Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-06
CentreVilIe

-Haught,
Revs. Waters and Bauman are
conducting a series of meetings at
Mount Zion.
Rev. Shrader Is holding services
at Centreville.
Prot Davis spent the holidays at
his home at Clarksburg.
William Morris and daughter,
Mrs. Marshall Pierpoint are at
Mount Clemens taking treatment
for rheumatism.
Mrs. Mary Duty Is In a critical
condition, but little hope for her
recovery.
Mrs Nlncy Duty has sold her
property st Alma to Mrs, Jennie
Conoway, consideration $1,000, aud
good will. Mrs Duty talks of
locating In Middlebourne.
Elk assessor Byron Wilcox
brought his bride home few days
ago.
The Centrevllle Grange met Sat-
urday and elected officers for six
months, Next meeting Saturday
the 23d inst at p m.
George Underwood has opened
up blacksmith shop at the old
stand across the road from tyler
City" ard asks his old customers to
call Oh him six days of each week.
W. R Conway expects to locate
In Plttsburg In the near future.
Political possible candidates, for
sheriff, Ralph Broadwater, "Billie"
Kerchner, J, B. Riggs, Ralph
Sweeney; House of Delegates, W.
R. McIntyre and A. B. Hum;
Prose cutting Attorney. c. B. Riggle,
Staples, and Hanes; Assessor W. J.
Tracy, W. L. Fordyce, minor off.
ces to be filled later on.
The little daughter of George
Davis, of Josephs Mills, died Satur-
day of brain fever. Interment
Sunday at Spring Hill.
As the old year was making
ready for his departure pail Of
gloom settled over the house of Mr..
Willie Sni'h,of Shirley. Mrs. Smith
a victim of that dread disease con-
sumption, was nearing the crossing.
Her husband while tenderly watch
ing at her bedside, received a mes
sage that his mother, Mrs. Nancy
Ash Jay dying on Pratts Run, about
three miles away. Son after, Mr.: (.
Smith It ceived the summons babe
her friends adieu and crossed over,
to join father, mother, brother
and sisters waiting her coming
Mr.. Smi h FASTENED to the bedside
of his mother, but she had lost con
sciousness and he had not the prjvi
lege Of saying good by" Mrs
Smith was laid to rest In the new
cemetery, at Shirley, and while the
funeral services were being COL
Quoted In the church by Elder
Thomas Smith, the eldest daughter
overcome with grief and anxiety,
tainted, and at this writing she Is
In very critical condition If
human friendship and sympathy
could do anything to alleviate the
sorrow that Is weighing so heavily
on the bereaved, how willingly
would they do 1t, bat, alas, how
helpless we are In such a trying or.
deal. But there Is one, who car
heal the broken heart. Mrs. Ash
(nee Pratt) had been thrice mairred
and unto each marriage one child
was born. She had been consis-
tent member of the United Brethren
church for almost half century
Funeral services conducted BY Rev
Radabaugh. 1uterment at Wilbur
Cemetery, Jan, 1924.
I read 10 the OIL Review of DEC.
80, that the Little Debating So
ciety of Little, has decided that the
Religious Denomin atoms are today
doing more against the upbullding
of Christs Kingdom, than for Its
Advancement. I don't think any
other society In this Christian
country except a LlttIe-yes very
little society would allow such a
resolution to be debated In a liter.
airy society, much less send 1t broad
cast over the land. It Is an easy
matter to decide that these debaters
muster on the other side Probably
have been reprimanded by some
minister for playing ball, pitching
horse shoes, fishing, or some other