The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-12

| machinists' helpers in the Grafton B. &;
| o. shops asked an increase in wages this
| week from 10 to "a cents per hour. After
some conference with the local officials
and the general master mechanic. J. ".
Bowden. the men were promised scalo
Of wages silimar TO that or the various
other shops in this section. They then
returned 10 work.
The Taylor county Sunday school
convention has closed its session al
Webster with the election of the follow
! In gofficers: President, Z. II: waters
Grafton; vice president. G. W. Dllwortn'
Astor; treasurer, e. F. Redinger. Graz
ton; secretary, Miss Lydia Bolyara
Wendell.
Representatives of the Grafton Manu-
facturerS association, who are fghting
the case before the West Virginia Public
Service Commission in which the Pftts-
burgh & West Virginia Gas company Is
attempting to raise the rates on gas for
industrial purposes in this district, nave
returned from Pittsburgh. where evil
dence in the case was taken TOT Two
days in the office Of the gas company:
The sessions have not been adjourned
until September l at Charleston. where
the case will be formally submitted 10
the commission. Local people are Well
pleased with the result or their nEht
against the proposed increase and look
forward 10 victory:
Elaborate plans are being roaoe mere
by the local chapter Of the Independent
order Of Odd Fellows for the STATE
meeting which will be held in Grafton
on October 10, II and IL. Arrangements
Of at least 1000 persons. This con-
vention will be the largest the Grafton
has accommodated IN number OF years
The summer assembly OF the Baptist
Young People has closed at Phiiippi and
the 400 delegates. who had enrolled. have
returned home. y number of prominent
Grafton Baptists attended the sessions
which were the most important that Inc
summer assembly has ever held.
More than 4 thousand students are en-
pectcd at the Moody Bible Institute, an
undcnomlnational training school Tor
Bible students, which will be held at
Mountain Lake Park. Md, from August
l3 70 20 inclusive. This institute was
founded in 1886 by Dwight l.. MOODY.
At n mass meeting held on SATURDAY
the Taylor County Republicans named
delegates 10 the state Republican con
vention ct Huntington and all Oh me
ten delegates were present when the
convention opened on THURSDAY morn
ing of this week.
The Royal Windon Glass company. &C
cording TO local stockholders. Will open
early this year, probably about Scptem-
Der l. This company is now entirely
rebuilding and charging the plant but
will have all the contemplated Improve.
mcnts completed before the hrSt OIL next
month. H..
The Hazel Atlas Glass company, Us
now working all It's plant in the Fill st
ward. employing about $50 mon, women
and children. and having weekly OUT
nut of about Is cars of finished ware.
il is understood that the plant will prcS>
ably be doubled in capacity IN the near
future.
Thu board Of education Of Grafton In
dependent School district has issued It's
statement of the $4,000 high schotH
fund which has all been expended. The
high school building was occupied last
spring. ,,.,.
ira J. Poe. a prominent resident of the
city, was tried and found not guilty on
the charge of carrying 4 pistol and dis
playing IL i'm the home of Mrs. Lew Nc
Caffrrty on l.atrobe street. Poe estab-
lishcd an alib in proving that he was ut
the Standard garage at work on MIS- all
iom0bilc, ut the time Of night at which
II WAS charged that he made the threat
ching display OF the dangerous weapon.
on" Of IN" 14-y"ar-Old inmates OF IN"
West Virginia Industrial School Tor
BOYS ut Pruntytown ran away from lac
school this week and broke into III" store
of Thomas Withrrs in this city. BY fore
inr n rear window open. He was arrest
din the a1 b. city police officers and