The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-04
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With the advent OF summer
weather. the Riverside Park. on the
river front. IS undergoing the annual
| spring cleaning. and a force OF men
has been engaged for the past several
/ days getting the place in order. Elk
| tensive improvements are being made
! about the premises. which will add
much to the beauty and attractive
ness OF the breathing spot A number
OF new walks are being made through
the park. and others are being COW
! cred with tan bark.
Spring fever seems TO have
struck the city and county building.
and there is little grist for the mills
/ OF Justice to grind. judge Nesbitt
closed his term yesterday. and Judge
| Hervey will wind up his term today.
Judge Nesbitt yesterday granted
a writ OF habeas corpus 10 the HUI
name Society. permitting II 10 take
/ Albert s. Grimes from his mother and
keep him until he IL q years Of age.
| The mother is an inmate OF a house
| OF prostitution, and the boy has been
| living AZ the house with her He will
/ he kept at the home OF the society on
! Twenty ninth street.
| The concrete walk around the
! Fort Henry Club. on the corner Of
/ Fourteenth and Chapiine streets, Is
being extended TO the street. A dis
lance OF nearly Is inches between the
! walk and the curb is being filed with
/ cement The work is nearly com
pleted
Practically all the delegates who
we're in attendance at the thirtieth
annual Sunday school convention.
which closed Thursday night, left the
/ city yesterday for their homes.
| Nearly every county In the State was
represented. The speakers and those
who took part in the program have
also departed.
| On the first Of the month the fire
men began taking their vacations.
and already several have left for
points in the East. where they will
take in the sights and visit points OF
interest. Each year the firemen are
| given fifteen days vacation. which is
a rare treat 20 the men In the depart
ment
Yesterday was pay day for the
employees Of the public works depart
ment OF the city. and several thou
sands Of dollars we're distributed
There was little business OF i'm
portance transacted az the meeting
OF the board Of commissioners yester-
day. and The entire session practlc-
ally was taken up with ter auditing
OF miscellaneous bills
Judge Hervey yesterday appoint
ed W NJ Clemans special receiver 20
assume charge OF the property Of
Henry Robrecht and use the proceeds
therefrom TO paying his debts. The
appointment was made on the appli.
cation Of the Barrett Manufacturing
Company. In it, own behalf. and a
number ~ other creditors.
To-day VIII De- the last day on
which sa'oonists can make application
for license. and tho dav vii likely be
o. busy one Up % Yesterday only 20
applications had hc,n made and last
wear licenses Vrre rrarfed tO f2s sa-
looms ln 'he city and iG in 'he subur
ban disfrIrfs Owing fo fha fact that
che applicants have '1 deposit $1,000
I with fhaf- application 'e probably che
reason they are h1iI.ue on to The last
minute
Prof 70 = Allison. man with
more than thirty years experience Dob
l Commercial college UusIrfss Edura
ff1r Els bought an interest in the
|O'f Wheeling UHsIraFH COLLEGE and is
nov business MANAGER and collector
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