Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-01
BENWOOD.
A Review Orihe Week in Our Southern
suburb.


SDccidl TO the Sunday RcqiStcr.
BEYwooD, ". Va, March Sion next
Tuesday the question as to who will rule
the political deStinies OF our city for the
next year will be settled. We hear Samuel
Bogard is candidate for City Sergeant.
The citizens meeting nominated the fol-
lowing ticket: For Mayor, James Brown /;
for Recorder, Frank McJilton; for Council,
Samuel Welsh, Thos. Deegan, August
Schad, James Barrett ard Louis Shane.
Mr.. Crow, who went to Dakota short
time ago, in company with Robert Kelly
and another gentleman, returned last
week to buy up some stock, as horses and
cows are very high out there. He intends
taxing a car load of stock and farming i'm
plements with him. He speaks very fiat
teringly of that country, and says they pay
from 2.25 to 81 so per day for farm hands.
There was canary bird show at the pub
lie school house, Wednesday evening.
The employees of the Howe Sewing Ma
chine Company made up purse OF SILT
for James Henry Mcfarland, OF this place.
Mr.. Mcfarland was faithful agent for
several years for that company, and won
the confidence and esteem of all connected
with the office. While travelling over the
country he was often exposed to Indictment
weather, thereby contracting severe
colds which settled on his lungs. Conse-
quently he has not been able to do much
work for the last two years and at present
is very low. His friends will please accept
the sincere thanks of Mr.. MCFarlsni and
family for their kindness and liberal dona'
ton.
Mr.. John Arm went to st. Mary's, last
Saturday, % attend his mothers funeral.
She was buried on Sunday, and he return
ed home the first Of the week.
4 Inh IIalf ~ q
last Monday evening. Laura Nolan furn.
ished the music.
Tbos Sharp and Lee Patterson got up a
country dance Tuesday evening. Several
ladies and gentlemen from town we're pres.
ent.
A young man named Thomas, living in
South Wheeling, was arrested last week by
Marshal Healey for demolishing a street
lamp near knolte's saloon, in the upper
ward. His friends settled the bill the fol-
lowing day, which was $40.
William carp, mailer, was very i'll last
week.
VIM. Porterfeld and Miss Annie LETTERS
were married by Rev. McChean on Wednes,
day evening. We extend our conGratula
tions TO the happy couple.
Henry Bernhotf is gOiLg to have large
two story building put up where his old
house stood. There will be a saloon and
restaurant on tine first floor and the second
will be used for city hall; this room will
be 33x40 feet Henry gave free blow out
in his old house on Monday evening. A
large number were preaent. Several
young men blackened their faces aud
dressed in all kinds of ladies costumes,
and they had q regular masquerade stag
dance. There was only one woman present,
that was Mrs. Kate, who was dressed as q
fsiry queen. and looked charming. Mr..
Kicks band furnished the music. The boys
set the stove, drank two kegs Of beer, and
did not leave until time to 60 to work
Wednesday morning,
A detachment of the Salvation Army
held q meeting at Bogg's Run on Monday
evening. They ought to send brigade 10
BsnwOod. They would find plenty oil
material here to work on.
Benwood and vicinity is blessed with
doctors. They spring up around here like
mushrooms in hotbei.
Some Of our smart Alec politicians were
on the war path last week. They wanted
to bet and fight with everybody who didn't
agree with them as to who wou Id get the
most votes at the city election, but no one
took much account of them, a. it vas evil
dent they had more beer aboard than
money.
Samuel Morris, better known as Sam
Patch. has left the rolling mill and gone TO
work for John DAWSON, on his farm
Frank Blake, of Moundsyille, was in
town last week.
We saw the smiling countenances oil
Hiram Burket and John Logston, of
Moundsville, in the mill on Tuesday.
We learn by reading a communication
from Beverly, published 10 Friday m D:u-
ipg's REGIsrER. that the Grafton and Green
bfIer railroad will run through to Beverly.
According to the survey of the road it will
pass directly through DR.. Dolbear's land.
The correspondent says the coal veins Of