The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-02
BENWOOD
BIG FOURTH OF JULY
CELEBRATION ON MON,

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49, celebration for IN" Fourth
VIII takc place At RIVER park IN Mon
d,v. Iull : IT viii he given Tor Ia"
bcn.ut or tho Riddles and all residents
of TN" town. II has been arranged ny
rho members oc III" town hall: All Of
f,it!s viii be IN charge and \ c"'i,
day VIII be spent. Chief of P"!.Ic NJ
Landrrs promises 10 give tho poop" q
j.! ful day and plenty .: lun for tn"
hjGdlcs ,,
among tho big things Of n" day WI!
b. races by III" boys and 49," - fat
mars race. NJ should rroi" = rra'.
;,.,I ,.mciy an, i good Tim" i assure!
IN th., On" thin. FrIH"S vii nc gwen
Al winners Of IT," races, Mh.i~ " pres
INT viii hc gwen I" each rat man a,
work. Fireworks vii! II" exploded and
the rh!rf VI p"!.y" gives warning 10 all
children tu hv careful a. /" mot sc;
burned 10y an! Of the flying objects.
Streets Being Repaired.
Th" streets Of the Greater Wheeling
the beginning IF the town and III"
~w"rkmrn arc moving the Job along very
RAPIDLY. The streets were reported To
have hccn IN a bad condition and are
nov Ling mendcd. .
Paving and C"mrnting were only held
up a few days over the cause of no
cement and duties arc now ON in fui!
swing. The sEccts are expected L" be
finished IN a few weeks and tourists
will not fear tho rugged hywayS that
they always HAY" IN tho past. bat can
feel C mfortablC and JOY riding Viii be
Child is Buried.
Funeral services Tor William. tho SIN
m"nihs-o!d son OF Mr.. and N.Y.! VII
lam Sprouts" Uf al Main street were
hold yesterday afternoon ut 80 O'Clock
from the family home. The child had
only taken IL! last sunday and passed
away on Tuesday morning.
Tho parents crievc the loss o. their
only hid. lntcrment wsS H!edc at
o''''" cleanup on stray Dogs.
Ch,"f al polio" Al Lander has start
ed IN the "ulio"h for stray dog that
have been iyIuS around tn, CIty for =
long while feeding on tho debris u tn"
town folks. This campaign that IS
about 20 he launched should prov" 4
great sncccsS III Kidding the city OF all
tho pests.
Warning will h" given OUT 10 an own
tags on their pots. The cleanup Will
start on either July S or ~ and every
dog IN the ~ryesIEht Of III" police Will
hc shot If they arc not wearing tags.
do not wish I" nave them shot had bot
tor keep them on tn" inside or "!s"
hal" a dog license tag put upon their
~collITS.
SpoedStors Are warned
\ Warning viii be given 10 all tour
ISIS who have been EOinG far over tn"
speed limit for tho past F"w days ana
sou otC punishment Will he given I"
those who are caught. y new speed
officer Will lie sworn IN ana the city Is
dr,v,nG hr ON hurried tourists. .Ac-
ridcnts have been caused by m" I'M
m"n - speed N" drivers have been MAX
in. Through Ia" business section Of the
II III ~
the N!olators Will he prosecuted.
Fairgrounds Active.
Tho Fairgrounds nf tn" town have
hrcn >N'ry active III tn" I'm" Of work
for the past few days. The officials IN
charg" arc taking the best care Of the
children and everything is being made
enjoyable. \ committee ~ working
hard N order ~ raise tn" rcccssItatcd
amount for III" equipment Of grounds.
\ neat sum must hc raised ana every
on" Of m" residents " t.ih" town mr."
requested :? contribute freely. Al least
GNN hundred dollars - expected IN order
to comp,c," the working r"quirNm"nts
or tho Fairgrounds Tho next meeting
Of the committee Will he h"ld on Jurc s.
Meetings to Be Held.
The Tlthian Sisters viii hold their
regular meeting last evening and i'm
portant matters were taken IN. the
meeting was held ut their hall on Main
street. The * If L. held their weekly
mrctlnS last nigh' al ih"Ir new hilI on
Main street. Only things concerning
actual business were taken NJ.
The LADIES Of tn" N~arcahc"s 20 81.
Rcnwood Review. will hold their REGULAR
hl-monlhlv meeting AZ thor regular
meeting r,ac" 'hi~ evening. Only i'm
porlant matters Will hc taken UP.
D. 4 o. Held Practice.
tn" Baltimore md ohio baseball MN"
held their practice at tn" South Ben
wood grounds yesterday afternoon. Tho
PLAYERS Show&l plenty cf pep and look
ia good condition for their battle rcNt
Sunday.
Briefs.
Inn LIKE" left for Atlantis city yes
tcrday. where he Will spend his Naca-
ton rnr a week or two.
Major Johns. hrc driver. returned
from Marietta two days ago wh0r" lie
srcn: his two weeks vacation hunting
ground hogs Tho major established q
record Of killing tw"niy-on, IN one day.
His 'riT was quit" 2 success.
Mrs.. jamie nr,sCul returned h"m"
from tn" hospital yesterday morning
after a fcU days illness. Sh" has fully
recovered aud VIII be able - b" "ul
IN . few DAYS.
Ernie Alderman returned HON" from
tho hospital on Wednesday after a
>! rh' attack # pneumonia.
Frank Shriv"r. oil dr!ilnr. arrived
home from l.ittI"ton yesterday after
looking over oil fields at Mckccsport.