The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-29


ana sane observance OF the Fourth
OF July and the Association will ike
" atiliate with other examinations
OF the city In arr. nging an elaborate
program for the day. The following
committee has been appointed from
the Fairgrounds Association: George
W. Lutz, chairman. o. II. Watkins,
William Schwertferger. David Kraus.
l. b. Stein. c. II. Robinson. c. n.
Collins. DIR. w. II. McLain. Ignatius
Brennan. r. b. Carney. Charles r.
Montgomery and Arthur Langhans.
Major r. W. Altstaetter and
Chief Clerk s. A. Anthony. OF the
local corps. United States Engineers.
are on their regular inspection tour
OF the Government work on the Great
Kanawha river. They will visit all
the dams, locks. and other improve
ments under course OF construction
along the river and will also make an
inspection OF Dam No. 2s, on the Ohio
river. near Huntington. They are ex.
pected to return tomorrow morning.
A meeting Of the special board OF
trade has been called for Wednesday
TO take up the matter of lighting the
business streets with ornamental
lights and doing away with the many
unsightly poles. made necessary un.
der he present system.
The Soldiers and Sailors monu-
ment at the corner OF Sixteenth and
Chapline is being cleaned in prepare
ton for the Memorial Day services to
be held Thursday
An exhibition and finishing room
Is being installed in the studio OF
Photographer George X. Kossuth. at
1922 Market street. The operating
room is being almost entirely remod.
eled and other improvements are be.
ing made.
Commuters along Main street, be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth, yes
terday afternoon. watched with inter.
est the work OF taking down the huge
sign of the Wheeling Liquor Com
pany, which proved a tedious and
painstaking undertaking, owing to the
care necessary TO avoid breaking win
dows in the building. The sign will
be reprinted and later replaced.
Yesterday morning, OFFICER Stein
arrested Harry Clayton. alias Harry
Morgan, on a warrant sworn out by
J. II. Montgomery, the East End
grocer. charging him with obtaining
| goods under false pretense There
was some resistance but Clayton was
landed in Jail and will be given a
hearing this evening at 40 in the
| county Jail. A deputy sheriff Of Fair
mont was in the city and stated that
Clayton was wanted in Fairmont on a
misdemeanOr charge. but il is thought
that he will not be taken back
Officer Fullerton yesterday after.
noon arrested Jos. Rogers. the milk
man OF Twenty-eighth and Chapline
streets. on a warrant sworn out by
Geo. BOoher. OF Forty-third street. IL
is alleged that Rogers. while intox-
icated Sunday morning, went TO the
Booher residence and demanded pay
ment on a milk bill and struck Mrs.
/ Booher Rogers was arrested and
taken to Squire Lee +. Dobbs and
/ gave bond for his appearance for trial
which was set for Wednesday evening
at I:30 in the county Jail.
Last evening I'm 81. Alphonsus
church. the boys and girls marched
/ in procession close the Forty Hour
/ Devotion which has been in session
| since Sunday morning and the clos
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| the Devotion services. The services
consisted OF Vespers and Benedictior
/ by Rev. Father Francis The exer
cises were very impressive. and a
I special musical program was rend
cred by the young people OF the pro
cession.
On Sunday afternoon at st. Al
phonsus church. closing May Devo
ton will be held. and a large process
sion is expected. The services will
be on the order Of the opening OF
May. and Rev. Father Francis will be-
the deliberant. The young men and
boys Will carry candles. and the
Young ladies' and small girls will be
! dressed in white with white vel
and wreath The procession will be
led by the smaller boys and girls and
singing will consist Of May SONGS. and
the procession march all around the
church. The browning Of the Blessed
/ Virgin Mary statue took place dur
ing the opening exercises. and the
benedictiOn OF the blessed sacrament
will be by Father Francis.
/ The large electric sign which was
/ advertising Senator Whiskey I'm from
lof the Wheeling Liquor house on
Main street. just below Twelfth. wa,
taken down yesterday. The sigr
was one Of the largest In the State
and could be seen az great distance
I Owing 20 the great demand. and
IN order 20 keep pace with the ad
vance business. House g. Hermann
have placed an order Tor two more oI
the large trucks like the one which
vas put into service last Thursday
/ Tho truck BE- Of the Mack mako. anr
b. one ~ the largest trucks in ser
vice IN the city
A large number o. boys have al
ready enrolled On the swimming claai
which Will DO iu charge o. Prof A. r
Marriott which will begin on Jun.
iNth and continue until July Las
year large number 81 boys we're on
rolled in fhe rlasa. about two hundre,
having been Taught The nuer arts %
swimming This year there are full