Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-08
BENWOoD.

The Lower Mill will close down in all
deDartmeuts this evening for the sum
Ter stop. wnich will probably be two
s.opths as The extensive improvements
10 be made will require that length Of
time These extensive repairs will be
begun2 once, and all the employees
who desire will be given employment
on The improvements. The machinery
m ha added will be the latest design,
AID IL is calculated that the capacity of
the plspt will be very greatly increased.
Among the new improvements will be a
system Of cranes, many of the
furnaces will be refine, and the plant
will DO put in frst-class ndition.
A few days ago Contractors Towns
end {, Brown, who had the contract of
construcling the double street car track
system here finished their work. The
lob done by these gentlemen is an eX-
cellept one, as the entire loop is now
finely payed between the street car
tracks. CITIZENS are greatly elated over
the change in the street and because OF
the change In the road. Marshall
street has become a pleasant place for
bicycle riding, many of the mill men
living 10 Wheeling riding back and
forth from their work on their wheels.
The noted Oklohoma base ball club
will bs reOrganized next week. 1t has
been over i've years since the club dis
banded. Among the players will be
well known city officials. The orders are
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club in BenwoOd for next week. Jas.
Mahooi is TO be the captain.
The noted society Of Benwood. the
B ockheads, held a meeting last even
ing. Long before time for meeting,
members cOald be seen congregating. A
successful meeting was held, but their
deliberations further are not known, as
the meeting was strictly private.
Louis Carman. man living in the
lower town, suffered severe accident
Yesterday at his work at the lower mill.
He was working with a machine, when
his hand slipped, catching one OF his
fingers and MASKING the end off. DR..
Nc Donald dressed the injury.
The Hope Society met last Thursday
evening, and there was full attend
ance present. Ii was decided that the
society taken on q new growth of pros
perity, aud that greater work will be
done helcsforth than ever before.
j. ?. Barger has made big improve
ments at lis jewelry store. The win
6ows have been improved and the inte-
rior changed. j. n. Barger, who
recently located In MOundsville in the
jews.ry business, Is doing well.
Miss Louisa, daughter OF WIN.
RemhOOi, held delightful party at her
hone last evening. Dancing, elegant
music and plentiful refreshments were
features A large number of the
guests were from Wheeling.
The large house OF the lower mill,
which was formerly occupied by Beck
er Il zimmerman as their furniture
headquarters, has been removed TO Il
new position at Eighth and Meehen
streets.
Notices will soon be posted over town
to the effect that all dogs seen on the
streets without a collar on with the
owners name will be shot by the Off
GERS
10 about two weekr the offices OF the
street car company will be removed from
Tenth street TO their new location at the
street car barns.
B. F. Peabody is very sick at his new
home at Glendale. For several days he
was partially paralyzed, but now is
much better.
Louis Haderman's residence, which
was burned some time since, has been
rebuilt and is ready for plastering.
Mrs. Amelia Althaus and Mrs. Grote,
OF the Upper town, have gone TO the
country on visit.
The big improvements being made to
the tenant houses Of the Riverside mill
are well under way.
Miss Anna Policy has gone to Mounds
vile TO the camp grounds to spend
short vacation.
The city is having the upper end OF
Marshall street paved, and a neat work
Is being done.
Miss Katie Strausser is home, after a
long visit to Cincinnati.
VIM. Hall is home from fishing trip
down the river.
VIM. Brown is said to be improving
very slowly.
MARTINS FERRY.