The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-05-10
NEWS BRIEFS

Maggie Burke may be confined In
the work house but she is having a
good time. Yesterday afternoon Mag
gle phoned to police headquarters for
the ambulance. stating that she was
very sick. The ambulance was rush
ed to the works where Maggie met IL
with q laugh.
The work OF remodeling the Reilly
building at the corner OF Fourteenth
and Market streets Is progressing
rapidly and the work will be conn
pleted within the specified thirty
days.
The extensive paving work which
Ia being carried on in different parts
of the city. is being rushed to COM
Fiction and the city engineer states
that all work will be completed be-
fore the time for holding the semi
centennial
No executive session was held by
the county commissioners yesterday
but they spent the day in inspecting
the roads OF Richland district.
The report OF the police depart
ment for the past month was sub
mitted at the meeting OF the board OF
control yesterday. The report shows
that l33 arrests were made during
the month and that nearly $500 was
collected in fines.
Owing TO the large demand for
white carnations to be worn to-mor-
row in observance OF Mothers day.
the flower is commanding an unusual.
~ high price. 1t is said the supply Is
limited.
An important meeting OF the
board of directors OF the Business
Mems Association was held yester-
day morning. but the proceedings
were not made public.
Special rates are being granted
by railroads TO the national general
assembly OF the Presbyterian church
TO be held In Atlanta. Rev. w. j.
Holmes. OF Wellsburg. and Elder T.
c. Cochran. OF New Cumberland. are
delegates from the Wheeling Pres
bytery.
Saturday. May "a. has been se-
lected as the annual tag day for the
Ohio Valley General hospital. Ar
rangements for the day are being
completed.
Rev. Z. NJ. Preuss. pastor OF the
German Reformed ST. Stevens church
will leave Monday for New Bedford
TO attend the annual meeting OF the
reformed district synod. He will
preach the opening sermon Tuesday
evening.
The quarterly meeting OF the Ed
worth league OF Wheeling and vicinity
will be held Thursday night of next
week in the Wesley NJ. Z. church. An
interesting program will be rendered.
10 tafn
holders are somewhat slow in com
plying with the provisions of the
state law requiring them to fill out
blank as TO the valuation of their
property.
The cars OF the West Virginia
Traction & Electric Company are be-
ling equipped so that trailers may be
run. This system will probably be
used when traffic Is heavy.
The railroad committee OF the
board OF trade held a monthly meet
ing yesterday afternoon at o'clock
with representatives OF the Wheeling
Freight Agents Association in attend
ance. Several special matters were
considered.
Becoming effective June 1, the
price OF a shave will be raised from
dime to Is cents. This was decid-
Gu at ultetlnS lnurSody night or
BARRIERS union No. 257, with members
from this city and surrounding towns
in attendance. Changes were also
made in closing hours.
The Wheeling Shriners. en- route
to Dallas, Texas. to attend the annual
meetings of Shriners OF North Amer
lea, spent yesterday in Mobile and
left at noon for New Orleans.
1t is said that more than 100 APP
plications have been filed with Gov
ernor Hatfield for the position OF
state hotel inspector. This office was
created by a law enacted at the last
session OF the legislature becoming
effective Wednesday. May 81.
Declaring that he is 107 years OF
age, James b. Sutton. OF Dickinson
Hollow. near Charleston. claims TO bs
the oldest living resident OF West
Virginia He Is vigorous and wen
preserved.
Several local capitalists are In
terested. IT Is declared. In a scheme
TO operate trolley cars without the
use OF third rail or overhead. a
demonstration will be held near
Pennsboro. where company has
haar