Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-04
BENWOOD.

Mrs. Kimpton has returned from d
visit in Beallsville, o.
Miss Lizzie Hall entertained 1rlehds
Wednesday evening.
DR. and Mrs. Eskey and Dr. and MIS-
Mcdonald returned yesterday from
PHILADELPHIA. where they attended the
meeting of the American Medlcal d.
ciety. DR.. Mcdonald was delegate u
the meeting.
lanes Tree. a seven footer oil man
from Parkersburg, was In BehWoou
wednesday evening, calling on one Oh
the school "marms." Mr.. Tree has been
in the West Virginia oil fields put re-
turned to Kentucky.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Robinson, OF Man
nington. are visiting the Rev. j. D.
Robinson. Mr.. Robinson is a banker
of Warrington. and came up yester-
day from Parkersburg. where ne Was
attending the bankers convention
A young grandchild of James COS
ney was brought yesterday from Mlngo'
where it died, and was buried at the
Sherrard cemetery.
The water supply company heid
meeting last night TO prepare their Vi
dinance for presentation at the next
meeting of Council
The local A. O. L. w. Lodge held
lodge meeting last night to initiate nine
new members. The Moundsville team
was present, and also representatives
from sister lodges of Bellalre, NC
Mechen and Wheeling. The ceremonies
we're followed by splendid banquet:
Six men started yesterday TO Dulld
the foundation for the electric Hght
ulant. The B. & o. Company had
force of men engaged in moving the
switch so that cars. of coal can he run
TO the building and transferred at
short distance into the plant.
The new Christian church at NC
Mechen will be dedicated June 2Ith ana
the ceremonies will doubtless be at
tended bv large crowds of people from
the locality and vicinity. Rev. r. NJ
Raines, of Cincinnati, will preach the
sermon and dedicate the church. DIN
ner and supper will he served free IN
the church for all who attend from
distance.
The Virginia Stars. a colored circus
aggregation from Wheeling. pltched
their tent in McMechen, adjoining the
new Christian church. The members
held their regular prayer meeting last
night in the church, and there was
decided objection on the part OF the
members. as the circus interfered
great deal with the religious meeting
This Mace is where all the clrcuses
that come to McMeChen, locate. ana
the congregation are going to take pro-
ceedings to stop their meetings from
being disturbed in this menner.
Delegates to the State Epworth
League convention will be elected at
the meeting next Tuesday night.
The blowing out of salamanders at
the Bellaire blast furnace by the use
of dynamite has been going on for
week or more. and the explosions sound
like a cannonade from battery or ar
tillery.
Mrs. Carrie Newton, the new Ben
wood postmistress. expects to receive
her commission and take charge of the
office by the first of July.
diving man was immersed IN the
Ohio river at McMechen yesterday. He
is HELPLESS with paralysis, and the doc
for saws he has not long to live. He
begun to prepare for the end by de-
Gliding to get baptized. There is
baptizing fount in McMechen, but he
insisted upon being put under the wa
tiers of a flowing stream. He was, ac-
cordingly, carried to the river. a dis
lance of a half mile, and immersed in
the Ohio by the pastor of the Christian
congregation at McMechen.