The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-30
BENWo0p.
News Items from the Lively industrial
Town.

NEWS ltcmb from inc LtVoiy ihuubhiH
Town.
Last evening at 9 o'clock. the River
side steel works started up, after going
of the previous evening on account OF
shortage In pig metal. The reBump-
ton after days idleness is significant
OF the haste there IL TO get to work TO
keep up with orders. Scarcity OF metal
Is a hindrance to many plants at pres
ent and Just as soon as consignment
IL received, II is worked out The
wheeling steel works suffered from
shortage for q few days, but is now
making the best run for over n year.
A flock Of eight ducks In the river,
early yesterday morning, had the local
sportsmen, going, and a number of
hunters were soon to the front Ed
Noel baEged four ducks, besides get
ting n strange fowl around this violin
ity, and supposed to be q water hen.
The mornings sport was diversion
from the squirrel and rabbit hunts.
Rain is greatly desired, as the dry
weather interferes with hunting out In
the country.
A New York drummer here yesterday
in conversation with a merchant, re-
marked that Benwood compared with
last gear when he visited here remind
ed him. OF a town risen from the dead.
He was greatly impressed with the i'm
proved streets, the electric light, and other
municipal improvements made during
the yenr: but what impressed him most
was the hum and smoke from the busy
mills.
One OF the most pleasing functions
given IN this vicinity for long time
was the Autumnals' hop at MeMechen'
last night. All the surrounding towns
were represented In the happy crowd
that triDped 10 the music OF Prof. Kill
myer. The Benwood Southern held a
special car until 2 o'clock this morning,
to convey the Moundsville guests
home.
There is some Talk OF organizing n
brass baud here, but efforts in that line
have proved futile 30 often, It is likely
nothing will come Of It. 1t does seem
strange that in a town with Ben
woods population there is no band
here, excepting, OF course, the band
composed exclusively OF slavs.
Halloween will be observed here
Monday night, with the usual number
OF "taffy pullln's, an ,sich like" The
event Is being eagerly anticipated by
the young folks, especially bY the small
boy who then will be heard from and no
mistake.
Not much botting Is being, done heree
the Ohio election, there being as much,
II not more, on the New York mayoral-
~ contest. The death Of Henry George
yesterday. knocked all calculations on
that contest to smithereens.
Last night Benwood lodge No. 3, A.
o. U. W., paid n fraternal visit to the
Moundsviifa lodge. There was n good
turnout Of the local members and the
visit was enjoyed greatly by both
lodges,
Misses Laura Riddle and Dot Nolan
will ride out on their wheels to West
Liberty to-day, TO visit Benwood girls
attending the state normal school,
The trial OF Fred Staecko for the kill
ing OF Edward Pearl, begins Monday,
and n number OF witnesses from hero
have been summoned to attend.
S. l., Bell, representative OF Evening
Star, No. IS, knights OF Pythlas, at the
state grand lodge, returned from Char
lesion yesterday.
Mrs. Matilda Riley, who has been
che guest Of Miss Nellie Llneberger, re-
turned to steuOenvllle yesterday after
noon,
N. o. 1nman, who has been Visiting
Mr. and Mrs j. r. Barger for some
time, returned yesterday to Cnnelton,
Pa
The county commissioners yesterday
inspected the improvements recently
made on the BoEgs' run road,
John swarls and his sister, Miss So
phln. will visit their brother In Pitts
burgh tomorrow,
j. y. Bnrgtr and family have return
cd from Walt TO relatives In Greene
county Pa.