Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-05-03
BENWOOD.

The Wheeling Steel Works shut down
YESTERDAY. IL IS indefinite when it will re
Picked metal is being cut in the nail
factory
The location Of the new depot for the o.
Il. railroad has not yet been determined
a large percentage of our inhabitants
will have urgent business in Wheeling to-
morrow.
The agricuturists of this vicinity are
loudly lamcnuag the state of the ground,
which prevents them from planting their
seed.
A host Of Col W p. Browns friends
are urging him 10 accept the nomination
for president of the Board of Education
A better qualified man for the position
could not be found. Mr.. Brown has been
an active and efficient trustee Of the schools
here for the past twelve years.
Miss May Golf, a winsome young lady OF
Wheeling was down calling on friends
yesterday.
Mrs. w. Benson, of Water street, is a
guest of friends in Pittsburg
Mrs. Louis Barritt will leave this week
on a visit To friends n Marietta, ..
A small child of Mr.. j. Strobe was
buried Monday.
The Riverside Steel Works, which has
been shut down for the past few days, will
probably not resume Tor week or ten
days yet Scarcity of coke for the manu-
tacture of pig metal is the cause.
A new schedule, with several additional
accommodation trains, will shortly go into
effect on the B. Il 0.
Mrs William Leash, an estimable lady,
who has been I'll for some months past,
died at her home on Water street yester-
day.
The May Festival in Pittsburg win at
tract quite anumber from here.
A very intere sting and well Instructed
class which has been prepared for confirm
alton under Rev Chas Basil, will receive
that sacrament at ST Matthews church
next Sunday.
Preparations are being commenced fol
fitting and appropriate observance Of Chill
drens DaV at the Methodist church
Services will be held every evening
throughout the present month At St
johns Catholic church.
IL is stated that the Farmers Alliance
will nominated full ticket for the approach
ing school election. This will be that par
tvs initiative effort III the political field Of
this county.
Mrs. T. Hicks, Of Lower ward, is in
Steubenville, attending the settlement OF
some real estate which she recently mixer
tied.
Rev. and Mrs. j. Engle were guests of
MOundsville friends last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs a. D. Pelley are spending
a few days in Sherrard
Mss Carrie Vance has returned to her
home in Niles, o., after pleasant visit AT
the residence of her grandmother, Mrs. II.
Vance in Lower ward
Prof w. w Writ was in town Friday.
Mr. Harry Bowers will leave this week
for Shephardstown on visit 10 his father.
The Benwood Iron Works rolling mill
resumed this week.
Many of the employees of the industries
that have ceased operations for time are
awaiting themselves of the enforced leisure
by taking short trips in the Interval.
Part of the tube works was idle last
week owing TO the caving in of one of the
furnaces.
Some improvements were made on the
gas lights yesterday.
The juveniles gave very pleasant sur
prise party in honor of little Miss Sadie
Brannigan, in Upper Ward, Friday even
ing
Prof Jos. Riggs was down at Woodland
Tuesday.
The Boggs Run school will have holi-
day tomorrow. This is good news for the
circus inclined pupils.