Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-03
News

We know OF democrat In this
city who favors the nomination OF
Hearst tor president. We also have
one man who sypathizes with the
Russians. We therefore have two
crankS.
The people In the Fourth ward
should see to 1t that G. r. Kelr Is
elected to the council. A good,pro-
gressive. liberal man, one who will
take an interest In the duties of bis
Office and an officer will not steal
ma y thousands OF dollars from the
city before he gets on to the little
graft.
Monarch Lodge No. 81 Knights
Pythias will hold a Smoker In their
beautiful lodge room In the Wells
Block tomorrow evening, Mar. 4,
This Is beginning of a series Of
social sessions to be given the pres
ent season. by the members of the
lodgs. All sojourning Knights are
welcome.
Judge Willis by his decision yes
terday In the VanCamp matter,
would indicate he thought the YER
dict of the coroners jury was near.
er correct than the decision Of the
Justice was. His decision yesterday
means that in his judgment from
the evidence VanCamp Is not guilty
Of murder.
The marriage of Mr.. Charles
William Brown, prominent bust
ness man of Piney, and Miss Flora
Mae McBee, of Folsom, was SOL
emnized last evening at the home
of Col. N. v. Ober. OF New Mar.
tinsville. Rev. D. A. Denton per.
formed the ceremony. The Re-
view joins with the host Of friends
of the happy couple In extending
congratulations.
A letter which started at Mid.
dlebourne early Yesterday morning
reached Our Office by 3 o'clock tn.
same day. In other words, the let
ter was delivered at the rate of a
mile an hour. We believe this
equals the record here for deliver
ing kilograms, but It's nip and tuck
between the two quick delivery
institutions. We certainly need
change somewhere or somehow.
Mr.. Howard Kenney, while
working on a we'll In the Reas Run
oil field, was driving nail through
a board which he had lying on his
knees. He hit the nall hard blow
which drove 1t through the plank
and into his knee quite distance.
His knee Is very stiff and swollen
and made quite cripple out of him
for several days and he Is not we'll
yet.
The first inter state biennial
of the Young Mems
Christian Association Is In session
today at Cumberland, Md. Among
the contributors to the Association
from this county we notice the
Walter Barnes, of Middle.
bourne; and F. E, Cox, R. N. Car.
rick, Ida Euglehart, J. R. Elliott.
E. S. Harry, R, T. Lowser and c.
P. Talbot, of this city. The con-
vention will adjourn the 9th.
There was a time when the hold
er of a Postmaster's commission
was recognized In a general way
as the one man In direct commun.
ication with the party managers at
Washington, and his utterances
carried weight. But under recent
orders from Postmaster General
Payne, the Postmaster Is informed
that, while he may take In the po-
litical activities of his party, but
must not act as chairman of com.
mittees or conventions, and must
not become Extensively active In
the interests of his party, always
remembering that he Is serving a
non partisan public. As for the
clerks and those In the classified
service, they must con6ne their &C
tivity to the mere matter of voting.