Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-02-08
BENWOOD.

BENwooD. February Robert haneh'
Of Moundsville, was in town Yesterday:
Frank Peabody left yesterday for Pitts
burg where he will spend few days
Mrs W. W. Benson, Of Water street, Is
a guest Of Pittsburgfriends.
Mr. and Mrs II. Harrington, OF Nam
street, Will entertain large party OF irlhuS
Monday evening.
Mr. Fred Weidermyer is having his
property at Mason put in good repair pre-
paratOry 70 occupying II.
Services will be held during Lent at 81.
Johns Church.
school trustees and teachers meet Fri
day evening.
4 new hardware and tin store was open
ed on Main street yesterday.
The Riverside steel works made an eX-
ceptionally good run last week.
Several minor cases were before Squire
Riddle Friday.
The small boy on high stiltsis ubiquitous
The marriage Of young lady OF Nam
street and a promising young man OF tue
South End is rumOred for the near luture
The horse lost Friday by j. l.. McMechen
is the second valuable horse that he has
lost by accident
\ lot of immigrants passed through last
week en- route for the West
The boring of the well at Mason has been
abandoned after reaching depth OF 5,OOO
feet There are good indications OF the
presence of gas or oil.
Walter McJiltOn has purchased a trim
driving horse.
A large number Of the members of a so
cial club handsomely entertained durlug
the past week.
Some anxiety is felt by those having
sites on the side Of the hill, which has a
tendency to slip this spring.
Afternoon services are being held ia con
nectiOn with the series Of protracted meet
ingS al McMechen.
Ienten services will be held at St
Matthews church.
young man on Main street lost ula-
mOnd band ring last night.
Quite a number Of Miss Annie Taylor's
classmates rendered her a pleasant sur
prise party at her home last evening.
Mrs William Leach, of Water street, Is
on the sick list.
Ground is being broken for Jas. {. Do
lans new building on Water street
Mr.. and Mrs Edward TObin, OF Nc
Mechen. entertained a number OF their
friends Friday evening. Games, music
aud dancing were the pastimes. Delicious
refreshments were served aud discussed.
The senior class Of the public school met
Friday evening and organized sclenthc
and literary club, which will meet weekly.
The club is composed of the members OF
the graduating class Of '9l.
Mrs f. Mcmillan, OF McMechen, IS on
the sick list
Miss Jennie Dixon, Of Martins Ferry,
was down calling on friends last week.
Mrs. Oliver Williams, of Belmont coun-
Is. o.. is visiting her mother, Mrs. Hendrix
iu the South End.
j b. Hicks, of MoundSyille, was IN town
Friday
Col w u. Brown will remove his family
90 their handsome new residence on Main
street next week
The B. x O. have boarded the crossing
over the tracks on Ninth street where the
horse and wagon were struck some time
since This facilitates rapid transit for
/ Transfers over the road at that point.
The rolling mill had a large output OF
/ high quality iron last week.
/ a CAV social incident Of the " EEK Will be
/ pOst-lenteu party, given at the residence
/ of Miss Nora Serig next Tuesday evening.
/ About fifteen couple of young folks will
participate. and all are looking forward to
/ 10 with pleasure.
/ A sale of chattels, attached for debt,
took place at Squire Riddles Office yes
terday.
/ Letters with inadequate addresses are
frequently mailed here, but climax was
reached yesterday when letter without
any address at all was put in post yester-
day.
/ The Charlton is doing big trade.
The blast furnace is on Que of its steady
/ long runs, with heavy outputs.
| The MessrS. Newton had a handsome
monument put in their cemetery lot last
/ week.