Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-25
Local News

AlIOluCy 1As Ne AAoA>S
from Pittsburg last evening.
Attorney E. R. B. Martin, OF St.
Mary's, was In the city last evening,
r. B. Litman, produce dealer OF
Hannibal, O., was In the city today.
Charles Watson, of Middlebourne.
was a business caller In the city
today.
Contractor Charles Creekmore
left the city last evening for points
south.
W. c. Bostaph, of St. Marys, was
a business caller in the city last
evening.
Jere Plerpoint, of Marietta, Is
looking after his oil interests near
this city.
Master Frank Smith, of Friendly,
went to Middlebourne this morning
to visit relatives.
Glenn Pollen came In from Jack
rsonburg this morning to spend
Sunday at his home here.
Frank McGinnis, popular
travelling salesman Of Wheeling,
was calling on his patrons here last
evening.
Contractor T. J. Martin returned
yesterday from the Calhoun county
oil field where he Is drilling num-
Der of wells.
Councllmen George Bell and
family, and William Ryan and fam
lily will spend Sunday In the coun-
try near Next.
A. G. Springer, who Is conduct
Ing large boarding house at Min
ME, spent last evening In the city
with his family.
E. A. Durham, president of the
Tyler County Bank returned home
last night from short business
trip to Gulfport. Miss.
The Reymann Brewing company
have just placed an asphalt roof on
their hotel property and which IS
conducted by G. F. Mercer.
E. w. Russell came up from
Dawes, Ohio, Yesterday morning,
where he Is spending few weeks
fishing, and spent the day here.
Harry Blackmarr, a popular
Dung man who has been calling
on trends In the city, left for his
home last evening at Pomeroy, o.
Mrs. J. K. Shot and children, of
the South Side. returned home to-
day from an extended visit with
relatives at points In Pennsylvania.
F. F. Furbse passed through the
city this morning on his way home
at Middlebourne from Jacksonburg
to spend Sunday with his family.
K. J. Shot, John Kennedy and
Ed. LAYERS left last evening for
the St. Mary's oil field to assist In
drilling an oil well for D. A.
Bartlett.
The Carter OIL company had
derrick consumed by fire yesterday
near Pennsboro, The we'll was
being agitated and the escaping
gas caught fire from the boiler.
Steve Martin, a popular attache
of the gents furnishings store of
w. E. Allen, left the city this morn
my on vacation of two weeks,
which he will spend In the vicinity
of Athens, 0.
Miss Orpha Phillips, who has
been the guest of Mrs D. D. Nolan,
OF East street, lett for her home
esterday at Union City, Pa. She
was accompanied as tar as the
Smoky City by Mrs. Nolan.
The repairing of the Hotel Mer'
Ger came near resulting In such a
fire as we have not had In this city
for years. If the city council had
as much backbone as a sturgeon
fish these repairs would not have
been made and the city would be
rid of an awful fire trap. But then
we are dead easy, especially to men
whose sole interest In the city Is to
sell slop.
Messrs. DR.. Morris, Ralph De-
] wore, Harry Stanbery, Mrs. Harry
Stan berry, Mrs. E. A. Durham,
Nellie and Emile Morrison and
Nellie w. Mccoy, who have been
spending the week at a club house
near Elm Grove, about eight miles