Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-03-23
A MIGHTY MEAN MAN,
Who Had a Chancs to Show His
Real Nature
During the Late Flood - aspirants f
County Offices A Historic Plano
Other Benwood Matters.
Spect1l 10 the Pecister.

SfNctuf 70 me ftgisto.
BESwooD, March 22.-It is said that JeS
Patterson ard family. who had formeF
resided here many years but left immS'
ately after the flood for Caldwell, Ohio, u
shortly return.
The pupils sf Miss Kate Seighton's rt
class regret that lady's return to 81. "A is
to resume her studies in portraits.
Mrs. n. Abel. an estimsble lady OF The
Lower wsrd is, il is feared serioualyj I'm
disposed.
Miss Jessie Estep, the bright little dsgh,
ter OF J. E,tep, E.q.. of Water StreetFho
sprained her ankle some time ago, is till
unable to walk
Miss Kate Fitzpatrick, one OF Maraall
county's most efficient III usic teachershas
discontinued her school in Benwood.
Mr.. Jesse McMechen's friends in thisec.
ton Of Union district seem deterpned
that he shall appear as a candidate tc The
nomination as sheriff nolens volens.
A certain farmer OF Union district who
has sold the produce of his farm to tn con
sumers OF this town year after year, painIy
showed his merceDary spirit durbs the
recent food by avoiding his customes here
and taking his marketable prodEe to
Wheeling, where he found profitabe sale.
This of itself shows q pusillanimom spirit
when compared with bis neighbor frmers,
who not only gave the direct PREDICTS 70
the sufferers, but baked meats an6 tread;
also take into consideration the fac OF the
aforesaid fsrmer saying that 1.-The People OF
Benwood did not get half enouh Hood,
that he wished it would come hJher, and
h Lal lAaN INNnN hui "A
was by far more deserving Of rtief than
those who received it here" sndi host OF
other like remarks.
1t is safe 10 say that this righteous farm
er is not subscriber tn any paFr.
The interment OF Mr.. w. Y. Martin,
who died Friday morning will axe place
this afternoon at the McMecha Cemetery.
II will be under the directiouO OF Lincoln
lodge, No. 40 4. o. o. +. Mr.. Martin was
employed as q carpenter at tb Riverside
steel plant and slthough hehad resided
here but short time, he hs won the re-
sp6ct OF al.
II ird streets has been a lttle erroneous
TLose we're The names by thich the three
streetsruDning North and South were de-
nominated oy the old map OF the town,
but since the town has ban incorporated
the names OF the afore sab streets have
ben changed TO those OF Vater, Main and
MCMeChen streets by which names We
shall hereafter refer TO thm.
Mr. a. McGarrell's cottage In centre
ward is being removed to its original site.
The moving is being directed by Mr.. }. z.
McMechen and his corps OF skiliiul work
men
Colonel II. W. Fishs has procured the
services OF Mr.. Carl Sobhsks, q clerk OF six
-. tra NJ lar.
many. Mr.. Sobinska % a lineal descendant
OF Count Sobieski, the Polish patriot. His
father was native of7oland and his name
Is the modern pronuIcia,ion OF Sobieski.
Mr. Walter Dugan, one OF our substantial
citizens, 10 seriously indisposed with IT,
phoid fever.
Bsnwood has an as,irant for the position
OF Clerk Of the equity Court Yet, while
we think that BepEood should have
quota OF the county offices, there could not
possibly be q more Efficient aud competent
person in that oflia than the present 10
Cumbent, Mr.. Thonss Finn, and with due
Difference 10 orr twn's gspirant we reit
erste that 1t will b. for the county's vel.
fare 10 not have q change in that Office.
Tie committee - whom the 81 300 sp
propria,sd BY the county for the relief Of
he food sufferers arc taking some action
for us oisposiliot.
Eenwood should most emphaicIlly re-
ceiye two.thiTds or three q lATters Of this
apr, prisfion.
Mrs Pesuy,ia widow OF Centre ward
who suffered considerably by the food, IL
clrlirtd 10 htrrOom by rhcu matism.
N.ssIs 7. NcJiItOn, j. Mcmahon, L
Dorsey snd N Gsrvsy were appointed as
de eestes To Attend the Democ 'stic con ven
ton, which will be held next mo1th
Union district could not have more astute
politicians TO represent 1t.
Mrs. Alcin1a McMechen was visiting
friends in town yesterday.
Mr.. Geo. Bordeaux, manager OF the Bel.
mont was 10 town yesterday.
Mr. James Stevens, an intelligent youth
OF this precinct, leaves Monday for spring
field, Illinois.
A regiment OF soldiers passed west over
the Baltimore & Ohio yesterday for Wyom'
ing Territory.
Mr.. C. A. House, an enterprising music
dealer OF Wheeling. secured an antique
piano here yesterday WEIGH Is valuable for
its illustrous historic "reminiscences OF the
the Revolution and memento OF the vi,i,
OF the noble Marquis De lafayette. 1t was
the property OF Miss Anna McCabe. and
last and last was a relic Of the late food.
One OF our merchants has got oft q
brand OF coffee undfr the auspices oil
Minerve, or OF Iesst OF that form which she
end mighty Joye took during . battle Of
the TT jams.
Several civil suits Of attachment come NJ
the fore part Of this week before Squire
Pelley.