The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-02
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LEAGUE or REPUBLICAN CLUBS To
ENTEHTAIN NATIONAL
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In Washington Dec. IL n the Nav WI
lArd-Generai Washington
Gossip.
(By Charien Rroon. a,,,,,, 4

9ny Charles BrooHs smith,
tations viii BE- sent 10 many prorni,,,,i,
" the 'irls easSss 20 to, attend the bangget
which viii b. held n, NSPe0 Iesn ,,, Siuhs
on the evening OF December IL. John
lays Hammond Is the president OF tho
IN honor OF the members u tn ree,,b-
nSSh Nauonal committee. which body
"a u meet here on the i4th. Hon. ViruI
aiEhland, OF clarksburg. who Is the
west virginia member OF the committee
M M SS5Tive here In time. TO be present at
speakers are expected TO be, FOR the most
part presidential possibilities.
az the New willard a banquet g. 20 ~
given oy Representative William ii Me-
, nanlsfy, OF limos, TO the Republican
members OF both branches OF Congress-
kenner 3, Stephenson. OF Parkersburg.
-o huSscll blAke. OF Charleston. are
two wen known young West Virglnia
business men who are visitors In the
Wy, MT NJ Stephenson has. for several
SerS Deen promoting an electric rail
Nl company, which proposes TO con-
nect charleston and Parkersburg. The
that undertaking has won Cor him a
Espstauon FOR indomitable persistency.
timsm that is state vide Mr. ste5n on
son says that his railroad project is in
better shape than II has ever been. ana
ne expresses confidence that ne Is about
70 put over the deal which viii mean
the start OF actual construction.
Col Fred Paul Grosscup. the Charles
ton toWnsite promoter and public utiif-
Grosscup Is BY way OF being "A Rcpubii-
San politician injured TO the ways 81 the
"a I,. county genus. In a public o.
time or II during the past year serving
~ one OF the commissioners 20 the eN-
PoSiuon AZ san Francisco. He made a
hau-doEen trips across the continent 10
the Golden Gate, and needless 10 say he
Colonel says that the state made a fnS
showing, and got n lot OF advertisement
AZ ths exposition which ought 10 bring
Riley Wilson. renowned rnonolorist
ana globe trotter is paying his Uncle
senator W. L Chiffon. 1t is Inc nrst
visit he has made here FOR nearly
been across the country to he coa ~.
plAying mostly week stands He Is now
on ON ms IVA. way back TO Charleston; his home
to 30 into the tobacco business.
Poster zigIer has arrived here and Is
putting Congressman W. O.. Browns OF
nee In order for the coming OF the chief
next saturday morning In time 10 at
tend the Democratic House caucus.
Congressman Adam Brown I.ittlepare
OF the Charleston district has arrived
and ready to take up the duties that will
deyolve on him IN busy session of
ceivtng a cordial reception from many
good friends he made when he MAS a
AeAApc4 OF me slA y second congress-
Mrs b Mason Amber. wife OF one OF
fArkersourgs leading lawyers and moth
OF Representative and Mrs Moss AT their
apartments IN the sheridan
Examinations for marine engine ana
boiler craftsman IN the Portsmouth y i
IL navy yard viii be conducted by the /
civil SerNise Commission on January s i
and g. January II and l3, for AIDE In the
Coast and GcOdeuc survey. and January I
- and 20, for expert and special COM
mercial agent In the Bureau OF Labor /
stAusticA
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac 7. Mann who re-
York have given up their apartment in
the Highlands and have moved into their
handsome home IN sixteenth street /
which has been entirely remodeled and /
newly furnished In New york M ara
Mrs Mann stopped AZ the Vanderbilt
Proposed increased rates Of the Nor
FOLK and Western and tho CHESAPEAKE \
and ohio railroads on pig iron IN car 4
load lots from Virginia furnaces 10 /
points IN Pennsy lyan1R New York ana 4
MAI Land and from Virginia furnaces I
BY rail and water 70 Boston have beer
found not justified b. the Interstnte
Commerce Commission Increases ~, I
similar traffic to Pittsburgh and West
Virginia points were held 10 be iustided Il
The increases ranged from s TO - cents
per hundred pounds
Raymond d. YounE has been cnrn-
IllASloned poatrnAster AZ Douwood. W d