Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-27
M1DDLEBoURNE.


Judge Willis closed up the
business of the regular April
term of the Circuit court Satur-
day afternoon and departed for
his home in West Union. The
last case tried by the jury was
the Thomas S. Lacy will case. 1t
was on trial the greater part of
three days and great amount
of expert and other evidence was
given in the case. The jury was
only out short time, and brought
in a verdict against both papers
proposed as the last will of Thos.
S. Lacy. Attorneys for D. II. Lacy
and also for Mary G. Statler
moved to set the verdict aside and
the Court took till the August
term to consider the motions. By
the verdict of the jury the prop
erty of Thomas S. Lacy, both real
and personal, will go by descent
to his two brothers, D. H. Lacy
and J. B. Lacy, and Mrs. Fannie
L. Clark, equally. Just before
Court adjourned Charles Cushing
pleaded guilty to an indictment
for burglary, and was sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary.
John Huffman pleaded guilty to
an indictment for illegal voting
at the municipal election held at
Sistersville in March last, and
was fined $50 and costs. Maude
jackson was fined $50 and costs,
and the Judge gave her two days
to get out of the jurisdiction OF
the court or the clerk was order
ed to issue a capias for her and
the Sheriff arrest her, and put her
in jail. Opal Gordon confessed,
and was fined $50 and costs, and
given three months in jail.
The smallpox outbreak at
Stringtown is confined to William
Lyons and family. 1t is reported
that a case of this disease has
broken out on Wheeler's Run,
near Centreville. A son of Will
liam Taggart is reported to have
come home from PennsbOro with
the disease. DR.. M. M. Reppard,
health officer up to Centerville,
investigated the matter, but has
not reported yet.
The following marriage licenses
were issued: Robert Mikes, 20,
and Hannah M. Eddy, IS. Will
liam H. Fennell, %, and Lottie
Adams, q.
DR.. M. NJ. Reppard returned
Saturday from attending the
State Sunday-school convention
at Grafton. The delegates from
Middlebourne school were 0. r.
Reppard, Mrs. C. B. Jemison and
Lizzie Jemison; from Sistersville,
Rev. T. A. Anderson; from
Friendly. Rev. and Mrs. G. w.
Miller, Rev. Hickel, Miss Ethel
Williamson and Job White; from
Kidwell, w. w. Christen; from
Lock, J. E. Smith; from Wick,
Jesse Bullmanr Meckim, 0. j..
Hill.
The Star-Journal man attempt
ed to get witty at the expense OF
the members of the grand jury at
this term of court, especially the
Democratic members thereof.
Your correspondents attention
was called to the write up by j.
w. McCay, Democratic member,
living in town, mad he says that
he is not aware of any conditions
under which he will vote the Re-
publican ticket or any part OF it,
this fall. We are of the opinion
the young editor from Parkers-
burg is not up in sizing up Dem
ocrats in old Tyler.
The South Penn Oil company
has rigs up for J. G. King No. 7
and Israel Folger No. 2.
L. L. Smith has taken possession
of the Morey hotel, and is reno
waiting and refurnishing it, and
will open it to the public May l.
H. Nj. Adams is remodeling his
house on Main street recently pur-
chased by W. E. Smith.
Miss Mae Barnes is remodeling
and building an addition to her
home on West Dodd street.
j. c.. Mayfeld is having the
foundation laid for his new house
on East street.