Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-10
BENWOOD.

Ing. The mill men complained very
much Yesterday of the heat, ana there
were several Of them gave out. Al
PeabOdy's drug store, which IS the hot
test place Ia town, the thermometer
stood at 81 degrees in the shade yester-
day.
William Cornell, Of Glover's Gap,
who for some time has been al the home
OF his son-in-law, William z. CurrSu, OF
Main street, has been taken TO the North
wheeling Hospital, where he had a
dangerous surgical operation performed
on him. He is now getting better rap
idly.
The two Misses Harrington, Of Wash
iugtOn, ID. c., are guests al the home OF
Thomas Doyle.
One week from next Saturday is the
time set for the grand outing and
picnic 10 be given by the Catholic
societies OF Benwood at Mozart Park.
II is being planned that the event
shall be one Of the greatest OF
its kind in the history Of the town.
There will be grand street pa
rade in the forenoon. The parade is TO
be headed by the BOggs' run brass band.
The IL herman and ST. John societies
are 10 take a prominent part in the
parade. All who will are asked TO swell
the parade, and it is thought that IL will
oe one of the largest ever seen in the
town. AT the park there is 10 be Vari-
ETY. Of attractions. There are TO be foot
races, bicycle races aud a fat mans
race.
George GeogQline, wife and grandson
are al Atlantic City on an outing.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ E.
Church meets every Thursday after
noon al the church. Yesterday the
ladies held an interesting meeting.
They Spead most of the time In quilt
making, and this part Of the church
work is becoming more and more OF an
enjoyable feature Mrs. Thomas Evans
has been elected as treasurer OF the
society.
Miss Bertha Douglass, from up the
river. is a guest at the home Of Peter
AItmeyer, on Main street.
A good crowd Of EDWorth Leaguers
from this place attended the outing AT
Epworth League Park, Bethesda, o.
Among tho persons who went from
here were John Leach, Albert SnOd-
grass, Bev ID. A. Denton, Jesse Barton,
John Ljnebsrger and Miss Annie YOst.
They all went on the b. Il O. excursion,
and report having had a splendid time.
Charles Brown will leave the begin
ming OF next week for a trip 10 Cleve-
land, E,yria and NOrwalk, D. He will
be gone for three weeks.
Moundsville campmeeting begun yes
terday. BenwOOd will be well repre-
Sentsd there this year. Large numbers
will 20 from here TO the meetings, and
beside those the following persons are
there aud have their own cottages: j. w.
Davis aud family, A. H. Pelley and fam
lily, William Lindsey and family, John
Leach ana family, Mrs. NJ. Nancuren
and Mrs. A. Morgan, II. Bumgarden
aud family, formerly Of this city, but
pow Of Wheeling, also have tent there.
. Three weeks from next Monday is the
Nme set for the beginning Of the next
term of the public schools. Still the
teachers have not been selected. 1t IS
customary to select the teachers lo
before this time.
Many persons from here are going
lsvery day TO attend the Institute now
n progress at Muundsville. All the
NacherS Of the public school are there
every day, and also the graduates OF
last term are there In force.
The painting has been completed at
the new NJ. Z. Church.
Thomas Smith is fitting no hand
some barber shop in the lower ward.
de will open business there in few
days.
The committee Of twelve citizens who
were appointed at the recent citizens
meeting 10 look after the petitiOning for
the new independent school district for
Beuwood, are at their work. They are
around with a petition getting signers,
and all the people they meet in town
are afixlng their names 10 the petition.
When this work is completed the petit
tion will be forwarded TO the courts at
Moundsville asking for the separate
district. There is little doubt but that
IL will be- granted. II the court grants
the request, then the matter will be
voted upon at the fall election. Ben.
wood people are all in favor OF the move
and the citizens outside the town in
Union district want the school regula'
lions left as they are.
The Lookup is empty again. For
some time now there has been on an
average OF five persons there.
George Birkus, alias Hunk, who for
some time has been in the city bastile,
was reased Tuesday. He was not out
more than an hour until be got drunk
and they put him in again. Yester-
day he was released, and at once started
for the camp Of the Yellow Gang down
the river.
After ten days in the lookup, Annie
Pearl, Of Wheeling, has been released.
She got her liberty yesterday morning.
The two men from Finleyvlle, who
were in the lookup for the scrap in the
lower end OF the town, had q hearing
before Mayor Shepard Wednesday. They
were given ten minutes TO get out Of
town. They went
Mrs. James Koontz and son, Edward,
are the guests a, the home of Henry
Hart, of the lower ward. They live at
New Martinsville.
A son Of John Null, OF New Martins
vile, is on . visit TO friends in the lower
ward.
NJ The meeting held Wednesday evening
VE the City Hall by the the Democrats,
was one Of the most successful OF its
Kind ever held in the town. In num-
bers, harmony and enthusiasm it went
far beyond the most Ssnguine expecta-
tions Of any Democrat in Benwood.
Tue enthusiasm was great, and the
Democrats Of the town derived very
much encouragement from the
assemblage.
Nothing is now being done in either
the street car or water works projects.