VOL. X., NO. 161.PEIOE.ONI GUT.SISTER8VILLE, W. VA, WEDNESDAY
EVENING, JULY 6, 1904.
Ladies' and Misses' Dry Goods, CarpetsSuits and Millinery. and
Curtains.
Edwin N. FischerTHE LARGEST STORE IN TYLER, WETZEL
AND MONROE COUNTIES.'
OUR SEMI ANNUAL
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MARIETTIAN ARRESTEDON lllOLY CHARGE
Darius T. Booker, proprietorof Brooker & Sons grocery, atthe
corner of Fourth and Hartstreets, was arrested shortly after12
o'clock last night, chargedwith attempting to burn his groTeery..A
few minutes before 12
o'clock Officers Slack and Putnamwho were on duty in the
easternpart of the city, were attracted bya strong smell of gas in
the vi¬cinity of the Brooker store, andat once started an
investigation.The rear door of the buildingwas found open and upon
enter¬ing a strange sight m?t their eyes.Literally strewn about the
rear ofthe room was a bale of straw, alarge quantity of paper and
otherrubbish, and over all had beenpoured several gallons of
oil.Long strips of canvas, thoroughlysoaked in oil, were strewn
aboutthe shelves, one of them leading jinto the galvanized iron oil
tankin the rear of the room.A large gas jet, on which had
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been placed a rubber hose, lead¬ing into the oil soaked straw,
wasturned on and the gas was pour¬ing out into the building in
largequantities. Everything was inreadiness for the match, which,
ifapplied, would have meant suredestruction to the building andits
contents. No sooner had theofficers completed their investiga¬tion
than they determined upon
immediate action, and leavingOfficer Slack stationed at
thestore, Officer Putnam hastened af¬ter Chief Dye. Soon after he
hadgone, a man was noticed comingdown the street, and, judging
byhis strange actions that he hadsome knowledge of the conditionsin
the store, Officer Slack crawledoff into the tall grass above
thebuilding to await developments.Stealthily creeping up to
thebuilding, after glancing up anddown the street, presumably tosee
that no one was in sight, theman started to enter the buildingat
the rear, when the officer haltedhim at the point of a gun. Theman
at once gave up. and provedto be Darius T. Brooker, proprie¬tor of
the store.
Chief Dye had arrived upon thescene by this time, and at
oncetook charge of the prisoner. HeWas put under a rigid
examina¬tion, and in various ways showedthat lie had knowledge of
the plotto burn the store. He stated tothe officers that he was in
debtand admitted having been to theStore two or three times
during'the evening. He insisted, how¬ever, that some one had been
steal¬ing goods from the store andclaimed that his reason for
beingthere was ot watch and, if possi¬ble, discover the guilty
party.He was finally placed in the cityprison, where he remains
today...Marietta Register.
DISGRACEFUL FIGHTTwo well-known characters.
William Edgell, of this city, andJames Denbow, of near
Mata-Jmoras, engaged in a disgracefulfight last evening on Water
street.The fight occurred at about 7o'clock just opposite the Eagle
sa¬loon. Both men were under theinfluence of liquor, as is
usuallythe case, and fell out over a triv¬ial matter.Denbow was
severely punished,
having been rendered unconsciousfor a time. It is state^ that
Ed-gell had on steel knuckles, andDenbow 's face and head has
everyevidence of this fact, as he receiv¬ed a number of frightful
cuts.
Edgell is an old offender, andan all-around tough man whenhe has
whiskey under his belt.He has figured in police courtquite
frequently within the pastfew months.Denbow is also said to have
a
bad record, and until very re¬cently was employed on thesteamer
Ruth as deck hand.Soon after tlie fight the police
took Denbow to the City Buildingand medical aid was given him.As
soon as Edgell espied the offi¬cers he took to his heels and atthis
writing has not been appre¬hended. Chief Williams chasedhim to the
pump station, andfrom there to the B. & 0. railroad,when the
policeman abandoned
all hope of securing his man forthe time being. The last seen
ofEdgell he was going over the hilleast of the freight station at
a2:40 clip.The city has been making a rec¬
ord within the past few days inthe matter of disgraceful
drunkenbrawls, similar to the one abovereferred to.About noon
yesterday a promi¬
nent saloon on Wells street wasthe scene of a fistic encounter,
inwhich one of the contestants wasbadly used up. On Saturday
nightalso occurred a fight in the sameresort, and the citizens are
notcommenting very favorably onthe shameful proceedings, and
arewondering how long the presentstate of affairs are likely la
exist.These' brawls are not only an in¬jury to the good name of the
city,but if there is not a halt.ealJedvery soon some of them will
endin murder. Hence, the policeshould use every possible effort
toput a stop to all rowdyism in thefuture, regardless who the
par¬ticipants are or where the dis-graceful affairs take place.The
proper way to suppress
such occurrences is to arrest; ev¬ery one implicated, including
theproprietors of the saloons inwhich the fights take place,
andassess fines to the extreme limit ofthe law.
PROMINENT YOUNGPEOPLE TO WED
This evening at 8 o'clock themarriage of II. G. Ellis and
MissMary Smith, of St. Marys, will besolemnized at the home of
thebride's parents. Rev. J. M. Fel¬lers, pastor of the M. E.
chureh,of St. Marys, will officiate. Thecontracting parties are
prominentyoung people in our neighbortown, and are held in high
esteemby the community in general.The bride-to-be is the
seconddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. AmosSmith, and is a charming and
ac-
eomplished young lady. Mr. El¬lis is a worthy and model
youngman, and holds the responsiblyposition of book-keeper for E.
J.MeJunkin, the Charles street ma¬chinist.
After a brief honeymoon tripto some of the prominent resortsin
the East, the newly-weddedcouple will take up their resi¬dence in
this city.The Oil Review extends in ad¬
vance to the happy young peoplehearty congratulations.
AWFUL DEATHSt. Marys, VT. Ya., July 6..
Henry Martin met a shockingfate a short distance below Bel¬mont
last night. He was found
this morning in a dying conditionand carried to Belmont, where
heexpired. An examination dis¬closed the fact that his skull
was
DEPOSITORY OF THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
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State Bank.Incorporated 1893.CapitalShareholders '
LiabilitySurplus and Profits. . .
DIRECTORS:
$50,000.0060,000.0070,00000
Col. John J. Carter, President The Carter Oil Company.Capt. J.
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>W. J. Neuenschwander, Cashier.J. H. McCoy, Proprietor Daily Oil
Review.S. G. Pyle, Pres. First National Bank, Middlebourne, W.
Va.J. W. Grim, Sheriff of Tyler County. .G. W. Stocking,
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crushed at each temple.He bought a ticket at Salama
for Belmont last night. The trainwas crowded with people, and
itis the impression that he attempt¬ed to leave the train before
itcame to a stop at the station. Indoing so he had tripped on a
wa¬ter pipe and was thrown on hishead which struck the end of
twoties crushing his skull on eitherside, and in which condition
helay until workmen discoveredhim this morning.
Mrs. 0. W. 0. Hardman andlittle daughter passed throughthe city
this morning on theirway home at Middlebourne froma visit to the
former's father, Col.Peterson, of New Martinsville.
E. B. Clawson of this city, isbeing prominently spoken of asa
candidate on the Democraticticket for the House of Delegates.
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It's a factWe always do just what
we say we will do.Fancy, large and juicy
lemons, only 10c per do*.-.Now is the time to buy yourlemons for
the Fourth ofJuly.
TryabitaOne of the best breakfast
foods on the market, 10c perbox.
Everything in the vegeta¬ble line such as
Green Beans,Cucumbers,
Ripe Tomatoes,Cabbage,
Green Onions,Radishes,Lettuce,
New Beets,Ripe Apples,Cauliflower,Egg Plant,Gem Melons,
Oranges,Watermelons,
Bananas,Fancy Peaches,
Apricots,All kinds of Berries,
"That's Us"
L. L. FRANTZ ii"LEADING GROCERY" i :
816 Diamond StfMt,SISTERSVTLLE, W. VA. ! i
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Diamond Square,Opposite City Building.
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