Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-05-06
BENWOOD.

Work has commenced on the Ohio rail
road az the McMechen farm a short distance
below town.
4 train OF L. S. solde's passed over the
bridge last sunday on their way TO Mon
tana.
Two train loads OF emigrants passed
through here on their way West Friday.
Henry Remhotf and Hiram McMechen
new buildings are nearing complexion.
Thomas Edwards is busily engaged IN
his Shop framing pictures and doing all
kinds of repair work. Anyone wishing any
thing done in that line will do well to give
him a cali.
The fence built by the McMeChen heirs
enclosing the nail factory road Was torn
down by the company.
The public school elections will be held
here MAY 18th, when the question as TO
having nine months school will be voted
on. All friends of the school aught to vote
on IL important question.
Mrs. Louis Hartlng has gone 10 visit her
brother at ST. Louis.
Thorn Davis opens the season with bee
story. He SAYS he cut down bee tree last
fall on his place, and got Is barrels OF
honey. We will hear from Isaac Socknan
next.
Thomas Burns has the contract for at
tending TO the street lamps.
Mr.. Skaters family, who we're all sick
with scarlet fever, is ConvalesCent
Mr. Kline who has been sick Tor some
time, is slowly improving,
Squire Marrow, who has been Ill Tor some,
was reported worse last week.
Mrs. S:gler has gone to ksnsas t1vis.t her
relatives.
Shepard Hugans and Miss Julia Shane
were married on last Wedncsd".'' evening
40 rla residence ,f Rpv IA inv
The young men OF BsaTOOl z &c a ball
at Labor Hall, South Wheeling, Friday
evening.
Andy McGarl was at Pittsburgh during
the week on business.
Chatam Sinclair took in the excursion
on the 81. Lawrence TO the May festival az
Cincinnati.
John Manly bad his house raised last
week above high water mark.
man named Smith, living in South
Wheeling, fell through the hathaway at
the Riverside furnace and had his arm and
leg broken. DR.. Ford who is tending, says
he is getting along well.
Joe Slitner intends erectinga large h0nSe
in the lower part OF town.
Shepard Hoyt, boss at McMillin'S coal
bank, has been sick for several days.
Mrs. VIM. b. Kennels is yet quite sick
at her fathers, Jesse Patterson's. CT
A primary was held at the public school
house last evening to elect President for
the Board OF Education and two School
Commissioners.
The CITY Council elected DR.. Ford as
Health Officer; Thomas Edwards, Assessor;
John DOlsn, deputy Marshal in the Upper
ward; John Harrington Is still serving in
the Lower ward, as no one hasyet been APP
pointed as his successor.
The pile driver is at work on the F., w.
x X. extension near the Riverside furnace.
The printing press and everything con.
neCted with the Office OF the late Lldepeb-
dent newspaper will be sold at public sale
next Saturday. Any one wishing to pur-
Cha,e press ought to attend the sale, for
it is likely it will be sold very reasonable.
On last Monday an artist took the
pictures OF about two hundred employees OF
the mill, in the forge department, and on
Tuesday he took the rail factory boys.
They both formed a very handsome group.
He sold them for 50 cents each.
Dave Arnett boss OF the muck rolls, in
forms us that rollers from other mills como
here and try to get some Of his hands to
work for them. II is coming the time OF
year that il is almost impossible to keep
men around the rolls, as il is very warm
work Dave advises them TO go out on
Fisk creek and hunt up ;neir old Winter
birds. who come and % with the snow.
No'good hands around the rolls Will leave
here, as this is the coolest and best mill in
this section OF the country.
Chas. Fetry. boiler, gave NJ his job last
week. c. W. r. McCabe got his furnace.
Col. Altmyer'S patent furnace is doing
good work and making I No. l quality OF
iron.
VIM. Steel, who was arrested several
weeks ago on a charge OF sending obscene
matter through the mail, was honorably
acquitted last Tuesday and discharged from
custody