Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-07
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past the mill. In consideration OF this
the city gave the mill company the e1-
nsion OF Main street from Eighth TO
tAe plant. When the street is com
pleted the main thoroughfare will be
from Main up Eighth street 70 the b. Il
O. Then the street will follow the
west side Of the railroad tracks past
the lower mill and down to the brick
row.
Seldom in the history Of the town has
so many idle people been seen about the
place. Both mills are giving employ
ment to a large number OF townsmen,
but there have so many come TO town
recently TO secure work. Heading this
list comes the POlan1ers and Hungar-
ians, OF whom more than one hundred
have come here within the last two
weeks. These idle people are rapidly
leaving nov, as glance at the Ohio
River railroad freight trains, which are
made up At the Riverside Iron Works,
will show. AS high as fifteen persons
have been seen aboard one freight train
recently.
A fellow created considerable dis
turbance yesterday near the Drover's
Home, In the upper town. He was
big chubby fellow, who came In TO see
the Fair, and was pretty well tanked
up. He got before an uptown street
car and refused TO move. He made
faces at the operator till the car was
stopped, when he got aboard. Some
difficulty was experienced in collecting
his fare. The street car employees had
more trouble getting him of the car
than on, as he insisted on riding to the
Fair grounds right where he sat.
The well-knoWn House & Hermann
base pail team OF this place is being re-
organized. Though the boys have made
q good record this season, they think
that by recognizing more effective
playing can be done. Next Sunday ar
tsrnoon on the Riverside grounds this
club will play the Red Cross Oil Club,
OF Wheeling. This game will doubtless
draw a large crowd.
Recently Isaac McCue, Of the Island,
Wheeling, was given the contract for
the carpenter work OF the new NJ. +.
Church. Mr.. McCue is moving his fam
fly here and will make this city his
home. The foundation for the new
church has been completed, and when
finished the structure will cost Sl2, 900.
Piles for the Terminal railroad ex-
tension are now driven as far as the
Boggs Run road. The ground in that
locality Is now quite soggy and the
rapidly of the work is much detarded
on this account. Below the road men
toned there will be comparatively little
piling before the Riverside plant is
reached.
A painting In the show window OF j.
P. Borger's jewelry store, on Main
street, is attracting general attention.
The painting Is an oil one, the work
OF Mr.. Berger himself, who is quite an
artist The scene is one taken frOm'the
Lakes. Mr.. Berger has been offered q
handsome sum OF money for his paint
ing.
Quite an interesting social event at
the home OF Miss Cora Edwards is being
arranged for the beginning Of next
week. A large number Of the young
society people Of town are being in
vited. There will be excellent music
rendered and beautiful repast served.
Walter Clark, who runs the Jimm's
Run coal mines. lost a valuable mule
not long ago, and as no trace OF the an
imal has been found 1t is the belief that
il was stolen. There are good many
suspicious characters lettering about In
that locality.
Last Tuesday afternoon there was an
interesting game OF baseball played on
the Riverside grounds. The clubs were
the NJ. & w. DegEans, Of this place,
and the MOundsville team. The score
was IS TO 4 in favor Of the Moundsviile
team.
George Jones, known everywhere as
"Hunk," has arrived in town after a
long trip. For a time before his return
he was at Ashland, KY. Few peOpls IN
BenWood are known so well as Chunk"
Auevening paper reported that James
Stroller, workman at the lower mill,
was married. Mr.. Stroller was not
married, aud is indignant at the IN
just treatment.
Every afternoon quite crowd OF
people get on top OF the Riverside
blast furnace to watch the balloon
ascension and to see what they can Of
the fair
Washington Garey's Fishing Camp,
which has spent the summer on Fish
creek. has been broken up, and the
mem bers, six in number, have returned
home.
Robert Newton, A. Vance. and WIN.
Deegan, are home from a fishing trip
20 Martins Landing, down the river.
They were gone three weeks.
Miss Mary Haley and her aunt, Miss
Ella Coffee, OF Pike street, are home
from an extended visit TO ST. Louis, Mo.
C. n. Kunhault and Miss Rosetta
Lindsay started for the Columbian Ex-
position yesterday.
Miss Annie Shepherd, after
visit TO IrontOn, o., has return
ed 10 her home.
Charles Landkrohn has charge OF
force OF men placing curling along Nc
Mechen street.
A good sized array Of Benwood peo-
pie attended the State Fair at Wheel
ing yesterday.
Mrs. j. n. Mcdonald is home from 3
visit 10 her former home In WelS6urg.
WIN. Bennett and lady, OF Beaver,
Pa, are at the home Of ]. Z. Barger.
George Miller, the genial barber, is
visiting friends in Martins Ferry.
Miss Ella Springer will leave in few
DAYS for trip TO the Worlds Fair.
Marshall Cooke is home from q pleas
ure trip down the river.
John Schick, of Bellaire, is clerking
I'm Schick's pharmacy.