The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-22
NEWS BRIEFS.

Customs Inspector Charles T.
Reed. OF this city. will go to New
Martinsyille today TO measure a new
gasoline boat.
A force OF men were placed at
work yesterday painting the Handlan
building at the corner OF Sixteenth
and Chapline streets. The building
will be occupied by the Farmers and
Consumers Dairy Company.
AT the meeting of the Board OF
Control Yesterday. the United Cigar
Stores Company was given permission
10 erect an electric sign in front OF
their place OF business on Market
street and permission was also given
to erect a sign in front OF the Quimby
book store at l4l2 Market street.
The large fountain In front OF the
City Building will be repainted and
repaired within a few days This
three alligators will also be replaced
In the fountain in a short time.
"A heavy gust or wind overturned
a big, covered wagon at the corner
OF Fourteenth and Market streets yes
terday Afternoon. but no damage was
done 70 either the driver or horses.
In the county court yesterday
morning, a charter was recorded for
the Ohio Valley Cream and Supply
Company. with main Offices at 2l24
Main street. The company is capital
lied at $4,000 and is Incorporated
by James PAUL. T, l.. Harris. c. w.
McGinnis. Charles Amien and Charles
Schuck.
Members Of the Wheeling local OF
Moving Picture Exhibitors met yes
terday morning at 10 o'clock IN tehir
offices, corner of Twelfth and Chap
line streets, and matters pertaining
TO the State convention to be held in
this city. April 10 and l6. were dis
cussed.
Miss Louise. young daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hustled. OF South
Market street, is suffering from injur-
les in her throat caused by a pin which
she swallowed Thursday evening.
her supper The pin was removed by
DR.. Drinkard
Howard Reed OF this city ras re-
signed his position as chief chemist
at the Wheeling Mold & Foundry Com
pany and has accepted similar posi-
ton in a large machine shop in New
York. He has been succeeded here by
William Stump. of the Island
AS the public schools OF Ohio
were closed yesterday in observance
of Good Friday. many OF the teachers
Ofthat state took advantage OF the
holiday TO visit the schools in West
Virginia. Two teachers from the st.
Clairsville school and one from Steu-
benville spent yesterday at the local
High school.
Riverside Park is undergoing ex-
tensive improvements. a force OF men
having been engaged for the past sew
eral days in preparing that resort for
the summer season. The trees are he
ing trimmed and sprayed: new walks
are being mapped out and the ground
IS being rolled and leveled.
President Henry c. Davis. of the
Semi Centennial Commission. has
called a meeting Of the commission TO
be held in Charleston. April H. Local
members are making arrangements to
attend.
Speaking on the subject. What
Constitutes True Manliness and Wo-
manliness." Or. Crafts. OF the Inter
national Reform Bureau OF Washing
ton, u. G., delivered a highly instruc-
tive address yesterday before the pu-
pills OF the local high school.
Members Of the Personal Work
League oil the local Y. VI. c. A. will
conduct another service in the W. G.
r L. hall at Colerain tomorrow even
inc.
The committee in charge OF the
celebration Of schols in the semi-cen-
tennill celebration H. arranging a uni
form program which will bp used
throughout the State
Ira u. Shaw. Industrial Secretary
~ the Y. n G. \. for Ohio. West Wiz
ginia and Pennsylvania. is spending
q few days IN the city on business.