Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-08-05
BENWOOD.

Yesterday was the day OF the big X. OF
y picuic of the BenwoOd Lodge at Nc
| Mcchen a large crowd attended and the
event was very successful one. Hanson
| Brannon run an express wagon from here
! 10 thu grounds, and he handled large
numher OF people. 1t was intended TO have
! a parade through BenwoOd, but II did not
come of.
Friday night there was an important
meeting Of citizens at City Hall The OBJ
| iect was 10 talk over the advisabllty OF
| having Benwood aseparate school district.
I Now IL is united with the schools OF
/ Union district. The matter was discussed
and the sentiment Of the large aSsemOlage
was strongly in favor OF having the sepa-
| rate district Within the last fifteen years
! this matter has been brought before the
/ people four times, but now they are more
| determined than ever for the change, and
| II will probably be GO. The reason OF
/ the desire of the change on the part OF the
! citizens is that they think all the school
tax thew pay should so directly 70 sustain
| ing and improving the public scaool
| system of the town. a committee oftwelve
| citizens were chosen at the meeting. Fol
| loving is the committee: c. II. Seabright,
| Thomas Hamilton, James Baird, Thomas
! Deeran, Charles Schad, William BrannOn,
Tim Crogan and JOSHUA Sinclair. This
| makes six persons from the Center ward
| and three each from the upper and lower
wards This committee Will at once draft
resolutions TO DO presented TO the county
court asking for the separate district The
question will then be voted CT az the con-
| inc fan election, if the courts grant the
Efie Moor has gone 10 the country to
snend few weeks with her relatives
John Paltsi, a Poiander, for being drunk
! kaFm
and disO- icc.r, c1J - ana costs oelore
Maror She lard FRIDAY. The arrest was
made by Marshal Louis Cooke.
Miss Lottie Lewis, Of Moundsville, is
Visiting friends in Benvood.
George Bislus is home from dowu-river
Albert Aitmeyer is visiting friends at
| Pleasant Valley
Miss Ella Byrne and Mrs. William Bur
| eco nave gone to Belmont, o., for visit
| me Hibernians viii hold a meeting this
EriJsv q number OF Benwood people
| hold a p;cnic at Bogg's Run. a good
crowd of them went and they had an en-
| ioyaole time.
| Mrs. Catherine kOehnliue, OF Bridgeport,
| is being weather boarded.
! Miss Nellie Bryant Of Pittsburg, is Wis
iting her mother here.
lanes Cannon and wife, Of Main street,
will 90 this week for a visit TO Atlantic
| CITY.
Miss BERTHE Hicks Is home from q visit
10 Moundsviile friends.
| Samuel. Elder, OF Moundsville has gone
home after pleasant visit here.
! Tbe Misses Mamie Taylor and Cora Ed
! wards. popular young ladies, Will leave
! tuesday for a visit 10 Pittsburg.
| William Ball has gone 10 GAINESVILLE 10
! Work.
Regular services this morning at the NJ.
Il. Church.
| Alexander Dubois, the BeuwOod busl'
ness man, is 1T New Castle Pa.
John Burr, David Evans and John Gate
" leave here from a fishing trip down The
! river They took refreshments along i-ou
/ BenwoOd with them. Coming home they
attempted 20 land the skid. Gateiy was
pulled into The river aud had very mar
row escape from being drowned. HIS
comrades rescued him.
John Niedemyer, the well know mil
mao. has had much sickness in his family
o. late. Three OF his family have been oon
hned with scarlet fever. They are al get