The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-11

BENwooD.
Nows Notes From tho Busy Marshall
County Town,

u I.
The newly organized Benwood ferry
company Will apply 10 the court OF
Marshall county, November !. for q
charter to conduct q ferry on the Ohio
river between Benwood and Belleire.
The landing on the Benwood side Will
be near. the foot OF Fourth street, about
two blocks above the landing OF the
present ferry. II the new company
succeeds In securing charter the
work of securing. funds and having a
boat constructed will be begun imme-
diately SO as to have the ferry In oper-
alton next summer.
At the council meeting Tuesday night
Marshal Furbee nsked that the charges
against Officer John Bogard be drop
ped. It seems that Furbee arrested Al.
Landers for cutting John Mackey Mon
day night. and placed him In the. jail
Office, expecting I3ognrd to take care Of
him and then swent out to see Mayor
Shepard, While lie was gone Bpgard
allowed Landers to escape, not know
ing he was under arrest. 1t was "a
misunderstanding OH the part Of Officer
Bogard and 1t was thought best to al
low the matter to drop.
The Wheeling Democratic clubs came
marching through .Benwood at 10
o'clock Tuesday evening, on their way
to the Raymond meeting at the juno
ton. The hour was a little late, how.
ever. and they met the Benwood clubs
escorting the speaker back In the lower
end of town. Much confusion resulted
and the whole gang marched back to
the Junction again, where Mr.. Hay
mond proceeded to ed1fy5 the audience
with q brief speech. inter having met a
frost earlierin the evening.
a crowd OF the members of the
Methodist Episcopal Sunday school
went out to Allen Grove yesterday. to
attend the county convention Of Sun
day schools Mt that place. The dele
gates from this place are James Price,
Mrs. Mary Bent and Miss Mary Dixon.
Charles Bandy, who was injured at
the accident on the Baltimore 6: Ohio
railroad some time ago, and has been
at the Glendale hospital since. has been
taken to his home at Littleton. 1t is
thought 1t Will be necessary to nmpu-
tate one OF his legs.
The Republican. mass meeting to-
morrow night at North Benwood will
be addressed by General SI1t Karl
Karpff. who will make "a speech In Eng
llsh and one in German. Their will be
a'big demonstration Of clubs before the
meeting.
The Denwood Rough Rider club hns
Its uniforms and the members were
out marching In them Tuesday night.
making u natty appearance. They are
making preparations for Field Day."
in Wheeling, next Saturday.
The Young Mems Social club will
dance at the Blue Ribbon hall this
evening. and many from Wheeling and
BellaIre are expected to be In attend
ance. Prof. John Long. OF Wheeling,
will furnish the melody,
Work has ceased at the Riverside
improvements. except on the stoves. It
is reported that the men were laid OF
to drive them to work In the plate mill
though this move could not be confirm
cd. II.
The work OF grading Kentucky
Heights for the proposed street rail-
way connections Is progressing rapidly
and will be completed In Z short time.
The slsclp mill at the Wheeling steel
works was Idle yesterday, on account
Of the engine breaking down. The
plant resumed again last night
Robert Vance will return to his home
at Niles, Ohio, to-day. He has been the
guest OF his parents here during the
past four months.
The much-talked-of fight over tho
Republican banner on the city hall did
not materialize at council meeting the
other evening.
John Carpenter has returned from n
successful two weeks hunt In the
mountains In the eastern part Of tho
state.
Hon. Josiah Sinclair and Rev. Paul
Metzenthin arc going through the
county on stamping tour.
Earl Hood. OF Mt. Olivet, has return
ed home, after a pleasant stay with
friends here.
; George Hall has accepted position
as fireman on the Baltimore & Ohio
road.
Col. ]. E. Hooten. OF Moundsvllle,
was business caller In town yester-
day.
Hon. j. W. Leach has returned from
business trip to Cameron.
William Dugan ls able to be out. az
ter a slight Illness.
Is n a burpo TTsn pr Thpnoe' r,