West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-03-04
Local and Personal Happenings
Groom" your candidate.

We are doing business again On
the first floor.
We predict Bower or Nissan will
be elected tonight.
Chris Henderson, for councilman,
Is running like wild FIRE.
Three more months of school In
this city is yet to come.
The Brilliant Cafe is head.
quarters for pure trandies and
wines.
Mrs. O. G. Cunningham, of Rail
road avenue, Is visiting friends at
New Martinsville.
The most God jorsaken mud
hole in the Ohio Valley Is nine
miles north of the Suburbs"
Three years from today Demo
cratic president will be inaugurated.
or Republlcan-one or the other.
Trains will run tomorrow as far
south as Villa nlstown and by eve
ming ought to be able to reach
Parkersburg.
Street Commissioner Rice Is out
this afternoon with a force of men
cleaning off the streets In the
flooded districts.
The weather the past few days
has been vile, and has consisted OF
rain. snow and raw winds, with
very little evidence of spring.
Prosecuting Attorney Il. NJ. I'm
derwood came In from the seat of
Justice today to transact some bust
ness and see the big river.
Immediately on the heels of the
food follows the municipal con-
ventions, which are certain to keep
I'D the excitement due to the for
mer, for at least few days hence.
The name of Chris Henderson
has been suggested as councilman
from the Second Ward which Is a
very good suggestion and Is worthy
of consideration. He would make
a splendid councilman.
Candidates are hustling today to
get the voters out tonight to the
convention. May the best men
win.
u. G. Wilson, of Titusville, Pa !,
we'll known in oil circles, Is In our
city looking for residence property,
and will bring bis family here very
shortly. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson re-
sided here until year or Two ago,
and we are glad they are coming
back.
It looks little now as If the
next collector would spell his name
L. Belford. He Is mighty good
man. That little man, D. E. Thouen,
Is after him good and hard, and he
is also good man. Between these
two lies the battle ground. We
glad 1t Is so, for either man will be
a good collector and treasurer.
The convention will be held In
the Auditorium. There will be
free water, plenty of red fire. bush
els of eloquence, and regular old
Democratic love feast. Here
lately about all the Democrats
could have was "love feasts. "
Come out and enjoy the occ aston,
may be the 27th you won't have
time to enthuse, so enthuse now
while you have the opportunity.
The editor of the Republican
of Martinsville is hereby kindly In
formed that when he wants to ad'
vertise the Suburb" as being
dead, 1t will not be necessary to
say we are cemetery" Just say
we are located within nine miles OF
Martinsville and the world will
know that nothing on earth will
have much life In 1t so near that
staguant frog pond. A cemetery
so near would be lively compared
to what the old town north Of US
really IS.
Now that our municipal election
Is only a little over three weeks
away, 1t should be bvrre In mind
that public opinion is very pro-
nouucediy In favor of progressive
action in everything that pertain:
to the growth and prosperity of the
city. The only way 10 make sure
of this Is by electing energetic ant
progressive men to the law making
branch of the city government. ir
which the work must be done, j
done at all, which will guarantee
that SisteTsville will maintain he,
proud position among the prosper
Gus cities of the state aud country