Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-04
BENWOOD.

in hurry aud mysteriously few days
ago. He boarded at JnO. Yochman's
place. One morning Mr.. Yochman
awoke TO fined the Hun gone, having
skipped his board bill and taken an ele-
CANT silver watch belonging to the pro-
| prietor. He left board bill Of S25 and
the watch was valued at $50. Police in
| Chicago. McKeesport and Braddock
| have been notified TO lookout for the
| theft.
Next Thursday the uniformed rank
K. of p. of town, are going to have
grand drill in City Hall, Geo. Weisger-
Der will come down from Wheeling to
assist. In about two weeks the Is. OF
| p. here will be instituted as the uni
forms are now on the way. The lodge
proposes to have a grand time when
they are instituted, as there will be
music, parade and Wheeling Knights
! TO assist.
]. F. Roseberry, Assessor Of the
First district, has finished listing, and
his clerks are busy at the City Building
on the books. Yesterday Mr.. Rose
berry was at Moundsvile giving the
list to the Clerk of Courts. In Union
district alone, which comprises Nc
! Mechen, Benwood and the country sur
rounding, personal property Increased
| this year over last S71,00
Michael Kinney, Of Main street, died
yesterday. He was one OF the pioneer
| citizens OF Beuwood, and was nearly
seventy years Of age. He had lived In
Benwood about thirty years, and his
death resulted from old age. His re-
mains will be buried to-day at Mt. CAL
vary cemetery.
officer Patrick Gately arrested Henry
Metz yesterday, on charge CT abusing
his wife. There was considerable ex-
citemeut about MetZ's house, and 1t is
/ claimed that he was running his wife
| about with Ratchet. He Is in the
lookup and will be given hearing this
morning.
Barber S. L. Smith, the accommo-
| dating citizen, was crossing the river
on the ferry to Bellaire, few days
ago, when a ten-dolar bill few from his
hand, and as 1t foated on the water 1t
| looked very tempting, but he did not
| lump In after it, and it was not recov-
cred.
Mayor Jos. Mahood, at the depot,
was busy making out his last months
report Yesterday. The o. r. r. did q
good business, and an increased
passenger traffic during the month
Last Saturday night, Mrs. Shannon
| Archer, lost her pocket book, between
Eighteen street and the Junction. 1t
contained So and other valuable
| articles.
Last Saturday morning was the big
| gist police court for sometime. Five
cases, all DRINKS were before Mayor
Mahood, and all paid fines and costs.
Yesterday, at switch No. 2, near the
Riverside tenant houses, q street car
jumped the track, and delayed traffic for
half an hour.
Some new curbing is being done In
the upper part Of town, preparatory to
the extensive street paving on Marshall
street. q
The Riverside works are closed for a
week. The two skelp mills, A and b,
will start again next Wednesday morn
ing.
Arnold Juergens is home from the
! Soldiers Home az Dayton, O. he will
stay here thirty days and then return.
Jos. Lindsey. Chas. Burke, and b.
! Altmeyer, and others, will enjoy the
day to-day below Moundsville, fishing.
The large building occupied formerly
! by Becker & Zimmerman Is nearly
moved 10 its new position.
The K. of P. met last night. Gen
eral business was transacted by the
arge attendance.
Mrs. Thos. Bare has gone to Chicago
and Harvey, H., to visit her daughter.
Skaters -go-round has been
moved to the Fair grounds at Wheeling.
Edward Steen and wife went TO Sis
! tersyille last Saturday on visit.
The Redmen will hold a grand pic
mic, at Whitman's Grove to-day.
Andrew Hagerty, from Mingo, is a
guest of friends in town.
Jack Millbaugh is at New Matamoras,
Ohio, visiting his sister.
The Lower mill will resume again TO-
morrow morning.
improvements in town are progress
ing quite rapidly.
Michael Joyce is visiting here FROM
McKeesport.
E. Worthiugton has gone for visit
to Glendale.
Doc Alexander is at Sistersville on q
visit.
Wm. Brown is some better.
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