Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-20

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Mrs. N. L. Marsh Is spending
the week with her mother In Bel
laire, Ohio.
Sunday was the hottest day OF the
year broke the record for heat for
the month of May. The thermom-
eter went up to about GO in the
shade.
Misses Ellie Ludolph and Lulu
Keddy. popular young ladies of the
Ohio side, were visiting Miss Mel
lie Toye, of upper Wells street
yesterday afternoon.
William Courtney, who has been
In bed for IS days suffering with a
severe attack of typhoid fever con-
tiuues very i'll and weak, but his
condition Is somewhat improved
since yesterday.
The absolute purity of Schiltz
beer and the conditions OF perfect
cleanliness under which 1t Is brewed
should Recommend 1t to every dis
eliminating beer drinker. R. NJ.
Clendenuing Is the agent.
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The we'll known and deservedly
popular Prosser boarding house Is
being remodeled and the interior
tastefully improved In every way.
This house Is overtaxed at all times
and at present cannot meet the de-
mand for rooms.
There are many ways OF catching
trade, but only one way 10 hold 1t
-our way. And Our way IS to give
our customers the best groceries
money can buy, at prices Just as
close to first cost as we can make
them Frantz & Nissan. IT
The steamer Kanawha passed
down this afternoon on her way TO
Charleston. By unloading her
freight at Wheeling she was able to
get up the river as far as Rochester
with her passengers. Unless we
have rain this will probably be her
last trip.
Mrs. Mary Scott and brother,
Tim Cushing, were called to Brad
ford, Pa, yesterday by the serious
illness of a relative. They were
accompanied by Mrs. Fred Ney of
Salem who goes to Rem City, Nc.
Kean county to visit her sister Mrs.
j. W. Wolfe.
George Jamison was given pre-
llminary hearing before Justice
Lowther Yesterday afternoon on
charge OF felonious cutting pre-.
ferred by William Edgell and &C.
quilted. Edgell was badly used up
In sanguinary encounter a few
nights ago and laid information that
Jamison attempted his life with a
knife.
The annual session of the West
Virginia Conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church will be held
at Huntington September the
thirtieth, Bishop Mallelieu, pre'id-
Ing. At this session both minis.
terial and lay delegates will be
chosen for the General Conference
to be held In Los Angeles next May.
R. J. Williams, a former resident
of this city who left here about the
middle of the COS when the very
low price of oil discouraged all the
operators and caused our city to
almost come to standstill for
year or two, has again located here
having bought two properties On
the East side, His family will ar.
rive here this week. We wish Mr..
Williams success.
Mr.. c. R. Henderson, the clever
young man who had charge of the
Depot Hotel for some time resigned
his position at that place and will
take charge of the Cottage hotel.
Mr.. Henderson has, been engaged
In this business for a number of
years, aud his knowledge of the
hotel business Is al! that Is required
to make 1t success. We wish Mr.
Henderson success In his new up-
dertaking.-> New Martinsville
Dispatch.
Will L. Turner, who In company
with Fred wells and Leander Stoner,
went to the Texas oil field about
two months ago Is well, thus far,
and Is holding his own In spite of
some awful hot weather. All these