Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-05
BENwoOD NEWS.

Edward Manning, of Moundsville,
was in the city yesterday on business.
Messrs. Luke Sauers and Thomas
O'Brien left Tuesday morning on their
wheels for Martins Landing. Martin
He'll returned yesterday from the
same camp.
Albert Kerns and Frank Geraghty
will give dance tonight at the Cres-
cent club rooms.
Thomas Deegan and James Smith
returned Tuesday night from Cincin-
natl.
Lee Smith, of CORVALLIS, is visiting
his brother Samuel, of Main street.
Edward Palmer, of Duquesne, Pa,
has accepted position at the River
side mill. Mr.. Palmer was formerly
a resident of this city, but left a few
years ago and has since been en-
ployed in the yards Of the Duquesne
steel plant.
Thomas Lannon, formerly OF Ben
wood Junction, where he was engaged
in the barber business, and who left
here about six months ago for Du-
uuesne, Pa, purchased barber shop
at the latter place and will resume
his old business.
John Varnard, of McMechen street,
was called to Sistersville yesterday at
noon, wing to the drowning
of his brother while with party of
bathers Tuesday night, in the Ohio
river.
Mrs. George Rufus, Of New Mata-
moras, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Jacob Millbaugh, Of Main street.
Miss Kate Mitchell returned yester-
day from Cincinnati.
John O'Hare and sister are visiting
their grandparents at Warnock, o.
Mrs. Charles Price, Mrs. William
Bursee and Miss Ella Byrnes were
the guests of friends last Monday at
Floral Home.
The A. o. U. W. will hold meeting
at their hall tonight, to arrange for
a trolley party to occur the 18th inst:
Work on the new school No. 4 OF
Union district, at Silverside, was be-
gun last Monday. The contractor is
A. G. Kraft, Of Ohio county.
Joseph Carpenter, of Glendale, gave
a delightful soiree last evening at
Tombleson's orchard to large number
or friends from this city and sur
rounding neighborhood. Among the
party that attended from Benwood
were Messrs. Ollie Chapman, Edward
Lineberger, Thomas Blake, Teddy Lin
ders, Jack MCGEE and Luke Sauers.
A small strike was inaugurated in
town yesterday when number OF
men employed by Walter Dugal in
laying the new sewers refused to work
under the contract Of a dollar and
twenty-five cents day. Out Of a
force of twenty men, only five men re-
manned engaged. Italian labor is now
taking the places of the strikers, who
declare that the work is too severe for
the contracted compensation.
The Wheeling steel plant is having
the roof Of their office coated with tar.
Marshal Porterfeld, in preparing the
tax bills, finds that there are 1,441 tax
payers, which means that there is a
population in Benwood of 1905, ac-
cording to the usual statistics Of five
voters to each bill. The statistics
have been compiled by William Por-
terfield in quite an artistic manner.
This estimate of the population shows
a decided increase over that Of last
year.
Officer Gary returned from fishing
camp Tuesday night with two hundred
pounds Of turtles, and reports fishing
extremely good.
William Burwinkle, who fell from
a roof Of the galvanizing shop at the
Riverside some time ago, and re-
ceived serious injuries, was out yester-
day for the first time.
The condition of Albert Doyle, re-
ported Tuesday as serious, was much
improved yesterday.