Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-10
BEN WOOD.
A List Of Coming Events --Other
Notes Of Interest.

The members of the Young Peoples So
cety of the NJ. e. church held meeting
at the church last evening for the pur-
pose of perfecting arrangements for their
supper and bazaar. to be held at Holder
mans hall on the evening of the 18th
and 18th inst.
The farce-comedy entitled, Whats
Next" in three acts, which is to be pre-
sented at the city hall this evening, by
the pupils of the higher grades of the
Central school, will, no doubt, attract a
very large audience. 1t promises to be one
of the most interesting affairs of the kind
that has been given in the city for some
time past. There are quite number of
comic characters in the play. and it goes
without saying that the various parts will
be handled in creditable manner.
Ascension Day will be observed at
st. Matthews Lutheran church next
Thursday morning with appropriate ex-
ercises. A special service will be held
at 1920 O'Clock and will be conducted by
the pastor, Rev. G. w. Metzenthin There
will be preaching on the gospel lesson,
with reference to the Ascension of
Christ"
The members of Evening Star Lodge,
Knights of Pythias, are making elaborate
arrangements for their annual memorial
service, to be held at their hall on Sun
day, the 2tSh inst. Rev. P. G. w. Metzen-
thin and Rev. George w. Bente, of this
city, and two other ministers from Nc
Mechen, viii deliver addresses for the
occasion. The service will be interspersed
with some excellent music.
Mss Jessie Burris, of Georgetown, Ohio,
spent Monday in the city. as the guest of
her brother w c. Burris, the druggist.
The Epworth League of the NJ E.
church held a largely attended and inter-
esting meeting at the church last even
ing. After various matters of a routine
nature had been transacted, a new corps
of officers were elected for the ensuing
year.
The committee on finances are rushing
the city sergeant for the balance of the
uncollected 81 and SO tax bills.
Mrs. Nolte-Miller, of the North End. is
confined to her home quite i'll.
A new addition is being put to the rear
of the HoIderman building in North Ben
wood.
Some improvements are being made to
the St Matthews Lutheran church, the
schad property, and the Barrett building.
Louis Schimrich is lying critically i'll of
rheumatism at his home on Water street.
Miss Bertha Schad, of Water street,
who had her right foot painfully injured
few days ago, is improving slowly.
Miss Gertrude Folmar, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, was the guest of friends in the city
yesterday.
Louis Schad, the saloonist, who had the
thumb of his right hand badly bitten last
Saturday afternoon while scuffiing with a
man who was indebted to him for refresh
ments, is still confined to his home quite
i'll.
Mrs NJ. Weidell, of the Third ward is
recovering from a severe Illness.
There is some talk at present of either
reorganizing the old Benwood Oil Com
pany or organizing a new oil company in
this city, to lease some land at some
point in the State
Quite number of folks from this city
attended the Wallace Bros circus on
Wheeling Island yesterday, ana conse-
quently the various teamsters did a thriv-
ing business.
A young child of Mr. and Mrs Theo-
dore Warsinski had its upper lip badly
cut by falling down a fight of steps at
the home of its parents yesterday morn
ing. The child was taken to DIR. McDon-
old's office. where it received the neces-
sary medical aid. Several stitches were
required to close the wound.
Last evening five buns were arrested
at the Junction by Officers Fisher and
Slippner, and taken to the lookup The
men had just arrived in town and were
acting in a suspicious manner, when the
arrest was made. They will be given a
hearing this morning.
The funeral of the ate J w. Wilson, the
B. & o. freight conductor, will take place
from the late residence at the Junction
this morning at 1890 o'clock. The re-
mains will be taken to Cameron for in
terment.