Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-22
BENWOOD.
General News of the Week.

The Baltimore aud Ohio Company have
no ticket office in Benwood, and we think
il an imposition for them TO charge per-
sons fifteen cents TO ride from Benwood 70
the depot, q distance Of less than mile. to
procure tickets for other points.
The printing press and other articles be-
longing 10 George A. Creel, editor OF the
late Benwood Independent, will be sold by
the constable on the 10Th inst, to satisfy
the claim Of Henry Bursee, in whose build
ing the paper was printed.
The arteSan well at the Benwood mill
was completed Thursday. 1t is seventy.
five feet deep and there is good flow OF
soft water.
The room lately occupied by Healey's
silver COrnet band was discovered on tire
about 10 o'clock last Sunday evening. The
alarm was instantly given and 1t was eN'
tinguished before much damage was done.
Itts thought to be the work OF an incendiary.
The building belonged to Michael Riley, OI
Wheeling.
A large train of emigrants passed through
here one evening last week with dead
child aboard. 1t died Just before they
reached the BenwOOd Junction, and we
heard they intend TO take it on to their
destination.
Harry carp started for Chicago last
Monday. He intends to work in the South
Chicago mill, where there is NUMBER Ol
the Benwood boys employed.
Jacob Sigler has gone TO the Beliaire mill
to work. We hear he has already mashed
half the girls on Gravel Hill.
Thomas Low, Of MOundsville, was in
town several days last week.
f., W. Force, OF Cleveland travelling sales
man for the Domestic sewing machine, was
in town on business during the week. We
are informed he is going to start an office
in Wheeling the 1st OF May.
Miss Jennie and Harry Bowers enter
tanned friends at their home Thursday
evening. The time was spent very pleas
antly in singing and social converse.
There will be services at all the different
churches to-day.
Thomas Davis boiler has secured d
furnace in the Benwood mill.
VIM. Hanke a boiler, has gone to the
Riverside mill TO work.
A spindle broke at the muck rolls on
Friday, causing stop OF. an hour auu
half. The mill will be on full next
week.
Todd Snodgrass and Chas. carp, nailOrs,
have both been sick for several days and
not able to work.
4 big boy arrived at Thomas Dliley's
Yesterday, and little girl at Aaron
Goasts the first of the week.
Inc b. ~ ". pay car Will oe through tuiS
week.
Mr.. Keline, agardener living below town,
is dangerously i'll.
Mrs. Sarah Mansell, Of Harrisville, Ohio,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. w. Bowers.
Miss Jennie Snedaker, young girl living
out near Pleasant Hill, committed suicide
by taking dose of arsenic last week, the
particulars of which was printed in the
DAILY REGISTER exclusively.
Joe Johns, a boiler, got one OF his eyes
badly burned last week by hot cinder
from the furnace flying in it.
Mrs. VIM. Il. Bennels is lying quite Ill
at her fathers, Col. Jesse Patterson 8.
4 number of trees will be planted around
the public school next Friday. Tney are
all named after the Presidents AMI poets.
Mrs. Sigler is going to return to the West
soon. Her many friends are sorry to hear
of her going away.
The mil company is g1ins 70 MAKE a
great many changes this spring about their
property, aud ere ct new cooper shop.
gang OF negroes passed through here
Yesterday They had been employed by
the Ohio River railroad but gave up their
jobs. rs they said they did not care about
working with Italians.
Council met on last Tuesday night.
The Committee on Light will receive bids
up 10 the 23d inst. from persons wishing TO
attendlto the street lamps for the next year.
Some of the saloons done a thriving bust
ness here last Sunday.