Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-11-02
BENWOOD.

Frank Battlebaugh has returned from a
trip 10 the southern part of the State.
Mrs. Kappler. who resides near the Mar
rows, is seriously i'll.
Mr., Chas. Mcdonald, Of Braddock, was
i'm town last week.
Joe shepherd entertained his classmates
with a taffy party, Friday evening.
Mrs. James Wilson, Of the Lower ward,
is on the sick list.
A private hop will be given by social
circle, one evening this week.
The ladies Of ST. Matthews arranged a
most pleasant surprise party for Miss
Title Basil, sister 10 Rev. g. Basil, ana
invaded the parsonage in goodly numbers.
The city has a large quantity Of sewer
pipe ready TO lay for the sewers on the
cross streets.
The knights of Pythias are making ar
rangemeuts for holding festival IN week
or two
Another saloon is added 10 the town list.
This new one was opened in upper warO.
The marriage of Mr.. :. Hines and Miss
Stephens, of Upper Benwood, will take
place to-day.
Mrs. John Pritchard, OF Main street, is
on the sick list.
Mrs. Jurgens, of this county, is building
a commodiOus residence near McMechen,
and will shortly remove from her farm to IT..
The heirs of Charles Curran, Sr., were
down at the county seat Friday.
Thomas A. Daley, for Circuit Court, and
E. NJ. Lewis, for County Court, will re-
ceive a heavy vote in this precinct Tuesday
The wells drilled by the city are about
completed They will be boon 10 the iu-
habitants living in their vicinity, as the
wells in the city are few and far between.
j. r. Burchinall, editor of the Mounds
vile Herald, was in town Friday
The old building which has long been
known at the BenWOod Store, but which
was converted into an Office and store room
for the Wheeling COmpany's steel works,
has been handsomely painted.
c. c. Matthews, leading citizen Of
Thompson, was in town Thursday.
Miss Maggie Dare was summoned nome
from Philadelphia last week by the fatal
illness Of her father.
Mrs. w. HOyt, Of Ravenswood, is the
guest of friends in town.
A crowd went over to Bellaire Thursday
evening 10 witness the DemOrest contest.
Mrs. Thos. Shepherd will visit friends IN
Brilliant this week.
By the demise Of Major William s. Dare
on asst Tuesday BenwOOd loses one Of It's
most intelligent citizens and adds another
Of the pioneers Of the town TO the innumer-
able caravan. William =. Dare was born
January g, 1871, in BridgetOn, n. J. He
received an excellent education and, after
leaving school, studied mechanics and
learned the trade of making nails, being
most skillful mailer in his youth and fol-
lowing il through life until within some
wears ago. In 1914 he married Miss Anna
Jones, of Phenixville, Pa, whom he now
leaves "a widow. In 1853 he removed his
family 70 Wheeling. which was then much
interested in the nail trade After remain
ing in Wheeling some years Mr.. Dare re
moved 10 IrOntOn, where he invested in
some works which afterwards failed. He
removed 10 BenwoOd in 1861, where he has
since resided. He was staunch Demo
crat. a skilled logician and brilliant con-
versatioualist. He jOiped the Methodist
Church at an early age, aud died in that
faith He was Mason, and member Of
the /. O. O. +. He leaves five daughters,
three of whom are married. Mr.. Dare was
unfortunate in his investments, losing
stock in the Washington mill in Wheeling
ana in several other concerns.