Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-29
BENWOOD.

One OF the most pleasing social events
in tow for some time was last Thurs
day evening at the home of Miss Orris
Berkeley, a pleasing young lady OF the
lower ward. Among the guests were
the Misses Maggie Burns, Maggie Pal
mer, Eliza Palmer, Stella Shane, and
the gentlemen were Jos. Higgins, John
and Joseph Burns and Thomas Bran
um. Excellent music WAS furnished by
Messrs. Burns and Brannm. At the
usual hour excellent refreshments were
served.
In the lower ward the improvements
are being rapidly progressed. Side by
side are being erected two hotels, OWL
ed by Messrs. Dolan and Murphy. The
DolAn brick structure, which is to have
twenty-six rooms, hos the foundation
about completed. The Murphy hotel
will be OF frame, and have twelve
rooms. The foundation is being rapid
ly excaVated for this building. Both
structures will be occupied by the lat
ter part of September, II the work pro-
crosses satisfactorily.
Benwood has the following citizens
at the Worlds Fair; Robert Lindsay,
John 2. James, Miss Anna Pelley, Jno.
Yost, Chas. Vance, Mike Deegan and
others, while quite number are sntiei-
pating going this week. The persons
at Moundsville Camp Grounds are:
Misses Rosetta Linsley, MoIlie Stewart,
and LAVA Dare and Bert Snodgrass
and mother. About fifty OF the male
population are down the river on fishing
trips, making a larger number Of per-
sons out Of town at present than ever
known at one time before, so say peo-
pie generally.
The Uniformed Rank X. Of P, will
meet next Wednesday eveng in City
Hall, for special drill. Thursday
night the lodge will be installed. Di-
visions from Wheeling and Bellaire will
be present, and there will be street
parade, followed by sumptuous ban
quet. The parade, which is being ar
ranged as something quite fine, will
parade all the principal streets of the
town in the evening. All division mem
bers are asked to be present at the City
Hall next Thursday evening at 6 o'clock
in full uniform.
There will be exciting games Of ball
played afternoon and evening tomorrow
on the Riverside grounds. The game
which is looked for most is the game 10
be played there this afternoon. Major
Mahood's team will play the Oklo-
homas, Marshall Cookies club. AL
Lumlers will act as umpire.
Marshall street is now graded for the
street paving nearly to Schad's crossing
and the pavement is laid from BOgg's
Run crossing past the Riverside tene-
ment houses, The work is rapidly be-
ing prosecuted and an elegant job is
being done. The work will be finished
in three weeks.
The work OF building the foundation
for the new NJ. E. church is progressing
rapidly. II will take about q week to
complete this work. Some prepare
tions are already being made toward
laying the corner stone.
Yesterday was pay day for the B. &
| o. employees st this place and the juno
tion. The pay roll is very large one
now, there being over two hundred and
fifty persons on II.
To-day is pay day at the Riverside
mill. Because of the irregularity Of
the running Of the plant, the pay will
not be very large one.
Mrs. o. o. Gates, wife Of Pharmacist
Gates, OF Scheck's drug store. will leave
to-day for her former home at Pow
hatan, o.
Extensive street curbing is being done
| in the Lower ward. This greatly i'm
proves things there.
Mrs. William Barlow and family will
start this evening for three weeks
visit to St. Mary's.
Carl Rocker and l.. Satterheld are
making arrangements to go TO the
Worlds Fair soon.
The family Of f. NJ. Farmer will
leave this evening for two weeks visit
to Sistersville.
Miss Flora Dolbesre, post mistress, is
suffering from slight indisposition.
William Schad. the accommodating
son OF August Schad, is quite sick.
VIM. Currans' fine new frame house
on Sixth street is about finished.
Chas. Zimmerman is home from q re-
cuperating trip to Clarksburg.
Dr. Haskins was in town yesterday on
business.
A child of VIM. Bell is very sick.