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Varney, George M. |
| Birth |
Abt 1855 |
- age at death in 1897, 42.
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| Occupation |
1886 |
Benwood, Marshall, West Virginia, USA  |
| Engineer at the Riverside Co. plant, Chief Engineer at the tube works, then superintendant. |
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The Late GEORGE M. VARNEY at the Riverside
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Wheeling, West Virginia •
Wed, May 26, 1897 p5
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• THE LATE GEORGE M. VARNEY.
The News of his Death Received at the Riverside With Universal Sorrow.
The news of the death of George M. Varney was received at the big plant of the Riverside Company, in Benwood, with a sorrow never before manifested at the death of any employe. Hundreds of men gave expression of their deep regret, and some even shed tears when they wre assured that their friend and fellow workman was no more. So universal was the mourning, that there was a decided disposition to close down the plant and attend the funeral in a body. The employes will be represented at the funeral this afternoon by three magnificent floral pieces.
Mr. Varney was chief engineer at the tube works, at the time of his death, as he was when elected to , the superinten-| dency of the city water works, over four years ago. He went to the Riverside in 1886, and no man in the employ of the Company was more popular with both officers and workmen, and the sentiments of sorrow so universally entertained and generally shown Monday and yesterday were alike creditable to the mill force and to the deceased. He will be long remembered by his fellow workmen.
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F. P. Varney, City Clerk in Camden, NJ, brother of George M. Varney of the City Water Works.
The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer
Wheeling, West Virginia •
Mon, Jun 17, 1895 p5
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• F. P. Varney, W. A. Husted and Joseph Potter, of Camden, N.J., were here yesterday enroute to Cleveland to attend the convention of the Republican League clubs. Mr. Varney, who is the city clerk of Camden, is a brother of George Varney, of the city water works, who showed the visitors arouud yesterday.
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The Late GEORGE M. VARNEY at the Riverside
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Wed, May 26, 1897 p5
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• THE LATE GEORGE M. VARNEY.
The News of his Death Received at the Riverside With Universal Sorrow.
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F. P. Varney, City Clerk in Camden, NJ, brother of George M. Varney of the City Water Works.
The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer
Wheeling, West Virginia •
Mon, Jun 17, 1895 p5
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• F. P. Varney, W. A. Husted and Joseph Potter, of Camden, N.J., were here yesterday enroute to Cleveland to attend… |
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29 Apr 1896 |
Benwood, Marshall, West Virginia, USA |
| THE FIRST BLOOD DRAWN In a Row in the Republican Camp, Yesterday. John Felsing's Lip Split by Supt. Varney of the City Water Works. Mr. Felsing Afterward Discharged. The Matter Brought Before the Republican Executive Committee Last Night, and Will Go to the Water Board To-Day-The Sheriffalty Fight In It. |
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First Blood, Republican Camp, John Felsing's Lip Split by Supt Varney of the City Water Works
The Daily Register
Wheeling, West Virginia •
Thu, Apr 30, 1896 p5
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• THE FIRST BLOOD DRAWN
In a Row in the Republican Camp, Yesterday.
John Felsing's Lip Split by Supt. Varney of the City Water Works. Mr. Felsing Afterward Discharged. The Matter Brought Before the Republican Executive Committee Last Night, and Will Go to the Water Board To-Day-The Sheriffalty Fight In It.
Trouble broke out in a fresh place in the local Republican camp, yesterday afternoon, and last evening evidences of it could be seen all around.
To-day an official investigation of the matter is scheduled to take place, when additional facts may be expected to be developed.
The scene of yesterday's difficulty was the pumping station of the city water works, qnd the parties to the row were Superintendent George M. Varney and John Felsing, one of the force of men employed about the engines and pumps. The affair culminated in Mr. Varney striking Felsing in the face, cutting his lip, and then discharging him from the force at the works. Mr. Felsing gave his version of the affair to his friends, and last night, when the Republican Executive Committee ffiet' it the Ci y H ’ n or tw< friends of tiie discharged man appeared and a statement was made of the affair from their standpoint This done, the committee left to interview Mr. Henry Jones, of the Water Board, and as a result. it was announced late last night that t h< re would b > a meet ing oJ 1 h • Board this afternoon, at which there would he an investigation.
From what could be learned of the affair last nigh:, the trouble dates away back to the deal made by the Republicans in Council, three years ago. by which they succeeded in getting control of that body and capturing about all the city offices worth having, but the Republican contest for Sheriff, last Saturday, also figures in it to a very considerable extent. When the original deal was set up for the control of Council Chief Engineer Schneider, who had been at the works for a good while, was slated for Superintendent, but in the whirling of the political wheel Mr. Varney, who set up a few pins quietly, got things his way, and was chosen Superintendent, Mr. Varney continued Mr. Schneider in the position he formerly held, and this was satisfactory all around, but later Mr. Scneider stepped out. Mr. Richards and some other Couneilmen were favorable to Schneider’s candidacy for Superintendent, as the story goes, and as a result of this it is alleged that Mr. Varney had little genuine affection for Mr. Richards, and was not for the Second ward man in the primaries. Mr. Felsing. on the other hand, was most em- I phatically for Mr. Richards, and on Saturday wanted off as he and his friends claim, to work at the polls in favor ot Richards. Mr. Varney is said to have; not only refused to let Mr. Felsing off until his time was tip. at noon, but is further said to have expressed the wish that Mr. Felsing’s time did not end until six o’clock in the evening. Mr. Felsing therefore worked until noon, and then put in a few licks for Mr. Richards where they would do the most j good. This, together with the allega- j tion that Mr. Varney voted against Mr. Richards himself, and allowed one of | his employes to work at the Second ward poll against Mr. Richards, appears to have caused some feeling, but it was tolerably well suppressed until yesterday, when the men at the pumping station got to talking politics pretty freely. Mr. Varney is understood to have objected to this, and one word led to another until the row and the blow resulted, followed by Mr. Felsing’s job becoming vacant. This was 1 the situation last evening when the | Commit ee of friends of Mr. Felsing ! appeared before the Executive Com- j mittee. They brought word with them 1 that all of North Wheeling was aroused over the injustice alleged to have been j done to Mr. Felsing, and that if neces- j sary four hundred Republicans from j the upper end of town would appear Mr. Felsing’s behalf. The Executive Committee, of course, deprecated any more trouble than was absolutely necessary, and preferred that the matter should be settled by the Water Board, but Mr. Varney got decidedly the worst of it in some private conversations during the evening, some unkind things being said about his method of running things, viewed from a political standpoint. It was so late last night before the details of the situation were grasped that Mr. Varney could not be seen, he residing on the Island, but doubtless there is quite a different side to the affair, which will be properly developed before the Water Board, if the investigation talked of last night is held..
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First Blood, Republican Camp, John Felsing's Lip Split by Supt Varney of the City Water Works
The Daily Register
Wheeling, West Virginia •
Thu, Apr 30, 1896 p5
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• THE FIRST BLOOD DRAWN
In a Row in the Republican Camp, Yesterday.
John Felsing's Lip Split by Supt. Varney of the City Water… |
| Death |
21 May 1897 |
Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA |
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George M Varney, 42, Died Monday May 24 1897, 0900h
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Wheeling, West Virginia •
Tue, May 25, 1897 p4
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DIED.
VARNEY-On Monday, May 21. 1897 9 o'clock a.m., George M. Varney, in his 42nd year.
Funeral services at this late residence, No. 148 S. Broadway, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Friends of the family respectfully invited to attend. Interment at Greenwood cemetery.
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George M. Varney, Late, of the City Water Board, Laid to Rest at Family Residence, 148 S Broadway
The Daily Register
Wheeling, West Virginia •
Thu, May 27, 1897 p8
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• THE LATE GEORGE M. VARNEY
A Very Lage Funeral Occurred Yesterday Afternoon.
The funeral services over the remains of the late George Varney took place yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family residence, No. 148 South Broadway, and it was one of the largest seen in the city in recent years.
In addition to Wheeling Commandery No. 1, K. T., and the Ancient Essenic Order, of which deceased was a member, there was a large attendance of friends and fellow workmen, from both the Riverside mill and city water works, and many officials from the public building. The City Water Board and officials were present, except Mr. Hall, who is out of the city.
The display tributes was magnificent, splendid pieces being sent by the Riverside mill employes, by the knights and by friends. The services were conducted by Rev. C. E. Clark, of Thomson M.E. church, and were very impressive. A quartette rendered the music. The funeral cortege was headed by Wheeling Comma which paraded fifty swords, and which was followed by the Essenic Order and the sorrowing family, relatives and friends. A special Elm Grove train conveyed the funeral to Greenwood, where the services were by the Knights Templar.
The pall-bearers were Sir Knights J. H. Klieves. F. H. Williams, S. B. Warrick. D. Ritchie, D.E. Hare and Peter Boyd..
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George M Varney, 42, Died Monday May 24 1897, 0900h
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Tue, May 25, 1897 p4
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DIED.
VARNEY-On Monday, May 21. 1897 9 o'clock a.m., George M. Varney, in his 42nd year.
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26 May 1897 |
Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA |
| A Very Lage Funeral Occurred Yesterday Afternoon. The funeral services over the remains of the late George Varney took place yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family residence, No. 148 South Broadway, and it was one of the largest seen in the city in recent years. |
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George M. Varney, Late, of the City Water Board, Laid to Rest at Family Residence, 148 S Broadway
The Daily Register
Wheeling, West Virginia •
Thu, May 27, 1897 p8
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• THE LATE GEORGE M. VARNEY
A Very Lage Funeral Occurred Yesterday Afternoon.
The funeral services over the remains of the late George Varney took place yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family residence, No. 148 South Broadway, and it was one of the largest seen in the city in recent years.
In addition to Wheeling Commandery No. 1, K. T., and the Ancient Essenic Order, of which deceased was a member, there was a large attendance of friends and fellow workmen, from both the Riverside mill and city water works, and many officials from the public building. The City Water Board and officials were present, except Mr. Hall, who is out of the city.
The display tributes was magnificent, splendid pieces being sent by the Riverside mill employes, by the knights and by friends. The services were conducted by Rev. C. E. Clark, of Thomson M.E. church, and were very impressive. A quartette rendered the music. The funeral cortege was headed by Wheeling Comma which paraded fifty swords, and which was followed by the Essenic Order and the sorrowing family, relatives and friends. A special Elm Grove train conveyed the funeral to Greenwood, where the services were by the Knights Templar.
The pall-bearers were Sir Knights J. H. Klieves. F. H. Williams, S. B. Warrick. D. Ritchie, D.E. Hare and Peter Boyd..
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George M. Varney, Late, of the City Water Board, Laid to Rest at Family Residence, 148 S Broadway
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Wheeling, West Virginia •
Thu, May 27, 1897 p8
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• THE LATE GEORGE M. VARNEY
A Very Lage Funeral Occurred Yesterday Afternoon.
The funeral services over the remains of the… |
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26 May 1897 |
Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA |
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George M. Varney, Late, of the City Water Board, Laid to Rest at Family Residence, 148 S Broadway
The Daily Register
Wheeling, West Virginia •
Thu, May 27, 1897 p8
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• THE LATE GEORGE M. VARNEY
A Very Lage Funeral Occurred Yesterday Afternoon.
The funeral services over the remains of the late George Varney took place yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family residence, No. 148 South Broadway, and it was one of the largest seen in the city in recent years.
In addition to Wheeling Commandery No. 1, K. T., and the Ancient Essenic Order, of which deceased was a member, there was a large attendance of friends and fellow workmen, from both the Riverside mill and city water works, and many officials from the public building. The City Water Board and officials were present, except Mr. Hall, who is out of the city.
The display tributes was magnificent, splendid pieces being sent by the Riverside mill employes, by the knights and by friends. The services were conducted by Rev. C. E. Clark, of Thomson M.E. church, and were very impressive. A quartette rendered the music. The funeral cortege was headed by Wheeling Comma which paraded fifty swords, and which was followed by the Essenic Order and the sorrowing family, relatives and friends. A special Elm Grove train conveyed the funeral to Greenwood, where the services were by the Knights Templar.
The pall-bearers were Sir Knights J. H. Klieves. F. H. Williams, S. B. Warrick. D. Ritchie, D.E. Hare and Peter Boyd..
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George M. Varney, Late, of the City Water Board, Laid to Rest at Family Residence, 148 S Broadway
The Daily Register
Wheeling, West Virginia •
Thu, May 27, 1897 p8
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• THE LATE GEORGE M. VARNEY
A Very Lage Funeral Occurred Yesterday Afternoon.
The funeral services over the remains of the… |
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WETZEL-SPRING |
Abt 1855 - 1897 (42 years)
