The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-22
BENWooD.
News Notes From the Busy Marshall
~ County Town.

After being confined to her bed for
eight weeks, Miss Alice Fox died at 4
O'clock yesterday morning. Of that
dread easa-consumption. Miss Fox
was in the Stwenty-fourth year OF her
age, and was admired and loved by all
who Knew her, on account OF her
many estimable traits. Miss Fox was
member Of the Methodist choir and
consistent and devout Christian.
Her many friends unite in sympathy
with the bereaved family. The funeral
will take place from her late home on
Water street. at . o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. Interment, will occur at Mt.
Zion.
The Riverside has served notices on
the property holders between Forty
eighth street and :Boggs' run. request
ing them to vacate within thirty days.
All this property has been acquired by
the company and it is evident the con-
templated, work on the construction Of
the big new. mills will shortly begin.
The improvements below the run have
progressed sufficiently TO justify the be-
ginning of. the work above the run.
A big delegation from here will at
tend the Republican,, mass meeting at
Sherrard. September 6. It Is expected
that about twenty-five wagons will be
required to convey those desiring to ut
tend. The meeting will be addressed
by Governor G. W. Atkinson. Hon.
Romeo H. Freer, and Hon. B. B. Dove
ner, and from. all indications 1t will be a
rousar. 49, +
In the mayors court yesterday
morning, Barney Renner. hailhng from
Monongalia. county, was fined 81 and
costs for drunkenness. Barney paid
his fine and was released. George
Burkett, alias Hunk" an old resi-
dent, was sentenced to serve thirty
days In the tMonndsville jail, on a
drunkenness charge
!, Patrick .Colllgan. who was injured by
being hit by a train on the Baltimore
& Ohio tracks. above the Riverside.
Monday evening, was removed to the
Wheeling City hospital yesterday.
VA store room is being erected for
Frank BartlebRugh on McMechen
street. Mr.. Bartlebaugh will engage in
the fish business there as soon rs the
building is completed.
1, Rev. B. ID. Eden. held temperance
meeting at the corner Of Main and
Sixth streets last evening. and deliver
ed talk that was entertaining and in
structive. :EEg. ~
Jack Bursey. Pete Slittner. Albert
Kearns and Thomas Blake have re-
turned from a brief hunting expedition
back Of Moundsvil!e.
Miss Name Trap; OF Pittsburgh. who
has been the guest Of Miss Emma Price
during the past week, has returned
home. 7,s
The teachers recently appointed by
. no, 81 nf tny, lpa Il
at Moundsvills, Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. George Fitzgerald and son.
George. leave. for Chicago In n few
days. where they visit relatives.
Misses Bessie, Noel and Lethe Bell
left for Empire. Ohio, yesterday. where
they will be the! guests of friends.
Ed. Barrett and sister. Miss Gene
We've. haveEreturned from pleasant
sojourn at Atlantic City.
Peter Sllttner left for Proctor yester-
day. where he Will be the guest of his
father for a few days.
Miss Alvirda .Mahood leaves for Bal
timore tonight, where she will be the
guest Of relatives,
William Hall. sr., and family have
returned from q ten days stay at At
lantic City.
Charles Grimmils spending n brief
vacation with friends at Steubenville,.
Ohio. Sd.
John Swartz and wife. of Pittsburgh.
are the guests ofSMr. Swnrtz's mother.
VIII Porterfeld, wife and mother left
for Atlantic Cityilast night.
Miss Mary Hausman is suffering from
a slight indIsposltlon.
officer George Addlcsberger is taking
his vacation. . 80