The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-20
NEWS BRIEFS


mcnt Of the Wheeling onice. viii
have charge Of The parcel post exhi-
BIT a. the West Virginia stale ralr
next month The appointment was
AIDE By Postmaster Irwin
The Pennsylvania vision car Is
In The city until Saturday evening Tor
the purpose % examining trainmen
/ eyesight and physical condition a
! any fail to come up 10 the standard
he will BE- laid on until he can shoN
clean bill Of health
A five passenger touring car
broke an axle A. the corner OF twenty
seventh and Chapline streets last
night. The occupants OF the car were
returning TO their home after WORK
when the axle broke They were un-
injured.
The second session OF the ONO
Valley General Hospital school Tor
nurses will be opened September q.
Seventy applications were received
Tor admission TO the school by Super
intendent Z. o. Clark and only nffeen
were selected on account Of the limit
ed space for teaching students. Miss
Jennie Fontane who successfully
conducted the school last year mas
again been selected for this year
Many more students are expected TO
De taken In at the next session.
Station No. 4 OF the postonice de-
partment will be opened here In the
stone and Thomas store.
Reports are current that Wheel
ing will soon have a new industry
which will manufacture war mum
tons The DUPONT Powder company
Is said TO be back OF the new plant.
1t Is reported that the ohio
| county prison camp az Clinton is I'M
profitable 10 the tax payers as the
stone could be quarried much cheaper
by contract.
Mike POltes. Greek confectioner
at Market and Sixteenth. has an
nounced his intention TO pay all debts
against his store which is now closed.
Although he has left the city. his
I financial troubles are 10 be adjusted.
Robert Taylor the newsie VINO
was severly beaten by his mother
some time ago. has been taken TO the
camp OF the Day Nursery children at
West Liberty
L. L. Friend OF the department OF
education. has compiled report
tendance al the various high schools
throughout the state.
The Manchester plant OF the
wheeling Mold and Foundry company
are working night and day turning out
a large war order. The plant has been
converted into a machine shop and
many lathes are turning out shells
that are sent TO Pittsburgh. where
they are finished. Guards stand at
every entrance. as the operations OF
/ the plant are secret.
Humane Officer sheldon Joseph
has bad petition form printed. asking
/ for the establishment of a juvenile
7 detention home in the county. The Of
3 Metals is making every effort to have
a large number of signers TO the petit
ton.
/ General Manager Jansen OF the
West Virginia Traction and Electric
I company. was before the Board OF
Control yesterday morning. He was
asked To urge his company to improve
its right of way on Chapline street
below Twenty-seventh. The board
also instructed the work the city is
doing on that street
/ Leo Gillies. well known painter OF
{ Fortye-ighth street. and family. have
! itll lot Denver, Col. where they VIII
make their future home
] The Christ Lutheran church OF
} Mozart heights will be reopened TO the
public Sunday. after undergoing
marked improvements. Rev. G. Critch-
low Is the new pastor.
deputy sheriffs were busy yester-
day serving notices on business men
10 the effect that they have been Sc
lected as jurymen. The Jurors have
been drawn by the jury commission
ers
/ Construction work on the new
Scottish Rite Cathedral will be start
ed on the first OF September by the
contractors. the r. X. Kitchen com
pany.
1t has been reported that the Sal
walton Army may establish an indus
trial home this winter Lodging
houses for the poorer class OF people
are scarce in the city
The food supply OF Wheeling IL
far above the average in purity &C
cOrding 70 report issued by the city
| food inspector.
{ Deputy State Tax Commissioner
Jake Otto has stated that all boards
Of commissioners. school boards. and
municipal bodies reports will be audit.
ed and filed with the proper authori-