West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-06-07
Local and Personal Briefs

These rare June days seem over
dope on both sides.
w. C>Crabb, of Dairy, Ohio, was
calling on friends In the city today.
S. P. Parker, of Wheeling, was
transacting business In the city to-
day.
Elmer ]. Braxton. of Grafton, Is
transacling business and calling on
friends here today.
w. r Lake, we'll known In oil
/ circles, has returned from busi-
ness trip to Clarksbnrg.
Miss India Witten, of Wells
Lstreet, spent the day shopping and
calling on friends at Marietta.
B. A. Showalter placed a neat
awning In front of Charles Thistle's
Office on Charles street this after
noon.
Mrs. ] G. Mayfield and children
and Mrs. J. G. Mayfeld, Of Mid
dlebourne, were guests of the Ho-
tel Mercer today.
w. e. Culp, general superintend-
emit for Treat & Crawford, with
headquarters at New Martinsville,
was in the city today.
Mrs. T. ]. Moran, an estimable
lady of our city, residing on Nc
Coy avenue, who, with two of her
children, has been visiting rela-
tives In Pittsburg all week, will re-
turn this evening.
William Corbitt returned to the
lefty last evening from visit of a
flew weeks with relatives In St.
Louis. He was accompanied home
by Robert Mccormick. who was
called to the above place by the
death OF Mr.. F. G. McGinnis.
II. M. Adams, deputy sheriff, will
be at Squire Lowther's Office on
Tuesday and Wednesday. June 10
and II. This will be the last op
portunity to pay your 1901 taxes.
All taxes that are not paid at this
time will be collected by levy with
the additional cost of levy added.
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| Moundsville Is preparing for a
Fourth of July celebration and a
correspondent from that city. says
Jour FIRE boys will be there which
we believe Is not true, but It's high
time we were getting ready for a
good time here. This Is what the
Mouudsville man says:
1.-The FIRE department Is planisg
for a tournament here on tie
Fourth OF July that will eclipse any
former celebration here. The Sis
ltersville and Warrington depart.
ments will be present and there will
be amusement tor everybody.
Council on Thursday evening do
mated $500 from the city treasury
Ito help defray the expenses. The
members of the department held a
meeting last night to make further
arrangements for the day."
The current rate for day laborers
has been 81 so per day In this city
for years. While the prices of all
the necessaries of life have ad-
vanced, and while the wages oil
skilled laborers have been marked
up the quotation for a days work
with a pick and shovel has been
kept at 81 so. 1t Is not enough.
1t is difficult to see how a man with
family can make ends meet on
nine dollars week. Furthermore
the laborer must of necessity lose
: considerable time, on account oil
inclement weather, while the men
: In a shop or factory can put In full
| time, and sometimes something
extra. In an era of prosperity the
man whose muscle Is his stock In
trade should have more than ST. 50
for a days work, when all Is taken
into consideration. Of course we
do not include the wages paid la
borers on sections. of the B & 0.
R. R., when we state that an ordi-
nary laborer here receives 81. SO for
ten hours work. That would be
absurd as this company was never
: known to pay their section hands
t such extravagant (?) prices. Al
present all these men get Is Sic
. per day. and this amount Is liable
, to be cut to IS cents most any ole
time.
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