Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-25
BENWOOD.

The suit of James S. Johnson, the
chief of police at Bellaire, against w.
w. Smith, of Moundsville, for the re-
covery of the sum of 800 offered Is
a reward for the arrest and convic-
ton of the parties who robbed Smiths
hardware store at Moundsville, was
brought up for hearing In Squire O. A.
Lacey'S court yesterday afternoon.
Owing to the fact that an important
witness was i'll and unable to be pres
ent, the case was continued.
Samuel Munas, of Main street. will
spend to-day at McKeesport, IL bus
mess.
St. Nicholas Lodge No. IA. held a
we'll attended special meeting last
night at the city hall.
The revival meetings being held
nightly at the First Nj. f. Church,
under the conduct of the castor, Rev.
G. W. Bente. continue TO be largely
attended. Considerable interest is be-
ing taken in the meetings generally
and they will be in progress for an n
definite time to come. Rev. Archibald
Moore, the presiding elder of this dis
trict, who was unable to attend last
Sunday evenings service at the church
owing to sickness, will be present at
the meeting to be held this morning,
when business matters appertaining to
the quarterly conference. will be
transacted. The holy sacrament, which
is a part of the quarterly conference
exercises, was administered on Sun
day evening.
Mrs. Joshua Barkhurst, OF Short
Creek, is a guest of her son, Harry
Barkhurst, of this city.
Two men and a were ar
raigned before the Mayor yesterday
morning for drunkenness. Each was
fined 81 and costs.
f. d. Mccoy, of Sistersville, was in
town yesterday on business. Mr.. Nc
Coy, better known as Barney" for
merly was collector of the Bellaire-
Benwood ferry, Charon.
Winnie, a young daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Gill, of Main street,
died on Monday night after a short
illness.
James F. B. Wilson, an employee OF
the Wheeling steel plant, is a guest
of friends at Parkersburg.
Plate mill E at the Riverside mill
has been put off, to be idle during the
week. Extensive repairs will be made
in this department during the idle
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furnace at the Riverside were COM
PEELED to quit work on Monday after
noon on account of the caving in OF
the top of the furnace. Between fifty
and seventy-fve men were thrown idle
by the accident. A force of men were
put to work at once to <ake the nee
essary repairs on the furnace. Several
days, at least, will be required before
things are gotten into shape for a re-
sumption of operations.
Mrs. Harry Bowers, of Main street,
is confined to her home seriously i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hildebrand.
who were married recently, will go to
housekeeping on Marshall street in
the near future.
Mrs. o. o. Gates, OF Main street, re-
turned home yesterday from a two
weeks pleasure visit with her mother,
Mrs. Burdgy, at Powhatan, o.
Miss Dora Gates, OF P~owhatan, is
visiting at the home Of her brother,
o. o. Gates, the druggist, of Main
street.
Phillip Gettle, of South Wheeling,
an employe at the steel plant at the
Riverside works, was taken suddenly
i'll with muscular rheumatism while
at work Monday night. He was taken
to the Emergency hospital where he
received medical attention and later
was removed to his home.
The coal mines OF the Wheeling Steel
anQ Iron Company may be started up
some time to-day.