The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-02
NEWS BRIEFS

PRISONERS TO MouNDsvIIlE.
Three prisoners are waiting In the
county jail for commitments that will
place them in the penitentiary al
Moundsville. They are Harry Flana-
gan. confessed arsonette; c. r. Jor-
dan. horse thief. and Aloe Wright.
grand larceny. The men will probably
be taken down the last OF the week.
FRACTURED HIP-Mrs. r. X.
Ginen. former resident OF this city.
suffered a fractured hip a few DAYS
ago while visiting friends here. she
Is improving nicely at the Ohio Valley
general hospital
VIEW STREET MATTER-Rich.
ard Westwood appeared before the
board OF control yesterday relative TO
the opening of View street to the old
Westwood estate. An agreement was
reached by the board to have the
plat opened and such a report will go
to the next meeting OF council.
TRUSTEES APPoINTED.-Judge
Newman yesterday appointed trustees
for the Chapline Street NJ. Z. church
as follows: c. ID. Riggle and r. T.
George. He also entered an order set
ting December IL as the date to hear
arguments to demurrer in the case OF
Rosa Advary VS.. American Sheet and
Tin Plate company.
SLIGHT AUTO ACCIDENTAL
slight automobile accident occurred
yesterday afternoon near Twelfth
street. when north and south car No.
10 rammed into the automobile owned
by Harry Mcclure and driven by Mrs.
Mcclure. The impact was slight and
only the mud guard was damaged.
TRAFFIC oFFlcERs.-Trafic Of
hcers In the city viii soon be fur
nished with leggings TO protect them
from the rain and mud OF the streets.
Mayor Kirk has notified the chief of
police to secure the regulation leg
gings at once
CONTRACT AwARDED-The army
engineers of the Wheeling district
have recommended that the contract
for furnishing and delivering white
oak timber for wickets at dam No.
~, Warwood. be awarded to the VIII
liams and McKiethan Lumber Com
pany. OF Lynchburg. Va. The con
tract calls for $4,000 feet OF lumber.
TO HOLD CORN sHow-A corn
show will be held Saturday in Wells
burg. under the auspices OF the State
College of Agriculture. cooperating
with the Panhandle Agricultural Club.
Five rural schools OF Brooke county
will have exhibits.
GOOD ATTENDANcE-Acco
10 official figures announced yester-
day the sessions of neighborhood
social center at Mckinley and Jeffer-
son schools were largely attended
during the month of November. At
Mckinley school the attendance was
1922. while the sessions at the Jeffer-
son school were attended by $50
persons.
THIRTEEN RECRUITS - There
were SO applicants for enlistment in
the United States army through the
local recruiting station during Novem-
Der. but only thirteen OF this number
were accepted
WILL ATTEND MEET Several
local persons expect to attend the an
nual meeting OF the National Rivers
and Harbors congress which will be
held at Washington. ID. c.. Wednes-
day and Thursday OF next week.
FOR MINERS KiDDlEs-It is ex-
pected that an appeal will be issued
soon for money and donations Of
clothing, candy. toys. etc. which will
be used In bringing Christmas cheer
10 hundreds OF children OF striking
miners of the Eastern Ohio coal
fields.
SCHOOLS TO cobrPLETE-The COM
petetion between four Brooke county
hlgn schools IN the corn show 10 be held
NJ WeilsburE next Saturday under the
extension Of the warm department OF
the state experiment station az Nor
Eanto"n f. being very eagerly con-
tested.
WILL ELECT oFFICERs-whecIinx
camp. No 6f1f. W W A Will hold
their annual election Of officers a.
their meeting 20 be held in the odd
Fellows building Thursday evening
HOLD REHEARSALB-Mcmb 81
The degree team which viii confer the
third rank on the Arbenz class OF
knights % iythias on December M. are
now holding 10 rchcaraais OF the dc-
gree every week a. the ppthian castle.
Owe ENTERTAINMENT com
fnlttce iu charge Of the entertainments
10 De given al the Market Auditorium
on the evening ~ December 2sh. under
the auspices ~ the Associated Charities
held meeting yesterday morning in
the board 81 trade building whore she