Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-22
COUNTY SEAT NEWS
M1DDLEBoURNE, July 22.
Marriage License.

suing permits to wed; as they will
appear below: Amos S. Willis ~
and Edith Miner II; CIV. Baker "A
and L. B. Booher AZ.
County Court.
County Court adjourned Satur-
day afternoon after an all week ses-
sion, to meet August 7, 1904. The
settlement was made with the
sheriff. The court found that there
Is due on bridge and other contracts
and outstanding orders on the gen.
eral fund of the county, the sum Of
about 100000, with nothing In
the treasury to liquidate the same
The reason of this indebtedness Is
that the county levy last year was
laid at $ cents on the $Ioo to
make low taxes for campaign year
and as the campaign waxed warm,
the Republican members of the
county court waxed warm and la.
wish In spending the couuty's funds,
and now the levy for this year has
to be raised to meet that deficiency
this year. The levies were laid as
follows on the $1oo. Valuation Of
real and personal property; County
levy S. cents, and road levy; Gen.
treville district, a. cents, Ellsworth
district IS cents, Lincoln district
20 cents, McElroy district IS cents,
Meade district rs cents, and Union
district IS, Turnpike bonds 20 cents.
Centerville district Is In debt about
5000, but the other district have a
surplus In the road fund. The
value of personal property IS ST.
2o1, IFS, and the real estate IS ST.
53S,e51, making a total valuation
of personal and rea property of S..
/ 74o, 900, In the county for taxable
purposes. The personal property
| Is short about 100000, this year
as compared with last year.
Turnpike Bonds.
Four Turnpike bonds were down
for payment this year, viz: Nos
"a, 81, 81 & SO.
Corners and Goers
The Misses Robbs, of Wells.
burg, who were visiting. Miss Essie
Hill, left for home Monday morn.
Ing.
H. O. stealey, of Wheeling,
Sundayed with his parents, Mr..
and. L. L. Stealey, of Dodd street.
Miss Josephine Hill Sundayed
with friends In town.
G. B. Stealey, of Sistersville,
spent Sunday with his family here.
Miss Essie Hill left for Sisters
Vile Monday on a three weeks
vacation.
Henry Mccoy and Miss Hare
drove over from Slstersville Sunday
and spent an hour or so with
friends at the county seat.
B. Engle, c. B. Riggle and o.
/ c. Carter were at New Martinsville
Monday on legal business.
S. B. Ankrom AID W. II. HUH
were at Paden City yesterday.
G. D. Smith, Esq, of St. Marys,
was In town yesterday.
T. F. Baker, of New Cumberland,
who has been visiting his father,
William Baker, on Sancho, passed
through town yesterday to Sisters
willie.
F. D. Young, Esq, G. L. Low
Their and Samuel McCoach, of Sis
tersville, were early business visit
ors at the county seat yesterday.
The Sick.
Mr.. William Baker, living on
Sancho, near here, who Is very
sick with neuralgia of the stomach
and bowels and a complication of
other diseases, was resting easier
yesterday.
Oildom.
The South Penn Oil company's
James King was given 16 quart
dose of high explosive and when
cleaned out Is thought to be good
for barrels.
The same company's John F.
King is due In the sand the last of
the week.
The Philadelphia OH and Gas
company,s Absolum Thompson
we'll Is In and Is reported good for
40 barrels. This we'll Is on Indian
Greek at the mouth OF Big run.
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