The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-03
NEWS BRIEFS

-SprinE housecieAninE has spread %
the county jail where the prisoners are
olsily engaged IN serUbbing the eorri-
dors and whiteWashfnE the walls
medicine cabinet has been installed
Two padded cells and . fumigation cell
have also been Installed. making the
JAIL up-to-date In many ways. The
sheriff Il doing q great deal % work
al his own personal expense.
The WORK OF making new maps or
TIE plat o. ohio county u being done
~ snsineers IN The once % the county
~ ~ I'M, sioners- Pop Schriver. OF the
West Virginia TrAltion ana Electric
company. h In charge Of the work Tor
nis company. ana other large CORPORA
lions are al WorA upon the same things.
,,-7contraotor Z. T. RigEs. OF Mounds
vie. VINO was awarded the contract OF
9riiling the wells and equipping them
Tor The city. has ordered the pipe from
me reading Iron Works. the supplies
20 Be delivered within a couple OF
Neeks- IL L. thought the Sixth ward
will get the first well. as the agitation
Tor the wells sprung an that ward
With the closing OF the saloon doors.
the first OF July. many restaurants and
eating houses will take their places un-
DER their present manaEements IN many
instances This seems 20 b. the general
reno OF the saloon men 10 enter into
the eating business and a. they cannot
SATISFY the man with drink. they will
quit the biz and give him eats.
At their meeting SUNDAY. the Wheel
ins IurnNeirin viii elect delegates TO
the convention 20 be held al AfcKe
bott Easter sunday. The representa-
yves viii represent the city.
Wheeling Branch Knights OF 81
george a. their meeting Tuesday even
ing viii elect delegates to a convention
AZ PITTSBURGH 20 be held next month
The delegates have Deen nominated and
their election - all that is needed
The railroad committee OF the board
OF trade has been called TO meet this
afternoon al 1889 o'clock. A discussion
OF systems OF tracing shipments IL ex-
pected 10 prove the feature OF the ses-
sion.
River gauges which will permit en-
Elneers 70 Keep record OF the discharge
OF the ohio river at ali times. from low
water to the highest flood stage. are
being Installed at "A number of the gov
eminent dams along the river.
Earl r. Barlow. well known local
grocer. has leased the owen Mccain
store room at 81 Fifteenth street. and
VIII conduct n general grocery business
Huntington II making great pre-
parauons for the revival which Is to b.
conducted IN that city within the next
rev weeks, by Rev. billy" SUNDAY Tn.
tabernacle - due To be completed to-
day.
contractors To have the new Windsor
hotel completed and ready for opening
by May 10. But little exterior work re-
mains TO be done.
"A meeting OF the creditors in the
bankruptcy case OF owen Mccain. bank
rupt. will be held this morning before
keferee Henry \. Nolte. The eNamina-
ton OF the bankrupt Is expected to be
concluded.
The state headquarters OF the Pro-
EresslNe party Will be opened in the
Sernani9 HAIR Dollar bank building
next week. II has been announced
The Fort Taprxr Glib A.
thorough renovation and paintingwhich
adds much TO its appearance.
Franz Laupp's new residence on the
island Is almost completed and will be
ready Tor occupancy In another week
The county commissioners met YES
terady in regular session and audited
monthly bills.
In the Nicholl's Art Store window
Is shown "a dwarf tree pruned the shane
OF a goose. IL is attracting a great
deal OF attention.
The David Speyer cigar store. on
Market street. is undergoing a thorough
renovaung and remodeling.
A committee meeting OF the Anti
Tuberculosis League OF ohio countywas
held yesterday afternoon in the head
quarters OF the organization In the
board OF trade building. only business
OF a routine nature were transacted at
the meeting. besides discussing plans IN
regard 10 improvements that will be
done at the View Point Sanitarium.
city viii observe Decoration Day June
3; as In past years. In "a good many
places the Union and Confederate vet
Grams are coming TO observe Memorial
day together on May 10th.
The Clarksburg Shriners have ac-
cepted an invitation 20 accompany the
Nemesis Temple OF Parkers burg. TO the
imperial council at Atlanta, Nav ia
The party will leave Parkers burg on
May 9Th on special train for Cincin-
natl. O.. whore they will 1oin IMPERIAL
Potentate W. W. Irwin. OF wheeling
and Osiris temple. aboard their special
at Cincinnati on the evening OF MAY 9Th
for Atlanta.
The early closing OF the dry good
stores Saturday evening. which was be-
gun early in January as a try out and
found 20 be OF advantage TO the em-
ploycs. will be continued by the follow
ing stores. Geo NJ. Shook Co. Stone &
Thomas. Geo. T.. Johns Co. Geo II. Tay-
Tor Co. and Geo. =. Stifel Co.
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