The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-10
NEWS BRIEFS.

Three hundred and nfty school
children o. Wheeling spend three
hours daily % their vacation studying
These children are pupils % the
Wheeling HiEh school and grammar
Erades. who are taking work In the
summer school that viii advance them
IN the regular school year next fail
-CanvsssinE for names and Adyer-
usements Tor the new Nheeling city
directory being compiled By the Cal
nn-Polk Company. Is progressing nap
idly.anc 70 f. expected that the direct
Dries will be ready for distribution to
subscribers about the latter part -
August or ea-ly in September.
"A meeting Of the Wheeling dis
trict union tailors will be held within
the neat few weeks 10 make arrange
mcnts % hold their annual ouung.
-Because O. tho dionrence between
the Postofice department aud tho
Wheeling Traction Company relative
10 the companys askink an increase
for carrying lan carriers. the men
are now payiut their fares instead OF
using books furnished BY the depart.
ment up 70 July /. when the contract
expired.
Prof n. "a. Hite. chemist at the
experimental station a. the West Viz
ginia University will give an address
on nitrogen before yhe regular meet
Ing OF the Panhandle Agricultural Club
this afternoon a. : o'clock. In the az
sembly room of the Board OF Trade.
1t has been agreed upon By the
members Of tie Wheeling Realty
board, recently organized. TO hold all
their outings at the lzaak Walton fish
ing club. on Big Wheeling creek.
The first outing will be- held there
next Wednesday b. the board. which
includes practically every real estate
dealer in the city. The committee in
charge Of the affair j. composed OF
William TucIer. Iohn Roth. Theodore
Fink and Henry Gundling.
Sugar has gone up during the last
two weeks. and Indications are that II
Will take another squirt shortly Last
month 25-pOmia sack could be had
for sl.l0: to-day q costs sl.25.
Among the prominent visitors In
the city yesterday was an automobile
party from Marier.a. o.. composed OF
&. 5. Dana. president OF the Marietta
Paint a Color Company; Mrs Dana.
Mr. and Mrs. u. NJ. Russell. Jr.. of
Memphis. Tenn. who are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Dana. ami Mrs. ID. F. Sayre.
OF Marietta. Tie party. after touring
through the Tbdl@ and Steubenyille.
O. and Washington. Pa. districts. reg.
istered az the Ho,el Windsor for the
night. and will return home this
morning by way q Woodsfeld. o.
A brief but important meeting Of
the trustees OF the First Unitarian
church was held las. night in the lee
ture room OF the odihce.
-Dr. James X. Soles. of Reader. W
Va. grand master OF the Shield OF
Honor viii attend the meeting OF
Fort Henry Lodge y. next Monday
evening az their lodge rooms. No. 3,-A
Market street
Wheeling High school has now
an auditorium larger than the Court
or Virginia Theaters. The new audi
forum. which Is now ready for use.
seats l.1S6 people.
A work exhibit from domestic sci
ence. drawing. domestic art and man
ual training classes OF the High school
will be shown at this years State fair.
Sixty prizes will be awarded.
The board OF control Is az work
fixing up the official guide. bearing the
names Of the city councilmen, the
board Of control. the committees and
other members of the official family
of Wheeling.
The county commissioners were out
In the country yesterday inspecting
the country roads. They report the
roads IN good shape.
The Ohio county lunacy commits
sion met yesterday morning and com
mitted two persons TO the State Insane
Asylum at Weston.
According TO the report OF the
health department. there were 81 fewer
deaths in this city this year than last
The city firemen see at present ad-
vocating the purchasing OF another
motor-driven truck for the city fire
department
The board OF control yesterday
continued it's inspection trip Of icty
property by going through the Eighth
ward
Members Of the city water works
crow tapped the main ~ sixteenth and
Market streets yesterday for the use
OF the now Quarter Sayings Bank.
which will be finished in a fgvy dave