Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-02-20

Letter From
MiddlebOurne

Middlebourne, Feb. 2O.--Clerk
Duty issued marriage license
saturday to James Mahan and
Rosa Bennett, both of Twiggs
Peasants county.
Prosecuting Attorney I. M. I'm
erwood went to Shirley Saturday
to attend the funeral of his
cousin, Mrs. Amanda Cline.
J. D. and T. E. Kiser, popular
shoe drummers of Harmony, w.
Va, were among the guests of the
Hotel Central over Sunday.
Austin A. Smith, who repre-
sents a notion house of Parkers-
burg, has been in town several
days in the interest of his com
pany. He was Sunday guest at
the Hotel Central.
Miss Ina Barnes, who is teach
ing at Atwood this winter, came
in to town Friday and remained
over Sunday with home folks.
She was accompanied by her
friend, Miss Judith McHenry.
G. B. Duty and ALT Duty Of
Alma, have completed their ar
rangements with the Modern
Medicine company of Cincinnati,
O, to give public entertainments
| in connection with the sale OF
their medicine and expect to start
on a Southern tour as soon as the
weather will permit.
John Bennett of First Run,
was taken i'll very suddenly last
Saturday while at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. j. A. Henderson,
near the Jug. He was taken to
his home yesterday, and was still
suffering very much. Mr.. Ben
nett is a very old man, and has
been compelled to walk with
crutches for many years.
A very pretty quiet wedding
occurred in the parlors of the Ho-
tel Central Saturday when the
hearts of James Mahan and Rosa
Bennett were made to beat as
one. Rev. L. L. Ashby performed
the ceremony, which was witness
ed by the hotel guests and at
taches. After congratulations the
happy couple went on their way
rejoicing.
Mrs. T. S. Wells Of Main street.
who has been i'll of heart trouble
for some time, is now suffering
from an attack of pneumonia.
Her friends are very much alarm
ed over her condition, as she has
been in feeble health for many
months. Her physician states she
is passing through the different
stages of the disease up to the
present as well as he could ex.
pect.
Friday night the residence of
Lawrence Fetty, who lives near
Wick, was burned to the ground
with all it's contents. The t""'
escaped. The fire was caused by
the gas igniting from a boil"
nearby. Mr.. Fetty is young
man of industrious habits, and
had by economy began to accur-
ulate some of this worlds goods.
His many friends sympathize
with him in his misfortune.
The members of the Masonic
lodge of this place have decided
to enlarge and remodel their hall
on Main street. The addition will
be built of brick, and is to be 60
feet in length, and nearly 80 feet
in width. The front will be Of
iron, and will be arranged so as
to cover the front of both the old
building and the new addition.
The building committee appoint
ed were Messrs. W. f. Kirchner,
T. J. Sellers. ST., and J. G. May
field,
! The NJ. E. Sunday-school pre-
scented their superintendent, DR..
NJ. NJ. Reppard with a handsome
American Standard revised Bible
last Sunday as token of their
appreciation of his untiring eff
forts to make their school sue
cess. The book was presented on
behalf Of the school by the pas
tor. Rev. L. D. Ashby by very
appropriate little speech, to
which the Doctor responded by
words and actions which convinc-
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