The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-06
NEWS BRIEFS.

The Mount Wood tunnel on the
wheeling Terminal Railway line Lead
Ing from the Peninsula to the North
Wheeling railroad bridge has been re-
paired and refined by the company
and Is now considered to be one OF the
best In this vicinity. Notices were
posted yesterday at the railroad of.
hces and depot that the work was
completed.
The regular meeting OF the For.
eign Missionary society OF the West
Wheeling NJ. e. church will be held
Friday. evening at the home OF Mrs.
will be rendered.
"A most interesting musical and
literary program was rendered last
evening In the West Wheeling A. r.
churoh h. at an entertainment given by
the ladies' OF the congregation. Fol.
lowing the rendition OF the program.
refreshments were served.
Humane Oficer Sheldon Joseph
has announced that he will wage war
against all persons who permit their
horsee to stand on the streets during
the cold weather without blankets.
Several arrests have been made. but
In each case the defendant was allow
ed TO depart without a fine but his
announcement to punish in the future
will doubtless be needed.
Cold weather during the past few
days had no effect on the egg market
as the price for fresh country stock
has gone down to the Is cent mark.
while the storage eggs are selling as
low as % cents per dozen. II Is ap-
parent that the hens locally are doing
their share OF work for the benefit of
mankind
Travelling statesmen for big cloth
Ing houses in the east rs we'll as To-
cal buyers who have returned from the
east. report that the garment work
ers' strike has begun TO show its ef-
feet on trade. The big clothing plants
are idle as a result OF the strike and
urtil the differences between the man.
ufacturers and strikers are adjusted
the effect will be very apparent.
1Chnres Clark. local teamster. will
be given a hearing before Justice of
the Peace Lee +. Dobbs Monday even
ing on a charge preferred by Humane
Officer Sheldon Joseph. charging him
with cruelty TO animals. 1t il claimed
that a much too heavy load was put
on his wagon and as a result one of
his horses dropped dead on Bethany
pike a few days ago.
CONTRARY TO reports which have
been circulated. the number OF pupils
failing in the examinations at the end
school this year will not exceed that
OF previous years.
Last evening in the ST. Paul's Ger
man Evangelical church AZ Thirty
eighth and Wood streets. appropriate
services were held In observance Of
Ash Wednesday. Rev. A. G. Rasche
preached sermon In English on the
subject. THE Dying Saviour's Love.
Many persons in this city are an
xiously awaiting the completion of
the new Market auditorium. as sew
eral convention dates have been set
for the next few weeks and several
organizations have engaged office
rooms IN the new structure and will
move into them as soon as possible
Although the inter-scholastic field
meet Will not be held in this city Un-
iii the latter part OF May. several ath-
lies or Wheeling high school have al
ready begun training for the various
events. Teams viii soon be formed
and 1t Is likely that the local school
Will be well represented.
.-Beglnning next Sunday morning
at O'Clock. n two weeks mission
will be conducted in st. AlphOnsus'
Catholic church by three Jesuit Faith
ers from the west. The priests are
Fathers Elckamp. Schuler and Spirig
Rev. A. W. Werder. pastor Of St
James German Lutheran church, last
evening began n series OF special We'd
nesday evening services which will
continue throughout the Lenten sea
son. \ special sermon VIII be deliy-
cred each evening
Owing 10 the Illness OF her mother
Miss Eskey, "A teacher In the Wheel
ing high school. Ia absent from her
duties for few days.
AS n result Of the simultaneous re-
vIval meetings which have been held
I'm nearly tairtv of the protestant
churches Of Wheeling and vicinity
during the past few weeks. several
hundred conversions have been secur-
cd. The meetings have been discon-
tinued in many ~ the churches.
Officer George Gill has resigned
from the police force. His place Il
taken by Special Officer Jim Johnson.
and George Benson takes the Va
Cancy on his promotion.
Anthony Smith and Emma vii.
liams. the colored couple arrested in
the Second ward for the holdup per
petrated Monday night. were held t.
the grand jury under $1,000 bond
each. They went 20 jail Friend
Smith. Of Bellaire. their victim. was
remanded 20 jail a. witness
Last evening Charles Williams. q
member OF the custodian force nj the
federal building. left for Charleston
in the interests ~ his candidacy tor
the appointment OF state librarian
He II recommended by number Of
prominent Republicans