The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-05-19
NEWS BRIEFS

The condemnation proceedings Of
the B. 4 o. Railroad VS.. Samuel Glenn
ans which were to have been held
Saturday were postponed until Thurs
day. The railroad seeks TO obtain
possession of a tract OF land near
Valley Grove.
Due 10 the fact that all OF the
federal prisoners and a great many
OF the state prisoners have been re
moved. the population OF the county
jail is al present very ligh.. Only
forty prisoners are now confined
there.
Friends of Orion Roller and -
\. Conrad will be Interested to know
that they nave removed their Offices
from the Reilly building. where they
have been located for a number -
years, into the Schmulbach building.
Twenty chicks. carried IN n has
ket BY an old woman. caused a great
great deal OF excitement and many
hearty laughs when the shawl cover
ing thew was removed and they es-
capped In the waiting room at the u.
o. railroad Saturday. With the AID
OF several children and some passen-
gers they were finally recaptured. af-
ter a merry chase all over the room.
The electrical workers union No.
III have secured new headquarters
for their club rooms on the third floor
Of the Rachman building
A meeting of the committee on
parades and fraternities of the sent
centennial celebration will be held TO-
morrow evening at so o'clock. wh.h
details Of the committees work viii
be discussed Al a meeting Satur-
day marshals and aides for all the
parades were tentatively naNNl
Hon. Joseph Frey. OF New York.
grand president of the Roman Cath
Ole Central-Nerein and vice president
OF the American Federation ot Cam
Ollie societies. will speak al the Ne
mortal Day exercises at the Columbia
club. Rev. Father Agatha. Of 81. Jo-
seph's church. Canal over, ", viii
also deliver an address
Preparations for the opening -
Wheeling park Saturday OF this week
are being made by Al Hoyt. oi New
York. manager OF the New York
Amusement Company. which will be
the opening attraction.
The ladies' OF the FIRST Christian
church are planning TO serve lunches
in the basement OF the new cnurcr
during the semi centennial celebri-
ton. provided the building will -
ready by that time
After being absent all winter. "A
canary belonging To 4. J. Brown, OF
Martins Ferry. returned Saturday and
flew into its former cage.
Ol du extensive M
ture are being made fir the obser-
vance of the twenty-fifth anniversary
Of Welcome lodge No. &. 4. o. l.. W.
on Thursday evening. May %. Sum
mer's orchestra has been engaged for
the affair.
The anti-cirarette bill. passed at
the last session OF the legislature.
goes into effect Wednesday OF this
week. II Is considered one Of the
most stringent ever enacted in this
state
The Castle theater on the South
side has been equipped with a Nur-
litzer unit organ. which includes prac-
ticaly all III" pieces In an orchestra.
Cards arc being placed = the
union barber shops announcing tho
new prices and closing hours. The
price Of a shave has been raised from
10 cents 10 /" cents. while shops Will
close ~ 10 O'Clock on SATURDAY. nights.
an hour earlier than IN the past
Tho c1ghtv-secOnd session of
Methodist Episcopal churches Of the
Iarncs lie dis ricf will he held Nou-
day and Tuesday. June 10 and l.. At
Bethesda. O.. an dinany persons from
The eastern s"Ction Of ohio are o.
yccted 10 attend.
Nearly 5.cuI membership ccrfif,
Gates 10 the West Virginia G,,i,n
JUbll"" lcague have been distributed
~ '"iN E'til'H. IiFE' numbers n1Fin.
boon sold 20 DO" public school chill
dr"n az this city. Noundsyiilp. Ben
wood md NEcNtci'r IN" state VIII
q" thoroughly canvass-d for i.icm-
bcrs
Among those Who will take part
IN ~" program ~ tho annual bona
tion I'av cNerciscs of tho West Nir
giniI Home FOR Aged ard Fricutlc =
Women Thursday az tins \.ek. are
Mrs Guy Wagner Mrs. Virginia Hail.
Mise Sarah Row. Miss Villic"ut Han
lov. Mr. and Mrs. raum and Phil
Mcguire.