Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-23
Fair and warmer Sunday.


Mrs. A. c. Sweeney, of Scio, O.,
Is the guest of relatives In the city,
Attorney A. Bruce Hunt was
called to ST. Marys this morning or
legal business.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Keefer, who
reside three miles northeast Of the
city, are heirs to daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Pierpoint and
daughter, of Next. spent the day
in the city the guest of friends.
The many friends of Mrs. VIM.
Helm will be sorry to leran she is
ieriously Ill. She Is in Altoona,
Pa.
Attorney F. D. Young went to
Darlington, Ohio, on the afternoon
train to attend to some legal bust
ness
]. J. Rea, the we'll known con-
tractor, left for his home at Glazing
ton, Ohio, this afternoon to spend
Sunday with his family.
James McGreghen left the city
on the afternoon train tor Roches'
ter, N. Y. where he was called by
the serious illness of his father.
Our special tailor made shoe for
ladies, box calf, enamel patent and
black vici, $3.50. Kotzebue &
Murrey's. 20 ct
W. L. Russell, business manager
of the OIL Review, left the city last
evening for Athens, O., where he
will spend Sunday with his mother.
August Reicherter of the firm OF
Reicherter Bros, will leave the city
this evening for Brookeville, Pa
where he will spend two weeks with
his parents.
Contractors J. G. Wolf and G. M
Sanderson. George Morrison, c. F,
Mercer and Joseph Kennedy went
down to the Ben's Run oil field this
morning to look after their inter
ests In that field.
Chris Henderson, the genial
cashier of the freight departure nj
of the B. & o. R. R. here, left the
city this afternoon on pleasure
trip ola few days to Niagara Falls
and other points of interest.
Messrs. G. A. and L. A. Riggs
two extensive stock dealers, Of
Alma, shipped two carloads of fine
fat cattle today to the Pittsburg
market. E E. Riggs and son as
sisted In driving the cattle to thi:
city.
The numerous friends of George
S. Parshall, who has held the posi-
ton of agent for the Warren Man
ufacturing company, will be pleased
to learn he has been promoted tc
general manager of the concern
His headquarters will be Pittsburg
Mrs. J. T. Puffell and two chill
dren and the formers mother-in
law, Mrs. Russell, of Marietta, who
have been the guests of Mrs. J. O.
Hindman, of Railroad avenue, re
turned to their home last evening
Mrs. Pufell Is a niece of Mrs. Hind
man.
The river Is receding rapidly
when its present low stage IS taker
into consideration. Since our re-
port of yesterday 1t has fallen
nearly 3 inches. Many local pack
cts will be forced toItle up soon un'
less there Is a rise, which does no,
look very favorable at this writing
There was a small team of horses
driven over the city today that wa:
so poor and weak they staggered
when forced out of a walk by the
cruel driver. And what is still
worse one of the animals was sc
lame 1t almost hobbled along or
three legs. We are at loss tc
know why the authorities tolerate
such inhuman cruelty to these no
BILE beasts. The team was from
Ohio.
This caprlcious weather has seri
ously affected summer resorts thi:
season. Notwithstanding the fac
that Slstersville people are taking
advantage of every opportunity II
order that they may be transported
to the ocean or mountains, 1t Is very
evident that the residents of Other
towns are not doing likewise, iol
we are continually hearing the
doleft1l crv that the places of enjoy