Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-16
BENWo0D

Site for New School
Building-Other News Notes.
Harvey Muldrew and family are the
guests of friends at Cameron.
Will Bryant has accepted a position
as clerk with w. G. Burris, the drug
gist.
Mrs. Van. Dobbs and Frank Hopkins,
of Bowman's Ridge, are the guests OF
relatives IN the city.
Samuel Blake that he is
not a candidate for the nomination
for county assessor on the Democratic
ticket.
DR.. J.. w. Mcdonald has departed
for New York, where he will spend
several weeks for the benefit of his
health.
A number of representative Demo-
Gratis from this city will attend the
County Democratic convention at
Moundsville to-day.
At the lower mill early yesterday
morning the big spin wheel was again
accidentally broken, causing the en-
tire pudding department to close
i OC oONCl0I ia . al ACdol
before the necessary repairs are COM
pleted.
Mrs. A. r. McGrew was at Columbus,
Ohio, during the week attending the
commencement of the Columbus
School of Oratory and Music. Miss
Mary Dixon, her daughter, is one of
the graduates this year in the musical
department.
At st. Johns Church tomorrow SER
vices of a special nature will be on
Quoted by the rector, Rev. Father Wer-
ninger. There will be mass 1t 7 a.
nj. and 10 a. m. In the evening a
procession of the blessed sacrament
will take place, celebrating the feast
o. Corpus Christi.
Niles Ford, formerly of this place,
who recently graduated from the en-
cheering department of the Ohio
State University, at Columbus, was the
guest of friends here during the week.
lie will depart shortly for Dakota,
where he will be employed as an en-
glneer in the mines of that region.
In Squire Henry Riddles court yes
terday the case of Rose Varstock, of
this place and Nellie Stewart, of Nc
Mechen, on the charge of theft, pre-
ferred by Everett Seabright, came up
for hearing and was dismissed. 1t
was alleged that the two girls stole a
watch, but the evidence was insufie-
lent to convict.
The medal contest conducted by the
w. G. r. u. at the Methodist Episcopal
Church last evening was a complete
success. A large audience attended
and the programme was varied with
pleasing musical selections, rendered
by Prof. Nelson's orchestra and the
Aeolian quartette. The successful con-
testants were Miss Edna Bowers in
e%locution and Miss Emma Price in
music.
R. G. Dakan, of Roseby's Rock,
Democratic candidate for sheriff OF
Marshall county, was in the city yes
terday, circulating among his friends,
The case of Louis Merck, on the
charge of assault and battery, the COM
plainant being Paul Radwic, came up
for hearing before the mayor yester-
day afternoon. Radwic withdrew the
charge and the defendant paid the
costs. Evidence was insufficient to
convict.
A meeting of the Board Of Education
was held Friday evening for the pur-
pose of closing the years business and
in addition t o routine proceedings &c
ciGed TO purchase part Of The Marble
property, one-hunGred feet square, at
he Junction as the site Tor a new
school building. The price agreed
upon was 81 500. This includes the
building now being used as a school
house. The Board also decided to
| visit each of the schools in the district
next Monday and the trustees are re-
qGested to meet with the Board at
their respective school houses.