The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-09
MICHAEL REILLY DEAD.
A Well Known Busineos Man
Passes away attn. Ripo Ago,
after A DISTINGUISHED CAREER.
One orWhcclinG's Wcnithicst Citizens
Victim Of tho Grip...Hc Lives to
he m oc,ogcnarian and Leaves II
Large Family to NIourn his Loss.

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ness Of only two weeks. He was seized
with the grip, and his age and heavy
build added TO its severity. He was
seen to be on his death bed several days
aco, but held on to life rcmarkablytirm-
", and was rs clear in his intellect till
within comparatively. short time Of
his death rs ever. ~
Mrs. Reilly has also been pretty So
riouslyill with the grip fora short time,
and Mr.. Rcilly's son, Mr.. George Reilly,
was also confined to bed with the same
ailment yesterday.
HORN IN IRELAND:
Mr.. Reilly was ono Of the wcalthiest
and in every way most promlnen: citi-
zens OF Wheeling, and to his enterprise
the city owes much. He had reached
the advanced age OF nearly cighty-four
years, having been born in County Ca
van in Ireland, in 1908. His father was
Philip Reilly, who about 1920 cnigrated
10 America with his wife and children,
the only surviving one OF whom now is
Mrs. Z. J. Carney. The family removed
first to Pittsburgh and later to SteubeE.
vile, where Mr.. Reilly accumulated
little property and then removed to st.
Louis. lie returned to Steubenville be-
fore very long. and later tho family re-
lmovcd TO Wheeling, where Michael
lRcilIy has resided continuously since.
The father purchased u property on
Market street just north OF Eleventh,
End was Tor long time engaged in the
grocery and produce business there.
&c also shipped produce to the south
I'm markets by fiat boats, and in this
lay amassed what was then considered
good sized fortune. He bought the
rm on which the part OF the city now
led Manchester is situated, and
}lttCd and sold the lots there. He also
lit distillery there and. rant in
JUNCTION with the farm. Later he
Wight a farm north OF the city and
residence there inuWhich he
d until his death.
HIS BUSINESS CAREER.
Fchael Reilly started in business in
eo in life as n merchant tailor, but
ial went into the distilling business,
IN Fich he remained for years. In
lSoEc went into the grocery business
on Y Upper market square, and no
AadEen continuously in that business
silc1 hat year, q period OF tifty-six
!eaf1 He was the oldest grocer in the
city I'd doubtless in tho state, and
tileroNrc few in the country who can
sh0" long a career in the business.
foFEars he had a large wholesale
mouse y Main street north OF Four
techthFnd he was also extensively
GhsagG,S in pork packing up to his
death, Ming pork house oycr in Man
chester. ~
ME- lAlly had also n number OF in
W. yes'neh and was actively engaged in
!'c 'nahiSment OF a number, OF corpo-
IAtIo"s. was one OF the original and
Wheeling Elm Grove railroad and
Mas uIre3r OF the company. He was
I'ce Prcsldpt OF the franklin Insur-
aiice E0mpYy and q director OF the Ma
Ii; bankt West Virginia and OF the
" " heelinE &{elmont Bridge Company.
nc was ts0aarge owner OF realestate,
"Du nc nulIt{he Reilly block, on the
corner OIL Alarpt and Fourteenth street,
STRUCTURE thtnot only reflects credit
vi MS enterprise and taste, but is an
ornament to th city. III, 81
IN Pp cEs OF TRUST.
Mr.. Reilly w;S never anything OF a
place seeker, buy he was for for time a
member OF the BOYD Of County Com
missioners and itAprcsidcnt. He was
Unit! inc last tern ended for MANY
Years member Of tAe Board of Direc-
l?rs oil the state peniAntiary at Mounds
we, and served as\chairman oil tho
nemocratlc state colmittee for two
terms, being the predecessor in. that
once Of Mr.. Lewis Mixer. In all his
pubic service he manifested the snmo
iAtnlulness and intelligence which
Gi, ,i;, his managerial OF his own
lie was devout CATHODE and an ad.
H I,eFeht OF the Cathedral !conercgation.
NC ne was married Decemba 81, 1857, to
1 Hiss Matilda Y. Finesan, Who died in
1881, leaving six children, Ehomas, tho !
manager OF the grocery establishment.
Who WI, has since died. George ". Helen
N wn2 Is tho wife OF Mr.. a. 4, Jamison'
michael, IT,, WHO'S in business in Chi,
caSo' James V. and John Y All al
men men arc residents foi this civ except
Michael, .jr., and most OF them rrow IN
IN Their iathcr's establishment
On November 10, 1856, MI. Reilly
STalh married, his second win bong
MIS- MTs. Virginia F. C. Zane, willow Of
S S, Zane and daughter of.the lite job
''ahsOury. She survives him. 4 Ita2
THE FUNERAL. -:
lnc funeral OF Mr.. Reilly will tako
pace Monday forenoon from Lis late
Ies'aCnce at the corner OF Byron land and
l 10 streets, requiem mass icing.
ggs .ra at ST. Joseph's CathclhlSas
Mr., Rcilly's fortune has been yarions.
!, y. SSllpated atfrom hall to three. Giar.
'eFs OF amillion dollars. 1 ~
Il RESOLUTIONS of Respect n IN w