West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-05-19

the Cameron oil field and the latter
holds a position with the Eureka
Pipe Line. With headquarters at
Eureka, w. Va.
o ] Smith drove over to Mid
dlebrurne Sunday to meet Mrs.
Smith ard son. Master Frank, the
former of whom was called to the
bedside of her mother a few weeks
ago at Shirley, and who we are
pie s9d to note Is convalescent.
c. o. Kidwell. of Weston, who
has been visiting relatives and
friends In the city for few days,
left for his home this afternoon.
Mr.. Kidw.ll is engaged In the
printing business at the above city,
aud has our best wishes for sue
cess.
County Superintendent S. D.
Wells. who resides on Mccoy
Heights, went to Bens Run on bus
mess. Mr.. Wells will conduct a
summer school at Middlebourpe,
and his long experience In educa
tional work makes his services de-
sirable.
The river will soon be down to
low water mark. The Virginia
went down yesterday afternoon on
time with large passenger list but
she did not get up to Pittsburg this
trip. Unless the river rises the big
packets will all have to 60 to the
banks this week or next.
E. D. Rutter, a popular young
man OF Middlebourne, has accepted
a position with the Gates Transfer
company. He will have charge of
the express business, of which the
above company are the contractors
of delivering express packages for
the Adams Express company.
William ]. Russell, Geo. Cham.
bers, William Terry and William
Beaver returned to the city Sunday
morning from pleasure trip to
Marietta and Petersburg. The
party made the journey In the hand
some yacht of Mr.. Will Russell, and
report having had a royal good
time.
We understand that Mr.. Smith,
who ran for the Office of Commits
sioner of the County Court, in ad
dillon to being the Stars candidate
was also one of the delegates that
bottled Capt. Dovenors convention
at Wheeling when the Star man
aud the Hardman gang bolted a
few years since. When this fact
became known his name was
dennis"
A lady living. on shanty boat
above the city started FIRE this
morning with the aid of some oil
In a jug. The fame ran up into the
jug setting the oil In it on FIRE, The
lady at once commenced to utter
soul curdling screams but carried
the Jug to the river shore so no
damage was done only In the loss
of the oil and the jug and a badly
scared female.
w. II. Aspinwall arrived In the
city today with his bride, and they
are at present quartered at the Ho-
tel Wells. Mr.. Aspinwall holds
position as civil engineer with the
Carter Oil company, and was
united In the holy bonds of matri-
mony few weeks ago In New
York City. We extend congratu-
lations to the happy couple. They
will make this city their perma
nept home.
l. D. TalkiDeton was nominated
Saturday for the Office of County
Superintendent of Free Schools on
the second ballot. He lead all
his opponents on the first
ballot and won out In the second.
Ia each BALLOT darlington was
first, Doak second, Wells third and
VanCamp fourth. On the first bal
lot Lincoln voted 10 for Talkir G.
ton and Io on the second ballot
which elected him.
o. A Leach and J. W. Jackson,
of Middlebourne, left this morning
for Mingo Junction, Ohio, where
they hold lucrative positions with
the National Steel company. All
of the employees of this concern
have been out on q strike since May
first. The men demanded eight
hours for days labor and so cents
per hour thereafter. The matter
has been settled by the company
paying their employees AN cents
per hour for over time and exactine