Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

c. F. Hosford and will occupy 1t
with his family. We welcome such
desirable addition to our city as
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcmahon.
The funeral of the late Glenn
Clarke will be held tomorrow after
noon. The members of our home
Elk lodge will attend the funeral In
body. At least one hundred Elks
will go down tomorrow for the
funeral.
Here Is something that goes
ahead of the Kelley cure. A 10
year old boy In Toledo, O., received
s.. 100 the other day from a million
aire because he didn't drink, chew,
nor smoke. There are others that
might reform under the same treat.
ment.
Misses Cora Hensell and Iseola
Satterfeld left Saturday for Sisters
vile to begin their work Monday in
the schools of that place. Sisters
Vile Is TO be congratulated upon
securing these two excellent young
ladies as teachers in her schools =
RavensVood News.
Captain and Mrs. John Reedy re-
turned to the city this afternoc n
from visit of a few weeks with
relatives and friends at Rexford,
Butler and Bradford, Pa The nu-
merous friends of MIS-. Reedy will
be pleased to learn that her mother
who has been quite seriously Ill, is
conval< scent.
There Is great excitement In
Mcdowell county, West Virginia,
over the discovery of natural gas
while drilling test we'll to find the
thickness of the various veins of
coal on the farm of John D. Payne,
on Bradshaw creek. Natural gas
was struck and 1t poured forth In
great volume.
The Deckers Creek Sand and
Stone company Is finding great de
mand for their products. The
crushed lime stone from their
quarry Is being used for macadam.
izlng streets In the First ward. It
will also be used for the road ex.
pertinent on the west side to be
made this fall.-Dominlon.
The Star Coal company, with So
coo capital, to operate mines at
War Eagle, w. Va, and the Levisa
Coal and Coke company. with 500.
900 capital, have been incorporated
In West Virginia, Elk Governor
George W. Atkinson and State Au-
ditor Arnold c. Scherr are interest
ed In the latter.
President Roosevelt will speak
at Wheeling SATURDAY., September
9th. The Baltimore & Ohio R R.
will sell tickets for only one fare
for round trip. Tickets on sale for
train leaving Sistersville at 7:o5,
and good returning on all regular
trains same date Call on agent B.
& O. R. R. for full particulars.
Some railroad engineers will be
here Monday to go over the E!ec-
trio railroad line. We presume
when this road Is built the mighty
ourtv Court will sue the com
pany for damages tor trying to I'm :
prove the roads and means of travel
In Tyler county and Hartman will
be the main witness and all around
hacker.
Rev W. II. Burkhardt, rector of
St. Pauls' Episcopal church, Attor-
ney James A. Meredith Mrs. E. L
Benton, Mrs. Joseph Norris and
Mrs. A. M. Smullen are In atten-
dance today at the County Sunday
School Convention which Is In ses.
sion at Friendly. w. F. Clark. of
Kidwell, Is also In attendance.
The thirtv-third annual conven.
ton of the Grand Lodge of West
Virginia Knights of Pythias, will
convene at Grafton, October
Prizes, aggregating $500 are offered
for best drilling and largest mum
Der of members In line in the public
parade. F. B Blue Is chairman
and G. F. McCafferty secretary of
the committee of arrangements.