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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-20
Local News

I'LL
T. A. Larsen took the first train
for Raven Rock.
o. A. Ganst, of Dakou w. Va,
Is In the city on business.
Contractor Burkhart left on the
morning train for points down the
river.
Will McEwen, of Columbus, o ,
was In the city last night on bust
ness.
w. A, Forster, of Oh City, spent
the night Ia the city, the guest of
the Hotel Wells.
Mrs. c. c. Mccormick, of Brown
Betty steet, took the first train this
morning for Pittsburg.
c. II. Adams, a prominent BUSH
ness man of Plttsburg, Is In the
city on a business mission.
Charles Shidell, the driller, left
on the morning train on short
business trip to Matamoras.
D. D. Nolan left on the accomo.
dalton at noon for Sardis, near
which place he is drilling we'll.
For RENT - Nicely furnished
rooms, cool and qu!et location. No.
e21 South Water Street. 26'tf
J. Pleasure, of Cameron, VIVA.
arrived In the city last night on a
SHORT visit to friends and relatives.
We will not be controlled by any
one sewing machine company. We
sell all first class makes. Fisk
Sewing Machine Co. 20 If
Z. B. Searingen, of Plttsburg, was
calling on his business acquaint-
ances In the city yesterday eve
ming,
We can sell you a Machine of
Singer make very cheap until June
Goth. Fisk Sewing Machine Co.
Col Wells street. 1etf
Frank G. Hockinberry returned
home last evening from Cameron,
where he has been spending sever
al weeks with friends.
Lost-Last night Knight Tenn.
plar watch charm. Finder will
leave same at McCoys Book Store
and receive suitable reward.
616tf
Mrs. w. J. Richards, of Warren,
Pa. who has been visiting Mrs.
Carl Campbell, of Stocking avenue:
returned to her home yesterday
evening.
Miss Lillian Olmstead who has
been visiting her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Riggs, OF St.
Marys, for the past month, returned
home yesterday evening.
We will let you have Singer
Machine on 90 days time cheaper
than you can buy one for cash at
this time next week.
Sisk Sewing Machine Co., Col
Wells street. I9tf
S. R. Fees, OF GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
one of the leading residents OF that
place, came over to see his home
boys wallopped by the local cham
pions, aud incidentally to spend a
few days with his friend Mr.. P. B.
Ames, Of the Sistersville Window
Glass company.
For Sale.-Seven room House,
with bath room; Gas, electric lights
and CITY water, ten year lease.
Rents for $500 per month.
Great bargain for quick buyer. In
quire of. Fred Neill, Wells street.
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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-20
s Common Occurrence

Mr.. Honrs-Did you read about wo-
man who married one man thinking he
was another?
Mrs. Honcs-DOn't get excited over
that. Lots of women do the same thing
rvery day in the week.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-20
We study the needs of the
Consumer, know what
they want.

ITO the stayaway we are willing to risk your
l. becoming keepaway by asking you to pass
judgement on us by what we have to show you
in Dress Goods Millinery and Ready.made.wear.
For this week we are going to give you bargains
in our Wash Goods Department.
Now just at the heigth of the season, we will
place on sale our complete line of colored Lawns
Batiste, Lawns, Organdies, Swiss, Mulls, Silk
Ginghams.
Striped Mercerized and plain Chambrays at
% per cent discount or off former price. We
will consider it favor Oh your part if you will
give us chance to show these materials which
we will take pleasure in doing.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-20

|
Charles Hubbard took the after
noon train for New Martinsville.
J.G. McCaslin, of Westernport,
Maryland, Is a business visitor
here.
The steamer Ruth will not make
regular trip Sunday on account OF
repairs.
A. J. Gartlan left this afternoon
for Wheeling, where he will spend
Sunday.
Miss Della Litteu. of Sardls, Is
visiting her father w! F. Litten. OF
Main street.
in. Van Camp, of the Banner
Music company, was In the city
this morning.
Mrs. Mary Bedlllion, of Wade,
Ohio, Is the guest of her son, Mr..
Will Bedillion.
Mrs. L. B. Hartman, of Sardis,
TO-, Is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
F. Litten, of Main street.
Robert Miller, of the Tyler
Wetzel railroad, left this afternoon
for his home In Pittsburg.
Attorney E. R. B. Martin passed
through the city this morning on
his way home to St. Marys.
U. c. Proper, of Proper & Mo.
ran, arrived In the city at noon
from his home at Matamoras.
R. M. Clendenning returned to
Petersburg on the fast line after
spending the night in the city.
H. L Thompson left this after
noon for Jerusalem, Ohio, where
he expects to drill In well tomor-
row.
Oliver Bedillion, of Martins
Ferry, Ohio. Is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. T. J. Huston, of the
South Side.
DIN Hickok returned to Washing.
ton, Pa, this afternoon, after few
days pleasantly spent with old
friends In the city.
Capt. VIM. Bay, of Marietta, o.
Is looking after his steamboat In
terests here today and Is the guest
of Captain Will Bedillion.
There will be a meeting of the
Sistersville fire department at two
o'clock Sunday afternoon In the
Hook and Ladder parlors.
Mrs Peter Grub and Ada McVey
who have been visiting at the home
of Mr.. A. D. McVey on the south
side, returned to Marietta this after
noon.
Mrs. Mary c. Jackson, the we'll
known nurse, left Saturday evening
on the Steamer Ben Hur for Pitts.
burg where she goes to visit her
parents.
Mr.. D. W. Mozena and little
grandson, Russell,of Martins Ferry,
Ohio, are spending a few days
with w. S. and Mrs. Litteu, OF
Main street.
M. c. Hagan returned to the city
this morning from Waverly, where
he had been experimenting the
property of the Mooney DrilliEg
company for several days.
c. E. Bailey, after disappointing
the Review man several times a
day for several weeks, finally went
some place. He Is down at St.
Marys drilling In a new we'll.
Mrs. c. D. Pickett, of Railroad
avenue, left this afternoon for
Littleton, to spend Sunday with
her husband, who Is employed
there In the Finlayson machine
shops.
John O'Hare, the popular con-
tractor, left on the noon accom-
mediation for New Martinsville,
from where he will proceed to
points along the short line where
he has several strings of tools at
work.
L. H. Darlington and w. T.
Morris, we'll known In oil circles,
after an sbsence of FIVE years dur.
Ing which they have been working
In California and Colorado have re-
turned to this city to remain In
definitely.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23
TRIED FOR LUNACY;
HAD THE MONKEYS"

FaAnie Fisher, a we'll known rough
house artist on the East Side, was
tried by commission from the Court
of Ordinary yesterday afternoon on a
warrant sworn out by her sister,
charging her with lunacy.
A casual inspection of the accused
convinced the jury that Fannie was
suffering from Authorizations induced
by over-indulgence in Satan's syrup.
She simply had the monkeys" as the
result of one of her periodical sprees.
She persisted in denuding herself, so
that it became necessary for the jul
rors, who, under the law are required
to inspect the accused, to visit her CELL
The evidence showed that while in
her cups Fannie had resisted Patrol
man Miller, and in endeavoring to get
away from him bit him on the hand
She was sentenced a few days ago in
Recorders Court to serve thirty days
on the gang, and it was apparent that
the lunacy warrant was interposed for
the purpose of preventing the service
of the sentence. The jury declared her
not insane and she will serve her SEN
tence
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23
CITY BREvITIES.

The Lake City lad who left his home.
after being suspended from a military
institute, and came to Savannah, was
found yesterday morning by his father.
The father was able to locate the tru-
ant through the article published in
the Morning News.
At yesterdays session of Police Court
Andrew Johnson, the white man ar
rested by Patrolman Becker for steal
ing two Norwegian sailors, was re-
manded for trial in the City Court for
aiding seamen to desert. The prisoner
was also charged with Offering the Off
Ger a IS bride.
The Morning News has received from
Mr.. George w. Beckett a bottle of
Georgia cane syrup made by Mr.. H. c.
Reppard of Pennington, Liberty coun-
ty, Georgia. Mr.. Reppard is making a
speciality of manufacturing a f1rst-class
syrup for the general market, which is
put up in neat quart bottles. 1t is an
excellent home made product, equal TO
any that can be produced.
Carson's Stables have Just received
from the North a handsome break. a
vehicle drawn by four horses and seat
ing twenty persons. Mr.. Frank M.
Butner. manager of the stables, had the
break on the streets day before yester
day for the first time. 1t was the first
appearance of such vehicle in Savan-
nah. 1t will doubtless be in great de-
mand for coaching parties by day or
evening, and picnickers too, will be
glad to secure 1t for their outings.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23
WANT IMPROVEMENT
WEST SIDE PROGRESSIVE CLUB
ORGANIZED.
TWELVE SIGNED THE ROLL.
SOME DIDN'T LIKE PURPOSE OF
THE ORGANIZATION.

S. L. LazarOn Was Made President.
Several at the Meeting Thought
There should BE Two Organiza-
lions and at Times Arguments
Were Heated-Mr. G. F. Graham
Didn't Care to Fight for Improve
ments in West Savannah and Then
BE Taken Into the City Limits.
With twelve members the West Side
Progressive Club was launched in the
parlors of the Pulaski House last
night. The meeting was by no means
a harmonious one and four of the six
teen property owners who had assem-
bled refused to sign the organization
slip.
At times the discussions were lively
and all in all the meeting was ex-
tremely interesting. Mr.. Charles F..
Graham had thought that the organ
ization was to be made up of those
owning property west of the city. He
did not wish to go into an organiza-
ton that would ask favors of the city
and make a fight that would result in
the extension of the city limits further
westward. He declared that if he had
to pay city taxes on his West Savan-
nah property he would almost have to
sell Hotel Tybee and the Pulaski
House to pay the first instalment.
Others thought that those in the
limits on the West Side and those out
| side of the limits should work togeth-
er for drainage and improvements.
| The arguments waXed warm at times.
Mr.. S. L. Lazaron presided and was
| later elected permanent president of
| the organization. Mr.. Soloman Sheftall
was elected vice president, and Mr.. M.
S. Gardner secretary. Then an execu-
tive committee of five was appointed
and almost every member was an Of
| ficer. Another committee of five on
membership was suggested, but all of
the members were finally made a COM
mittee of the whole. Otherwise some
members would have had to hold two
or three offices.
The following resolutions were Of
fered and passed:
Resolved, That the thanks of this
club is hereby extended to the County
Commissioners for their energetic EFF
forts in behalf of drainage and good
roads for the West Side, and that a
continuance of this good work will be
gratifying to the club and the public.
Resolved, That this club will encour-
age with it's moral support and in every
way possible enterprises and industries
that may locate on the West Side. and
ii hereby extends to such enterprises
and industries a most hearty Invitation
to invest their capital and locate in our
midst.
After the adjournment Mr.. Graham
entertained the members of the club,
and the health of almost everybody In
sight, the club and some who were alb
sent was drunk.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23
UP TO 80 DEGREES
MERCURY GETTING FRIsKY AFTER
COOL SPELL.
MAY NEARLY 70 DEGREES OFF.
HOT WEATHER OVER GOOD POR-
TON OF THE COUNTRY.

Savannah Cooler Last Night Than
New York, Cincinnati or ST. Louis
and Almost as Cool as the Lake
RegiOn-HOt Weather over the
Western CarOIinas and Upper
GeOrgia-The Weather Good for
the Crops in This Section.
The good old summer time" that
the MINISTRIES and roof garden favorites
sing about has arrived in Savannah
after some delays and back-tracking,
and yesterday the clothing men and
the people who dispense soft and cool
ing drinks were delighted.
Mercury went up 80 degrees
yesterday. The two weeks of
rain that led off the month
kept the temperature below the expect
ed until the soda water factories and
straw hat foundries were beginning to
slack up and look about for other fields
in which to dispose of surplus. But
the season has now Strengthened out,
and all who have not thin clothing in
the bureau drawers will proceed to
invest and chalk up, against the har-
vesting of the crops in the fall. The
festive soda apparatus is heard to 1izz
and the drinks that tickle the nose, and
the combinations events that are half
eat and f-drink-called scream
sodas' and tips" have the call.
According to the weather reports and
newspapers, the South is not alone in
getting this bunch of summer weather.
New York is sweltering under Old Soils
rays and the mercury is a little higher
than June cotton. In addition to the
heat in New England, and some Sec
tions of the West, there has been lit
tie or no rain falling in many weeks
and the crops and vegetation generally
is much injured.
Savannah's crops are in good shape
and going ahead rapidly. The extreme
ly. wet weather was not especially good
for the truck, but not great amount
of damage was done The heat of the
present week has been disagreeable to
the "unprepared,' but it really has not
been much out of the average" for
the dates. The month of May is vet
many degrees behind in temperature,
and it may be that she will try to
catch up within the week that remains.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23
AMUSING LUNACY TRIAL.

The testimony of an old negro wom-
an in the lunacy hearing of Nose Jack
son yesterday at the Jail was very
amusing. 1t appeared that the old ne
gress had at one time thought a great
deal of the accused, but her affections
had been sighted by Nose. and, in or
der to get even, she had him arrested
as a lunatic.
He bin cum to Annie's house, an
git in de bed. Wen she AK him how
cum he bin dar, he say it be he bed,
and she Gamma make he git out. Fus'
news yo' kno' he ketch up her vittles,
and eat her chicken an cabbage, like
it bin he own"
What is Annie's full name, auntia?
asked Judge McAlpin.
Gan kno' is Annie; 1 amt kno' de
trimmings" was her answer.
But Nose behaved himself in such a
quiet and orderly manner when he
was inspected by the jurors, and an
swered every question asked him in
such a rational manner, that the jury
was soon convinced that he was IN
the full possession of his mental facul-
ties. He was consequently discharged.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23
LOCAL PERSONAL.

Mrs. c. A Williams of Vaudeville
is at the De Soto Hotel.
Mr.. D. B. Lanier of McRae is reg
istered at the Pulaski House.
Mrs. Richard Cravens of Fort Free
mont is a guest of the De Soto Hotel.
Mr.. D. H. Burney of Blackshear, is
among the guests of the Pulaski House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick I. Reese of
Macon are among the guests of the De
Soto Hotel.
Mr.. Edward Stallings of Americas, is
in the city on business, and is register
ed at the Pulaski House.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Bolster of
Brooklyn. are among the guests spend
ing a few days at the De Soto Hotel.
Mr.. w. H. Bitch, a prominent mer-
chant of Bitch, Ca, is in the city on
business, and is registered at the Pulas-
XII House.
Information received yesterday from
Mr.. r. G. Matthews stated that the
condition of Mrs. Matthews. who has
bene ill in Meadeville, Pa, is very lit
tie changed.
Mr.. c. Conrad of st. Louis spent yes
terday in the city Mr.. Conrad is all
ways warmly welcomed by his many
friends in the city. He reports the
business OF MS great company, the An
heuser-Busch Association greater than
ever and the sale of the Budweiser
beer, which he invented, far in excess
of any previous year. Mr.. Conrad left
last night for st. Louis.
Mr. CORTLAND S. Jones has accepted
position with the Illinois Steel Com
pany of Chicago, one of the largest, if
not the largest, steel plants in the
United States. Mr.. Jones graduated
in 1900 from the Georgia Technological
School, and since that time has filled
positions in the offices of some of the
first engineering firms in the country,
and with the Tennessee Coal and Iron
Company, the Lackawanna Steel
Company and also in structural work
with Hayes Bros, Newark, N. j. and
in roller mill work, with Gar
rison Bros. of Pittsburg, Pa,
The fact that Mr.. Jones was able to
fill with credit to himself and salts
faction to his employers such varied
line of engineering work speaks for the
training he received. The Tech
is every year turning out young
men fully equipped to cope with in
dustrial projects from their technical
as well as economic sides.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23
PYTHIAMS STILL
TALK OF ATLANTA TRIP,

The victorious knights of Pythias
are still talking of the trip to Atlanta
and congratulating each other upon
the splendid showing made and the
trophies and offices captured. There
was surprise expressed among the Off
GERS, however, when it was said that
some members had evidently given out
for publication complaints about the
treatment received at the hands of the
Atlanta Knights.
You may say for me-" said Mai
]. Ferris Cam, with Capt. Kramer,
that any statement in regard to our
being discourteously treated while in
Atlanta is absolutely untrue and with
out foundation. AS matter of fact
you may state that when our special
train, with the battalion of men of
the Uniform Rank arrived at O'Clock
Tuesday morning, a committee from
the Atlanta Uniform Rank met us at
the train. At the request of this COM
mittee the battalion was formed and
marched to where the Uniform Rank
of Atlanta had open house. and there
partook of refreshments. The welcome
was not in speechmaking, but hearty
invitation to the boys to partake Of
excellent coffee. sandwiches, etc. That
lHey eHJOyeu II goes WllHOuJ saying.
The open house was maintained dur
ing the time of visit of the Knights,
and our boys were urged to call at
any and all times and make them
selves at home. Many availed them
selves of the invitation.
LAS to the banquet given by the
Atlanta Knights at Piedmont Park
the hour first appointed was too near
that of the competitive drill, and our
company commanders advised the
committee that we would be obliged
to decline this courtesy. The commit
tee then came to us. after our arrival
at the park for the drill, and said that
they had arranged to have a part of
the entertainment after the drill was
over, in order to accommodate the
Uniform Rank. This invitation was
accepted with pleasure. and but for a
heavy rainstorm that came up imme-
diately after the drill, no doubt our
boys would have enjoyed the barbecue
as much as anybody. AS it was, every
body made a dash for the city in or
der to avoid getting caught in the
storm"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23
CITIZENS COMMITTEE
MEETS NO MORE.
Only Three Members Attended Briet
Session Yesterday.

Only Three Members Attended Briet
Session Yesterday.
So far as the Citizens Committee
that has been inspecting plans for the
new City Hall is concerned, its work is
probably at an end. A third meeting
was called for yesterday afternoon at
the City Exchange.
Mayor Myers, Director of Public
Works Gadsden and Col. J. H. Estill,
were the only members of the commit
tee present, and nothing was done. 1t
is not likely that the Mayor will call
another meeting of the committee, the
same attendance having been noted at
the previous meeting.
AT the next meeting Of the Building
Committee of Council and it is not
unlikely that the Mayor will decide to
call the alderman together to-day, some
definite step will be taken. The COM
mittee may decide to reject all of the
plans, although this does not seem
probable, to select the best three, or to
employ an architect to draw new
plans.
The opinion of an expert cannot be
gotten from the drawings that have
been before the committees, and other
plans would have to be made before
such an opinion could be- secured. A
member of the committee stated yes
terday that with the present plans an
expert could only give his idea of the
beautiful. A member of the Citizens
Committee stated that in his opinion
none of the plans submitted should be
considered, but that new plans should
be drawn.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23
ON WAY TO FURNACE
BODY WAS MOVING.
w. L. johnson Met Horrible Death
at Vale Royal Mills.


Crushed and mangled the limp body
of w. L. Johnson was being slowly
carried to a furnace at the Vale Royal
Mills, west of the city, yesterday
morning, when the machinery was
stopped and the remains of the fore
man of the shingle department were
saved for burial.
Johnson was at work on a belt, when
in some unaccountable manner, he be-
came entangled in a large belt and
had his life mashed out. The foreman
was badly mUtilated land was almost
dead when his bleeding body was be-
ing carried on chain belt to furnace
where refuse is burned. Physicians
were summoned, but life was extinct,
and their services were not required
When the news of the tragedy was
received at the unfortunate mans
home on Jefferson and York streets,
Mrs. Johnson went into Mysteries
Johnson came to Savannah from North
Carolina. Besides a widow he left a
young son. The remains were taken to
Brunswick last night for interment.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23
LIBRARY COMMITTEE
PLANS FOR OPENING

The Library Committee of the Board
of Managers of the Public Library has
held a number of meetings recently to
arrange the details of the plans re-
Gently adopted by the Board of Man
ayers. Orders have been given for the
erection of the rail that is to separate
the book shelves from the public hall,
the registration cards are being print
ed, and orders have been given for the
numbers for use in relabeling the
books.
All these matters it is hoped to have
arranged shortly, but even then it will
be some two weeks before the libra
rian will be in a position to issue
books, as it will take no little time
to reminder the stock, and this must
be completed before any books leave
the building.
AS soon as the registration cards are
received, however, the public will be
notified where they can be had and
VIII be asked to secure them and have
them properly filled out at once so as
to save any rush later
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-23
VETERANS RETURN FROM
NEW ORLEANS TONIGHT.

After the Reunion in Crescent CITY
Savannahians on Their Way Home
The Savannah veterans and their
friends who have been in attendance on
the reunion of Confederate Veterans at
New Orleans will arrive in the city to-
night at 1880 o'clock.
Two Pullman cars. the same which
carried the visitors to the Crescent
City, will bring them home, the cars
having been used as living quarters by
the veterans during the entire trip.
No programme has been arranged for
the reception of the party, though it is
expected that the Central Railroad de-
pot will present an animated scene to-
night on the arrival of the train. In
addition to those who were fortunate
enough to secure reservations on the
pullman cars, there will be, of course,
quite number in the other coaches.
Letters received from the veterans
while in New Orleans are to the effect
that the party enjoyed the exercises TO
the fullest extent, and were particular
ly pleased with their lodging and cult
nary arrangements on the cars