Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-13
BENwooD.


ACT for the street paving. has force
OF men plo~ing at the upper end OF
Marshall street preparatory to the grad
ing for paving. Men are also At work
near the Riverside mill on Marshall
street grading. 1t is calculated that In
two months the pavement will be laid
from Forty-eighth To Fourth street.
To-day Mccain Bros, OF Bellaire,
who have the contract for the stone
work of the new NJ. L. church, will be-
gin their work. The contract for the
remainder Of the structure is not let
The cost of the church will be sl2, 200,
and it will be built entirely Of brick. II
is thought that the structure will be
completed before winter.
A few days ago Jacob Watson, well
known steel worker of the Lower Mill,
was united Ia marriage to Miss Jennie
Soles, al estimable young lady Of this
place. Father McMenamin performed
the ceremony in his church. The hap
py young couple have gone to house
keeping in neat house prepared by
Mr.. Watson in this place.
Tonight In the NJ Z. church the city
EpwOrth League of Wheeling, Ben
wood and vicinity will hold voluntary
praise meeting. The meeting is the
regular monthly meeting, and, besides
the regular business, there will De nne
music rendered and addresses made.
Preparations are being made for large
crowd Of people.
Mrs. MARBLE, a well-known lady, OF
McMechen, died yesterday OF dropsy,
aged over seventy years. This lady
was widely known and respected, and
her last illness had not been over a
weeks duration. Rev. Marble, OF
Wheeling, is her son Her remains will
be buried to-day al 2 o'clock ~ Sher-
rard.
John P. Cannon, one OF the oldest
citizens Of this place, accompanied by
Mrs. Cannon, will leave soon for trip
to Ireland, TO benefit Mrs. Gannon's
failing health. They will be gone all
summer and will make their headquar-
tiers while there In Dublin.
A large force Of men is making rapid
progress in the repairs at the Lower
Mil. Extensive grading Is being done,
and the brickworks OF several furnaces
is being torn away preparatory to en-
srging and refining.
Thomas Lannon, the popular barber
who had been associated for the last
three years with Allie Chapman at his
tonSorial parlOr, has accepted position
In McKeespcrt, and will go there soon,
The Benwood Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION will be open Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday nights of next week for
dues. j. Il. Manley will collect dues
during the absence Of Miss Dolbear.
The Beuwood Fishing Club is en-
camped near North Pole, in Wetzel
county. Jas. Hitchcock, Jas. MahOcd,
Chas, Estey and John jones are some
OF the club In camp.
Council met last Tuesday night aud
the only business transacted was TO pay
of the city labor. Two hundred and
thirteen dollars and fifteen cents were
paid
The plate mill at the lower mill will
not DO running to-day, as the rolls will
be changed. This mill will run about
two days more before it shuts down.
Andrew Schick, formerly Of Bellaire,
now the president of glass works in
Tiifin, was in town yesterday calling on
his many friends.
Mrs. James Farmer and niece, from
New York City, who visited James
Farmer, OF this place, have returned TO
their homes.
George Hos kingson, who works here,
has been called to his home 10 Greene
county, Pa, by the serious illness OF his
wife.
Geo. Neibergall, of Mingo, formerly a
business man of this place, was In town
on business yesterday.
Miss Nora Dobear will leave to-day
for a trip to Mountain Lake Park. She
will be gone five weeks.
Robert Lannon, from Brooklyn. n.
Y, is in the city, en- route from Chi
cago.
County Assessor Roseberry was In
Moundsville yesterday on business.
improvements are being made at Ions
Cookies place on Main street.
There have been no cases in police
court for a week.
Mrs. Rev. D. A. Denton is visiting in
the country.
Tim O'Brlen's new house was raised
yesterday.
The city employees were paid yester-
day.