The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-03
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Work on the improvements OF No
Colloch street In the East End, is
progressing nicely. The new curbs
have been set and the drains placed.
What came lear resulting in a
serious accident occurred yesterday
afternoon in the East End. When
one OF the c. and +. G.. cars was pro-
ceeding u Sixteenth street. zeal the
United Dairy Company building. a
man jumped off the car in front Of
an automobile. with the result that he
was knocked down. The machine
was travelling slow inc was brought
to a stand still before the wheels
passed over him.
The employees of the La Belle
Iron Works at East T~hirty-nrst street
arrived at the mill at 4 O'Clock this
morning. in order hat they might in
form any men who inten dto work In
the mill as strike breakers. The men
have demanded an increaes OF ten per
cent, and they say they will stay out
until the increase is granted. The
company has emphatically declined
to consider the demand. and there
may be some new developments in
the case to-day.
On Tuesday morning the mem
bers Of the junior class OF Wheeling
High school will make a trip TO Wind
sor station. where they will picnic for
the day. The Charter No. 2 has been
engaged. and the party will leave the
local wharf at s o'clock and return at
9 o'clock in the evening. About so
pupils will spend the day at Windsor.
dancing. canoeing and playing tennis.
The party will be chaperoned by
Miss Ema Korner. Miss Eskey and
Prof. H.. B. Johns.
On Saturday afternoon. at the
State Fair Grounds. Crescent Lodge
No. S. A. A. l.. S. & T. w. Whitaker
mill employees. will hold their annual
picnic. and the event this year prom
ises TO be ever more elaborate than
formerly. Athletic events will be a
feature. and the tug OF war between
the Wheeling men and the Martins
Ferry team promises to be very inter
esting. Dancing will be held in the
horticultural hall in the afternoon
and evening.
Work has been started on the
construction OF two tennis courts for
the recently organized Tennis Boat
Club at their park between the steel
and suspension bridges. Two other
courts will he built newt spring.
Work on the locker rooms and shower
baths which are Deing arranged In
the boathouse belonging TO the club
is progressing rapidly.
After holding two sessions Satur-
day the scale committee OF miners
and operators Of Ohio failed 10 reach
an agreement. and the work will
again be taken up this morning. II
is not known when the committee will
be able to report 10 the joint confer
ence.
With the passing OF the month
devoted to the Blessed Virgin, May
devotions in. the Catholic churches
came 10 a close last week. At the
Cathedral a short procession OF the
Blessed Sacrament was held, in
which the Young Ladies Sodality and
other organizations participated.
The annual Confederate Memorial
Day will be observed to-day with i'm
pressive services at Greenwood. Mt.
Calvary. Stone church and Mount
Calvary. Stone Church and Mount
Wood cemeteries. Mrs. Lima Hennig
Sherman will recite. and Col. Robt.
White will deliver a memorial ad-
dress this afternoon Fl Greenwood.
The graves ~ the C~onfederates will
be decorated. and the Loyal Daugh-
tiers Of the Confederacy and the Sons
Of Confederate Veterans will partici-
pate.
Rev. 4. L. Benze. pastor Of Zion
lutheran church will leave Tuesday
for Youngstown. O.. where he will at.
tend the seventeen annual convention
of the Pittsburgh synod Of the Luth-
eran church. Of which body he IA one
Of the officers. He will take part in
the ordination service next Sunday.
But for the presence OF mind and
prompt action OF officer Charles NIL
Ter. a little four-year-old child would
undoubtedly have been run down and
killed by n City g. Elm Grove street
car on McCulloch street Monday even
ing.
After being discussed az various
times. the formal consolidation Of the
Island Lodge. No. 169. x. Of p. with
Baltimore Lodge, No. s. will probably