Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-12

Encampment Is on at Marietta.
The bottom of the river Is rising.
Hammocks at McCoy's Book
Store.
Conclave opens tomorrow Par
kersburg.
Frank Stewart, of Magic, Butler
county is In The city.
John Stealey left for Newark, O.,
on the afternoon train.
Wanted. "A dish.washer at once
at the Hotel Mercer. 11-2t.
Samuel Mccormick, of Mata.
moras, was calling On friends In
the city today.
Charles Shuster, TIE popular
Burt street artist, was a Marietta
business caller today.
DR.. c. P. McAdoo, of Witten,
went to Marietta this morning on
professional business
H. M. Strouss, a prominent resi-.
dent of Parkersburg, spent the day
in the city with friends.
Miss Title Dick, of North Wells
street, after a two weeks vacation,
Yesterday resumed her work In
Kerr's Art Studio.
W. Kepner, the we'll known
machinist, after visit to his family
on north Wells street, has retur n ed
to his work at Plttsburg.
Mrs. Schwartzwalder, of Gather
Inc street, spent the day with her
son Joseph, who Is attending bust
ness college at Wheeling.
Lon. Brenemap, who has been
visiting his parents on the the
South Side for few days. left this
morning for the Cameron oil field.
Wilson Curtis, the we'll known
and successful grocery and order
clerk, has accepted an excellent
position with Lazear Bros, the
successors to Neff brothers.
G. D. Smith and family, of St:
Marys, passed through the city
thi morning enroute to Tyler City
where they will visit the mother of
Mrs. Smith for few weeks.
The north bound passenger train
due here at CHS was an hour and
ten minutes late last evening. The
delay was due to the south bound
train which passed. Through the
city last night at 54o derailing
baggage car at Ben's Run.
c. Ganno, of Jackson's Ridge,O +,
and we'll known In oil circles, was
here yesterday, the guest of his
brother .in-law, Charlie Gilmore,
of Georgia street. Mrs Ganno
who has been here for a week or
two visiting relatives and friends,
returned home last evening.
When the era of prosperity shall
have run Its course and the reac
ton, which always follows action,
sets In, as like as not some Cf the
men throughout the country who
are now on strike will feel like
kicking themselves for not improv-
Ing their opportunities when there
was plenty of work to do.
Mccoy Bros. recently issued
some beautiful catalogues advertis-
Ing their beautiful stock of furni-
ture and carpets. Yesterday two
ladies came to the store with the
catalogues In their hands and be-
fore leaving bought and paid tor
three hundred dollars worth of
carpets. 1t pays to advertise.
IA. Baker, who resides near
Middlebourne, left today for the
Swanee Medical college In Tenn
essee. Mr. Baker returned a few
weeks ago from the Maryland COL
lege at Baltimore. lie expects to
graduate from the former iustitu.
ton next October. He Is an
intelligent and model young man
and we feel quite certain he will
make a success In his profession.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. E Tracy. we'll
known residents of the Fourth
ward, returned on the late train last
night from Marietta and Parkers.
burg where they were the guests OF
relatives. Mrs. Tracy has been
absent for three weeks, going
first TO West Union where she