Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-01
PIKE DUST

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Work on the new Socialist han at
IGreggsville is progressing rapidly,
the plasterers started work this week
and will be- done By the first Of next
week. when the painters will get
busy. It is to be strictly modern in
every way lighted with electricity,
and win have large sign on the out
side with the following inscription:
Socialist Hall. For the Education Of
the Workers It win be opened with
a dance land social some time next
month. It is the first hall in West
Virginia to be owned exclusively by
the people. and viii I'LL long felt
want in the out the pike district. The
Socialists are going to make big adj
vances into the wilds Of Ohio county
at this tails election, and it would
not be surprising il they land few
/ scalps at Lease when the ballots are
| counted.
/ Local Socialist Party EdgwOod held
q well attended meeting Sunday af-
ternoon at the home Of Joseph John,
ST.. OfRcers for the ensuing six
months were elected, and other mat
!, tiers for the good OF the party were
taken up. Meetings were also held
| at Park View and Fulton this week.
| A meeting Of the Ohio County local
Twin be held at the Ohio Valley
| Trades and labor Assembly hall on
Monday evening, Feb. 9Th, when an
| election Of officers will be held. All
members are earnestly requested to
be present, as number Of other i'm.
| portant items are to come up for
| gnal discussion. Good progress is
being made by the different country
Il branches, and rapid strides are also
being made all through the state by
the partyat large.
/ A real live Socialist paper was born
last week. It is none other than The
West Virginia Socialist, edited every
| week. and the subscription price is
|. csc for one whole year, At the aetna
cost of production and istributiOn.
Nothing new has as yet developed
in the old school board tangle out the
lpike. The citizens are patiently wait
: ing to see tit win take as long to set
tile this case as 1t has the county com
missioner case, which to date has
never been settled satisfactory to the
tax payers Of Ohio county.
j }sAll mills and factories in the out
I the-pike district are in full operation
this week. The Wheeling Mold and
Foundry Co. is still taking care of tAe
big deal for the Panama Canal.
Plasterers have been at work fol
several days on the handsome new
mansion for Edward r. Stifel at Pleas
/. ant Valley. and rapid progress is be
ing made. This is one Of the larges'
plastering contracts ever awarded II
! this state, and it is expected to b
over I'VE weeks before it is com
pleted.
Mayor James NoH, retiring mayor
of Fulton, entertained his friends witt
a bowling party, and supper Wednes
day evening at Rudler's Place. He hal
been the chief executive for the pas
seven years, and was defeated by only
four votes at the recent election.
Edward Criswell has excepted :
position with the Goodrich Rubbel
Co., of Akron, Ohio.
Eugene .iWingrove, Of Edgwood, has
accepted position with the Bale.
! Produce Co,.oon 18th street, Wheeling
Robert Dimmey, proprietor Of the
Edgington Pool room. has recovered
from a severe illness.
Il DR.. N. A. Hanning Of Woodsdale
has returned from weeks trip K
Washington, d. G.
Albert kirkland, Jr., of Woodlawn
is ON business trip to Oklahoma
! looking after his oil interests.
Joseph Csurilla, Of Woodsdale, L
able to be out, after severe illness
Edward Yansen, Of Grsggs, Is i'm
proving after a severe attack of pReu
monia.
Secretary OF State Stuart r. Reef
lectured to large audience at thu
Elm Grove High school auditorium
! Thursday evening.
II The Elm Grove Bowling ALLEYS
were purchased this week by Curtas
Rutan and another party from Wash
ington, Pa. After remodeling and in
stalling new tables, they viii be
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