Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-26
M1DDLEBoURNE.


y. T.. Archer and wife attended
the meeting of the Ruth chapter
No. Z Order of the Eastern Star,
Friday evening, at the Masonic
hall. Mrs. Archer was duly I'M
tiated into the mysteries Of the
order. At the same seance Miss
Blanche Lock was also given her
initiatory degree. A large num-
Der of the membership was pres
ent, and after the sitting the
ladies of the chapter served ice
cream and cake, and spent short
time in social amusements and
then adjourned to meet in Sep
TENDER after the dog days are
over, and the Dog star has set.
John NJ. Kirchner and wife and
son Sundayed in st. Marys.
Gus Trough and wife Of Salem,
Harrison county, drove over to
this place Saturday and spent
Sunday with Mr.. Thoughts par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan
Trough of lower Dodd street.
Sheriff Grim is now located in
the front office in the court house,
opposite Clerk Mayfeld's office.
The County court ordered new
linoleum put upon the Sheritf's
office and Clerk Mayfeld's office
floor, which adds much to the ap-
pearance and convenience OF each
of said offices.
Mrs. Thomas McCay, who has
been very sick for some days, is
better today, and her recovery is
thought by her attending physi-
clan to be only a question of time.
w. S. Morey is very low from
infrmities of old age, and cannot
survive many days.
Mrs. A. J. Jemison is GONZALES
cent from a severe attack OF neu-
ralgia.
Mrs. C. F. Engle is recover
ing from a relapse Of the meas
les.
In the County Clerks office was
recorded a deed Of transfer from
w. L. Russell and O. j. Smith to
John L. Mason for the Tyler Coun-
ty Journal plant, for the consider
alton of $4,000 cash.
In oildom there are some things
doing. The South Penn Oil COM
pany drilled its F. D. Stealey No.
1, which has been producing oil
from the stray sand, deeper into
the Keener sand, and have a 80
barrel well in that formation. The
Melrose Oil company has cased it's
D. M. Hickman No. l, in the First
Run oil field. This well is one To-
cation east of F. D. Stealey No. 2,
which is making 20 barrels day.
The same company and others
have the rig timbers and stuff on
the ground for No. 2 M. G. Sni-
der. The South Penn Oil COM
pany is drilling No. 8 j. G. King
and are down several hundred
feet.
The new fair track will cost, in
round numbers, $4,000. The price
of admission will not be raised
and the same old price of 25 cents
will be charged for adults and 10
cents for children under II years
old.
Our streets in the evening are
assuming city appearances. There
are a large number of drillers and
tool dressers working on the wells
drilling on First Run boarding IN
town, and in the evening the old
town has the appearance OF a real
oil town.
The Street committee are hav-
ing Stealey street graded prepara-
tory to laying cement pavement
along the property Of J. w. Grim
and Miss Wells. VIM. Vaughn is
the contractor.
Elisha Stoneking, an aged and
respected citizen of Indian Creek,
died Friday of the infrmities OF
old age. He was about 7S years
old. The funeral took place Sat-
urday from the old homestead on
Woodburn Run of Indian Creek,
and the interment at the ceme-
terry at the Baptist church at Cen
treville, and was largely attended
by the deceased's relatives and
friends