The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22
NEWS BRIEFS

All parcel post packages passing
counted. The count will be kept up
for six weeks. The count is being
made in every Office in the country
TO ascertain the volume of parcel post
business.
The work of installing the struc.
tural iron in the new annex being
constructed to the Conservative Life
building has been started.
Among the papers unearthed re-
Gently in the vault of the county
building are charts and surveys OF
ltaneytown, now better known as Dial
las. situated near the Pennsylvania
West Virginia state line and the line
between Ohio and Marshall counties.
They show that the town was laid out
in 1915 by Samuel Hsney.
The work OF identifying the
banks OF Wheeling creek near it's
mouth was begun yesterday by the
workhouse gang at the instance of
the city park and playground commits
sion
The first report of the recently
organized Wheeling chapter of the
American Red Cross society must be
sent to national headquarters April
30, and the officers are DESTROYS that
all persons who joined should pay
their subscription fees in order that
the report may be made out properly.
C. o. Maggie. Wheeling member of
the West Virginia Panama-Pacific ex-
position commission, and Architect
Warne of Charleston will go to San
Francisco. probably next week. to ar
range details for West Virginia's
building.
Many complaints have been made
recently regarding the holes and ruts
along the street car tracks in many
of the city's most prominent streets.
Members of the board of control
will inspect the banks OF Wheeling
creek below the Market street bridge
this morning after the planting OF
willows Is completed.
Reports of the highway improve
ment committee and the membership
committee of the Ohio Valley Auto
mobile club are expected to be the
features of the monthly meeting of di-
rectors tomorrow evening in the
board of trade rooms.
Stores and other food vending
places of the city are fast comm g
to realize that Food Inspector w. II.
Smith is not to be fooled with and
are complying with his orders.
Automobile agencies who bring
cars TO the city to act as demon
strators have been informed that they
must comply with the laws and place
license tags on their machines. The
state has ruled that such must be
the case and the city cannot do other
wise than comply with the ruling.
John England of Caldwells Run
has placed his application with the
board OF control for the position OF
official dog catcher for the city. lie
was informed that should the city
erect a pound for the keeping of stray
CANNES his application will be give n
consideration.
City Treasurer McElroy is at
present experiencing great deal OF
city separated from their coin far
enough to pay their taxes.
"A charter was granted to the
mems adult Bible class of the First
VI. r. church yesterday by the West
virginia Sunday school association.
The total number of organized adult
Bible classes to date is $50.
John Tyler of New York. a con
vert Of the famous Jerry McAulcy
mission. will speak at the Second
PRESBYTERIAN church Sunday evening
at O'Clock. Mr.. Tyler will tell the
story of his own life. which no doubt
viii prove quite an interesting ad-
dress
On Thursday and Friday nights
2 play will be given at the Wesley
VI. " church entitled THE Dukes
Wedding" Following the play re-
Treatments will be seFyed and a so
cial hour will be spent
according TO reports which have
been received from Meridian. Miss.
Rabbit Abram Brill former pastor Of
the Eoh street temple. Is rapidly max.
ing. good in his new field Of labor
and Is meeting with success.
Several freight cars we're derailed
near Parkersburg yesterday morn
inE and passenger train No. 70f. due
here az 1915 o'clock IN the morning.
Did not arrive until about $50
o'clock The cause Of the accident
was not definitely known By the local
officials
The finance committee rf tho
wheeling High School Athlefi. tas0-
citation has submitted report cover
ing receipts and expenditure from
December -. 1913 10 april 1914. The
report shows receipts 81 $500 ~. and
expenses S192.96. Balance on hand
S2976
4 meeting Of the buildings and
grounds committee n the Board of
Education viii be held tomorrow
night 10 pass on the plans submitted
BY Architect Paris Tor the rebuilding
~ the hlgh school o. D. understood
that an extension of the north wing
OF The structure ls being considered.
ae far o. the alley. a special mres.
ing n the Board % Education viii
probably be called some time before
tho next regular meeting
August crow Kupski. who re-
Gently enlisted in the regular army.
lett Yesterday for Columbus barracks
he was assigned TO the coast