Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-07
BEN

James Means, or BurI9Rr4s Yisst-
~ ine a. the rssidSRcSofA. c. Taylor.
A considerable improvement boom is
being had in the upper town.
Contractor o. II. Aub0r, OF up the
river. was in the city yesterday on bust
ness.
Tomorrow evening there is to be
box social at the NJ. L. Church, under
the auspices OF the Ladies' Aid Society.
ARRANGEMENTS are under way 10 have
itavery pleasant event. There will be
fancy and two Teireshment stands.
The fancy stand will oa under the direc-
ton of the Misses Cora Taylor, Halle
Hartin aud Mary Dixon. Mrs. d..
Eskey and Miss Nellie LiEeberger will
have charge OF the reireSnment stands.
Mrs. Frank Estep is home from
visit to Baltimore, Nd, and TO other
eastern cities.
Thomas Williams, OF New Albany,
Ind, is visiting az the home OF Thomas
Williams, Sr.. his father, OF this city.
Prof. Meyers, the noted vocalist, is
getting Up class for this season here.
He is meeting with such success that
q class OF a large number OF pupils Is
assured.
Next Monday the public schools will
open. Prof K. Riggs will be Ihe prin-
cipal, the same as last year. The out
look is that there will be largely in-
creased number o. pupils 10 attendance
this year. The number Of scholars 10
town. according 10 the recent enroll
ment, is 927. The school building,
which has been put In good shape, is al
-ah ~
teachers. The teachers will DO: Room
6, Miss Nora D0bear; room ., Miss Jos
aDhine Lander; room 4, Miss MOllIe
Stewart: room 3, Miss Dora Davis; room
? Miss Bertha Martin, and room /,
Miss Nettie Whteside. Miss Anna
Pelley will be teacher Of training Of the
three lower rooms.
A great number OF persons from the
city took in the Fair al Wheeling yes
terdsy The following persons were
among those there: William Scaad,
Professor r. L. Riggs, William Leach,
Charles Vance, Miss Annie Taylor, Miss
Edith Dixon aud Allie Chapman.
Miss Sadie McElffe, OF EIwOod City,
Pa, is visiting her sister on Main street.
Miss Lizzie Chlds, who has made AZ
EXTENDED visit to the city, has gone TO
her home 10 Martins Ferry.
Miss Eva Peabody is visiting at
Mngo. o.
The Wheeling Telephone Company
will begin TO a few days 70 tear down
the old poles 10 this city, which were
replaced by the new ones.
Miss Viola Lindsay is home from
trip down the river.
The Misses Minnie Taylor and Alta
Edwards will leave in few days for
SiStersville for visit.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the NJ. E.
church held an interesting meeting yes
terday afternoon az the church. The
ladies will soon have number Of Grti-
cles Of their make on the market
The city ordinance says that nine Of
the electric lights Of the street car
company Oh Marshall street between
Boggs' Run aud Schad's crossing shall
De kept burning every night until the
cars stop running, which is about -
O'Clock. For some time but two OF the
lights have been burning. Council has
Instructed the Marshal 70 notify tie
company 10 keep the other seven lights
ia trim.
Benwood is 10 have a large amounto OF
paving done in the near future. AT the
recent meeting OF Council the Commit
tee on Streets, Alleys and Grades was
notified 10 open bids for the paving Of
Main street, from Third 20 Seventh
street. The bids also include the paw
ing of Third street, from Shad's cross
ing 10 thA c0r6er. Connections will be
ms1e a~Shad'S crossing with other
StfCSC 'paviug, and this will make con-
tinuous paving from the Wheeling city
limits To the store Of NJ. Il w. DeegaR,
at Seventh and Main streets. The inn
provement Will give a number OF men
OF the town work.
Ii now looks like Benwood would
have some fire protection before long,
something that has been needed for
years, and something which hat been
aRitated often. Captain William Bush,
OF Columbus, o., has been here several
times in efforts 10 get chemical engine
for the city. II is understood that
number of COunCilmen, possibly the
majority, are in favor Of buying the en-
CINE. Captain Bush will be here next
Tuesday night 80 the meeting OF C1un-
ell, aud will present the matter again to
Ihe city legislators. BenwOOd has over
1000 of population, and there are
Verv few cities Of It's kind over the
country, having no fire protection at all.
James Mitchell well known young
mill man, and Miss LOttie Hears were
united in marriage Wednesday after
noon at the church parlOrS Of Father
McMenimin, OF st. Johns Church. Tue
wedding was a quiet one, and after the
ceremony an elegant wedding reception
was given the young couple az the brides
home. They have gone 10 housekeeping
here.
Politics is quiet in BenwOod. Nothing
10 heard from the POpuistS, who started
out some time ago with a flourish OF
trumpets etc. and the Democrats are
waiting for the Republicans TO do some
thing. IL only needs speaker or two
to strike the towns, and then things will
be red hot.
Tuesday night there was a disgrace
ful scene near the Riverside iron works.
A prostitute went to the cOmpauy's
stable to sleep for the nigaL but mum
Der OF wOrkmen found her. The scenes
after that are said 20 be shameful The
wstchman at the mill finally routed the
entire crowd. Some OF the water boys
ofjthe mill not over twelve years of age,
we're witnesses and they acted In as gay
manner as any there.