advertising
psys-the advertiser.
Alfred A. Starbird of this place, sol
Of ". ; Stsrbird. has been recommend
I'd by Adjutant General Corbin OF tn
nited States army for appointment a
second lieutenant in the regular army
Mr. Stsrhird is a graduate Of the Univer
slty of Maine, class Of 9S. He IL nov
sergeant in Co. ID, lst Maine Volunteers
The 1875 Young men named for lietenan
cies were selected from graduates o
those institutions az which miiitar.
training is given under the instructio
II regular army officer. Mr.. Staroir'
has been an officer of the Coburn cadet
at the State College for the past thre
years. As the l95 appointments wer
made from a list Of several thousand az
plieants, the young lieutepants may coz
graduate themselves on their good quah
aeations and thar good fortune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-06-28

F,-,t Congregational Church. X. ,. Hangh,on:
PN.tor. on sunday. preaching services. 10. y
- meeting Tuesday evening. Chris
- -. le.vor meeting sunday evening
l v.,b,,li.t church, Rev. l. A. Bean, Pas
a. ~ sunday, morning prayer meecng, A
n pr,aching serytce, 10 - a: N, sapos,n Schvo
- .-,1er meeting p. NJ prayer mestins
a. .tsT evening class meeting, Friday evening
i,.,'ti-t Church. Rev. +. j. Ramsdeli, Pastor
., .,',.i.v preaching service 10 Is A. N; Sab
e.. -.-r1.Sl NJ N; prayer meeting 100 r. =.
Yer meeting Tuesday evening.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-24
Very Interesting.
A Half Dozen Ideas Will Sug-
gest Themselves to the Sis
tersville Reader While Pc
rusing This.

1t is seldom that passenger on
board train gives thought TO the
man at the throttle, and rarer still
that a man chosen above all others
by the people does so. Of all the
flowers placed on the presidential
train IS it passed through Pittsburg
and Allegheny City on its way to
Washington there is one cluster of
white carnations destined to be pre-
served for generations, and handed
down to children and grandchildren
as long as the petals and atoms will
hold together. That was the hand
some boquet presented by Presi-
dent Mckinley to the locomotive
engineer. This graceful act Of the
President has nothing to do with
the locomotive engineer David Kill
way, who handles the throttle of
engine 9, on her daily trips between
Bridgeport and Massllon, Ohio, on
the c. L. & W. R. R. We merely
introduce him in this way so that
in measure the reader may know
who we are talking about, and il
afflicted as he was, the benefit OF
his valuable advice can be utilized.
Read what he says:
Il have followed railroading tor
a fifth Of a century. OF recent
years l have been bothered a great
deal with my kidneys and on sew
eral occasions l have been obliged
to lay off for a time until l got
better. l had constant aching pains
across my loins, which, when I
would stoop, would be sharp and
piercing. The kidney secretions
were copious and distressing, andl
also suffered from severe headaches
and attacks OF dizziness, always
worse when my back was troubling
me most. l had heard several
speak of Doan's Kidney Pills, and
I in company with my brother and
Conductor Craig, went to a drug
store and got a box each. They
relieved me right away, and have
felt free from all symptoms and we'll
since. Both my brother and Mr..
Craig say the same. had my
wife use some of them, as she was
also troubled as much as l was, and
they produced the very best results,
We cannot say too much IN praise
of Doan's Kidney Pills. / would
not do without them for any con-
Sideration."
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by
all dealers. Price SOC. Mailed by
Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, n. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-24
Remarkable Rescue.

|rs. Michael Curtain Plainheld,
makes the statement that she
int cold, which settled on her
IS; she was treated for a month
Ter family physician, but grew
be. He told her she was a hope
victim of consumption and that
Medicine could cure her. Her
Egist suggested DR.. Kings New
|overy for Consumption; she
kht a bottle and to her delight
ID herself benefited from first
|. She continued its use, and
taking six bottles found her
sound and well; now does her
work and is as we'll as she ever
Free trial bottles at Hill &
toach's drug store. Large bot
zoe and SI.oo.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-24
Two of Them.

Fr. and Mrs. w. H. Alexander,
be south side, are the proud
mss of a handsome pair of twin
les that arrived at their home
late hour yesterday afternoon.
of the new babies is a fine boy,
other a handsome girl.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-24
LEGISLATURE.

The Ohio Valley Coffee company,
|ated at Parkersburg, has gone
h the hands of a receiver, broken
and run out Of business by the
( SITS. The manager of The concern
! 5 this is what caused it to 60
Her, and yet, we presume the
b who invested their money IN
i legitimate enterprise, will walk
I to the polls this fall and cast
'ir ballots for congressman who
h vote and work for the interests,
/ as dictated by the trusts and
|ir owners, the very men that
he caused them to lose their
hey. So it goes. Some
there will be a change and
la there will be a great howl
Hut socialism, anarchism and
fything that is bad, but it is all
bit to crush small concerns and
ID the poor poorer. This object
lon right at home ought to cause
people of Parkersburg to be
Aful as to the kind of men they
L to Congress, but we doubt If
Ranges two votes, and this IS
/ the trusts do not care how op-
4sive they get, because they can
4 the masses. This country can
er hope to return to prosperity
He these trusts of all kinds are
Existence and are allowed to
ish and Cypress the people.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-24

Notice is hereby given that by
virtue of the authority vested in
me by certain deed OF trust made
and executed by B. A. Moses, to
me as trustee, dated on the 18th
day of December, 1896, and duly re-
corded in the clerks Office, of the
county court of Tyler county, West
Virginia, in deed of trust book No.
7, folio $50 and 331, the under
signed trustee will, on Saturday,
September the 3rd, 1898, at the
front door of the post Office, in the
town of Sistersville, in said county
and state, sell by way of public
auction to the highest and best bid
der therefore, the undivided one.
half interest in the real estate and
personal property described and
conveyed to ne as trus-
tee in said trust deed, to-
wit: That certain lease for oil
and gas purposes, situate in Meade
district, Tyler county, West Viz
GINA, known as the hughes heirs
farm, bounded and described as fol-
lows: North by lands of Mrs.
Freeland; east by lands OF Thomas
Doak; south by lands of J. w.
Loneberger, and west by lands of
Thomas Freeland, containing SO
acres more or less, together with
the oil wells, wood rigs, two IS
horse power boilers, three 25.horse
power engines, II ,oco feet Of eight
and one quarter inch casing, 5000
feet Of six and a quarter inch cas-
ing, 4. 900 feet of 2.inch tubing, two
so feet Io-inch pipe, 10000 feet OF
lumber, all steam, gas and water
lines and line pipe, in all about
6 900 feet, and all and singular the
tarfkc, tools and appurtenances OF
said lease and said oil wells.
TERMS OF SALE.
Cash in hand on day Of sale.
Sid sale is made at the request
of the Tyler County Bank, the cor
poration for whose benefit said trust
was executed, and who is the legal
owner of the note, secured and de-
scribed in said trust.
The title to said property is be-
lieved to be perfect. but selling as
trustee, l will only convey such
title as is vested in ne BY said deed
of trust.
Given under my hand, this, the
18TH day of August. 1898.
Frank D. Mccoy,
G&w I6t Trustee.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-24
Expects TO Locate Here.

II. J. R. Milton, of Williamson,
Va, has been in the city since
|erday looking over the situation
b a view of locating here. He
kputed to be first class dentist
will doubtless enjoy a good
ktice in case he locates here.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-24

been making money ever since Il
was drilled, and today is considered
Que of the best small properties IN
this section.
The eight producing wells on
on the farm have net production
at the present time of about IS
barrels a day, and one OF the mem
bers of The Magnolia Co., which
owns a half interest in it, said to-
day that he believed it could with
proper handling be brought up to
90 or 100 barrels day.
The price paid for the property
was at the rate of $500 barrel for
the entire property, or $1,000 for
the half interest disposed of by the
Henrys to Mr.. Chestnut. The
deal was conducted by G. W.
Bishop.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-24

he we'll of Capt. Jones on the
shall farm is a fine one. Sun
lit flowed 43o barrels and yester-
lit put $50 barrels in the tanks
it is improving every hour.
|ther good thing about it is the
THAT it is only three miles from
city. 1t now looks as if a sec
Elk Fork pool had been opened
and business will no doubt
tish as it has never before done
hr town. A we'll that flows 500
|els Of oil a day is a sure sign
bill field has gone up the flume.
kersburg papers please copy
sad news.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-24
OIL NOTES.
THE OIL MARKET.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
The Elk Fork Oil and Gas COM
pany have started some new work
in the Elk FORK pool. 1t is in de-
fined limits, however, and has little
importance attached. They have
rig building for their No. 5 Joel
Tuttle, and have put the 81 casing
in their No. II, J. T. A. Hawkins.
Harvey, Cutler & CO. will reach
the sand at their No. Glendenning
in the northeast extension, Mon
day. This is the most important
we'll drilling near the sand in that
locality, and its outcome is awaited
with interest.
Next week will see several I'M
portant wells completed in various
parts of the field. In most instances
these wells are in advance and their
outcome will have a vital bearing
on their respective localities.
South of the Sancho develop
ments the Carter Oil company have
drilled in their No. IS on the Tom
Freeland farm and have buster in
the Maxton formation. We under
stand they will drill to the Injun.
ELK RUN.
The Elk Run pool in Washing
ton county, Ohio, is becoming one
of the leading attractions of the
south. Developments have en-
couraged the belief that Berea
pool Of considerable importance
has been found and they are lay
ing their future plans accordingly.
Ed Quigley, superintendent of the
construction department Of the Car
ter Oil company has just returned
from that locality where he has
been with large force Tor the past
ten days building large water sta
ton on Little Muskingum. Five
miles of pipe has been laid and ex-
tends right into the heart of the
Elk run field. The station is of
sufficient capacity to furnish IS
drilling wells. All the water con-
sumed in that field will be furnished
by this station. 1t goes without
saying that Col. Carter is thorough
" convinced that rich strike has
been made or he would not go to
such an expense.
The excitement regarding the
we'll drilled by Afford & Co. on the
Snyder farm over III the Elk run
territory, is still intense and there
is not the least doubt but that bust.
ness will be very brisk over there
for some time. A gentlemen who
came in from there last night stated
that in his opinion the Afford we'll
was freak and he did not believe
the Injun pool over there would
amount to anything. The Afford
we'll is still holding up in good
shape and is making about IS bar
rels day.
The two wells being drilled by
Shay & McMullen on the Bohlen
lease should be due in the sand
about the middle Of next week.
They are not expected to get the
sand at the earliest before Tuesday
evening or Wednesday morning.
Afford & Co. are making arrange
ments to drill some more wells on
the Snyder at once. They have
made the location and are putting
the material on the ground Tor two
rigs and will start two more as soon
as is possible.
After a delay Of some time the
Carter Oil company has finally got
ten their No. on the Musser farm
and No. on the Moore farm start
ed. These wells were delayed in
starting for about week for some
reason but they will be pushed to
completion as rapidly as possible.
Myers & Company Of Marietta,
l..1 A. D,,o Dol, eo~..,
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-24

looked tor and expected is Sucn as
to preclude the possibility OF an
increased production at current
prices owing to the great expense
attached to the operations.
The shallow sand pools have
been demonstrated to be small in
extent of area and too limited in
number to add materially to the
aggregate output.
Producers as a rule have dis
covered of late years that to sue
coed against the unjust manipula-
ton in price to which their product
has been subjected they must
adopt conservative policy and re-
strict operations in the small terri
tory.
Producers here also become
aware of the fact that the Standard
Oil company desire much greater
profit from the transportation alone
of the oil which they produce, than
they can derive from it, hence a
determination prevails to restrict
Interpretations and conserve their
holdings. They have become ex-
ceedingly tired of producing oil for
the mere privilege CT turning it
over to the;pipe line at barely the
cost CT production. A wave Of de-
termination and success Of the III
dependent pipe line and market
ing interests has become a source
of much encouragement to produc-
ers, ard they now seem willing to
aid and support these interests.
Too many of the men, who in
former years took an active part in
testing and opening up new terri,
tory, have been driven out OF the
business that is now left in fewer,
but more conservative hands.
On a whole, the oleaginous situ-
alton was never more favorable to
those producers who remain in the
business, than now and the valne
of their properties and holdings OF
oil cannot fail to increase in ratio
with the market improvement in
all branches of trade.
The grand old law of supply and
demand is more supreme than the
conspiracies and manipulations OF
monopoly and in the end must and
will assert itself in the value of oil.
From Mondays Daily.
The producers are jubilant. Dol
lar oil is at last a reality. It was
not unexpected, yet it came in the
nature of surprise to some. TIE
Review has constantly advocated
that the markets OF the world justi-
fed even more than that. At 1855
today oil was advanced to 81 per
barrel by the Standard. This is
the highest point reached since the
14th day of December, 1896, when
c edit balances tumbled from SI.o5
to oec. 1t pursued its downward
course until rock bottom was
reached at CSC. For thepast six or
eight months it has been moving
up and down between that figure
and 9oc.
The credit balances were marked
up all along the line.
Gil has reached the dollar mark
at last, but or advice to our read
ers is still to hold your oil for higher
prices. The runs of Pennsylvania
oil for the first nineteen days of this
month are several thousand barrels
day less than the shipments, and
the shipments of Lima oil are greater
than the runs by hundreds of thou
sands of barrels each month. The
surplus oil that amounts to much is
the sinking Lima oil, and it is be-
ing rapidly reduced. The July re-
ports showed many additional new
wells undez way, but the production
is being rapidly lessened each day.
Ibara r11I-ct he new territory Or1ened
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-24

while. The one we'll on the Bohlen
will be drilled right away in order
to protect the line.
The Carter Oil company will be
ready to start in a few days at their
test we'll located the first of the
week on the Cox farm over in the
vicinity of Bloomfield, where they
got small we'll on the Glenn farm,
couple of months ago. The Cox
we'll is about half mile from the
Glenn, and ought to be a good test
of.the territory. It is believed there
is somethig worth while in that
section, and that the Glenn well
was Just on the extreme edge of the
pool.
Cummings & Cox have complet-
ed the rig and started to spudding
yesterday at their No. 3 on the
Smith. Their Nos. I and on this
farm are holding up frst-class from
the Berea and are still making some
oil from the Ipjur.
Shay & McMulldn are building
the rig for their No. on the Smell
zenbauch farm and will get the
well started to drilling the early
part of next week. 1t is. in close
proximity to the Bohlen & Snider
wells.
Boyd Bros. are building the rig
for their No. I on the Hoyt lease
and will be ready to start in a few
days.
Out in The vicinity Of the Jug
Shay & McMullen have made the
location and are building the rig for
a we'll on the Brown farm. The
we'll will be started as soon as the
rig has been completed.
That we'll on the Tom Marshall
farm drilled in yesterday by Capt.
J. T. Jones is the finest well that
has been drilled in in this part of
the moral vine yard for long
time. The we'll was drilled into
the sand about noon yesterday and
has flowed constantly every hour
since that time. From noon yester.
day until this morning it lacked s
inches of having filed $50 barrel
tank. The we'll is south of the we'll
drilled in some months ago and
known as the Lysle we'll. 1t is a
Keener sand we'll and is located
south of the city not to exceed
three and half miles. 1t is be-
lieved to be the opening OF a big
Keener sand pool. The excitement
down in that part of the country is
is considerable and the farmers
are ali feeling very happy
The we'll is not more than
hundred yards from Joshua Mar
tins farm, and he IS wearing quite
broad smile this morning. His
land is ander lease to Capt. Jones,
and we understand a well will be
drilled on his land at once. George
Durham owns ne.siXteenth roy
atty interest in the Marshal we'll,
and is not at all discouraged or sad
over the reports from the frst we'll
to be drilled on the farm. 1t is a
lucky strike for all the owners, for
the neigbborhood in which 1t is 10
Gated, and for the city from bust
ness point of view. 1t may be an
other Elk Fork pool. No one can
tell now until more wells redrilled
and this one is fully tested.
The Wetzel Democrat says the
we'll on the O'Neil farm near Proc
tor is small we'll, not making over
s barrels of oil in "a houis.
The South Penn Oil company's
we'll on the Long and Wiley farm,
near the mouth of Pine Fork, in
Wetzel county, is a buster in the
Gordon sand, but it is being drilled
to the eth sand.
The negotiations which have
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-24


an increased demand for all prod
ucts of petroleum, even this, early
| in the season and with such an en-
couraging condition of the fields, it
would seem that the markets of the
world will soon justify even
higher prices. Tie fact must not
be lost sight of, however, that the
trade is very liable to be compelled
to contend with arbitrary manipu
lation of prices in the future the
same as they have in the past, but
the conditions areso much more IA
vorable to their interests it is not
at all probable they wAl become
easily frightened and must have
substantial evidence of the justif-
cation of reductions in price before
they will part With their holdings.
The Review has for many months
urged the producers to hold their
oil whenever possible, believing
that a continuation of existing con-
ditions could not fail to bring about
better prices.
There are many conditions ex-
listing at present to encourage pro-
ducers to expect still better prices.
Sumatra, TOR instance, has lost much
of the prestige attributed to it. For
eign markets are considerably bet
ter than for some years. Drilling
in all fields has failed to bring
about sufficient production to even
maintain the production during the
summer months, to say nothing of
the failure of the expected increase.
Thousands upon thousands of acres
of prospective territory has been
tested and condemned.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-24
BENWOOD.

Special to the Review.
Fishers have had two rigs torn
down here and are having them
hauled to Jackson's ridge. This
will give some idle teamsters en-
ployment.
The Stephens we'll at New
Castle, drilling for Berea grit is
nearly due in the sand and we wish
for them gusher. They got a
little gas in the Big Iujun.
Some local talent at Antioch
combined with Culbertson Schell
and a few others, have secured
some leases and will put down a
wild cat test on what is called
Dismal" creek, near that place.
The Henry Oil company has beer
drilling three or four days on their
new 1. H. Norris we'll, two miles
west of here.
A new block Of leases IS being
gotten up on Lickskillet creek.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-09
CHANDELIERS YELLED CRITICISM.

The administration desires to escape
war if possible, and if not possible To
postpone it until near the time when 1t
can help to elect Republican House OF
Representatives. In an interview in the
Washington Post yesterday, Senator
Chandler said:
Il cannot doubt that the President has
made up his mind very soon to take the
necessary steps toward the desired end,
and not to wait until time when ut will
be said that he does it merely in order to
get up a war scare and save the 1898
elections to the Republican party. Tine
time for action is now, and it should be
taken without fear of the results"
This is one of Senator Chambers meth
Cd of exposing the political attitude Of
the administration in dealing with Cuba.
1t has not from the first been moved by
any desire to fulfill campaign pledges,
10 secure justice, or put an end TO the
harbagites practiced. Nothing but n
healthy public sentiment has caused the
present firm support Of Consul General
Lee. The hope of the country is that
the President will follow where Lee
leads, instead of letting Mark Hanna S
money plans and political methods take
precedence of patriotic duty.