Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-24
Badger Run.

William Roberts Is Growing over
a fine girl baby.
n. T. Davis and wife were visit.
log relatives at Van Camp Saturday
aud Sunday.
| ]. S. Buck was In your city
Saturday.
John Grimes has been swapping
horses again, John Is, trader from
away back.
Davie Moore, of Purs1ey, has
purchased two fine hounds,
Davie Is preparing for chase soon
If the weather permits.
Columbus Forester, the great
trapper and weather forecaster, pre-.
diets snow before long.
]. II. Meredith was calling on
friends In this community last
| week.
B. Nissan got a fine Valentine
last week, but just wait till Squire
gets his and then there will be q
hu laballo on Pursley If the man
don't keep 1t to himself.
I wonder where Dan Is. I believe
he Is after mouse; keep your eye
on him or he will catch 1t.
A deaf man was appointed to- see
about getting some new hymnals
for the church and report the next
Sunday: So the pastor of the
church was to preach that Sunday.
The deaf man sat with his hand
over his ears listening to what the
preacher was saying, so the preach
er In closing up, says If any one has
any children to be baptized let
them come forward, and the deaf
man sprang 70 his feet and said
Eyes, and If you haven't got any
you can get them from the usher,
timber backs, fifty cents, stiff ones,
one dollar.
Sonnie Glendenning was looking
at James McCoy's farm last week,
but did not purchase.
Flowing seems to be the order of
the day now, wet or dry.
Samuel Nissan Is preparing to
build a new barn this spring, If
nothing happens.
1t was a revival meeting, an9
Brother Bill Chambers was leading
In prayer-"Oh Lord, send down a
barrel of pork" he groaned.
| "Yes. Lord, do" put In the dea.
con In the amen corner.
ooh Lord, send down a barrel of
-four" went on Bill.
eyes Lord. do" rejoined the
deacon.
ooh Lord, send down a barrel of
SALT" continued the praying broth
er.
eyes Lord, do"
ooh Lord, send down barrel of
pepper" cried Bill, hammeriug his
chair till the rungs ratified.
On hell, BilIp' exclaimed the
deacon, chats too much pepper.
The Bad Boys Tricks.
A minister once had a very bad
bov His boy had chum equally
as bad as himself. These two bad
boys pasted two leaves of the min
ister's bible together. On the next
Sunday the minister went to church
as usual to preach his sermon,
which happened to be on Noah and
the Ark The minister, who was
a little near sighted, did not notice
the trouble at first, but read,
when Noah was one hundred and
forty years old he took unto him.
self wife, who was Cunning the
leaves which had been stuck to.
gether) one hundred and fifty cubits
long. forty cubits wide, built of
gopher woud. and covered with
pitch inside and out" And when
he looked closer he saw why they
all laughed.
United By Cable.
He wanted to ask her to be hts
ownest own, but the conventional
words he had studied up so CARE
fully failed him. She guessed his
purpose, but saw no chance to help
him out.
Ibid you read about the Manila
cable" he asked.
EYES," she said, 'it's cut"
There was long silence.
What do they do with cables
that are cut?" she softly asked
"Splice 'em," he answered.
She gave him a timid, sidelong
glance.