The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-25
BENWO0O
BIC RECEPTION
FOR N SW|NEY

EUR N, 5VV|NEY
enc uc the most welcome receptions
that has ever been rendered VISITOR
here for som" tim" will take place to-
. morrow evening when the Kelvin Barry
rnunr., receives for their guest. P"ier
MncSwiney Of New York city. who is
II brother OF Terrence Ma"Solney. late
. lord nldNOr Of cork. Ireland. Mac
SwIney IS coming to lf"nwnod tn spea X
on the Irish subject regarding III" pres
ont negotiations Of p"a"" which are be
. ing made between ireland and Eng
land. He is "xIrrt"'l 10 arrive here
about | ur!pCk IN tho afternoon and
will l." ut the Windsor hotel In Wheel
! ing until evening. when h" W.: come
- this city Ivy automobile accompanie
hv tho KcvIn Barry reception commit
ice which includes the following: "a
! DoyIc. chairman: Joseph Nolan. John
McGoe Luke He'll. Paul Moran. The
{ meeting IS cheduled 10 start At 3
O'Clock ard everybody Is invited 10 at
tend.
Freight Elder Gets Five Days.
Sam Jones. the Alabama negro who
WAS arrested Tuesday for riding on is.
| 4 y. frciKhts and arraiRned before
Squire Riedei yesterday was lined tre
! dollars and costs. or serv" hve days In
, Jail lie accepted the latter and WAS
taken to Moundsvlile TO serve out the
, time
Memberships Grows.
The BenWouo p:Hn,h OF the National
Catholic Mems council now contains n
membership Of over $50 members and
is still growing. The committee VINO
wore appointed tn secure members have
been very busy for the past week can
WASHING about the city and have met
/ with wonderful success. There are
few more local men who como under
the local parish who have not enrolled
in the council yet but this Is due 70 The
committee not having seen them. yet.
Those who are taking part In the can
ysss committee: James Conlff, Jamos
( GIN. Raymond Hagen, Thomas Dehaan.
John Higgins, James T. Higgins. Thos.
ScarnechIb. Marcus kostilLch and Leon
ard Smith.
Continues 10 Improve.
Agnes Schmidc. little nins-year-old
girl 81 Boggs Run. who was run down
by an automobile Monday, AFTERNOON
Will be able to leave the Ohio Valley
General hospital today having recover
ed sufficiently TO be removed TO her
homo. She was not seriously injured
which was probn bly, due TO the machine
not going AT rapid rate Of speed.
VIII Be Home Sunday.
Walter Lander, local young man "
Water street, and who has been At the
North Wheeling hospital for the past
TWO weeks where he underwent an oper-
alton. will he home Sunday according
10 an announcement from the hospital.
His many friends will he glad to see
him home again and are very much
pleased that the operation was success
full.
BIDS Close Saturday.
Bids for the paving Of BenTood
streets will close Saturday and all con
tractors who expect 10 bid for the
o. - In n a
lions either to &. 6. Smith, city enSt-
neer or city Clerk Frank Brennan. Ac-
tractors Of Wheeling have made upp!l-
cations for the work.
Go 70 Camp Grounds.
Considerable number OF Benwood peo-
Pic went To the Moundsville camp
grounds yesterday afternoon while u
good many went down last evening to
! near tho services which are now being
held there. The camp meetings have
attracted much attention here this year
and are said TO, he more interesting
than ever. this accounting for the large
attendance.
Uniform Rank lodge OF the knights
3 Of Pythias will hold their regular week.
~ meeting tomorrow evening At their
/ hall next 10 the city building Tho
meeting will include the hearing Of The
officers reports for the past week along
ness matters. Following the meeting.
ali members will take part in socia!
l:mc. Every member Is asked to at
tend the meeting.
CITY officials are in receipt Of several
, complaints from local citizens who
I claim that hero OF late several autoists
/ whIle rounding the corners hero have
: made sharp turns with their machines
| with the result that the curbs arc brok-
. nf According To
| generally Is some one from out Of tho
/ city who Is destroying tho city's curb
+ stones and An effort Is now being made
! 70 put stop 10 II.
| Union high school is now ready for
/ tho fall term having been completely
/ repaired about tho floors. stairways and
other parts Of the building. An entire
new floor has been laid in the gymna-
/ sium which will be much better this
year TO play basketball on. Repairs
! also have been made 10 the chairs in
tho rooms. some Of which were replaced
! with now ones. Although Union Is the
last TO have been ready for tho opening
! this was on account OF the extensive
repair work that had to DO done.
Operate TWO 1ussss Again
One OF tho Benwood husses which
/ has been out Of service for the past
several days on account OF a broken
axle Will be put into operation again
tomorrow when the necessary repairs
which are now being made will be COM
pleted. On account Of tho accident.
| only one bus was being operated be-
| tween this city and Wheeling.
Father 8chosnen at Baltimore
The Reverend Father j. ". Schooner,
q tho ST. Johns Catholic church Of this
city, 10 at Baltimore where he 10 at
tending the annual retreat OF tho Clergy
OF this district. He will return here
abou, Saturday In order 20 conduct the
services at the church Sunday.
dodnT 70 un1oneown
/ Several local young men are preparing
! to attend. the automobile races at the
! Unicntown Speedway at Uniontown on
September 9th. Those from this city
who Will 20 arc william Kessel. Herbert
! Wells, Fred Minard and Percy Boyle.
| The trip Will lie made in Mir. kesse.S
machine.
vtceorS Play ImpSrtls sunday
! What promises to be ono OF the best
games or baseball! ever played on local
grounds Will take place Sunday after
noon when the Victor baseball team OF
| :h!S city - scheduled TO meet the I'm
perials OF Wheeling on tho Nick He'll
| grounds in lower Benwood. The mana
ger Of tho local team has strengthened
III" team considerably and will depend
upon Kramer TO do the fring. while
! Gibson viii be on the receiving end. a
/ largo crowd OF local rootcrs are anxious
~ looking forward to this game. II beinE
ono that was post poned recently on
. account of rain and have promised 10
10 on hard - do thei- par; in helping
: "a" locaI boys 10 come through with