Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-29
Local News

w. >. Mooney was 81. Mays
business visitor today.
P. II. Anderson, of Friendly, was
In the city last evening.
G. D. Miller, of Warrington, Is
visiting friends In the city.
Frank CARRIERS, of Moundsville,
was In the city last evening.
NC. Hagan went to Marietta
this morning on a business mission.
Hon. J. L. Murphy. of Parkers-
burg, was In the city last evening.
J.C. Mcmahon left the city last
evening on the 8:25 train for points
south.
R. E. Downing superintendent of
the American Oil company left this
morning for points south.
Foster Mitchell, has returned to
the city from a soiourn of few
months at points In Kansas.
The family of Burt Walton went
to Dawes, Ohio, last evening where
they will visit relatives for a few
weeks.
Misses. LYDIA and Lena Hender-
son, of Huntington, W. Va, are
the charming guests of relatives in
the city.
Joe Williams, proprietor and edi-
tor. of the Peasants County Leader,
was business caller In the city
last evening.
G. B. Slemaker returned last
evening from the Uniontown, Ohio,
oil field where he had been for a
few days looking after his oil In
terests.
The fact that number of lynch.
ers at Danville, ILL.,, came to grief
will cause no regret whatever
among law abiding people of the
United States.
Lost. Black parasol with dotted
border. on pike to Middlebourne.
Finder will please return to "Fair
Store" and receive reward.
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It Is not even q gradual move
ment that Is bringing the center OF
Lynch law and mob outrage north
of the Ohio river. Illinois Is
beginning to show some of the
fruits of the seed sown by the Alt
geld school.
The Reliance on Saturday again
defeated the Columbia and Con-
stitution and the indications are
that she will be finally selected to
contest with the Shamrock III, for
the cup and that the races between
these two will be close and inter-
esting ones.
Under the influence of the plenti-
full rains of the summer, the weed
question has become leading ore
with city folks, as 1t always Is with
the farmer, and the time for action
In regard to weed.covered vacant
lots Is the present. The rank
growth makes these tracts unsightly
now and the whole neighborhood
ugly'but later on they will be un-
healthy as we'll. There seems to
be no division of sentiment here as
to what ought to be done. Every
body seems to want the weeds cut
everybody but the owners of the
lots whereon they would grow
and they would not object If some
one would cut them. The only
question seems to be how best to
accomplish 1t.
Miss Bertha Smith, teacher of
piano, has just closed a most Sue
cessful teaching season. In Septem'
Der she will return to the Untver-
sity of West Virginia to complete
her course IN piano music. Miss
Smith, though one of Sistersville
youngest teachers, has had an ex-
ceptionally large class and has been
most efficient In her worl:. Her
many pupils and friends regret
much that she will not remain with
them next year; though with her
usual forethought and considera.
ton she has provided an excellent
teacher In her place. Miss Nellie
Donelly, a graduate of the Cincin-
natl Conservatory of Music will be
here by September 1st to take
charge of Miss Smiths class. Miss
Donelly Is an experienced teacher