Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-07-24
BENwOOD.

The tube works will probably not resume
for two weeks.
The lower plant, not depending upon
gas, but using coal for fuel, did not lose
any time by toe freshet, except while the
storm lasted the water flowed into the PIT
and chilled some ingots, causing delay In
removing the next neat from the vessel.
Mrs. J. Harrington, Of Washington, ID
| c., is in town. -.
The candidates for nomination for sheriff
held An amicable discussion before the Re-
publican club, in Sherrard, one night last
week.
The concrete pavement IN front Of Pea
body's drug store is a neat affair.
Hon. G. s. McFadden, of Moundsville,
was in town yesterday.
The Riverside plant will probably be
ready for work Monday.
J. Lenkard, an engineer at the tube
works, is rustic sting down the river.
The Democrats held meeting last night
to nominate delegates to the State, Con-
gressicual and County Conventions.
z The blast furnace will be ready for light
ing up in the fall.
The levy for county purposes will prob
ably be increased one mill TO repair the
destruction to the BOggs' run road and to
replace the demolished bridges across that
stream.
P. p. Stewart has purchased fiue up
right piano.
The gypsIes suffered some losses and
complete drenching.
The candidates for nomination on the
Republican ticket will have all their anx-
iety settled ON the 4th prox.
A quantity of drift was caught here last
week.
The water is still 10 some Of the cellars.
The worthy Board of Trustees Of the
public schools, il having few needed re-
pairs done to the building.
Will Emic and John McCabe left yester-
day for Middletown, Pa TO rusticate a
week.
NJ. ]. Gately, bOokkeeper at Bowers
store, has returned from his summer vaca-
ton.
A large number of employees of the tube
works, living at distance, lett yesterday
for their homes to remain until that indus
try resumes.
Mr.. w. Policy, an enterprising young
man of this city, has purchased first
class drug store thoroughly stocked at
Mingo. He W II secure competent phar-
macist and take charge of the business at
once.
Mr.. L. Eskey is spending few weeks in
the country.
Mrs. Altmyer, an aged lady of Lower
ward, is dangerously i'll.
Mrs. w. Bursee has returned from q
visit to Pittsburg.
Mrs Snodgrass is recovering from re-
cent illness.
Mr.. P. Altmyer and daughter, Miss
Maggie, have returned from visit to
friends in Bntler county, Pa
The interment OF the small son of Com
missioner =. B. McMechen took place yes.
terday afternoon at McMechen cemetery.
The County Superintendent OF Schools
is receiving q need OF merited commenda-
tions for his efforts TO secure full attend
ance of the teachers at the Peabody Insti-
tute. Those engaged in teaching surely
owe to the profession and to themselves
to grasp all available means of progress in
methods of impsrting instruction to which
end the institutes are held.
The unusually large number of market
wagons that passed through town yester-
day was due to the county road out the
Boggs run district being in an impossible
condition.
The tube works, which depends entirely
upon natural gas as fuel, will remain
shut down until the gas main is repaired.
The demand for REGISTERS the past few
days was exceedingly large.