The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-09
NEWS BRIEFS

The board OF directors of the
Rotary club will meet today At noon
and organize for the ensuing year.
This is the first meeting since the
new board was elected.
-Nheeling's new auto truck and a
mart rotary nozzle were given a
thorough test yesterday bv Fire Chief
Edward I. Rose at the Atlantic Hose
house
The Wyandotte club house IN
East Wheeling will not be sold. II
has been rumOred for several DAYS
that the club would break up and the
club house would be sold. but this
has been denied.
Harry Garden. OF WarWood. mas
been named overseer % the poor %
kicLland district. 10 succeed Edward
Brooks who has been named inspec-
tor OF weights and measures for the
county.
The board or commissioners yes.
terday morning granted seven pool
table licenses, one drug store and two
restaurant licenses.
The old hook and ladder truck
has been given an overhauling. ana
Is now stationed al the Island hose
need
There was not single infraction
OF law Wednesday night. and conse-
quently police court yesterday morn
Ing was a blank.
The city has to date issued ] .U25
licenses Tor the year 1856.
superintendent OF Mails j. L.
Crowl. OF the Wheeling postolfice.
said yesterday that there are no civil
service examinations scheduled here
until September 4. when a series OF
examinations for carriers and clerks
viii be commenced.
The annual l5-day period vacation
az the Wheeling postoffice has begun.
The following are now on their vaca-
ton Ray ID. Naylor, mailing CLERK;
W y. Duvall. delivery clerk. ana
Harvey Carmack. mailing CLERK.
while the following are working on
the extra list Miss Ray. Edna Hama
han. BenwOOd. John J. Seybold and Z.
+. Neits. at the local office.
Policing a movement that has
been on foot Tor the past several
months TO merge the telephone com
panies Of the northern part OF this
state into the Bell company. the pro-
posed consolidation will come before
the West Virginia Public Service com.
mission al Charleston on August g.
Among the 46 applicants who are
taxing the state examination 10 prac-
ice medicine in West Virginia before
The Puolic Health council OF which
Dr 5. J.. Jepson of this city is al the
head, are r. l.. Deyereux and John T..
hupp Of this city. The examinations
were begun this week and are being
hello in Parkersburg
Scores OF interested autoists
visited the salesroom In the Hotel
windsor building yesterday 10 inspect
the handsome new Twin Six" Pack
ard car. put on exhibition yesterday
morning for three days by r. H. Mar
keH; wheeling representative OF the
Packard Motor company.
"A Wheeling Traction car ran into
wagon yesterday morning about
1880 O'Clock az Twenty-second street
The wagon belonged 10 John Dieck.
man. and was being driven by J. l.
kiger. For while IL was thought
the horse had been killed. but he FIN.
ally scrambled TO his feet unhurt ex.
copt for few scratches The rails
we're slippery from the rain. causing
the car 10 slide and the air and sand
, had no effect
Edward Liphardt. a small boy Of
the South Side who was burned Tues.
day afternoon when piece Of iron
pipe filled with powder exploded. he
reported 10 be getting along nicely.
The boys clothing was torn on him by
the force 81 the explosion
The Board Of Directors Of the Ohio
Valley General Hospital in regular
session Yesterday afternoon discussed
regular business pertaining TO the hos
pltal Mr.. Frank Hoffman is chairman
OF the meeting and presided
Local Lodge g.. Of the Moose. will
meet this evening az their club rooms
end install officers Several new mem.
bers viii receive degrees. This WI
be tho fret time tho Moose degree
team has conferred degrees with their
now uniforms. which we're received
several weeks aEo DURING the sum.
mer season the lodge will hold meet.
ines every other Friday instead OF
every Friday