The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-18
BENwOop,
Live New. Hens From tho Lively Undue
trial Town,

trial Town.
City Marshal Sprouts started out ycR.
to-day to collect tho taxes OF tho real.
dents OF tho Cherokee strip. Tho tax
payers OF this disputed section have not
poid any taxes for tho last two years,
but tho decision OF the court OF appeals
on Saturday giving the lnnd to Ben.
wood, settles all controversy whether
DGnwoOr or McMechCn In entitled 10 tho
receipt Of the taxes,
DR.. Eskcy wnB here yesterday after
noon organizing Il company FOR the prr-
pose of continuing tho Ecker well 10 tho
Ecencr sand. Tho well ~ onst of thu
RogCrsOn territory, and was drilled
LOO feet down by company which han
since abandoned II. an there Ia good
prospects for oil In this region, and the
apparatus Ii stlll In the we'll, the sup
port OF Bonwood people will probably
be given TO extend operations further.
Tho gas company resumed laying II
low pressure pipe In north BenwOOd
yesterday. John Lublc objected to tho
brlcS being destroyed In tearing up tho
pavement IN front OF his saloon. but he
had to submit AZ tho company has re-
ceIvcd permission from the council.
Mr. C. W. Kronhart, president OF the
board OF education. has Just visited tho
country schools In this district Mr..
Kronhart has been II render OF the In
telligenccr for over thirty years and
hence Is well qualified for the Import
ant position he holds,
The Sunilower club, composed Of seven
popular young ladies' of this city. will
entertain their friends at the residence
OF Miss Cora Edwards, Water street,
on Thanksgiving night. The evening
promises 10 be an enjoyable event 10
those Invited.
George W. Pyle. n section hand, while
working In tho yards was accidentally
struck on the head with II slcdge ham
mer inillctlng Il severe scalp wound.
He was taken TO his home IN lower Ben
wood. and was unconscious for over an
hour.
Four-ffthB OF McMcchCn's voters de-
sire TO be annexed to DenwOOd. and Il
movement 10 that effect Is on foot. a
bill TO accomplish this end Is talked OF
being introduced In the coming session
of the legislature.
Representatives OF the Y. N. c. 4.
foot bail team were here yesterday
nttcrnoon seeking the services OF prois.
Ford and Carrigan. the principals OF
upper and lower Benwood schools re-
specttvcly.
Shcritf-elcct Doyle wns all smiles yes
terdRy rs he came In town. lie Is not
troubled much by oftice-seckcrH here,
though 1t is expected that he may select
one deputy from Bcnwood.
William Bowans had his foot badly
mashed at the Riverside iron works. n
liner falling or the rolls on his foot. The
Injury will prevent him from working
for about Il month.
The Choral club held their regular
meeting las, night. About forty mem
bers are now enrolled. md the club
promises TO be n feature In coming en-
tertalnments.
Sanford Evans left yesterday IA n
representative OF tho local lodge TO tho
annual meeting OF the state grand lodge
OF Odd Fellows Mt Hinton.
James Gates. n rig builder in the RoE-
ersOn oil filed, was In town yesterday
calling upon his son. orvIllc Q. Gates,
tho popular pharmacist.
Since this city has taken on an In
dustrial activity the police report but
little disorder. No arrests have been
made for two weeks.
The council finance committee met In
the city building on Monday night and
corrected some slight errors In the as
SCISSORS book.
The blast furnace OF the Riverside
iron works broke out yesterday morn
Ing, but the slight damage wus soon
repaired.
Rev. ], s. Robinson Is conducting 4
series OF meetings ut tho NJ. L. church.
Tho meetings ARE well attended.
Miss Julia md Alice Medley. of
Nnsc!Lns, were visiting friends here
yesterday. ...
Mr.. Hadsall Manning. OF Moundsylllc,
wns a welcome visitor In the city yes
;crday.
Mr.. Harry Bowers. OF this city. Is WIS.,
iting his parents al Shcpherdstown, o.