The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-13
NEWS BRIEFS

"wednesday, March 10. will be the
first day OF a weeks vacation for the
students OF Mt. de Chantal Academy.
Many OF the students will return TO
their homes to spend the Easter holi-
days.
An Increase OF 10 per cent over
the prices paid in January and Feb
ruary will be paid to puddlers in the
local tin mills during the months OF
March and April This will give
them $3.50 a ton for their work. This
schedule was fixed at the bi-monthly
examination Of the sales sheets of
the Republic Iron and Steel Company
and the Western Bar Iron Associa-
ton.
Although a date has not been an
nounced. Il a learned yesterday
that ex-Congressman Victor l.. Berger
of Wisconsin. will be in this city in
the near future and deliver an ad-
dress in the Court Theater. Efforts
are also being made TO have Eugene
V. Debs come to the city on the same
date and speak.
Engineers spent the greater part
OF yesterday surveying and working
OF an alleged proposed right of way
IOl d EAllIOdu VI tltGNTlC llut tndl
is to be run through Reyman's hill
and out TO Elm Grove. The proposed
line. il is said. will traverse the route
that was originally laid out by the
Rapid Transit Railway Company.
"A quantity OF garden and flower
seeds furnished by the government
were received in the city yesterday
for distribution among the country
folk and s~uburbanites.
Rev. Charles r. Hutsler. pastor OF
the Island Christian church. spoke at
the monday shop meeting held yes
terday in the Hazel-Atlas glass fac
tory.
The pupils of the city have been
invited to attend the lectures of DIR.
Corson at the high school Friday
afternoon and evening. The subject
of the afternoon lecture is Helping
Pupils to Help Themselves
Charles Higgins. of Moundsville.
who has played with various teams
in the o. Il p. baseball league. has
signed up with Toronto in the Cana
dian league. He is a pitcher. and is
especially useful as general utility
n
Discussion of the proposed COM
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thering the campaign for it's ratifica-
tion occupied the attention OF the
members OF the ways and means com
mittee Of the Board OF Trade at a
meeting held yesterday al the Nc
Lure Hotel. The semi-centennial
celebration was also considered.
The battalion OF the Cathedral
high school is being put through con
GfdnrahTa nrunFf.n for tho drnzG M
rade and drill which will feature the
annual observance Of st. Patrick's
day in this city.
A new criminal court stenogra-
pher appeared to record the cases
James Shipman. "A well-known young
man Of this city.
A force Of city employees are en-
gagged in repairing a portion OF
Jacob street below Forty-third. The
work represents but a small part OF
the Improvements that will be made
this year.
The repairs to the Fulton hill
road have been practically completed
and the old National pike in this dis
trict is once again in good condition.
Several slips have been repaired and
n concrete retaining wall built.
A large electric sign VAS re-
ceived yesterday by the Farmers and
Consumers Dairy Company and was
erected in front Of their place OF
business al Sixteenth and Chapline
streets. The new dairy will be
opened in the near future.
Notices were mailed by City Au.
ditor Geiger yesterday to the Judges
and clerks appointed by council
Tuesday evening 10 serve AZ the com
ing charter election.
in the county our Yesterday
afternoon the Richland Coal Com
pany filed a mortgage amounting 10
100000. The deed was made over
20 the Dollar Savings and Trust
Company