Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-27
BENWOOD.

LUtEe OEll& nuNatNOAa NeA-N-'N-
much rivalry between them. tSilo"-
ing are the names OF the persons 70 90
voted for in Union district For the
Congressional Convention, D1vener ueI-
gates. Fred VI. Brown, c. H. Seaor'Sht
Henry Riddle, Paul Biedei, Ed. New
ton, Jessie l.. 0lcAechen and Dolby
Marble: Moore delegates; John r.
Doyle. John PLANES, Frank Porter
field. Ernest smith, Jacob Lauder, Z.
p. Stewart aud Charles H. Morgan.
For the Clerk OF the Circuit Court, L.
L. Stidger, j.. u. King, w. II. Lcper
and w Newton Bluar; for the House
of DsIgates. two % be selected, I. {.
Pines. l.. Is Purdy, Josiah Sinclair, u
Il. Games. h T.. Bowman sDd J' L.
stewart: for County Commissioner,
one 10 De chosen, w. Fl. Hubbs, t.. L.
GRAY. J. w.. Gum and Z. VI. Gray; for
Comfy Superintendent, W. NJ. Writ;
for Road Supervisor, ono 10 oe
elected, i. J. COucor, c. w. McCom os'
Charles WoolIauwpaver, Il. ". Connor,
III. KeItz and O.. \. D1wler; Tor FreSi-
dent Of the Board OF Education, VII
liam =. Brown and Or. j. w. McDon-
aid. for member OF the Board o! Eluca-
tion. Albert Smith and Dolby Marp'e'
and FOR the two members OF the EXecu-
tive Committee, Ernest Smith and James
Doyle.
Yesterday afternoon a little after
O'clock. there was an interesting wreStle
for small stake IN one Of the business
Offices Of tows. There were about
half dozen SPECTATORS including REG
ISrEE reporter A we'll known business
man OF Main street, aud mill man OF
the lower plant, were the contestants.
They got into littie dispute, the stake
was put up, aai they went at t. A
wsI known Young man Of town was
chosen AS the referee. The wreStle was
begun iu the outer office. but was con-
cIgded iu the interior Office, where
the mil. man was on top, and
won the wrest.e. The only other re-
salts was that the mill man bled from
the nose, and the business man had his
clothes badly torn. They will have an
other one OF these days.
August Dowler is the Republican
candidate for Road Supervisor Of
Union district for reelection. He has
held the Office now FOR tae last four
years. 10 seems that he deserves the
nom nation, as during his incnmbenCy
ia the Office the roads have been made
better than ever before. He has the
honor of being tho h.St man that ever
Introduced Uacademizjng on the roads
Of the district But then the Demo
Gratis have a good man 10 select TO run
against him.
samuel RiuSey, Young man OF town,
appeared Yesterday afternoon suffering
from bad cut above the right ear. He
went 20 the Office Of DIR. j. W. Melon
sId, where the injury was dressed. The
bI eeding from the wound WAS prOfuse,
the cut being over TWO inches long. Mr..
htnsey says that in the afternoon he
went 10 BOggS' Island 20 get some fish
Ing bait. A man there went at Kinsey
with hoe, he says, ana struck him on
the head, causing the wound.
Wednesday night the entertainment
and social being held az the school
building OF st. Johns Church was con-
Cluied. The event that night was
success. There was a biz crowd,
and dancing was the feature OF the
evenings entertainment. All the good
things were disposed of, aud the Young
folks Of the church. who gave the So
cial, made over $50 clear as the result.
These proceeds 90 10 the benefit OF the
church.
The Popullst party In Benwood now
numbers seveuty-eight citizens. AeS-
terday was the day Of the county con-
SentiOn at the court house In Mounds
willie aud Beuw00d was well represented.
The persons from here who went down
On the afternoon train, aud who took
prominent part In the proceedings were;
John Swiueb5rrer, Arthur GeraEhty,
James Nab00i. Edward Lineberger,
Ward Stewart, John Blake AID others.
They nave a joke on one OF the Re-
publican candidates for Road Super
visor iu Union district. lie offers new
suggestion. People have been bothered
by tue heavy blasting of rocks during
the working of the roads, glass in the
buildings iu the locality having been
broken az times. His suggestion is
that before the blast is made % put
itt.e box over the charge, and then
touch cher Oh" a good many people
think that 20 would NOT work.
Owing 90 the continued dry weather,
water 10 town is getting scarce. Ben
wood has pscu.iar.-y and that is a
fellow cannot ger drink OF ice water
io che town. Tina, probably accounts
for ,le sIightuumber Of cases OF cramps
iu the town This year,
Tomorrow afternoon, in MoundSv.lle,
the ~ IS W. Uaegaus OF this place will
haze @ contest % base ball with the CLUB
Of that place. Many will 20 from here
10 see Che game. The NJ. IS w. Dsegaus
ODER challenge % any CLUB under
nineteen wears OF age iu the locality for
game an any time.
Eeuw01d *. of Z. made a good show
Ing yesterday afternoon iu ths parade
iu Wheeling Oh Mozart Park. There
we're twenty OF the lodge men of this
place 10 Gull uniform iu the parade, aud
they We're commanded by Pau. RIede..
Paul B.g5t, the well known business
man, has gone for fishing trip down
the river % the locality Ci Proctor. He
viii be gone COR >tvora. weeks, Several
Wheeling meg went along WITH hin.
George Gcogaiue known here as
"Kecalg"| and Hoffman HriSch, Will
.eave next week for q trip 20 Germany
10 see the.r old friends. They vii. be
gone for several months.
Thomas deskjr, an employe OF the
Riverside steel works, fe. ~ his work
Tuesday night, and badly hurt his
knee. Or. T. n. Meignen was called.
. Leroy Sudger. candidate for the
~ rk of the Circuit Court, was here
- ,arday getting a last iunius among
tie voters.
/ Miss Clara DeTemple and Miss Ella
HGyey left yesterday afternoon for
vis.; TO friends aud relatives az Proctor
Thomas Doyle bss moved from the