The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-07
BENWOOD,
News Items from tho Lively InduStriA
Town.


News items from tho Lively industrial
Town.
A driver for Waterhouse Bros, OF
wheeling. while passing through the
town yesterday morning, in some man
ner lost a couple OF fine hams from MS
wagon. He discovered the loss when
near the postotIice, and he was n very
puzzled man, Finally he notified Mar
shall Porterfeld. who went back over
the road with the driver, the latter
showing the way. The marshal located
the hams all right, and the people gave
them up. But they did hate TO be told
how they grabbed up the fallen hams
and rushed home with them, Still, II a
person can't go to Klondyke, there's
nothing like picking up living In your
own town.
Marshal Porterheld is busy man
these days, with tax collections, and he
will likely make record for the
amount of iucre he turns into the
ctty's Golfers. The tax bills this year
number l,44l, and allowing for about
fifty non-resldents, the population OF
Benwood may be said to be about 1000,
This Is something TO boast OF, and en-
titles Benwood TO be considered as one
OF the big towns OF the state. The tax
discount expires September /, and all
taxes paid before then is subject to a
two per cent discount The collections
so far are fairly good, all things con-
sidered.
Yesterday evening at $50 o'clock oc-
CURED the death OF George Nlebergall,
which for some days has not been un-
expected. He was in his thirty-fourth
year. and until recently had been in the
butchering business, His death Will be
regretted by n large circle of ac-
quaintances. The funeral will take
place from the family residence, on
Main street tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. Interment at McMechen GEM
etery.
Probably tonight there will be some
arrests, as Saturday night generally
brings 'em, the rest of the week being
usually very quiet In police circles.
Some philosophers of criminal statistics
agree that hot weather makes men
break the commandments, and this
does seem borne out by the number OF
arrests for July, which were more than
the three previous months together.
Mrs. Edward Newton, the recently
appointed postmistress, took charge OF
the local office yesterday. The receipts
of the office, and the general business
transacted for the quarter ending June
80 was In excess of any three months In
the history of Benwood. So II the IN
dustries have cause for complaint there
remains an oasis upon the desert In the
post office.
Bicycle collisions form the principal
evening diversions, and the spill near
Broncho Jack, the cowboy evangellsts
meeting, Thursday night, created pan
demonlum, but fortunately nore was
seriously hurt. The evangelist reaped
harvest OF seven cents in his oollec-
ton.
The congregation OF st. Johns church
will give its third annual outing and
picnic at whneman's grove, Tuesday,
August H. Dancing TO the music Of
Hacketps orchestra will be one OF the
| features OF what promises to be an en-
| joyable day.
Contractor Dugan had trouble with
his sewer on Eighth street yesterday, It
caving in. The sewer on this street Is
down at great depth.
The lower steel works will go on
Tuesday. Coal will likely be secured
from Glendale or one Of the local mines
being operated.
o. O. Gates the druggist, his wife and
child, leave to-day for Powhatan, where
they will rustlcate for a few weeks.
The Benwood party at Mountain Lake
Park are enjoying themselves, and will
not return for several days yet.
Miss Ada Porterfeld and Miss Flora
Blckel. of Bellaire, were visitors here
yesterday.
Miss Eva Peabody is spending her
vacation in Troy. N. Y.