West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-04-14

1851 VIVA AN CAO"@sSAA "sA~ 49,
worst seen In this country f,r years
lat this season of the year.
Albin Tippins has been on the
Isick list for the past week with an
attack of la grippe, but Is better at
this writing.
Some few of the Republican vo-
tiers of this town and of your city
lare very sick about what the Re-
publican committee has done out at
1.-THE county seat. We voters of Ty-
Ter will have something to say this
fall at the polls.
The Rev. James Buck. Is holding
meeting at Oil Ridge.
| The farmers who planted their
Ipotatoes In March report that they
Iare rotting In the ground.
Quite a number of persons of
Buck run were summoned before
the grand jury at the past session.
A. c. Vlllers, of Buck Knob. has
Igone to Clarksburg to drive team
instead of working In the rural de-
livery, as reported.
Fred Heintzman, the milk man,
informs as that some person cut a
lime tree between his farm and the
Shook farm, and he expects to
deal with the person that cut 1t &C.
cording to law.
Messrs. John H. Tippins and
Geo. Smith, have leased their farm
on Slider Run to the Carter Oh
company who expect to drill a we'll
on 1t In the near future. Here's
luck to you boys, may you get
"gusher."
A few weeks ago while pulling"
a we'll on the Shook farm, which
was pumping twenty barrels a day,
the tubing was dropped. and could
not be gotten out. The derrick
was moved about twenty feet and a
new hole drilled but they failed 10
|get either oil or gas. This will
|greatly diminish the production of
this farm as the rest of the wells
are very small.
Many will read with sorrow the
sad news of the death of our young
and beloved citizen, Edgar Evans,
who has been patient sufferer for
some months from that dread di
sease, consumption. He passed
Iquietly away to his future home In
the early morn of April 9Th, at his
be sutifu1 home, near Van Camp.
He left kind father and aff.c.
tione.e mother, four noble brothers
and two amiable sisters, and host
of other relatives and friends to
mourn his demise.
Mr.. Evans was young man of
sterling integrity, and was loved
and honored by all who knew him.
Many who read this will remember
his deeds of kindness, his acts and
charity. always showing the nobil-
ity of nature and benevolence of
soul, that he possessed. He was a
school teacher by profession and
taught the school at "Cow House"
lust below Sistersville the past win
ter, but was obliged to give 1t up
one week before Its close on &C
count of his health. He was men,
Der Of the M. E. church at Van
Camp.
| Appropriate services were held
at the house by the minister of that
Iplace after which his remains were
taken to the church at Van Camp
where the funeral ceremonies were
held. The great concourse that
followed to the open grave, In the
Van Camp cemetery, and listened
to the beautiful aud solemn and
mastery recital, showed something
of the esteem In which he was held
by these who knew him.
The bereaved family have the
sympathy of the entire neighbor
hood. We extend our sympathy.
The span of life, how soon it's
broken,
Though full of tears the times
not long.
A day, an hour, the years but
spoken,
And man, the boy. repeats the
song.
Then let our deeds of love be
bearing,
That from youth to age the better
grow,
For today tomorrow's carrying
Might the sweet with bitter stow