The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-27
pENWooD.
News Notes From the Busy Marshall
County Town.

The officers OF the reading circle or
gained Sunday afternoon, are as fol-
lows: President, C. E. carrigan; sec
rotary. John Warner; treasurer John
W. Lineberger; committee on rules,
Rev. Paul Metzenthin. Samuel Hunter
and James Evans; committee on consti-
tuition and bylaws. Rev. G. w. Bent
and Prot. n. Z. German; board Of d.
| rectors. Josiah Sinclair. VIII Schad, c..
| b. Carrigan, John Varney and j. w.
| Lineberger: committee on finance, John
| w. Leach. Rev. Paul MetZenthln and c..
| L. Evans. The circle has secured quar-
tiers in the Eskey building and its
| opening night will be signRllzed by a
musical and literary entertainment.
The opening win occur about April 2.
One Of the most important meetings
ever held by council will be to-night's
session. The street railway matter is
to come up and 1t looks as II the
change of tracks win be made. with
the compromise attachment OF stations
ut Fourth, Sixth and Eighth streets, q
bridgcd stairway at Sixth street, and
a transfer on the car that is to run
around the old loop >every seven min
! utes. The opposition to the measure
win put up a stlff fight and doubtless
some feeling will be created, Main
street business men declare their inter-
ests will suffer, and It is hoped that in
the event OF the ordinances passage,
that their interests may not suffer as
they fear.
One week from to-day Benwood citi.
gems will have the opportunity Of choos-
Ing their legislators for the next two
years. A full ticket, including mayor,
marshal, recorder, street commissioner
and two councilmen from each of the
four wards, is to be chosen. II the Re-
publlcans elect the majority of council
they will secure control Of the city
building and have Republican police
force. and these considerations should
inspire the full party vote and the best
element of the brethren on the opposite
side Of the fence. The Republican
ticket hasn't weak spot in It and II
will win by u good margin, II the vote
Is gotten out.
Paul Rigot, Of the Hotel Riverside,
and Henry Schrebc, the Forty-etghth
street grocer. are two Of party OF four
who leave May 30 for a European trip,
returning in September. They will visit
Germany, France, Switzerland, HOl-
land and England, incidentally taking
IN the Paris exposition. Mr. Rigot took
out his passport yesterday before
squir> Lacey.
William Harris. OF Glen Easton, who
was in Benwood yesterday, looking over
the lay OF the land, is being urged by
his friends TO stand for the legislature.
Mr.. Harris has not been fortunate In
politics, having tried for sherin several
times and failed. Better luck may await
him now. The county would have splen-
did representatives in Messrs, Harris
and Sinclair.
Thomas McFtim, who had been i'll for
several weeks, died yesterday morning.
He was an employe of the Riverside
and is survived by n wife and family.
The funeral will occur this afternoon,
with interment ataMount Zion ceme-
terry.
The week OF prayer viii be celebrated
Mt the NJ +. church, beginning this
evening. The pastor. Rev G. w. Bent,
viii be assisted by Rev. Mr. Stephens,
of the American Bible Society.
The court decision seating ]. W. Dun
levy as county commissioner may re-
suit in his declining to run ms the
Democratic candidate for sheriff.
Politics is very quiet. considering
that the municipal election is only a
week OF.
Robert Vance, OF Niles. o., was call
ing on friends yesterday.
DR.. ]. n. Alley has as his guest his
mother from Video, Pa.