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

returned nome SUNDAY evening
from a visit of few weeks with
friends at Washington. Pa.
That excursion yesterday to this
city from Wheeling on the City oi
Wheeling was about the toughest
gang we have had here In long
time.
Home grown strawberries are In
the market today the first of the
season. They are selling 8 quarts
for so cents but will soon be
cheaper.
A number of fishing clubs In the
city are arranging to take their
summer outing In the near future
A number will go into camp about
the first of June.
The liverymen reaped harvest
again Sunday. Every available We
hicle In the city was put into serv-
ice In the afternoon, principally by
pleasure seekers.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Hays and
son Master Loyal, and daughter
Mrs. c. e. Kahle, Of Diamond
street spent Sunday with friends at
Matamoras, Ohio.
The west side of Burt street Is
being paved and otherwise I'm /.
proved. The thoroughfare will be
closed for public use until the re-
pairs are completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Boyers, of
Marietta. who have been the guests
of the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
joseph Mckay, of south Main
street, left for their home this after
noon.
The county roads are getting
very dusty. The delegates from
this city to the county convention
Saturday all came In covered with
beautiful clay dust, bat they were
all happy.
The Wheeling Intelligencer Is to
change hands this week, Jim Hail
has resigned as manager Of that pa
per and Its reported 1t Is to be con-
solidated with the Wheeling Eve
ming News.
Mrs. Sughart and children, OF
Parkersburg, arrived In the city
this afternoon and will be the
guests of the formers sister. Mrs
J. F. Hall, of North Water street,
for few days.
The little Misses Lapp and Baum
berger, of Darlington, Ohio, who
have been the charming guests of
their aunt, Mrs. Schupbach, of
Main street, returned to their homes
this afternoon.
The H. K. Bedford passed this
point Sunday morning at seven
o'clock with a large delegation of
commercial travellers. who had been
In attendance at the annual session
held In Wheeling.
George Morrison. general super
lntendent of the Mutual OH com :
pany, returned 10 the city this
morning on the 1903 train from a
business trip to Pittsburg and other
points In Pennsylvania.
A negro has been arrested In
Parkersburg for robbing blind
man who sold papers and cigars.
Parkersburg, with a Republican
reform mayor Is getting a great
reputation for everything that Is
tough.
T. K. Smith. OF the firm of Pow.
ers & Smith. plumbers, returned to
the city Sunday evening from a
visit of a few days with his parents
at Cleveland. He left this morning
for St. Marys on a short business
mission.
The many friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. B Hunt will truly regret
to learn that their little daughter,
Mary Bruce, who has been Ill for
the past ten days. was taken worse
this morning, and 1t Is hardly
thought the child will live through
the day. 1t Is to be hoped a change
for the better will take place, but
our information Is that there Is
now no hopes.
Captain Eph Wells left the city
this morning for southern Texas,
where Mr.. Wells owns three sec
tons of fue grazing land, which
makes O total of 1920 acres. and
which at present looks quite favor
able as oil producing territory
The captain will be absent from the
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