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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-02

Mr.. Partridge Of Parkersburg,
was here this week in the inter-
ests of the Ohio Valley electric
railroad, the company that pro-
poses to build an electric line from
this city to Williamstown and in
termediate points.
According to the terms of the
franchise given by the Council to
this company work was to have
commenced in this city on this
road yesterday, July L.
Mr.. Partridge was here to have
the franchise extended a short
time, as the company has been
greatly delayed in getting it's
rights of way, surveying, etc. The
company now asks for an extern
sion of time until September l,
which our Council seems willing
to grant to the company. The
city has nothing to lose by max
ing this concession, as no other
company is asking for a franchise
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-02
Protruding Piles Cured.

Five years ago l was troubled
with protruding piles. They were
very painful, and for six weeks
l was unable to replace them. l
used one 25-cent bottle of San
Cura Ointment, which relieved the
pain and cured me entirely. l
have had no return of them in
five years. 1t also cured my daugh-
ter of the piles. l could make oath
to the above. JOHN G. ROSS,
Hydetown, Pa.
Csc and SOC. If your druggist
does not keep it, send stamps or
money order to Thompson Medical
company, Titusville, Pa. We will
send it postpaid.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-02

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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-02

W. j. Taught of Next, came
near losing his life the other day.
He was attempting to clean out
a water well, and after shooting
it with dynamite went down into
the well to proceed with his work,
and after being in there short
time complained that he felt sick.
His father lowered a bucket to
draw him out, but the bail separ-
ated from the bucket and precip-
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-02
NEARLY NET DEATH IN WELL

itated him to the bottom. The
father hurriedly went down in
the well and tied a rope around
his body, and soon brought him
to the top, but he was then in a
state of Inconsistencies and re-
NAMED so for some time.
DR.. Engle of Middlebourne,
was summoned, and after vigor-
GUS efforts restored him to con-
seriousness. 1t was certainly a
narrow escape from death.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-02

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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-02
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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-02
FIRE AT NEW MARTINSVILLE

ted. The loss will reach many
thousands of dollars. The fire is
said to have originated from an
eectric wire. The loss is partially
covered by insurance.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-02

At an early hour this morning
the large -four mill at New Mar
tinsville was almost completely
destroyed by fire. The interior of
the building was practically gut
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-02

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20
RECTOR FOR ST. JAMES.
Episcopal Parish at Eufaula to Increase
 Salary of Clergyman.

Eufaula, Sept. 19.-(Special. )-The vestry of St. James Church held an in
 teresting and important meeting yes
 terday morning when the matter of se-
 curing a rector was discussed, and a | sum was raised to pay a salary which | 1t is hoped will induce the Bishop to supply the vacancy occasioned by the appointment of Rev. l. Q. Adams to the work at Bessemer.
 A letter will at once be indicted to
 the Bishop praying that something be done In the particular direction and 1t
 is hoped that the parishioners will be gratitied.
 The protracted drouth Is becoming a | serious question not only among the farmers but to the steamboat men as
 we'll. Streams are going dry that have | stood the sun of summers for more than
 a dozen years and cattle are already having to be watered from wells which
 do not supply any very great quantity 1 of water. The river steamers have not
 been able to reach Columbus with any
 thing like a cargo for the past three
 or four weeks and the stream Is now so low that the boats will be forced to iply the waters between Apalachicola
 and Bainbridge until it. rises. The
 agent at the wharf here says 1t Is as
 low as he has ever seen 1t.
 The citizens are experiencing Some- thing like an ice famine caused by in ability of the management of the plant to secure drivers for the delivery wag- ons. Owing to the scarcity of labor in | the country farmers are offering 50 to 75 cents for cotton pickers and negroes are leaving the city every day to seek
 the cotton fields. Citizens were forced to go or send to the plant for their usual supply of ice yesterday or do without
 The majority rule in elections does not seem to be popular here, and as the regular election day approaches candidates continue to announce. NJ IJ. McCraney, the present incumbent of the clerks office who was declared de- feated in the primary here some months ago, has announced his candidacy in
 the general election to be held in No Vemher Robert Lee of Clio. is also a candidate for the office of Probate Judge, and says he Is In the race to q finish.
 1 Cotton receipts were unusually heavy Saturday, something over 500 bales coming in by wagon. The farmers seem satisfied with 10 cents per pound n some sections great scarcity of labor is complained of and the work l ot picking Is progressing slowly. Near ly everywhere the fields are white and nearly all Is open
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20
AFFRAY IN LIMESTONE
PROMINENT YOUNG MEN IN BLOODY
 TRAGEDY.
John and Conyon Young Dangerously Wounded by Odie LaxsOn and Wallace BarksdaIe, Who are
 in Jail.

Athens, Sept. 19.-(Special) )-Limc- stone County has added another bloody story to its history.
 Late Saturday night a tragedy took place some miles north of Athens, whereby a young farmer will lose his life his brother will remain a cripple, and two young men are in jail facing | a serious charge.
 John and Conyon Young. prominent young farmers, living seven miles north of Athens. while returning from town, were overtaken by two neighbor boys, Odie Laxson and Wallace Barksdale. and, 1t Is alleged. were ordered from their buggy to settle former difficulty. The Youngs both alighted. and as they did so they claim they saw the glint of a revolver in the hands of young Laxson, and, not being armed, they attempted to get back into their ve- hicle, when Laxson began firing upon them, shooting both in the back. Con- yon Young received two desperate
 wounds, either of which the attending physicians think sufficient to produce death, while his older brother. John was shot in the back and his right hand and arm was badly shot.
 The young men managed to get into their buggy and hurried to their homes only snort OlStdHCe IroHi tHe sceHe | of the trouble. Physicians were sum- moned and 1t was seen that the balls from the Al Colt revolvers had put l Conyon Young beyond the help of medi- cal aid, more than to bring relief from | his sufferings by the administration oi opiates. The other brother Is seriously | wounded, but not fatally.
 | The two young men who are accused
 of being the aggressors in this bloody drama, are now in jail. Barksdalt
 claims to have had nothing to do with
 the tragedy more than that he hap pened to me in company with Laxson
 who was his friend and neighbor, ant l both were returning from town. wher l the trouble took place. Laxson say. l he shot in self defense. as the Young: were approaching him with oper
 knives. The Youngs claim that thei, 1 assailants were laying in wait for then with a view of killing them both. ant
 that they were not expecting or seek | ing trouble.
 The addition of these two make!
 eight white men in jail in Athens | charged with murder, two out on bond
 all having occurred within a year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20
THOMPSON IS HOPEFUL
REPUBLICAN REFEREE CONTINUES
 TO MAKE CLAIMS.
Talks About Certainty of Reducinx Democratic Majority in Ala- bama-Dr. John May Ac-
 quilted of Embezxle.
 ment Charge.

Birmingham, Sept. 19.-(Special. J. Hon. J. O. Thompson, chairman of the State Republican Committee and one of the referees of the, President in Ala bama, returned to his office this morn- the opening of the campaign of B.. ". Walker, who is opposing Hon. J. Thomas Heflin for Congress.
 Mir. Thompson states that he believes that MT. Walker has more than an even chance to defeat MT. Hef1in. Speak CTS will be on the stump every day in the Fifth District in behalf of MT. Walker.
 MT. Thompson further declares that T. W. Powell of Cullman, Populitc- Re- publican, will certainly defeat Con- gressman John L. Burnett, Democrat. Republican literature will be sent into every county In the State, it is given out, the Republicans intending the strongest fight they ever made in Ala bama. MT. Thompson asserts that ef- forts will be made to reduce the Dem- ocratic majority in this State.
 William Green, a nephew of Col. r. II. Aldrich, was today appointed Chief Deputy under United States Marshal D. N Cooper, vice Pope M. Long who re- signed to take up the work of chairman of the Republican State Campaign Committee. There has been some dis sension in the office of the United States Marshal and 1t Is believed that MT. Long and Deputy H. G. Ashley retired last week on this account MT Long Is said to be a candidate for the Marshals position.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20
DUPED BY A "PREACHER.p
White Man Delivered sermon fin Deca-
 tur and Collected JeweIrv

White Man Delivered sermon fin Deca-
 tur and Collected Jewelry.
 Decatur. Sept. 19.-(Special. "A few weeks ago stranger by the name of Stafford appeared in West Decatur. saying that he was a minister of the meeting in the school house of West Decatur.
 After preaching several sermons he told the people of the neighborhood that the Christian ladies should not wear ruffles on their dresses, neither should they wear jewelry of any kind. He then induced several of the ladies to turn their jewelry over to him. He received several rings. watches, etc. These, 1t Is said, he pawned or sold to different parties in the Decaturs and then left for parts unknown. leaving his wife behind.
 Where he came from or whether he was preacher is unknown to the peo- pie here. However. he was a good talker and seemed to win the confi- dence of many of the people.
 The public schools of both Decatur and New Decatur opened this morning with the largest attendance they have ever had.
 The white school of Decatur is tenn porarily located In the Toadvine block. The city has torn down the old frame school structure which has stood for many years and there Is now being erected in its stead a modern brick structure three stories high. The school will occupy this building as soon as 1t is completed. The work will be rushed
 The new Carnegie library Is almost completed and work Is well under way on the new brick Presbyterian Church, which will cost upwards of $10.0o0
 The Central Methodist Church of New Decatur has purchased a handsome res idence on Cottage Row. near the church, which Is to be used as 0 par sonage.
 The building is one of the most hand some residences in New Decatur and will be occupied by the pastor, Rev. IS. R. Emerson. on October 1.
 Heretofore this church has had no parsonage, and has been badly in need of one, as they have been renting a dwelling for the pastor. The New De- catur church was only built a few years ago.
 Rev. Mir. Emerson formerly was a pastor In Birmingham, where he Is we'll known.
 The Jones and Echols building on Bank Street has just been completed anu IS one or the finest office build ings in the Decaturs. The second floor contains some of the finest offices in the city.
 Cotton in this section is opening quite rapidly, and much of the staple Is being brought to the Decatur mar ket. The crop will average up better than 1t did last season.
 The new gin In Decatur, which has just been completed. and which Is be- ing run by electricity. Is getting much cotton to gin already.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20
Cases in Criminal Court.

The case of A. J. Mothershed charged with the murder of J. J. Hambrick, who was shot to death on the Woodward corner in this city some months ago, was called in the criminal court this morning before Judge D. A. Greene, but was contin- ued until October 6.
 The case of Will Tidwell, charged with the murder of his brotherin law Sam Garner, at Pinckney City, was called and is now on trial. Some time ago the father of Will Tidwell was tried on the same charge and was con- victed and sentenced to life imprison- ment.
 Judge Samuel E. Green had two ha- beas corpus hearing for this after noon. The men are c. H. Atkinson and George W. Roebuck, charged with killing a negro at Republic several weeks ago. The men were acting in the capacity of special deputy sheriHs when the killing occurred and self de- fense Is claimed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20
NEWS OF PENSACOLA
REMAINS OF MRS. W. W. POTTER
 ARE LAID TO REST.
steamer Engineer Smith is Bitten By . Ferocious Dog-Police Officers
 Raid q Gambling House.

Pensacola, Fla, Sept. 19.-(Special. ) The funeral of Mrs. W. w. Potter took place this morning at II o'clock. the impressive service having been held at beautiful Christ Church. of which congregation the deceased was an ard ent and devoted member. Rev. P. H. whaley, the rector, was especially elo- quent in his reference to her life and the good she had done.
 MT. Potter, the bereaved husband, ar rived here this morning. The attend ance at the funeral was especially large. Mrs. Potter was popular in this city, and visitors from other places were here to attend the funeral. Many friends who could not be present sent floral designs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20
BRIDGES IN LIMESTONE.
County Commissioners Award Con-
 trnCtS for Two,

Athens Sept. 19-(Spec!al) )-The Court of County Commissioners have let the contract for two new steel bridges in this county, one to span Elk River at Redus Shoals in the north part of the county. which is to cost the county SS,40O, and one to cross Lime stone Creek, near Greenbrier, in tine southern part of the county. There were several bidders. but the contract was let 10 the lowest responsible bid der.
 The severe drouth in this section has been very hurtful to the crops, and cotton has been injured greatly whil: late corn Is almost ruined. From tha most fattering prospects a month ago the crops have fallen very far short ana will not make as good a yield as they did last year
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20
Governor On Lynching.

Before leaving this morning for his office, Governor Cunningham stated that the Birmingham military would be kept a Huntsville just as long as Judge Speake wanted them or thought 1t best to keep them there. The gov ernor stated emphatically that law lessness in the form of lynching would be put down In this State if 1t took all the military obtainable to do so.
 The Governor denied that the gov ernment had asked if military was needed and he expressed the belief that the government would not send any troops to Huntsville until the chief executive had asked for them. The Governor stated that he would not ask for troops from the government. He announced that he had turne4 ov- CT to the court of inquiry. Colonel Frazer. Captain Smith and Captain Walden all the papers in the lynching of Horace Naples which were sent to his office.
 In reference to the liability of the Supreme Court in declaring the Lusk Dill. redistricting circuit courts in this State. unconstitutional, the Cover nor declined to give any opinion say ing that the courts looked after that matter and the chief executive always thought the laws constitutional until the courts declared them otherwise.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20
Another Gambling House.

Another gambling house was raided last night by Special Officer Ray and Captain of Police Fondebilla. This was conducted for negro participants In the mysterious chance games, and the keeper and two visitors were cor rallied. The keeper was George Welles, whose fine was placed at s15O. Two visitors were taxed $10 each. The large fine of the negro players was something of a surprise. since 1t has been the recent custom to let the black gamblers off lighter than the white men.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20
Italian to Celebrate.

The Italian Benevolent Society of Birmingham will have a big turnout tomorrow in celebration of the restor- ation of Rome to united italy. Memo lfs band has been engaged and the parade promises to be a large one. The Italian society from Pratt City will be here, besides Italians from all
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20

 Report of SlosA Compnnx.

The report of the Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company for the quarter end- ing August 31. has been given out, showing the net profit to have been $214.815. from which ss0.000 interest and taxes and S114,00o dividends on preferred stock Is taken, leaving a iur- plus of $40.000. For the same quarter in 1903. the net profits amounted to $364.92S. from which was taken s37,601 interest and taxes, $60. 900 interests and taxes and $114,000 dividends on pre- ferred stock, leaving a surplus of $153,- 327. The surplus of this company to date amounts to $2.441.210. The slump in earnings between the quarter erJ- ing August 31. 1903. and that of Au- gust 31. 1904. is accounted for in the difference in iron prices and the coal miners strike which has been on since July l.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20
Cotton By New Route.

The coast steamer Tarpon, which ar- rived last night for trip along the regular stations, brought among inc large miscellaneous cargo over 100 bales Of cotton. the first of the season which has been handled here. The inaugura ton Of this new routing os cotton to this port has opened up a territory from which this city has never drawn At least 15,0o0 bales of cotton are in sight. which will be added to when tbe new route becomes more generally known.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20

General Keller. who was killed the other day while commanding the Rus sian forces al Molten Pass. was. oddly enough, a great admirer of Tolstoy Not so long ago, however. he explained In an interview that. although he had written an appreciative criticism of Tolstoy's work. his admiration for the man was for Tolstoy the novelist. not Tolstoy the philosopher.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20
Dr. May is Acquitted,

Dr. John May, who was charged with embezzlement in connection with the Thermol Medicine Company, which he organized in this city last year, was found not guilty in the criminal court here. The jury was out but three min utes. The principal witness in the case was General Shelley, the well known political leader. The arrest of Dr. May took place on December 27. 1903, and he has been in jail since that date. He is well educated and from the beginning declared his innocence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20
Hurt Ky A Rlanf.

Armstead James. a prominent negro workman at Fort Pickens. lies at the army hospital. Barrancas. at the point Of death. Saturday while blasting was going on inside the enclosure, a piece struck James In the back of the head. rendering him unconscious. He has not regained consciousness. and 1t is thought the injury will be fatal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20
ob.ervance Inf Yom Kippur.

Observance of Tom Kippur. the Jew ish holiday feast, was kept strictly in Pensacola today, the representatives of that race of people having abstained from business in every phase and main- tained a strict observance. Impressive services were held last night and this morning at Temple Beth -El. Rabbi Samuel Koch officiating and preaching a powerful sermon. The attendance taxed the capacity of the beautiful place of worship.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20
Public Schools Opens.

The public schools of North DIT. mingham opened this morning Ine feature of the opening was an address by Hon. A. O. Lane. president or .ht Birmingham Board of Education. Ih' attendance at the schools this year promises to show a largo increase oVei previous years. as the population ol North Birmingham has shown oe' cided increase.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20
Convention of Brick Men.

J. R. Copeland of Birmingham. has received Information that the next an- nual convention of the National Brick Manufacturers Association of the United States will be held fn this city during the first week of February, 1905. Tho convention will bring about 400 brick makers from all portions of the country. National Secretary T. A. Randall of Indianapolis, will arrive in the city in the next few weeks to make arrangements for the convention. Ma chinery manufacturers will make a dis- play in Birmingham during the conven- ton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20
Aa,ourn.d Irnt,I Wedne.dny.

The Criminal Court has taken an ad- tournment until Wednesday, This was on account of the engagements of many of the local, attorneys had in Santa Rosa County, where the Circuit Court convened this morning. There was a general movement of lawyers to the Santa Rosa County site this morning. Judge c. B. Parkhill of this circuit has been disqualified from presiding over this session and will exchange terms with Judge Brewer of Levy County.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20
Drummers Eptoyed surf.

number of commercial men who stayed over Sunday in this city. last afternoon took advantage of a boat ex- cursion and enjoyed dip in the Mex ican Gulf on the Santa Rosa Island beach. The happy gentlemen returned at dusk and told in glowing language of their afternoons. pleasures.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20
SOME TRUE LITTLE
 FISH STORIES

Fish! Fish!' the vender cries As he comes down the street, His criy is known to housewives all, To servants pert and neat But these are not the fishes We'll tell you of next week, Our little friends are live and we'll
 And still swim in the creek. They're always up to something new,
 This funny little swimming crew; Queer fishes of a brilliant hue, They make us laugh, both me and you.