The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-01
NEWS BRIEFS

'di are IN attendance AT the West Nir-
GINA Nurses Association meeting at
charleston this week. Miss Katherine
Moriarity OF the North Wheeling hos
pital Is scheduled to present a paper
The regular weekly meeting OF
the painters and bridgeworkers. two
separate organizations. were held last
night IN the Ohio Valley Trades and
Labor Assembly hall Matters OF a
general nature were taken up.
DR.. s. L. Jepson. who for nearly
two score years practiced his profes.
sion as a physician in Wheeling until
a few weeks ago when he removed to
Charleston to assume his new duties
OF the state health council. will likely
attend The annual convention OF the
American Public Health association to
be held in Rochester, y. Y, from Sep
TENDER TO TO-
The mems meeting in the Y. NJ.
G. A. on next Sunday afternoon will
be in charge of no Bible class as mas
been the case for the last several
weeks Mr.. Anton Van Der Neer. who
recently came TO this city from Chi
cago. will have charge OF the meeting
and an interesting time is expected
An extra force of policemen will
be on duty in the Baltimore & Ohio
depot during the State Fair, according
10 information received by local au-
thorites. They will be in uniform and
viii be stationed in the depot.
The Willing Workers class OF the
Shinnston VI. T.. church, was granted
charter by the West Virginia sun
day school association yesterday. The
class was organized August 25, and
mas membership OF % girls.
The weatherman is seriosuIy in
terfering with INCORPORATING on the
ohio. For the past several days he
has chased the mers~ry down to the
limit and those who nave motorboats
are leaving them in some safe retrea.
until the coming of warmer weather.
The meeting OF the board OF dir.
ectors of the Associated Charities that
walks to have been held Monday after
noon, has been postponed until Tues
day. This action was taken owlnS
TO the fact that Monday is Labor Day.
Friday afternoon OF next week the
member OF the Anti-Tuberculosis lea
que will meet.
The work of establishing a dental
clinic for the poor children of the
A. +. Sinks. of the Associated Chart
ties said yesterday that definite action
on the organizing of this clinic would
not be taken until probably the middle
of September.
1t was announced az the local an
ternal revenue office yesterday that
the regular monthly report OF the sale
OF stamps during August would be Is
sued for publication Tor tomorrow
morning papers.
The federal authorities notified
local shippers Yesterday that they
may now ship articles to Canada
packed in excelsior. as the foot ana
mouth disease has been practically
eliminated and there is no longer
danger of spreading the disease Jy
packing articles in hay or straw.
Only 1--WE more days remain for
parents 10 enter their little ones an
the big baby show at the West Vir-
ginia State fair. All en- ries must De
In by next Monday. Entry blanks
may be had upon application to X. Is.
Naylor OF the Board OF Trade NO
cost Is attached TO the entries
There viii be quite number o.
bOotleggers 10 be tried at the Mar
tinsburg term OF federal court This
month. Among the alleged bootleg
gers will be about half a dozen local
men. who were arrested during the
past few weeks by Deputy Marshal
John Short.
A book OF valuable information
has been compiled by Lee OFT. a mem
Der OF the West Virginia commission
board, explaining briefly. but com
prehensibly. the workmen's compen-
sation act from the employers ana
employees standpoint. The booklet ~
divided into two general headings:
Instruction" and Information" The
books are being distributed tree.
The board OF county commission.
ers met at the poorhouse yesterday
for the purpose OF auditing poOrhouse
and Jail bills
Several cases were acted upon
yesterday by he Insanity Commits
sion. which met In the county Jail.
according 90 Superintendent Hal
Ter. tho workhouse population r. very
low al the present time
by common consent the suit 10
enforce payment under the Insurance
r. Att'HA''' " NN NiNN u NNNNIfu until
Thursday morning Senator J g.
Sommervillo represents several insur
ance companies. and yesterday re-
quested the city treasurer TO withhold
action until that tima
Chief ~ Police Thomas Ieyiand
provided the corn for the annual corn
feast az the workhouse Monday niRnt
Col. Robert White d. displaying
beautiful picture OF the Confederate
Memorial institute building Of Rlch-
mond. Va. COL white was chairman
Of The executive committee that iaid
The cornerstone or the structure
Dr 10 d Gessler former man.
aEer of The Pittsburgh Federal league
team. and who also played BAH win
The View York Giants. and the tni.
caGo Cubs. has orened an Office boz the
schmulbach building The doctor has
been licensed to practice medicine in
this stale. AMI registered % toe
county commissioners office yeater
day morning
Nothing of Importance was taken
NO at Che board OF control meeting
yesterday horn.ne. which adtournsu
about -O O'Clock
Needed repairs are being made fo
ihe dinefeut dro houses throughout
Che city