The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-26
NEWS BRIEFS

The regular meeting OF the Mems
Bible class VII lee held tomorrow
evening AZ the Y. NJ. C A NJ eight
O'Clock Prof W. Il. Taylor OF Beth
any college will deliver the principal
address OF the evening
The Uunited Pure Food company
u offering an 50 cent sack OF flour
free TO each purchaser OF $500 and
a half sack y each purchaser OF
$3.50 worth OF groceries.
"A. NJ. Warren who has been en-
gaged IN the shoe business In this
city on eixteenth street for a number
OF years has moved TO GAINESVILLE. q.
where he Will contiue in the shoe
business.
A joint session OF the Mems
Brotherhood OF the St James church.
OF this city and OF the ST Johns
church. OF Benwood. was held yester>
day evening In the ST. James church.
Prof. Otto Mess. of Columbus. Ohio.
delivered the address of the evening
Peter W. Collins. OF Boston. Mass.
Will speak at the Carroll club on May
ID on the subject OF The Coming
Conflict OF the Menace OF Socialism
Mr.. Collins will speak under the au-
spices OF Wheeling Council No. 500.
Knights OF Columbus.
received by the local chapter OF the
American Red Cross. and will be ex-
hibited N the Baer Pharmacy. ON
Chapline street. inside OF the next
Few days. Wheeling II the third city
In the United States ever TO receive
full Red Cross exhibit. the other
Two cities being San Francisco and
New York
The Independent Order Of Odd
Fellows. will celebrate the ninety
fifth anniversary Of the organization
April 20. A committee from the local
lodges have been appointed TO pre-
pare n splendid program TO be carried
out In connection with the event
According to statistics intemper-
ance is falling off on the Pennsyiva-
MIA railroad. for out OF 7s4.675 en-
ckpline and only one man out OF every
500 was guilty of lapse to intern
perance
Wheeling lodge, No. 2s, b. p. o.
Elks will hold an initiation this even
ing. Several candidates will be int
tlated. This will be the last initia-
ton under Exalted Ruler II. G. Whit
aker. The new officers recently
elected will be installed April 3. The
, next exalted ruler of the order will
be c. NJ. Nester.
After July the Equitable Life
Assurance society OF the United
States will give free examinations
and free health reports. The health
reports will be made on the basis
OF the examination but will be is
sued through the medical department
at the home office.
Miss Anna Il. Ackermann has re-
signed her position as bookkeeper
at the Trimble a. Lutz Supply com
( pany and will leave Friday for Pue-
! bio. Colo, where she will work
4 among the Mexican and Italian
children.
A meeting of the athletic board
OF the High school was held Tuesday
evening. Only business matters OF
a routine nature came up for discus
/ sion at the meeting.
Charles +. Miner has been ap-
( pointed by the president OF the alum
nj association of the Wheeling High
school as the alumni representative
on the new athletic board that will
have charge of all athletic events in
connection with the High school. The
three faculty members will be ap-
| pointed by the principal of the High
school at an early date.
J The clerk OF the Board OF Control
was instructed yesterday to secure
q 1000 copies OF the pure water commits
sion : report es recommended by coun-
ell Tuesday night.
City Treasurer McElroy is having
his trouble collecting back taxes
throughout the city. as great many
OF the people do not feel that they
should part with their money. He
was more or less successful in the col
lection OF water and gas rents, but the
school tax proposition seemed to be
death blow for the time being.
Many boat house owners are Ieav-
4 RNW he. u0sHw
SHORES. II can plainly be seen by their
actions that they feel that Ohio coun-
", with Prosecutor Addleman on the
I job. Is no place for them.
"A charter was granted to the fol-
lowing adult Bible classes yesterday
by the West Virginia Sunday School
class OF the Warwood Christian
church. and the Bonnie class Of the
NJ. r. church OF Bownie, w. Va. This
leaves a total OF six adult classes vet
TO be organized.
The old iron I'm connection with
the recent High school fire has been
Education to the ohm Eichleay, Jr'
firm OF Pittsburgh. Pa
There are about 200 checks on
the books OF the county commission
ers that have not been called for dur
ing the past few years. Many OF
these are for witnesses who appeared
az coroner inquests and other cases
IN no instance. however, are the
checks for large amounts.
Senator w +. Chiffon has intro
duced into the United States senate
memorials from various business men
OF this city and vicinity protesting
AGAINST the adding OF a dry constitu-
tional amendment 10 the national con.
sutuuOn by the action of the
WheelinRites II appears that there
are yet some who will try TO get
around the prohibition amendment.
A ferry boat crossing the river at
Forty third street will be put in opcr-
auon IN the course Of a few days. Al
bert Policy. who will operate the fer
~, u nov constructing a crossing