The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-29
nENWooDN1 NEWS.
Local happenings oflmrortancc In n
4ss Dusv Town,

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busy Town.
What Next" the comedy In three
acts, to be given By the pupils OF Cen.
trail scl:tol at citr Hall. Wednesday,
May IS, has the following cast:
Polly Poke Edith Morgan
Mary ann Foearty...........:E Faith Morgan
Gerile Gnsh.-...+.............. Alice Hoyt
MRS. Wallace ................. Ethel Lacey
DR.. Charles Chintzer. alias '.chub......
Acknowledgements. Charles p; Carrigan
PhiEeas Poke .................W iftte Curran
Zeph Somers Harry Bowers
timothy f,, Trenwith .........::. Willie Leach
SMrns MY ..........,..... frank ushIinn
Nnrla Gr!ggs ..............AnnaO 'Donnell
Hannah Howard ............ bertha Coutz
A At Mssd Smith ......Willis Leach
Michael McGllp .................Dr. Chintzer
The council committee on rules and
ordinances was 1iven the commnnica-
tlon presented ut the last meeting OF
council. br the Bell Telephone Company.
Phe Bell people offer In return for an
exclusive franchise.'to maintain tele-
phone free OF cost at the city building,
and al any hose houses the city should
erect, and also nIlow the city to use Its
poles for fire alarm wires. This move
by the Bell people is the result OF the
application for a franchise by the indie
pendent company. composed OF Bellaire'
and Benwood people. and It shows that
the Bell will bring pressure 10 bear
against the granting of the Independ-
ent's franchise. A lively fight Is antlci-
pated at councils next regular nesting.
The deal was about closed yesterday.
for the sale OF Mrs. Margare. Vancur-
ems property on Main street to the Bel
laire and Bsnwood bridge company
The property consists OF two-story
fratne house. built In 1852, and the
ground OF twenty-five feet frontage and
r,inetS-three feet deep. The consdara-
ton Is $4,000, which Is acknowledged 10
be good flaure. The property is near
the corner of Seventh street.
In reporting the Item with reference
to the McMechen SANDER suit. an unjust
reflection WINS cast on the Church OF
God. at McMechen. which was not In
tended. While the contending parties
were members Ct the congregation, this
fact YVES OF no Significance. any more
than II the PARTIES In any suit were
members OF the same church.
The annual assessment report OF City
Assessor Samuel Blake will soon be com
pleted. and II is expected to show a
large increase over FORMER years. espe-
cially In the poll tax. due to the busy
run of the mills. which brought n num-
Der OF men here from out OF town.
Blazing Arrow tribe, No 10, OF tho
Red Men, has selected Z. N. Noel and
Lee Ferguson to represent It at the
state great council TO be held in Hunt
inEton. converting next Monday.
There was n blaze in John Manntug's
house. In the Whitaker addition, yes
terday afternoon. and by skillful work It
was extinguishcd before much damage
was DONE
The first picnic OF the season will &C.
cur at Whi;eman's grove this evening.
The grove will soon be thing Of the
past. as 1t has been sold to the River
side.
The new McMechen band will give an
entertainment and social. in the Nc
Mechen building. May and G, and the
boys ought to be literally patronized.
Samuel Munas. president of one OF the
two local lodges Of the Croatian society,
will assume charge OF Robert Smiths
place, In the Beck building, May /.
McMechen people will celebrate Dec
Grafton Dag, May 80. and the Benwood
public school children Will be invited to
participate.
Miss Nora Dolbeare will be one OF the
Judges at the Demorest contest. to be
held In the Chapline Street N. z. church.
Marion Ferguson Is critically I'll OF
typhoid fever.