The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-24
BRIEFS

boosters OF the state fair are re-
doubling their efforts as the big week
draws near. This week Fairmont and
West Alexander fairs are to be
r visited.
Harrison i. l.. Frank. manager OF
the Mutual Electric and Machine
! company. has been awarded first
prize OF 500 for the best article on
the subject Efficiency Wins. The
award was given by The Jovian.
an electrical magazine
West Virginia peaches are com
ing into their own. Dealers all over
the country are demanding them, and
the state Is becoming one OF the larg.
est peach growing state in the union.
Local members of the National
Paint, Oil and Varnish association,
are making plans TO attend the con
vention OF the organization al Cleve-
land. September 2S. 20 and 80. The
program OF the convention is In
charge Of Secretary and Treasurer
Charles J. Casper. of the Pittsburgh
Plate Glass company.
Several local people and a num-
Der Of farmers throughout Ohio coun-
ty will leave early this morning to
attend the agricultural outing at the
Bellview camp grounds, Brooke couu-
ty. The program has been arranged
by the officers of the Pan Handle
Agricultural club. while all the or
CARNATIONS affiliated with the assO-
citation will participate in the days
pleasure.
1t required a dozen large mail
sacks 10 carry the ten million half
ounce tobacco stamps received at the
local internal revenue office yester-
day The stamps are valued At
$4,000.
Information has beer received In
the city from Secretary l.. p. Sutton.
Of the West Virginia Horticultural So
ciety. announcing that q meeting Of
the organization will be held al Nor
gantown in connection with Farm
ers' Week" gathering. early in Jan
uary.
Recreation Manager W Francis
Hyde. Of the Wheeling Fairgrounds
association. and his assistants have
begun arranging the program for the
big outing Of all the Fairgrounds OF
this city TO be held on the fair
grounds in a few weeks. The exact
date will be announced later and the
program published.
Yesterday afternoon an express
wagon horse was badly cut about the
ankles when he was thrown twice on
the b d o. crossing near T~hirty-third
and Eon streets In some way his
hoof got caught neal the rail and wss
thrown
Yesterday half Of the Eon street
between Twenty-seventh and Twenty
eighth streets was paved The entire
street that is being paved b. being
rushed through az rapidly a. possible
The steam roller and cement mixer
are nearly done rolling the street and
preparinE the foundation for the paw
ing
The railroad crossing at Thirty
third and Eor streets has been lm
proved hy the Wheeling Traction Com
pany and tho workmeu have been co.
moved f0 Forty fourth street where
more improvements will boz made
The mems meeting BOO fhs s. 81
s. on next sunday VIII Do con
Quoted hy Tho Thomson " o. church
of me Island Tho class i4 planning
fo have their pastor. fhr Hrt " e..
Hati.ncrr fo make fhe principal al
dress
additional complaints have been
registered from tho residents OF
Twenty ninth street about the comb
u0n 0l tsidveu'a Run
Good proarcss o. bo.ua made on
Ihr fH"f wrIl near WarwooI Or uas
drilled f1 'hn 20 foot mark yp.frr
Jay and wiIl Do pumped for o. hours
So fNr end of that time another test
viii bD made