The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-03
NEWS BRIEFS


A routine session OF the board OF
( county commissioners was held yes
| terday and many matters OF a minor
nature were taken up and dicussed.
The first public meeting OF the
. finance commission will be held to-
morrow evening In the Second branch
conciT chambers At this meeting il
the city will IL present to see the
work that is going on. County As
SCISSOR w. \. Hankey will meet with
the committee TO show them the as
seSsed value of property. II is the
I hope o! the committee to raise suffi-
; Gent taxes from this source alone to
perceptibly overcome the shortage i'm
the city's finances.
The fifth and last number Of the
lecture course offered by the Chris
tian Endeavor society of the First
7 Christian church will La given in the
lecture room OF the church at PIP
Market street Tesday evening. Feb
rusry 10. by Byron w. Ring OF Pitts
brush. Pa. As Prof. King is a noted
entertainer large crowd no doubt
viii be present.
One OF the greatest needs OF the
city al the present time is a munich
pal lodging house where people com
ing into the city without funds might
ind place TO STAY until they can
secure position through their own
efforts or through the officials who
may be in charge OF the house.
The school officials have had two
new sanitary bubble drinking foun-
tains installed en- the Fairgrounds OF
the Firth ward school during the past
week. These new fountains will make
{ great improvement over the old
drinking system and will probably be
| Installed on all of the school play
grounds throughout the city.
An effort is being made on the
part of Bed Mitchell. secretary and
registrar of the state organization of
the Sons of the Revolution. TO have
the annual meeting of the body
/ tWashington's birthday held in this
city. The place where the meeting
viii he held will be decided by the
board OF managers this week The
members of the organization are max
! Ing an effort to locate the graves OF
all Revolutionary soldiers who were
, buried in West Virginia.
At the present time 10000 West
inghouse employees in Pittsburgh are
( threatening TO walk out on a strike
as result of wage difficulties.
The Permanent Mausoleum com
pany Of Wheeling will be organized
this evening at n meeting OF the a.
| rectors. which were elected last Fri
/ day evening a week ago. II is the
purpose OF the company TO constrct
mausoleums in Ohio and West Vir.
ginia.
City Engineer c. b. Cook yester-
| day morning submitted specifications
Tor the drilling OF water wells in the
city. The specifications were accepted
and the bids will he submitted up
until o'clock. February 16 The wells
must be drilled to solid rock and a
! gocdly supply OF drinking water to be
I supplied by each.
| The night school was resumed at
the Union public school building yes
I terday evening.
The regular weekly meeting OF
/ the Mems Personal Work League viii
be held today al noon at the Y. VI.
! G. \. building.
I The regular class work I'm Manu-
I al Training and Mechanical drawing
/ was resumed yesterday at the Union
! public school
The committee on teachers and
! schools will meet this evening al \
4 O'Clock a. tho Library building. where
several business matters Of import
ance will come up for discussion.
( Tho regular weekly shop meeting
y
Wheeling Can Company by the Y. NJ.
/ G. 4. Industrial Workers. Rev. J. =.
I Leyenberger delivered the principal
I address. The meeting was well at
I tended
The regular weekly meeting OF
I Baltimore lodge No. g. was held yes
/ terday evening a. their Headquarters
/ In the Egeter building az the corner
Of Eleventh and Market streets Sew
Z eral business matters OF importance
were transacted a. the meeting
The degree team Of Wheeling
/ lodge 40. .. I. o. %. =. went to Nc
b they initiated class Of candidates
into the mysteries Of McMechen
lodge O .. ?.
A very interesting meeting Of the
, principals % the public schools was
/ held yesterday afternoon at 3:45
o'clock o. tho Library building Miss
Mary RcppTfto. principal 81 the Web
stoT public school was in charge Of
' The meeting ani delivered n very
irfereafIn. address on The MOnteso
Method 0f Teaching" Several other
. topics ~ interest came M for dis
2 question if the meeting
Vice President William Hot. ~ ne
.rh. district SO. DID,. feft Yesterday after
u"1u for Columbus. fp attend special
I''tirf 'i fH' Hntl-sgrccr hnl now
wiU continue to Iudiauap0fIa fnd 10
daf. fu attend thc closing sessions Of
T Tho International convention ~ miners
Mr.. cecilia Levi. entered suit IN
,.." ,,.' 'l1' Co., s-,Ss ly sT.inst
. ilt drrsr which ahe alleges tho defend
.ut stole rns suit viii b. heard nest
Monday morning
FINN VEIN nr rnat