Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-10-26
Briefs and Personals.


Awards have been made by the di
rector of service to Newton Talbot
and John Beck for the laying Of a
number Of sidewalks whore property
owners failed to comply with the or
ders of council. There are 16 con
tracts in all and the cost will be
assessed against the property owners.
All the departments Of the Haskins
gIas sworks are working full time, and
the plant is on day and night. The
day current from the city electric
plant was used this week for the first
time.
A prize of handsome child's robe
blanket was awarded to Mr.. and Mrs,
Enoch Harris of North Fifth street,
whose daughter. Esther Francis. was
recently entered in the Borden baby
contest conducted by the Pittsburgh
Press There were photos of seven
thousand entered in the contest
John Neal. a Wen known mill
worker, who died Saturday, was
buried in Riverview cemetery Monday
.afte rnoon. Mr.. Neal had been q resi-.
dent of this city 4s years and had q
host of friends whose sympathy goes
out to his immediate relatives.
There is no change in the operations
at the local plant Of the Wheeling Cor.
rugating company. The new depart
ment, in which orchard heating pots
are made, is working steadily.
At the Aetna-StandIard this week Is
mills are in operation. and the gal
vanizing department is on in full i
is reported that no additional mills
can be operated on account Of the con-
dition of the boilers.
The Stanton Heater company during
the past week was awarded contract
for installing the heating system for q
large school building at Holidays
Cove, W. Va. a number Of minors
contracts were also secured, and there
are sufficient contracts on hand 70
keep the plant running overtime foI
several weeks.
The repairs, which have been under
way at the local furnace Of the Wheel
ing Steel & Iron. company. it is said
will be completed this week The ON
Gals believe the furnace viii pc u
blast within three weeks. Work On
the new ore and limestone bins IS wei
under way, and there is every pros
pect of steady run Of the furnace
during the coming winter.
VIM. Wilson will build q new houst
on Grant avenue.
Daniel Isaacs attended the annua
state Baptist convention held =
GAINESVILLE last week. He representse
the local church of this city.
The football team of the local mgr
school was defeated by the Belialre
team in the latter city Saturday aIter
noon by the score of to s.
August Kratz, Henry Be1Derson s.,s
F. H. Eick returned the first Of tns
week from the brewers, convention 2
Chicago.
1t is reported that the repairs 8
the boiler and engine at the LausnA1
tin plant viii be completed ana sn'
big plant viii be ready for eperas'9l
by the first Monday in November:
Howard Mcguire was painfully nu :,
Monday while at work at the Lai2eai'
box factory.
\ The Knights of Columbus o. en1
city, have donated $4,000 to the nln'
for rebuilding the Home Of the 600
Shepherd, recently destroyed by nrs
east of Wheeling.
Geo. B. Barr visited relatives =
Cleveland, Sunday.
Fred Stead, an engineer At Wlessol
came here Sunday to consult q phys
clan and became so i'll that he va
unable to return home. He went :
the home of his mother here, ana = =
a serious condition.
Important Meeting.
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