Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-18
BENWOOD BRIEFS.
small Locals from a Live Li,,I

Small Locals from q Live Little Town.
Yesterday was pay day at the Benwood
iron works.
Mrs: j. Gately died Saturday morning Of
typhoid fever.
The city. school did not close a day for
the fair.
A dinner party was given at the Catho.
lie parsonage Wednesday. The guests
were Bishop Kahn and clergymen Of the
diocese.
Mr.. NJ Deegan returned from a trip tc
Buffalo, Niagara, Canada and the lakes, in
the forePart of the week.
And now friend Alex. has ordered dog
cart, ana with his feet Bucephalus will
drive over Marshalrs roads.
Miss Annie Johnson entertained her
friends royalty at the residence OF her par
ents in south Benwood, Tuesday even
Jog. Among those present were the
following: Miss Roberts, Miss Grace,
of Pittsburg, Miss Adams, of Woods
field, Misses Luella Fulton, Anna
Pelley, Ella Carey, Ada and Nora Dolbesr,
Mary Peabody, Anna Leach, Laura Dare,
Emma Policy, Carrie Vance and Mary Nc
Cabe. Messrs Harry Bowers, Chatam Sin.
clare, DR.. w. Morgan, Geo. Robb, Will
Policy, Wallace Stevens, Prof K. Warden,
John Leach, J. c. Roberts.
A little son Of w. MCSwiggers was inter.
red at Mt. Calvary yesterday.
The public school enrolment is over
two hundred.
Last Sabbath was quarterly meeting al
the NJ. Z. Church.
Every body and wife went to the fair last
week.
Again we are in legal darkness; our sole
lawyer has taken him, self and shingle to
seek fresh woods and pastures new"
We are using combination Of atwo cent
and one cent for the usual three cent stamp
at present, our postmaster wisely not
Ceeming IL expedleut TO order them, as
their reign will be over by the 1st proI.
Mrs. MCSwiggans and her son John, OF
IittSburEh, are in town.
e. II. Morgan. of Morristown, O., VINO
was visiting al the residence OF Mr.. A. Pei
icg, 7. NJ, returned home yesterday, carry
ing away the hearts of some of Benwood's
fair Daughters.
Hon. Joseph SinClaire returned from his
Western tour Friday.
Mr.. J. d. Kelley, OF Floral Home Farm,
added fine specimen of SOphshire sheep
10 his flock Yesterday. He is one of West
NiTginiss farmers who lost by the reduC
iicn of tariff.
The boring at the gas well reached a
CCplh of one hundred feet yesterday.
They expect to strike vein at the depth
Cf l,S,O ieet.
Tie forge department of the Benwood
Iron Works was not il operation yesIrr.
dry, owing TO the funeral services of the
vie of Mr.. John Gstely, one Of its popular
employees.
The evening train to Wheeling did not
stop at the platform near the Benwood
stoTe-the usual place of stopping-Satur.
dsy, much to the chsRrin of large mum.
Ter of wOuld.he passengers to Wheeling.
The mail was thrown off, but the mail from
here was not taken on. But the train
officials were so accommodating to the
travelling public or rather to that portion
which was on the cars, as to stop two
squares above and let them of in a very
inConvenient place.
Messrs. James Barrett and Frank McJil.
ton have returned from the Oriole.
The funeral of Mr.. J. Gately was one OF
the largest that ever left town.
John Metzler entered suit syainst three
hoys by the name of Baker for assault, be-
fore Squire Pelley yesterday. 1t occurred
at dance in the vicinity OF BOgg's Run.
The case is continued. +. G. Gracraft ap.
peared for the State.