Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-20
BENwooD.
A Man Who Did Not Elops With His
Domestic
Bui Only Went Away on Business --latest
Developments in the Gas World
: Other Chat About Persons
and Things.
Special TO the REGISTER.

|
psrtment of the Benwood Iron Works.
Mr.. W H. Harrison, master of machin.
cry, Of Newark, Ohio, was at the junction
Friday.
Miss Jennie Burr, one OF our Ben wood
attractive young ladies, has recovered from
her recent indiposition.
Mr.. A. J. Cromwell, master m chinist OF
the 4 .. railroad east Of the Ohio river,
D ssed through Benwosd en- route for
| Wheeling, Thursday.
We al regret very much to lose
One If Our Most PrOninent Citizens,
Mr.. Jesse X Purnell, who will shortly re-.
move his worthy family and household
goods to Bellaire.
The gsttling gun, owned by Mr.. J Gitely
| is considered curiosity OF It's kind. H.
purchased it recently from a tramp in
| Chicago.
The rumor which was widely circulated
mere a few weeks ago TO the effect that
| Second street mailer had eloped with q
domestic Of his domicile is cl+imed to have
been without foundation. Tue aforesaid
mailer has returned and il is alleged that
he excurted To Bridgewater, Wisconsin, tn
view a mill in the process Of erection
there.
The boring for gas was resumed this
week,
After Brief Respite.
The present con tract is for an additional
depth of one thousand feet. This, with
The depth now reached, will be total of
| two thousand five hundred feet. The pres
ent opinion is that if a Vein of some mo
ment is not struck at that depth the boring
ha han is
hat a prolific vein may me struck within
the course Of the present boring.
The board Of trustees and corps OF teach
ers, OF the Ben wood school, will hold their
regular meeting Friday next.
Mr.. Henry Remholf has filled his ice
house with the crop of this season.
Mrs. Josiah Sinclair and Miss Nellie
Jones visited friends on the Garden Spot
within the past week.
Mr. Frank furnell made brief trip to
the Monumen al City last week.
A series Of protracted meetings are being
held in the Methodist church which will
he productive of good 10 the Christian
| ,haracter of the town. Some OF our pop
| u!ar SOCIAL yonnS, geh.iemen are setting
IN example to their seniors and are seek
| ing the consolation OF religion in the Il)w@.
| Of their youth.
TIE boom of G S. McFadden, ESQ, OF
/ MIundsvile, for the Office OF Sheriff OF
Marshal county is not a topic OF the past,
but is GU minrt'ng. His Repub lean breth,
rem of this section are valuable in his
praise, and if it is an impossibility bat
rarve in your chspean that
In the Lexicon Of Politics
that word does not exist to elect a Demo
cratic sheriff. or one from our district. We
know that Mr.. McFadden would make
| q, cd sheriff.
1t is STATED from good authority thai
gambling in all its phases is ing carried
on in our city contrary To the laws OF the
CO mmon wealth and to the pollution OF the
moral character OF its inhabitants.
IL this statement Is fact and fac. il
appears to be, the matter should receive
the attention OF our worthy officers.
Mr.. J. W. Healley was out OF his room
| yesterday, the first time for three months
| A party of merry Juveniles was ab)ut
| the only social event OF the past week
Miss Katie, little daughter of Frank Nc
| JIlton, Esq entertained number of her
school mates Friday evening. Refresh
ments and cOnfrctiuns of all kinds were
| served end at II reasonable hour the little
| folEs babe good night and 10 their hostess
| These present we're as follows: Misses
| Dora Dsvis, Virginia Cassrr, Anna Burses.
| Helen McCabP. Susie Estess, Jessie Estep,
Hannah R,inholf, Hattie Davis, and
| Rachel Bursee; Masters Nile Ford, Jesse
| Barton, Oliver Peabody, Harry Juigley,
| Willie Peabody, Jnhnie Lineberger, Lun
and Dave Cssser, and Albert Policy, How
| srr Iiursee.
Mt,srs Houston, of PIEDMONT ani L 3.
| CraWiuid. of Grafton,
Paid Our Town Visit
on Friday.
MIR. David A'kire, the young man who
| had both legs stipulated few days ago al
| Cannon, is getting along nicely. Some OF
| The railroad men called 10 see him Wed.
nesdsy and found him sitting up smoking
| Wht cling stogie.
The following is the police docket OF the
| past week George BoiCe, a vagrant. was
4rrsigned. 1t appears that he solicited
| food at a private residence, and whilst
| being served exhibited weapons. The lady
| If the house alarmed summoned Marshal
| Doan.
TIE vag was given thirty days or to take
MS form from out the city. He chose the
| latter.
1t may be remembered that this is the
| same party who serv, term IN the peni.
t.ntiary for purioining a bundle Of Ger.
mBn almanaCs.
An empIoye of the Riverside furnace,
| Thomas -, was up for assault and bat.
cry; fine IS and cost.
- Conroy, disorderly, S. and cost.
James -, assault and battery, So and
cost
A gentleman was here last week in the
interests If one Of the Wheeling Sunday
papers. He finds that the sale OF his paper
| is eclipsed by the REGISTER,
The Best sunday Paper
in tie State.
We scknowled the receipt Of pro ligious
| amount OF stationary from the iirm OF
| Lewis Baker 4 Co, for which we are the
most grateful OF regular correspondents.
Son e months ago We chronicled the de
| paTture of the corporesl for frigid cline.
| in quest Of a mot the north west passage
| We afterwards learned it was the P,lar
| Star in which he was interested. Yes,
| heis
Deep I'm Astronomy. Too.
And now, like the dew GA the mountain
| he is going again. Alas!
The gross receipts at the fair and festiva!
| held by 81. johns congregation during the
| holidays was Sl.4G0 After deducting the
expt nditure Of $40. it leaves the net sun
| If 81 90 which will tighten decidedly tIs
| debt upon the handsome parson age erected
| by that congregation
| Mr. Caster G. McMechen, OF the N'rrows,
| was In town fflday shaking hands win Ms
| msry friends here.
The spectacle craze has struck BsnwoDd,
| rs Il great many Of our young ladies' are
| Low 10 be seen perambuiating our sire is
adorned with this strange freak OF fashi)o,
| eye glasses. What next?
The city has settled all its indebte ines.,
paying the contractors for making the new
| rosd in fnil ct the last meeting OF the
| Council. ADD Still! has surplus in the
treasury. This speaks we'll for the II Iancial
management OF our young aud groEiag
| city.
The statement appearing in the Bsnwo1 ID
| items OF your lest Sundays edition to the
Fl, CT that the rolling mill was off the Sat.
| urdsy previous, owing to some defect ia
'bt machinery. was erroneous. /. e want
| Of metsl wss the cause. We make this c1r.
rection in justice to the master Of machin.
| Fry Of the works.
TIE two horse team OF Mr.. Zeigler, Of
Fulton, ran away Thur.day evening at a
- Ia Al.