The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-15
BENWOOD
Council TO Ask State
Road Commission to
Complete Paving Here

All OF Marshall street may be paved
this wear II the Benwood council IS sue
cessful in inducing the State Road COM
mission 10 complete the paving. Mayor
Clark Sprouts announced last evening
that he and members OF the city council
arc 10 meet Representatives OF the STATE
Road Commission at the Marshall coun-
" court house IN Moundsvi!le today at
10 o'clock. The purpose OF this meet
ing IA to try to secure the aid Of ;he
state and county In completing the
paving that II may be finished this year.
According to the mayor. B'nwo0d pay
out $4,000 every year to the state ROAD
frud md ;hIs Will Ne the first time that
the town has ever asked the state TOT
assistance The basis Of the mill town
asking Tor the states help Is based on
the fact that The territory to be paved
Is nsed more as rnhlir highway than
q street for the h,a':.; ~ R"nwooh only
II arrangements with the road commits
sion can be made, Contractor Henry
Seabright. who his paved half OF tie
street. Will be authorized t. begin i'm
inediately on the remaining sections
and pave them. The estimated cost or
the having to be done Is said 80 be
$4,000.
To watch for Eclipse
4 number Of local people Will no
,iuEb. watch for the eclipse e the
moon Sunday evening About 40 Ter
cent Of Luna will be darkened 10y he
carth's shadow. The eclipse will be
visible some time around o'clock.
open more street Next Week
Mayor Ozark ST., puts. ct Benwood an
n"unced last evening that the ordinance
on Marshall street will I've lifted on an
other section OF the new paving Monday
% hn a6
VIII take In the territory between tho
Ecnwood hose house and Union High
school. This will probably he the last
section Of the new paving TO be opened
for at least two weeks.
Child Dies
Yesterday afternoon at 1850 o'clock
OCCURRED the death Of Thomas. eight
months-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs Thomas,
S"yclk. Of !92 Main street. Death came
following an illness Of pneumonia.
Funeral services Will be held Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock AT the st. John
Catholic church. in charge Of Father j.
". S,hoencn. followed by burial at Mt.
Calvary cemetery.
walled On Paving-F1ned
Officer Fred Baker Of the local police
force arrested A man who gave his
name az John Doe, for walking on the
new raving which has not yet been
opened for use. He was arraigned be-
fore Mayor Sprouts last evening and
plead guilty. lie received a fine or
five dollars and costs. This was tho
only case tried last evening.
Repairing Gator
T.. q. workmen were busy yesterday
making several repairs TO the gates ~
the Fourth street crossing. New air
pipes were installed with several other
improvements The gates are now In
perfect working order.
Legion Play Success
The r'ay whi,h was staged by the
Ar~nrt Mountain Post Of the American
Legion at the McMcchen school build
Inc 'tSt cyr'irC vRS Il complete sue
,.rgs \ Lrc" number Of local people
attended and were highly pleased over
the event. Every seat In the auditorium
was sold.
Held Meeting
Uniform l;;tnk Lodge KniEhts Of
rv'i.Ias held their regular meeting last
,y"'..rg 1T their hall on Main street.
Ergular rout.n" business matters We're
taken NJ. .ncludinE the hearing Of sew
eral rcr"rts.
PoIcemans Condition Serious
TIL rar.i.;ion Of Harry W4rsinSl,y. To-
80! poi.cr Neatcrant. who for the past
several weeks ha s been III AT ms nome
on sixth street, and who suffered
relapse 4 few DAYS ago. remains about
tho same. according to word given out
late last night.
Red Cross Here
I.rlirs oc igr Wheeling Chapter OF
-. l'".i ''rr"l w." IL BgIw"rd yes
tcr!ay preparing Cor the hlhv clinic
Witch &c 10 toxic place here n"Nt THnrs-
day. The committee in charre wero at
the city building making necessary ar
RI ? rcmrnts and getting everything
ready for III" affair.
Korry Nlub Meets
The popular s"n'- monthly meeting OF
tho Kerry kiuh VIII be he'd At ;h"ir Nall
on McMechen street tomorrow afternoon
As this meeting will be very important
every member Is urged TO attend
Concrete Pouring Deferred
IT, ro,.ti.Ct.:s Who Nre paving Mar
shall stree were not able 10 pour con-
crsts yesterday owing TO the shortage
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