The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-28
NEWS BRIEFS

The meeting OF the board OF a.
-ectCrs OF the board OF trade which
eas 90 have been held yesterday even
Ls a. 30 O'Clock. VAS Postponed ow-
hg q numero>s other matters on
hand by the board. The meeting OF
IN" directors Viii probably be held
neat week
| CITY planning will be discussed AZ
the hrst April meeting % the ways
ana means committee OF the board OF
Trade TO be held next "Wednesday At
| Front cafe
AT meeting OF the new indus
tries committee OF the board % trade
which was held yesterday afternoon
IN the assembly rooms OF the board
IN the Market auditorium. ONLY bus
mess matters OF = routine nature we're
taken up and discussed az the meet.
Ing. The meeting was very well AZ.
tended by the members and much in
terest was manifested in the work
which the committee has 10 do. The
main purpose as brought out al the
meeting yesterday Was in regard to
taking action on number OF mat.
tiers OF Importance In regard 10 the
bringing OF new industries 60 Wheel
ing and vicinity. The report OF two
subcommittee was heard.
"A charter was granted TO the
Golden Rule Bible class of the second
airy division OF Nhe First Christian
church OF the city yesterday by the
West Virginia State Sunday School
association. The total number OF
secondary Rible classes that have
been organized in the state TO date
Is 17s.
A very interesting session OF
Wheeling Lodge No. .. l. O. q. r.. will
hsa h.1 N
in the Odd Fellows building at the
corner OF Twelfth and Chaplne
streets. Several business matters OF
Importance will come up for discus
sion at the meeting. All OF the men,
beers OF the order are urged to be
present.
Yesterday morning at II O'Clock
bids on contracts for furnishing ma
terial for work on government dams
was opened in the office OF the United
States engineer in the federal build
ing. The material Ia to be furnished
for dam No. IL at Wellsburg. dams
Nos 20 and % at Hogsett and Hunt
ington, w. Va.
Passion Sunday. which comes on
the second Sunday before Easter, will
be observed in all OF the Catholic
churches OF the city and in many OF
the Protestant churches. The event
Will be more particularly observed in
tue NdtnOlC CnurcneS.
The annual report OF the board OF
trade. compiled by r. Il. Naylor. sec
rotary. has been published and will
be issued to the members in a few
days. The report is made up in pam
phlet form. with a dark brown color
design and contains the minutes OF
the meeting complete. Other mat
tiers OF interest 10 the, members may
be found in the pamphlet
DaN n
elected minister OF the Eof street
temple. was unable To be present yes
terday evening to deliver an address
to the members OF tho congregation
as announced.
Notices asking for bids on fur
nishing and erecting stoel lock gates
for Ohio river dam No. - at Little
Hooking, Ohio. are being prepared in
the office of the United States en-
gineer on the third floor of the fed
eral building. The bids, on tho con-
tract Will be opeted on April 20 at IL
o'clock. Notices asking for sealed
proposals in the way Sf furnishing
ton will be opened on April 2s at IL
O'Clock In the local Office.
Yesterday was pay day for teach
ers of the city schools.
A meeting OF the student body OF
the high school was held Thursday
after dismissal, ut which time ath-
letic managerships were voted on
and elected for the coming year. Har-
vey Carmack was elected manager of
the basket ball team; Robert Steot-
ger, manager of the basketball team.
and Willard linn was \ chosen 10
handle the track team an kirs
The city workhouse inmates are
finding plenty to do With the coming
of the spring months. Accumulations
OF mud and refuse that haNe collect
ed on the streets during the winter
months are being taken care OF by
the boys who live at the big boarding
house. In addition to the gangs that
we're working yesterday, the regular
street cleaning gang was but
Rodney Dickerson's tension list
Is still growing and at the last count
yesterday evening there was s113 in
the pot in the hands Of one OF the
resigned his position however as the
responsibility OF the position Is con-
sidered too great for his capacity.
The meeting OF the Mccain cred
itors which was To have come up yes
terday before Referee IN Bankruptcy
II. \. Nolte was continued until next
week owing to the referee being out
of the city.
Gas. electric and. water compa-
nies are busy gathering in their old
meters. which have been thrown out
by the provisions of the Public Ser
vice Commission act. The provision
Is made for the protection OF patrons
and 10 keep patrons from losing by
defective meters.
The King road drag was placed
in use on the Island where the
streets are unpaved and proved =
great favorite with the members OF
the Board OF Control Deep ruts
were worked out with ease. and the
ton