The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-02
bENWOOD
REBUILD BENWOOD'S
CREMATORY FURNACE
GARBAGE COLLECTORS I'D L E
WHILE REPAIRS ARE BEING
MADE-oLD FURNACE IN
BAD CONDITION.
workmen Encounter Difficulties While
Making improvements to Part
Along River aBnk.

Probably the majority of Benwood
housewives are wondering if the gar
baEe men are on strike. but the fact OF
the matter is that the Crematory ~ be-
Ing ovcrhaulcd and general repairs are
being made there, the OmSt important
being the entire rebuilding OF the fur
mace The old furnace was In such bad
, condition that 1t was impossible 10 do
the work right without tearing down
and building up again.
Work is progressing rapidly and
every effort is being made TO finish he
fore Saturday and. in all probability.
the garbage collectors will again be on
the job the latter part Of the week. and
work will resume as usual.
City Park improvements.
Workmen employed on the improve
ment work under way At the City Park
along the river hank are running up
against difficult problems IN the plant
ing Of flowers and trees. 1t Is neccs-
Eary 10 dig down Ia considerable depth
, through the Stag filler and then place
fresh earth about the plants. thus maxi
ing a bed in which they will thrive. And
unless the utmost care Is taken and the
, plants are properly imhcdded in suf-
f.cient quantity Of earth all the work
goes for nothing. The park, long an
, syc-sorc Is expected to be regular
garden sport ncNt summer.
Union Hi vs. Moundsvine.
Union III basketball girls will meet
the MOundsville team on tie local floor
Friday evening. and a lively game is
anticipated. The down river team has
suffered defeat in n number of contests
and The B"nwood girls feel certain Of
victory.
volley Ball Contests.
Monday evening the boys and girls
from grades in North Eenwood. Center
Reuwood and Union III. met at the lat
ter huIldinE and engaged in several
games Of Nullcy ball. Marked progress
Is noticeable" in all teams and the excel
lent work Of the members Is evidence Of
practice and application.
Russian Grand Ball.
Saturday evening, February .. the
Russian people Of Wheeling and vicinity
will hold Grand Ball at l0l Marshall
street. Rcnwood beginning mt I o'clock.
Come and hiring y"ur friend. Refresh
menta viii be served throughout the
evening and the funds derived from this
Il ffair vii; be used for educational work
among the Russian populacc.
Mill workers Leave
Each day one or more men employed
by local Industries. now closed. leave for
various parts of the country. princi-
paily the eastern cities To seek work,
or to visit their homes. In the majority
Of cases the men express their intention
! of returning 20 EenwoOd upon resump-
! ton of work.
Benwood Personals.
| Mrs Anna Gallagher. a life long res
| ident Of Marshall street. Benwood,
moved to Wheeling Monday. where she
! recently bought property.
The two-year-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs,
! Frank Miller OF Marshall and Fifteenth
streets. is barely alive and his condition
! Is so prCcarious that there is only the
! slightest hope for his recovery. The
child Is suffering from a complication
OF infantile diseases.
Miss Memacl OF Cleveland is visit
, ing at her home on Marshall street.
| Three small children of Mr.. and Mrs.
! James Pruitt Of Marshall street. who
have been i'll Of scarlet fever for sew
| eral days are improving nicely.
James Mcfarland is again driving
about in his car after a breakdown sew
eral days ago.
I Mrs. William McGaughn. of Pitts
burgh. formerly Miss Mile Bryant OF
| this city. has returned home after at
| tending the funeral Of her father. James
! Bryant. hero Monday.
William Bowers left Saturday even
ming on tho Queen City for New Orleans
where he will take in the Mardi Gras.
Edward Cooey attended The funeral
| Of Jerd Carpenter which too place N
| Cameron Tuesday.
Or. W. J. Blake and Carl Fr!edling
| left Monday evening for Mr.. Frielding's
estate in Florida where they will spend
the remainder of the winter. Mrs Fried
| ling left for the southern state eight
! weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Amos have re.
| turned TO their home in Williamstown
! after 4 short visit with Bcnwood friends
Miss Della Stevens is ILL., Mt her home
! in South Benwood, OF grippe.