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JERSEY CITY.
Totals ......... 80 . .

SRnttcd for BrucIS in ninth.
Score hy innings: II.
RItIi MOND 20 u u -
Jersey CITY,. u u q q d q o.
summary: Two-bnsc hitS-trrn-
con, isncS. Sacrifice hits-rwOn-
blry. purtcll. BntcS. BnScS on balls
--by tottrcil. q: by Brucl, .. Bat
tcrS hit-Nultcn ny Bruck. Struck
out-by tottrcll. :; by Bruck, 8.
LEFT an bnScS-Richmond. .; Jersey
city. = impirrS, inndihoc and
Hart.
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with one out, the game was called.
Crane led with II hit and reached
third. when Ncrhout overthrow sec
ond trying 10 catch him after he had
advanced peg on IealeyS out
Sweeney brought him home with a
single. Russell was batting when the
game was called.
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Postpone Cross-Grtmth, nout,

NEW YORK. August 1.-THE ten
round bout between Leach Cross. the
local lightweight, and Johnny Grifiths.
of Akron, has been postponed from to-
night until next Thursday, owing to
Cross's slight illness
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Totals. 81 ~ II Totalsce 627l4
'Bnt;cd Tor Nicks in ninth


Norfolk .................0 o o %
Summary: Runs-Slmmons. forray, Stein
hrcnncr. rhrashcr Two base hit--Thrasher
lIor'n run-rhrashcr. Stolen bascs-Cmst
Donovan. Stewart. Double plays Stcinircn-
i'oiles: Porray TO Hartzcli To Gust Bases
on hans-oh rorray. G: OFF Humphreys. 2
l.sft on oasescorphans {; Norfolk. .. Hits
Off Porray, G; off Humphreys. :. Struck
on:-by Porray: 4: by Humphreys. S. Time,
i:So. Umpire. McGowan.
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JACK COOMBS WINS THIRD
CAME FROM MATHEWSON
Athletic CASTOR Beats Giants Again,
With Old Master as His
Opponent.
PILLS LOSE TO CINCY REDS
Lowly Tailcndcrs Continue Remark
able Pace by Trimming LeaGue
eadcrs-Pittsburg and Chicago
Divide Doublc-Iieudcr.
PILLS LOSE TO CINCY REDS

NEW YORK. August i7.-Brooklyn
Played onc-day stand III New York
to-day and defeated the Giants 3 to ..
coombs and Mathcwson renewed their
historic battle on the Polo Grounds, and
tho former Athletic star defeated New
"rk for tho third time this season.
Daubert. with three singles and a sac
f'lce, had Il perfect day at bat. Score:
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INDIANS AND GRAYS DIVIDE

HARRISBURG PA. August IL
Thorpe Day" was celebrated here to-
day with Il double header between
Harrisburg and Providence The In
dians took the first on timely hitting
in tho tenth. The second went to the
Grays in the tenth with batting
cleanup finish Goodbrcd was the
pitching star in the first. Both games
were featured with brilliant fielding
The girls and bows from the Carlisle
Indian school presented Thorpe with n
bat made At the school. decorated In
school colors. Scores:
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philalcInllin.
Cincinnati

] OltIS....dH D :. To Totals, ...D { - q
kan for kiIlifcr In seventh.
tHattcd for Alexander in seventh.
81 orc by innings: r.
Cincinnati .............O o o o 20 % %
Philadelphia ..........0 o o 0 u q 90
summary: Runs-Cirifti,h. wingo Two,
base h!ts-Crihl;h. Mo!lwitz. Il Nil!.fcr.
Earned :Gns.Cincinnati. ? Stolen base
BSrnc. Double pla!s-Wnsnor. IIeryog and
Moilwii" ~; N!choiT. Bancroft and I.uderus
haSc ON hal!s-om rouey. s; off Alexander
:. Lett on baScs-Cincinnat! .: Phiiadel-
phia. r'irs, base on Notwithstanding
:. lit b. pitchcr--hy Toncy, CCravathI
struck oui-by Toncy. ): by Alexander. 6.
by Chalmers. :. H:ts--on Alexander, , In
: innings: off Chalmers in innings I'm
pires. Klein and itGler.
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CLIMBERS HANG DOUBLE
DEFEAT ON JERSEY CITY
Jersey Skcctcrs Arc Unable to Hit
Cottrcll and Russell
NJ All.
RAIN STOPPED SECOND GAME
Dunnitcs Handed Liberal Cont of
"hitewash 10 the Pests i'm Six In
ningS of Play-Nrw Players Make
Great Impression.

CITY Shelters tIVirC rho Tvs, ,r,,rn
went tho rc..ula,Ior dfst,uer h,t IA
second was an ahhrovi,trI Anal, o1d-
ms before the Clinhars h,1 ,i,,isl,od ,r,
sixth frame rho couut stood 3 ~ {,
the opcnor. ana Ia O in Tho twilicbt
fray.
Co,,rau ana r,,s,,,, ..o -, -.,
ieris;s c-,.,ln,oi 5r. ~, =; n1
~ no 49,, . ll M, i,'.'u-
,,sT,or. 49,. ~ wv
wine ne ,e,,cr Ia -, -,
ono ,one ,,i,.r,o 49,
c1o,ts w.. -i..,~,,i 49, ~, ,t'n -
~ ~, O.. .. ~. =, ~,
ro,,nd ,l,o F,.,,,, ~, ,t,, ,., Wy,
eo. r., ~ H., ,,,,1 ,I,i,.i ~
T,, ,,.,,, u.,,. ,,..,.l..,i ,,, 49,
si,o5 lr,,.h o,ticI, u,,s .,,,.,,o,;,o,,
fro,,, limo In ti,I., ~. ,n,n ,rr;,.9is ~
go ~, .,,.,.i '.. ,.,..
rl,i,ls nar,,r 80 ,,a,hcr ,rl1 $50, 49,
49, 600 ,..,,, 80. 60, ,,,,,
T. ,,,e rb,,,,-.d ,o,,,, ~, -noto "a
40 c,rs ,,,1ii,I 49, 80 40 yn,,1,,l
loy.~,l tr. i,,i,i,i ,iIIcu. vbiIc po,i
tJ.,I,, ,,,.or,.,i ,,,,,,,,r 10 Ia, ,ar,',,.'
Ri,- t,1 Gv-oo,,.,. ,vorc Ito ,,;,1,,,s
~ N",l'-''l "'." I,"n MSt"h h"'pea
,..',i!l '"'eS NJ we s'H"ohS.
.,r'!'ul "lo,''" In' Ri"un"S We're
"l'"nn"H and Eird. another pair OF
newcomers. lack WarhOp was not in
evidence the Yankee twirler not dcsir-
Ing to PLAY In the minors. even with n
half dozen Of his former nl,y,rat.s on
10 ,n,,n
~ -. ;,, No.,
~ ~! ''n " E"",' i', ,'
n tho iits; game hut a sweet swat by
i''i"S WIN Mu!ih on haSe khottcu The
count. IN tho hung an additional
counter was huns Up putting tho locals
i'm tho lead Tho SkcCtcrs scored their
runs with tho ala Of two errors and ono
Ill. Two 80 e,cc.ics r,nno ,c,;uet
In,,~ci, wcr" cr"ii,cI - nuos Who
Wv
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SECOSD GAME


-roviGrnce ..........3 o o O 90 q CO
IiurriSNurr .......0 q n ! +, q 4 n -
summary, shorten 90. Shean 90. rutvilcr
@ i.thr.GUe Powell. rennocf Move. Too
-"E, >ro.t Leo. Two base hrs-Shorten
4"".oy- fhrcc- has" hits-Shcan. Tmtv:ler
u"m" run nrrrt. Srcrinc" shorten
N'"c Tnol"y. Kraft Douhl" plays-Irabr
IH' 90 NhcHn "a Onslow Move "a Eraf,
S'ru"l. "r'- by rennock :; ny Ice 6 B;sas
on balls OF Fcunoch :; OF Lee . lii
nv uirhrr-l.'". stolen hases-Tamnr on
slow NcNall". VIVA pitches pcnnnck
~ Lee J. Tine, 30? ump!rcs Harrison
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TORONTO DEFEATS HUSTLERS

ROCHESTER. y Y, August Ito
ronto made l. TWO straight with
Rochester today. winning free hit
The Leafs runs IN the final session
worc ncttod from pass. brace of
singles ana double. prior thereto or
rors were responsible for four of their
nv" TALES Hcrhcr' prsscG eight. hit
n hatsmnn and gave ten hits. ana vel
won his game. Catcher Bob Williams
hrs been placed temporarily i'm charge
Of inc iinsil"rs In place Of MANAGER
Jonn II Camel! who resigned: Sco~c:
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WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY
Orphans mt Norfolk.
Newport News nj Rocky Mount.
Portsmouth ut SuGoll;
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FIRST GAME.


NrNTF'. 90 - " Tot77s. g 70 90 3 J
'ono out when winning run scored.
Scor" by innings: r.
Providence .....-..-G q n q ! 7 %
Harrisburg ......., q . n q q =.
summary: Runs-Tntw!lcr. onslnw. .caycrs
Mcwo ten, Toolcy, Wi;tcr, Two-baso hits
T"oI"y TutNier. Thorpe. Three base hit
TutWilcr. Home run-Nittcr Sacrifice hit
prSlow. Powell ~, Toolcy. Tari,n Good
bred, Double rlay.-Mow" 10 Toolcy to
KRAFT FahriIa" 90 Shcln to Onslow. Strucl;
out By Cooper. !; Ivy Goodhrcd. .: ny Enyers
:. !Sn."s on hnlls-oft Cooper. !: off Good
hrcG. =; OF i;nye-S. Let on bases
Providence. = Harrisburg, Q stolen bases
Zimmerman. Goodlrci. Powell. shorten
i3rlk-Goooh""d. Iji;s-or cooper. : in &
innings; OF r:aycrs, IN Ia innings Sac
Ei,o nF-Ihorp' Time, ECO. Umr:rcs.
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WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
| st. Louis at Newark.
brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
Chicago mt baltimore.
KANSAS City nj Buffalo.
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- u - ~ WI u =,
IlkSl LNNllC.

NioX. Baird Two-hase hits-rircsnohnn
Wasnc;. I:aird; "hrre-has" hit-Snlcr stolen
basc-Ciood. Dniblc pLnys-viox. Wagner
ana Johnston. Wagner. Niox and Johnston
Earned runs-chicag". =; Pittsburgh. 3 Iett
on hases-ChcaEo. c: Pittsburgh ;. First
base on crro"-chicaEo. / Bases on balls
Of Humrhres. /; off Benton, struck
out--hv Humrhrics. :; by Benton. g Paesed
pall-'iibson. EMPIRES Eason and Byron
TiiNe. 80.
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E.og" uy innings. y
q Ns-'or s . q ,61 o.
.n~nr'r ............o o . n q as
E"lnW'r slunS-P PEE. Zimmerman. Hoiko.
-. 81 stevenson g. Williams 'ol Ra,h
~ ncr' DALEY. Graham. Irquc BAH Two
"tte hif-Daley Graham. Thrcc-haac hits
l.'.'lE. FtC.cnson. Williams EoohcI. sac.
'!iI' h!h PFC ~ Sscrirc" nv-Wana.
maker stolen bascs--Clcnun Pie.. Rcnt
y, Ifl'st scven"o0. Daley, Graham I.llii.
o"ini- MAY Williams TO Eoch-v First
Contlnucd OF Ninth racnA
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
GAMES YESTERDAY.

RICHMOND, 3; Jersey City, . (frst
GnmeI.
RICHMOND, Z; Jersey City, o (sccond
EaIne).
Harrisburg. a; Providence, 3 (lrst game;
ten innings).
Providence, o; Uurrisburv fsecond
game; ten innings).
Montreal, 4; Bufrulo. g
Toronto, 8; Rochester, 8 Ucn innings).
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.

WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
New York at ST. Louis.
Boston mt Chicngo
Philadelphia at Detroit
Washington at Cleveland
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VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
GAMES YESTERDAY.
Suffolk Portsmou (rnin).
Norfoik, 2; Orphans, (nine innings;
rnin).
Rocky Mount. 3; Newport News. ..
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FIRST GAME.
Cleveland

Totals....36 . q &c Totals u - - 8
Ehtted for Harstnd in second
EHat"d Tor Cnumhe In fourth
-i'atted for Walker IN eighth.
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How They Stand This Morning
FEDERAL LEAGUE.

GAMES YESTERDAY.
Pittsburgh, 8: Brooklyn. 2.
Chicago. 4; Baltimore, o.
81. Louis. II; Newark. 4.
Kansas City, 3; Buffalo. 2.
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They Are Climbing Some

Totals
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tontinucd on Ninth Pngc.)
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-17
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TR|-STATE
Latest Reports of Operations In
West Virginia, PennsY-
yania and Ohio.

The deep sand territory in south
eastern Ohio is furnishing larger pro-
ducers and more of them than any
other districts in the eastern fields.
Now and then light wells are encoun-
tered, but as whole the average Is
very good. At this time the Union
Furnace district, in Starr township.
Hooking county. is leading all other
districts. In the district the Pres
ton Oil Company. the oil prod
end OF the Union Natural Gas Com
pany, has drilled its No. 2 on the
Eliza steirs farm, twenty feet into he
Clinton sand and 1t made "a initial
flow of fifty barrels. The location is
In the northwest quarter CT section
Is and the showing is as good as that
made by the best wells in that local
ity. 1t was reported that the well
produced 200 barrels, natural. the
first tenty-four hours after 1t was
drilled into the pay.
The Preston Oil Comphny's No. 8
on the w. Z. and NJ. Z. Shaw farm,
located on the adjoining farm. is due
in tho sand and tho test on the J..
NJ. and NJ. V. Loomis farm is drilling
in the top of the Clinton sand. The
CHARTERS OIL Company is swabbing
sixty barrels day from Its No. los
on the Hooking Valley Products Com
pany's property. 1t will he shot to-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-17
FAST GAME
Expected When West Virginia
University Students Play
St. Mary's Five.

The st. Mary's Club basketball team
will play a team picked from the stu
dents of the West Virginia University
a game on the St Mary's gymnasium
floor at Sis o'clock Friday evening.
While this team is not the regular
West Virginia University basketball
team, a number OF the playrs on 1t
will play on the regular Varsity five
King, who made name for himself
during the football season just
closed, and who Is touted to be one
of the best basketball players that
ever attended the state university,
will play center for the Morgantown
FIVE. Biddle. another football star,
will also be in tho lineup. The other
men on the team are all good basket
ball players and good game is ex-
pected.
The Club flve, who have been prac-
ticing regularly, are in excellent con
ditlon. and 1t will be another battle
between team OF individual stars
and team which uses team work.
AS this will be the only chance this
season to see the university boys in
action. large turnout OF the old
West Virginia students is expected.
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SCHOOL TEACHER
Anaemic, Rundown. Neryous-IIow
She Recovered.

There are so many cases like this
right here in Clarksburg that we are
publishing this interesting letter with
the hope that some OF our customers
will try Vinol and get the same hap
py result that Miss Baez did.
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no energy or desire 10 do anything, !
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mol and tried it. Soon had good
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built me up so l have the ambition
tC do any kind of work" Mary l.
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The reason Vinol was so successful
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Of trouble. The peptpnate of iron con-
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extractiyes OF Gods liVers and beef
peptonc aid in building up the tired,
overworked, rundown system.
Stone & Mercer. Druggists, Clarks-
burg, W. Va.-Adyertisement.
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C5rH4IlnSV III SHrH5@- e5A7La CIS0D
k7@ H1 X1w9v Iz~7LD

always carries the key. The festivi
ties begin on Christmas Eve at mid
night when the door OF room which
has been kept closed earlier In the
evening so that Santa Claus may not
DO disturbed at his work is thrown
onen and the children run In and
dance about the Christmas tree-tho
common properly OF tho family.
Ench persons gifts are placed in a
pile on the table and the parents Eivo
them out amid wild shrieks OF delight
from the children. After awhile tho
youngsters are hustled Off to bed us
their elders must be in church at five
In the morning TO hear sermon on
the Birth of the Saviour of Mankind
and 10 assist in the singing OF the
carols. New prayer books are the
fashion for tho morning service MS
these arc popular as gifts. After
church there is one round OF visiting
and feastlns. The poor are always
remembered and every cottage has
Christmas cheer, Much of this is pro-
vided by the Royal Family. the NUM-
c!pal authorities and charitable socie-
ties. The Empress and Crown Prin-
cess are always Interested in this work
and It is snfe to say that even today
with the country at war the poorest
child will not be forgotten.
Austria, Italy and Spain.
In Austria the celebration is much
tho same except at the palace. where
the aged Emperor gathers his family
about him for n reunion. Tho din
ner. however, lacks the jollity of the
royal feast in Germany. Franz Joseph
always remembers tho unfortunates
OF Vienna, and in each city district
there is huge tree and presents dis
tributcd to the poor at his expense.
The Italian spends a merry Christ
mas with bonfires and fireworks on
the night OF the twenty fourth. He
goes to midnight mass after gay
time on the streets. and whom the
dawn breaks on Christmas he sleeps
for a while and then pays visits to
his friends. Cake. candy. wines and
fruits arc kept on the bnffets of every
household and the callers are ex-
pected TO enjoy themselves. Their
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weather IS warm on Christmas, the
people go out camping and have game
and FISH dinners in the forests. In
India, the land of summer. tiger hunt
Ing parties are organized for tho day.
but the men always contrive to have
some little reminder of the English
Christmas for their dinner.
Africa and Greenland.
Away down in German East Africa
the Germans have taught the negro
the Christmas story. and in many
homes the natives have their Christ
mas trees. At the missions there is
a feast all day long with tree full
of gifts for the boys and girls who
come to tho mission school.
Also In the West Indies the Christ
mas festival follows the customs of
the countries OF which they are colo
MES. For instance, Jamaica has an
English Christmas as far as possible:
Cuba, although free and independent,
still clings to old Spanish customs. and
likewise Porto Rico; Haiti follows
West Indies cling to the Scandina-
Wan practices.
In Greenland where the people for
the most part are Catholic the natives
shut themselves In from tho snow and
set up little Christmas tree. The
walls OF their houses are covered with
religious pictures and a candle Is
placed before each one on Christmas
Eve to light the way of the Virgin
and the Child. In many South Amer
lean lands where the Spanish idea pre-
walls the people hold carnivals. and
in one place the curious old Spanish
custom Of several men going outside
OF town and mounting ladders to look
for the Wise Men is still IN vogue.
The Servians burn Yule log on
Christmas and believe that the ashes
kept in the house during the coming
year will bring health and prosperity
to the family. As they are OF the
faith Of the Greek Church the re-
ligious serviceis the same as that OF
Russia.
All over the world. rich and poor
in every land welcome the coming
Christ with Joy In their hearts.
AT home. at sea. In many distant
lands
This Kingly Feast without
rival stands"
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HowtheFeast of the
N ativity Is Cele-
bratedfrom Green
land 10 Australia.

Copyright. 1915. by International Syndicate
1gT is interesting as well as instruct
i've to know tho manner in which
tho various Christian nations do
u homage to Him whose birth and
mission laid tho foundation OF our re-
ligion. These celebrations reflect In
measure the conception Of the
countries of this glorious event rs
well as indicate the traditions Of the
people on tho subject. So curious and
quaint are many OF these festivities
that they may almost DO claSsed
among the folk lore OF the peopis
Germany.
Germany has been called the Christ
mas country, due TO the Fact that the
celebration OF the Nativity II carried
out with more feastlng and mezri-
ment than In any other land. for tho
Germans while a brave and vigorous
nation are sentIments! and ehildllke
in their pleasures. They have pro-
duced a Christmas that IL very
Paradise for children and at which
arises the old delight to play at being
young again around the big Christ
mas tree set up In the German home.
Early in life the child Is taught to
love the festival, and the impression
remains SO permanent that no mat
ter where the German may be later
in life when December the twenty
fifth rolls around you will find him
celebrating Just as he did in his child
hood days.
The German housewife begins her
Christmas preparations early in No
vember and makes many of the gifts
with her own hands. Always thrifty,
she never wastes time in idleness, and
all sorts OF knitted garments arc
found among the presents to her
friends. There is much secrecy abou,
certain cupbeards to which Mother
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day. The American Oil Development
Company's No. on the Lewis Price
farm is a better producer than first
indicated when drilled through the
sand. The first seventeen hours af-
ter 1t was shot It produced ninety
barrels. This well is located in
Green township and southwest of the
old Gore development
West Virginia.
In the lower southwest West Nir-
ginia counties. Lincoln county is not
only completing more wells, but Is
starting as much more new work as
in any other district. On Porter
Fork, Duval district, the Carter oil
Company drilled its No. 8 on the
Joseph A. Alley farm through the Be
rea grit and secured n ten-barre;
pumper. on Buckeye Fork. Wash
ington district. the same company
has the rig completed for No. 10 on
the Joseph Moore farm.
On Buckeye Fork OF Cobbs Greek,
Washington district, the South Penn
OIL Company has drilled Nos. 25. 80,
"a and 81 on the Horse Creek tract
through the Berea grit and in produc-
ton they range from FIVE TO fifteen
barrels n day. Nos. 80 and 3S on
the same tract have started to drill.
On Straight Fork. Duval district. the
Big Creek Development Company has
started to drill No. 90 on the up
per tract OF the J W. stephens farm
On Buckeye Fork, the Waylaud OIL
and Gas Company drilled its test on
the Eliza Lively farm through the Be
rea grit and it is a very light pump
er.
On Laurel Fork of Horse Creek.
Duvall district the United Fuel Gas
Company completed Nos. and on
the Horse Creek Coal and Land Com
pany's tract and they are good for
twelve and ten barrels. respectively.
No. l % on the same tract has started
to drill.
Light Pumpcr in Kanawha.
On Indian Creek. Elk district,
Kanawha county. The w. S. Edwards
Oil Company drilled It's second test
on the George Brant farm through
the Weir sand and has flve-barrel
pumper. On Buffalo Lick of Big
Sandy Creek. Big Sandy district. the
United Fuel Gas Company has drilled
test on the j. B. Taylor farm
through the Big Injun sand and It
is fair gasser.
Ernest Randolph has drilled his
test on the S. c. Bond farm, located
on Ten Mile Creek, Ten Mile district,
Harrison county. into the Gordon
sand and has show for very light
producer. In McKim district, Pleas
ants county. the octo Oil Company
drilled No. % on the NJ. E. Holdren
farm through the second Cow Run
sand and has buster in that forma-
ton.
In Union district, Peasants coun-
ty, Schlagel and Freid have drilled
No. "a on the j. S. Wells farm
through the Maxon and Keener sands
and found nothing in either forma.
ton. They are now drilling into the
Big 1njun sand and are due this
week. In the same district, the New
York OIL Company Is drilling a test
on the NJ. Keeter farm.
On Johnson Creek, Smithfeld dis
trict, Roane county. the United Fuel
Gas Company has a Big fniun sand
gasser at Its test on the j. G. West
fall farm. The United Fuel Gas
Company Is very active in develop
ment work in Roane county. Since
the advance in the market oil oper-
ators are increasing operations in the
county. The wells average about ten
barrels at time of completion.
The OIL Market.
The prices PAID for oil of various