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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1894
Page
8
Police Court yesterday saw ten cases disposed with all but two dismissed. Reports mention property surveys, arrests for theft and assault, and adjournments as officials from the Vale Association proceed with land dealings. A mix of local names, trades, and developments fill the scene at Word's Crossing and surrounding districts.
Real estate agents report new interest as buyers rush to secure properties amid a revived market after a long low mood. Farms, especially in Oale county, draw sharp competition with a 59 acre Boonstari tract selling for over 93 per acre after higher attendance. a South Side building boom brings paving, new houses, and several improvements citywide.
Initiatory steps began last night for a new Shield of Honor lodge on Forty third Street with about twenty in attendance. Fort Henry Lodge plans an important meeting tomorrow on the South Side with W T Henry of Baltimore expected to speak. Friday evening Howard G’s twenty fifth birthday party with the Wheeling City Band brought a night of joy. Henry Cunningham, Caldwell Run, was surprised at thirty nine by twenty five couples. music and refreshments followed. A child died after eating pawpaws near South Wood street. A street alley fight between two intoxicated workers drew a large crowd and arrests are expected. City improvements progress with paving on Seventeenth Street and a wall project in Caldwell Run. Police arrested multiple individuals for disorderly conduct across wards. Bethany and Martin's Ferry played a close ball game with Martin's Ferry winning. Padden led with a three-base hit. Local notices include upcoming games and a saving-dispenser pitch from a local association.
A long list of Wheeling residents and visitors at the Brunswick, St. Denis, McLure and other hotels is noted. Names include Miss Minnie Good, Hibben, J Caldwell, S C Reppeto, D W Irons, Charles Zulani, W B Emerson, J Stonecliffe, A W Williams, Edward Simpson, J W Hollingsworth, Mr Clemens Welty, W M Ewing, Frank Waterhouse, Miss Sella Bork, Dr J R Maning, Frank Neldert, Mrs John Ebrle, James Smith, Louis Rodman, Albert Conrad, John Ballinger, Justice Joseph A Archward, Charles Ulrich, Robert Stathers, George Kurner, Terrence Carman, Dennis Connors, Joseph Bell, Henry B Altmyer, Mr Newpareer, C Stathers, Tonte Weisner and Eugene Lemmons, J M Mitchell, J E Mayhew, J G Piggott, Mrs Wa Wright, and others. Several plan trips to Pittsburgh, Washington, D C, Philadelphia, and New York. notices of hunting and fishing trips and local hotel stays. A note on a school eye-care campaign and an upcoming trip on the L W railroad to Michigan is included.
George Beiswinger of Caldwell at La Belle mill was badly mashed at work. William Bounds of South Wetzel street injured a finger yesterday while building a house, sidelining him for weeks. Train No 70 derailed south of the line, delaying service for hours. Benwood Junction saw a B and O track wreck with eight cars derailed. no serious injuries reported. Surer music stone-half off. F W Raumer & Co.
A furnace shed at the Belmont blast furnace caught fire yesterday afternoon. Niagara firemen arrived promptly and used two water streams for about an hour to extinguish the blaze. The incident disrupted operations briefly but the mill was saved. Nearby notes mention pay day, steel works, and various industrial updates from Wheeling and vicinity.
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