Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-29
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Little Buffalo.
| Cleveland McIntire Is able to be
tout again. We are all glad to see
him restored to his usual health
and to have him among US again.
Mrs. Jas. Peoples and Miss Edith
Kellar were shopping In your city
Saturday.
Mrs. W. T. Ford was called to
her fathers bedside Friday by a
sudden illness. He resides near
Salem, w. Va. A relative of Mr..
Ford, Mrs Stephen Spencer, Of Big
Moses, died Friday morning.
David Smith has purchased the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. E ]. Tenn.
pleton and will move into same to-
day, Monday Mr.. Templeton does
not know exactly where he will 10
cate permanently, but will stay at
his summer home near Salem for a
time, when summer comes again.
They will be greatly missed here.
Bro. Ocellus. don't get funny be
cause your request was overlooked;
any way, so far as I know you were
not accused of writing the article
referred to, bat instead, 1t was a
Rev. Minister. Why didn't you
name him James!
Miss Marchie Fetty was unable
to teach the closing day of her
school as she broke out with
fancy attack of measles early In the
morning. She Immediately left for
her home at Luzon.
Miss Lena Allen has the French
measles,
Mrs. Beroni Tuttle passed into
the Great Beyond at 4 o'clock Sat
urday morning and was buried
Sunday morning at 1890 In the
home cemetery.
r. J. Tracy closed his school at
Locust Grove last Thursday. He
taught a successful term. Many
visitors were present, several CIV
Ing words of praise In behalf OF the
teacher.
Behold, how great a matter a lit.
tie fire kindleth! James IS
This Is an utterance which Is
daily proving that the author knew
what human tongue was. We do
not 90 among the heathern or less
enlightened nations, nor even away
from our community to see an ex-
ample which has recently occurred
In our midst and which has brought
much sorrow to many homes-dls
grace to our district, county and
State. Involving the county In ex'
pense, sent man, a neighbor, to
eternity and blasted the future
hopes of a young man, J. F. Vsn-
Camp.
This matter or fire was kirdled
several years ago and has been get
ting larger year after year, being
famed by neighbors (enemies) un-
til the climax was reached on Feb.
~. 1904, when Mr.. VanCamp be-
came the murderer of P. B. Lowry.
Several reasons have been assigned,
bat to an honest locker on, the Cos
sipers and tattlers have played In
the game with a full hand and there
Is female In 1t also. In6delity or
Darwinism had finger In 1t
though we do not agree 1t was
the cause, but do claim Its influence
was largely In fault and had
the perpetrator of the crime been a
doer of Gods word mo crime would
have been committed; bat alas! the
life of our neighbor P. B. Lowry
has been taken, and that too, by a
school teacher. am not aiming
to ulogize the murdered man nor
say harsh things about the murder
er, who Is as yet enjoying his free.
dom from behind the bars even In
the face of having committed the
highest crime of our land taking the
life of a man. l do say that Gcd will
mete out justice to him and those
gossips at the Judgment Day. l
agree with the mass Of our people
that In justice to the laws Of our
land, State, county and district,
also to the christian people of our
community as we'll as elsewhere,
that Darwinism and In6delity
should be prohibited from being
taught In our public schools either
by literature or oral training. If
the "Bible contains the highest
code of morals" why introduce
Darwinissnl Every parent and
voter should be geatly concerned