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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-14

JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING.
How is your pantry these days?
Drawers and shelves are full? Or
are there some spaces vacant? If
so, better begin filling things up
before you run entirely out.
Whatever you need
IN THE GROCERY LINE
is right here. Our prices are a
strong inducement to buy, and our
goods are a continual source of
satisfaction from the time you get
them till they're gone.
We have the agency for the fol-
lowing goods:
Chase & Sanbourne's high grade
Coffees and Teas.
Howard w. Spurs high grade
Coffees and Teas.
harrington Hall, the Steele Cut
Coffee.
Meadow Gold Creamery Butter.
Marvin's Pittsburg Bread.
-O-O-O-
N. 4. Sybert Grocery Go
THE POPULAR GROCERS.
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Hair Escaping? e. +: ;: /: s::;: IS;
leaves VOL Then YOU can keep what you have and add
greatly to it, Ayers Hair Vigor hairfood @

Taught and ARA Underwood of
! Alma, returned yesterday after
noon from Wheeling, where they
had been in attendance at the
State Republican convention.
Mrs. John Mccullough of New
Martinsville, who has been visit
ing friends here, returned to her
home this afternoon.
AS long as the present fine
weather continues it will not be
necessary for our citizens to visit
the seashore resorts to recuperate
their health.
The Hannibal, O., baseball team
will play a match game here Sat-
urday afternoon with the Mound
City club of Moundsville.
The uniform rank of the K.
O. T. M. will give a social in the
City Building Saturday evening.
Everybody is cordially invited.
S,14-3t
-O-0-O-
The ladies of the Baptist
church will serve an appetizing
chicken supper Thursday even
ing at the Citizens hose house. A
bazaar will be conducted in con-
nection with the supper. All are
most cordially invited. s,12-3t
The Virginia is due to arrive
here this evening at 6 o'clock en-
route to Pittsburg. The Ohio is in
fine stage now for the large
packets, and they are all running
on schedule time, and are doing
a nice business.
O-O-O
The bazaar and supper at the
Citizens hose house on next
Thursday evening promises to be
enjoyable affairs. Proceeds 50 to
the Baptist church. "A i:ue
chicken supper will be served
/ from 5 to 10 O 'clock. 7,12-3t
Ground was broken today for
the foundation of the new resi-
dence of Ira Salisbury on Mccoy
Heights. 1t will be a two-story
house, and will contain many
modern improvements when COM
pleted. Doc Kincaid is the con-
tractor.
Remember the supper and ba-
zaar to be given on Thursday ev-
ening at the Citizens hose house
| by the ladies of the z Baptist
church. The ladies of this congre-
cation are noted for the elegant
meals they always serve. The
hours will be from 5 to 10 o'clock.
S,12-3t
The Board of Education of Lin
| coin district held it's annual meet
ing Saturday and transacted the
usual routine of business. All of
the teachers in the city schools
were re-engaged with the excep-
ton of Miss Maggie Black of the
South Side school, whose resigna-
ton was accepted and Miss Eliza
Williams, of Morgantown, ap'
pointed in her stead. Owing to
the fact that the Assessor has
not completed the assessment OF
the district, it was impossible tt
lay the school levies and an adj
journed meeting for Chat purpose
was called Tor saturday, July %
| -O-O-O-
G.. w. Grier and Frank D. Nc
Coy are in Boulder, COL, visiting
A. S. Mccoy for a few days. Mr.
Mccoy writes home he is improv
ing right along, has not enjoyed
such good health for a long time
and now weighs LAG pounds
which is a pound more than he
ever weighed while living here II
, winter time while wearing heavy
clothing. He is very much en-
couraged, and his friends here are
delighted to hear he is improving
so fast and permanent. Will
Graham and Otis Sayre, who
1uara former clerks in Mccoy
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Cal News

-O-O-O-
Porter of st. Marys, was
y today.
-O-o-o-
returned to the
morning,
(emison of Middlebourne,
; city last evening.
is. Rouse of Dayton, O.,
tered today at the Ho-
Beckley of Woodsfeld,
business visitor in the
900
fuel, a pioneer resident
county, Ohio, was in
bday.
-O-O-O-
Mrs. E. G.. Bumps of
ere registered today at
Wells.
GcMahon, oil operator,
morning on the lis
Marietta.
1000
d Matthews OF Middle
mt yesterday afternoon
q the city.
-O-O-O-
P. Carvin of Smith
calling on friends and
p the city today.
900
NINA WOODBURY. of
tent to Middlebourne
afternoon on a visit to
IS. B. Ankrom and
Iiddlebourne, went to
his morning on a visit
Ao-o-o-
Morrison and daugh-
anberry, returned last
I'M a short visit with
Wheeling.
900
d Boice and her guest,
sea, of Darlington, o.,
on friends at Paden
Jay evening.
-o-O-O-
81 Stephens of Paden
the guest of Misses
rmick and Maude An
nesday afternoon.
900
[. Keller of the South
is afternoon for East
J., where she will visit
for a few days.
-o-o-O-
towboat John A,
d at 10 o'clock this
h an immense tow of
quite to Pittsburg.
-O-O-O-
". Henderson and
lighters returned last
h a visit of a few
relatives at Pittsburg
TO-O-o--
ford, general superin'
he Eureka and Buck.
companies, of Pitts
D the city last even
-O-O-O-
d O'Hanlon returned
this morning from 6
ssion of a week tt
The interior of the
ser of Middlebourne
is morning from thu
edical college at Bal
Baker will graduate
stitution next year.
-O-O-O-
en- CITY passed thii
noon on her way from
10 Cincinnati. Tn
on board a large lis
s and a good freigh
900
Proudft of Washing
Rood throuoh the eff,
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-14

DIR. ABNER G. THOMAS,
Neurologist and 0phthalmologist,
Sistersville, x. Ia.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-14

Taught and ARA Underwood of
Alma, returned yesterday after
noon from Wheeling, where they
had been in attendance at the
State Republican convention.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-14

Mrs. John Mccullough Of New
Martinsville, who has been visit.
ing friends here, returned to he1
home this afternoon.
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rR.NsPACFIc MAILS.


China and Lamar via Tacoma. daily az eso
p. Up January ISL inclusive Tor oiSpa'eh Per
rni1s ana Jspan via seattle here daily at $40
p m. up to February tS inclusive LOT eisp-'Sn '7f
tJs1sT Japau China and Philippine Islands. VIA san
Francisco here daily at $50 p m up 70 Feor>>
Tahiti and Islands, via san Franclsco close
here daily az $50 D. Feoruary "a tncl1siTs-
Tor dispatch per s Mariposs- - - $1,000.
FIJI Samoa Hawaii, via san Francisco e4lse ns's
daily az $50 m. up 20 February 70 inctuslte .or
dispatch per ; Ventura Qf the Cunard steslner
Carrying the British mall for New Zealand Gees Hot
rive IN time 10 with this dispatch extra rnalA
closing a $50 a. ESQ a n ana 80 ~ y.
SUNDAYS at 40 a. ? a. m ana $50 p na-el- =
made and forwarded until the arriVa4 OF tne S1'~
FfsTsI iapan China ana Philippins Islands. via San
Francfsco close here daily at $50 up 70 Fsprtarv
To Inclusive. for dispatch per > 3 hong Aons a1eu.
Hawaii Va san EranciscO close here daily az $50 p m
up 20 February us. Inclusive. tor oispateh PSF
Alameda ID y -
here taiy $50 I'D 20 February t1o lnsIcsve~
disuatch uer Empress OF China tAsrcnanclss
for U. s Postal Agency az Shansnai e4nnet Do lor-
bpSSe Islands Va san close here daily az
$50 .. to February - inclusive tor ospa'oa
per T. s. Transport -. - $500.
Vancouver and Victoria = - close he1e eAtS -
$50 D. up February ~. inclusive. Tor dscafce
,s9TE-IinIess otherwise addressed Australia -
pines Via san Frsncsco-the quickest routes Philip
pines specially addressed Canada via Europe
be fully prepaid at the foreign rates Ha~ai 8
Forwarded via san Francisco exclusively
TauSpachc forwarded % port OF sailing sally.
schedule o. closing g. ranged the presUr-
tion uninterrupted overland transit tResise-et
CORNELIUS VAN COTT. Postmaster
Postoace New-York. y Y. January . lSt4-
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a SPECIAL "PARSIFAL" MATINEE.
Manager Conried's Plan to Prevent Specu-
lation in the Seats.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: So great and pressing has been the demand
for seats from those who so far have been unable
70 see the performance Of "Parsifal" that I have
decided 70 give special matinee performance OF
Wagner's educational festival play on Monday
February p Washingtons Birthday. The curtain
viii rise at 20 a The first act will end at
ID O'Clock. when there will be an intermission
Until go, and the performance should be over
shortly after O'Clock
Il has come TO my knowledge that ticket specula-
tors have, In many instances. managed to Obtain
possession Of the less expensive seats in the Metro
Poh1an opera House. which they have resold ar
eNofpitant prices In order to prevent these inev-
itaole abuses, and to facilitate access to the par
slisA representations 70 those for whose bene6t
hao not increased the regular prices in the unnar
part OF me house. invite the principals ~ col
ltseS' hleh schools and other educatio,aI t..t.,.
t 49, NJ ~. 20 me written applications for the
ers, pupils ana their friends which shoid II 5
metropolitan opera House not later Than tSaI me
5 and which viii receive the most carefii uary
Sincerely yours. HEINRTSStI 20 "a 1II5Iltlon
New-YOrk Jan. 30. 1904 NN-Nhlt-D.
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OBITUARY.
DR.. PHOEBE JANE sAscock WAIT

- I' fnoeoe Jane Bahcock Wait one OF the pioneer
q, aen IN the medical profession died at her home
IN this city yesterday.
e. "al' was born at Potter Hill. r. l.. on Sep
90 1883, and acquired her early education IN
district schools. in which she was afterward a
oa,-. Later she entered Alfred University re-
- stis rom 1t the degrees of Bachelor and Master
a. a. subsequently sne removed 10 this city and
,h was married 10 William B. Wait, principal OF
wives her ' wiz ~
,,,S ns upon the study Of medicine in 1853 when
ueh IN that branch OF science met violent oppo-
No. She became student in the New-Y0rs
gradnatt Soilege and Hospital for Women Being
6bste.sea IN ls71, she entered on active practice
eected became her speciality, and In 1880 she was
Madi, professor Of obstetrics in the New-York
cbajr 81 .SoIiese and Hospital for Women. which
the shs held for upward of twelve years Part of
II s LIZ she was also dean of the college,
e., sptts OF her active professional duties she found
thre. ueVote 70 the study of the eye ear nose and
fSIt,VYdt al the New-York Ophthalmic HOspital and
CAVES "1ere after course Of two years, she re-
mo MaIt was active along many lines. and was
a, nsInber OF the New-York County homeopathic
SleIca society, the American Institute of HomOeO-
PPdLCHlE ,Womans Christian Temperance Union.
tnhnaIo. Sorosis and other clubs. OF her children
HIeIs survive Mrs. Frank Battles and DIR. Oliver b.
this city. -0'- "N--'' "a
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MAYOR OMITS THE "OBEY. %
Substitutes Honor" in Marriage
Ceremony at City Hall.

Mayor Mcclellan yesterday for the first time per-
formed a marriage ceremony. William Hudson
Clarke Of No 800 West Eighty-third-st and Mrs.
Virginia B. Moore OF No. A West Fifty-seventh-
St. were the bridal couple The witnesses were
the bridegroom's father, Hudson Clarke. the
banker and the brides brother. Carl V. Schoon-
maker.
Mayor Mcclellan was busy when the bridal party
called but instantly dropped everything, and met
them in the public reception room. Thomas Has
sett who Colonel McClean's secretary when
he was Congressman, and is his chief clerk,
and is friend of Mr.. Clarke. introduced the Mayor
to all the members OF the party
Without delay the Mayor began the ceremony.
reading from a typewriter page He followed the
OF any impeachment to the ceremony state 1t or
hereafter hold his peace" Nobody spoke, and
then the usual question asked Mr.. Clarke IL he
would take this woman as his welded wife,, etc,
the usual question. but as the Mayor got down to
where the legal form reads love, comfort, honor
and obey" he halted for just a fraction OF sec
ond. He quickly caught up, however, and read,
obey and adjusting the sentence to correspond.
The bride answered in the affirmative, and the
couple were then declared man and Wife
Everybody present except the Mayor kissed the
handshake. and. wishing the happy couple long
ami prosperous life. he signed the certificate and
withdrew. He did not receive the customary fee.
Niavor Mcclellan was asked later about leaving
he read rot the legal form.
at Is which they have used here in the City
Hall" said. Il Just followed IT"
The Mayor asked II the omission OF the
new women who decline TO undertake that OBJ
legation, but his only reply was laughter.
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MUSIC

Nine Ternina sang Brunnhnde IN Die waIkare''
at the metropolitan Opera House yesterday after
NOON Ior the first time this season II was the
second nearing OF the drama in the current .erie,
VI performances. and because Nine. Gadski sang
the part al the previous performance the occa-
-Oh was one TO invite comparisons. These happily
are inessential TO Just appreciation of Nine Ter
nina lovely art. She rejoced her hearers yester-
oay oy display Of the most potent Qualities OF
her vocal and dramatic equipment Her tones
were opulent and her singing was filed with poetry
ana passion Her conception of BrtnnhfIde needs
no detailed description now and the record may
De permitted to stand closed with the statement
that it was bodied forth yesterday afternoon most
puissantly.
Mr.. Van Rooy's Wotan was well paired with the
brunnhllde, and Miss Fremstad was a Sieslinde Of
hgn' womanly charm and romantic feeling Mr.
tAraus sang Siegmund with a tart tone and Mr.
hloepfer was tolerable as Hunding Mr. Mottl
evoked sonorous and flexible performance from
the orchestra.
IN the evening I'll Barbiere di Seviglia' was
heafd by a large audience. Nine. Sembrich who
was In excellent voice. sang Rosina with all her
"ltchery OF voice and manner. and the other
members OF the cast were the same at previous
performances
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-31
TO PROTECT THEATRES FROM EIDE

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Allow 10 call your attention 70 the foo.
that comparatively small cost all the tbea,ras
and public buildings IN the country can he mad.
secure from am such disaster as the Chicago Tro-
quois fire. now under discussion by MANY we'll
meaning people who call for all sorts Of things
which VIII never be done. The reason why these
things will not be done IS because IL VIII not INV
the theatre managers and owners TO enter into so
much expense.
The remedy refer 10 is the ordinary automatic
sprinkler equipment supplemented by sprinklers
constantly open and which may he brought into in
ktsnt action by valves which control parts OF the
theatre
one fireman. or even the stage manager. could In
staauy food out any FIRE by opening the proper
waive. The people would Of course. get a sprink-
nng' and some clothes would be injured. but no
person would be injured. There is a well known
device called water curtain which does not get
Stuck and is always ireproof II this were applied
70 me theatre between the stage and the audto-
NUN The application Of the water would give the
seolsenee complete confidence and the exhibition
So..o pc considered worth the price or admission.
49,, pas.S would e:sue, as there would be no smoke
an eNlcently danger.
me -. darkness caused by the lights going out
o,-es De avoided by taking all lighting from
g. 49, source. ana each passageway should have
sry SEPARATE street connection, that moth
e Syulo put out the lights so long the passage
eooo advantage. -
90, ,yeherai use OF automatic sprnkIers in cot
on nuns AID manufactures generally where their
P'o'ses property while being little en-
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MISSIONARY GOES INSANE.
Lincoln Gave Him Gold Watch for Saving
Sailor from Cannibals.
EBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

Honolulu. Jan. g. via San Francisco, jan 30
The Rev. James Kekela. a veteran Hawaiian mis-
sionary to the Marquesas Islands. has been COM
mitted TO insane asylum. His mania is homi-
cidal and is due to old age. In early life he be-
came missionary and was sent TO the Marouesas
Islands, where he remained until five years ago.
In 1864 he saved an American sailor named Whalon
from a whaling vessel who had been captured by
natives and was about to be eaten. Kekela ran
somed Whalon by giving the natives fine boat
which had been presented TO him by James Hume
well. OF Boston. Then Kekela helped Whalon TO
return TO America.
For this service the United States sent him
a very hne boat and President Lincoln presented
him with gold watch suitably inscribed. The
incident is described by Robert Louis Stevenson
in a Foot Note to History"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-31
MEGANTIC CLUB DINNER,
Huntsmen Entertain Governor Chamberlain
of Connecticut at Delmonico's.

In a banquet hall decorated with trophies OF the
chase, some two hundred members of the Megantic
Fish and Game Club gathered last night at Del
monico's and between courses discussed hunting
and angling 1t was the seventeenth annual din
ner Of the organization. The club marched I'm pairs
into the dining hall singing a rocking hunting
song.
jeremiah Richards president of the club. occupied
the place OF honor having as honorary guests
Straus, Hamlin Garland. Job +. Hedges. Isaac NJ
Mills w. A. Mcleod. Leroy 7. Carleton, Ernest
DR. Pleasant Hunter. Gates w, McGarrah, A. w.
Gleason and w H McEroy. The Megantic Club
is chartered under the laws of Maine, and is de-
voted to the interests of the chase and its com
panion sports.
A huge moose's head, surrounded by deer heads,
Sneeches were made bv President Richards, Mr..
seton Governor Chamberlain and others.
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OFFER TO W. DAMROSCH.
asked to Take Dictatorship of the
Pittsburg Orchestra.
TBY TELEGRAPH 10 TIE TRIRrvr

lBf TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
Plttsburg, Jan. 3O-A dinner was given for
Walter Damrosch to-day by the Pittsbure Or
chestra, at which all the members of the or
chestra were present including the manager
Mr. Wilson. and President Buchanan. The d.
rectorship of the Pittsburg Orchestra was for
malIy offered to Mr.. Damrosch at the dinner
put no direct acceptance was looked for as no
satisfactory basis for negotiations could be
reached. The grantors OF the organization
nave not as yet been conferred with, and untfl
ihelr desires are made known nothing definite
IN the way of a proposition can be made
Mr.. Damrosch was enthusiastic over his Va
cepuon here and in an interview to-day said
that ne mad the kindest feelings for Pittsburg
ana MS early associations here and would con-
slder the proposition carefully 1t is said that
a salary OF upward Of $4,000 will be offered to
MIN as an inducement to come here
the dinner marked the birthday anniversary
Of the musician.
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INVITED TO BACHELORS CLUB DINNER
President Roosevelt Asked Because of His
Views on Race Suicide"

Washington. Jan. 90-President Roosevelt and
Representative Foss. Of Illinois, have been invited
to attend dinner of the Bachelors Club, of Wau-
kegan, ILL.,, in honor Of the awarding OF a gold
medal TO the first one OF its members TO be the
father OF twins. The club organized with
twenty-five members some years ago and its con-
stltutiOn provides that member shall marry
each year. the selection to be made by lot. The
nrSt president OF the club was the present Mayor
OF Waukegan, and he designed and offered the
gold medal for the twins. The Mayor was the newt
man 10 draw the marrying card. and also the
first to be the father OF twins. He could not well
award the medal to himself. and allowed it to be
competed for. 1t now goes to T. H burst cashier
of a Waukegan bank. Representative FOss who
also is the father of twins and represents the
Waukegan district is invited because OF these
facts. and President Roosevelt has been asked 10
be present because Of his well-known ideas on
race suicide"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-31

ployed In theatres. public buildings hotels. etc. is
chargeable TO Just one cause-'it pays
II long time before this fact univer-
sally accepted, But the insurance companies are
now making their rates such that the owner can
see the advantage in supplying his establishment
with the spTinklers. Few think of the saving of
the building. They never expect II 10 burn but the
saving the insurance IS real.
The equipment of theatres, hotels and public
buildings with sprinking systems should be made
compulsory. II legislation cannot be obtained the
insurance companies make the equipment COM
pulsory by refusing TO insure without II.
All these matters Of design and equipment in the
OF mills, etc, engineering problems and
the insurance companies have their trained en-
gineers and inspectors who constantly watch the
insured and that all rules complied with,
and this is the most important thing of ALL
II remains for the insurance companies to do for
the theatres and public buildings including hotels,
what they have done for mills. manufactures.
WILRERFORCE B. HAMMOND,
Brookline, Mass, Jan. %, 1904.