The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-23


at the meeting and discussed as wen
as disposed Of
The Wheeling Commandery No.
i. Knights Templar. held a very en-
thusiastic meeting yesterday evening
and transacted business OF an i'm
portant nature pertaining 10 the gen.
eral welfare OF the order.
A meeting of Wheeling lodge No.
ia. X. OF p. will be held this even
ing at the Waldorf building. Several
candidates will be balloted on and
other business OF an important ma
ture transacted.
"A new indexing system has been
Installed at the health department
Offices. making ali records easily
found. The cards are encased in a
hling case, making a very handy ar
rargement and a time saver.
The Retail Grocers' association
will meet with the food inspector
December 80. at their Offices in the
Market auditorium for the purpose OF
discussing conditions over the city.
Mr.. Smith is very DESTROYS OF get
ting acquainted with the systems en-
ployed by the different grocers ana
the work each does so that he may
better discarge his duties.
The case of DIR. Viewig VS.. the
City q Elm Grove railroad company
was continued until the next term
OF circuit court. The case was called
yesterday morning. but a postpone
lnent was asked. which Judge New
man granted. DIR Niewig was suing
the company for the sum OF SIS.
which he claimed for damages done
his automobile when he was struck
by car of the defendant company.
All the council committees which
q -
poned until after the holidays. The
committees which were TO have met
were the ordinance. claims. cemetery.
and streets. alleys. and grades.
Midnight Mass will be celebrated
IN ST. Mary's Church of the Immacu-
late Conception Wednesday night al
II O'Clock, commemorating the birth
of Christ. This is the second service
of this kind which has ever been cell
ebrated in this church. and the men.
bers are looking forward to the
meeting with a great deal OF antici-
patton.
The board OF county commits
sioners yesterday made a tour of in
spection TO Long Run. where they
looked over the work being done by
the Ball Construction company. Sew
eral improvements are being made at
this point and the board is paying
close attention TO the work.
BY calling at the circuit court
clerks Office all jurors in Judge
Newman's court FOR the past year can
get their money for services rendered.
This was made possible by n little
extra work on the park OF the clerk,
JOhE l.. Kingdom. and Sherin
Sweeney, and viii allow the jurors
their Christmas money.
Several school children have do
mated toys to the Kings Daughters
Day Nursery. which will later be dis
tributed to poor children of the city.
Because OF the Christmas rush,
the regular semi-monthly meeting OF
the ways and means committee of the
board OF trade which was TO have
been held tomorrow at noon. has
been postponed.
After completing a careful can
vass OF the state. State Labor Com
missioner l. v Barton stated that
probably only about 90 per cent of the
miners are working full time.
u. b. Williams. superintendent OF
the Wheeling division of the Balti-
more a Ohio Railroad Company.
made a tour of inspection yesterday
over the c. L. * W. road.
Though the temperature wac
somewhat mild yesterday was the first
day OF winter. incidentally II was
the shortest day Of the year.
Tho Toy Mission Workers are
now very busy at TruXells Millinery
store getting everything in shape for
the distribution of Christmas gifts to
the poor children of the city on
Christmas day.
M rnaaffuar Of tho
brotherhood will be held az the North
street II. r.. church this week owing
TO the Christmas holiday vacation.
Yesterday afternoon wagon load
cd with cement lost a wheel on mar
ket street between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets. which tied up the
street car traffic on both car lines
for some time. until the wagon was
removed Of the track.
The Moman's LOYAL Order of
Moose viii entertain with a euchre
party at the lodge room, corner
Eleventh and Market streets this even
Ing al 30 o'clock.
beginning today and continuing
for cisn1 daVs the children OF the Eon
street temple will observe the cels-
brdilng Of the festival OF the victory
Of MaCcabeus. who is regarded as "A
great hero in Jewish history. The
event viii be- fttingly celebrated BY
;he lighting OF candles.
The Central Glass company will
resume operations in fun as soon as
the inventory is completed aud the
men VIII be keTt very busy curing
the winter and spring. as there are
a good many orders which the COM
pany must hll in the near future The
winter and spring trade for the com
pany looks very bright az the present
time. which means steady work for
all or the laborcrs Of the company.
The All-Collcsian basketball team.
which is made ~ exclusively OF West
virginia University players Will meet
Oh" J. NJ. q. 4. team Saturday evening
90 the = NJ. 4. 4 gymnasium IN what
nu doubt VIII prove "a very iuterestinr
same tp all at the admirers Of the
sport
Billie Palmer. the veteran street
car man. is reported 10 boz very critic
ally iil at hia home on the Island
which hs many friends will be sorry
to hear
"A Christina tree will be placed
BOO the lobby of the y NJ e.. \ huild-
iur today Iu front of the open fire
lace. bih"r decorations which Will
Do iu keeping With the occasion viii
also Do placed .u the lobby
Tho appraisers OF the estate OF
Mary T. /Ipinl filed their report yes
lerd1} showing OBJ total valuation OF
4ta1l.b. They were = o. Miller
Jacob WiUb'rscr and Charles ~.
Miller