The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-23
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OF PROPERTY WILL
INVESTIGATES
All Kinds Of News Prom CITY o.
Moundsvtlls and the Surround
Ing Territory.

According 10 reports circulated ABOUT
the streets last evening an oil flow OF
small volume has begun flowing from
an old hole that has been plugged tor
several seasons. The discovery was
made early yesterday morning when Il
passerby discovered oil running down
= small ravlne on western Fourth street.
II ia said the source of the flow Will Dc
Investigated and II the oil Is found 70
be issuing in paying quantities II Will
At once be piped for commercial use
Building Manhols.
Men began work yesterday morning
OF digging another manhole into the
sanitary sewer on SFTSnth street IN
front OF the VI. r. church. The JOB Is
expected TO be completed tomorrow. As
soon as the hole is completed the neces-
sarS repairs will be made and the hole
again allied after which the street Will
be opened for traffic. which viii be ap-
preciated by the people down town as
a detour has 10 DO made 10 get on Jet-
ferson avenue with machine.
Festival 81 WAyman's Ridge.
A festival will be held at Wayman:s
Ridge church next Wednesday evening.
\ good program will be rendered ana
everything good 70 eat VIII be served
trtcity Everyone Is invited TO come
and help make the festival a success.
Teachers Exams Commence.
A number OF Marshall county teach
ers are IN the city to-day taking the last
uniform examination, which Is being
held in the High school building. The
enrollmentS have been completed and no
more will be received without special
permission from the county supertnten-
dent. The examinations Will come 10 a
close tomorrow.
=. 3 o. vs.. Lsg1orartes.
Tho American Legion team will cross
bats with one OF the best teams or the
eastern lines Of the 3. & .. system
here tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
on the Fifth street ball grounds. The
game Is expected 70 be an exceptionally
good one as many are OF the belief that
the teams are evenly matched. Ray. q
former Moundsville high hurler. will
start the battle for the locals and Il ~
believed he will turn the team out as
vlctors as he has lost but few games
this season. Bonar. who has won great
fame as a college pitcher at West Vtr-
ginta Wesleyan. will he on the firing
line for the rail men. The rail lads are
coming here in a special car with sew
eral hundred fans and the locals Will
have hard time defeating them. &C
cording 10 the version Of several per-
sons.
One Anna Matus!c was brought down
from Benwood late yesterday afternoon
by Chief OF Police Al LADDERS. OF that
city, adm was placed in the county JAIL
for short sojourn for dtsturtng the
peace and quiet Of the mill town.
Broke wtndKh4alA
The Mcfarland machine belonging 20
State Senator W. F. Burgess, proved 10
be the target late YESTERDAY atteroon
OF an unknown Sampson!te who threw
9 stone Of large dimension through the
big windshield OF the motor car.
Financial Report Ready.
City Clerk l.. l.. StidGer has COM
pleted making up his financial report
nd 80 raaIV for inQDaDfinn and
signing BY the finance committee Of tho
city council. The clerk finds that he
has less money uncollected than at this
date last year Notwithstanding that re
had over $4,000 more taxes TO collect
than IN previous years.
Want Mite Boxes
The members OF the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society OF the First NJ. K.
church that have not handed in their
mite boxes are requested 10 get them in
az soon as possible. They are request
ed TO hand them TO Mrs. Douglas Hol-
Engshead. who IS acting treasurer in the
absence OF Mrs. James 4. SIgatoo7e.
Moundsvtlls Briefs
Misses Edith Ewing. May Francis
and Beatrice Nuss. who have been at
tending the summer term az West Lib
erty Normal. have returned home,
Mrs. w. G. Evans. OF First street.
hospital for the past few days, is re-
ported 70 be improving.
Misses Marie and Elsis~WetzIg who
have been visiting relatives in Cleve-
land. O.. for the past two weeks havo
returned TO their home on Second
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Carmichael. OF
eastern Center street. are visiting rela-
lives in Pennsylvania.
Edward Auten and daughter Amanda.
lsHt this morning for Pittsburgh, where
they will visit relatives.
Mrs Mary Hamilton and son Alfred
and MILFORD BoOher. will arrive here
today TO visit Mr.. and Mrs. s. ". Boob
or, OF Fifth street.
Mrs. Sarah Timbltn. OF eastern Tenth
street. has gone 70 Cambridge o.. hav-
ing been called there BY the death OF
her uncle. Lewis c. Uaines
Miss Nellie WenekN Of. Glendale at
tended the Epwor,h LeaSGe convention
at Buckley VI. E, church OF Wheeling
yesterday.
Malcolm Lyons and family. who have
been visiting E. Alley and family on
eastern Second street, have gone to
Benwood TO visit Mrs. Flora Dilltnebam
before returning 20 their home in Hunt
Ingtor.
returned home from petr0It. Mich.
where ne spent his vacation
Mrs Ray Hartford. OF tu!onfown.
Pa, is the guest OF Mrs. Charles Smith.
OF TomlLnson avenue.
Miss Rhea. OF Akron. O. has arrived