West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-01-29

4 Locale IaCLOkIGS aSlG huu AC~P
up the prices of real and personal
property; If we don't do this. down
! goes the prices OF everything.
That's all there Is about 1t. It's just
ore thing or the other.
The river Is full CT q batting Ice
which came out of the Nor ouga-
halia and Allegheny rivers. 1t did
no harm here only moved the
wharfboat little ways but 1t took
several heavy cables to hold 1t
while the Ice was passing.
! Frank s. Barrister. superinten-
dent of the Consolidated Oil and
Mining company, returned last
evening from a visit to his home
Ia England. Frank Is looking his
best and has every appearance of
having had a pleasant journey and
a general good time during his alb
sence.
Miss Alice Perkins, of Jackson
burg, w. Va, has accepted posi-
ton with the establishment OF E.
Stewart & Co, and entered upon
her duties this morning. Miss Per
kins Is former resident of this city
aud her host of friends will be
pleasedto learn she has again To-
Gated here.
The fine steamer Queen City will
pass this city tomorrow about noon
with large excursion party on
board from Pittsburg and interme
date points, for New Orleans, to
attend the Mardi Gras festivities.
At Cincinnati the passengers will
be transferred to the elegant steam
er New South.
Frank Rhodes, E q, frmer
popular employee OF the Carter Oil
company, who resigned and went
to Spring field, O, early In the win
ter, has returned to Sistersville and
accepted a good position under w.
L. Armstrong for the Capt. Jones
Oil company In The Sistersville
field. Mr.. Rhodes has moved his
family from Charles street to Stew
arts Landing to be near his work.
People can be mistaken so easily.
For example: 4. J. Fitch, formerly
of this city, but now lease super
intendent In the Hebron oil field,
having been so unfortunate as to
get little sick and to have a slight
breaking out on his face was al
most In danger of his life from the
people la that neighborhood
who didn't believe he could have
anything but The ld~fashi ned,
sure-to die smallpox. H. Is we'll
now.
Died, yesterday afternoon at four
O'Clock, at This home In Wheeling,
after brief illness. Ernest Ball,
youngest son of Mrs. Ellz4bet A
and the late E. A. Pollock, aged p
years and months. The deceased
was a nephew of X {. Ankrom,
of the furniture store of Ankrom &
Co. of this city. and Attorney S B.
Ankrom, of Middlebourne. The
remains will be brought here on
the 1908 train tomorrow m 1rning
and laid TO rest In Oakwood Gem
etery.
The numerous friends In this
city or Mr.. and Mrs. Robert BediI
lio1, of St. Marys. will be panied
to learn that their little two year
old daughter Nellie Virginia died
yesterday. The child was remark
ably bright for one of her yeas and
was the pride ef her fond parents,
and death was due to pneumonia
Interment will take place tomorrow
morning at ten o'clock at Wade.
10. Mr.. Bedillion Is brother of
Capt. Bedillion of this city. Mr..
and Mrs. Bedillion will attend the
obse quies of their little niece.
The Monongahela Ice began pass
Ing this point at an early hour this
morning. and with 1t came a rise.
which will insure coal boat stage.
There Is expected at Wheeling
from 20 to ~ feet. The Ice in all
probabilit J will be pretty we'll run
out by tomorrow morning Ire
Bedford passed down this atrer
noon on her way to Petersburg,
and also the Kanawha for Charles
ton. We are unable to say wheih-
er the local boats will resume their.
respective trades tomorrow or not,
bat 1t looks quite doubtful at this
writing.
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